Um dos jogos mais aguardados da 25ª rodada da Série B acontece no Moisés Lucarelli, a partir das 21h30 (Horário de Brasília) com Ponte Preta e Sampaio Corrêa.
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Como chegam
Com três vitórias consecutivas na posição de mandante, a Macaca se mantém viva na briga pelo G-4 e vê a oportunidade de bater um rival direto em Campinas. Consciente que não pode perder pontos, Marcelo Oliveira promete o time no ataque.
Por outro lado, o Sampaio Corrêa vive um momento pleno. O time deu uma grande arrancada ao sair da zona de rebaixamento e entrar na zona do acesso. Agora, diante de um rival pelo G-4, um empate fora de casa não está descartado nas contas da equipe.
Prováveis Escalações:
Ponte Preta: Ygor Vinhas, Léo Pereira, Wellington Carvalho, Ruan Renato e Guilherme Lazaroni; Dawhan, Neto Moura e Camilo; Apodi (Pato), Bruno Rodrigues e Veras (Wanderley ou Peixoto).
Sampaio Corrêa: Gustavo; Joazi, Joécio, Daniel Felipe e Marlon; Ferreira, André Luís (Dione) e Marcinho; Roney, Diego Tavares (Gustavo Ramos) e Caio Dantas
The selectors decided not to name any replacement for the allrounder for the series which starts on August 17
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Vijay Shankar roars after taking a wicket•Associated Press
Allrounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the upcoming quadrangular series in Vijayawada, scheduled to begin on August 17. Vijay, who was set to represent India B in that series, is currently undergoing rehabilitation for his injured left hamstring at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.The selectors have decided not to name a replacement for him for the quadrangular series, which will also feature India A, South Africa A and Australia A.India B, who will be led by Manish Pandey, have likes of Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan, Jayant Yadav, Siddarth Kaul and Prasidh Krishna in their ranks, while India A include Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Nitish Rana, Sanju Samson, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar and Shivam Mavi, under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer.The series will run till August 29, with India B scheduled to play their first match against South Africa A on August 17.India B squad: Manish Pandey (capt), Mayank Agarwal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubhman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Ricky Bhui, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Gopal, Jayant Yadav, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Siddarth Kaul, Prasidh Krishna, Kulwant Khejroliya, Navdeep Saini.
Suzie Bates was part of a strong opening stand and then picked up four wickets to help secure the win
ECB Reporters Network08-Aug-2018 ScorecardTammy Beaumont struck injury-plagued Southern Vipers’ second-highest individual Kia Super League score to hand her side a 16-run win over fellow strugglers Yorkshire Diamonds.Vipers have had their squad decimated with Danni Wyatt away for personal reasons, Katie George and Tash Farrant ruled out of the competition with injuries and Arran Brindle struggling with a finger problem.But Beaumont, who herself missed two and a half games through concussion earlier in the tournament, set up the team’s second win in 2018 with a fantastic 64, before Suzie Bates’ 4 for 26 bowled Diamonds out.Katherine Brunt, who was deputising the captaincy from food poisoning victim Lauren Winfield, won the toss and stuck Vipers into bat.Beaumont and Bates got the hosts off to a flying start with England opener Beaumont looking in particular good touch with a series of good looking flicks to the boundary.Bates also clubbed four boundaries but had luck on her side when Brunt missed a run out chance and then when she was dropped on 21 at cover.The opening pair reached 64 off the Powerplay, Vipers’ best of the campaign, but with only two further runs added, Bates finally ran out of lives when Brunt ran her out from mid-on with a direct hit.That wicket failed to disturb Beaumont, who powered a series of cuts off the pace bowlers and used her feet to good effect against the spinners.Beaumont’s 28-ball fifty, the second of her Super League career, was brought up using the latter tactic when she smashed Katie Levick over mid-off for the first maximum of the matchAmelia Kerr had been patiently keeping her company at the other end, having been elevated up the order in Wyatt’s absence, but was caught on the slog sweep at deep midwicket playing her first shot in anger.Beaumont then departed for 64, Vipers’ highest individual score of the season, when she was deceived by a slower ball and caught at wide mid-off.Having scored 105 in the opening 12 overs, Vipers only managed 52 from the last eight, with regular wickets and miserly bowling from Delissa Kimmince, Alice Davidson-Richards and Levick stunting the rocketing start.Sara McGlashan was run out after a mix-up with Mignon Du Preez, the South African was then bowled off her pads, Maia Bouchier was stumped and Fi Morris was bowled.But after a 43-ball wait between boundaries, Paige Scholfield struck a boundary through midwicket before back-to-back sixes off the final over took Vipers to 159 for 7.In the chase, Bates elected to open the bowling with a pair of 17-year-olds, fast bowler Lauren Bell on her debut and Kerr – who had Beth Mooney caught behind off her first ball. Bates kept the pressure on Diamonds when Chamari Athapaththu drilled the a full toss straight to Bouchier.Thea Brookes was flung up the order to bat at No. 4 and upped the tempo with 45 off 36 balls, including hitting Bates back over her head for six, before holing out to long-off. Davidson-Richards had glued the innings together with an unflashy 29, but Carla Rudd pulled off some quick glove-work to stump her.Brunt came out and continued along with the required rate, thwacking Charlie Dean for a six, but was stumped with three overs still to go, and then Kimmince was run out and Langston bowled by MorrisWith 21 needed from the last over, Bates held her nerve as she had Bess Heath and Levick caught and Gwenan Davies run out to bowled out Diamonds with a ball to spare.The two sides are now level on six points at the bottom of the Super League.
There is little doubt that Marcelo Bielsa was a big success at Leeds United for the majority of his time in the dugout with the Yorkshire-based outfit.
The former Marseille boss arrived at Elland Road with the club in the Championship and led them to a second-tier title and a ninth-placed Premier League finish before being sacked during the following season.
His excellent coaching and management secured top-flight football for the Whites and kept them in the division for another season, which is why he deserves huge credit for his work at the club.
Rodrigo
£25.9m
Dan James
£25.1m
Jean-Kevin Augustin
£18.2m
Diego Llorente
£17.3m
Raphinha
£16.1m
However, the 68-year-old was not without his faults, and some of his work in the transfer market, alongside sporting director Victor Orta, was questionable throughout his tenure in England.
One signing, in particular, that has turned out to be a blunder by Bielsa is central defender Robin Koch, who has endured a rough time since his move to the club in 2020.
How much did Leeds pay for Koch?
The Whites reportedly agreed a £13m package with Bundesliga side Freiburg to sign the centre-back ahead of the 2020/21 campaign, following their promotion from the Championship.
Leeds also signed Diego Llorente from Real Sociedad that summer in a reported £18m deal, yet Koch turned out to be a worse option in comparison to the Spanish enforcer.
Leeds defender Robin Koch.
However, Bielsa had snapped the German gem up off the back of a solid season for Freiburg throughout the 2019/20 term with the right-footed defender having racked up 82 top-flight appearances prior to his move to England.
He completed 84% of his attempted passes and showcased his defensive strength with 2.5 tackles and interceptions per game to go along with a duel success rate of 60%, as per Sofascore.
Leeds may have been hoping that he would be able to replicate that form at Premier League level but that did not turn out to be the case as Koch went on to struggle in the top-flight of English football.
How well did Koch perform for Leeds?
The Germany international had a solid, albeit unspectacular, debut campaign in England where he made 3.2 tackles and interceptions per game and came out on top in 58% of his battles, whilst the ex-Freiburg star also completed 86% of his attempted passes, as per Sofascore.
These statistics suggest that Koch's performances were not a million miles away from the displays that he put on in the Bundesliga for his former club.
The 27-year-old then followed that up with a dismal 2021/22 campaign for the Yorkshire-based outfit. He averaged a Sofascore rating of 6.51 across 20 Premier League matches, which was the 24th-highest score within the squad.
Opposition players found it far too easy to get the better of him throughout the season as the centre-back lost 55% of his individual duels, demonstrating that the £13m signing was not a dominant force at the back for Bielsa, and later Jesse Marsch.
Alongside his less-than-impressive defending, Koch offered very little to the team in possession to start attacks. As per FBref, the German ranked within the bottom 1% of his positional Premier League peers for progressive carries per 90 that season.
Robin Koch's 2021/22 statistics.
The ex-Freiburg star, who also ranked within the bottom 21% for progressive passes per 90, rarely progressed the ball forward for Leeds and was one of the worst in the division when it came to playing forward.
Koch still started 36 of Leeds' 38 top-flight matches last season as the club were relegated from the league. Llorente, on the other hand, enjoyed an excellent first season with the Whites before his dip in form and was a better centre-back for Bielsa than the Germany international.
How did Llorente perform for Leeds?
Across 15 Premier League games during the 2020/21 campaign, the Spanish defender caught the eye with 3.6 tackles and interceptions per match and a duel success rate of 57%.
He had the joint-seventh highest-rated score within the squad as Llorente proved himself to be one of the top performers in their ninth-placed finish at the top level.
Leeds defender Diego Llorente.
However, the ex-Real Sociedad star then went on to average Sofascore ratings of 6.84 and 6.67 over the following two Premier League seasons respectively. This shows that his form dipped year-on-year before his loan move to Roma in January of this year.
Llorente, who ranks within the top 37% of his positional peers for progressive carries per 90 among the Men's Big Five Leagues and European competitions over the last 365 days, was still able to register a higher rating, whilst offering more as a passer, than Koch in all three seasons.
Evidently, he was a far better capture for Bielsa and Orta, despite their relegation to the second tier just a few month ago.
How much is Koch worth now?
At the time of writing, Football Transfers rates the German centre-back's expected transfer value (xTV) at €6m (£5m), meaning that the Leeds defender's valuation has plummeted by £8m from the £13m deal the club agreed for him in 2020.
Bielsa made quite the blunder with his decision to sanction the addition of Koch, who is currently on loan with Eintracht Frankfurt, as he was a poor performer on the pitch for the Whites and his market value has dropped significantly during his time at Elland Road.
Leeds defender Robin Koch.
Leeds reporter Beren Cross once criticised him as being "not good enough" and the aforementioned statistics certainly back that up as the £13m flop was far away from being one of the team's top performers throughout his three Premier League seasons with the Whites.
The club may now be hoping that Koch is able to turn his fortunes around at Frankfurt and produce more consistent performances.
Such an eventuality could well cause his valuation to soar back up in order to provide Daniel Farke with a chance to cash in on his services next summer to recoup some money back on him. Irrespective of whether Leeds find themselves in the Premier League again next term, a permanent sever of ties seems the best option.
They join Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera and Eoin Morgan, with more names expected to be announced in the coming days
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Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan, the No. 1 ranked T20I bowler, has been added to the World XI squad that will take on West Indies in a one-off T20I at Lord’s on May 31. The match is being organised to raise funds for the reconstruction of stadiums that were damaged in the Caribbean last year by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.Rashid’s participation, along with the Bangladesh pair of Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan, was confirmed by the ICC on Monday. The trio joins Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik, and Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera. The team is being led by the England limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan.West Indies squad
Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite (capt), Rayad Emrit, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Kesrick Williams
Tamim, whose only international appearance at Lord’s came in 2010, when he struck a fifty and century in a Test against England, said: “I am delighted to have been chosen to once again represent the ICC World XI for a cause which will only make cricket a bigger and better sport. The West Indies’ contribution to the global game is unmatched and unparalleled, and if the cricket fraternity can get together to play a small role in the rebuilding of their damaged venues following last year’s hurricanes, then this is a very small price with hugely positive results.”The West Indies squad is led by Carlos Brathwaite, and includes players such as Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels and Samuel Badree. The match will also mark the international return of Andre Russell following a year-long ban for a doping-code violation.More names are expected to be added to the World XI squad in the coming days.
South Africa’s pace spearhead admitted that he has a lot to think about and needs to reign himself in
Firdose Moonda in Port Elizabeth12-Mar-2018Kagiso Rabada recognises the need to relook his on-field conduct, because the rate at which he is being charged for code of conduct violations is affecting the team. Rabada maintains he did not deliberately make contact with Australia captain Steven Smith when the pair brushed shoulders on the first day, in the incident which earned Rabada a Level 2 charge, but conceded that he needs to reign himself in.”It’s going to have to stop. I can’t keep doing this because I am letting the team down and I am letting myself down,” Rabada said.Even before he knew whether he would be found guilty of the offence in the Smith incident, Rabada was also charged with a Level 1 offence for his send off of David Warner in the second innings. Rabada screamed into Warner’s face after bowling him, after yelling into Smith’s in the first innings.Over the last nine months, this is the third time Rabada’s send-offs have come into the spotlight. At Lord’s last July, he told Ben Stokes to “f*** off,” and did the same to Shikhar Dhawan in an ODI at St George’s Park last month. While captain Faf du Plessis does not see swearing as part of South Africa’s style of play, it has featured in Rabada’s send-offs, and may yet do so again, though he will direct his expletives elsewhere. “I won’t change the way I express myself but I just will get far away from the batter,” he said.’It’s probably time bowlers don’t celebrate as much’ – Smith
Steven Smith said that while it was difficult at times for fast bowlers to contain themselves, it was a matter for captains to keep on top of in terms of ensuring their players swum between the flags set by the ICC. “I think it’s something the ICC’s been trying to crack down on for some time and just trying to ensure that things look sportsmanlike out on the field,” Smith said. “It’s probably the time that they don’t need to celebrate as much, they’ve just got your wicket and you’re on your way, so it’s a time to just chill out and be happy that it’s done. “It can be difficult at times. You want to see guys enjoying themselves and getting in the battle and it’s just about ensuring that they don’t go over the line, and make sure they stay within the boundaries of what’s acceptable and what’s not. Sometimes guys are going to go over the top and probably get done for it, but it’s about trying to stay within the boundaries.”
As far as physical contact goes, Rabada was insistent his brush with Smith was entirely accidental, which was the reason he opted to contest the charge.”There are a lot of grey areas but rules are rules. The reason why we went for a hearing was because we believe that there’s not a lot of consistency. If I knew I did it deliberately, I wouldn’t have gone to contest,” Rabada said. “I didn’t even feel contact in that moment because I was so pumped up. If I did it deliberately then I wouldn’t have contested. It’s the same as with Lord’s – I didn’t try and appeal because I knew I did it.”Though Rabada was speaking before he had received any official confirmation of a sanction, he appeared resigned to his fate. “It’s bittersweet. I would have loved to be playing in the next game. Actually I don’t know whether I will be playing or not. It’s not looking good,” he said. “Especially coming off a performance like that. I felt really good in this Test match.”Rabada took 11 for 141 in the match, the second-best figures by a South African against Australia and the best by a pace-bowler. His scalps included five of Australia’s top six – only Cameron Bancroft did not fall to Rabada in either innings – and the two big fish, Smith and Warner, for whom he reserved his most explosive celebrations. When asked what goes through his mind when he lets loose like that, Rabada could not quite pinpoint it, but put it down to passion.”I don’t know what I am thinking actually. To be honest, I just let it out,” he said. “It’s a big series, there is a lot to play for. There’s a whole lot of emotion and pride. You don’t want to roll over. You want to get them out. It’s competitive. There’s a history of South Africa and Australia playing against each other. You’re playing for the No.1 spot. There’s a whole lot that you’re playing for. Also playing for personal milestones and team milestones as well and it just comes out.”Du Plessis understands Rabada’s emotional approach to the game and even offered sympathy for the big-brother approach the broadcasters now take. “If you look at the way KG plays the game, he is a competitive fast bowler and he works bloody hard. He runs in and he bowls quick for long periods of time and when he gets big wickets, that’s celebration, that’s energy and it’s pure passion that he shows,” du Plessis said. “These days, the attention has changed so much to what is allowed and what is not allowed, what is in the spirit of the game and what isn’t. I just think that has changed so much over the last year or two that you’re getting a lot more incidents happening than before.”But now, Rabada had really realised he has to be able to stop it from happening again. “I’ve let myself down and the team down. I have to move forward. If I do get banned, I have to see it as a big learning curve. And not repeat the same mistake. I have repeated the same mistake in the eyes of the umpires. I am not happy about it but time moves on,” Rabada said.He indicated he will use his time away for reflection and to get away from the game. “It gives me a chance to do other things, it gives me a chance to think about things more.”
Jaydev Unadkat and Andrew Tye the only millionaires on day two
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Unadkat the most expensive Indian
Making it in the nick of timeTwice Chris Gayle’s name came up at the IPL auction, and twice he failed to get a bid. Just when it seemed like the highest-profile overseas player of the league over its first decade would not be part of the 2018 edition, Kings XI Punjab picked him up, triggering loud applause from all the other franchises in the room. Kings XI got Gayle at his base price, a mere INR 2 crore (USD 312,000 approx).Other high-profile players who benefited from a second chance were India opener M Vijay (INR 2 crore to Chennai Super Kings), wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel (INR 1.7 crore or USD 265,000 approx to Royal Challengers Bangalore), and Australia quick Mitchell Johnson (INR 2 crore to Kolkata Knight Riders), all of whom were bought when they were recalled on the second afternoon after going unsold the first time around. As per the regulations, any player who went unsold the first time – or second, as in Gayle’s case – could be called up again, provided any of the franchises put in a request for the same.The biggest buys of the daySeamer Jaydev Unadkat became the first millionaire on day two of the auction, as well as the most expensive Indian buy over the two days. Rajasthan Royals made the winning bid: INR 11.5 crore (USD 1.8 million approx). The bidding went back and forth between CSK and Kings XI till INR 11 crore – the most paid for an Indian on day one – before Royals swooped in.Australia seamer Andrew Tye also fetched in excess of a million – one of only two players to do so on the day – going to Kings XI for INR 7.2 crore (USD 1.1m approx).Karnataka offspinner K Gowtham set the pace early in the day, going for 31 times his base price to Royals for a shade below a million dollars. RCB, KKR and Mumbai Indians were the other teams involved in the bidding, his price rocketing up from INR 20 lakh (USD 31,250 approx) to INR 6.2 crore (USD 968,000 approx).PTI Nepal arrivesThough there have been 10 seasons of the IPL, it continues to keep throwing up firsts. On Sunday that came in the form of Sandeep Lamichhane, the first player from Nepal to be picked in the auction. The 17-year old legspinner, who has played grade cricket in Sydney alongside former Australia captain Michael Clarke, was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for his base price of INR 20 lakh (USD 31000 approx). Head coach Ricky Ponting said: “The Delhi boys flew him out and saw him bowling in the nets, he was pretty impressive, he might not be ready to play yet but they saw a lot of talent there … it’s only of those speculative bids, see if he can turn into a world class bowler in a few years.”The Afghanistan quotientLast year, two Afghanistan players were picked up at the auction. This time that doubled to four: experienced allrounder Mohammad Nabi (Sunrisers for INR 1 crore or USD 156,000 approx) and Under-19 players – both of whom are at the ongoing World Cup in New Zealand – Mujeeb Zadran and Zahir Khan got bids, in addition to Rashid Khan from day one. Sixteen-year-old Zadran, who can bowl traditional offspin and mix it up with legspin when required, was picked up by Kings XI after some extensive bidding for INR 4 crore (USD 625,000 approx). Zahir is a left-arm wristspinner who went to Royals for INR 60 lakh (USD 93,000 approx).Big guns go missingIt was Royals who opened the bidding overall on a day when in effect 471 new players were up for grabs, plus any of the unsold players from day one. On day one, 78 out of 110 players were bought, with superstars from IPLs past like Lasith Malinga finding no takers.Like on day one, several high-profile names did not get a bid on Sunday, including Australia’s Shaun Marsh, England’s Eoin Morgan, West Indies’ Lendl Simmons, South Africa’s Dale Steyn and New Zealand’s Martin Guptill – Guptill, like Gayle, was called up three times in all, but did not get a bid.The Right to match rushThe first of the three Right To Match (RTM) cards used on the day was from RCB, on left-arm spinning allrounder Pawan Negi – he was taken off Mumbai for INR 1 crore (USD 156,000 approx). Two more came in quick succession when the pace bowlers’ set began: Royals retained Dhawal Kulkarni (INR 75 lakh, USD 117,000 approx) and Kings XI held on to Mohit Sharma (INR 2.4 crore, USD 375,000 approx).All in the familyThe first sale of the day was another uncapped Indian spinner, legbreak bowler Rahul Chahar. He was picked up by Mumbai for INR 1.9 crore (USD 296,000 approx). Just before lunch, his brother Deepak Chahar was bought by CSK for INR 80 lakh (USD 125,000 approx). Deepak was the top wicket-taker in India’s domestic T20 tournament, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, this season with 19 strikes and an economy rate of 5.58 in nine games.
Andrew Ingleton, an executive with Cricket Australia, will replace Tony Dodemaide, who stepped down in August, following controversy over the mooted changes to the state association’s constitution
Daniel Brettig13-Dec-2017Andrew Ingleton, a senior executive at Cricket Australia (CA), will make the short stroll down Jolimont Street to become the new chief executive of Cricket Victoria (CV), replacing Tony Dodemaide, after the former Test bowler spent a decade in the role.Dodemaide announced his resignation at the start of August, following a difficult period of infighting among Victorian Premier clubs over mooted changes to the state association’s constitution, with his own club Footscray among Cricket Victoria’s most vocal opponents.Ingleton, meanwhile, has been CA’s executive general manager of game and market development for five years, and will arrive at CV well-placed to oversee the state’s drive to build its playing talent base in sharp competition with Australian rules football, while also managing the move to the long-awaited AU $40 million cricket centre at St Kilda’s Junction Oval.”After a thorough and extensive process, we are delighted to have secured Andrew as the organisation’s next CEO. He brings a wealth of consumer and commercial expertise to our business,” CV’s chairman Russell Thomas said of Ingleton, who before CA had worked as an executive with Dulux and also for Orica Mining in Latin America.”In addition to being a proven business leader in both the sporting and commercial sectors, Andrew has an excellent strategic understanding of the challenges ahead of us from his time with Cricket Australia. We are confident Andrew is the right person to lead us through the next phase of our strategic plan and our settling into the Victorian Cricket and Community Centre in St Kilda.”Ahead of his commencement in March 2018, Ingleton said that building bridges with the wider Victorian cricket community would be a key part of his job. “This is a tremendous opportunity at a key point in Cricket Victoria’s history,” he said. “I look forward to building relationships with our local community at our exciting new headquarters and with the broader Victorian cricket community in general.”Cricket Victoria has a crucial role to play at every level of our game – from building our grassroots facilities, clubs and participation through to successful Big Bash franchises and producing more Australian cricketers. I’m looking forward to working with the dedicated Cricket Victoria team to deliver on our objectives in the years ahead.”The move to CV means Ingleton joins individuals like Mike McKenna and Kate Banozic in recent departures from CA’s executive team.
Liverpool host Bournemouth in each side's second Premier League fixture of the season. There's not a long history between the two, but Football FanCast has everything you need to know about their previous meetings.
Both sides come into the clash after opening their Premier League accounts with draws, with Bournemouth snatching a late equaliser against Conference League winners West Ham United, before Liverpool and Chelsea also played out a 1-1 stalemate last Sunday.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Who has the better head-to-head record?
Liverpool and Bournemouth have met in 19 competitive games throughout their history, with the vast majority happening since 2013. It's of no great surprise, then, that the Reds utterly dominate this one.
They've won 14 of the 19, with Bournemouth managing only two wins. That still only leaves three draws – a Liverpool win is almost a certainty this weekend.
Liverpool wins: 14 Draws: 3 Bournemouth wins: 2 Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Who has the better record at Anfield?
You can probably guess this one. Nine of the 19 fixtures have taken place at Anfield, with Liverpool winning eight of them. Bournemouth have never won at the ground, either.
In fact, they've got just one draw. That came as the result of a 2-2 stalemate back in early 2017 – Josh King scored with just three minutes left to record what is actually quite a historic result.
Liverpool wins: 8 Draws: 1 Bournemouth wins: 0 Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Who has the better record at the Vitality Stadium?
Bournemouth have fared a little better at home. They've hosted Liverpool on 10 occasions, winning twice and drawing twice.
The Reds still boast the superior record with six wins, but they've only managed to win in just over half of the games. It's a much more difficult fixture to predict and one where Liverpool are quite prone to slipping up – as they did last season.
Bournemouth wins: 2 Draws: 2 Liverpool wins: 6 Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Which team has the most goals?
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Liverpool average a lot of goals in this one – in fact, they average over three goals against Bournemouth at Anfield. In total, the Reds have scored 51 times in 19 games, which is a phenomenal record, even when taking into account the nine they notched last term.
You'd imagine that they don't boast a better one against many other sides.
Bournemouth, in contrast, struggle to score in this fixture. They've managed only 13 strikes in 19 games, averaging under a goal per game both home and away.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: What is their record in the Premier League?
Of course, the majority of the clashes in this fixture have taken place in the Premier League after Bournemouth earned their first spell in the top flight back in 2015. The two teams have since played on 12 occasions, with Liverpool winning nine of them.
Bournemouth have picked up two points in that spell, with just one draw occurring in the Premier League. We'll almost certainly get a winner in this one, it seems.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Who is Liverpool's top scorer in this fixture?
Given the bulk of fixtures have been since 2015, it's of absolutely no shock that Mohamed Salah is Liverpool's top scorer when the teams meet. He's scored eight times against Bournemouth, including a hat-trick in a 4-0 win back in December 2018.
Perhaps strangest of all is that Salah didn't score in the 9-0 thrashing last season, despite featuring in the game. You can almost always count on him finding the net against the Cherries, though, and no one – on either side – really comes close to his record.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Who is Bournemouth's top scorer in this fixture?
Two players top the charts for the Cherries against Liverpool. The first is, perhaps unsurprisingly, Callum Wilson.
He bagged two while at Bournemouth, first from the spot in their 4-3 win at home in 2016 and then the consolation in a 2-1 defeat at Anfield in the 2019/20 campaign.
Matching him is Josh King. King's first was also a consolation – a 90th-minute strike in a 2-1 defeat at home during the Cherries' first Premier League campaign – but his second was a vital late equaliser that gave Bournemouth their only point at Anfield to date.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: What is Liverpool's record win?
Liverpool have a couple of 4-0 wins in this one that would be their record win in most fixtures. But then they went and won 9-0 at Anfield last season.
That, of course, is their record win and it's highly unlikely they ever top it in this fixture. Luis Díaz kicked off proceedings, with Harvey Elliott, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk making it 5-0 before half-time.
A Chris Mepham own goal made things worse after the break before Firmino added his second and Fabio Carvalho picked up an eighth. Diaz then finished off the rout he started.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: What is Bournemouth's record win?
No 9-0s for Bournemouth, you won't be surprised to learn. In fact, they've never beaten Liverpool by more than a single goal in this fixture.
That isn't to say that their record win isn't special, though. It was a crazy game, with the Reds racing into a 2-0 lead after 22 minutes through Sadio Mané and Divock Origi. Callum Wilson pulled one back after half-time before Emre Can then restored the two-goal lead.
With 15 minutes remaining, though, Ryan Fraser reduced that lead and Steve Cook found an equaliser two minutes later. That set the stage for Nathan Aké to provide a dramatic winner as the game entered stoppage-time.
4-3 it finished in a game Bournemouth fans won't forget anytime soon.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: What happened last season?
Last season's games between these two were pretty surreal. They met on matchday four, with the Reds hosting the Cherries after starting the season in stuttering style. No one predicted what was to come – a 9-0 thrashing and Liverpool's record Premier League win.
Absolutely everything went right for them that day, with Bournemouth boss Scott Parker leaving the club immediately afterwards (which was actually down to transfers, rather than this result).
What's perhaps even stranger than that win was the return fixture. Despite losing 9-0 at Anfield, Bournemouth beat Liverpool at home in a game where Mohamed Salah missed a penalty.
It was quite the turnaround, and even after such an embarrassment at Anfield, the two clubs split their points evenly last term.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: What are the recent results?
Liverpool and Bournemouth may have split the points last season, but it hasn't always gone that way.
In fact, prior to that record victory, Liverpool had won the six previous fixtures, conceding just once in the process. That came in the last game before Bournemouth's relegation – a 2-1 win at Anfield. The games before that followed a pattern, though.
Liverpool had won the five previous fixtures on an aggregate of 17 to nil thanks to a series of back-to-back 3-0 and 4-0 triumphs.
Bournemouth's recent win ended a terrible run, then – and one they'll hope generates a bit of momentum.
How did Liverpool do last season?
Last season was a strange one for Liverpool. They started slowly despite being early title favourites – and then continued to get even slower. It was entirely at odds with the Reds under Jurgen Klopp.
They just didn't look like the side we'd come to know and appeared to require big changes in 2023. The 9-0 win over Bournemouth was a sign that they still had something, but it proved to be a complete anomaly.
A late resurgence did put them back in with a chance of a top-four finish, only for them to slip slightly at the end. They'll now play Europa League football as they attempt to get back on track.
Last weekend's draw at Chelsea provides more questions than answers.
How did Bournemouth do last season?
Everyone feared for Bournemouth after the 9-0 thrashing, especially after Scott Parker left the club. It was very difficult to see how things could turn around after that and relegation felt a little inevitable.
But the Cherries gradually moved up the table and were quite comfortable in the end. They finished five points above the relegation zone despite losing their last four fixtures.
A 15th-placed finish was always something they'd have loved at the start of the season and it's exactly what they got. Something to build on in 2023/24 under new boss Andoni Iraola.
Their draw with West Ham on the opening day will also hand the supporters cause for optimism ahead of the months to come.
When is Liverpool vs Bournemouth?
Liverpool host Bournemouth on Saturday 19th August at 3pm UK time. It'll be the 20th meeting between the two teams as each play their second Premier League fixture of the season.
The Reds will feel early wins are an absolute must if they're to quickly forget about last season. That campaign wasn't quite a nightmare in the end, but it was incredibly far from their initial expectations.
With a new midfield and some new tactical ideas, Jurgen Klopp and co will hope things can get back on track this time around.
Bournemouth may not expect to get anything out of this one, of course. They've never won at Anfield and doing so here would be an incredible shock. Still, they'll go into it knowing the pressure is all on Liverpool – and that's something they used to their advantage last season.
The Cherries won the most recent clash between the two, after all. A repeat would be a historic result and a sign that everyone must take Bournemouth seriously this year.
An interesting Premier League fixture, then. A Liverpool win would be considered routine for everyone involved and is the expected result, while anything else would raise plenty of eyebrows up and down the table.
Following the departure of Harry Kane to Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur are looking to sign KAA Gent forward Gift Orban, and a further update has emerged.
Ange Postecoglou has so far welcomed six reinforcements this summer, and now faces the task of replacing Spurs' talisman as the Premier League season gets underway.
What's the latest on Gift Orban to Tottenham Hotspur?
Spurs certainly have the money to spend after selling Kane to Bayern Munich for a reported £95m. Without their main man, finding goals could prove to be a difficult task for Spurs this season, potentially making the arrival of Orban potentially crucial in the coming weeks.
Postecoglou will be desperate to find a replacement as soon as possible, as the last thing that the new manager will want is to be without a goal scorer in his debut season at Spurs.
Looking to replace Kane, Spurs and Gent are in ongoing talks over a deal for Orban, according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, who reported that the North London club have verbally offered around €27m, with the Belgian club holding out for €30m this summer.
As per Tavolieri, a written offer from Spurs is set to come next week in an attempt to reach an agreement for the forward's signature.
Should Tottenham Hotspur sign Gift Orban?
Gent's Gift Orban
The arrival of Orban could represent smart business from Spurs. The forward is an option for both the present and future, who will only get better with a move to a Premier League side.
Last season, the Nigerian scored 20 goals in just 22 appearances for Gent. Meanwhile, in the current campaign, he has already found the back of the net five times in three games. The stats suggest that Spurs would be signing a man in form who may only get better in time.
Without Orban, the North London club may be forced to rely on Richarlison to lead the line throughout the campaign, who struggled to find the back of the net in his debut season at the club, scoring just three times in 35 appearances.
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The Gent forward has received high praise for his performances, too, with Ben Jacobs telling TeamTalk:
"Of course, he only joined Gent in January, which makes a summer move relatively unlikely, although because of Gent playing in Belgium, there is a realistic chance that a top European club might just be able to put in an offer that’s too good to turn down.
“But at the moment, we have to bear in mind that Gift Orban is only 20 years of age and still developing, and is very happy at Gent. So he’s not desperately trying to force his way out come summer, and therefore that type of transfer barring a very healthy offer, and maybe even a Premier League club taking a risk, because he’s so early in his development, might be more one to watch in 2024.
"But what Orban is doing is putting himself in the shop window. This week alone, he’s scored seven goals including a four-minute hat-trick in the Europa Conference League. And then on top of that, four goals in the Belgian Pro League. So between Sunday and Wednesday, the young Nigerian scored seven goals, which is absolutely incredible. And when you have that type of scoring form, you’re bound to pique the interest of suitors."