The Premier League have released a statement, explaining why Arsenal defender William Saliba was sent off after a VAR check in their 2-0 defeat against Bournemouth. Referee Rob Jones initially showed Saliba a yellow card after he brought down Evanilson. But Jones was asked to review the incident on the pitchside monitor by VAR and eventually upgraded it to a red card. The Premier League via their match centre social media account, wrote: “The referee gave Saliba a yellow card for a challenge on Evanilson. “The VAR deemed that Saliba denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and recommended an on-field review.…
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Inter Milan goalkeeper, Yann Sommer, has agreed with Lionel Messi that Lautaro Martinez deserves to win the Ballon d’Or this year. Rodri and Vinicius Junior are favourites for the award, which will be staged in Paris on October 28. But Martinez is among the 30 candidates for this year’s Ballon d’Or. Speaking on Tuesday Messi said: “[Lautaro] had a spectacular year. “He scored in the [Copa America] final and was the best scorer. He deserves the Ballon d’Or more than anyone else.” Martinez’s Inter team-mate Yann Sommer has now told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “I entirely agree with Messi. “I’ve…
Brentford boss, Thomas Frank, has identified midfielder Christian Eriksen as the player who helped Manchester United defeated his team. Frank said Eriksen reached a better level and ‘ran the show’ against Brentford team at Old Trafford. Eriksen was impressive as Man United came from a goal down to beat Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund scored the goals for Erik ten Hag’s side. Speaking after the game, Frank told BBC Sport: “There were a lot of things that went right for us in the first half. It was a game of two halves.…
Former Arsenal star, Theo Walcott, has urged manager Mikel Arteta to replace William Saliba with Riccardo Calafiori at centre-half against Liverpool next weekend when both teams clash in the Premier League. Walcott said he is worried about Liverpool winger Mohammed Salah’s space against Calafiori. He made the demand after Saliba was shown a straight red card on Saturday night as the Gunners fell to a 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth. The France international is now set to miss Arsenal’s three Premier League fixtures against Liverpool next Sunday followed by Newcastle United and Chelsea marches. “I would probably move Calafiori in [to…
Samuel Chukwueze praised his AC Milan teammates after the team’s hard-earned victory over Udinese at the San Siro on Saturday night. Chukwueze scored the winning goal as Paulo Fonseca’s side cruised to a 1-0 win over the visitors. It was the Nigeria international’s first goal at the San Siro since his arrival at AC Milan from LaLiga outfit, Villarreal last summer. The Rooseneri played majority of the game with 10-men after Tijjani Reijnders received a straight red card for a foul on Sandi Lovric in the 29th minute. “It was very nice. It was a good game for the team,”…
Real Madrid captain, Luka Modric, on Saturday became the oldest player to represent the club. At 39 years and 40 days, Modric has surpassed Ferenc Puskás’ record set in 1966. The Croatian midfielder marked the feat with an assist as Los Blancos beat Celta Vigo 2-1 in LaLiga. Since he joined Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur, Modric has won 27 trophies across 13 seasons. Modric is also set to rack up 550 appearances (he is currently on 547). Striker Raul is the club’s record appearance maker, having featured in 741 games from 1994-2010. LaLiga: Modric becomes oldest player to wear Real…
Samuel Chukwueze was named Man of the Match following AC Milan’s hard-earned 1-0 victory over Udinese at the San Siro on Saturday night. Chukwueze scored the only goal of the evening after 13 minutes. It was his first goal of the season for Paulo Fonseca’s side. The 25-year-old was replaced by Fikayo Tomori two minutes from time. His international teammate Maduka Okoye was in goal for Udinese in the game. Okoye featured for the entire duration of the game. Serie A: Chukwueze named MOTM in AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Udinese
Samuel Chukwueze was the hero as AC Milan defeated Udinese 1-0 at the San Siro on Saturday night. Chukwueze netted the winning goal for Rooseneri in the 13th minute. It was the Nigeria international’s first goal in nine appearances across all competitions this season. The 25-year-old last scored in Serie A against Hellas Verona in March. Milan have 14 points in eight Serie A games. Their next match is against Club Brugge in the Champions League at San Siro. Serie A: Chukwueze grabs AC Milan’s winning goal vs Udinese
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