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Premier League: Salah, Semenyo, Wissa & Mbeumo dazzle in Saturday afternoon action

Premier League: Salah, Semenyo, Wissa & Mbeumo dazzle in Saturday afternoon action

Antoine Semenyo, Mohamed Salah, Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo all registered their names on the scoresheet in the Premier League's simultaneous group of fixtures on Saturday afternoon. Liverpool took on Bournemouth at Anfield and it was the Cherries that shocked the Kop when Ghana's Semenyo broke the deadlock in the third minute of play with a brilliant finish. https://twitter.com/afcbournemouth/status/1692901890068013308?t=YGwbQM9_eI6IUPPQc6rZWA&s=19 The Reds equalised 25 minutes later thanks...

Mbeumo, Wissa continue to shine for Brentford in Toney’s absence

‘Mbeumo and Wissa’s goals have answered doubters’ – Brentford boss Frank

Brentford manager Thomas Frank believes that the consistency with which Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa have scored goals has given an answer to doubters. There have been concerns about where Brentford’s goals would come from since talisman Ivan Toney was suspended by the FA for breaching betting regulations. Mbeumo and Wissa have however been delivering the goals, the Cameroonian and Congolese netting in the Bees’ 2-2...

Mbeumo, Wissa continue to shine for Brentford in Toney’s absence

Mbeumo, Wissa continue to shine for Brentford in Toney’s absence

Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa both found the back of the net as Brentford opened their 2023-24 Premier League season with a 2-2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon. The Bees continue life without talisman Ivan Toney who is currently serving an eight-month ban for breaching FA betting regulations. In his absence since May, Mbuemo and Wissa have delivered the goals. Brentford however...

2023-24 Premier League season: Awoniyi, Iwobi, Bassey & the other Nigerians to watch out for

2023-24 Premier League season: Awoniyi, Iwobi, Bassey & the other Nigerians to watch out for

The 2023–24 Premier League season is upon us, with a battle between two champions—Manchester City, the defending champions of the English top division—and Burnley, the top team from the Championship—set to kick off the much-anticipated campaign. As they say, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, and for many teams in the Premier League, the road to achieving their set objectives begins on...

2023-24 Premier League season: 3 winners and losers from the opening fixtures

2023-24 Premier League season: 3 winners and losers from the opening fixtures

Just 18 days after the conclusion of the 2022-23 Premier League season, the fixtures of the 2023-24 campaign have been released. It's going to be another season of ups and downs, giant-killing results and underdog upsets and Afrosport takes a look at three teams that have received favourable opponents on the opening weekend that starts on August 12 and another three teams that will be sweating...