City eased into the last four of the EFL Cup with a dominant 4-1 win on Arsenal’s turf, whereas Newcastle bowed out of the competition as they lost 1-0 at Championship side Brentford.
City eased into the last four of the EFL Cup with a dominant 4-1 win on Arsenal’s turf, whereas Newcastle bowed out of the competition as they lost 1-0 at Championship side Brentford.
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The Toon are “considering” speculative moves for Tottenham outcast Alli and Leicester winger Demarai Gray.
Meanwhile, the Cottagers make the trip to the North-East having recorded successive draws at home to Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion.
The two sides went toe-to-toe before late goals by Stuart Dallas, Ezgjan Alioski and Jack Harrison secured the points for Marcelo Bielsa’s side who, again showed why they had been so good to watch since their top-flight return.
The Mirror claimed Tomori could swap West London for the Toon after being starved of game time under Frank Lampard.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side go into the game off the back of successive 1-0 wins over newly-promoted duo Fulham and Leeds United, whereas Newcastle were beaten 4-1 at home by Manchester United last time out.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be demanding a response to the club’s joint-heaviest Premier League defeat, but they face a Newcastle side sitting four points and seven places above them in the early standings.
Solskjaer however said the defender, who is out with a knock, is keen to play and overcome his poor recent displays for club and country.
Sean Dyche’s side have lost their first two league games of the campaign to Leicester City and Southampton, but Newcastle have picked up four points from their first three top-flight encounters this term.
Spurs had led through a 25th minute Lucas Moura goal and Newcastle had not managed a shot on target.
Meanwhile, the Seagulls make the long trip to St James’ Park this weekend on the back of a 3-1 defeat at home to big-spending Chelsea.
Week 1 matches continue on Sunday (today)
Both teams finished last season in the bottom half of the division and will be looking to kick off the 2020-21 campaign in winning style.
Cut loose by the relegated Cherries before the Prem restart, Ibe is still attracting top-flight suitors.
This has come after the collapse of the proposed Saudi take-over, with an owner who wants to sell the club, but with no viable purchaser in place.
The decision came after a lengthy scrutiny process from the Premier League, which faced pressure to block the deal due to concerns over alleged broadcast piracy in the Gulf state.
With a first domestic league title for 30 years already clinched and celebrated, the triumphant Reds headed into Sunday’s trip to St James’ Park looking to secure a new club record of 99 points and become only the second team ever to amass such a number in the top-flight.
Leicester still occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot despite a poor run of form, while Spurs are one point adrift of sixth-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers in the race for Europa League qualification.
The England captain brought up the milestone before his 15th league goal of the season took him past 20 in all competitions for the sixth successive campaign and clinched the points after Matt Ritchie’s piledriver had cancelled out Son Heung-min’s opener.
Buoyed by a much-needed win last time out, Watford will be looking to climb clear of the Premier League relegation zone when they host Newcastle United at lunchtime.