Joelinton will be a key part of Newcastle United’s left side that tries to stop Mohamed Salah. Newcastle United face the difficult task of nullifying Mohamed Salah in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Liverpool at Wembley.Despite losing 2-0 to the Reds at Anfield late last month, Lewis Hall was heavily praised his for defensive display against the Egyptian, who has found the net 32 times already this campaign. But the key blow for Newcastle is they won’t have Hall available this weekend, with the left-back ruled out for the duration of the campaign after suffering foot injury earlier this week.…
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Chris Sutton has chimed in about the mentality in the Rangers ranks as they take on Celtic in the Old Firm derby. Gers are riding on a high after knocking out Fenerbahce to progress to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. However, they are playing catch up in the league, a colossal 16 points behind rivals Celtic. Barry Ferguson’s side ready for excuses if they lose – Chris Sutton Sutton believes that as Gers played 120 minutes and a penalty shootout in mid-week, they can use fatigue as an excuse if they lose. Celtic, conversely, were off in mid-week and…
Rangers learn their potential chances of winning the Europa League after beating Fenerbahce in the last-16 on Thursday. Ibrox hosted Jose Mourinho’s team on 13 March in the tie’s second leg, with penalties needed to determine the winner after the Turkish outfit scored two goals in regulation time. The Gers won 3-1 in the first leg in Istanbul at the Ulker Stadium on 6 March and proceeded to the quarter-finals after Jack Butland’s heroics in the shootout. With the Light Blues set to face Athletic Club in the next round, Barry Ferguson has learned his team’s chances of going all…
During the first half of the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils’ ACC Tournament quarterfinal victory against the No. 8 seed Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, standout player Cooper Flagg suffered a damaged left ankle. The injury happened after he went up for a rebound and seemed to twist his ankle while falling on a Georgia Tech player’s foot. With Duke sitting with a great 29-3 record and a top seed in the NCAA Tournament, many in the sport thought Flagg would not play the remainder of the tournament. On Friday, college basketball analyst Adam Zagoria announced that Flagg will miss…
The injury-plagued Los Angeles Lakers received more bad news ahead of Friday’s crucial matchup against the Denver Nuggets, ruling out Luka Doncic due to left calf injury management and a right ankle sprain. This game marks the second night of a back-to-back and the conclusion of their four-game road trip. Doncic, who tied his season-high with 45 points in Thursday’s loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, was unable to prevent the Lakers from suffering their third consecutive defeat. The Bucks dominated the short-handed Lakers 126-106. Another loss, combined with a Houston Rockets win over the injury-ridden Dallas Mavericks, could push the…
Bryan Mbeumo has heaped praise on one of Liverpool’s key players. Bryan Mbeumo has lately been linked with Liverpool, as the Reds attempt to add a new attacking player this summer. Indeed, Mohamed Salah is out of contract in the summer, and while contract negotiations are progressing well, there has been no solid news on his future. Mbeumo might be one of Salah’s replacements, but in an interview with Welcome to the Weekend, the Brentford winger praised the Egyptian. Indeed, Mbeumo was asked why Mohamed Salah is such a good player, and he stated that the Liverpool star can do…
Rafa Benitez will be among those watching the Carabao Cup final on Sunday as two of his former sides do battle. The ex-Newcastle United manager has looked ahead to the game and reflected on his time at the club. Two Carabao Cup Finals in three seasons? A Champions League push? Talk about a new stadium? Much has changed at Newcastle United since Rafa Benitez unwillingly left a shell of a team. “I was very close to staying,” the former Newcastle manager admitted to ChronicleLive. “But, given the circumstances when I was going, Mike Ashley was not selling at the time,…
Kris Boyd has made a huge claim before of Rangers’ Scottish Premiership game against Celtic on Sunday. Parkhead will welcome Barry Ferguson’s team on March 16, with the Gers 16 points behind their Old Firm rivals in the league rankings. The Light Blues are coming off an amazing Europa League victory over Fenerbahce on Thursday (13 March), and they have advanced to the quarter-finals after prevailing on penalties at Ibrox. With the Old Firm derby coming up, the Bears won’t have time to worry about overcoming Jose Mourinho’s club, but Boyd believes the matchups against the Turkish side will have…
Fabrizio Romano has announced a major development regarding Virgil van Dijk’s current contract status. There has been a lot of discussion about the Liverpool club captain. He has yet to sign an extension for his current contract, which expires at the end of the season. At this point, Van Dijk has every option open to him. Given that we are nearing the end of the season and the club captain’s representatives are free to speak with clubs outside of England, a departure is a real possibility. However, this would be terrible for Liverpool. Losing a club captain is a significant…
According to ex-Crystal Palace manager Simon Jordan, Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe faces becoming a ‘casualty’ in the next 18 months if he fails to match the club’s mega-rich owners’ expectations. And beating Liverpool in this Sunday’s Carabao Cup final may not be enough to save him, considering the Saudis’ ambitions to compete in the Premier League and Europe in the coming years. Although Howe is not under immediate fear of dismissal, Express Sport looks at five potential replacements if Jordan’s prophesy comes true and the present manager is simply a temporary ‘gatekeeper’… Roberto Mancini The Italian surely checks a…