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Nottingham Forest will look to continue their sprint towards Premier League promotion tonight, but will face a tough test against Champions-elect Fulham at Craven Cottage.

A victory would effectively cement Forest’s spot in the play-off places, though Cooper will be looking for a win in case of the possibility that they could pip both Bournemouth and Huddersfield to the second-place automatic promotion spot.

Including tonight’s fixture, Forest have four games to play with one of those ties against Bournemouth – their rivals for automatic promotion. A win today is a must for Steve Cooper’s side.

In terms of injury news, Max Lowe is still out with a groin issue, and Steve Cook is also unlikely to start after just coming back from an ankle injury. Fulham will not roll over though and still have the title to play for, despite already sealing their ticket back to the Premier League.

Keinan Davis is another who is ruled out due to a hamstring injury sustained against Luton Town two games ago.

Lewis Grabban is also unlikely to feature after hobbling off after a 15-minute cameo appearance against Peterborough.

With that update, here is how we at Football FanCast expect Nottingham Forest to line up against Fulham tonight.

In what would be a real statement of intent, our predicted line-up sees Surridge retain his starting spot through Grabban’s injury, meaning that there is just one change, with £1.8m-rated Tobias Figueiredo axed for Joe Lolley, due to the 4-2-3-1 system switch.

With his attacking prowess – he has 26 goals for Forest in total – and Lyle Taylor’s praise, dubbing him a “wriggly worm”, he could cause the Cottagers all sorts of problems this evening.

Cooper’s side have stuck with the 3-4-1-2 system for the last six games which has seen them score thirteen goals and concede just two during that run. And although the saying “don’t fix what isn’t broken” rings true in most cases, it failed to work for them last time out against Fulham who ran out 4-0 winners.

The 4-2-3-1 system has notably been used in big games by Cooper. In the game against Fulham before the 4-0 thrashing, they used the 4-2-3-1 system and narrowly lost 1-0.

This system was also used against Liverpool, who also found it tough against Forest.

A change to a hardy 4-2-3-1 could pay dividends for Cooper and provide an element of shock for Marco Silva.

In other news: Sold after 1 appearance: Nottingham Forest had a disaster over 23 y/o “top talent”…

Newcastle United grabbed another vital point towards their hopes of survival with a 1-1 draw away at West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday.

Former Arsenal midfield player Joe Willock came up with the crucial equaliser after Craig Dawson had given the hosts the lead.

It was a stellar performance from the Magpies, who recorded more possession and shots on goal than the Hammers, but some may not have been pleased with their own individual displays, as The Transfer Tavern use statistical experts SofaScore to analyse who the three worst performers (to have played at least 45 minutes) were for the visitors on the day:

Ryan Fraser – 6.7

Admittedly joint with second in terms of rating (6.7), Fraser ranks in third here having not played the full 90 minutes.

The Scotland international lost out on three of his duels, and also failed to record a single shot on target, dribble, key pass or accurate long ball, losing possession 10 times.

Joelinton – 6.7

Playing in his now familiar central midfield role, Joelinton was also given a 6.7 overall rating.

The Brazilian lost nine duels in total, and failed with both of his attempts on goal, while he also lost the ball seven times.

Emil Krafth – 6.4

With a 6.4 rating, Krafth was ranked as the St. James’ Park faithful’s worst performer.

The right-back found himself booked just after the half hour mark, which set the tone for the rest of his game.

He was unsuccessful in three of his duels, and recorded no dribbles, interceptions, tackles, key passes or accurate long balls, while he also gave the ball away on 18 occasions in total, the third-most out of his teammates.

In other news, find out who PIF are watching over a potential summer move here!

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Em 2017, Matheus Fernandes era a grande promessa do Botafogo. Então com 18 anos, o volante ganhou cerca de quatro quilos de massa muscular e se consolidou no time do então treinador Jair Ventura. Desta vez, processo semelhante acontece com outra revelação da base do Alvinegro: Ezequiel, que caiu nas graças da torcida ainda no ano passado, com um gol no Cruzeiro, na rodada final do Campeonato Brasileiro, admite que está mais forte.

-Sim. O pessoal da preparação física, fisiologia e nutrição têm me aconselhado bastante, pegam no pé até pelo meu descanso. Ganhei uns quatro quilos de massa desde a pré-temporada – explica o atacante, hoje com 69 quilos, nada intimidado na primeira entrevista coletiva da carreira.

Tal ganho muscular do jogador de 1,67m é para encarar marcadores mais pesados, naturalmente. Mas ele não quer perder a principal característica.

-Tento tirar a diferença física na velocidade. Evito sair do corpo, tive treinadores que me aconselharam a não jogar de costas, no um contra um – analisa Ezequiel, que agora busca repetir o feito de Matheus Fernandes. A briga dele é com jogadores como Leandro Carvalho, Luiz Fernando e Rodrigo Pimpão.

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Northamptonshire clinched fourth place in the northern group of the Friends Provident t20 as they eased to a seven-wicket win at the Emirates Durham ICG on Sunday

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ScorecardNorthamptonshire clinched fourth place in the northern group of the Friends Provident t20 as they eased to a seven-wicket win at the Emirates Durham ICG on Sunday. They booked a trip to Taunton for the quarter-finals on July 26 or 27 as they won with 13 balls to spare after Durham limped to 129 for 5 from their 20 overs.Northamptonshire had looked like winning by an even bigger margin when they were 121 for one with 5.1 overs left. But they lost Alex Wakely lbw to Steve Harmison for 35 and two balls later Rob White edged Gareth Breese to Phil Mustard.The offspinner enjoyed the rarity of delivering a wicket maiden in a Twenty20 game, but White’s 63 off 49 balls had all but delivered victory. He continued his recent good form by hitting two sixes on his way to 50 off 38 balls and also carved Harmison for two fours when the paceman gave him width outside off stump.Liam Plunkett took the first wicket when left-hander Chaminda Vaas shaped to pull and got a top edge to slip. But with 57 already on the board in the seventh over the visitors were well on their way.Albie Morkel hit Durham’s only six over mid-wicket as 13 came off their final over, bowled by Northamptonshire skipper Andrew Hall. Arriving in the 11th over, South African Morkel seemed content to push the ball around until that final over, when he also hit one of his two fours in finishing unbeaten on 35, made off 27 balls.Mark Stoneman was Durham’s top scorer with 36, but he faced 41 balls and hit only three fours before slicing to backward point in the 16th over. He was also dropped twice at deep midwicket, by Lee Daggett on eight and Rob White on 25.Durham had only 21 on the board after five overs when Stoneman survived a chance thanks to Daggett’s drop before Ben Stokes rubbed salt into Jack Brooks’ wounds by twice driving him through extra cover for four.Stokes made 24 when his weakness against spin was exposed by James Middlebrook’s first ball. It pitched outside the left-hander’s leg stump but as he shaped to play it through midwicket it turned and hurried on to bowl him.At a time when Durham needed to accelerate in mid-innings, Middlebrook conceded only six runs in his first two overs and the batsmen continued to show little sign of urgency until the final over.

According journalist Dean Jones of Eurosport, speaking to GiveMeSport, West Ham are firmly in the hunt to sign Middlesbrough defender Dael Fry.

The Lowdown: West Ham eye defensive back-up…

In the build up to January, the Hammers and recruitment chief Rob Newman were heavily linked with a number of central defensive additions amid West Ham’s previous emergency.

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90min claimed they could even turn to the Championship as they became linked to Bournemouth’s Lloyd Kelly, QPR mainstay Rob Dickie and Boro’s Fry.

According to Jones, speaking to GMS, that interest has remained as Moyes, West Ham and Newman remain in the picture to sign Chris Wilder’s star defender.

The Latest: West Ham in the mix…

Indeed, as per the ‘transfer insider’, the Hammers are very much in contention alongside a number of Premier League clubs.

“Dael Fry and [Marcus] Tavernier are obviously making headlines at the moment following Middlesbrough’s great win,” he explained.

“Both of those players will be available in the summer if Middlesbrough don’t manage to win promotion. So, there are a lot of Premier League clubs looking at these two players, Dael Fry, in particular, Wolves, Brighton, West Ham and Southampton are all very interested in him.”

The Verdict: Get it done?

He is estimated by Jones to cost around £20 million, but for this amount, is Fry worth the plunge?

Likened to England international and Man City defender John Stones (90min), the 24-year-old has been a crucial player for Boro over these past few seasons with former boss Neil Warnock even claiming last year they ‘cannot replace’ him.

Tavernier has waxed lyrical over the ‘unbelievable’ Fry before but his lack of experience in the Premier League makes a £20m bid potentially risky business.

In other news: West Ham source: Moyes back in to sign ‘explosive’ 2020 target who’s ‘as quick as anything’, find out more here.

Celtic have made a move to bring Riley McGree to Parkhead in the January transfer window.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a claim made by Anthony Joseph, with the Sky Sports journalist revealing in a post on Twitter that Celtic have made an offer of an initial £2.5m for the Charlotte FC midfielder, with various add-on fees currently being finalised between the two clubs.

Joseph goes on to state that both Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough are also interested in a move for the 23-year-old, who has spent the last 14 months on loan at fellow Championship side Birmingham City.

However, Ange Postecoglou’s side are now believed to have reached an advanced stage in their discussions regarding the Australia international’s transfer this month.

In his tweet, the journalist said: “Celtic have made a move for Charlotte FC midfielder Riley McGree. Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough also expressed their interest. But talks with Celtic are understood to have reached an advanced stage on a deal worth an initial £2.5m, with various add-ons being finalised.”

Fans will be buzzing

Considering how impressive McGree had been for Birmingham this season – before being recalled by Charlotte FC in December – the news that Celtic appear to be closing in on the signing of the central midfielder this month is sure to have left the Parkhead faithful buzzing.

Indeed, over his 13 Championship appearances in the current campaign, the £540k-rated man scored two goals, registered two assists and created three big chances for his teammates, as well as making an average of 1.4 key passes and taking 1.8 shots per game.

The £5.7k-per-week midfielder also impressed in metrics more typical of his position, making 1.3 interceptions, 1.2 tackles, 22 passes and winning 4.8 duels per fixture.

These returns saw the 23-year-old earn a rather remarkable average SofaScore match rating of 7.02, ranking him as Lee Bowyer’s sixth-best performer in the second tier of English football.

As such, it is clear for all to see that McGree would make an exceptional addition to Postecoglou’s current options in the middle of the park at Celtic, which is why the news that the Bhoys appear to be closing in on a £2.5m deal for the Australian is sure to have left everyone involved with the club extremely excited.

In other news: Ange could be set for grave Celtic error on “rock-solid” 21 y/o as Jan bids confirmed

A key update has emerged regarding Newcastle United’s transfer plans for Monaco defender Benoit Badiashile…

What’s the talk?

talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook has revealed that the Magpies want to bring the French centre-back to the club as their next signing.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “I think the other player they’d like to sign now is Benoit Badiashile from Monaco although he’s currently injured.”

This comes after Sky Sports reported that the player is interested in making the move to St James’ Park before the end of the month.

Excitement for Eddie Howe

This claim will surely leave Howe excited, as it suggests that he could have a new centre-back to work with in the coming weeks. The club have seemingly identified that position as an area in which they would like to strengthen, and the head coach will be buzzing with the prospect of an added option to his defence.

Newcastle are not blessed with an abundance of defensive quality in their ranks, which has been highlighted by their form this season. Only Norwich, who have played a game more, have conceded more goals than the Magpies in the top flight, which shows how poorly their defence has performed this term.

They have let in 2.1 goals per game and kept just one clean sheet in the process, which has played a part in their failure to pick up more than one league win five months into the season. The draw with Watford at the weekend was the perfect example, with a lapse piece of defending allowing Joao Pedro to score with a header after beating Jamaal Lascelles in the air, depriving the Magpies of a priceless victory.

This is why Howe will be excited by the thought of a new defender coming in, particularly such a talented young prospect in Badiashile. Last season, he averaged a SofaScore rating of 6.91 in Ligue 1 as he played 35 matches despite only turning 20 throughout the campaign.

The youngster averaged 2.4 tackles and interceptions per game and won 63% of his duels, showcasing his capability to perform at the top level despite his tender age. The ex-Cherries coach will surely be buzzing at the possibility of working with such a fine prospect in the second half of the campaign, and that is why the club’s intention to swoop in for the Frenchman is an exciting one for the manager.

AND in other news, Howe “really likes him”: Keith Downie drops Newcastle transfer update, fans surely buzzing…

علّق هاري كين، نجم فريق توتنهام، على فوزهم الصعب أمام برايتون في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز اليوم السبت.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة العاشرة من البطولة، حيث فاز توتنهام بهدف دون رد، عن طريق هاري كين.

وقال كين في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “لقد كان أسبوعًا صعبًا (بسبب وفاة مدرب اللياقة البدنية في توتنهام جيان بييرو فينتروني)، وكان من الجيد تحقيق الفوز اليوم”.

وأضاف: “هدفي؟ لم يكن منظمًا بعض الشيء، قام سون بتمرير الكرة بسرعة، ثم أدخلتها الشباك، تمكنا من تحقيق الفوز ونعلم أنه مكان صعب اللعب به”.

وواصل: “علينا فقط التعافي والاستعداد لدوري أبطال أوروبا في منتصف الأسبوع، أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة وأحرز الأهداف، لذا آمل أن يستمر ذلك”.

وأردف: “نعم لقد سجلت بعض الأهداف هنا، إنه مكان صعب حقًا للعب فيه، برايتون فريق جيد حقًا وكان علينا العمل بجد لتحقيق الفوز، تعافينا بعد هزيمة ديربي شمال لندن وفعلنا ذلك على الرغم من أنه لم يكن أفضل أداء”.

واستكمل: “علينا فقط أن نلعب مباراة تلو الأخرى، لدينا مباراة دوري الأبطال يوم الأربعاء”.

وفيما يتعلق باستبداله في الدقائق الأخيرة لإصابته في الكاحل، قال كين: “الكاحل على ما يرام، لا يوجد التواء أو أي شيء آخر، أنا متأكد من أنه بخير”.

سيكون في انتظار نادي ريال مدريد 9 مباريات قوية في شهر أكتوبر المُقبل، إذ يخوض المرينجي لقاءات سوف تحدد بشكل كبير من بطل موسم 2022/2023.

ريال مدريد في شهر سبتمبر، قبل فترة التوقف الدولي، ظهر بشكل جيد، حيث انتصر في كل مبارياته في الدوري الإسباني ودوري أبطال أوروبا.

اقرأ أيضًا.. بالمواعيد | مباريات ليفربول في أكتوبر.. صدام مع آرسنال ومانشستر سيتي

ريال مدريد يتواجد في صدارة الدوري الإسباني برصيد 18 نقطة، كما يتصدر كذلك مجموعته في دوري أبطال أوروبا، برصيد 6 نقاط، بعد أن انتصر في مواجهتي سيلتيك ولايبيزيج.

وخلال شهر أكتوبر القادم، سوف يلعب المرينجي 9 مباريات، 6 في مسابقة الدوري الإسباني و3 مواجهات في دوري أبطال أوروبا. مواعيد مباريات ريال مدريد في شهر أكتوبر 2022

الدوري الإسباني | الأحد 2 أكتوبر 2022 –  ريال مدريد ضد أوساسونا 9:00 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

دوري أبطال أوروبا | الأربعاء 5 أكتوبر 2022 – ريال مدريد ضد شاختار 9:00 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

الدوري الإسباني  | السبت 8 أكتوبر 2022 – خيتافي ضد ريال مدريد 9:00 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

دوري أبطال أوروبا | الثلاثاء 11 أكتوبر 2022 – شاختار ضد ريال مدريد 9:00 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

الدوري الإسباني | الأحد 16 أكتوبر 2022 – ريال مدريد ضد برشلونة 4:15 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

الدوري الإسباني | الأربعاء 19 أكتوبر 2022 – إلتشي ضد ريال مدريد 9:00 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

الدوري الإسباني | السبت 22 أكتوبر 2022 –  ريال مدريد ضد إشبيلية 9:00 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

دوري أبطال أوروبا | الثلاثاء 25 أكتوبر 2022 – لايبزيج ضد ريال مدريد 9:00 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

الدوري الإسباني | الأحد 30 أكتوبر 2022 – ريال مدريد ضد جيرونا 9:00 بتوقيت القاهرة؛ 10:00 بتوقيت مكة المُكرمة.

ويُمكنكم متابعة جدول مباريات ريال مدريد لموسم 2022/2023 محدث باستمرار من خلال الضغط هُنا.

Newcastle United have reportedly sent an offer to sign Ousmane Dembele in the January transfer window.

The Lowdown: Signings galore?

With reports that the St James’ Park club have already put in a formal bid to try and sign Kieran Trippier, it seems as if they are going to be very busy during the winter market.

They are currently 19th in the Premier League table and have the joint-worst defensive record out of any team in the division, so reinforcements at the back certainly seem needed in order to give them the best possible chance of staying up.

The Latest: Dembele offer

As per Sport (via Sport Witness), Barcelona are now ‘very, very close’ to giving up their efforts of trying to get Dembele to sign a new deal, as his current contract expires in the summer.

He is making ‘crazy’ demands over the extension of his deal and now it seems likely that he could move to Newcastle. The Magpies have ‘sent a succulent offer’ to Dembele, but he is not thought to be keen on a move to them yet.

The Verdict: Avoid

Strengthening the defence should be the priority for Eddie Howe’s team this month, so Dembele is a player that they should be avoiding.

Of course, he promised so much as a youngster, earning a whopping £121.5m move from Borussia Dortmund back in 2017, and his former teammate Lionel Messi even went as far as to call him a ‘phenomenon’.

When the player was at Rennes, then-sporting director Mikael Silvestre even likened him to a young Cristiano Ronaldo, but in truth the 24-year-old has been a disappointment at Camp Nou, with just 30 goals and 24 assists in 126 games (Transfermarkt).

Nonetheless, his wage demands seem huge and should not be encouraged, so it is best for the Magpies to look elsewhere.

In other news, Nick Hammond is now preparing an offer for this one-time Premier League ace