According to Football Insider, Leeds United are “keen” to begin new contract talks with Dan James. The Welsh international is currently under contract with the Yorkshire giants until the summer of 2026. However, Leeds do not want the 26-year-old to reach the last 18 months of his contract without an agreement in place. Leeds will be vulnerable to selling James next year if a new agreement isn’t signed, and the club are keen to avoid that scenario. James has been with the club since 2021 and has made three appearances for the Whites this season. The winger has missed the…
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Joel Bagan’s red card was the appropriate call after preventing a goal-scoring opportunity for Leeds United against Cardiff, Keith Hackett has claimed. The veteran FIFA referee commented on X (23 September) in response to a fan claim that referee Josh Smith erroneously applied the rules to Bagan’s tackle on Wilfried Gnonto outside the Cardiff box. Despite Gnonto instantly got back to his feet before being dragged back into the box by Bagan, Smith called play back for the free kick and awarded the Cardiff defender a straight red card. Breaking down the situation, Hackett said: “I looked at the red…
Owen Beck appeared to have been bitten during Blackburn’s draw against Preston. Owen Beck, a Liverpool loanee, seemed to be bitten during an explosive finale to the Lancashire derby between Blackburn Rovers and Preston North finale. Beck has been a regular since moving to Championship club Blackburn for the season. On Sunday, he started his third game in a row as Rovers traveled to Deepdale to face Preston. And in the final moments of the game, the left-back was at the center of a significant incident. Blackburn manager John Eustace told Sky Sports: “Obviously, that’s what happens in local derbies;…
Morgan Gibbs-White was sent off after two yellow cards for Nottingham Forest versus Brighton, with Alan Shearer discussing the issue with Gary Lineker and Shay Given afterwards. Alan Shearer feels Morgan Gibbs-White can have ‘no complaints’ about his controversial sending off for Nottingham Forest against Brighton, but Gary Lineker disagrees, claiming the challenge might have earned a straight red card. Sunday’s 2-2 draw with the Seagulls on the South Coast devolved into a frenzy in the dying minutes as Gibbs-White made a challenge on forward Joao Pedro. His sliding tackle not only won the ball, but it also took a…
Leeds United fans were left with mixed feelings after Daniel Farke’s team defeated Cardiff City 2-0 on Saturday (September 21). Despite winning all three points at Cardiff City Stadium and playing against 10 men for the majority of 70 minutes after Joel Bagan was sent red, the Whites were not very impressive. Largie Ramazani opened the goal just seven minutes after Bagan’s red card, finishing a move in flair, before Joel Piroe assisted Pascal Struijk in putting his penalty miss behind him. Brenden Aaronson assisted Piroe in securing the win for Farke’s side, giving them some comfort with three minutes…
Latest Nottingham Forest news from NottinghamshireLive, as analysts Paul Merson and Chris Sutton anticipate the Premier League showdown at Brighton. Nottingham Forest will look to continue their unbeaten start to the new Premier League season at Brighton on Sunday (2pm). The two teams are tied on eight points after four matches, with Brighton in sixth place and Forest in seventh. The Reds will come to the Amex with confidence after defeating Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield the previous time out, with Callum Hudson-Odoi scoring the winning goal. Pundits Paul Merson and Chris Sutton have both predicted the match’s score. Merson told…
Evangelos Marinakis, Nottingham Forest’s owner, has revealed intentions to renovate the Reds’ City Ground stadium. Evangelos Marinakis, Nottingham Forest’s owner, has announced his long-term goal of increasing the City Ground’s capacity to 50,000. The Reds first revealed plans to renovate their stadium in 2019, which included expanding the number of seats to 38,000. Earlier this week, chairman Tom Cartledge provided an update noting that the proposed reconstruction will increase capacity to 42,000. Marinakis has stated that he wants to go beyond that. And it is a strong signal that he believes Forest’s future will remain on the banks of the…
Daniel Farke could be obliged to make changes to his Leeds United starting lineup against Cardiff City. Not only may his team benefit from a rest after their first defeat of the season against Burnley, but Leeds also has a few injury concerns heading into the game. Joe Rodon, Junior Firpo, Joe Rothwell, and Manor Solomon have all been nursing injuries this week, with the latter considered the most likely to miss out. However, there is some good news: Patrick Bamford and Max Wober may return to the squad after missing the previous match at Elland Road. Here’s our expected…
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke is reportedly under pressure following the Whites’ defeat at home to Burnley last weekend, with journalist Graham Smyth providing an update on the German’s future at Elland Road. Luca Koleosho’s spectacular solo goal in the 18th minute was enough for the Clarets to defeat Leeds, in a disappointing outcome for the Yorkshire club in front of their own fans. The result left Farke’s side eighth in the Championship after five games, five points behind first-placed West Bromwich Albion. With the pressure on Farke to accomplish promotion this season, sources suggest that the club’s 49ers ownership…
Trent Alexander-Arnold, the Liverpool right-back, is currently the subject of numerous rumours. The Reds have yet to offer Alexander-Arnold a new contract, and with his current deal set to expire next summer, things are becoming tense. Former Liverpool goalkeeper David James believes Arne Slot has handled Alexander-Arnold and the other two Reds players with contract issues correctly. However, the general consensus is that things need to get sorted quickly with the Liverpool academy graduate. Real Madrid are said to be circling Alexander-Arnold and there is a real worry that the pull of the European champions could convince Trent to leave…