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West Ham have a new preferred choice to take over from Graham Potter, with the Englishman’s dismissal appearing inevitable after a poor start to 2025/2026.

Graham Potter on the verge of leaving West Ham

Potter’s nine-month tenure in the Hammers dugout has been one to forget so far.

Under his leadership, West Ham have recorded their second-worst win percentage of the Premier League era, behind only Avram Grant, who led them to relegation in 2011.

Worst West Ham managers in the Premier League	Win percentage
9. Sam Allardyce	30.7%
10. Julen Lopetegui	30%
11. Gianfranco Zola	27.8%
12 Graham Potter	26.1%
13. Avram Grant	18.9%
via StatMuse

The mood around East London is already sour, with supporters poised to stage protests against West Ham’s ownership at every Saturday home game this season (The Telegraph), and Potter’s side aren’t exactly helping matters.

Their hugely frustrating opening five Premier League games are best summed up in one word — fragile.

They’ve leaked 13 goals already, more than any other Premier League side, with seven of them coming directly from corner kicks. Rivals are taking serious advantage of West Ham’s set-piece weakness right now, and that is on the manager to fix.

Whether that be Potter, or far more likely a replacement, West Ham are staring relegation in the face if they cannot plug their gaping holes – a fact not lost on critics like Wayne Rooney.

Reports suggest Potter could stay on at West Ham until after the Arsenal game, depending on how they fare at Everton, with ExWHUemployee suggesting that the hierarchy want to give any new boss the best possible chance of a good start at home to Brentford on October 20.

Out of every linked manager, Nuno Espírito Santo has been tipped as the favourite to take over from Potter at West Ham, and there are suggestions that he’s “close” to agreeing a potential deal if the latter does depart (ExWHUemployee).

However, while Nuno is most likely as things stand, insider Claret & Hugh has claimed that they’d actually prefer someone else.

West Ham would prefer Marco Silva over Nuno Espírito Santo

Indeed, that man is Fulham boss Marco Silva, who has done an excellent job at Craven Cottage with very limited resources for years.

The former Everton and Hull City manager had Fulham briefly contending for a European spot last season, with Silva’s side also making a solid start to 2025/2026 — losing just one of their opening five Premier League matches.

The Whites have won three games on the bounce in all competitions, and Silva is yet again doing very solid work in West London despite spending the least money of any Premier League side last summer.

Premier League’s lowest summer spenders
Team	Money spent	Money received	Net spend
Wolves	£121,000,000	£119,000,000	£2,000,000
Bournemouth	£120,000,000	£207,000,000	-£87,000,000
Everton	£112,000,000	£3,500,000	£108,500,000
Burnley	£111,000,000	£31,000,000	£80,000,000
Leeds	£98,000,000	£7,000,000	£91,000,000
Brentford	£85,000,000	£134,000,000	-£49,000,000
Brighton	£69,000,000	£133,000,000	-£64,000,000
Crystal Palace	£47,000,000	£63,000,000	-£16,000,000
Aston Villa	£37,500,000	£47,000,000	-£9,500,000
Fulham	£34,500,000	£15,000,000	£19,500,000
via BBC Sport

Now, C&H report that Silva is West Ham’s preferred managerial choice over Nuno, but the latter is still in pole position.

Sullivan and Karren Brady aren’t too keen on paying up to £10 million in compensation to take Silva off Fulham’s hands, meaning that Nuno is still the favourite to replace Potter as things stand.

This search for a new manager also comes amid increasing concern from West Ham shareholders over a potential drop to the Championship, so whether they move for Silva or Nuno, the board needs to get this appointment spot-on — especially amid growing unrest among the fanbase.

A bombshell report reveals Barcelona's own technical experts rated Camp Nou constructors Limak as the worst option for the job. Club management overruled the 'non-binding' report, prioritising a deadline that has since been missed, with significant delays now hitting the iconic stadium's reopening and contractual penalties going unenforced.

• Barca's own experts rated Limak's bid as the worst

  Barcelona awarded the €960 million (£832m/$1.12 billion) Camp Nou renovation contract to Turkish construction firm Limak despite the company receiving the lowest score in a technical evaluation conducted by the club's own expert team, according to a bombshell report from . The team of engineers, architects, and financiers rated Limak's bid below 50 out of 100, placing it last behind consortiums led by Ferrovial and FCC. The report cited Limak's inability to justify its proposed construction schedule and its requirement of around €200 million in initial financing, compared to just €12 million requested by its competitors.

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  Management overruled 'non-binding' technical report

  Despite the damning assessment from their internal experts, Barcelona's Espai Barça management, led by director Joan Sentelles, dismissed the report as "consultative and non-binding." Two days after the technical team's evaluation, a final binding report prepared by Sentelles and Technical Office Director Lluis Moya declared Limak the winner. The club has officially insisted that "the opinion that prevails and is legally binding is the assessment issued by the senior manager." This decision caused significant internal strife, leading to the resignation of Jordi Llaurado, the board director in charge of Espai Barca, who felt the process lacked transparency.

• 'Impossible' deadline proves the decisive factor

  The key reason for overriding the technical advice was Limak's aggressive timeline. The Turkish firm was the only bidder to guarantee a return to a partially reopened Camp Nou by November 2024, a deadline that competing firms, with extensive stadium-building experience, described to the club as "impossible." The final report acknowledged that the tight timeframe was the primary "factor that influenced the contractors' assessments." However, as of October 13, 2025, the project is already 317 days behind schedule, with the partial return now not expected until mid-November 2025 and the final completion pushed back to the 2027-28 season, validating the initial fears of Limak's competitors.

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• Club not enforcing penalty clauses despite significant delays

  The contract between Barcelona and Limak contains specific financial penalties for each day of delay. However, the club has so far failed to execute these sanctions. Club officials have attributed the delays to external factors, such as a lack of materials. This contradicts a clause in the contract, which explicitly states that "any delay due to a lack or delay in the supply of materials" is the contractor's responsibility and not grounds for an extension. The contract also stipulates that unilateral termination is possible if penalties exceed 10% of the total budget – around €96m.

CSK’s 12 possible overs of Ashwin, Noor and Jadeja could well decide the outcome with the RCB batters happier bashing pace than spin

Sidharth Monga27-Mar-20251:32

Pujara: Kohli should utilise powerplay to set the base for RCB

Big picture: CSK vs RCB, a one-sided but high-voltage rivalryThis should be a dream match for the hype machine. Two of the three teams that have created a ferociously loyal fanbase at the grounds and on the internet. They represent capital cities of neighbouring states that share a river, often acrimoniously; whose rulers traversed boundaries repeatedly before the borders as we know them came to exist; whose people now build their lives in each other’s states. Both states are given to hero-worshipping their film stars and politicians. Now they have accepted MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli for worship even though they are neither from there nor live there.It might still not matter to the ratings, but as cricket rivalry it needs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to catch up. They are 11-22 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) overall, and 1-8 in Chennai. The last time RCB beat CSK in Chennai was in 2008, the IPL’s first year. The last time these two sides faced each other, RCB were so ecstatic at winning and making it to the playoffs that they didn’t shake hands with the opposition. Cue more storylines.Related

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You see, the lack of cricketing closeness doesn’t really matter to the ratings when it comes to CSK and RCB. You expect CSK to start as overwhelming favourites in home conditions, which are ignoring the memo that asks for even higher scoring rates than the last year.CSK have put together Noor Ahmad, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin; it is no surprise they put together a game where they completed a chase of 156 in the last over. RCB have built themselves up for higher scores, which showed in their emphatic chase of 175 in the tournament opener. But the Chennai conditions are going to be as big a challenge for them in IPL 2025 as any.New loyaltiesJosh Hazlewood’s last team in the IPL before the break last year was RCB, but for some reason, you picture him in yellow when you think of the IPL. Possibly because his reinvention as a limited-overs bowler began at CSK in 2020 and 2021. He has made a great start for RCB this year with figures of 4-0-22-2.2:56

Cricinformed: Kohli, Patidar and who? Spin trial awaits RCB at Chepauk

Team news and likely XIIsCSK love their allrounders, but it won’t take long for question marks to appear over Sam Curran if he doesn’t improve drastically from his start this year where he could bowl just one over and scored 4 off 9. This is in keeping with the dip in his form overall, which has resulted in his exit from the England team. As an overseas player, he keeps out Matheesha Pathirana, although a direct switch means Dhoni has to bat at No. 7, which CSK or Dhoni don’t quite fancy.Chennai Super Kings (probable): 1 Rachin Ravindra, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 3 Rahul Tripathi, 4 Deepak Hooda, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 MS Dhoni (wk), 9 R Ashwin, 10 Nathan Ellis, 11 Noor Ahmad, 12 Khaleel AhmedBhuvneshwar Kumar missed the previous game with a reported niggle. RCB will want him in if he is fit. They could think about legspinning allrounder Mohit Rathee or left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh if the pitch is expected to be heavily spin-friendly.Royal Challengers Bengaluru (probable): 1 Virat Kohli, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Rajat Patidar (capt), 4 Devdutt Padikkal/Mohit Rathee, 5 Liam Livingstone, 6 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 7 Tim David, 8 Krunal Pandya, 9 Rasikh Salam/Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Swapnil Singh, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Yash Dayal, 12 Suyash SharmaBig questionHow do RCB handle the possible 12 overs of Noor, Ashwin and Jadeja? Mumbai Indians (MI) went 5 for 70 in 11 overs against them. Captain Rajat Patidar will be the key because around him are batters that can be shut down by slow bowlers.In the spotlight: Noor Ahmad vs Rajat PatidarThis is the contest that could direct the whole match. Noor Ahmad has started off beautifully for CSK with figures of 4-0-18-4 against MI. RCB are a team of pace-hitters. If Rajat Patidar can attack Noor, he can set the cat among the pigeons, which could even result in Jadeja not bowling out. If Patidar gets out early, CSK could choke RCB.Pitch and conditionsChennai is one of the venues that works in synergy with the franchise. So expect the conditions to continue helping the slower bowlers.1:12

Cricinformed: Patidar, a menace for spinners

Key stats Ashwin vs Kohli is a fascinating contest between two alphas of Indian cricket. You can see neither wants to lose: only one dismissal in 147 balls but a strike rate of only 123.12. Despite being a left-hand batter, Rachin Ravindra averages 11.63 and strikes at 120.75 against orthodox left-arm spin. That makes Krunal Pandya important.Next three fixturesCSK will travel to Guwahati on Saturday and play Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Sunday before they return home for Delhi Capitals (DC) and then travel to Mullanpur to play Punjab Kings (PBKS).RCB’s next match will be their first of the season at home, against Gujarat Titans (GT). Then MI at Wankhede Stadium and DC at home. Three high-voltage and potentially high-scoring matches to follow.

The Delhi Capitals (DC) seamers shared seven wickets between them before Jess Jonassen’s unbeaten 61 off 32 balls made short work of the chase to give her side a six-wicket win over Gujarat Giants (GG). The result lifted DC to the top of the WPL points table, at least for the time being. They now have three wins from five outings. GG remain rooted to the bottom with one victory from four matches.When Meg Lanning put GG in after winning the toss, she was hoping for early wickets. Marizanne Kapp and Shikha Pandey did not disappoint their captain. They picked up two each in the powerplay and reduced GG to 20 for 4. Soon it became 60 for 6, and it looked like GG might not even cross 100. But Bharti Fulmali’s 40 not out off 29 balls from No. 8 steered them to 127 for 9.DC lost Lanning early in the chase but Jonassen, promoted to No. 3, and Shafali Verma added 74 in just 6.1 overs to kill the contest. When Kapp hit the winning boundary, there were still 29 balls left in the match.

Kapp, Pandey leave Giants gasping

As she often does, Kapp got the ball to shape away from right-hand batters consistently. Harleen Deol, opening the innings, nicked one such delivery but the edge fell just short of Lanning at first slip.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Deol could not enjoy her luck for long, as Kapp induced another outside edge in her next over. This time the ball carried comfortably into the gloves of Sarah Bryce. Phoebe Litchfield, who had replaced Laura Wolvaardt in the XI, lasted just three balls; Kapp trapped her lbw for a duck.Kapp’s double-wicket maiden left GG on 16 for 2 after four overs. In the next over, Pandey made it worse for them with wickets off back-to-back deliveries. Beth Mooney had started the over by crunching Pandey through the covers for four. Pandey switched to around the wicket and found immediate success as Mooney’s pick-up shot landed in Niki Prasad’s hands at long leg.Pandey and Prasad combined once again on the next delivery to see the back of Kashvee Gautam, whose attempted pull from well outside off skied towards deep midwicket. Prasad ran in and dived forward to complete a low catch.For the hat-trick ball, Pandey went short again. She beat Deandra Dottin on the pull and hit her on the helmet. After a concussion check, Dottin flat-batted the next ball down the ground for four. In the next over, she repeated the shot against Kapp for the same result. Those boundaries lent the score some respectability as GG finished the powerplay on 31 for 4.Bharti Fulmali scored an unbeaten 40 off just 29 balls•BCCI

Fulmali leads the fightbackIn the ninth over, Titas Sadhu castled Ashleigh Gardner, GG’s captain and their in-form batter, for 3 off 9 balls. Two overs later, Annabel Sutherland put an end to Dottin’s counter-attack. But Fulmali, playing her first game of the season, led the fightback. In the 15th over, she pulled Minnu Mani over deep square-leg for the first six of the innings. Along with Tanuja Kanwar, she added 51 in 40 balls for the seventh wicket and steered the side past 120.

Lanning’s diminishing returns

Lanning is the second-highest run-getter in the WPL. But apart from her 69 against UP Warriorz, she has struggled this season. Tuesday was no different. After being beaten by Dottin in the opening over, she tried to pull Gautam. But the ball came back in sharply to flatten her off stump. She made 3 off 13 balls.It has been a case of diminishing returns for Lanning. In the 2023 season, she scored 345 runs at an average of 49.28 and a strike rate of 139.11. The following season, while her runs tally remained almost the same, her strike rate dropped to 123.04. This time, her numbers read: 109 runs from five innings at an average of 21.80 and a strike rate of 103.80.Shafali Verma struck a few boundaries in the powerplay•BCCI

Jonassen, Shafali kill the contest

DC’s move to send Jonassen at No. 3 paid off handsomely, especially with one square boundary being significantly shorter than the other – 51 metres vs 63 metres. When the shorter boundary was on Jonassen’s leg side, she scored 23 runs off eight balls in that region, including both her sixes. She was aggressive against every bowler. Her lowest strike rate was against Gautam, off whom she scored 15 off nine at 166.66.Shafali preferred the leg side irrespective of which side the shorter boundary was on. Of her 44 runs off 27 balls, 32 came on the leg side. When Gardner trapped her lbw in the ninth over, DC had already reached 88.Jonassen brought up her maiden WPL fifty off 26 balls. Even though DC lost Jemimah Rodrigues and Sutherland cheaply, their win was never in doubt.

Newcastle United suffered a late defeat to Liverpool on Monday as Rio Ngumoha scored on his debut to make it 3-2. However, the loss of that point is only the second biggest problem to come out of the game for Eddie Howe.

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It looks certain that four of Monday’s starting 11 will be unavailable for their next Premier League fixture against Leeds on Saturday, as Anthony Gordon was sent off for a late challenge on Virgil Van Dijk and is currently facing a three-game suspension.

The other three absences are all injuries, with Fabian Schar having to be taken off due to a concussion. He is the most likely of the four to be available for the Leeds match, but that will depend on his recovery over the coming days.

The bigger injuries were suffered by midfield duo Sandro Tonali and Joelinton. Tonali had to be removed due to an apparent shoulder injury, and Joelinton followed ten minutes later with a muslce problem.

Post-match, Howe was asked about both injuries and said it “doesn’t look good” and “they both look threatening for us in the sense they could be out for a while”. Due to this, Newcastle are considering drastic action in the transfer market and bringing in a replacement midfielder in the final few days of the window.

Newcastle one of six Premier League teams considering Gallagher

Newcastle are considering signing Atlético Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher as a replacement for the injured Tonali and Joelinton. Graeme Bailey of TBR Football spoke about a number of teams showing interest in Gallagher but told fans “don’t rule out Newcastle” and “keep an eye on Newcastle”.

Gallagher appears to have been on Newcastle’s radar prior to this week but their interest has intensified following the injuries. How much Atlético would want for the 25-year-old is currently unknown, but they paid £33 million for him last summer.

On the personal side of things, Gallagher is reportedly on just over £150,000 a week, and Newcastle have a working relationship with his agency, Elite Management Agency, as they also represent centre-back Dan Burn.

Gallagher is receiving interest from multiple clubs hoping to bring him back to the Premier League before the transfer window ends – Newcastle and Everton currently look the most likely to make a move, but West Ham, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Manchester United are all also considering the England midfielder.

Gallagher can ease long term depth concerns

While several clubs are interested in signing Gallagher, they’re all looking to replace slightly different midfielders. It speaks to his versatility that the six different clubs see him as a potential solution to their problems.

Manchester United and Tottenham are considering Gallagher as a typical defensive midfielder, with Tottenham considering him if Yves Bissouma moves on. Last season, he was in the top 15% of players for defensive recoveries and tackle success rate, making him more than capable of breaking up play and supporting the defence.

Crystal Palace may be looking at Gallagher as a replacement for Eberechi Eze following his move to Arsenal, in which case, he would be a far more attacking signing. During his season on loan at Crystal Palace, Gallagher registered 13 goal involvements in 39 games, demonstrating his attacking acumen when properly utilised.

Newcastle’s typical midfield of Joelinton, Tonali and Bruno Guimarães are all players who can perform both defensively and offensively. With various suitors wanting Gallagher for both of these attributes, it makes him the perfect replacement if it turns out that both injuries are long-term, also providing depth behind all three when the trio are fit and firing.

It’s been something of a middling summer for West Ham United so far this year.

On the pitch, Graham Potter’s side have looked decent enough, with wins against Grasshoppers, Everton, Bournemouth and LOSC Lille, but a defeat to Manchester United.

Likewise, while they’ve not done anything remarkable, the club’s transfer dealings have been solid enough, with Mads Hermansen, El Hadji Malick Diouf and Kyle Walker-Peters all capable of making an impact in the first team.

Fortunately, the board appear intent on making more additions to the team before the window shuts, and one of the names most heavily linked is Mateus Fernandes, although if reports are to be believed, another, better player may now be in the mix as well.

West Ham target Fernandes alternative

The links between West Ham and Fernandes began popping up towards the end of last month, and since then have only become more and more concrete.

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It’s not hard to see why the Irons would want to sign the Southampton ace, as he’s already played in the Premier League, can play in attacking and central midfield and, at 21, has plenty of time to develop.

However, with talk of him costing £30m or more, it’s unsurprising to learn that the Eastenders are now also looking at someone who could be the perfect alternative.

At least that is according to a recent report from Italian outlet Roma News, which claims West Ham are very interested in Lorenzo Pellegrini.

In fact, the report goes further than that, revealing that the Premier League outfit have already been in talks with Roma over the Italian ace.

In more good news, the story claims that the 29-year-old may be allowed to leave for free this summer as I Giallorossi want to get his €7m-per-year wages off the books.

It’s undoubtedly a transfer that has come out of left field, but Pellegrini could be the perfect alternative to Fernandes for West Ham this summer.

Why Pellegrini would be the perfect alternative to Fernandes

So, with both players being somewhat versatile but favouring central midfield, it does seem unlikely that West Ham would sign both.

In that case, why would Pellegrini be the perfect alternative to Fernandes?

Well, the first and simply unavoidable advantage to signing the Roma star is that he’d save the Irons at least £30m in transfer fees, and in doing so, would allow the club to invest more heavily in other areas of the team.

Second, while the Southampton star might have a season of Premier League football under his belt, the Italian international has far more top-flight experience.

For example, he has made 316 appearances for Roma, producing 114 goal involvements, and 54 for Sassuolo, with 18 goal involvements.

Appearances

316

54

Goals

55

11

Assists

59

7

Goal Involvements*

0.36

0.33

He has also won 36 senior caps for Gli Azzurri, scoring six goals and providing two assists.

On top of that, he managed to score four goals and provided two assists in the ten Conference League appearances in the 21/22 season, the same year Roma won the competition, making it clear he has what it takes to help his side get over the line in big competitions.

Finally, if you still need some convincing about the 29-year-old, then perhaps Claudio Ranieri’s comparison of him to Frank Lampard will do the trick.

Ultimately, there might be long-term upside to Fernandes, but it seems quite clear that Potter would get more out of Pellegrini over the next year or so, and given how poorly last season went, that could be massively important.

Therefore, West Ham should be doing all they can to bring the Italian star to the London Stadium this summer.

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Ipswich Town have made an offer worth a total of more than £8m to sign a player who Kieran McKenna has publicly praised.

Ipswich Town summer signings so far with bid accepted for Hackney

The Tractor Boys and McKenna are preparing for life back in the Championship ahead of the 2025/26 season and have been active in the transfer market as they eye an immediate return to the Premier League.

So far, Ipswich have brought in four new players, with Azor Matusiwa being the most expensive from Ligue 1 side Rennes.

Azor Matusiwa

Rennes

£7.8m

Ashley Young

Everton

Free

David Button

Reading

Free

Cedric Kipre

Reims

Loan

However, the Championship transfer record could soon be smashed with Ipswich having a £20m offer accepted for Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney.

The midfielder is now considering his future, with Boro boss Rob Edwards recently speaking on Hackney’s proposed move to Ipswich.

“I can’t say too much more right now than what’s already been said [that an offer has been accepted]. The ball, so to speak, is in H’s [Hackney] court now, and that’s where we stand.

“I think it’s a win-win, and I’m happy to reassure fans of that and to be calm about the situation. If H stays here, he’s a brilliant player and he’s ours which is great. If he’s not, there will be funds available.”

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However, he isn’t the only midfielder wanted at Portman Road, with an offer now made for another target who Tractor Boys fans know well.

Ipswich Town make bid worth total £8.2m to re-sign Cajuste

According to reports on Friday, relayed by The East Anglian Daily Times, Ipswich Town have made an offer to bring Jens Cajuste back to the club from Napoli.

The proposal on the table from Ipswich consists of a €2m (£1.7m) loan fee, with an option to buy that becomes mandatory in case of a return to the Premier League for €7.5m (£6.5m).

Worth £8.2m in total, Cajuste has also been linked with Premier League sides Burnley and Crystal Palace, as well as Turkish side Besiktas.

Ipswich’s midfield has seen an overhaul this summer, with McKenna without Sam Morsy and Massimo Luongo, while Kalvin Phillips and Cajuste returning to their parent clubs following their loan spells.

Therefore, Matusiwa, Hackney and Cajuste for 25/26 could be a strong engine room. Speaking back in May, McKenna called Cajuste one of Ipswich’s “top performers” in 24/25 when asked about the chances of re-signing the midfielder.

Now, it looks as if that is on the cards, making this one to watch.

خاض فريق برشلونة، بقيادة المدرب هانز فليك، مباراته الأولى في الموسم الجديد من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، موسم 2025/26 مرحلة الدوري، ضد خصمه فريق نيوكاسل يونايتد.

واستضاف ملعب “سانت جيمس بارك” مباراة فريقي نيوكاسل يونايتد وبرشلونة في الجولة الأولى من مرحلة الدوري، حيث فاز الأخير بهدفين مقابل هدف. أهداف مباراة برشلونة ونيوكاسل يونايتد في دوري أبطال أوروبا

كان الشوط الأول من المباراة قد انتهى بالتعادل السلبي بين الفريقين، حيث لم يتمكن أي منهما من التسجيل طوال الدقائق الـ45 الأولى، مع العلم أن الأفضلية كانت لـ نيوكاسل يونايتد، وسنحت لهم أكثر من فرصة خطيرة، وضغط بشكل قوي على منطقة جزاء برشلونة في أكثر من موقف.

واستمر التعادل السلبي في الشوط الثاني قبل أن يتغير الأمر تمامًا بفضل ماركوس راشفورد، الذي تمكن أخيرًا من قص شريط أهدافه مع برشلونة وسجل الهدف الأول، في الدقيقة 58، بعد تمريرة من كوندي، لتصل إلى الإنجليزي الذي سددها برأسه في شباك نيك بوب.

ويبدو أن شهية راشفورد قد تضاعفت بعدما سجل هدفه الأول، حيث تمكن من إحراز هدفه الثاني له ولفريق برشلونة، في الدقيقة 66، بعدما سدد كرة رائعة من خارج منطقة الجزاء، لتهز شباك أصحاب الأرض.

وتمكن نيوكاسل يونايتد من إشعال المباراة بعدما سجل هدف أول في شباك خوان جارسيا، عن طريق أنطوني جوردون بعد تمريرة من ميرفي، وصلت إلى زميله الذي سدده في شباك برشلونة، ولكن لم يكن ذلك كافيًا لمنع البرسا من الحصول على نقاط اللقاء كاملة في النهاية.

تابعنا مباراة برشلونة ونيوكاسل يونايتد في دوري أبطال أوروبا، لحظة بلحظة… 

الشوط الأول

1′ الكرة بين أقدام لاعبي برشلونة في الثواني الأولى.

2′ ضربة مرمى لصالح برشلونة ينفذها الحارس خوان جارسيا. 

2′ تمريرة من فيرمين لوبيز جاءت غير دقيقة لتتحول إلى ضربة مرمى. 

3′ خطأ لصالح نيوكاسل يونايتد ودفاع برشلونة يشتت من داخل المنطقة.

4′ ضغط قوي من نيوكاسل يونايتد داخل منطقة جزاء برشلونة.

5′ انطلاقة رائعة من جانب إيلانجا من الناحية اليمنى حيث مرر الكرة ناحية جوردون ولكن لم تكن متقنة، لتضيع فرصة خطيرة على نيوكاسل. 

6′ تسلل على نيوكاسل بعد تمريرة من برونو جيماريش إلى هارفي بارنز.

9′ تسديدة من هارفي بانز والحارس خوان جارسيا يتصدى بنجاح.

9′ انطلاقة من ماركوس راشفورد الذي توغل داخل المنطقة وسددها ولكن تمر بجوار المرمى.

10′ استمرار التعادل السلبي بين الفريقين.

12′ خطأ لصالح نيوكاسل يونايتد.

14′ رمية تماس لصالح برشلونة وكوندي على التنفيذ.

14′ تسديدة من هارفي بارنز وتصطدم بـ كوندي وتتحول إلى ركلة ركنية لصالح نيوكاسل.

15′ ركلة ركنية جديدة لصالح نيوكاسل بعد إخراج رافينها للكرة.

18′ تمريرى من رافينها تصل إلى ليفاندوفسكي كاد أن يسدد الكرة برأسه لولا تدخل من حارس نيوكاسل نيك بوب. 

21′ راشفورد كاد أن ينطلق بالكرة في تهديد جديد على منطقة جزاء نيوكاسل ولكن الدفاع نجح في التشتيت مبكرًا.

22′ تهديد جديد من إيلانجا والدفاع يشتت ويحافظ على منطقة جزاء برشلونة. 

24′ خوان جارسيا يتصدى لفرصة هدف لصالح نيوكاسل بعد تسديدة من هارفي بارنز، وتتحول إلى رمية تماس.

25′ ركلة ركنية لصالح برشلونة ورافينها على التنفيذ.

26′ خطأ ضد ماركوس راشفورد لصالح نيوكاسل. 

28′ بطاقة صفراء أولى في المباراة ضد جويلينتون.

30′ كوندي يشتت هجمة لصالح نيوكاسل يونايتد وسط ضغط مستمر من أصحاب الأرض.

30′ تسديدة من هارفي بارنز وتصل الكرة في يد خوان جارسيا. 

32′ خطأ لصالح ليفاندوفسكي ضد فابيان شار.

33′ سقوط رونالد أراوخو على أرض الملعب.

36′ ضغط متبادل بين الفريقين.

39′ تسديدة قوية من جانب رافينها تعتلي المرمى.

40′ 5 دقائق تفصلنا عن نهاية الوقت الأصلي من الشوط الأول.

43′ ركلة ركنية لصالح نيوكاسل يونايتد.

45′ بطاقة صفراء لصالح لاعب برشلونة جيرارد مارتين.

45′ احتساب دقيقتين كوقت بدلًا من الضائع للشوط الأول.

45+2 بطاقة صفراء ضد بيرن بعد تدخل قوي على كوندي.

نهاية الشوط الأول (0/0)

الشوط الثاني

46′ رمية تماس لصالح برشلونة.

47′ ركلة ركنية لصالح نيوكاسل يونايتد بعد إخراج رونالد أراوخو للكرة.

48′ جويلينتون كاد أن يسجل هدفًا لصالح نيوكاسل بعد رأسية مرت بجوار مرمى خوان جارسيا.

49′ ضغط مبكر من نيوكاسل مماثل لما كان عليه الوضع في الشوط الأول.

50′ تسديدة من راشفورد ولكن تصطدم في وجه أحد لاعبي نيوكاسل.

51′ توقف المباراة لإسعاف لاعب نيوكاسل فابيان شار بعد اصطدام الكرة بقوة في وجهه.

53′ استئناف اللقاء.

54′ خوان جارسيا يمسك الكرة بعد تسديدة قوية من أليساندرو تونالي.

56′ ركلة ركنية لصالح نيوكاسل يونايتد بعد تغطية دفاعية من كوندي.

58′ هدددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددف! ماركوس راشفورد يسجل هدف أول لصالح برشلونة بعد تسديدة رأسية عقب تمريرة من كوندي.  هدف راشفورد الأول أمام نيوكاسل يونايتد

GOAL!

A superb header from Marcus Rashford gives @FCBarcelona the lead at St. James’ Park!

🤝 Jules Koundé assist#beINUCL #NewcastleBarça #UCL pic.twitter.com/u56PWjLLdf — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) September 18, 2025

59′ تسديدة قوية من فيرمين لوبيز في محاولة لتسجيل الثاني، ولكن تصطدم بالدفاع وتتحول إلى ركنية.

61′ 3 تبديلات في صفوف نيوكاسل يونايتد.

65′ الكرة بين أقدام لاعبي برشلونة بعد التقدم بهدف، في محاولة للحفاظ على النتيجة أو تسجيل هدف التعزيز.

66′ هددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددف! راشفورد يسجل الهدف الثاني بعد تسديدة قوية من خارج منطقة الجزاء بعدما راوغ الدفاع ببراعة.  هدف راشفورد الثاني أمام نيوكاسل يونايتد

GOAL!

What. A. Strike.

Marcus Rashford with a missile to double his tally and @FCBarcelona’s lead 🚀#beINUCL #NewcastleBarça #UCL pic.twitter.com/Gy9swf1XpD — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) September 18, 2025

70′ تبديلان في صفوف برشلونة بخروج ليفاندوفسكي ودخول فيران توريس، خروج كوبارسي ودخول كريستنسن. 

75′ فيرمين لوبيز يتحصل على بطاقة صفراء. 

78′ تراجع ملحوظ في أداء نيوكاسل بعد هدفي برشلونة.

80′ خروج ماركوس راشفورد ونزول داني أولمو، خروج جيرارد مارتين ونزول إريك جارسيا.

81′ بطاقة صفراء ضد فرينكي دي يونج. 

85′ هدوء حذر في مجريات المباراة مع اقتراب نهاية الشوط الثاني.

88′ تسديدة ضائعة من فيرمين لوبيز.

90′ هددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددددف! جوردون يسجل هدف أول لصالح نيوكاسل بعد تمريرة من ميرفي.  هدف نيوكاسل الأول أمام برشلونة

90′ احتساب 7 دقائق كوقت بدلَا من الضائع للشوط الثاني. 

90+3′ تبديل لصالح برشلونة، خروج فيرمين لوبيز ودخول كاسادو.

90+4′ خطأ لصالح بيدري بعد تدخل من تونالي.

90+5′ أولمو كاد أن يسجل هدف ثالث لصالح برشلونة بعد تسديدة تجاه مرمى نيوكاسل ولكن الحارس تصدى.

90+6′ تسديدة قوية من فيران توريس، تصطدم بالدفاع، وتتحول إلى ركنية.

90+7′ بطاقة صفراء ضد كاسادو بعد تدخله على ميرفي لمنع هجمة مرتدة.

90+8 خطأ لصالح نيوكاسل يونايتد بعد تدخل من بيدري.

90+8′ تسديدة من تونالي وتصل الكرة بسهولة إلى خوان جارسيا.

نهاية الشوط الثاني والمباراة بفوز برشلونة على نيوكاسل يونايتد بهدفين لهدف.

A “brilliant” Rangers player has been linked with a move away from Ibrox this summer, and the Scottish Premiership giants could even lose him on the cheap.

Rangers exit rumours ahead of Champions League qualifier

The Russell Martin era is now officially underway at Ibrox, with the Englishman’s first task as Gers boss being a Champions League qualifier against Panathinaikos at the end of July.

While the new Rangers boss will no doubt be eyeing some new signings who can suit his style of play, some current players could move on this summer, including Gers star Cyriel Dessers.

A report on Sunday even claimed that the 30-year-old attacker could seal a move to Greek side AEK Athens in the space of 48 hours, so he may depart Ibrox imminently, following two years at the club.

Meanwhile, it looks as though Rangers centre-back Robin Propper could also be on his way out of the club, with talks planned with Martin about his future after a disappointing stint. Captain James Tavernier’s legendary spell with the Gers could also reach its conclusion, so it may be all change, and now another exit claim has emerged regarding a different player.

£20m Rangers star wanted by two clubs

According to TEAMtalk, Rangers are now “at risk” of losing Hamza Igamane this summer, amid interest from Ligue 1 side Marseille and Serie A outfit Lazio. In fact, it says that Marseille have now made a new approach to sign the forward over the coming months, which has “rocked” Rangers.

Worryingly, it is claimed that while the Gers have “set a £20m asking price” for the services of the 22-year-old, “this figure could potentially be negotiated”, suggesting that he may depart on the cheap.

Igamane enjoyed such an impressive first season in a Rangers shirt in 2024/25, scoring 15 goals in the Scottish Premiership and Europa League combined, so to lose him so soon would be an undoubted setback for Martin.

The Moroccan has had so many good moments, but a lethal late strike away to bitter rivals Celtic late in the campaign, securing a 3-2 win in the process, endeared him to Gers supporters even more than before.

Meanwhile, pundit Derek Ferguson was full of praise for the impact he made, saying: “Igamane is a real breath of fresh air, the young man. The manager said he was trying to get him up to speed, but in the last few games he has been nothing short of brilliant. He is off the cuff and he had three or four nutmegs this afternoon – and took his goal brilliantly. I don’t know if you remember Ted McMinn, but Igamane’s got that unpredictability.”

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It is understandable why Igamane’s head may be turned by Marseille or Lazio, seeing as they are big clubs in their own right, but the hope is that Martin can persuade him to stay at Rangers, talking up the club’s future under him and promising to make him a massive part of his plans.

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin announced his departure from the club last week upon the expiration of his contract.

“After nine remarkable years at this club, I’ve made the incredibly difficult decision – together with my family – to begin a new chapter in my career,” said the Englishman on social media, confirming the news.

The previous few seasons haven’t quite gone to plan, as he scored just 11 goals since the start of the 2023/24 campaign.

David Moyes now faces the challenge of bringing in another attacker who can replace the former Sheffield United man. Might a move be close for someone linked recently?

Everton ramping up talks to sign La Liga centre-forward

While Calvert-Lewin was reduced to a bit part figure at Goodison Park last season, he still needs replacing, and Beto still needs some competition up top.

Well, the Toffees may well have found their man already.

Indeed, according to TEAMtalk, Everton are currently in talks to sign Villarreal striker Thierno Barry and are ramping up their efforts to bring him to the Premier League now knowing that Calvert-Lewin is departing.

The La Liga side are desperate to keep their prized asset, and unless a club matches his €40m (£34m) release clause, the Frenchman won’t be going anywhere.

“We want the player, and if he were to leave, it would have to be, if not for the release clause, something very close to it. If not, he won’t leave.” commented Villarreal Sporting Director Fernando Roig Nogueroles.

With Calvert-Lewin’s £120k-per-week wage now off the bill, Moyes will have some flexibility regarding potential incomings.

Not only would Barry be an excellent signing, but the youngster would also be an upgrade on the former Toffees frontman.

Why Everton must sign Thierno Barry

Calvert-Lewin has really struggled for form over the previous two seasons. Last term, he managed to score just three times in the Premier League, recording two assists.

In comparison, Barry netted 19 times while assisting four times across all competitions, instantly suggesting he would be a big upgrade on the Englishman.

Furthermore, Barry also registered more shots on goal per game (2.1 vs 1.9) than Calvert-Lewin, along with scoring more frequently (a goal every 211 minutes vs every 543 minutes), created more big chances (seven vs one) and finished the season with a better goal conversion percentage (15% vs 6%) in their respective leagues.

By coming out on top across all of these metrics, Barry could give Everton some much-needed firepower next season under Moyes.

He was hailed by U23 scout Antonio Mango in May this year, who spoke glowingly of his 6 foot frame, noting that his “strong physique makes him menacing in the box.”

Apps

35

Starts

25

Goals

11

xG

12.41

Total shots per game

2.1

Big chances missed

15

Chance conversion

15%

Assists

4

Big chances created

7

His hulking frame means Barry is excellent in the air. Indeed, when compared to his peers across Europe’s top five leagues, he ranks in the top 14% for aerials won (3.84) per 90.

This ability in the air will be music to Moyes’ ears, who can ask his wingers to deliver crosses into the box on a regular basis.

For a fee of just £34m, the Merseyside outfit can sign a player with proven ability in a top-five European league.

Not only that, Barry would be an instant upgrade to Calvert-Lewin.

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