Author: Soccerhuz
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa Devastating stuff from Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold sends a ball over the top for Mohamed Salash, who squares for Darwin Nunez. The Uruguayan should find the back of the net, but crashes a shot against the post. There is no escape for Villa as the ball bounces back into Matty Cash and deflects into the back of the net. Crystal Palace 0-0 Wolves Elsewhere, it is still goalless between Crystal Palace and Wolves.
Liverpool return to Anfield as they host Aston Villa in the Premier League. The Reds are looking to go into the September international break unbeaten after wins over AFC Bournemouth and Newcastle United, following the opening day draw with Chelsea. Darwin Nunez was the hero at St James’ Park, seven days ago, as he scored twice to turn the game around for 10-man Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch, who arrived from Bayern Munich, will not feature for the Reds after signing after the 12pm deadline on Friday. Curtis Jones is back in contention following injury but Thiago remains sidelined after suffering a…
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has slammed LaLiga’s referees. He has accused match officials of “killing the league”. Lewandowski told Eleven Sports: “La Liga is not attractive enough in terms of attacking play. The referees are killing the league.” The Pole also spoke of teenage teammate Lamine Yamal. “He should still have a childhood. How many players who started playing in the first team at the top clubs at the age of 16 have played beyond the age of 30? You won’t find any. Maybe one or two. “It’s harder for these young players due to social media. It was easier…
When many people are asked to think of a Barcelona shirt number, the vast majority will stay 10. The digit is iconic at the Catalans, with many top players having worn it throughout the years – most notably, Lionel Messi. Ansu Fati has worn the number for the last few years, although he won’t do so this season. The 20-year-old joined Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion on loan, so has ceded his iconic shirt number. Neither of Barcelona’s new signings have opted to take 10 either. Joao Cancelo will wear 2, while Joao Felix has opted for the…
Atletico Madrid’s La Liga clash against Sevilla was postponed just four-and-a-half hours before kick off on Sunday. WHAT HAPPENED? Atletico would have been hopeful of maintaining their unbeaten start to the season at home, especially as their opponents went into the fixture rooted to the bottom of the table on zero points. However, the game was postponed shortly before its scheduled start time. WHY WAS ATLETICO MADRID VS SEVILLA POSTPONED? The game was postponed due to bad weather in the Madrid area. Storms and heavy rainfall hit the Spanish capital on Sunday and the decision was made to preemptively cancel the game.…
Jude Bellingham wasn’t signed by Real Madrid to score goals but the midfielder has started his career at the club in exactly the same prolific manner as Cristiano Ronaldo did 14 years ago. Madrid paid an initial €103m (£88m) to make Bellingham the second most expensive signing in their history behind only Eden Hazard – add-ons could eventually see the rise to €134m (£115m). But they are certainly getting their money’s worth so far. Without the injured Vinicius Junior, Carlo Ancelotti’s side needed somebody to step up against Getafe on Saturday night and that person was Bellingham. The 20-year-old has…
The Morocco international, who rose to global prominent at the end of last year thanks to his starring role in his country’s journey to fourth place at the 2022 World Cup, has joined on a season-long loan with option for a permanent transfer next summer. United will pay an initial £8.6m for the privilege of having Amrabat in the squad for the duration of the 2023/24 campaign, before being able to trigger a £17.1m clause to buy him outright. The negotiations moved on in the final day of the window, with a £5m loan plus £20m obligation to buy the deal that was…
It was far more desperate and panicked than it should have been, but Manchester United did end the transfer window on a high. The squad is by no means perfect. There are clear areas of improvement still required and huge questions remain over the quality of the attacking line-up, piling the pressure on £72m arrival of Rasmus Hojlund, but Erik ten Hag got pretty much everything he wanted. The most important of the four deadline-day arrivals came last with the eventual capture of Sofyan Amrabat. The combative midfielder had been on United’s radar all summer but only with hours to…
Manchester City is ready to almost double Erling Haaland’s wages, in a bid to stave off interest from Real Madrid, the Daily Star reports. The Norwegian already earns £375,000-a-week, which makes him the joint highest earner at the Etihad alongside Kevin De Bruyne. City, however, wants to offer him a new contract which would see him pick up £600,000-a-week. Haaland’s current deal runs until 2027 but the Premier League champions want the 23-year-old to extend it. Apart from Madrid, City is also aware of the money on offer in Saudi Arabia, with Riyad Mahrez opting to leave the Treble winners…
FC Barcelona are “very upset” with Manchester City for their conduct in the summer transfer window and its January equivalent at the start of 2023 according to Mundo Deportivo. The winter market reportedly saw City manager and Barca legend Pep Guardiola block a potential loan move his boyhood club wanted Joao Cancelo to complete. This came despite Guardiola and Cancelo having a training ground bust-up, with the Portuguese heading to Bayern Munich for the rest of last season instead. Guardiola denied standing in the way of the potential operation, protesting that his former midfielder and now Barca head coach Xavi…