Luke Bosher, Jacob Whitehead and more
March 8, 2022 at 7:55 AM EST
March 8, 2022 at 7:55 AM EST
Jeremy Sarmiento to make injury comeback
Jeremy Sarmiento will make his comeback from a three-month injury absence in Brighton’s under-23s at home to Everton on Friday night.
The 19-year-old attacker sustained hamstring damage which required surgery 13 minutes into his full Premier League debut at West Ham in December.
Sarmiento, signed from Benfica last summer, has been fast-tracked into first-team contention by head coach Graham Potter.
The former Charlton prospect has also broken into the senior side of World Cup-bound Ecuador, the home country of his parents, having previously represented England from under-16 to under-18 level.
(Photo: Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)
Andy Naylor·
Brighton & Hove Albion Correspondent
March 8, 2022 at 7:34 AM EST
An injury blow for Leeds
Forward Tyler Roberts has been ruled out for three months.
Roberts had successful hamstring surgery after picking up an injury against Leicester on Saturday.
A blow for Wales too, who face Austria in a few weeks’ time in a World Cup play-off semi-final.
(Photo: Getty Images)
Luke Bosher·
Junior Editor, News
March 8, 2022 at 7:07 AM EST
FIFA allows foreign players to temporarily leave Russian and Ukrainian clubs
FIFA is allowing foreign players and coaches to temporarily leave Russian and Ukrainian Premier League clubs and sign for new teams, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
FIFA says that “players and coaches will be considered ‘out of contract’ until 30 June 2022 and will therefore be at liberty to sign a contract with another club without facing consequences of any kind”.
Luke Bosher·
Junior Editor, News
March 8, 2022 at 6:52 AM EST
Lucas Leiva: ‘Anfield on Champions League nights is beautiful… it gives players 10% more motivation’
“A unique feeling,” Leiva says about Anfield.
“Just being there and having that experience, you can feel it. When you speak about Anfield and the Champions League the motivation the players already have is 10 per cent more because we know how beautiful it is. In the last few years, Anfield again made the difference. We can remember the comeback against Barcelona that probably wouldn’t be possible in other stadiums but in Anfield anything is possible.”
James Horncastle·
Serie A Correspondent
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Lucas Leiva: ‘Anfield on Champions League nights is beautiful… it gives players 10% more motivation’
March 8, 2022 at 6:35 AM EST
International Women’s Day: What’s it like to be a woman in football?
“Females are expected to be one of the boys but there is a dynamic that exists in sports purely by the fact that there are more males than females.”
On International Women’s Day, Charlotte Harpur spoke to women working in football to find out what it’s really like to be a female in the man’s game.
Jacob Whitehead
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This is what it’s like to be a woman in football: ‘Do you fight harder? Definitely’
March 8, 2022 at 6:05 AM EST
NEWS: Finances may mean Barcelona do not permanently sign Adama Traore from Wolves — Laporta
Jacob Whitehead
March 8, 2022 at 5:42 AM EST
Former Everton and Newcastle manager Gordon Lee dies at 87
Lee took Everton to the 1977 FA Cup final, setting many of the foundations for Howard Kendall before losing his job in 1981. He was responsible for signing both Graeme Sharp and Alan Irvine.
He also made over 100 appearances for Aston Villa between 1955 and 1966.
Full story here.
Jacob Whitehead
March 8, 2022 at 5:23 AM EST
NEWS: Qualifying for the Champions League would be Tottenham’s ‘Premier League title’ — Conte
Antonio Conte has said leading Tottenham Hotspur back into the Champions League would be “our Premier League title”.
A 5-0 thrashing of Everton on Monday night leaves Spurs seventh in the Premier League table, three points behind Arsenal in fourth, with Conte’s side having played one more game.
Tottenham last played in the Champions League in the 2019-20 season, while they have not won a league title since 1960-61.
Full story here.
(Photo: Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
Jacob Whitehead
March 8, 2022 at 5:00 AM EST
Mbappe in PSG squad to face Real Madrid
The 23-year-old had been a doubt after suffering a foot injury in training after a challenge from teammate Idrissa Gana Gueye.
Jacob Whitehead
??️ Le groupe parisien pour le déplacement à Madrid ! #RMPSG
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) March 8, 2022
March 8, 2022 at 4:35 AM EST
NEWS: FIFA postpone Scotland’s World Cup qualification play-off against Ukraine
FIFA have postponed Scotland’s World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.
The two sides were scheduled to meet at Hampden Park on March 24, but the Ukrainian FA applied for a postponement last week following the Russian invasion of their country. That has now been granted.
It is likely to be rearranged for the June international window, when the first round of the Nations League is due to take place. The World Cup draw is set for April 1.
The winners of the rearranged match will face the victors of the other play-off semi-final — Wales vs Austria — to decide qualification.
That match will still be played on March 24, but the play-off final will be also postponed until June.
(Photo: Getty Images)
Jacob Whitehead
March 8, 2022 at 4:11 AM EST
NEWS: Everton players would be “fools” to not understand gravity of situation — Lampard
Everton manager Frank Lampard has told his players they would be “fools” to not understand the gravity of their situation following a 5-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur.
An own goal from Michael Keane kickstarted a rout on Monday night, with goals from Son Heung-min, Sergio Reguilon, and a brace from Harry Kane dealing Everton a humiliating defeat.
The club are 17th in the table, just one point clear of the relegation zone. It is the club’s worst position after 25 games of the Premier League era.
Full story here.
(Photo: Getty Images)
Jacob Whitehead
March 8, 2022 at 3:55 AM EST
Good morning!
And welcome to another day of football action!
The Champions League is back tonight, with Liverpool protecting a 2-0 first-leg lead over Inter Milan. Bayern Munich also face RB Salzburg.
Less said about last night the better for Everton fans…
Jacob Whitehead
March 7, 2022 at 4:59 PM EST
FT: Spurs 5-0 Everton
Wow.
Spurs good or Everton bad? Hard to say how much of each that was.
It leaves Tottenham level on points with West Ham and Everton still just a point and a place outside the relegation zone.
Luke Bosher·
Junior Editor, News
March 7, 2022 at 4:28 PM EST
It will be Nottingham Forest who face Liverpool in the FA Cup
Steve Cooper’s side booked their place with a win over fellow Championship club Huddersfield this evening.
Luke Bosher·
Junior Editor, News
March 7, 2022 at 3:53 PM EST
HT between Spurs and Everton
And it hasn’t been pretty.
Spurs lead 3-0 and Everton look completely lost in this one.
A Son Heung-min, a Michael Keane own goal and Harry Kane see Antonio Conte’s side well ahead at the break.
Luke Bosher·
Junior Editor, News
Harry Kane puts Spurs 3-0 up with less than 40 minutes played ?
He’s now level with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry on 175 Premier League goals! ? pic.twitter.com/f449BBXhyK
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 7, 2022
March 7, 2022 at 3:17 PM EST
FA Cup TV picks
The quarter-finals take place on March 19-20.
Luke Bosher·
Junior Editor, News
March 7, 2022 at 2:27 PM EST
Line-ups are out for Spurs vs Everton
Here are the teams for tonight’s Premier League match, with just over half an hour until KO:
Luke Bosher·
Junior Editor, News
March 7, 2022 at 12:43 PM EST
An update on Oxford United’s stadium
A statement from the club reads:
“Oxford United are delighted that officers are recommending that Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet authorise permission to negotiate an In Principle Agree with the club at their meeting on the 15th March.
“We strongly believe that our aspirations for the site can not only meet, but significantly exceed the priorities of Oxfordshire’s Fair Deal Alliance and this decision will form an important first step in securing the future of a much loved community asset, one that is anchored in the heart of Oxfordshire’s sporting and cultural legacy.”
Luke Bosher·
Junior Editor, News
We are delighted that officers are recommending that Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet authorise permission to negotiate an In Principle Agree with the club at their meeting on the 15th March.
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— Oxford United FC (@OUFCOfficial) March 7, 2022
