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ينتظر مهاجم وهداف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول، محمد صلاح، رقما جديدا في مباراة اليوم، الأحد، أمام كريستال بالاس في الجولة الثامنة والثلاثين والأخيرة من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتنطلق جميع مباريات الجولة في تمام الساعة الخامسة عصرًا بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “أنفيلد” بحضور 10 آلاف متفرج للمرة الأولى منذ بداية الموسم بسبب وباء فيروس كورونا المستجد، كوفيد 19.

اقرأ أيضًا.. تشكيل ليفربول المتوقع أمام كريستال بالاس اليوم في الدوري الإنجليزي

وبحسب الموقع الرسمي لنادي ليفربول، إذا سجل محمد صلاح سيصل إلى 100 مباراة مختلفة يسجل بها بقميص الريدز ويصبح اللاعب العاشر الذي يصل إلى هذا الرقم.

الجدير بالذكر أن محمد صلاح يسعى إلى التسجيل والتفوق على منافسه ومهاجم توتنهام، هاري كين، على لقب هداف الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز خاصة وأن لكلاً منهما 22 هدفًا قبل الجولة الأخيرة التي تلعب اليوم.

This article forms part of our Profit Players feature series, which is where Football Transfer Tavern takes a look at how well a player has fared since being signed or sold, using statistical figures and statements from pundits to prove how good of a deal the club managed to achieve.

When signing from Bolton Wanderers in August 2015, Tim Ream was looking to follow in the footsteps of Brian McBride and Carlos Bocanegra and become another successful American export at Fulham.

Having been told he was free to leave the club upon the arrival of Slavisa Jokanovic at Craven Cottage later that year, it may have seemed unlikely he would significantly add to the history his compatriots had made at the club.

But fast-forward to the present day, and Ream is an integral part of the Fulham defence, and captain of the United States.

And what was a mere £1.5m signing (according to Transfermarkt) turned out to be arguably the piece of the puzzle that helped Fulham temporarily regain their top-flight status.

He had to work his way into Jokanovic’s plans, and arguably did not manage to claim a Reading in the 2016/17 season.

Everything came together in the following campaign, as Ream’s part in Fulham’s long play-off final saw the American become the club’s Player of the Season as they secured promotion to the top tier.

His performances in that campaign had fans and journalists singing his praises:

While last season would end in despair, Ream has continued to front the fight for promotion once again, playing in all but one of Fulham’s league fixtures as they strive to bounce back immediately under Scott Parker.

Ream’s status in the squad represents a remarkable turnaround for a player who Jokanovic had not initially wanted, and considering the small fee that brought him to Craven Cottage, it is nothing short of a great success story for the 32-year-old, who remains a vital component of the team after relegation.

And by recently extending his deal at the club until 2021, Fulham will surely be hoping they can continue to profit from their wise decision to recruit the USA international over four years ago.

Fulham fans, how important has Ream been to the team’s progress in the last few years? Let us know below!

It was a difficult afternoon for West Ham United on Saturday, as they succumbed to a disappointing 3-2 defeat against Newcastle United at the London Stadium (via BBC Sport).

The Hammers were far from at their best against Steve Bruce’s side and went 3-0 down in the game before netting a couple of late consolation goals.

In an effort to try and get back into the game, Manuel Pellegrini decided to bring off Pablo Zabaleta after 72 minutes, replacing him with Ryan Fredericks (via @WestHam).

The Argentine had a poor game for the Hammers, two of his three long balls were inaccurate, both of his attempted crosses did not find a teammate and he also had one unsuccessful touch, ultimately finishing with a meagre WhoScored rating of just 5.96.

Zabaleta hasn’t been a regular this season; indeed this was only his second start in the league (Transfermarkt).

Most supporters cannot understand why Pellegrini has started the former Manchester City man instead of Fredericks in the last two games, and many of them suggested that when the manager did swap the two players in the second half that it was far too late as the damage was already done.

Here is how some Hammers fans reacted on Twitter when Zabaleta was brought off against Newcastle…

West Ham fans, should Ryan Fredericks be starting ahead of Pablo Zabaleta? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…

كشف أحمد الشناوي المحلل التحكيمي بقناة “أون تايم سبورت” أن الأهلي يستحق ركلة جزاء أمام النصر، في المباراة التي جمعت الفريقين أمس الأربعاء في كأس مصر.

الأهلي انتصر على النصر، في بهدفين مقابل هدف، في إطار منافسات دور الـ32 من بطولة كأس مصر.

طالع | بالفيديو | الأهلي يفوز على النصر بثنائية ويتأهل إلى دور الـ16 من كأس مصر

وقال الشناوي خلال تصريحات لقناة “أون تايم سبورت”: “مروان محسن كان يستحق ركلة جزاء بعد عرقلة مدافع النصر له”.

وتأهل الأهلي إلى دور الـ16 من بطولة كأس مصر، ومن المقرر أن يواجه إنبي.

Loads of Tottenham Hotspur fans on Twitter have called for the club to re-sign Gareth Bale after he and current Spurs defender Ben Davies linked up for Wales’ goal in their 1-1 draw against Croatia on Sunday.

The left-back found himself in an unusual position in the centre of the pitch before sliding a ball through to the Real Madrid attacker, who showed composure to finish into the far corner to earn his country a draw in their EURO 2020 qualifier.

The 30-year-old, rated at £54m by Transfermarkt, has endured some tough times with the La Liga outfit and has even been booed by the Bernabeu faithful on occasion, but he has still scored two and assisted two more in seven appearances in all competitions for Zinedine Zidane’s men this term.

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Of course, he shone for the north London outfit previous to his move to Spain as well with 56 goals and 58 assists in 203 matches in total for Tottenham – something that clearly hasn’t been forgotten by supporters.

While one said “these two should be linking up at Spurs”, another individual demanded they “sign Bale and make that duo real”.

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

Speaking on ITV Sport, Roy Keane has slammed Danny Rose’s performance for England on Friday night.

What did he say?

The Tottenham man had an evening to forget against the Czech Republic, and looked all at sea at left-back. As per SofaScore, he produced no tackles or accurate crosses, and lost possession 15 times over the course of the 90 minutes. His match rating of 6.1 was the worst of any England player who started the game.

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And, speaking after the Three Lions’ 2-1 defeat, Manchester United legend Keane delivered a damning verdict on Rose’s defensive credentials.

He said (as quoted by The Evening Standard): “Rose’s performance tonight, my goodness. Someone’s got to get hold of that guy. He was shocking! Abysmal! I think he will be the same in another three or four years. Some players do not learn from their mistakes at the highest level. You will suffer from it.”

Ruthless

After watching his disastrous outing for England, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino must be wondering whether he really should have been more ruthless with Rose this summer. According to reports, the north London side rejected a bid from Watford for the left-back, whilst he also missed the club’s pre-season tour in order to “explore” a move away.

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A deal however, failed to materialise, and the 29-year-old has somehow worked his way back into first-team contention for both club and country. It has been quite the remarkable turnaround, but in truth, his displays simply haven’t been up to scratch. Compared to last season, Rose has made less tackles (1.6), less dribbles (0.9) and committed more fouls (1.9) per game in the Premier League this year.

It all points to someone who is declining in ability, and more worryingly for Spurs someone who isn’t learning with experience. As Keane alludes to, the defender’s mistakes are essentially basic in nature, and at 29, you would hope those kinds of errors would have been stamped out long ago. Instead, by not giving the green light for him to leave, and now including him in his first-team, Pochettino is facing a campaign where he knows he will quite simply be let down.

If he was deemed not good enough last year, then he’s arguably much worse now. And Pochettino and Spurs are likely to encounter similarly disappointing showings as the one Rose produced for England on Friday.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s In Numbers series, which takes a statistical look at performances, season-long form and reported transfer targets… 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United side finally picked up their first win since their 4-0 whitewash of Chelsea on the opening weekend of the current Premier League season.

A tight affair was contested with Leicester City, who had been unbeaten before the full-time whistle on Saturday afternoon, with Marcus Rashford’s penalty being the only factor splitting the two sides.

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Eight minutes into the match, the England international was tripped inside the area by Caglar Soyuncu, and he duly stepped up to slot home the winner.

One of United’s midfielders mirrored their iconic ‘Red Devils’ nickname by epitomising precisely what that could be with an impressive all-round showing.

Scott McTominay was imperative to the home side picking up all three points at Old Trafford in both an attacking sense as well as defensively too – he was a real thorn in Brendan Rodgers’ side.

Averaging one of the highest pass success rates in the United lineup at 81.6%, the defensive midfielder also got up the pitch recording four dribbles which was only allowed to happen as Paul Pogba’s absence saw Nemanja Matic earn a rare start – his first of the season.

Industrious could be one superlative used to describe the 22-year-old after he won the ball back seven times, including a 100% success rate with his tackling.

McTominay also won three aerial duels on top of recording two interceptions – he was quite literally everywhere on Saturday.

United lacked in terms of creativity, only four of their ten shots came from inside the penalty area, which potentially was a by-product of missing a player of Paul Pogba’s quality as he scored 13 goals in the Premier League last season, per WhoScored.

The Scotland international showed why he could be a reliable box-to-box option when the system suits – when Fred or Matic are paired with him – but it would be a far riskier gameplan if he was deployed  alongside Pogba.

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Harry Kane has expressed his disappointment at Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United, suggesting that it will now be incredibly difficult for the club to be major players in the title race, per The Daily Mirror.

What’s he said?

Mauricio Pochettino’s men dominated possession against Steve Bruce’s side, registering nearly 80% of possession, per WhoScored.

Kane was at the centre of a major penalty shout in north London, going down under the challenge of the Magpies defender Jamaal Lascelles, though referee Mike Dean opted against pointing to the spot, as did the subsequent VAR review.

Nevertheless, Kane is disappointed with both the performance and the result, as he believes Spurs have to be almost perfect to hope to match both Manchester City and Liverpool in the title race.

He said: “As you’re seeing from Manchester City and Liverpool there is no letting up from them.

“I said before the start of the season that if we could put a run together, get that momentum, maybe winning for two-three months on the spin without dropping any points, then that’s what it’s going to take. It’s a disappointing start but there is a long way to go.

“I said as much after the first weekend of the season. Liverpool won on the Friday night and then Manchester City won early on the Saturday.

“They set the standard with those results and I knew we had to keep up with them, make sure we win, especially at home. It is disappointing that we haven’t done that in only our second home game (losing at home to Newcastle).

“But there is still a long way to go, there are a lot of big games ahead of us. It just means we are going to have to pick up points in the big games, the tough games and try to improve on what we did against Newcastle.”

Little hope

Kane is naturally going to set his sights high at Spurs, especially having helped the club reach the Champions League final in 2018/19.

But to assume that Spurs can match perhaps the two best teams England has seen is a little bit too optimistic.

Liverpool lost just once last season; City lost four times. By comparison, Spurs tasted defeat 13 times. They finished the season with 71 points, 26 fewer than Liverpool and 27 fewer than Pep Guardiola’s side.

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If Spurs are to have any hope of making that number up, they will have to be almost perfect between now and the season’s end.

The chances are slim at best.

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Chris Sutton is right to slate Neil Lennon’s decision to play Callum McGregor at left-back in the embarrassing loss to Cluj on Tuesday night, but the boss isn’t the only one at fault.

What’s he said?

Lennon’s Celtic side suffered a humiliating 4-3 defeat to the Romanian champions, knocking them out of the Champions League, and Sutton believes the Celts boss made many mistakes on the night. Of the six errors he pinpointed, the issue of having McGregor at left-back was a big reason for the defeat at Parkhead on Tuesday night.

With the club cashing in on Kieran Tierney and Emilio Izaguirre leaving, the Celts are short on the left-hand side of the defence.

£3m signing Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo is the only natural left-back at Parkhead but hasn’t impressed the fans so far. Despite the lack of options though, the decision to stick McGregor in the defence has got the former Celtic striker annoyed.

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Speaking in his Daily Record column, the pundit said: “The decision to play Callum McGregor at left-back was a mistake. That’s not hindsight. The evidence was already there. The rest of the players weren’t at it at all, as if bewildered as to why the manager would take their best midfielder out of the engine room and stick him at full-back.”

Baffling from top to bottom

Sutton calling McGregor the club’s best midfielder is no passing remark, he’s shown in the past two seasons how important he is to the club. Taking him out of the heart of the side meant the drive that he brings to the team was gone, with Olivier Ntcham and Scott Brown struggling to assert themselves on the game.

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Not only is he too good to be moved out of position, Celtic shouldn’t have to be moving him about in the first place. It’s mid-August, and to only have one left-back at the club, who the manager doesn’t seem to trust, doesn’t show a well-run transfer team.

Their inability to sign a capable left-back adds to the problems they’ve had on the other side of the defence, repeatedly missing out on right-backs this summer too.

The club should have the majority of their business done, and not be looking at adding five players so late into the window, particularly with August being such a pivotal month with the European qualifiers.

Lennon got it badly wrong, but the problems started above him and long before the line-up was announced at seven o’clock on Tuesday evening.

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Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour has said that he thinks the Gunners are “a million miles away” from winning the Premier League.

What did he say?

Arsenal made some big signings during the recent transfer window, such as Nicolas Pepe, David Luiz and Dani Ceballos, and they have started the season in positive fashion by winning their first two games.

This has led to talkSPORT host Adrian Durham saying that the Emirates Stadium outfit are the only side who can challenge Liverpool and Manchester City this season.

Parlour, though, disagrees with the 50-year-old and believes that Unai Emery and co are nowhere near the title at the moment.

He said on Alan Brazil’s Sports Breakfast on Wednesday morning:

“I heard a few shows yesterday saying we can challenge for the league, but they’re a million miles away from Man City and Liverpool at the moment, if I‘m honest.

“How many Arsenal players would get into the Liverpool team?

“The most important think is getting back into the Champions League. Maybe they could push a bit higher, but if they get fourth place this season I’d be delighted.”

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Arsenal not ready for title assault

It is true that the Gunners have made some good signings this summer. Pepe brings goals from the wing, Kieran Tierney has merited a chance at a higher level after impressing in Scotland, whilst David Luiz and Dani Ceballos have gathered experience by playing for some of the best teams in the world in Chelsea and Real Madrid.

However, they will need time to gel before they can really think about winning the league. The fact of the matter is that Man City and Liverpool are just too far ahead at the moment and the cores of their squads have been working together for a long time.

The Gunners finished 28 and 27 points behind the two respectively last campaign – that is just too big a gap to bridge in the space of a few months and single transfer window. Both Liverpool and City have also started the season well, and there is no real indication that they will not be fighting it out at the top once again this term.

Arsenal have done some good business and do look to be in a healthy position moving forward, but expectations should be realistic. As Parlour says, a top-four finish would be a good outcome.

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