بول ميرسون: محمد صلاح يجب أن يكون أساسياً ضد أستون فيلا لهذا السبب

يستعد ليفربول لمواجهة أستون فيلا مساء غد السبت في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز بعد أن تكبد فريق آرني سلوت ست هزائم في آخر سبع مباريات.

وسئل بول ميرسون نجم آرسنال السابق إذا كان يرى الملك المصري محمد صلاح جيداً بما يكفي ليكون نجم الفريق في مباراة الغد بعد بدايته البطيئة هذا الموسم.

وعلى الرغم من أداء محمد صلاح المتواضع في الآونة الأخيرة، فقد تحدث بول ميرسون أن النجم المصري يجب أن يبدأ في المباراة ضد أستون فيلا.

وقال ميرسون في تصريحات لـ”sportskeeda”: “ليس لدى فيلا ما يخسره في مباراة ليفربول، حتى لو خسروا لن تكون مشكلة كبيرة، هذه الحرية ستمنحهم أفضلية، كلا الفريقين متساويان في عدد النقاط وهذا أمر مذهل بالنظر للبداية الصعبة التي مر بها فيلا هذا الموسم”.

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وأضاف :”هذا يظهر مدى سرعة تغير الأمور، المشكلة الوحيدة في فيلا هو عدم تسجيلهم عدد كافي من الأهداف، لم يتلقوا سوى ثمانية أهداف في الدوري أيضاً لكنهم سجلوا تسع أهداف فقط في تسع مباريات”.

وواصل: “لقد استقبل ليفربول كثير من الأهداف في الأسابيع الأخيرة ولكن هل يستطيع أستون فيلا استغلال دفاع الريدز المهتز”.

وتابع عن محمد صلاح: “سؤال مهم آخر إذا كان سيبدأ صلاح أساسياً أم لا، إذا كنت تريد أن تمنح الفرص للاعبين في مباريات كهذه، فلا شك أن صلاح واحد منهم، أعلم أنه لم يسجل أهداف لكن لا يمكن استبعاده من هذه المباراة”.

وأكمل :”على ليفربول أن ينسى لقاء ريال مدريد الأسبوع المقبل، إذا خسروا هذه المباراة فلا يزال بإمكانهم التأهل للأدوار الإقصائية في أوروبا لكن الهزيمة ضد فيلا تنهي آمالهم في الفوز بلقب الدوري، وسيصبحون متأخرين عن آرسنال بعشر نقاط وتنتظرهم مباراة مانشستر سيتي القادمة، هذا ليس الوضع الأمثل وأنا قلق على ليفربول لأنني لا أتوقع فوزهم ضد فيلا”.

واختتم ميرسون عن توقعه لنتيجة مباراة ليفربول وأستون فيلا: “1-1”.

Brasil x Bolívia: onde assistir ao vivo, horário e escalações do jogo de hoje pelas Eliminatórias

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A Seleção Brasileira inicia nesta sexta-feira (8), às 21h45 (de Brasília), a sua caminhada rumo à classificação para a Copa do Mundo de 2026, que será disputada no Canadá, Estados Unidos e México. Em Belém, no Pará, o Brasil enfrentará a Bolívia pela primeira rodada das Eliminatórias.Saiba abaixo onde assistir a partida, informações sobre escalação e tudo sobre o duelo.

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Além da primeira partida do Brasil na competição, o duelo, que será realizado no estádio do Mangueirão, marcará o início de Fernando Diniz no comando técnico da Amarelinha. O profissional, que acumula o seu cargo com o que também exerce no Fluminense, tem contrato até o ano que vem. 

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No esboço que o técnico mostrou nos treinamentos entre terça e quinta-feira (5 a 7), serão feitas poucas mudanças em relação ao último ciclo de Copa, encerrado no fim do ano passado, com a saída de Tite.

Do outro lado, os bolivianos tentam retornar a uma Copa do Mundo, o que não acontece desde 1994, que foi a única vez que o país esteve em um Mundial. O trunfo é aproveitar o aumento de vagas para os times da América do Sul, que agora são seis, mais uma para a repescagem intercontinental.

BRASIL X BOLÍVIA
ELIMINATÓRIAS PARA A COPA DE 2026 – 1ª RODADA

Local:Mangueirão, Belém (PA)
Data e hora:8 de setembro de 2023, às 21h45 (horário de Brasília)
Árbitro: Juan Gabriel Benítez (PARA)
Assistentes: Eduardo Cardozo (PAR) e Milciades Saldivar (PAR)
Árbitro de vídeo: Carlos Benítez (PAR)
Onde assistir:TV Globo e SporTV (para todo o Brasil) e no tempo real do LANCE!

BRASIL
Ederson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhães e Renan Lodi; Casemiro, Bruno Guimarães e Neymar; Raphinha, Richarlison e Rodrygo. Técnico: Fernando Diniz.

BOLÍVIA
Guillermo Viscarra; Héctor Cuéllar, Carlos Roca e Jairo Quinteros; Medina, Luciano Ursino, Saucedo (Moreno) e Miguelito; Víctor Ábrego (Jaume Cuéllar) e Marcelo Moreno. Técnico: Gustavo Costas.

West Ham star already looks like "one of the best" in the PL under Nuno

Well, that might not have been the perfect start to Nuno Espírito Santo’s tenure as West Ham United boss, but it wasn’t far off.

The Hammers faced the difficult task of taking on a dangerous Everton side away from home on Monday night, and while they didn’t win, they also didn’t lose.

It was that man, Jarrod Bowen, who levelled the score for the East Londoners in the second half, and they looked more likely to score a winner than the Toffees.

Several West Ham starters put in a good showing on the night, but two stood out in particular, including Crysencio Summerville.

Summerville's eye-catching performance

Monday night was Summerville’s third start on the bounce for West Ham, and while he did earn two assists in his eight-minute cameo against Nottingham Forest last month, it was his best performance of the campaign.

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The former Leeds United star did make a few mistakes here and there, but was arguably as good, if not better, than Bowen, even if the Englishman managed to get on the scoresheet.

The Dutchman was a constant threat on the left, using his rapid pace, intricate close control and agility to make life nightmarishly difficult for Jake O’Brien from minute one.

On another night, the 23-year-old would have opened his account for the season when Jordan Pickford pulled off a brilliant reaction save from an incredibly close-range effort.

It wasn’t just us who were left seriously impressed with the winger, though, as Sky Sports awarded him the man of the match, and when you look at his statistics, it’s easy to see why.

Summerville’s game vs Everton

Minutes

77′

Expected Goals

0.42

Expected Assists

0.12

Touches

55

Accurate Passes

27/29 (93%)

Key Passes

1

Shots on Target

1

Successful Dribbles

3

Ground Duels (Won)

8 (5)

Fouls Won

2

Clearances

3

Shots Blocked

1

All Stats via Sofascore

In his 77 minutes of action, he amassed a combined expected goal and assist figure of 0.54, took 55 touches, completed 93% of his passes, played one key pass, completed three dribbles, won five of eight ground duels, won two fouls, made three clearances and even blocked a shot.

In all, Summerville put in a performance that should have fans very excited about what he could do this season, just like one of his teammates.

Nuno's stand-out West Ham star

Now, while Bowen certainly deserves his fair share of praise for the goal he scored, everyone is already well aware of just how good he is.

El Hadji Malick Diouf might have been something of an unknown quantity to those non-West Ham fans who were watching – well, not anymore.

The former Slavia Prague gem was an absolute monster all night, bombing up and down the pitch with his, as one analyst put it, “explosive acceleration” that makes him so difficult to defend against.

The 20-year-old didn’t get himself an assist on the night, but it felt like every time he got forward in the second half, he would deliver a sensational cross into the penalty area with such whip and venom that, had someone got on the end of it, the Hammers would have scored another goal.

Moreover, Bowen’s goal came about thanks to Everton failing to deal with one of these crosses.

What made his deliveries so impressive was the fact that, a couple of times, he didn’t even stop to look or regain his balance; he’d just burst into space, wallop the ball with an immense amount of power, and it’d land in an extremely dangerous area.

It’s things like this that justify Sky Sports’ Joe Thomlinson calling the Senegalese star an “astonishingly good footballer and athlete” and another analyst making the bold claim that he’s “one of the best fullbacks in the league.”

Ultimately, while they didn’t get the win, West Ham looked like a far better team under Nuno on Monday night, and that is largely down to Summerville and Diouf making the left-hand side so much more dangerous.

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Marsh ton, O'Rourke three-for headline LSG's big win against table-toppers

Shahrukh Khan and Sherfane Rutherford kept GT in the game but they eventually fell well short

Hemant Brar22-May-20252:23

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Mitchell Marsh scored his maiden IPL hundred, and his second in all T20 cricket, to set the platform for Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) 33-run consolation win over Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad.Sent into bat, LSG rode on Marsh’s 117 off 64 balls and Nicholas Pooran’s unbeaten 56 off 27 to post a mammoth 235 for 2 on a high-scoring black-soil surface.In reply, GT lost Shubman Gill, B Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler in 9.3 overs – the earliest that has happened in IPL 2025 – but their largely untested middle order gave LSG a tough fight. Sherfane Rutherford and Shahrukh Khan added 86 in just 40 balls for the fourth wicket.Related

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GT needed 54 in the last four overs with six wickets in hand. But after Will O’Rourke dismissed Rutherford with the first ball of the 17th, the chase petered out. The last four overs produced only 20 and not a single boundary.The defeat also hurt GT’s chances of a top-two finish.GT’s slippery startGT had a slippery start after they won the toss and put LSG in. Arshad Khan slipped twice in his delivery stride in the second over of the innings. Apparently, there was too much grass around the landing area. Two overs later, the ball slipped out of Kagiso Rabada’s hands. Aiden Markram took evasive action but Hawk-Eye deemed it to be a legal delivery. It showed the ball would have been 1.11 metres high at the batting crease, 2cm below Markram’s waist when standing upright. In between, Marsh and Markram had a few mis-hits and also found some boundaries. By the end of the powerplay, LSG had reached 53 for no loss.1:47

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Marsh, Pooran annihilate GTWith two right-handers in the middle, Gill introduced R Sai Kishore into the attack before Rashid Khan. Marsh hit two sixes off his first eight balls but the spinner broke the 91-run opening stand soon after with Markram’s wicket.That brought to the crease Pooran and more carnage. He and Marsh added 121 runs in just 52 balls. Rashid came to bowl the 12th over. Before this game, Marsh had scored only 31 off 33 balls against him. Tonight, he went 6, 4, 6, 4, 4, 1 in his first over.With Pooran in the middle, Gill took the gamble of giving Sai Kishore another over. It did not come off as Pooran farmed the strike and hit the spinner for one six and one four in four balls.Marsh had taken 33 balls for his first fifty. For his second, he needed only 23. Pooran’s fifty also came in 23 balls. In the final over, Rishabh Pant gave a glimpse of what-if as he hit Rabada for two sixes to finish unbeaten on 16 off six balls.Digvesh Rathi wasn’t around but Akash Singh’s notebook was out•AFP/Getty Images

A rare “failure” for Gill, Sudharsan and ButtlerComing into this game, Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Buttler had scored 76.87% of GT’s bat runs in the season. In their previous game, Gill and Sai Sudharsan had chased down 200 against Delhi Capitals (DC) on their own. The two once again looked sublime and added 46 in 4.3 overs before Sai Sudharsan chipped O’Rourke to mid-off where Markram dived forward to take a low catch.Buttler hit two fours and two sixes off Avesh Khan in the sixth over to keep the momentum going. But in his next over, Avesh had Gill slicing one to Abdul Samad at wide long-off for another excellent catch.Two overs later, Buttler was also back in the pavilion. Akash Singh, who had split his webbing earlier, returned with a heavily strapped right hand and breached Buttler’s defence with a slower one. Akash dedicated the wicket to Digvesh Rathi by bringing out the notebook celebration. After ten overs, GT were 97 for 3 and needed 139 more in the remaining ten.Will O’Rourke’s two-wicket 17th over turned the game in LSG’s favour•BCCI

GT’s middle order stands upBefore this game, GT’s middle order (Nos. 4-7) had the lowest average (21.39) in the league but also the highest strike rate (165.65). In a way, it was a corollary of their prosperous top order. On Thursday, however, GT did not want their middle order to just flash. They wanted them to keep the fire burning.Rutherford and Shahrukh did exactly that. They smashed three fours and three sixes to ransack 36 runs from overs 14th and 15th, bowled by Avesh and Shahbaz Ahmed, respectively. LSG were still the favourites but GT were also in with a fair chance. O’Rourke then dealt the decisive blow. He conceded only four in the 17th over and bookended it with the wickets of Rutherford and Rahul Tewatia. Shahrukh, who had brought up his fifty off 22 balls, swung hard but kept losing his shape as LSG seized control.

Marcos Braz, vice de futebol do Flamengo, pode ter mandato como vereador cassado? Entenda!

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A briga na qual o vice de futebol do Flamengo, Marcos Braz, se envolveu em um shopping na tarde desta terça-feira (19), pode levar a desdobramentos na trajetória política do dirigente. Filiado ao PL-RJ, Braz ocupa uma cadeira na Câmara dos Vereadores do Rio de Janeiro.

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De acordo com a Resolução 1133/2009, há margem para qualquer cidadão enviar à Câmara uma representação pedindo a cassação de um parlamentar por quebra de decoro.

Posteriormente, são recolhidas provas para comprovar se houve uma quebra de decoro parlamentar. O tema é abordado em dois artigos da resolução. Marcos Braz recebeu 40.938 votos na eleição de 2020.

O partido ao qual Braz é filiado se manifestou em nota:

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Veja os artigos detalhados:

Art. 21. Qualquer cidadão poderá propor à Câmara Municipal representação em face de parlamentar em exercício do mandato, respeitados os requisitos dispostos no art. 11 desta Resolução.

Art. 11. São requisitos formais da representação:

I – subscrição de dois quintos dos membros da Câmara Municipal, mais o autor, exceto quando a iniciativa for do Conselho de Ética e Decoro Parlamentar ou da Mesa Diretora nos casos em que a pena prevista seja a de advertência;

II – fazer menção através de prova, a fato determinado com temporalidade atual, sendo vedada à representação apresentada que tenha como fato determinado ação pretérita do representado, exceto as praticadas durante o mandato em exercício.

الأهلي يغادر إلى أبو ظبي استعدادًا لمواجهة الزمالك في نهائي السوبر المصري

تغادر بعثة الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي فندق الإقامة بمدينة العين، اليوم الجمعة، متجهة إلى العاصمة أبوظبي؛ استعدادًا لخوض نهائي بطولة كأس السوبر المصري أمام الزمالك.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الزمالك، في نهائي كأس السوبر المصري، المقرر إقامته في الخامسة والنصف مساء الأحد المقبل، على استاد محمد بن زايد بالعاصمة أبوظبي.

ووفقًا للموقع الرسمي للنادي الأهلي، فإن بعثة الفريق ستغادر فندق الإقامة بمدنية العين، في تمام الساعة 12 ظهرًا بتوقيت القاهرة، الثانية بتوقيت الإمارات.

طالع | توروب: لا يوجد لاعب فوق الفريق.. وهذا ما ننتظره في النهائي أمام الزمالك

ومن المقرر أن يخوض النادي الأهلي مرانه الأول في أبو ظبي، مساء اليوم، بعد وصوله العاصمة أبو ظبي.

وكان الأهلي قد تأهل إلى المباراة النهائية بعد الفوز الذي حققه على سيراميكا كليوباترا بهدفين مقابل هدف في اللقاء الذي جمع الفريقين أمس على استاد هزاع بن زايد بمدينة العين ضمن نصف نهائي بطولة كأس السوبر المصري.

بينما نادي الزمالك كان قد تخطي بيراميدز، بالفوز عليه بركلات الترجيح 5-4، بعد انتهاء المباراة في وقتها الأصلي بالتعادل السلبي بدون أهداف.

Ex-CEO "sources" hear that West Ham could now sign "exciting" Premier League striker

West Ham have been left with a major shortage of forwards, and could now go into the market to raid one of their Premier League rivals for a versatile striker in January.

West Ham short of strikers ahead of Brentford visit

With the slightly later slot of Monday night, the Hammers have some extra time to prepare ahead of Brentford’s visit to the London Stadium for a clash that could be pivotal during Nuno Espirito Santo’s early reign in charge.

Niclas Fullkrug is out with a torn thigh and is expected to be out for the foreseeable future, and the Portuguese boss has now hinted that youngster Callum Marshall may be set for a start as he vies with Callum Wilson for a place in the side.

Later, he expanded on Marshall and the potential striker competition, suggesting it will give West Ham’s options extra motivation to battle it out for a starting place.

Jarrod Bowen continues to be a central threat for West Ham, and the England winger could yet be used in a makeshift striker role once again after Fullkrug’s latest problem.

However, West Ham are in need of a natural striker, and have considered January loan moves.

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While that scenario has been evaluated, pace could be a defining factor behind any purchase, with the Hammers struggling to penetrate their opposition at the top end of the field.

After a return of six goals in their opening seven Premier League encounters, West Ham could now turn to one of their rivals to secure a much-needed injection of quality going forward.

West Ham could strike deal for Chelsea sensation Tyrique George

According to Keith Wyness, in conversation with Football Insider, West Ham are trying to land Chelsea forward Tyrique George and ‘sources’ suggest the 19-year-old could well move to the London Stadium in January.

The teenager, while traditionally a left-winger, can play as a centre-forward when required, as he has already done for Enzo Maresca this season on three separate occasions.

George bagged a goal and an assist in Chelsea’s narrow 2-1 win over Lincoln City in the Carabao Cup after being deployed as a striker — effectively winning the clash and sparing Maresca from a major embarrassment.

Now, West Ham are believed to be in for George, and Wyness says it makes perfect sense.

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Valued at around £26 million during the summer by Chelsea, George has registered four goals and six assists in 31 total appearances for the club.

Due to his limited minutes this season, West Ham may now have the perfect opportunity to offer regular exposure to senior football, though it isn’t clear whether he would arrive in East London permanently or on loan.

Anderson shines again as Lancashire continue Blast revival

Worcestershire bowled out for 143 before Keaton Jennings, Liam Livingstone steer comfortable chase

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James Anderson enjoyed another productive night•ECB via Getty Images

Lancashire Lightning continued their strong start to the Vitality Blast with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Worcestershire Rapids at Visit Worcestershire New Road.Rapids, having chosen to bat, were bowled out for 143 in 19.1 overs. Only Gareth Roderick (35 from 28 balls) resisted for long as the innings failed to recover from early damage inflicted by James Anderson and Luke Wood.Lightning reeled in the target with 15 balls to spare, reaching 146 for 3 thanks to a solid top-order effort headed by Keaton Jennings (42 off 37) and Liam Livingstone (41 not out off 22).Rapids won the toss but lost both openers in the first seven balls. Brett D’Oliveira edged his first ball, from Anderson, to slip and Wood struck with his first ball when he trapped Ed Pollock lbw.Jake Libby pulled Anderson for six and almost did the same to Wood only to be denied by a stunning one-handed catch by Jack Blatherwick just inside the long leg rope. Wood’s third wicket followed when Ethan Brookes pulled to midwicket and when, next ball, Adam Hose edged Tom Aspinwall to wicketkeeper Matty Hurst, the Rapids were 46 for 5, one ball out of the powerplay.Roderick and Ben Dwarhuis arrested the slide with a stand of 46 in 29 balls before the latter pulled Aspinwall to deep midwicket. Lancashire’s catching was top-drawer and when Matthew Waite sought six over fine leg off Blatherwick, Michael Jones judged the catch perfectly despite the pressure of knowing one backward step would take him over the rope.Roderick’s defiance ended when he sliced Anderson to third. That left Rapids’ last two wickets with 27 balls at their disposal. Jacob Duffy heaved Wood to the foot of the chestnut tree in a violent unbeaten 24 off 12 to at least give him something to bowl at but Rapids were well short.The home side desperately needed early wickets but took only one in the powerplay, Luke Wells, who edged Tom Taylor to wicketkeeper Roderick. Jennings and Matty Hurst added 63 in 46 balls and when Hurst was well-caught at long leg by Duffy, his belligerent cameo had, with Jennings, left Lancashire well in charge of the chase.Jennings bottom-edged a pull at Waite to the keeper but Livingstone smote D’Oliveira’s first two balls into the D’Oliveira Stand to reassert Lightning’s momentum. Despite fast-fading light, vastly experienced pair Livingstone and Ashton Turner saw their side comfortably home. They added an unbroken stand of 62 in 33 balls, Livingstone sealing the win with a pull into the aforementioned chestnut tree.

Move over Woltemade: Howe has unearthed a new “game-changer” at Newcastle

Eddie Howe will hope a late 2-1 win picked up over the weekend by his Newcastle United troops spurs his side onto a positive patch of form in the Premier League.

It’s been a bumpy campaign so far for the Toon, with three wins, three draws, and three defeats collected in league action. But, with two home wins on the spin now in the challenging terrain of the top-flight, the time is surely right for the Magpies to make strides up the early league standings, away from their current middle-of-the-road 11th position.

Bruno Guimaraes would be showered with praise come the full-time whistle against Fulham, as his quick thinking to be alert to a spill from Bernd Leno saw him slot home a late rebound to seal a 2-1 win.

But, he isn’t the only star capable of such joyous moments in Howe’s talented camp, with Nick Woltemade sticking out as another noticeable bright spark, even if his new side hasn’t been picking up victories galore since he arrived from Stuttgart.

Why Woltemade is already key for Newcastle

The 6-foot-6 menace didn’t get on the scoresheet against Marco Silva’s visitors, but he was still lively in spurts against the Cottagers.

Indeed, Woltemade would smack the post with an effort that looked to be heading goalbound after just four minutes had been played, with the commanding number 27 also putting his towering frame to good use when shoving off Fulham defenders to play in the likes of Anthony Gordon and others next to him in the attacking positions.

Woltemade was at the heart of Harvey Barnes’ strike mid-week, too, with an audacious flick ending in the ex-Leicester City man confidently firing home this effort in the Champions League.

This is before you even mention that the clinical 23-year-old also has four Premier League goals next to his name already, with the decision to fork out a steep £69m on the ex-Bundesliga goal machine looking to now be a smart one, particularly as Newcastle desperately needed a potent marksman to fill the hole left behind by Alexander Isak.

However, as much as Woltemade has stood out as an influential presence so far, he isn’t the only ace in attack capable of altering games at a moment’s notice, with this other gem at Howe’s disposal also now being lauded for being a game-changing spark.

Howe has unearthed a new "game-changer"

Howe very much had the options on his substitutes bench to thank for the Fulham game being turned on its head in the final moments.

The 47-year-old looked to both Fabian Schar and Sandro Tonali late on as injuries and tired legs crept into his XI, while the ex-AFC Bournemouth boss was also well-equipped to throw on William Osula in place of Woltemade for the final exchanges, knowing that he would terrorise the away side’s fatigued defence with his unbounded energy, with journalist Jordan Cronin even going as far as to state that he was a “game changer” on the day.

Without the Dane’s frightening energy, Newcastle might well have just settled for a share of the points.

Instead, with Osula managing to tally up two shots from his short-lived cameo and two recoveries of the ball to push his fading team up the pitch, a much-needed win was dramatically secured, with the “chaotic” 22-year-old the “perfect” player to mount such a late comeback, according to Newcastle-based writer Thomas Hammond.

Osula’s Newcastle numbers

Stat

Osula

Games played

31

Minutes played

693 mins

Goals scored

5

Assists

3

Sourced by Transfermarkt

The Denmark U21 international has had to become content with being an impact player for the Toon, with 34 of his 44 Premier League appearances to date on Tyneside coming from off the bench.

Still, it suits the forceful number 18’s game, with Osula even being referred to previously as a “poor man’s Haaland” by his ex-teammate in Curtis Davies, for how dangerous he can be in a flash.

Osula will just want to keep plugging away at St James’ Park, with the attacker who works “tirelessly” for his team’s cause, as Howe put it, very much in the Newcastle good books currently, next to Woltemade.

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موعد مباراة الأهلي والزمالك اليوم في نهائي السوبر المصري

تقام اليوم الأحد، مباراة القمة بين قطبي الكرة المصرية، الأهلي والزمالك، للمنافسة على لقب كأس السوبر المصري 2025، في دولة الإمارات خلال الفترة الحالية.

طالع فيديو | بن شرقي وزيزو يقودان الأهلي لفوز مثير على الزمالك والتتويج بـ السوبر المصري للمرة الـ16

ويلتقي الأهلي مع الزمالك، على ملعب استاد محمد بن زايد في أبو ظبي، للمنافسة على لقب كأس السوبر المصري في نسخته 23.

وأقيمت مواجهات نصف النهائي من بطولة كأس السوبر المصري، يوم الخميس الماضي، حيث انتصر الأهلي على سيراميكا كليوباترا بنتيجة 2-1، ليتأهل إلى نهائي السوبر.

وتأهل الزمالك إلى نهائي السوبر، بالفوز على بيراميدز 5-4 بركلات الترجيح، بعد انتهاء الوقت الأصلي للمباراة بالتعادل السلبي.

الأهلي والزمالك يتطلعان إلي إضافة لقب جديد، حيث يتصدر المارد الأحمر ترتيب الأندية الحاصلة على كأس السوبر بـ15 مرة ويأتي الفارس الأبيض في الوصافة بـ4 ألقاب.

واختارت لجنة الحكام في الاتحاد المصري، طاقم تحكيم أجنبي لقيادة ديربي القاهرة بين الأهلي والزمالك، بقيادة التركي خليل أوموت. موعد مباراة الأهلي والزمالك في نهائي كأس السوبر المصري

وتقام مباراة الأهلي والزمالك في نهائي كأس السوبر المصري، الأحد 9 نوفمبر 2025، في تمام الساعة 5:30 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة، 6:30 بتوقيت السعودية، 7:30 بتوقيت الإمارات.

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