يستعد فريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي ليفربول، بقيادة المدرب آرني سلوت، لخوض مباراة جديدة في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز موسم 2024/25، مساء اليوم الأربعاء.
ويستضيف ملعب “أنفيلد” مباراة ليفربول وإيفرتون، والتي تأتي في إطار منافسات الجولة الثلاثين من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
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ويحتل ليفربول صدارة ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز برصيد 70 نقطة، ويتواجد إيفرتون في المركز الخامس عشر برصيد 34 نقطة.
ويسعى الريدز إلى الفوز وتوسيع فارق النقاط مع وصيفه آرسنال إلى 12 نقطة مجدداً، وذلك بعد أن فاز الجانرز أمس على فولهام بهدفين مقابل هدف. موعد مباراة ليفربول وإيفرتون اليوم في الدوري الإنجليزي
تنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة. القناة الناقلة لمباراة ليفربول وإيفرتون اليوم في الدوري الإنجليزي
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Australia fought back from a difficult start against new ball to take the honours on the opening day of the one-off Ashes Test in Canberra through a quartet half-centuries from Meg Lanning, Rachael Haynes, Ashleigh Gardner and Tahlia McGrath as England were made to pay for dropped catches.The Ashes can be retained by Australia with a victory in this match which brings four points in the multi-format series, and they already have a total which will make it a tough road for England – who had opted to bowl – to push for the win, although they were buoyed when McGrath fell to the final ball of the day.Lanning, who had slipped down to No. 5, and Haynes came together at 43 for 3 to add 169 for the fourth wicket, but England had their chances to build on the early inroads. Lanning was dropped on 0 and 16, the second chance a relatively simple one to Heather Knight at slip off Sophie Ecclestone in the final over before lunch, while Haynes was spilled at second slip by Nat Sciver on 44.Both were in sight of maiden Test centuries when England struck back in the final session, removing them in the space of four deliveries. Lanning, who was seven runs away from joining Knight with centuries in all three formats, edged to her opposite number, whereas Haynes received a brute of a ball which kicked off a length from Katherine Brunt, who put in a huge shift throughout the day.Gardner and McGrath then rebuilt ahead of the second new ball, which England strangely delayed by four overs, thus enabling Gardner to pick off boundaries against debutant offspinner Charlie Dean, before Brunt struck again when she trapped Gardner in front during a lively passage of play.McGrath reached her maiden Test fifty in the final minutes of the day – thus continuing a spectacular season – when Sophie Dunkley missed a catch at point, a moment that appeared to sum things up for England. However, McGrath could not resist a big drive at what would have been the last delivery of the day’s play from Sciver.Knight had given her attack first use of a well-grassed surface, and the decision was initially rewarded. Brunt provided the opening breakthrough in the third over with a perfect set up of Alyssa Healy, who was drawn into driving at an outswinger which found the outside edge. Anya Shrubsole then did something similar to Beth Mooney, batting at No. 3 just ten days after having surgery on a broken jaw, when she was lured into pushing at a delivery which shaped away outside off stump.Nat Sciver finished with three wickets on the opening day•Getty Images
After being left out of the T20I side, Ellyse Perry quickly settled and rattled off a couple of crisp cut shots when Kate Cross offered too much width, while Haynes took two boundaries off a Brunt over as Australia found a foothold in the session. However, shortly after the drinks break, Sciver cramped Perry for room with a well-directed short ball, as the top-edged pull went toward backward square leg where Amy Jones made good ground to claim her third catch of the session.Haynes was vital in getting Australia to lunch without further loss while Lanning battled through a tricky start to her innings where she was especially tested by Cross who found her edge before she had scored, but the tough, low chance couldn’t be held by Shrubsole at second slip.Life became somewhat easier after the break, and there was positive intent from both batters – particularly against the spinners – although Ecclestone found enough turn to suggest it could be a factor as the game develops. Haynes, back in the Test side having missed the India match earlier in the season due to injury, went to her fifty from 107 balls after getting her life.Lanning’s half-century arrived off 97 deliveries which was followed a short while later by three consecutive boundaries off Cross as Australia’s scoring rate increased. And as ever, her strokeplay between cover and backward point was a highlight.England also lost two reviews against Lanning. The first was a poor call against an lbw which struck well outside the line of off stump, but the second was much tighter when the ball was very close to taking the wrist band of the glove when Lanning swept at Dean. Although DRS is available in this multi-format series, there is no Hot Spot which would likely have confirmed for certain if any glove was involved.Given the chances that had gone her way, a century for Lanning felt inevitable but Sciver’s outswing brought the error and Knight partly made up for her earlier drop, although the damage had mounted up by then.Gardner and McGrath prevented further immediate inroads and then took advantage of an older ball. Gardner, who has regained form since a poor WBBL, took on England’s short-ball attack and hooked Sciver for a six. Her half-century came up in the first over of the second new ball with a crisp off drive, but chances were also being created by the England bowlers.The DRS saved McGrath from an lbw when a delivery from Shrubsole was shown to be going over, but Gardner did not get away with hers when Brunt brought one back into the pads. McGrath skipped through the 40s with three boundaries in an over off the expensive Cross and looked set to be there to push Australia toward 400 before the loss in concentration.
Brahim Diaz shouted "speak now!" at Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone after netting Real Madrid's winner in the Champions League on Tuesday.
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Simeone claimed ahead of the first leg of the round of 16 tie that he did not believe Diaz would start the match, predicting that Eduardo Camavinga and Luka Modric would be preferred. The Spaniard was in Carlo Ancelotti's starting XI, though, and scored the winner in Real's 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Diaz has generally been used as a squad player by Ancelotti this season, starting four of Real's 11 Champions League matches. Jude Bellingham's suspension opened up a vacancy in midfield, however, and the youngster took his chance.
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Before the game, Simeone had said: "I believe Modric and Camavinga will start over Brahim, but he is still an option." When Diaz scored the winner, he was spotted shouting towards the Atletico bench: "Speak now, speak now. You talked yesterday, speak now!"
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Despite scoring such a crucial goal, Diaz's place in the Real starting XI moving forward is far from assured. Bellingham returns from La Liga and Champions League suspensions in the next week, while Rodrygo – one of Diaz's main rivals for a place in the team – was the other goalscorer in the 2-1 win at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night.
It’s still early in the season, but so far, Ipswich Town are exceeding most people’s expectations.
Kieran McKenna’s side were still in League One two years ago, so there was a belief among some fans and pundits that they would understandably struggle in the Premier League.
However, of their 11 games, they’ve won one, drawn five and looked totally at home in the top flight. That said, while most of the Tractor Boys’ squad has seriously upped their level this year, summer signing Kalvin Phillips has been notably poor.
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Fortunately, the Suffolk side were linked with a player who could be the perfect replacement earlier this month.
Kalvin Phillips lacklustre form
In a bid to get more Premier League experience into the first team ahead of their first campaign back in the top flight in over two decades, Ipswich opted to sign Phillips on a season-long loan from Manchester City in mid-August.
McKenna was clearly pleased with the deal as he described the 28-year-old as a “fantastic signing” and “a high-calibre, experienced midfielder who has played at the highest levels of the game.”
Unfortunately, the player he was describing was not the one he got.
Instead, the former Leeds United captain seemingly carried his poor form from last season into this year, as he’s looked significantly off the pace in the eight appearances he’s made so far and against Leicester City, he got himself sent off, which ultimately turned the tide of the game and what should have been a win into a draw.
Things were so bad last month that a report from Football Insider claimed that the Tractor Boys were considering terminating the midfielder’s contract, as they were “amazed” at just how far off the pace he was, as typified by his ‘lack of mobility and running power.’
In all, it would be hard to describe Phillips’ loan as anything other than a failure at the moment, and with survival still a genuine possibility, Ipswich should look to replace him with another experienced midfielder they were linked with earlier this month.
The ideal Phillips upgrade
The perfect player to come in and replace Phillips at the heart of Ipswich’s midfield would be someone with at least as much experience of top-flight football as the Englishman, and the good news is they were linked with just the player earlier this month, Wataru Endo.
Liverpool's Wataru Endo.
According to a report from Caught Offside, the Tractor Boys were one of several sides keen to land the Japanese international, and he’d be available for just £15m as new boss Arne Slot favours other midfielders in his squad.
Now, falling out of favour at a club like Liverpool is certainly not a reason other teams in the league should refrain from signing a player, especially when that player is as experienced as the 31-year-old star is.
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For example, across his career, the Yokohama-born machine has made 69 appearances in the J League, 99 in the Bundesliga, 34 in the Premier League, 20 in the Belgian top-flight, and plenty more in other competitions.
Moreover, he’s the captain of Japan and has won 66 senior caps so far, showing that not only is he vastly experienced, but he’s also a natural leader and someone who won’t buckle under the pressure of a relegation battle.
Finally, while he’s clearly not a part of the Reds’ long-term plans, he was an essential member of Jürgen Klopp’s team last season, making 29 league appearances in their impressive title push and being described as “unbelievable” by former Liverpool star Peter Crouch for his performance at home to Manchester City in particular.
Ultimately, Phillips has continued his poor form from last season into this one, and with survival on the line, Ipswich must replace him with someone more reliable and more experienced, and if those are the criteria, they’d be hard-pressed to find a better replacement than Endo.
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Wednesday night sees Everton play one of their most important games so far this season. The Toffees face Wolverhampton Wanderers who are a big relegation rival, in a six-pointer at Goodison Park. Sean Dyche’s side are currently just two points clear of the Old Gold, with 11 points compared to their nine.
The pressure is on the Merseysiders, who are on a lean run of form, having not won in their last five games. Most recently, they suffered a 4-0 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Bouncing back with a win over Wolves would be a huge statement of intent.
However, they will have to stop the Midlands club’s talisman, Matheus Cunha, who has a good record against the Toffees.
Cunha’s record vs. Everton
It has been a really impressive season so far for Brazilian attacker Cunha. He has been superb over the course of the last two seasons at Molineux, with 23 goals and 12 assists in 70 games. However, he has performed particularly well this term.
Matheus Cunha
In 12 Premier League games in 2023/24 so far, the Brazilian has found the back of the net on seven occasions, grabbing himself three assists along the way, too. As per FBref, he is one of only six players to be in double figures for goals and assists.
That should certainly make Everton wary of how much damage Cunha could cause them. On top of that, he has an impressive record against the Toffees. In three games against the Merseysiders, he has one goal and one assist.
Having said that, they both came in the same game, a 3-0 battering of the Toffees midway through last season. Cunha helped himself to two goal involvements in a game where he ran the show.
As per Sofascore, the 25-year-old completed two out of three dribbles, playing two key passes and creating one big chance.
Dyche’s side must certainly be careful of Cunha, who could deal them some serious damage and help propel his side ahead of the Toffees in the relegation fight. However, there is one player who could be Everton’s own answer to the Wolves ace, Iliman Ndiaye.
How Ndiaye compares to Cunha
The Toffees signed Ndiaye in the summer from French side Olympique Marseille. He cost them a reported £15m and made the move back to England just one season after leaving Sheffield United for the South of France.
Everton's Iliman Ndiaye
The £45k-per-week attacker has sparkled this season despite the fact his goals and assist numbers are not quite up to the same levels as those Cunha is hitting.
He has played 15 times in all competitions, and has three goals to his name, with two of those strikes coming in the Premier League. He is currently on a goal drought of five games but will be aiming to change that against Gary O’Neil’s side.
Interestingly, when comparing the Senegalese attacker’s Squawka stats to Cunha’s numbers, it is clear to see that the players are similar.
Whilst in many key metrics the Wolves attacker does come out on top, the gap between the pair is not too dissimilar. It is worth noting that Ndiaye actually averages more completed take-ons per game than the Brazil international, with 3.1 compared to 2.1.
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There is no doubting Ndaiye’s talent, as the stats showcase. Football analyst Umir has been full of praise for the attacker in the past and explained he has “abundant quality” during his time at Bramall Lane.
The evidence is there that Ndiaye, a silky dribbler, can be Everton’s own version of Cunha. The Brazilian was crucial in helping Wolves survive last season, and the Toffees will be hoping Ndiaye can replicate his achievements and help them fight relegation, starting with the game on Wednesday night.
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It’s hard to put any spin on it. Not the ball (though that, too), but the fact this Test won’t rank among Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium’s finest moments. The cricket hasn’t been especially engaging – even if the batters might disagree; 747 runs have been scored, with six wickets falling across three days.On a day when Australia raced away to 271 – hovering around four an over for much of the day – there was limited respite for bowling. The day started brightly enough for Pakistan with Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah comfortably outperforming their Australian counterparts with the new ball. Both Usman Khawaja and David Warner were cagey against the new ball. A few edges flew through the slips, one from Khawaja went straight to Fawad Alam at gully, who put down a bit of a sitter. In a game where wickets have been as scarce as hen’s teeth, it was an unforgivable error. The pressure bubble popped, and Australia’s openers took over.Related
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So it was perhaps understandable, with just two wickets falling until bad light put a halt to play about 20 overs early, that Pakistan offspinner Sajid Khan dedicated much of his brief post-match presser gushing about how he’d set up Warner. With the batter on 68 and having offered no real chances, Warner went back to a full one and saw it sneak through the gate, ending a 156-run stand.”The wicket is slow,” Sajid said. “I’ve used some variations but I try and set the batter up before deploying them. I bowled 27 overs, and the shot Warner played was one of impatience. I set Warner up and he kept playing back foot to full balls. So I went even fuller, and he made one mistake and I got a wicket there. David Warner’s wicket is big, and he’s a very good player.”It’s standard enough, the game of cat and mouse between spinner and batter. But curiously enough, it was the slowness of the wicket that got Sajid that wicket. With the batters having enough time to go back foot to everything, Warner began to push his limits, just as Sajid tested his. By the time he was dismissed, he was playing back to a ball that, had he stepped out of his crease, could almost have been a half-volley, and eventually paid the price.It was perhaps just a small footnote to a Test that would have been a footnote in itself were it not for the historic nature of the occasion. With inclement weather set to have a final say – it began raining heavily shortly after stumps were called, with puddles forming across the ground.The prospect of a result is remote in the extreme, though Sajid insisted Pakistan were still in with a shot. “There are very few overs to the new ball,” he said. “It’ll grip and there are some footmarks. If any of these got out, [Travis] Head and [Alex] Carey come in; both are left-handers so we should find it easier to get them out. We’re in this game because a lot of runs are left. Nauman is turning the ball now, too.”The clue, though, lay perhaps in some of the things he didn’t say, or didn’t mean to say. The Test has been so devoid of incident Sajid briefly got his days confused, believing tomorrow was day three. (If that were the case, the smart money would still be on a draw, for what it’s worth). But Sajid also said, three times in five minutes, that the new ball was due, suggesting perhaps best Pakistan’s hopes lie in a quick, explosive burst from Shaheen and Naseem.”The wicket is such that they played well. The wicket was a bit suitable to spin but it’s good for batting. The new ball is coming, we’re in the game and we’ll try and get a result. It’s a bit more suitable for spinners, and the new ball is coming soon, too. If we get spin on one end and pace on the other, that could work.”It’s hard to lay any blame upon Sajid, who will bowl worse and get more wickets – he arguably bowled no better than he did today in Mirpur, where he walked away with 12 wickets and the Player of the Match award. But on a day that even the most ardent fan would struggle to recall by the time the series is done, Sajid sounds like he’s going home playing the Warner wicket in his mind’s eye on a loop. He’ll get many more such scalps if he can maintain this level. Just don’t expect too many to come in the next couple of days.
Manchester United are considering a transfer swoop for a 19-year-old rising star after holding internal talks over how to proceed with a deal. The Red Devils are back in Premier League action this Wednesday night, as they travel to London to face Arsenal, looking to make it three wins in four games under Ruben Amorim.
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Ahead of the game at the Emirates, United have suffered an injury setback, as Luke Shaw has confirmed that he will miss the game against Arsenal and probably a few more, as he’s picked up what looks to be another muscle injury.
The injury is considered a “small” one, but Shaw took to Instagram on Tuesday night to thank fans for their support and state how frustrated he is with his recent injury problems: “It’s hurting a lot having to write this as I really thought I had got through my recent struggles and was on a positive path going forward, but unfortunately I’ve had a small setback.”
Luke Shaw
He continued: “But what I can promise is I will do everything I can to come back better soon to help this club achieve its ambitions this season. Thank you to everyone for the support. It really doesn’t go unnoticed, and I really do appreciate it.”
However, in positive news for United, Amorim has revealed that he is confident Amad Diallo will sign a new contract to remain at Old Trafford. The Ivory Coast international has been sensational since Amorim’s arrival, and he looks to be a key part of the Portuguese’s plans going forward.
Man Utd hold talks over deal for Antoni Milambo
According to Sky Sports German reporter Florian Plettenberg, Manchester United are interested in signing Antoni Milambo from Feyenoord. The 19-year-old has been with the Dutch side since 2014, working his way through the club’s youth academy before moving into the first team in 2023.
The versatile midfielder, who has won two caps for the Netherlands’ under-21s, made his first-team debut in the 2022/23 season but didn’t really establish himself in the first team fold until last season. Milambo played 13 times for Feyenoord in all competitions, featuring in both the Champions League and Europa League.
Plettenberg states that United consider Milambo a future transfer target, as he’s been on their list for some time now. Internal discussions have been held at Old Trafford over the signing of the midfielder, who can operate as a winger as well as a central midfielder, both as a ten and an eight.
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The Red Devils continue to monitor the Dutch player, as he’s seen as someone who “fits perfectly” into what the club is looking for in the future. United have gathered information on Milambo, and he is now on their shortlist for what looks like a summer 2025 move. However, Feyenoord may have other ideas, as he’s under contract with them until 2027.
“I tried to carry it over, but it won’t go down as a special innings because we didn’t win,” he says
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Rovman Powell nearly saw West Indies through•BCCI
Three weeks ago, Rovman Powell found himself amid pickle he had nothing to do with. There were whispers of favouritism when the team management played him ahead of Odean Smith during the third T20I against England. As the whispers got louder, Phil Simmons, the West Indies coach, and Ricky Skeritt, the CWI president, had to step in and issue statements.Smith had played the first two T20Is of the five-match series. He bowled one over in the first T20I and was not called on to bowl in the second. While batting, he wasn’t needed in the first T20I in a nine-wicket win and made 7 in the second T20I. In the third, West Indies strengthened their batting by replacing Smith with Powell, who went on to smash 107 off 53 balls in a high-scoring win.The win brought to the fore Powell’s destructive hitting abilities, yet again. Powell has been around in international cricket for five years, and while such instances have become quite common in the CPL, he hasn’t been able to replicate it at the highest level consistently. On Wednesday against India, Powell’s clean ball-striking on the face of a high asking rate, and his clear thinking in lining up bowlers brought West Indies within two blows of victory.With 23 needed off four balls, he launched two towering sixes to keep West Indies alive. From behind the stumps, Rishabh Pant, who will captain Powell at Delhi Capitals in the IPL, watched in awe. The second of those was a 102-metre straight hit. Powell was distraught when he couldn’t connect the third off a dipping slower one. He finished 68 not out off 36 balls in the end. That West Indies came as close was because of his century stand with Nicholas Pooran.”He (Powell) was phenomenal today, eh? I thought the partnership between him and Pooran almost got us over the line,” captain Kieron Pollard said later. “Sometimes that is what is absent from the guys: trying to bat and bat deep as possible. I’m pleased, pleased not with the result but with the guys, how they continued their consistency. Nicholas getting another half-century, Powell – two half-centuries in four games. So we’re a work in progress.”West Indies began slowly, managing just four fours in a powerplay score of 41 for 1. And when they finished, despite Powell’s blistering knock, there was a sense that they had left themselves with a little too much to do in the end, without being able to properly utilise Pollard, Smith, Roston Chase and Romario Shepherd’s batting abilities.”We could look at different ways at how we could’ve got the eight runs, but when you look at it, they have quality opening bowlers,” Pollard reasoned when asked about the slow start. “The ball is zipping around both sides. Even when we bowled, the ball was moving around. Sometimes you have to respect the bowlers where respect is due, and then try and take it from there. Forty-odd in the powerplay, nine wickets in the hunt, you try to go quicker in the middle. But we can look at many different ways how we could’ve got eight runs.”Powell, a man of few words, spoke of the disappointment of not carrying his team over the line. He touched upon the slow start, but backed himself to play his shots, both against pace and spin. Powell’s clean striking comes from having a stable base. No premeditation, no attempts to be cheeky. He sees the ball and swings it to the T. Like a golfer. He prefers hitting straight. This is a reason why at one stage Rohit Sharma had positioned long-off straighter. Yet, the sheer muscle in a flat-batted hit beat Venkatesh Iyer there.Powell knows he is unconventional but doesn’t back down from his methods that have brought him much success. So what if they didn’t have Andre Russell? Powell brought out similar strokes and intimidated the bowlers. At one point, India’s spinners were involved in a huge debate over field placements. As the final overs approached, India needed to speed up their over rate or run the risk of having just four fielders outside the ring to defend. Powell wasn’t thinking of any of this. He was thinking only sixes, like he showed in the final over against Harshal Patel. The disappointment of not finishing the job, he said, hurt.”I think it was a pretty decent innings, I did the hard yards in the early parts to get myself in,” Powell said. I tried to carry it over, but it won’t go down as a special innings because we didn’t win, it was important for us to be 1-1 going into Sunday. “The discussion between me and Pooran was very simple. We have to try our best to carry on till the end, we needed a partnership. We didn’t have plans to target any specific bowlers. All of them are good bowlers. We just had to back ourselves to take down any bowler. It’s unfortunate we couldn’t cross the line tonight.”
For the second time this week, Manchester United suffered a Premier League defeat, this time a 3-2 loss at the hands of Nottingham Forest.
Previously, that is not a sentence one can say since Erik ten Hag’s final game in charge of the club at the end of October, but Ruben Amroim’s team put in a poor performance once again.
The Red Devils conceded in the second minute of the game. It was a corner that proved to be their kryptonite once again after the two goals Arsenal scored from those situations on Wednesday. Nikola Milenkovic rose higher than any United defender to nod the visitors into an early lead.
It was Rasmus Hojlund who pulled United level just 16 minutes later. The Dane showed excellent striker’s instinct to follow in Alejandro Garnacho’s rebounded shot to make the score 1-1, and it remained that way at half-time.
Just as they did in the first half, Forest began the second 45 minutes with an early goal. Morgan Gibbs-White’s 47th-minute long-range strike somehow found its way past Andre Onana. Seven minutes later, Chris Wood scored a header which was bizarrely left by Lisandro Martinez and nestled into the back of the net.
Bruno Fernandes managed to pull one back for the Red Devils, but they ultimately slipped to another defeat. There were certainly some disappointing performances from Amorim’s side.
United’s worst performers vs. Forest
It was a really dismal day for several players, but Onana was someone who particularly struggled. He has been impressive so far this term with six clean sheets to his name, but the former Ajax goalkeeper struggled against the East Midlands side.
The Cameroonian goalkeeper was really poor for Gibbs-White’s strike from outside of the box. There was minimal movement on the shot but Onana was wrong-footed and the ball could only clip his outstretched leg on the way in. For Wood’s header, he was in no-man’s land and could not get anywhere near the ball.
He received a 3/10 rating from The Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst. He was critical of Onana and said he ‘committed a howler’ for the first goal. After a good season so far, it was a day to forget.
Martinez also had a tough day at the office. His part in Forest’s third was disappointing. He left Wood’s headed effort as though it was going wide, but instead, it glanced off the post and nestled into the net. Luckhurst gave the Argentine a 4/10, explaining that ‘sloppiness crept into his game’ after some good performances.
It was certainly a poor day for United’s defence, and Diogo Dalot, who played higher up the pitch, was another player who did not perform well.
Dalot’s stats vs. Forest
Operating at left wing-back for the stormy affair at Old Trafford, Dalot had little impact on the game as a whole. He struggled with his crossing once more and wasted a key chance at the end of the game. With United in a good position and bodies ahead of him, Dalot chose to take on an ambitious shot rather than find a pass.
The United number 20’s stats from the game, courtesy of Sofascore, certainly suggest it was a tough day at the office. He had 75 touches and a pass accuracy of 84%, losing the ball an outrageous 20 times and failing to complete any of his nine crosses. Off the ball, Dalot committed three fouls and won six from nine duels.
Dalot stats vs. Forest
Stat
Number
Touches
75
Pass accuracy
84%
Passes completed
38/45
Crosses completed
0/9
Number of times possession lost
20
Duels won
6/9
Fouls committed
3
Stats from Sofascore
Luckhurst gave the Portugal international a 4/10, just as he gave Martinez. He explained that the wing-back was ‘busy yet ineffectual’ down the left flank, pointing out his poor crosses and noting it is ‘difficult to think of a pinpoint delivery’.
It is certainly a surprise that Dalot did not get substituted. Noussair Mazraoui came on for Leny Yoro around the hour mark, but he could have easily slotted into left wing-back. Tyrell Malacia is beginning to regain fitness and could also have come on to replace the former Porto man.
Tyrell Malacia
It will be interesting to see if Dalot keeps his place in the side for United’s next assignment, a trip to Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League, or the next Premier League game; the Manchester derby.
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O caráter protocolar do duelo entre Flamengo e Bangu, a ser realizado a partir das 19h30 deste sábado, pela 11ª rodada da Taça Guanabara, não tirará o brilho do confronto, uma vez que o Maracanã estará lotado em sua reabertura, após passar por uma reforma do gramado, agora híbrido. Será a estreia do piso no palco mais popular do país.
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Os cartões zeram para as semifinais do Carioca, em que o Fla já está garantido e não precisa se preocupar em relação a pendurados. Mas não terá Andreas Pereira e Willian Arão, suspensos, o que levará Paulo Sousa a realizar ainda mais testes em seu habitual rodízio do plantel – e Gustavo Henrique voltará. Do outro lado, Felipe Loureiro pode promover mudanças também num Bangu que não corre riscos de cair.
FICHA TÉCNICA Bangu x Flamengo – 11ª rodada do Carioca Data e horário: 12/03/2022, às 19h30 (de Brasília) Local: Maracanã, no Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Árbitro:Bruno Mota Correia Assistentes:Michael Correia eRaphael Carlos de Almeida Tavares dos Reis Onde assistir: Cariocão Play, FlaTV+, serviços de streaming Eleven Sports, OneFootball, Twitch e Youtube.
BANGU (Técnico: Felipe Loureiro) Paulo Henrique; Wisney, Raí, Israel e Lucas Oliveira; Renatinho, Denílson, Nascimento e Baggio; Daniel Dias e Luis Araújo.
FLAMENGO (Técnico: Paulo Sousa) Hugo Souza (Diego Alves); Fabrício Bruno (Gustavo Henrique), David Luiz (Noga) e Léo Pereira (Filipe Luís); Rodinei, João Gomes, Thiago Maia (Diego Ribas), Everton Ribeiro (Lázaro) eArrascaeta; Bruno Henrique e Gabigol.
Suspensos: Andreas Pereira e Willian Arão. Desfalque: Rodrigo Caio (lesionado).