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Chelsea 3-2 Newcastle: Player ratings as Blues ease pressure on Pochettino with needed win

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FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE - Chelsea returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory at home to Newcastle United on Monday night. The Blues moved to within a point of the Premier League 's top half again by picking up all three at Stamford Bridge to close out Game week 28. Eddie Howe's side didn't make enough of the periods either side of half time when their hosts looked at sea and weren't able to bring the game back to within one goal until the final minutes. How the game unfolded Chelsea took the lead with only six minutes on the clock. Sven Botman's clearance fell straight to Cole Palmer on the edge of the box, and his rather tame effort was deftly flicked on by Nicolas Jackson and beyond a confounded Martin Dubravka. Newcastle's first real opportunity came just after the half-hour mark when Chelsea failed to deal with a long free-kick into the box, and Marc Cucurella had to get his body behind Anthony Gordon's drive. The visitors went closer to an equaliser when

Ronaldo: “Mbappé will win the Ballon d’Or at Real Madrid”

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“ Jude Bellingham reminds me a bit of Zinedine Zidane for his quality,” said Ronaldo Nazario , who played a total of 140 Game s alongside the Frenchman. After playing a match in Essex, England, organised by betting firm ‘Paddy Power’, the Brazilian legend spoke to the media to address two of the most topical issues concerning Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé. The English midfielder arrived at the LaLiga club last summer, and it took him just a few months to become a star . Madrid’s former striker himself has been very attentive to Bellingham’s performances in the white jersey, admitting “ I love the way Jude Bellingham plays .” “ I love to see him play the way he is playing at Real Madrid , scoring goals in almost every Game . He’s always going forward. I was watching some Game s at the (Santiago) Bernabéu and I noticed Bellingham. I was very surprised by his quality. The speed at which he runs into the box, you can see he wants to score goals all the time.” And from

Liverpool aim for 30 unbeaten at home as Salah eyes incredible all-time record

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Liverpool can make it 30 home matches unbeaten against Man City this weekend, as the visitors look to improve their awful record at Anfield. The Reds face an enormous Premier League Game on Sunday afternoon, as Pep Guardiola’s side head to Merseyside trailing their rivals by one point. The significance of a win for either side cannot be downplayed, in what could be Jurgen Klopp‘s final meeting with Guardiola in English football. Liverpool are undefeated in their last 29 Anfield matches, in all com Pet itions, scoring 87 goals in that time, and are unbeaten at home in the last 25 league Game s, since Leeds won 2-1 in October 2022. Liverpool have lost just one of their last 55 league Game s at Anfield, winning 42 and drawing 12 – Real Madrid are the last visiting team to win there, coming from 2-0 down to win 5-2 in February 2023.   Klopp’s record against Guardiola Liverpool have lost five times to City in the league during Klopp’s tenure, which is the most they have suffere

Jadon Sancho makes decision on Man Utd return - report

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Jadon Sancho has no desire to return to Manchester United as he blames manager Erik ten Hag for letting his career stall, a report has claimed. After being left out of the matchday squad for United's fourth Premier League Game of the season, Sancho publicly rejected Ten Hag's suggestions that he was dropped for his lack of effort in training, sparking a four-month exile which ultimately led to a loan return to Dortmund in the January transfer window. Sancho's loan deal does not include a permanent transfer clause and he is therefore expected back at United in the summer, but according to BILD , the 23-year-old has already made it clear he has no desire to return to Old Trafford. The report claims Sancho blames Ten Hag for letting his career stagnate on the sidelines and has no desire to work under the Dutchman again. Whether he would consider a comeback under a new manager is unclear but the belief is that Sancho's current focus is on continuing with Dortmund. 90mi

Salah dominance & late strikes – Jurgen Klopp’s 1,000-goal milestone in numbers!

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Jurgen Klopp broke the 1, 000-goal barrier in his 476th Game in charge of Liverpool, an incredible tally full of memorable strikes – so here we breakdown that incredible tally. Thanks to the 5-1 rout at Sparta Prague, the German became only the third manager in club History to oversee 1,000 goals, joining Bill Shankly (1,307) and Tom Watson (1,226). With only a finite number of Game s remaining, Klopp is not going to eclipse his predecessors, but there is still plenty of time to get as close as possible. This is not about looking to the future, though, as we now break down the 1,003 goals scored under Klopp.   Goals in each competition Premier League – 692 Europe – 191 League Cup – 62 FA Cup – 50 Community Shield : 5 Club World Cup – 3 UEFA Super Cup – 2   Top 10 goalscorers Mo Salah – 205* Sadio Mane – 120 Roberto Firmino – 111 Diogo Jota – 55 Divock Origi – 41 Philippe Coutinho – 37 Darwin Nunez – 31* James Milner – 25 Daniel Sturridge –

son.Fans went crazy over Jack Grealish’s girlfriend Wag Sasha Attwood’s seductive performance in a short dress as they exclaimed: “This woman is the most perfect in the world.”

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Once again, Sasha Attwood, the girlfriend of Manchester City striker Jack Grealish, went viral on social media. This time, Sasha took to Instagram to post a collection of photos from her girlie vacation in Paris. During the international break, Grealish joined England for their last two Euro 2024 qualifying matches against North Macedonia and Malta That allowed the partner of the forward to have a little vacation with pals. “Days in Paris,” Sasha captioned a photo. The 265,000 followers of the model flooded the comments section, calling her “ perfect ”. A admirer said, “This woman is perfect.” “Looks like the perfect girly weekend!” said a different post. I hope you enjoyed your birthday.” “Looks like heaven!!!” exclaimed a third. “Can’t cope,” this person wrote. And he exclaimed , “Perfect.” Teenage sweethearts Sasha and Grealish have been dating since they were 16 years old. The England international is generally with the British woman w

Kai Havertz reveals Arsenal dressing room's thoughts on Premier League title race

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Arsenal forward Kai Havertz has claimed he and his tea MMA tes are only focusing on themselves in the Premier League title race. The Gunners moved to the top of the table with a 2-1 win at home to Brentford on Saturday evening. Declan Rice broke the deadlock before a mistake from Aaron Ramsdale allowed the Bees to go level through Yoane Wissa against the run of play. Mikel Arteta's side spent much of the second half battering down the Brentford door and they got their reward late on when Havertz popped up with the winning goal, heading home a cross from Ben White. The result moves Arsenal one point clear of Liverpool and two ahead of Manchester City, who will meet in a mammoth showdown at Anfield on Sunday. Havertz's goal saved Arsenal / Richard Heathcote/GettyImages Speaking to Sky Sports post-match, Havertz revealed Arsenal, who recorded their eighth Premier League win in a row, are trying to concentrate on their own results and not those of their rivals. "Massive wi

Michael Edwards now in TALKS with FSG over new role at Liverpool FC

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After rejecting the offer to return to Liverpool as sporting director out of hand, Michael Edwards has now met with Fenway Sports Group over a different role. That is according to the Merseyside press, who believe Edwards’ meeting with Liverpool owner John W Henry and FSG president Mike Gordon was to discuss a wider role. It comes just over a week on from reports that the 44-year-old would demand significant control over Football operations if he were to return after two years away. The Times ‘ Paul Joyce explains that, after Edwards attended the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston, he held talks with Henry and Gordon in the same city on Sunday. While there is no indication at this stage whether those conversations had a positive conclusion, it is explained that “clarity on whether Edwards will be tempted to return to Anfield is expected soon.” Andy Hunter of the Guardian adds that Edwards “would be expected to head the recruitment and analytics departments.”