É hora das quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista. Neste domingo, o Red Bull Bragantino vai enfrentar o Botafogo-SP, às19h30, no Nabi Abi Chedid. Trata-se de um confronto de partida única. Ou seja, quem vencer avança à semifinal. Em caso de empate, a decisão pela vaga vai para os pênaltis.
O Bragantino chega com favoritismo para o confronto. Além de jogar em casa, o time terminou a fase de grupos como líder de sua chave, com 20 pontos em 12 jogos, enquanto os visitantes fizeram apenas 14.
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O Athletico está na final do Paranaense! Neste domingo (26), após vencer o Maringá na ida, por 2 a 0, o CAP venceu por 1 a 0, na Arena da Baixada, com gol de Cristian.
Os dois confrontos da final acontecem nos próximos dois fins de semana, diante do FC Cascavel, sendo o primeiro duelo na Arena da Baixada.
O jogo foi bem equilibrado na primeira etapa. Precisando vencer, o Maringá arriscou no início com chute de Matheus Moraes e cabeceio de Iago, ambos por cima. O Athletico assustou aos 16, com Thiago Heleno mandando de cabeça, com perigo.
Aos 22, Erick ficou na cara do goleiro, mas Dheimison salvou o Maringá. Já o Dogão voltou a ameaçar aos 30, em batida de Robertinho que Bento pegou. No fim, Vitor Bueno teve mais uma oportunidade, mas mandou pela rede pelo lado de fora.
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O confronto continuou bem jogado. Terans teve boa oportunidade, mas o goleiro defendeu. Logo depois, em contra-ataque, Matheus Bianqui recebeu livre no meio da área, chutou rasteiro, e Bento fez grande defesa.
O Maringá até chegou a abrir o marcador.Thiago Heleno cortou para trás, todo mundo parou, e Gui Sales buscou no fundo. Ele jogou na área, e Iago desviou para o gol, mas a arbitragem viu que a bola saiu antes do cruzamento.
O confronto perdeu intensidade conforme os minutos foram chegando ao fim, mas nos minutos finais, Cristian fez o gol da vitória do Furacão.
O jovem atacante Wesley Pomba, de 20 anos, sofreu uma fratura no nariz durante a confusão generalizada entre torcedores e jogadores de Internacional e Caxias, na noite de domingo, no Beira-Rio.
Pomba converteu a última decisiva cobrança de pênalti da partida entre Internacional e Caxias, confronto válido pela semifinal do Campeonato Gaúcho. Na comemoração, o atacante levou as mãos à orelha, gesto que foi entendido como provocação pelos jogadores e torcedores do time Colorado.
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Através do seu Instagram, Wesley exibiu como ficou o seu rosto após a agressão sofrida dentro do gramado.
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O jogador foi emprestado pelo Grêmio ao clube de Caxias do Sul, no início da temporada.Na equipe principal do Grêmio, Wesley Pomba fez somente três compromissos, todos pelo Campeonato Gaúcho do ano passado.
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Cenas lamentáveis ocorreram após a última penalidade que definiu a classificação do Caxias diante do Internacional, em confronto válido pela semifinal do Gaúchão. A partida terminou em 1 a 1 no tempo normal e com vitória do Caxias por 5 a 4 nas penalidades.
Depois que o atacante Wesley Pomba comemorou o gol da vaga fazendo sinal como se quisesse ouvir o estádio do Beira-Rio, alguns jogadores do Inter correram em sua direção e a confusão foi iniciada.
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Mesmo depois da intervenção buscada pelos seguranças que estavam próximos aos envolvidos na briga, breves momentos de enfrentamento foram vistos envolvendo nomes como Luiz Adriano, Rodrigo Moledo, Alan Patrick, dentre outros.
Tamanha foi a repercussão da confusão que um torcedor chegou a invadir o gramado do Beira-Rio e chutou um jogador do Caxias. O fato se torna ainda mais grave pelo fato do agressor em questão estar com uma criança de colo durante o ato.
O Corinthians está escalado para encarar o Remo, no Mangueirão, nesta quarta-feira (12), às 21h30, pela partida de ida da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. Fernando Lázaro preservou alguns titulares e escalou a equipe com: Cássio; Du Queiroz, Bruno Méndez, Gil e Fábio Santos; Maycon, Paulinho, Giuliano e Adson; Pedro e Yuri Alberto. A partida terá transmissão no Sportv e Premiere.
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REMO X CORINTHIANS COPA DO BRASIL – TERCEIRA FASE – IDA Local: Estádio Mangueirão, em Belém, Pará Data e hora: 12 de abril de 2023, às 21h30 Árbitro: Ramon Abatti Abel-SC (FIFA) Assistentes: Kleber Lucio Gil-SC e Eder Alexandre-SC Quarto Árbitro: Djonaltan Costa de Araujo-PA Árbitro de vídeo: Rodrigo Carvalhaes de Miranda-RJ Onde assistir: Sportv, Premiere e no tempo real do LANCE!
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The hosts will need more from the likes of Shakib and Mushfiqur if they are to force the series into a decider
Mohammad Isam02-Mar-2023
Dawid Malan and Adil Rashid get together after sealing a tricky chase in the first ODI•Associated Press
Big picture – Can the likes of Mushfiqur and Shakib stand up?England know all too well the importance of taking a 1-0 lead against Bangladesh in Dhaka. The last time it happened, in 2016, England ended up winning the series 2-1 despite the home side bouncing back with a win in the second game. In fact, the last time Bangladesh won a bilateral ODI series after losing the first match was nearly eight years ago, against South Africa.This simple fact underlines Bangladesh’s dominance at home in the last decade. They have lost just two bilateral series at home in this period. It also means England’s three-wicket win in the first ODI on Wednesday was a big deal. They broke through Bangladesh’s fort by playing in a very different way than they are used to. Conditions obviously varied, with the Shere Bangla National Stadium offering a lot more to the spinners.Still, England used predominantly their seamers to attack and restrict the home side. They bowled Bangladesh out for 209, before Dawid Malan’s unbeaten century arrested their own batting slide to seal the win. It was a great effort from a batter who had a stealthy local experience: Malan has played more than 50 matches in Bangladesh in the last ten years.Related
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But more experienced players of these conditions, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan, didn’t quite do justice to their billing. Their dismissals in the middle overs, both out slogging spinners, prompted a readjustment from the rest of Bangladesh’s batting line-up. Najmul Hossain Shanto couldn’t kick on from his maiden ODI fifty, while Mahmudullah got out batting in first gear.Both teams will therefore look for batting improvements. Malan’s knock was the only innings of substance for England while Bangladesh needs their batters to make best use of the starts. What would however encourage both sides is their disciplined bowling. Taskin Ahmed and the Bangladesh spinners bowled their heart out. They couldn’t take the remaining three wickets, but they were defending a pretty low total.England’s bowlers looked to have understood the conditions well too, particularly Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali who ensured Bangladesh’s scoring never went too far. The second ODI promises to be another tight affair. The home side wouldn’t want to let go of their Dhaka dominance.Form guideBangladesh LLWWW (last five completed matches, most recent first) England WLWWWIn the spotlightIt has taken Najmul Hossain Shanto 16 ODIs to reach his first half-century in the format, the second-slowest Bangladeshi to the mark (Litton Das took 17 matches to reach the milestone). It is an important stepping stone for Shanto, who has been trying to establish himself in internationals for the last two years. Admittedly, it is still early days but even Bangladesh’s all-time best batters have taken time to establish themselves, so Shanto has some company. Still, his dismissal for 58 in the first ODI could have been avoided with a bit more concentration.What Shanto couldn’t do, Dawid Malan did quite well. He didn’t allow the low run-rate or falling wickets at the other end get to him. Instead, Malan picked up crucial boundaries, and formed small but meaningful partnerships to smother Bangladesh’s charge on Wednesday evening. It was his second successive century, and fourth in 16 ODIs, but more importantly, he handed England a difficult win. Malan has done so well in his short ODI career, that he is now close to locking his place in the World Cup squad later in the year.Team newsEbadot Hossain and Hasan Mahmud are options if Bangladesh feel the Dhaka pitch isn’t suited to Mustafizur Rahman. The hosts have also drafted Shamim Hossain in to the squad for the second ODI.Bangladesh (probable): 1 Tamim Iqbal (capt), 2 Litton Das, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Shakib Al Hasan, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Afif Hossain, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Taijul Islam, 11 Mustafizur RahmanEngland started the series with Sam Curran, Saqib Mahmood, Rehan Ahmed and Reece Topley on the bench. Rehan has been ill so appears unlikely to play but they are expected to rotate their seamers throughout the tour.England (probable): 1 Jason Roy, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 James Vince, 5 Jos Buttler (capt, wk), 6 Will Jacks, 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Sam Curran, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Saqib Mahmood/Jofra Archer, 11 Reece Topley/Mark WoodShakib Al Hasan reacts to a missed chance•Associated Press
Pitch and conditionsDew could prompt the team winning the toss to bowl first. It won’t be the worst decision in Dhaka as the ball will still have a bit of variable bounce with turn in the day time. The weather remains dry, but it is getting warm.Stats and triviaBangladesh lost the first match of a home bilateral ODI series for the first time in seven years. Coincidentally, England beat them in the previous instance in 2016, which was also the last time they went on to lose an ODI series at home. Malan is now the fifth-oldest England batter to score an ODI hundred, after Geoff Boycott, Alec Stewart, Graham Gooch and Wayne Larkins.Tamim Iqbal’s eleven catches off Shakib’s bowling, the latest of which came in the first ODI, is the most by an outfielder off Shakib’s bowling.Quotes”There was a lot of help for the spinners to be honest. But England possesses a world-class pace attack, which gave them a good combination. It was the same for us, as Taskin bowled well along with the spinners.””I said to Jos at the time that it was close. He said he didn’t think so. The guard that I bat on, I thought it was bit outside the line or sliding on with the angle. It was bit closer than I thought, so thankfully he didn’t give it out.”
NSW lead by 341 runs but a thrilling final day is in prospect thanks to a bold declaration from Lehmann following his unbeaten century
AAP and ESPNCricinfo staff16-Mar-2023
Jake Lehmann celebrates his century•Getty Images
An audacious declaration from South Australia’s Jake Lehmann and a career-best score for New South Wales opener Ryan Hackney has brought the final-round Sheffield Shield match at Karen Rolton Oval to life on day three.On a docile pitch that had produced just 16 wickets in eight sessions, Lehmann declared South Australia’s first innings closed at 309 for 7, 138 runs in arrears of the visitors, just after posting his ninth first-class century.The Blues took up the baton in the final session thumping 203 for 2 off just 42 overs for a lead of 341. Hackney led the way in his fifth Shield match, ending the day unbeaten on 98 not out. After also scoring a half-century in the first innings, he struck 13 boundaries and a six in his 115-ball knock. Debutant opener Blake MacDonald also made 61 as the inexperienced pair added 143 for the first wicket.Ollie Davies helped the scoring along in the final half-hour with a whirlwind 31 off just 24 balls.Earlier, South Australia scored at just over three runs an over before declaring when their 100-over bonus point period ended.Lehmann impressed with an unbeaten 101, clocking up 13 boundaries in his 178-ball stay at the crease. Daniel Drew was more sedate during his four-and-half-hour innings of 85.Experienced paceman Chris Tremain and first-gamer Ryan Hadley both picked up 3 for 75 for the Blues. The inexperienced NSW side must collect victory in Adelaide to avoid a winless campaign for the first time in a 10-match season, while South Australia are seeking to hold off Tasmania and finish fourth.
Captain hails performance of his England side in “another down-to-the-wire” Ashes Test in Leeds
Matt Roller09-Jul-2023Ben Stokes hailed the performance of his England side in “another down-to-the-wire” Ashes Test at Headingley, but insisted that their dramatic three-wicket victory is “just the start” of their bid to come back from two-nil down and win the series.Unlike four years ago, Stokes was not the protagonist of an England run chase at Headingley, scoring only 13 before being strangled down the leg side by Mitchell Starc. But contributions from Harry Brook – who top-scored with 75 – as well as Zak Crawley, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood were enough for them to hunt down a target of 254 inside 50 overs.”It’s obviously really big in the context of the series,” Stokes said. “We knew we needed to win this one to keep alive our hopes of winning the Ashes, so it’s a good win. If you look at the first two games in terms of how tight they were, getting over the line in another tight game can mentally help, knowing that it’s another close game but we’ve got over the line in this one.”The first two didn’t go our way. If you sort of flip it round and we didn’t win this one and it’s tight again, you would think, ‘It’s just not meant to be’. We’re obviously over the moon that we won this one but it’s just the start of what we know we need to do.”Related
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England made three changes to their side ahead of the Headingley Test, in part due to Stokes’ own fitness issues. All three of the men who came into the side – Woakes, Wood and Moeen Ali – played important roles, taking 15 wickets between them and producing cameos with the bat.”Woakesy, being out of the team for such a long period of time, and to come back in and perform the way that he did both with ball and with bat… seeing Woody running in like he does, big smile on his face and enjoying every moment out there was great,” Stokes said.”[And] I said before the series started that we decided to go with Mo back into the squad because of the impact he can have on games. I’ve played a lot of games with him and I know the impact he can have on his best days.”You look at that little spell yesterday with 15 minutes when he took the wickets of Marnus [Labuschagne] and Steve [Smith] and that was a huge point in the game. That’s Mo as a cricketer. You bring him into the team and you want him to be impactful with the ball and the bat and he certainly was with the ball this game.”Pat Cummins and Ben Stokes at the presentation ceremony•Getty Images
Stokes also praised Brook’s innings on the final day. “The way Brooky controlled the game from ball one with the bat was amazing,” he said. “He went out there and put the pressure straight back on to them.”The way he played with Woakesy in that partnership was high-class; for such a young lad in a high-pressure situation in the Ashes, it was incredible. We’ve all seen what he can do with the bat. He’s an incredibly gifted player, and I think he’s only going to get better and better, the more pressure situations he’s put in.”Stokes was pleased with England’s approach across the four days at Headingley, but insisted: “I still think we can be better.” He added: “The thing about cricket is no-one has the perfect answer to everything. Everything will be assessed on the outcome. That will always be the case. No-one ever has the perfect answer for how it should be played.”We can be better in certain areas, and that’s all we can do, keep trying to be better and better and as clear as we possibly can as a team. People always seem to have an answer after the fact. I don’t think anyone will ever crack it; that’s why it’s such a great game.”There is a nine-day break in the series, which resumes at Old Trafford on July 19 – one which Stokes said “will do quite a few bodies the world of good” after three exhilarating, exhausting Tests to start the series. It remains to be seen whether Ollie Robinson, who suffered a back spasm on the first day, will be fit to play in Manchester.”We’ve kept the series alive and we just have to park everything from this week, but continue the way we play,” Stokes added. “I said last week we find ourselves in the perfect position with the way we play cricket.”It doesn’t change. After the Lord’s game and before this game, before the game in Manchester, we just have to do exactly the same thing: play cricket that gets a result, our way.”
Delhi Capitals, on a run of four defeats in five before the game, ended Lucknow Super Giants’ stranglehold on 160-plus defences
Alan Gardner12-Apr-20242:01
‘Kuldeep bowled the perfect ball to Pooran’
Delhi Capitals ended Lucknow Super Giants’ stranglehold on 160-plus defences and lifted themselves off the bottom of the IPL 2024 table with a six-wicket win in Lucknow on Friday. Kuldeep Yadav provided the inspiration on his return from injury before a sparkling half-century on IPL debut from Australia’s Jake Fraser-McGurk saw them reel in their target with 11 balls to spare.After choosing to bat, LSG produced a stuttering innings that still finished above the 160-mark – from which they had never lost when batting first. KL Rahul gave them a fast start with 39 off 22 before Kuldeep ripped out the guts of their line-up in the space of his first nine balls. Rahul’s dismissal by Kuldeep left LSG 77 for 5 and their position got worse before it got better.With the score 94 for 7 after 13 overs, DC appeared to be on course for a walkover. But Ayush Badoni’s 31-ball fifty and an unbroken stand of 73 with Arshad Khan – an IPL record for the eighth wicket – at least gave LSG’s vaunted spin attack something to bowl at.DC, on a run of four defeats in five, might have wondered if their chance had gone. Prithvi Shaw gave the chase a punchy start to settle some of the nerves and then it was over to Fraser-McGurk, the 22-year-old from Melbourne, to provide the fireworks. His first scoring shot was a wallop for six over deep midwicket and he cleared the ropes four more times to raise his half-century from 31 balls. He and Rishabh Pant departed after a stand of 77 off 46 but by then DC were well on track.Rishabh Pant and Jake Fraser-McGurk set up the chase for Delhi Capitals•Associated Press
Fraser-McGurk continues stunning riseIt is only six months since Fraser-McGurk grabbed headlines worldwide by breaking AB de Villiers’ record for the fastest List A hundred when he reached the mark off just 29 balls while batting for South Australia. Remarkably, that was his first century in professional cricket, but he enjoyed a breakthrough summer that culminated in him being capped during Australia’s ODI series against West Indies. He hit his third ball on debut for four, his fourth for six, and then was out to his fifth.Coming in at No. 3 in Lucknow, following the dismissal of David Warner by Yash Thakur, he stayed true to first principles. His second ball was swatted insouciantly off the front foot over midwicket – a shot his DC coach, Ricky Ponting, would doubtless have enjoyed – and he then launched an even bigger hit over wide long-on from his fifth.Another slash for four took him to 16 off seven (with three scoring shots) before the arrival of the LSG spinners to present a new challenge.A slowdown duly followed, with nine runs coming from his next 16 balls. But just when the game appeared to be back in the balance, Fraser-McGurk let loose against Krunal Pandya, carting him over midwicket, extra cover and long-off for three consecutive sixes that effectively put a nail in the home side’s chances.Pant leads from the frontAmid Capitals’ struggles, Pant has carried a particularly heavy burden: captain, wicketkeeper and star batter, and all this after more than a year out of the game after a car crash. His anguished chat with umpire Rohan Pandit during the LSG innings, having unsuccessfully tried to review a wide – Pant seeming to say he hadn’t reviewed it in the first place – summed up how things have been going.But after Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Shaw, via a superb diving catch in the deep from Nicholas Pooran, Pant played an astute hand. After ticking along initially, and with Fraser-McGurk becalmed, he skipped out to his 12th delivery to launch Bishnoi down the ground for an enormous straight six, following it up with a smash through the covers for four. Two more boundaries came in Marcus Stoinis’ over, including an audacious reverse-scoop, to keep DC up with the rate before Fraser-McGurk unleashed.The requirement was below a run a ball by the time Fraser-McGurk carved to deep third and although Pant was stumped in the next over, charging at Bishnoi, the hard work had been done.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Rahul rules early exchangesLSG have a tried-and-trusted template for batting first and looked to be well on track at the end of the powerplay. Quinton de Kock took a brace of fours off the opening over, Rahul’s third ball was emphatically thrashed over cover for a flat six, and although Khaleel Ahmed hit back to remove de Kock and Devdutt Padikkal – who extended his run of single-figure scores in an LSG shirt to five – there was no sense of panic in the stands (although things might have been different if Khaleel had held on to a sharp return catch off Stoinis’ first ball).Rahul responded by punching Khaleel back down the ground for four, before finding the boundary twice more off Mukesh Kumar as LSG ended the powerplay comfortably on 57 for 2. Ominously for DC, Rahul’s 30 off 14 represented his joint-highest six-over score for LSG.Kuldeep back with a bang-bangCapitals’ premier wristspinner had missed their last three games with a groin injury but he immediately grabbed the LSG innings by the throat. Stoinis was unable to make the most of his early reprieve, slicing a googly to backward point to give Kuldeep a wicket with his third ball. The next delivery was even better, another expertly disguised wrong’un duping LSG’s leading run-scorer Pooran, who played all around the ball to lose his off stump.In his second over, Kuldeep snuffed out Rahul’s punchy knock, too – a review confirming a thin edge behind as the LSG captain attempted to cut a quicker, wide delivery. With impact sub Deepak Hooda top-edging tamely to point and Krunal gloving a Mukesh bouncer behind, LSG had slumped to 94 for 7 and were seemingly in deep trouble.2:37
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Badoni finishes like DhoniThe LSG innings went six full overs without a boundary as the middle order crumbled, but Badoni and Arshad steadily resurrected their chances. Badoni ended the drought with back-to-back fours off Mukesh, pulled fine and slapped over backward point, but otherwise focused on hoovering up ones and twos against the spin of Kuldeep and Axar Patel.With the return of pace for the 18th, Badoni decided it was time to go. Khaleel was duly smoked over deep midwicket for six, before Arshad followed suit by muscling his first boundary over mid-off. The No. 9 was dropped by Shaw off the final ball of the over, to compound Khaleel’s pain. Badoni lofted and then swept Mukesh on the way to a 31-ball fifty in the 19th, as the eighth-wicket pair successfully drove LSG above the 160-mark. This time, however, the magic deserted them.
Newcastle United have already ensured that they will play European football in some form in the 2025/26 campaign after they won the League Cup before the international break.
The Magpies beat Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley in the final last month and that victory secured them a place in the Conference League, as well as their first piece of silverware in 70 years.
Eddie Howe’s side can move up in the European pecking order before the end of the current campaign, though, as they compete for a place in the Europa League or the Champions League by finishing higher up in their domestic division.
The Magpies are currently sixth in the Premier League table and sit two points behind Chelsea in fourth place, with ten matches left to be played and one game in hand over the two teams above them.
Newcastle can take another step towards a top four finish in the division this evening when they welcome Brentford to St. James’ Park, with the chance to move above Chelsea – who do not play until Thursday – with a win.
Despite flying down to South America to play for Brazil during the international break and racking up plenty of miles, Bruno Guimaraes should be one of the first names on the teammsheet against the Bees.
Why Bruno Guimaraes is a guaranteed starter for Newcastle
The Brazil international, who played one game for his country – against Colombia – at the end of last month, has started all 28 of his appearances in the Premier League for the Magpies this season.
In fact, Guimaraes has started all 97 of his Premier League games for the club since the start of the 2022/23 campaign, having started 11 of his 17 outings in the second half of the 2021/22 season after joining from Lyon.
This shows that the Brazilian maestro, ignoring the very early stage of his career in England, starts whenever he is available and that is why the midfielder should be in the starting line-up this evening.
Bruno Guimaraes’ passing quality
24/25 Premier League
Per 90
Percentile rank vs midfielders
Assists
0.22
Top 11%
Expected Assisted Goals
0.19
Top 18%
Passes into final third
5.05
Top 19%
Passes into penalty area
1.97
Top 8%
Progressive passes
7.32
Top 8%
Key passes
1.32
Top 32%
Shot-creating actions
3.38
Top 34%
Stats via FBref
As you can see in the table above, Guimaraes has been among the best passers in the Premier League as a midfielder this term, ranking highly among his positional peers in a host of key passing and creative metrics.
Bruno Guimaraes
One Magpies player who does not rank as favourably in those metrics, however, is Italy international Sandro Tonali, who has had an up-and-down time at St. James’ Park.
Why Sandro Tonali can be a liability in possession
The former AC Milan star is, essentially, in his first full season on Tyneside after returning from his ban and has started 18 of his 26 appearances in the Premier League this term.
Tonali offers plenty of grit and hard work in the middle of the park, winning 53% of his duels and making 2.4 tackles and interceptions per game, but his use of the ball has left a bit to be desired.
The Italian ace ranks within the bottom 49% or lower of midfielders in the Premier League for pass accuracy (83%), progressive passes per 90 (4.11), Expected Assisted Goals per 90 (0.03), and shot-creating actions per 90 (2.19).
This suggests that Tonali has struggled with the ball at his feet in the top-flight this season, by failing to find his teammates at an efficient rate without creating much for the team.
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The 24-year-old battler played the full 90 minutes against Liverpool in the League Cup final and lost six of his seven duels, whilst completing just 67% of his attempted passes.
In front of their home support this evening, Newcastle may want more quality in possession to put themselves on the front foot against Brentford and that is why Tonali should be ruthlessly axed from the starting line-up by Howe, who should replace him by finally unleashing Lewis Miley from the start.
Why Lewis Miley should finally be unleashed
The 18-year-old dynamo has had an injury-disrupted campaign, missing nine matches with a foot injury, and has only started one of his eight appearances in the Premier League this term.
Lewis Miley scores for Newcastle
Miley did, however, start 14 of his 17 outings in the division last season, in what was his breakthrough year at senior level, and that showed that he does have the capability to play week-in-week-out as a starter in the top-flight.
The teenage sensation’s only start in the Premier League so far this term came in a 4-3 win over Nottingham Forest back in February, as he started alongside Guimaraes and Joe Willock.
Vs Forest
Lewis Miley
Minutes
90
Goals
1
Pass accuracy
81%
Key passes
1
Duels won
6/11
Tackles + interceptions
4
Dribbled past
0x
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the England U19 international made the most of his chance to impress, by scoring a goal and catching the eye with his defensive work.
Miley, as shown in the highlights above, scored Newcastle’s first goal in the match with a terrific touch and finish inside the box to make it 1-1, as he showcased his quality and composure in the opposition’s third.
The Magpies academy graduate has not played enough minutes to qualify for ranking this season, but he did rank within the top 15% of midfielders in the Premier League last term for assists (0.22) per 90 – with three assists in 14 starts.
Lewis Miley for Newcastle United against Paris Saint-Germain.
Miley, who was described as “very special” by journalist Mark Carruthers, is a midfield player with the potential to offer a threat at the top end of the pitch with his goalscoring touch, as shown in his only start this season in the league, as well as his creative ability, as evidenced by his form last term.
This means that the 18-year-old ace could be the perfect player to come in and partner Guimaraes in midfield, as they both have on-ball qualities that Tonali has failed to show consistently during his time on the pitch this season.
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It is now down to Howe to ruthlessly ditch the Italy international from the starting line-up in order to finally unleash Miley alongside Guimaraes, as the pair could be fun to watch with their respective qualities in possession.
Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has already decided to part company with a member of the Gunners squad this summer, and it is very likely he’ll join the plethora of stars who appear destined to depart N5.
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Berta’s arrival could signal the start of a serious overhaul at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta anticipating a “big” first summer transfer window under the Italian’s leadership.
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GiveMeSport have previously claimed that as many as seven major signings worth up to £300 million could be made before the start of the next Premier League season, including a new back-up keeper, full-back, two midfielders, a left-winger, right-winger and striker.
Arsenal’s next five Premier League games
Date
Brentford (home)
April 12th
Ipswich Town (away)
April 20th
Crystal Palace (home)
April 23rd
Bournemouth (home)
May 3rd
Liverpool (away)
May 11th
High-profile departures are also anticipated, especially Jorginho and Thomas Partey, who are both entering the final two months of their contracts at Arsenal, with both deals set to expire on June 30th as things stand.
Jorginho is attracting interest from Brazil, and pre-summer talks have been held with Flamengo, while left-back Kieran Tierney is also set to leave at the end of the season as Celtic prepare for his arrival at Parkhead on a Bosman deal.
“During the January 2025 transfer window, we acquired the permanent registration of Jota and the temporary registration of Jeffrey Schlupp,” confirmed the Hoops.
“In addition, we extended the contract of Kasper Schmeichel and entered into a pre-contract agreement that will see Kieran Tierney return to Celtic in July 2025.”
Partey, meanwhile, put on a phenomenal display in Arsenal’s most recent match, a 3-0 dismantling of Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League tie, prompting some calls for the Ghanaian to be handed a new contract at N5.
However, it remains the belief that Partey is looking to leave Arsenal and embark on a fresh chapter this summer, with Barcelona among the African’s preferred destinations (Mundo Deportivo).
Arsenal will sell Oleksandr Zinchenko this summer with decision made
Now, an update has also come to light on £150,000-per-week defender Oleksandr Zinchenko and his future at the Emirates.
The Ukraine international has seriously struggled for game time, thanks to a combination of injuries and competition for places at left-back, with Jakub Kiwior, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori all fancied ahead of him.
Journalist Graeme Bailey, speaking to The Boot Room, says Arsenal will sell Zinchenko this summer as a result, and it is believed Ajax starlet Jorrel Hato could even come in as a replacement.
“Zinchenko will be allowed to leave, although that will be easier said than done considering his wages and Tierney is going,” said Bailey.
“Jorrel Hato is still a player they love – they’ve done all the work on him for years – they’ve been following him since he was 16. Liverpool like him as well. It wouldn’t surprise me if Hato came to England this year.”
Arsenal’s credible links to Hato stretch back to 2023 (The Athletic), with the teenage Dutch starlet capable of playing at both left-back and as a left-sided centre-back. Hato has come on leaps and bounds since then as well, becoming a mainstay for the Eredivisie side and even managing to chalk up six assists in the top flight this season.