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Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford Predicted Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford clash in the Carabao Cup tonight, with a final at Wembley at stake. For Tottenham, this is a big opportunity to end their notorious trophy drought, having not lifted a piece of silverware since this competition in 2008. Manager Jose Mourinho has a knack for winning trophies everywhere he’s been, and he will be hoping to continue that in North London. Mourinho will be eyeing up another trophy for his collection Spurs will go into this game as hot favourites. However, they cannot afford to underestimate their opponents. Brentford have already beaten Southampton, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, and Newcastle United to reach this stage. They will need to add another two Premier League clubs to their list of scalps to lift the trophy. For the Bees, they have an out...
Alan Shearer’s Premier League Team of the Week
Alan Shearer has given his best XI from the latest round of Premier League fixtures. Rather unsurprisingly, Manchester City and Arsenal are both heavily represented, having pulled off dominant victories over Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion respectively. Southampton feature three times overall following their shock triumph against Liverpool, while Manchester United also own two players in the team. 👔 Hasenhuttl🧤 De Gea👕 Bailly👕 Stones👕 Stephens👕 Saka👕 Smith Rowe👕 Gundogan👕 Tierney 👕 De Bruyne👕 Kane👕 Ings Agree with @alanshearer‘s MW17 #PL picks? pic.twitter.com/LWFUD8J64Z — Premier League (@premierleague) January 5, 2021 David De Gea – After a dip in performances over the last two yea...
Report: Leeds ‘likely destination’ for £14k-per-week defender
Chelsea are likely to send Fikayo Tomori out on loan, and Leeds could be the ‘likely destination’ for him, according to reports from BBC Sport. Tomori – who is on £14k-per-week wages at Chelsea – made 22 appearances for the Blues last season. He has struggled for regular game time in 2020-21 and has managed only three games in all competitions so far, including a substitute appearance in the Premier League. The 22-year-old defender was heavily linked with a move to Everton this summer, but Chelsea prevented him from joining the Toffees on loan. Tomori has now dropped down the pecking order at the club following the arrival of Thiago Silva, and his situation is unlikely to improve even if Frank Lampard offloads fringe player like Antonio Rudiger. He is highly-rated by the club, an...
Bengaluru FC 1-3 Mumbai City: Report, Ratings & Reaction as the Islanders Breeze Past the Brazen Blues
The headline clash of matchday 10 of the Indian Super League saw 5th-placed Bengaluru FC face 2nd-placed Mumbai City. Carles Cuadrat’s side had lost their last two matches and were keen to bounce back, but the Islanders were unbeaten since matchday 1 and had only dropped points once in that run, so they would be no pushovers. A battle of epic proportions was set to commence, and here’s what we made of it: Report Bengaluru FC had a presentable chance within two minutes as Cleiton Silva slipped Deshorn Brown through on the right following a bit of a mistake from Ahmed Jahouh, but the Jamaican striker skied his effort. Mumbai City took the lead in the 9th minute, though, as Hernán Santana headed the ball across the face of goal from a corner, leaving Mourtada Fall to power it home from close ...
Barcelona Plan to Keep Antoine Griezmann Despite Hunt for New Striker
Barcelona have no intentions to sell French forward Antoine Griezmann, as reported by Sport. Griezmann signed for Barcelona in the summer transfer window of 2019 for an astronomical €120m fee, off the back of five highly successful years at Atletico Madrid. It was hoped that he could be the man to replace Neymar, who left for a world record fee in 2017. Griezmann enjoyed his best days at Atletico Madrid However, things have not gone to plan for Griezmann at the Camp Nou. He has scored just 20 goals in 68 appearances in all competitions for the Catalan giants, and has reportedly been involved in feuds with captain Lionel Messi and manager Ronald Koeman. There were rumours that the Blaugrana were willing to cut their losses on the World Cup winner and let him go. However, Sport has dism...
Report: Celtic want midfielder Rodgers described as ‘real talent’ as Barca plot Jan move
According to The Sun, Celtic are keeping tabs on the situation of Leicester City midfielder Sidnei Tavares as he enters the last six months of his contract. The 19-year-old is also on the radars of the likes of Juventus, Porto and Bayern Munich, while Marseille manager Andre Villas Boas attempted to snap him up last January. However, it’s Spanish giants Barcelona that are looking more than ready to make a move for Tavares during the January transfer window. The La Liga heavyweights are hoping that Leicester will be keen to cash in on him in order to prevent losing him for nothing at the end of the season. However, should the Foxes hold on to the Portugal youth international beyond the January transfer window, Barca have a gentleman’s agreement with the club to be Tavares’ first choice dest...
‘Unbelievable’, ‘you’ve changed’: Many Leeds fans react to Radrizzani’s latest Twitter post
Leeds United fans have taken to Twitter to express their reaction to club owner Andrea Radrizzani’s latest post on the social networking platform. The Leeds owner has sent a message to supporters on the fourth anniversary since his arrival at the club. Yesterday marked the 4th anniversary of my initial investment in @LUFC. I want to thank all of those who have sent me so many amazing messages of support. I love this club and everyone who works so hard for it every day. Can’t wait to make more memories together. #LUFC #MOT pic.twitter.com/BG0IiHbcku — Andrea Radrizzani (@andrearadri) January 5, 2021 The Leeds boss has claimed that he loves this club and has expressed his desire to ‘make more memories together’. The Italian has truly transformed the club after taking over fro...
Report: Newcastle leading the race to sign in-demand ‘top class’ player on loan this month
According to reports from the Shields Gazzette, Newcastle United are leading the race to sign Manchester United defender Brandon Williams on loan in the January transfer window. The report claims that the Magpies have agreed the framework of a deal in principle to sign the highly-rated 20-year-old Red Devils academy graduate. Williams is highly-rated by Manchester United, and the club boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed him as ‘top-class’ after his impressive performance in the Europa League clash against AZ Alkmaar last year. He enjoyed a meteoric rise at Old Trafford last season where he made 36 appearances, but he has struggled for regular games in the current campaign. Manchester United have bolstered their left-back areas by signing Alex Telles from Porto on the deadline d...
‘Bullets fired’: Gary Lineker reacts as Liverpool man makes Man Utd claim
Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool were denied a clear penalty as the Reds suffered a 1-0 defeat against Southampton at St Mary’s on Monday night. Former Liverpool striker Danny Ings scored the only goal of the match inside the opening two minutes, as the Reds’ Premier League title defence suffered a massive setback. There were two instances in the game that Liverpool felt the decision didn’t go in their favour. First, Georginio Wijnaldum had a shot blocked by the hand of Jack Stephens, and secondly, Sadio Mane went down under a challenge from Kyle Walker-Peters. Klopp felt that the handball was a clear penalty while the German was also unhappy with the treatment Mane received from the referee, Andre Marriner. Although the Reds boss suggested that he is not looking for excuses, he couldn’t help b...
Opinion: Bayern must look to sign 28-yr-old’s long-term replacement this month
Bayern Munich have done well in the Bundesliga so far and they will be hoping to pull further clear at the top of the table in the coming weeks. However, RB Leipzig are currently breathing down their next and the German champions must look to strengthen in January in order to gain an edge over their rivals. Key areas that need strengthening Bayern Munich Must look to improve defensively during the January transfer window. The German champions have conceded 21 League goals in 14 matches and that is simply not good enough. It will be interesting to see if they invest in a quality centre back this month. Furthermore, David Alaba is expected to be on his way out of the club and Bayern must look to secure his replacement as soon as possible. Also, Bayern must improve their defensive options if ...
Fabrizio Romano: Everton in contact with agents of 23y/o
According to Italian journalist and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Everton are one of the clubs interested in signing Lille right-back Mehmet Zeki Celik during the January transfer window. Roma have opened talks with the agents of Mehmet Zeki Celik [Lille] as right back, after Bryan Reynolds deal stalling [Juve and Brugge always interested]. No official bid yet. Also Everton were in contact with his agents [weeks ago]. 🇹🇷 #Roma #Lille @DiMarzio @SkySport — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 4, 2021 The Toffees were in contact with the agents of the Turkey international weeks ago, and AS Roma have now joined the race. Everton have started the 2020-21 Premier League campaign on an impressive note, winning nine and drawing two of their opening 16 games. Manager Carlo ...
Report: Midfielder with 69 EPL goals and 89 assists linked with Wolves
According to Sky Sports Italia journalist and transfer expert Gianluca di Marzio, Wolverhampton Wanderers have contacted the agent of Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen as they look to bolster their squad this month. L’Inter n’a reçu aucune offre pour #Eriksen pour l’instant, pas même du #PSG. Même pas en prêt. Son agent discute avec l’Ajax et Wolverhampton. @DiMarzio — GuillaumeMP (@Guillaumemp) January 4, 2021 The Denmark international left Tottenham Hotspur last January to join the Serie A giants, but he has struggled to adapt and is expected to leave before the end of the winter transfer window. Arsenal, West Ham United, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have all been linked with interest in Eriksen, and Wolves and Ajax have now joined the race. Nuno Espirito Santo’s men are strugg...
