يستعد الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك، لمواجهة المقاولون العرب ضمن منافسات مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز، غدًا السبت.
ويواجه الزمالك نظيره المقاولون العرب في تمام التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة والسعودية، على استاد القاهرة ضمن منافسات الجولة الثانية من مسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز.
ويدخل الزمالك اللقاء بمعنويات مرتفعة بعد الفوز على سيراميكا كليوباترا بثنائية في الجولة الأولى من الدوري المصري الممتاز، يوم الجمعة الماضي.
طالع.. حكم مباراة الزمالك والمقاولون العرب في الدوري المصري
وكان المقاولون العرب تلقى الخسارة أمام زد بهدفين مقابل لا شيء، في نفس الجولة ويبحث عن الفوز لحصد أولى نقاطه في المسابقة.
ويأمل جمهور الزمالك، في مواصلة الفريق طريق الانتصارات تحت قيادة مدربه البلجيكي يانيك فيريرا في ثاني مباريات المسابقة المحلية.
ويحتل الزمالك، المركز السادس في جدول ترتيب البطولة برصيد 3 نقاط بينما المقاولون في المركز العشرين بدون أي نقاط.
Captain Leus du Plooy struck his maiden double century as Derbyshire took control of a record-breaking day against Worcestershire in the LV=Insurance County Championship encounter at New Road.Du Plooy and Anuj Dal came together at 320-5 and put on an unbroken 258, the Peakites record stand for the sixth wicket against any opposition in first-class cricket.Derbyshire’s mammoth total of 578 for 5 declared was their highest against Worcestershire and earned them a first innings lead of 341.Dal also emulated his achievement of in the corresponding game last summer of scoring a century and taking five wickets in an innings.Du Plooy was unbeaten on 238 and his marathon knock spanned nine hours and contained two sixes and 25 fours.Dal ended on 141 not out from 193 deliveries with five sixes and 13 fours when the declaration came mid-way through the afternoon session.Worcestershire were left to reflect on a below-par bowing performance, with only Joe Leach emerging with much credit, and a slipshod fielding display.Derbyshire will have aspirations of chasing a first Championship victory in 10 games stretching back to when they recovered from 14 for 5 on the opening morning to defeat Worcestershire at New Road last summer.Their bowlers then made early inroads with Jake Libby and Azhar Ali falling cheaply as Worcestershire reached 70 for two before bad light ended play with 16 overs remaining.Derbyshire resumed on 374 for 5 and Dal survived a chance to Josh Baker at second slip off Leach before he had added to his overnight 20.Du Plooy went past his previous first-class best of 186 for South Western Districts versus Northern Cape at Kimberley in February 2022 when he cut Navdeep Saini for four.The 28-year-old is certainly in prime form after over-taking his Derbyshire best of 170 against Yorkshire at Chesterfield earlier this month.He went onto become the first Derbyshire player to score a double hundred at New Road and a late cut for four off Saini took Dal to three figures.Worcestershire were powerless to halt the onslaught before du Plooy called a halt to the Derbyshire first innings and then his bowlers went to work.Stand-in captain Libby went for a pull to the first delivery from Luis Reece and keeper Brooke Guest ran around to deep backward square to hold onto a skier.Azhar Ali survived 33 deliveries for just three runs before he tried to work Nick Potts to leg and was lbw.There was just time for debutant Rehaan Edavalath to get off the mark – after his first innings duck – before the light closed in with Gareth Roderick unbeaten on 38.
da leao: Pela 34° rodada da Série B do Brasilerão, o Sampaio Corrêa vai ao Estádio Heriberto Hulse no próximo sábado para enfrentar o Criciúma, atual sexto colocado da tabela.
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da dobrowin: O Criciúma vem de uma vitória fora de casa sobre o CRB por 1 a 0 e tem ido atrás de chances para se aproximar do G-6. O técnico poderá contar com o retorno de Rayan à equipe, após cumprir suspensão.
Buscando se afastar da temida zona de rebaixmento, o Sampaio Corrêa vai atrás de uma vitória para abrir distância da Chapecoense, que é o primeiro time dentro do Z-4. A equipe chega a Santa Catarina vindo de uma derrota para o Vitória.
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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney find themselves in a position where they may have to start paying players to leave Wrexham.
Meteoric rise enjoyed by the Red Dragons
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A meteoric rise for the Red Dragons has seen them enjoy a historic run of three successive promotions. Rapid progress has been made on and off the field, meaning that the Welsh outfit are now a Championship club.
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Regular forays into the transfer market have been made in order to ensure that Phil Parkinson has a squad at his disposal that can be competitive across various levels of the EFL. Big money has been invested, with the record books being rewritten.
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Wrexham do, however, now have a rather bloated squad. They can only register 25 players (excluding those under the age of 21) for the 2025-26 campaign. As things stand, the Red Dragons have 30 senior stars on their books.
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They have eight strikers, the same number of central midfielders – after bringing in the likes of Ryan Hardie, Josh Windass and Lewis O’Brien – along with four left wing-backs. reports that “some on the fringes may have to be paid to leave”. Others may “strike deals on transfer fees to allow the purchasing club to offer wages more on a par with what Wrexham pay”.
How India’s historic win at The Oval reaffirmed the joy of Test cricket for this fan
Amit Bordia07-Sep-2021Choice of game
We now live at a stone’s throw from The Oval, so I wasn’t going to miss this game. With the series delicately in balance, an Indian team that must have been equally buzzing and hurting after Lord’s and Leeds, I was looking forward to a great time at the ground, and the prospects of enjoying the lunch break with aloo parathas at home.My commute regularly takes me to the road outside The Oval and for the last full year, I have seen it become a construction site, with a new stand being built. There was almost no cricket there in all of 2020. Often, I was left wondering how the feel of the ground would change. It was nice to be in the same stand, having seen them built slab by slab. They have been a great addition to the facilities and provide a modern touch to the gasholders in the backdrop.The build-up
Here we were – 4th Test, day five – with all the four results possible. I left for the stadium early and even then the streets from Vauxhall station were packed. The stands were full well before Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja started the proceedings. Schools and offices in the UK are now fully open – and one could sense that there were more than a few bunked classes, a few sick leaves and work-from-home requests that would have enabled those in the stands to be there.Related
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It was absolutely buzzing. By the end of day four, England had provided hope by their staunch resistance. While I knew that such a score has never been chased at The Oval, one of my earliest cricket memories was reading about India at the venue in 1979, and how Gavaskar’s 221 took India to 420 odd, just a few runs short of the target. Then there always was Headingley 2019 in the back of the mind! And of course, India did not have R Ashwin.The crowd
Whoever said Test cricket is on a decline needed to be at The Oval. Most of the fans were in their seats before the start of play. Not just the usual faithful but also young kids and families were all around. The stands were packed to the rafters all five days.The Indians get into a huddle as Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed walk out•Getty Images for Surrey CCCBetween shouts of support, it was normal to hear someone explaining to their kids how the ball could reverse. The more passionate Indian fans were still arguing about the inclusion of Ajinkya Rahane (a banner saying “oh Rahane- no more (excuses)” was a crowd favourite) and the exclusion of Ashwin – who was seen practice bowling in almost every break.I had been to a few games at the Hundred this summer and the buzz in the crowd in the last five days matched the best of those – and that speaks volumes of the love of Test cricket in these parts.The resistance from the England openers carried on through the first hour of the day. But just when the Indian supporters were starting to feel a bit down, the first couple of wickets fell. All hell broke loose.The Indian supporters were in full swing. Dhols (Indian drums), turbans, flags, and people dressed in all shades of blue – the dark-blue retro jerseys from the 1992 World Cup, the light blue ones from 1996 to 2007, and then the slightly darker versions that the World Cup champions wore in 2011 – were all there.An ode to The Oval
To a cricket fan, The Oval does not have the history and reverence that Lord’s enjoys, but it does almost always assure an incredible atmosphere and a buzz – slightly rebellious and much less formal than the “Home of Cricket”.It is also one ground where the dressing room is very accessible to the viewing public – and a seat at the Bedser Stand is one of my favorite spots in the world to watch cricket. For it not only provides a great behind-the-bowlers-arm view of the game, it allows a rare glimpse of the body language of those walking up and down on their way to battle, and those in the dressing rooms.My Bedser Stand favourites have included a near ring-side view as Inzamam-ul-Haq called his team from the field in 2006, as Kevin Pietersen waited to bat, sitting in a very contemplative mood, against South Africa in 2012, and as Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid made their way to the middle after following-on in 2011.Fans arrive at The Oval•Getty Images for Surrey CCCThe wow performance
By far, the best cricketing performance of the day belonged to the smiling assassin, Bumrah. He has such an energy about him – the way he bowls, and then turns almost hurrying to his mark and smiling all the way back – it is hard not to love him. In many ways, he is very similar to how Neil Wagner, another much-loved character, goes about his business.The six-over spell that Bumrah bowled was my defining cricketing memory of the day. Old ball, dead pitch, strong home support, good batting line-up, tired body – none of these seemed to have mattered to him.Fifty years on…
The last time India won at The Oval was when Bangladesh had just become a nation, Sunil Gavaskar had made his debut a few months back, India still played three-four spinners overseas, and my parents weren’t even married – and I am not young by any standards! By all measures, this was a historic win. But more importantly, it reaffirmed the joy of Test cricket – for how it unfolds over many sessions and days, and how a day (or two) at the cricket beats almost everything else. The Oval might not be the Home of Cricket, but for the last five days, for me and for many others – it was the “Heart of Cricket”! Want to do a Fan Following report? Read our FAQ here.
Allrounder Aamer Jamal returns to a Pakistan Test line-up for the first time since his breakout tour of Australia. His all-round ability has allowed Pakistan to go with one fewer specialist bowler, with Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed making up the rest of the bowling attack.All four bowlers were unavailable to varying degrees during Pakistan’s recent series against Bangladesh, making this the first time in over a year that their full first-choice contingent is available. The batting remains unchanged; Abdullah Shafique keeps his place despite his recent struggles with the bat, after Shan Masood’s public backing on Thursday.”Multan is new territory for us,” Shan said at the captain’s press conference. “When we played Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, we had played a lot of cricket there so we knew how the pitch would play if you left grass on it. It was a bit tricky against Bangladesh for batsmen. Here we are leaving it to the groundsman. We would like one final look tomorrow, hence why we have tried to cover bases and have three seamers and two spinners like England. We have a bit of depth in batting as well.”Pakistan’s batting is a point of concern with several batters struggling, and the match-up between a home batting line-up short of runs and an away bowling unit short of experience in these conditions provides a point of intrigue. Though England’s decision to go with a bowling combination of Brydon Carse, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir may appear risky, that has become an integral part of this England side’s brand.Related
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“It [Bazball] has had an effect on the world,” Masood said. “Sometimes we get too caught up in set ways of doing things. So the best thing England has done is realise there are other perspectives and things that might suit you. The key is to find new ways of doing things. That is how the world has always progressed and cricket is no different. It is like life. You try and evolve and create new ways and England have been pioneers in that.”In the build-up to this Test, Pakistan have been careful to emphasise they will not get sucked into England’s style of playing, with head coach Jason Gillespie and vice-captain Saud Shakeel each making the point. Masood echoed that, saying there would be times Pakistan would need to “absorb pressure” instead of just “reacting to situations, and spoke of the drive to make amends after a difficult year.”There is a lot of hurt within the players. 2024 has not been a good year for Pakistan cricket all over and we like to see our fans happy. After religion cricket comes next, everyone is clued up on how the cricket team is doing so we are hurt. The answer is to be positive. We let the past go. We have tried to maintain consistency in selection. We haven’t had any chopping and changing because we have lost a few games. We believe in this set of players and with Jason Gillespie we wanted to create a squad mentality. The players are being backed to turn things around.”Pakistan squad for 1st Test: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (capt), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed.
Manchester United fell by the wayside last season, but the early readings from the summer transfer market suggest Ruben Amorim and INEOS are doing all they can to lift Old Trafford back to its feet.
With sights set on driving their way back into the Premier League ascendancy next year, getting their foot back through the European door, the Red Devils acted swiftly to activate Wolverhampton Wanderers star Matheus Cunha’s £62.5m release clause, and that’s despite interest from Arsenal, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.
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The prestigious outfit needs new goalscoring superstars, and Cunha will certainly add to that department. However, United are also pushing to sign another who could become their new talisman.
And all this before they even sign a striker.
Man Utd still leading race for Premier League star
It’s safe to say that the ongoing transfer window has all been about attacking additions for United. After a move for Cunha was completed, Jason Wilcox and Co have turned their attention to the likes of Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres, according to reports.
However, while Gyokeres would allegedly favour a move to Arsenal instead of Old Trafford, that’s not the same story for another of football’s brightest forward players.
As per TEAMtalk, Tottenham Hotspur have opened talks with Bournemouth for the transfer of Antoine Semenyo. Why is this relevant? Well, because Spurs also have a vested interest in Bryan Mbeumo having appointed the winger’s former boss, Thomas Frank, as their new manager.
Mbeumo, 25, has been immense for Brentford and is a wanted man. With Frank heading to Spurs, there were fears that he may not sign for United now, but as with Cunha, his preference is still to move to the Theatre of Dreams.
Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo celebrates after the match
United have already seen an opening offer worth £55m rejected, and are expected to go back in for the Cameroonian with Fabrizio Romano revealing that there is an ‘agreement with the player in place’ on personal terms.
Why Bryan Mbeumo could be Man Utd's answer to Salah
Mbeumo did rather well across the recently finished campaign, only outscored in the Premier League by Mohamed Salah, Alexander Isak and Erling Haaland – not bad competition to be pitted against.
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Alexander Isak
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It certainly makes a convincing comment on Mbeumo’s skillset, not least because he, like Liverpool’s Salah, is a right-sided, left-footed forward, not technically a striker.
In fact, Mbeumo has been described as a “mini Salah” by talkSPORT pundit Jason Cundy, arcing inward to curl powerful strikes into the back of the net.
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Anfield’s Egyptian King has so often been a thorn in United’s side, but in Mbeumo they might just find their own version, one whose prowess could inflict damage not just on Liverpool but the division at large, having ranked among the top 2% of positional peers in the English top flight in 2024/25 for goals scored per 90, as per FBref.
Moreover, Mbeumo isn’t just a sharpshooter, and would instead dynamise the Red Devils and raise their creative bar through his skilled performances, having created 17 big chances last season, averaging 1.8 key passes per game, as per Sofascore.
Playmaking has increasingly become a defining part of the 33-year-old Salah’s game as his athleticism drips away, and so it’s good to know that Mbeumo already plays with a natural focus on linking play together and helping his team in that regard.
Mbeumo has performed with gamely courage and a confidence in his high-level quality. He’s only 25, which, coincidentally, was the age Salah was when he joined Liverpool from Roma for £34m in 2017.
It’s clear that Man United need to forge ahead with this exciting signing. Mbeumo wants the move and has the English experience to lift the club and propel Amorim toward greener pastures.
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Atletico Madrid's Rodrigo De Paul and Brian Rodríguez have been the two hottest names linked with Inter Miami ahead of the summer transfer window, which officially opens on July 24. But Javier Mascherano has poured cold water on the rumors – for now.
When asked about the possible arrival of Atlético de Madrid midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, the Argentine manager was direct.
“There’s nothing official. I’ve seen the reports, but I always try to be cautious. He’s a player from another club, and I prefer not to talk about players who don’t belong to us,” Mascherano said.
As for Brian Rodríguez, the winger currently playing for Club América, Mascherano dismissed the rumors altogether.
“I have no idea. I won’t speak about it," he said.
The coach added that discussing specific names would be irresponsible, particularly given the league’s salary cap restrictions.
“We’ve talked more about the types of players we want, rather than individual names. A lot depends on what’s financially viable,” he explained.
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Mascherano once again addressed concerns for the current matchload for 38-year-old star Lionel Messi.
"We’ll take it step by step and decide what’s best, always discussing it with him," he explained. "It’s not just about rotating Leo – it’s also about managing the workload of our veteran players and monitoring how they’re feeling with so many matches."
At 38, Messi has scored twice in each of his last four MLS appearances, setting a new league record.
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While his future remains uncertain, Brian Rodríguez featured for Club América in their Apertura 2025 opener on Friday, providing the assist on Alejandro Zendejas’ goal in a 1-1 draw against FC Juárez.
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WHAT NEXT FOR INTER MIAMI?
Mascherano's team is focused on the task at hand, a crucial Eastern Conference showdown this Saturday against second-place Nashville SC, who currently sit on 41 points.
A round-up from the opening day of the WBBL season which sees six teams in action
ESPNcricinfo staff27-Oct-2024Brisbane Heat earned a modicum of revenge for their defeat in last season’s WBBL final by toppling defending champions Adelaide Strikers by four wickets in the opening game of the season. Having restricted Strikers to 133 for 5, Charli Knott controlled the chase with a crisp 44 off 30 balls although there was a late wobble when Megan Schutt claimed two wickets in three balls.Grace Harris had laid a base for the chase before falling to superb caught and bowled by Jemma Barsby. When Lauren Winfield-Hill was bowled by Orla Prendergast, giving the Ireland allrounder her first wicket on debut, Strikers were back in the game but by the time Anesu Mushangwe struck with her first delivery – having been held back until the 16th over – the game was all-but done despite Schutt’s intervention.Related
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Strikers had struggled for momentum with the bat: after the powerplay they were 39 for 1 (despite the fourth over, bowled by Sianna Ginger, costing 20) and at the halfway mark 59 for 2. Laura Wolvaardt had been given a life on 0 when Grace Harris spilled a chance at mid-on but couldn’t take advantage as she drove Shikha Pandey to mid-off where Jess Jonassen held on with a juggle.Katie Mack and Tahlia McGrath lifted the tempo with a third-wicket stand of 53 off 41 balls but the middle order couldn’t kick on with overs 14 to 17 bringing just 14 runs. McGrath, who has struggled in T20s this year, brought up a 40-ball half-century. Pandey and Jonassen were outstanding with the ball as their combined eight overs brought 3 for 30 with 25 dot balls.After taking 2 for 25, Ellyse Perry smacked 81 in 38 balls•Getty Images
Sydney Sixers 179 for 7 (Perry 81, Bryce 36*, Wareham 3-26) beat Melbourne Renegades 178 for 8 (Wareham 61, Webb 43) by three wicketsEllyse Perry trumped Georgia Wareham in the battle of two superb all-round efforts in the second match as Sydney Sixers started their new WBBL season with two points. They chased the target of 179 set by Melbourne Renegades, with Perry leading the way with 81 off only 38 balls.With 11 fours, three sixes and a strike-rate of 213, Perry helped the Sixers raze down 121 runs off the target in 12 overs. When she fell to Wareham at the beginning of the 13th, Sarah Bryce’s unbeaten 25-ball 36 took the Sixers home. Caoimhe Bray – age 15 years, 34 days – started the day as the WBBL’s youngest ever cricketer, and finished it with her cameo of 12 in five balls that included the winning runs in the 19th over. Wareham fell on the losing side but had the game’s best figures of 3 for 26 in three overs.
Wareham was equally impressive with the bat. Even though Renegades’ 178 for 8 proved not to be enough, it was Wareham’s 31-ball 61 at a strike rate of 197 that set Sixers a chase of nearly nine runs per over.She walked in when Deandra Dottin was dismissed by Bray in the ninth over, and fell only on the last ball of the 20th over. Before her dismissal though, she had smacked Sophie Ecclestone for four, six, six in the final over to lift the team’s total. Her innings was complemented by opener Courtney Webb’s 43, but Emma de Broughe (19), Dottin (15) and the captain Sophie Molineux (17) failed to capitalise on their starts, proving costly on a good batting track.Alana King celebrates the key wicket of Ines Mckeon•Getty Images
Fast bowler Chloe Ainsworth picked up from her impressive returns in last season’s WBBL with two key wickets as Perth Scorchers defended what appeared to be an under-par 122 at the WACA.Ainsworth produced a pair of superb off cutters to claim Meg Lanning and Annabel Sutherland after 17-year-old debutant Ines McKeon, who has previously played 16 T20Is for France, had given Stars a brisk start. But the game really turned for Scorchers when Marizanne Kapp was run out at the non-striker’s end from a deflection into the stumps by Alana King. From there, Stars lost 8 for 53.King struck again the same over to trap Rhys McKenna lbw and then had McKeon stumped the ball after she reached fifty, which had included a monstrous straight six off King. Scorchers’ other spinners also played a key role while Carly Leeson held a sharp return catch from a powerfully struck drive by Kim Garth. Scorchers weren’t perfect in the field, including a missed stumping by Beth Mooney, and conceded 15 wides but still had enough runs.Scorchers hadn’t found life easy with the bat, either. Mooney had laid a foundation before walking past one from left-arm spinner Sophie Day, last season’s leading wicket-taker, who claimed 3 for 21. Chloe Piparo made an important 23 off 19 balls – the highest strike-rate of the match.
Heading into Sunday’s clash at St James’ Park, both Chelsea and Newcastle United found themselves locked on 63 points in the Premier League.
But, come the full-time whistle, the gulf in class between the two Champions League chasing outfits was obvious, with both Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes sharing out the goal-load to hand Eddie Howe’s Toon a richly deserved 2-0 win.
Of course, the Magpies’ quest for a golden three points was undoubtedly helped by Nicolas Jackson receiving a red card deep into the first half, with the ex-Villarreal striker enduring yet another torrid afternoon leading the line for Enzo Maresca’s men.
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The 23-year-old does have somewhat of a healthy goal return next to his name this season at 12 strikes overall, but all the main talking points from the clash on Tyneside would centre on his dismissal, away from his hot-and-cold ability to find the net.
Indeed, after planting an elbow into the face of Newcastle defender Sven Botman, the inconsistent Blues attacker would be sent off, meaning he is now suspended until the end of the Premier League season.
There was still 65 minutes of the match left after Jackson’s moment of madness, but the damage had already been done on Chelsea’s end, meaning Newcastle eventually strolled to a 2-0 victory to gain an upper hand to finish inside the coveted top five.
Jackson didn’t even test Nick Pope with a single effort on goal before clashing with the Magpies centre-back, with Maresca now tasked with deciding who to start up top now in the remaining top-flight contests to come ahead of the suspended striker.
Other Chelsea first-teamers could also feel the wrath of the manager’s team selection moving forward, with this fellow underperformer in attack only lasting ten more minutes than Jackson before being hooked.
Chelsea's other big underperformer
Nobody wearing Chelsea blue would come away from the 2-0 defeat with much praise, with Romeo Lavia another who looked out-of-sorts in the midfield department, especially when his casual nature on the ball centrally led to Tonali’s speedy opener.
But, Lavia would at least see out 75 minutes on the St James’ turf, with Noni Madueke half a tactical substitution due to Chelsea being reduced to ten men, and half an alteration made purely out of his ineffectiveness in attack when he lasted just 45 minutes.
Madueke’s performance in numbers
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At times, Madueke was merely a spectator to the constant waves of Newcastle attacks, with the 23-year-old dribbled past more times than he could conjure up successful dribbles himself.
Moreover, the ex-PSV Eindhoven winger could trudge off the pitch at the half-time interval and not return off the back of failing to register a single effort on the home side’s goal, alongside failing to win a single duel from four attempts. In stark contrast, even as Newcastle bossed proceedings, Jacob Murphy would win four duels as a committed warrior for Howe’s hosts.
Noni Madueke for Chelsea
It could well be time for Maresca to experiment with something fresh down the left channel, therefore, with 19-year-old sensation Tyrique George capable of playing down that flank, alongside an equally hit-and-miss Jadon Sancho.
The Italian will just pray that any changes he does makes to his XI pays off, with the Blues now slipping down the league, whilst Newcastle bask in the glory of third position.
Whenever Chelsea seem to be settling into their groove, another bump seemingly appears in the road, with just two Premier League games now left for the Blues to make any European dreams come true.
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