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Chelsea are in a difficult moment on the pitch and could now be set to offload one of their players in January after he held discussions with the club over his future, according to reports.

What's the latest news involving Chelsea?

Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino has urged his players to mature following their difficult start to the 2023/24, which took another negative turn on Sunday against Aston Villa as Ollie Watkins condemned Chelsea to another defeat following Malo Gusto's red card at Stamford Bridge. Nicolas Jackson will also serve a suspension after picking up five yellow cards for dissent.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Pochettino stated: "We need to grow up as a team, not only in an individual way. A player like Nicolas is so young and is feeling his way into the Premier League and learning. He needs time, and in this type of game we are competing and want to win. But the players, when they are young, need to learn with experience and when they make a mistake."

Football Insider report that despite Chelsea taking just five points from their opening six matches, Argentinian boss Pochettino is under no pressure from the club hierarchy and will be given time to turn their fortunes around. Chelsea see Pochettino as someone who can restore the club back near the top of the pile in English football. However, there is an awareness from all sides that results must improve in the coming weeks.

Next up for Chelsea is a home clash against Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round of the Carabao Cup and they will be hoping to arrest their slump in form that has yielded no victories since their 2-1 triumph over AFC Wimbledon in the second round of the competition.

Nevertheless, the Blues continue to have a long injury list and will be without Reece James, Carney Chukwuemeka, Noni Madueke, Benoit Badiashile, Marcus Bettinelli, Christopher Nkunku, Trevoh Chalobah, Romeo Lavia and Wesley Fofana for the tie.

Who could leave Chelsea?

Marc Cucurella is believed to have held talks with Chelsea boss Pochettino about his future at the club and is now eyeing a January exit from Stamford Bridge, according to The Sun.

Manchester United were keen to take the Spain international on loan during the summer, though the deal fell through and they instead brought in Sergio Reguilon from Tottenham Hotspur. Cucurella is now weighing up his options and is keen to leave unless his minutes improve in the Premier League.

Since completing a money-spinning £63 million move to Chelsea last summer, Cucurella has struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge, making 34 appearances in total for the Blues, registering two assists in the process, as per Transfermarkt.

Compared to his positional peers across Europe's top five leagues across the last 365 days, Cucurella has excelled in the art of successful challenges, making around 3.83 per 90 minutes, putting him in the 99th percentile for this metric, as per FBRef.

Chelsea may need to grant the full-back more license to show his capabilities in SW6 or they run the risk of losing his services when the January window opens.

Southampton are expected to sanction the exit of another senior squad member, and a fresh report has revealed how quickly the departure is likely to take place.

Who is leaving Southampton?

On the south coast, Sport Republic have already completed the permanent sales of James Ward-Prowse, Romeo Lavia, Tino Livramento, Nathan Tella, Mohammed Salisu, Moussa Djenepo and Mislav Orsic over the summer, whilst also giving the green light for both Armel Bella-Kotchap and Duje Caleta-Car to go out on loan, as per Transfermarkt.

Russell Martin's side have made a promising start to life in the Championship having won three, drawn one and lost just one of their opening five games, but one of the players who is yet to make his mark in the second tier and therefore could be the next on his way out is Paul Onuachu.

This season, Nigeria's international is yet to make a single appearance in the league, so whilst he still has another three years remaining on his contract, his lack of game time shows just how out of favour he is and he will know that the only way he can increase the minutes he's getting under his belt is by sealing a departure.

The St. Mary’s outfit also already have Che Adams, Adam Armstrong, Sekou Mara and the recently signed Ross Stewart from Sunderland in the building, so the chance of the attacker getting a look in over the remainder of the campaign seems highly unlikely.

Is Paul Onuachu leaving Southampton?

According to Turkish outlet Fanatik (via Sport Witness), Trabzonspor have made contact with Southampton to enquire about a deal to sign Onuachu, with the Turkish window open until next weekend.

The Super Lig outfit are “looking for a striker” and have turned their attention towards the Saints star having previously failed to reach an agreement for Fulham’s Carlos Vinicius.

Championship chiefs paid €18m (£15.4m) for their prized asset so the chances of him being permanently sold are “slim to none”, but the option of sending him out on loan is definitely on the table.

Martin’s attacker “wants to play” on a more regular basis so he would be “happy to go” overseas, and it’s stated that the deal is “expected to be finalised this week”.

How good is Paul Onuachu?

When Nathan Jones recruited Onuachu, Southampton’s former manager dubbed him a “significant signing” considering the money he cost, but having failed to live up to expectations, Sport Republic and Martin sanctioning his departure would be completely the right decision, regardless of if it was permanently or a loan.

The Owerri native has recorded zero goals or assists since putting pen to paper and ranked as the club’s 19th best-performing player out of 36 squad members last season, via WhoScored, so he isn't really bringing anything positive to the side when given the opportunity to play and showcase what potential he has to offer.

Furthermore, Onuachu is currently pocketing £30k-per-week which is a lot for a second tier team to be cashing out on a fringe player, so the clu need to get him off the books as soon as possible and put his salary towards generating funds for fresh faces in January.

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Trent Boult and Tim Southee shot out the top order, Neil Wagner bruised the batsmen in the middle, and Mitchell Santner cleaned up the tail, as New Zealand cruised to a 240-run victory at Seddon Park

The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando12-Dec-2017
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsTrent Boult and Tim Southee shot out the top order, Neil Wagner bruised the batsmen in the middle, and Mitchell Santner cleaned up the tail, as New Zealand cruised to a 240-run victory at Seddon Park. West Indies’ second innings featured only one brave stand – a 78-run association for the sixth wicket between Roston Chase and Raymon Riefer. Only on the first day of this Test can the visitors be said to have been in the hunt for victory. Avoiding defeat was always going to be difficult after giving up a first-innings lead of 152, but West Indies would perhaps be disappointed with the speed of their demise.New Zealand, meanwhile, made a strong start to their home summer, as their quicks bowled themselves into a rhythm, and key batsmen ran into form. The only downside for the hosts is that having played no Tests since March, they now have no long-format matches scheduled until March next year.Getty Images

It was Wagner and his hostility that made the greatest impression on the final day, and set New Zealand on track for a day-four finish. Combative and intense as ever, and aided by a Seddon Park track receptive to his mode of operation, he sent a torrent of deliveries at the batsmen’s ribs, and regularly threatened their throats, clearly taking pleasure in their discomfort. The bodyline barrage began in his first over of the day. Immediately after being cover-driven for four by Shai Hope, he struck the batsman flush on an unprotected forearm. The follow up: another bouncer – up near the neck this time. Hope could not control his hook, which finished up in the hands of long leg.In his next two overs, Wagner claimed two more victims. He got a ball to rear up off a back-of-a-length and struck Sunil Ambris painfully on the forearm – a blow that required the attention of a physiotherapist, and would turn out to have caused a fracture. Ambris initially stayed in the middle after receiving the blow, but one more ball from Wagner in the following over – this one at the ribs – was enough to convince him to head for the safety of the dressing room. He did not return to bat.West Indies fined for slow over rate

The West Indies players were fined 20% of their match fee, and stand-in captain Kraigg Brathwaite 40% of his, after the team was deemed to be two overs short its target in Hamilton. As per ICC regulations, the team is fined 10% of their match fee for each over they fall short, and the captain is fined twice that.
Brathwaite was already standing in as captain due to Jason Holder being suspended for previous over-rate offences – two minor over-rate offences in a Test within 12 months results in the captain being suspended.

Shane Dowrich, the man who replaced Ambris at the crease, was one of the few West Indies batsmen to avoid being struck by Wagner, but that is because he only lasted two balls. In fending off a another uncomfortable rib-high delivery, Dowrich sent a sharp catch to short leg, who claimed the chance to his right. Having also struck Chase on the upper body, Wagner would be the man to break that sixth-wicket partnership, prompting another mis-hit hook, which was again gobbled up by an advancing long leg.While Wagner had his victims caught on the legside, Boult and Southee went the more conventional route: having them caught behind the wicket on the offside. Kraigg Brathwaite was the first batsman to be dismissed on Tuesday, slapping a Boult delivery to Williamson, who took the sharp chance at head height. Williamson would see more action in that position later on. Riefer, who ground his way to a 109-ball 29 – sent a low catch in that direction, and Williamson made an incredibly difficult chance seem simple, taking the catch at shin height with his left hand.Chase was positive through the course of his 64 off 98 balls, but it was his ability to resist hooking Wagner that allowed him to survive so long. He scored his runs through the offside instead – particularly backward of point. When he was dismissed, New Zealand were on the home stretch. Kemar Roach opened his shoulders during a 44-ball 32, but Santner struck in successive deliveries to end that salvo, and the match.

Sussex have announced Jason Gillespie as their new head coach.The decision ends a period of increasingly feverish speculation in which Matt Prior, the former England wicketkeeper, lobbied publicly for a role in a club that he believes has “gone soft”.Gillespie’s move to Hove, following a brief spell working with Papua New Guinea, represents an about-turn on a decision to commit his future primarily to Australia.When he stood down as Yorkshire head coach last year, having led them to successive Championship titles, he said that the move of his family back to Australia had made it impractical for him to serve as a full-time coach in English county cricket.He was linked with the England role before Trevor Bayliss took charge in 2015 and also had a brief spell as Kent bowling coach earlier this year where the pull of the county circuit remained strong.Further reflection has caused a change of mind as Gillespie takes on the talk of reinvigorating a county that dominated English cricket under the tenure of Peter Moores in the first decade of the century.He will find a club with exciting bowling stocks – Jofra Archer and George Garton are arguably the two most exhilarating young quicks in the country – but with vulnerabilities in their top-order batting, made worse by the premature retirement through injury of Matt Machan and the departure of their experienced opener, Chris Nash, to Nottinghamshire.A Sussex statement said: “We are thrilled that Jason has agreed to join us on an initial three-year contract. He will take up his post in the New Year, in time for our pre-season preparations and tour.”Gillespie, who will spend the rest of the year in Adelaide, where he coaches Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash, said: “I am thrilled to be given the opportunity of taking the reins at such a proud and traditional club like Sussex. I know that there is some excitement around the capabilities of the current playing group.”I look forward to getting over there and playing my role in helping Sussex achieve its on and off-field goals for 2018 and beyond.”It remains to be seen whether Gillespie will take up Prior’s lobbying for a role within the county where he spent his entire first-class career. But Prior has already tweeted his enthusiasm for a “fantastic” appointment, adding: “It’s a very good start to the club moving forward.”Rob Andrew, Sussex’s chief executive, said: “Jason is exactly the experienced head coach we had hoped we would attract to the role. He has enormous experience of the English county game after his very successful spell with Yorkshire.”We believe we have a very talented young squad and we need a bit a bit of stability and a coach of Jason’s experience to help mould a successful team over the next few years.”

انتصر فريق النصر بقيادة لاعبه البرتغالي كريستيانو رونالدو، على نظيره الوحدة بستة أهداف دون رد، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما في بطولة الدوري السعودي (دوري روشن).

النصر حقق الفوز على الوحدة بنتيجة 5-0، مساء السبت، في ختام منافسات الجولة الـ 30 لبطولة دوري روشن السعودي في الموسم الحالي 2023-2024.

وبفوز النصر على الوحدة، يحافظ العالمي على المركز الثاني في جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي، برصيد 74 نقطة خلف المتصدر الهلال بـ 9 نقاط مع تبقي 4 جولات على نهاية الدوري السعودي.

وكان فريق الهلال حفاظه على صدارة جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي بعد الفوز على التعاون بنتيجة 3-0، مساء الجمعة.

طالع | ترتيب هدافي الدوري السعودي بعد هاتريك رونالدو أمام الوحدة ونهاية الجولة الـ 30

وكان فريق الاتحاد تلقي هزيمة مفاجئة أمام منافسه أبها بنتيجة 3-1 ليتراجع إلى المركز الخامس في ترتيب دوري روشن. جدول ترتيب الدوري السعودي

1- الهلال: 83 نقطة.

2- النصر: 74 نقطة.

3- الأهلي: 55 نقطة.

4- التعاون: 51 نقطة.

5- الاتحاد: 50 نقطة.

6- الشباب: 41 نقطة.

7-الفتح: 41 نقطة.

8- الاتفاق: 41 نقطة.

9- الفيحاء: 41 نقطة.

10- ضمك: 38 نقطة.

11- الخليج: 36 نقطة.

12- الوحدة: 32 نقطة.

13- الرائد: 31 نقطة.

14- الرياض: 29 نقطة.

15- الأخدود: 28 نقطة.

16- أبها: 28 نقطة.

17- الطائي: 27 نقطة.

18- الحزم: 20 نقطة.

يمكنكم متابعة ترتيب الدوري السعودي محدث باستمرار من هنا.

Kraigg Brathwaite has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the first Test against England at Edgbaston

ESPNcricinfo staff20-Aug-2017Kraigg Brathwaite has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the first Test against England at Edgbaston.Brathwaite, the opening batsman who bowls part-time offspin, sent down six overs for six runs in England’s innings. He will now be required to undergo testing within 14 days but is allowed to continue to bowl in international cricket until the results are known.He has 12 wickets in Test cricket including a haul of 6 for 29 against Sri Lanka in Colombo although he is far more important to West Indies for his adhesiveness with the bat – he is the only member of the current squad with more than 2000 Test runs. He made a duck in the first innings at Edgbaston but scored 40 in the second before being trapped lbw by Moeen Ali.

An update has emerged on Celtic as they attempt to add another central defender to their squad ahead of the 2023/24 Scottish Premiership campaign…

What's the latest Celtic transfer news?

According to Football Scotland reporter Mark Hendry, Legia Warsaw centre-back Maik Nawrocki has arrived in the UK to complete his medical with the Hoops.

The journalist has claimed that the Polish battler is now in the process of doing all of his tests and going over his contract ahead of joining up with Brendan Rodgers' squad.

This comes after Hendry reported on Friday that the Scottish giants were closing in on a deal to sign the 22-year-old talent for a fee of around £4m.

What is Maik Nawrocki's preferred foot?

The Poland U21 international does not have a preferred foot as he is able to use both effectively, which means that Rodgers could deploy him on the right or the left of a central defensive pairing.

He could turn out to be the long-term heir to Carl Starfelt on the left side as the Warsaw enforcer is six years younger than the Swedish defender and would come in as a player with potential.

This means that Nawrocki has far more time on his hand to develop in order to be a fantastic player for Celtic for many more years to come, whereas the 28-year-old is already in the peak years of his career and may not have much more growth left to go through.

The Polish titan caught the eye with his performances in the Ekstraklasa last season. He averaged a Sofascore rating of 7.00 across 25 matches and made 2.5 tackles and interceptions combined per game, which was more than any current Hoops central defender managed across the Scottish Premiership campaign.

Nawrocki also showcased his ability to deliver excellent displays in Europe with his 2021/22 outings for Legia in the Europa League. The 6 foot 1 tank averaged a Sofascore rating of 7.20 across four clashes and made 2.8 tackles and interceptions per appearance, whilst he also won an outstanding 78% of his duels.

These statistics suggest that the potential is there for the talented youngster to be a dominant, due to his phenomenal success rate in his individual battles, colossus at the back for Celtic if Rodgers is able to help him translate that form into regular performances at Premiership level.

Starfelt, who has never averaged a Sofascore rating higher than 7.00 in any European competition, won 67% of his league duels for the Bhoys last term but was too prone to mistakes.

The Sweden international made three errors leading to shots or goals for the opposition and conceded two penalties across 28 Premiership games. Meanwhile, Nawrocki did not give away a single penalty and only made one mistake leading to a shot or goal for the other team in his 25 league matches for Legia

Therefore, the £4m-rated brute could be a dream long-term heir to Starfelt if he can develop to a point where his dominant Europa League form becomes a consistent feature of his play, whilst also being a reliable defender who does not make blunders on a regular basis.

Dele Alli was once the next best thing. One chest, flick, swivel and volley cemented the Englishman among some of the best young players in world football. He was putting up numbers that even Steven Gerrard couldn't manage at his age. That's how good he was.

The key here is past tense, because Alli's career has taken the most unexpected nose dive. Suddenly, the player billed as the next best thing is on course to become the next big wasted potential – perhaps one of the biggest in Premier League history.

After beginning to struggle at Tottenham Hotspur during the ruthless tenure of Jose Mourinho, Alli made the move to Everton back in 2022 in a deal worth a reported £40m. And to say that move hasn't worked out would be a significant understatement.

Things got so bad that Alli was sent on loan to Besiktas. A fresh start away from the pressures of English football, surely this would be the start of a career revival? Think again. The former Spurs man had a season to forget and now returns to Everton under Sean Dyche, having seen his career reach some sort of standstill.

Former manager Mauricio Pochettino is keen to help, however.

What did Mauricio Pochettino say about Dele Alli?

Speaking about Alli's struggles, Pochettino said, via GOAL “I hope to have some time to call and see because he is a great guy and I want to talk a little bit with him and hear. I want to help him and see what is going on with him.

"He is still young. And for sure he has the mentality. Now it’s a long time since I spoke to him but I want to contact him again and see what is going on.”

Talking to the man who helped set the world alight for Alli and his career in the first place may be the perfect way to finally get things back on track, too, even if it is for the benefit of Everton, rather than Pochettino's new club, Chelsea.

At 27 years old, Alli should be playing at his prime right now. And he still has time to reach that level, too. It's simply a case of getting back on track. One thing that is for sure is that Dyche would have himself some player at Goodison Park if the midfielder gets back to his best.

What happened to Dele Alli?

It's difficult to pinpoint the exact moment that things began going so downhill during Alli's career. The failed loan spell at Besiktas was just the cherry on top of a disastrous few years.

The spell went so bad that the Besiktas president criticised Alli, telling beIN Sports: "He was a player we were very excited about when he came. He won't come back. We didn't get what we expected from him. I hope he recovers as a human."

The criticism is warranted when looking back at the Englishman's time in Turkey. In a total of 15 appearances in all competitions, Alli was involved in just three goals. For a player who once took the Premier League by storm to win the PFA Young Player of the Year, those are incredibly poor numbers, which sum up his downfall in recent years.

Allan Saint-Maximin is "an option for Saudi Arabia" this summer as the former Nice man is no longer "in Eddie Howes plans", claims transfers expert Graham Bailey.

Newcastle transfer news – What's the latest on Allan Saint-Maximin?

The Toon finally made their grand entrance into this summer's transfer window last week when they announced the £55m signing of AC Milan star and Italian international Sandro Tonali.

The transfer has been viewed by some, such as The Athletic's George Caulkin, as a transformative moment, a moment in which the Magpies truly announce themselves as a new club among the Premier League elite.

However, this bar to which the Toon will be held means that some of their stars over the last five or six years are becoming surplus to requirements, none more so than the ever-popular figure, Saint-Maximin.

The Frenchman arrived in Tyneside from Nice in the summer of 2019 and made an instant impact on his new Geordie fanbase. It was his attacking threat and style of play more than anything that won fans over, he was helping them to win games, and he looked like he genuinely loved doing it.

However, with the takeover 18 months ago, the arrival of new talent and the revised expectation to challenge for Champions League places, the tricky winger has seen his minutes dramatically dwindle.

This has led to reported interest from teams like Everton and AC Milan, but also teams in the burgeoning and ludicrously wealthy Saudi Pro League, per Graham Bailey.

He explained the situation on the Talking Transfers podcast, saying:

"He is an option for Saudi Arabia, they're looking at him. He's not going to get a new contract at Newcastle. He's still got, I think, 2026, I think his contract ends, he signed a huge deal when he arrived, and he wanted a new deal. He's not going to get one. Last season showed he didn't, he started about a dozen games, he's not in, not in Eddie Howe's plans to start games regularly."

Was Allan Saint-Maximin good last season?

It was a tough season for the fan favourite at St. James' Park last year, from being a star player during the club's worst times in recent years to being left to rot on the bench whilst the side went on and qualified for the Champions League.

According to WhoScored, the winger who was once labelled "magic” only started just 12 Premier League games under Eddie Howe, for which he did manage to produce five assists, one goal and an average rating of 6.8.

In the league campaign before last, he started 31 games and has never started fewer than 19 since breaking into senior football in the 2016/17 season, indicating that his reduced role last year was probably tough to take.

He is a frustrating footballer because there are some elements of the game at which he is elite, but then some fairly major aspects in which he is considerably worse than the average player and his underlying numbers reflect this reality perfectly.

According to FBref, who compare players in a similar position across Europe's top five leagues, he sits in the top 1% for progressive carries and successful take-ons, the top 4% for assists and expected assists, the top 8% for touches in the oppositions' penalty area, the top 9% for shot-creating actions and the top 12% for progressive passes, all per 90.

Those statistics look unbelievable in a vacuum, but FBref also places the player in the bottom 9% for non-penalty goals, the bottom 13% for non-penalty expected goals, the bottom 36% for pass completion and the bottom 46% for attempted passes, per 90 minutes.

With that information, it's clear that whilst his unpredictability was an added benefit for a team desperately trying to avoid relegation, for a team that needs to consistently win their games to qualify for European football, he can become a bit of a liability.

It is probably time for the Toon to move on from the exciting winger, but he'll likely remain beloved at St. James' Park.