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As Manchester City recover from what has been a torrid last week, losing the FA Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea followed by the European Super League saga, Pep Guardiola’s side are back to winning ways after a 2-1 victory against Aston Villa on Wednesday evening. 

Goals from Phil Foden and Rodrigo clinched a crucial three points from 1-0 down with City now on the way to a fifth Premier League title and third under Guardiola – coming just in time ahead of the Carabao Cup final this weekend.

John McGinn gave Villa a very early lead after John Stones failed to clear a pass in behind though, and the Englishman didn’t exactly have the best evening.

He has arguably been City’s most improved player this season, partnering summer signing Ruben Dias to superb effect, but at Villa Park he played a hand in the home side’s opener and later got sent off for a reckless challenge on Jacob Ramsey – with one fan calling him a ‘liability’ as a result.

Despite his incredible form this season, many Sky Blues weren’t impressed with last night’s showing – with the 26-year-old unsurprisingly managing a measly 5.0 rating on SofaScore.

Find all of their verdicts down below.

Man City fans slam Stones

“We all knew John Stones form was a fugazi, sell him in the summer and bring in Koundé”

Credit: @cxtizn

“Blatant red, Stones has been awful from the first minute”

Credit: @molmcfc

“Stones starting to become liability again. England, Chelsea and this”

Credit: @chrisSw31332053

“John Stones form since his England return has been woeful. Don’t get it”

Credit: @SiCurtis87

“Stones had a shocking game.. At fault for their goal as well..”

Credit: @MCFC_Vision

“Stones has been worryingly shocking recently

– Aston Villa red and cost goal

-BVB didn’t cover Haaland for the goal in the second goal

-England mistake

-Leeds should’ve gone in for the 1st goal and was pathetic slow for the 2nd

Laporte return”

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“100% a red btw. Stones had a shocking half”

Credit: @mcfctj_

“John Stones look awful today”

Credit: @mac_marb

In other news: Man City fans also flocked to a Romano claim, find out more here.

Celtic could be handed a blow in their pursuit of landing Eddie Howe as their new manager.

The 43-year-old reportedly verbally agreed on a move to Parkhead before having second thoughts.

A representative on behalf of Howe revealed that he will return to the dugout in the summer at the earliest, and it seems as if his former club Bournemouth could play a key role in the Hoops’ chances of securing Howe’s services.

According to The Sun on Sunday (25.04.21, pg. 59), cited by The 72, Celtic’s hopes of appointing Howe could be dashed. That’s because Howe wants to take some of his former Cherries backroom staff from the English south coast to Celtic Park.

They remain under good contracts at the Vitality Stadium and will be in line to receive a pay rise should Bournemouth earn promotion through the play-offs. Coaches Stephen Purches and Simon Weatherstone are two new names mentioned, with reports elsewhere claiming that recruitment chief Richard Hughes is also wanted by Howe.

Transfer Tavern take

It seems as if the next five weeks could be key in Celtic’s hopes of bringing Howe to Glasgow. Should Bournemouth seal an immediate return to the Premier League, it could be harder to get the likes of Purches, Weatherstone and Hughes out of their respective roles.

However, if the Cherries remain in the Champuonship, that could then allow Celtic to agree to Howe’s wishes on the trio ahead of becoming Neil Lennon’s long-term successor at Parkhead.

In other news: Karamoko Dembele contract update emerges, find out more here. 

According to reports, Leeds are eyeing a summer move for Everton starlet Thierry Small.

What’s the story?

Reports in recent days and weeks have suggested that Gjanni Alioski is on his way out of Elland Road, with suggestions that Turkish giants Galatasaray have already offered him a contract to join on a free transfer this summer.

It’s no surprise, then, that Leeds are being linked with a move for a new left-back, and the latest name to be touted is 16-year-old Small.

According to the Daily Express, Small is willing to snub a three-year professional deal at Goodison Park to find a better pathway to first team football elsewhere, with Leeds one of a number of Premier League sides name-checked as being able to offer that.

Shades of Ian Harte

When Ian Harte was in his pomp, he came up with some big-time goals for Leeds – he scored 35 times for the club – and that kind of natural attacking left-back is exactly what the Whites would be getting in Small.

In just 16 games for Everton’s under-18s and under-23s this season, the starlet has already bagged himself an impressive six goals, including three goals and one assist at Premier League 2 level – this despite him only being 16.

Toffees’ youth team boss David Unsworth has waxed lyrical about his ability and his attitude, and that should be music to the ears of Marcelo Bielsa.

The 47-year-old said: “Thierry is a fantastic boy. He’s been in the academy system a while and is an attacking left-back with great pace and power. The pace, the power, how he gets forward – he’s a smashing lad.

“I love working with him, he’s a great boy. He’s very coachable, very approachable, honest and has all the attributes of what I like to see in young Everton players. He has great desire too. I’m delighted with him.”

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With Small’s natural instincts going forward, and his eye for goal, Victor Orta could well sign a new Harte for Leeds in the gifted 16-year-old.

Meanwhile, this Leeds target is shades of Mark Viduka…

Rob Lee has dropped a quite worrying claim on Newcastle United involving the Premier League’s decision to aim to have fans in the stadiums this season.

The top flight are hoping that fans will be allowed back into St. James’ Park for the North East club’s final home game of the 2020/21 term against Sheffield United.

Speaking to Football FanCast, Lee has claimed that having supporters back inside the stadium ‘could go either way’, but also admitted that it could be ‘detrimental’ to the Tyneside club’s players as the Blades will know that they can go there and quieten the crowd:

“I think it could go either way but the fans will 100% be behind the team from kick-off. However, Sheffield United will know if they go there and can quieten the crowd then it could be detrimental to the Newcastle players.

“Kevin Keegan used to say to us in the first 10-15 minutes go out and entertain the crowd and get them on your side and then they’ll be behind you for the entire match.

“That’s what Newcastle fans want to see right from the off their team flying into players, pressing the opposition and creating chances and then they’ll get behind you.”

Fans need to get behind Newcastle

If fans are to be allowed back into the ground for that match, every single Magpie will need to get behind the team as it could well turn out to be a vital moment in their season.

The Toon are currently in a relegation battle, and no matter what fans think of Steve Bruce, projecting that frustration onto the players could prove costly.

As Lee points out,  the Toon Army can have a huge impact one way or the other, and it is indeed worrying to think what could happen if it goes the wrong way.

In other news, find out which Newcastle ace ‘will leave this summer’ according to one pundit here!

Celtic were linked with a summer move for ADO Den Haag defender Milan van Ewijk earlier this month.

Reports from the Netherlands claimed that the Hoops, along German trio Schalke, Hamburg and Darmstadt and Belgian side Gent, were all keen on the 20-year-old.

Van Ewijk to Celtic latest

Voetbal International, cited by Sport Witness, has now provided an update on the situation. They claim that Celtic, who have ‘expressed their interest’ over van Ewijk, will now have to move quickly if they want to get him.

That’s because Dutch side Heerenveen are now ready to move for the youngster to fill their right-back void.

Transfer Tavern take

It seems as if a new right-back is required at Parkhead this summer after Jeremie Frimpong and Hatem Elhamed left earlier this year.

Voetbal International have labelled van Ewijk’s development as ‘stormy’ and describe the youngster as ‘one of the few bright spots’ at the club.

The right-back, who has also played as a centre-back, has missed just 51 minutes of Eredivisie action this season.

He currently holds a £675,000 Transfermarkt valuation and is out of contract in June 2022, so, if the Hoops are quick, they may well land an exciting talent who appears to be getting better with each passing month.

In other news: Premier League club readying bid for Celtic ace over double his market value, find out more here. 

David Moyes must address Jarrod Bowen’s concerning rate of regression with the West Ham United forward on a persistent decline this season.

Bowen has proven to be a crucial cog in the Irons system all term, with the former Hull City winger featuring in all 26 Premier League fixtures and starting 23 of his outings to date.

Only Tomas Soucek (8) and Michail Antonio (7) have also scored more often in the top-flight for the Irons than Bowen (5), who is without a goal in his last seven appearances and is bordering on his longest drought all campaign – eight games.

And, off the ball, Bowen is beginning to flounder and he was benched for Pablo Fornals to take his place on the right-flank against Manchester City on Saturday. The energetic Spaniard shone at the Etihad Stadium to emerge as the Hammer’s silver lining in the 2-1 defeat.

Bowen’s defensive decline also concerns Kevin Phillips, with Wyscout data (as cited by Football Insider) showing that only three players across Europe’s top-five leagues allow the opposition to make a higher number of progressive passes than the £25m-rated maestro.

In a side that Moyes prides on its defensive discipline, Phillips does not believe there is room for Bowen to be carried by the likes of right-back Vladimir Coufal and midfield star Declan Rice.

“Stats don’t lie,” the 1999/2000 European Golden Boot winner told Football Insider. “In possession, he’s great. But ultimately, out of possession, you’ve got to know your positions, you’ve got to know when to press, you’ve got to know where to show someone and where not to show them.

“If you don’t get it quite right at this level, you get punished. It’s no surprise because he’s more of an offensive player, defending is not his main duty. But we all know that nowadays you’ve got to be able to do both.

“So that will be an area they’ll want to improve. These coaches know that. They’ll look at the stats. It’s certainly an area that he needs to learn, the young kid. That will get better as time goes on, particularly under Moyes, who is a fantastic coach.”

It is not only in the volume of progressive passes that he allows that shows that Bowen has been struggling defensively, with the 24-year-old performing at a worse standard this term than during his first half-season at the London Stadium in an array of areas.

The £22m January 2020 signing is currently offering Moyes fewer successful (0.7) and attempted (1.2) tackles per game in the Premier League than he did following his winter arrival last season (1.5/2.5), as well as fewer interceptions (0.6 to 1.2), per WhoScored.

Bowen has further made just two successful tackles in his last six top-flight appearances – both coming against Tottenham Hotspur – and offered two interceptions in that period – each coming at home to Liverpool.

The £96,000-per-week star has been lacking offensively, too, with just three key passes, two shots and two successful dribbles during his last six league outings combined.

Those displays have also resulted in an average WhoScored match rating of 6.34 – including two 6 out of 10s – to bring his seasonal average down to 6.72, the 11th-best at the London Stadium and behind £45m flop Sebastien Haller (6.75) who was sold for £20m in January.

Moyes will need to address Bowen’s concerning rate of regression, both on and off the ball, if the forward is to re-establish his place in the West Ham starting line-up.

AND in other news, David Moyes is hopeful of West Ham landing an injury boost ahead of hosting Leeds United…

كشفت تقارير صحفية إنجليزية أن مدرب فريق تشيلسي توماس توخيل قد يلجأ إلى معاقبة المهاجم روميلو لوكاكو عن طريق استبعاده من مباراة اليوم ضد ليفربول.

ويلتقي الفريقان مساء اليوم في قمة منافسات الجولة الحادية والعشرين من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، على ملعب ستامفورد بريدج.

وتأتي تلك المباراة بعد يومين من التصريحات الجدلية التي أدلى بها لوكاكو، والتي أكد من خلالها أنه لم يكن راغبًا في مغادرة إنتر ميلان خلال الصيف الماضي، وأنه ليس سعيدًا حاليًا في تشيلسي.

وصرح توخيل، أمس الأول، أن هناك إمكانية لفرض إجراءات تأديبية على لوكاكو بسبب إجراء مقابلة صحفية دون الحصول على تصريح.

وحسب صحيفة “تليجراف” الإنجليزية، فإن توخيل قد يلجأ إلى استبعاد لوكاكو من مباراة اليوم ضد ليفربول، كنوع من العقاب.

وأشارت إلى أن توخيل قد لا يكتفي بالإبقاء على لوكاكو ضمن البدلاء أمام الريدز، بل ربما يستبعده تمامًا من قائمة البلوز المستدعاة للمباراة.

أصرت مصادر مقربة من لوكاكو على أنه لن يتطلع إلى ترك تشيلسي في فترة الانتقالات هذا الشهر، لكن توخيل لم يخف استيائه من اللاعب الدولي البلجيكي.

وأفادت أنه من المفهوم أن توخيل تحدث مع لوكاكو فيما يتعلق بتلك المقابلة، ويبقى الآن أن نرى ما إذا كان الألماني قرر حظر اللاعب لمدة مباراة كعقاب له، أم أنه اكتفى بتوبخيه في غرفة الملابس.

اقرأ أيضًا.. كونتي يتهرب من التعليق على تصريحات لوكاكو الصادمة

وأكدت أنه أيًا كان ما سيقرره توخيل، فمن المرجح أن يحظى بدعم إدارة النادي التي صُدمت من مقابلة لوكاكو، وكانت غاضبة من إجرائها سرًا في منزل اللاعب.

وأوضحت أن تشيلسي كذلك قد يفرض غرامة مالية على لوكاكو لإجراء مقابلة صحفية غير مصرح بها.

تغير ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري الممتاز اليوم الثلاثاء بعد انتهاء منافسات الجولة السابعة من المسابقة المحلية، عقب فوز الزمالك أمام المقاولين العرب بنتيجة 2-1.

وشهد اليوم خوض 3 مباريات إذ استطاع فريق سموحة أن يهزم الإسماعيلي، وفاز بيراميدز على طلائع الجيش، بجانب فوز الزمالك أمام المقاولين العرب. طالع التفاصيل

وبالأمس أقيمت 5 مواجهات، انتهت بفوز المصري على فاركو، وتعادل الجونة مع إنبي، وغزل المحلة مع البنك الأهلي، والاتحاد مع سيراميكا كليوباترا، ومصر المقاصة مع الشرقية للدخان.

وتشهد الجولة مباراة مؤجلة بين الأهلي وفيوتشر إف سي، ستقام يوم الأحد المقبل وفقًا لما أعلنته رابطة الأندية المحترفة. ترتيب الدوري المصري الممتاز بعد فوز الزمالك أمام المقاولون العرب

1- الأهلي 18 نقطة

2- بيراميدز 16 نقطة

3- الزمالك 16 نقطة

4- المصري البورسعيدي 13 نقطة

5- البنك الأهلي 11 نقطة

6- غزل المحلة 10 نقطة

7- سموحة 9 نقاط

8- سيراميكا كليوباترا 9 نقاط

9- فاركو 9 نقاط

10- الاتحاد 9 نقاط

11- إنبي 8 نقاط

12- الجونة 8 نقاط

13- فيوتشر اف سي 7 نقاط

14- مصر المقاصة 5 نقاط

15- المقاولون العرب 5 نقاط

16- طلائع الجيش 5 نقاط

17- الإسماعيلي نقطتين

18- ايسترن كومباني نقطة وحيدة

MatériaMais Notícias

O clássico de domingo não marcará somente o embate entre Santos e Corinthians. Estrelas do novo filme Batman vs Superman: A Origem da Justiça, os dois super-heróis também entrarão em campo. O Peixe apoiará o lado do Superman, enquanto o Timão terá a companhia do Batman.

Os uniformes das duas equipes serão personalizados com as hashtags Batman e Superman nas barras das camisetas, com os atletas antecipando o duelo que chega ao cinema no próximo dia 24 de março. Além da ação dos uniformes, o twitter do Santos e o telão da Vila Belmiro, palco do embate, também promoverão o longa.

Os valores do acordo feito entre os clubes com a Warner Bros, entretanto, foram mantidos em sigilo.

As equipes se enfrentam pela primeira vez na temporada, em duelo válido pela oitava rodada do Campeonato Paulista.

تحدث الإيطالي كارلو أنشيلوتي، المدير الفني لفريق ريال مدريد الإسباني، عن إصابة لاعبه كريم بنزيما والتي تعرض لها أمام ريال سوسيداد في المباراة التي جمعت الفريقين مساء السبت.

وتعرض بنزيما للإصابة في وقت مبكر من مباراة ريال مدريد وريال سوسيداد وتم استبداله في الدقيقة 17 وشارك لوكا يوفيتش بديلاً له.

وقال أنشيلوتي في تصريحاته التي نشرتها صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية عقب المباراة: “بنزيما عانى من آلام وإنزعاج ولم يرغب في استكمال المباراة”.

وأضاف: “سيخضع لفحص طبي، ولا أعتقد بأن كريم سيتواجد ضد إنتر ميلان يوم الثلاثاء ولكنه ربما يكون معنا في الديربي يوم الأحد أمام أتلتيكو مدريد”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. مودريتش: لا يزال الوقت مبكرًا للحديث عن لقب الليجا.. وعلينا الاستمرار بنفس الأسلوب

وتغلب ريال مدريد على ريال سوسيداد بهدفين نظيفين ضمن مباريات الجولة 16 للدوري الإسباني “الليجا”.

ويلتقي ريال مدريد يوم الثلاثاء القادم مع إنتر ميلان، في الجولة السادسة والأخيرة لدور المجموعات بدوري أبطال أوروبا، ويلعب الفريقان المتأهلان لدور الـ16، على صدارة المجموعة.

ثم يستعد فريق أنشيلوتي للديربي أمام أتلتيكو مدريد يوم 12 ديسمبر الجاري في منافسات الدوري الإسباني.