Manchester City lost for the second successive game in the Premier League and fourth straight in all competitions following a 2-1 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, Afrosport reports. City dominated the first half and rightly opened the scoring with a 23rd-minute strike from Erling Haaland, his 12th goal in 11 Premier League games this season. The Norwegian reacted quickly...
Southampton and Brentford became the first two sides to secure their place in the EFL Cup quarter-finals following their wins over Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday respectively on Tuesday. Taylor Harwood-Bellis scored in the 15th minute to put Southampton ahead before Adam Armstrong doubled the lead from the spot in the 35th minutesl after Jaden Dixon brought down Yukinari Sugawara . However, Ashley Phillips equalised for...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta stated that Bukayo Saka has earned the right to be captain of the club, Afrosport reports. The 23-year-old has been the stand-in skipper in injured Martin Odegaard's absence, wearing the armband in the Gunners' last five matches, starting from the 2-2 draw with Premier League title rivals Manchester City. In that time, he has scored two goals and provided three assists. One...
Southampton captain Jack Stephens has been fined £50,000 and suspended for two additional games due to abusive language directed at officials during their Premier League match against Manchester United last month. The English defender received a red card for a rash challenge on United winger Alejandro Garnacho in their 3-0 loss at the St. Mary’s Stadium on September 14. Following his ejection from the game, the...
Ghanaian forward Antoine Semenyo and Burkinabe Dango Ouattara were both on target at the Vitality Stadium as Bournemouth secured a 3-1 win over newcomers Southampton in the Premier League on Monday. The two African forwards scored in the first half to add to club record signing Evanilson’s first strike for the club as the Cherries retuned to winning ways after losing their last two matches to...
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