Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 with Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday, and Matz Sels played again for the Reds. Forest signed the Belgian goalkeeper in the January transfer window, and he has shown to be a better option than Matt Turner. Sels has forced his way into Belgium’s lineup since joining Forest, earning acclaim during the most recent international break. The 32-year-old will not be a long-term solution for Forest, and a younger option between the posts may be sought in the summer. However, the goalkeeper is a reliable pair of hands, and he has shown some excellent form…
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The fight for automatic promotion from the Championship this season took another unexpected turn over the weekend, with all three clubs – Leeds United, Leicester City, and Ipswich Town – failing to win games. Leicester’s 1-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle on Friday night gave Leeds the opportunity to take top of the table against Blackburn. Daniel Farke’s soldiers huffed and puffed but didn’t knock down Blackburn’s door. Of course, Sammie Szmodics delivered, finishing well past Illan Meslier in the final ten minutes to win the game. A massive blow and another squandered opportunity for Leeds, who barely made it over…
Arsenal suffered a setback in their quest to defeat Liverpool and Manchester City for the Premier League title as they fell to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium. On Sunday, Mikel Arteta’s side lost 2-0 to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium in North London in the Premier League. Villa’s late goals from Leon Bailey and Ollie Watkins dented Arsenal’s title ambitions this season. Arsenal are currently second in the Premier League rankings. Arsenal and Liverpool are tied for third place with 71 points each. Defending champions Manchester City lead the table with 73 points from 32 games. Arsenal has…
Aston Villa put a massive spanner in Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes on Sunday afternoon, taking all three points at The Emirates – and Alan Shearer has heaped praise on Unai Emery. Going into the game, Arsenal may have recently seen Liverpool lose to Crystal Palace at Anfield, giving them the opportunity to go top of the standings and surpass Liverpool. They squandered the opportunity. However, villas are not without their challenges. The Midlands team is still vying for a spot in the top four, and following Newcastle’s victory over Tottenham, they had the opportunity to secure fourth place with…
Leeds United are seeking to overturn a one-point gap to Ipswich Town and Leicester City in the Championship’s last four games as the automatic promotion race heats up. Leeds will play two home games and two away games in order to finish in the automatic promotion places, with Blackburn Rovers coming up next. Leeds are a point behind second-place Ipswich Town, making it difficult to predict who will win in May. Vaclav Hladky assesses Ipswich and Leeds with four to play. Leeds play second out of the top three this weekend, with Leicester facing Plymouth Argyle last night, and Ipswich…
Tottenham loanee Joe Rodon is poised to depart the club permanently this summer, according to Football Insider. On the current episode of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior journalist Pete O’Rourke stated that Leeds United would “love” to make his loan arrangement permanent. The 26-year-old is now on a season-long loan at Elland Road, having made 44 appearances thus far. In March, Football Insider reported that Spurs are willing to let the centre-back join the Whites permanently if their asking price of £10-15 million is reached. Spurs loanee ready for permanent North London exodus Rodon has already played more for…
Football finance specialist Kieran Maguire sympathizes with Everton fans after he commented on a Telegraph article on Chelsea’s usage of loopholes. Maguire expressed his dissatisfaction with Chelsea’s ability to dodge financial fair play sanctions, as reported by Telegraph football journalist Sam Wallace in his article headed ‘Clubs agreed to financial regulations but they must stop finding loopholes’. So far this season, Everton has received six (down from ten) and two point deductions, while Forest has had four points deducted, leaving both in a perilous survival battle and now occupying the two slots just above the relegation zone. In his X…
According to Leeds Live, Connor Roberts was visibly angry as he wanted more from his Leeds United teammates against Blackburn Rovers. On Sunday (14 April), the publication said that the loanee was waving to his teammates to direct them to where they should be. Wilfried Gnonto was instructed to be inside or outside, and to underlap or overlap the Welshman. Roberts, 28, has plenty of Championship experience, having won the title with Burnley last season. This could be critical for the Whites going ahead. According to Beren Cross, these orders became increasingly frustrating as “Joel Piroe was given a rollicking”…
Nuno Espirito Santo, Nottingham Forest’s head coach, has provided an update on two of his best players following the Reds’ draw with Wolves. The Reds needed a win at the City Ground, but were denied by two goals from Matheus Cunha, who had a good afternoon. Forest scored through Morgan Gibbs-White, who celebrated in front of the Wolves fans, and Danilo, who added another goal to his tally. The Reds will need to improve slightly against Everton next weekend, and the game appears to be hotly contested. After the game yesterday, Espirito Santo provided an update on two of his…
Leeds United strikers Patrick Bamford and Mateo Joseph were spotted arguing and shoving at halftime due to a rondo-based disagreement as the players returned to the pitch. Leeds’ mood has shifted considerably in the previous two weeks since the international break, with Daniel Farke’s side falling from first place in the league and unstoppable to one win in five games. Leeds’ latest troubling run continued with a home loss to Blackburn, as Sammie Szmodics scored in the 82nd minute. Leeds 0-1 Blackburn: Discontent obvious among Whites fans. Leeds are two points behind the leaders and one point behind the automatics…