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Southampton have a big chance to secure their second Premier League win of the season at the weekend with a home clash against Burnley next up for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side following on from their 1-0 win over Leeds United last week.

With eight league games played, the Saints have won one, drawn four and lost three, leaving them 15th in the table with seven points on the board.

Sean Dyche’s Clarets side head into the weekend clash at St Mary’s still looking for their first league win of the season, making it an important match for both teams.

Salisu should start v Burnley

One player who was involved in the victory over Leeds that we feel should be in the Saints’ starting XI to face Burnley is Mohammed Salisu, who has been described as “nasty” by Hasenhuttl in recent weeks in terms of competing in duels against opponents on the pitch.

The 22-year-old played the full 90 minutes against the Whites and made three tackles, three interceptions and two clearances, blocked one shot and won eight out of his 12 duels, ultimately earning himself an impressive overall match rating of 7.4/10 from SofaScore.

In addition to this, the £23k-per-week defender (according to Spotrac) has averaged 2.1 tackles and 3.5 clearances per game so far this season, showing how useful a defensive unit he has been for the Saints. Those figures indicate why he should be in the starting XI to face Burnley, as he could potentially bully their forward players with his no-nonsense nature.

Since joining the Saints in August 2020 from Real Valladolid for a reported fee of £10.8m, Salisu has made only 24 appearances for the club across all competitions.

Looking ahead to the Burnley match, though, we think he should definitely be in the starting XI and probably beyond that, particularly while fellow centre-back Jack Stephens is out recovering from the knee injury that he picked up during Southampton’s 0-0 draw against Manchester City last month.

In other news: Southampton could already have their next Gareth Bale in “quality” 17 y/o starlet

Everton have been linked with a move for Inter forward Alexis Sanchez as they look to sign a replacement for the departed James Rodriguez.

What’s the story?

According to InterLive.it (as relayed by the Liverpool ECHO), the Toffees are interested in signing the highly-rated 32-year-old in the January window, with Rafa Benitez keen to add further attacking reinforcements to his first-team squad.

The report states that Sanchez is becoming frustrated with his lack of opportunities under new manager Simone Inzaghi and Everton could offer a potential swap deal for the versatile forward’s signature.

It’s claimed that the Premier League outfit would be willing to offer unwanted striker Cenk Tosun in the opposite direction to sweeten the deal, but that the Nerazzurri are only interested in a cash deal for the South American’s services.

Everton could replace Rodriguez

After former Real Madrid playmaker Rodriguez departed Goodison Park over the summer, Benitez was left extremely lightweight in the final third of the pitch.

Injuries to the likes of Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin have exposed the Spaniard’s threadbare forward line, with back-to-back defeats now increasing the pressure for director of football Marcel Brands to address the issue in the winter transfer window.

Therefore, Sanchez’s apparent availability could be the ideal solution to Everton’s current issues and the player’s own concerns over his game time.

During his three-and-a-half-year stay at Arsenal, the Chile international bagged 80 goals and provided 45 assists in 166 appearances for the Gunners, winning the FA Cup twice along the way as he became one of English football’s most revered stars.

His outstanding performances at the Emirates Stadium caught the eye of several impressed onlookers, including Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

“He is a player that can play in several positions: left, right, central. He is a fighter with character and spirit, and he is a winner,” said Guardiola back in 2016. “He is a class, class player, but now I think he is playing really well. With Chile he has won two South American cups, that shows what a good player he is.”

But things have not quite worked out for Sanchez since leaving north London. Spells at Manchester United and Inter have failed to bring out the best in the £4.5m-rated beast, but Merseyside could be the ideal destination to revive his career.

And, in other news…Forget Pickford: Everton liability who lost 73% of his duels let Rafa down v Watford 

Amid a tough run of form in the Premier League, Aston Villa boss Dean Smith will no doubt be desperately searching for ways to reinvigorate his squad.

The Villans head into this weekend’s clash against Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon off the back of three successive defeats at the hands of Tottenham, Wolves and Arsenal respectively.

The switch to a back-three has fallen apart in recent weeks, and while the returns from injury of the likes of Leon Bailey and Bertrand Traore will be music to the ears of Smith and the club’s fans, the Villa boss could get Villa Park rocking by unleashing Cameron Archer.

A profile piece by The Birmingham Mail back in the summer of 2019 described Archer as “one of Villa’s most highly thought of youngsters alongside Jacob Ramsey”, and that he’s a “livewire forward with excellent footwork and the ability to find the back of the net”.

And, The Birmingham Mail’s Ashley Preece added: “Genuine pace. That’s Cameron Archer in a nutshell. He’s short, stocky and jet-heeled. Blink and you’ll miss him.

“Cam, as he’s known, is a natural striker who plays off the shoulder of a defender but, in recent weeks, has been deployed on the right of a three-pronged forward line, such is his ability to beat his man one-on-one. Delaney and Smith could see his long-term future as an electrifying winger.”

Archer’s similar blend of speed, skill and finishing is something that has already gotten everybody’s attentions behind the scenes at Villa Park, with assistant head coach Craig Shakespeare noting he made a big impression earlier this summer.

He said: “We went on a pre-season training camp and he came down and did really well – caught everyone’s eye with his enthusiasm and goal scoring ability.”

With both Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings struggling to work as a tandem – the former has managed just one goal all season while the latter has bagged just three – Archer’s introduction on the scene could light a fire in both and help them to rediscover their form as well knowing there is fierce competition for places.

Archer has been an absolute revelation this season for Villa’s academy sides, scoring 12 goals in just 9 games in all competitions, including scoring four in two Carabao Cup games for Smith.

Those performances at senior level surely gave the Villa boss some food for thought, and given the fact he’s come through the academy system too, he’ll have automatically have the fans’ backing.

Smith could get the home crowd on board by giving Archer a chance in the top-flight.

Meanwhile, Ashley Preece has delivered some behind-the-scenes insight…

Aston Villa youngster Keinan Davis still has a bright future at the club despite a lack of playing time recently, according to journalist Luke Hatfield.

The Lowdown: Davis struggling for playing time

The 23-year-old is yet to make an appearance for Villa’s senior team this season, having fallen down the pecking order under Dean Smith.

Davis could have left Villa Park on loan in the summer but ended up staying put, and it could be that a temporary exit in January makes sense.

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The Latest: Hatfield provides key update

Despite Davis’ career stalling a little in recent times, Hatfield believes that he still has plenty to offer at Aston Villa.

Speaking to Give Me Sport, the journalist claimed that Villa think highly of the striker and that his opportunity to become a key figure could arise in the future, tipping him to possibly join Nottingham Forest on loan. Hatfield said:

“Aston Villa have high hopes for Keinan Davis, regardless of whether they send him out on loan or not.

“They just want to make sure he gets the time on the pitch and hopefully he develops into the football player that is potentially there to be.

“So, I’m sure Villa will be looking at teams that play a similar style, and it seems like Nottingham Forest would work out pretty well.”

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The Verdict: Persevere with him

At 23, Davis isn’t necessarily an up-and-coming player anymore, but there is still lots of time for him to develop as a footballer and become more polished.

A loan move away could do him the world of good, allowing him to pick up confidence and get minutes under his belt before returning to Villa next summer.

Jack Grealish once described his former Villa team-mate as ‘unplayable’, which speaks to how much ability Davis appears to have, so hopefully the striker will be able to forge out a stable future under Smith.

In other news, some Villa fans have reacted to an image of one player. Find out who it is here.

Bermuda’s fall from grace has intensified in the aftermath of their elimination from the World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa

Cricinfo staff17-Apr-2009Bermuda’s fall from grace has intensified in the aftermath of their elimination from the World Cup Qualifiers in South Africa, with their fast bowler Kevin Hurdle earning a one-year ban from international cricket following a row with the team manager, Lionel Tannock, during their tour of the Caribbean earlier this year.According to the Bermuda Cricket Board, Hurdle was caught smoking inside a pavilion by Tannock and, after being asked to go outside, fired a volley of obscenities in the manager’s direction.”Subsequent to the recent World Cup qualifiers tour and the reports fromtour management; Kevin Hurdle was found guilty of using obscene, offensiveand insulting language to a Team Official,” a BCB statement said.”The disciplinary committee levied a penalty of a one-year ban frominternational and domestic cricket. The sentence was appealed and the domestic ban was reduced to a three-game suspension. The one-year international ban was confirmed.”Hurdle will be 33 when the ban is lifted, and so the incident effectively ends a career which was already hanging by a thread after he failed to prove his fitness for the World Cup Qualifiers. In his absence, Bermuda crashed out of the competition in the first round after a shock defeat to Afghanistan, and so lost their coveted ODI status as a consequence.The Hurdle episode adds further weight to the criticisms that Bermuda’s manager, Gus Logie, levelled at his squad in a no-holds-barred interview with Cricinfo last week – comments which have since been reiterated by the man himself and backed up by Reggie Pearman, the board president.”The government has put a lot of money [US$11m] into development of the sport on the island, and therefore they deserve to have some sort of success out of it,” Logie told Cricinfo. “We have had professional people come in from all walks of life to come and work in Bermuda … but the general interest has been so low, that these guys aren’t interested in coming back. No one seemed to really care that much.”

The results from the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy one-day tournament 2008-09

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S Badrinath smashed 134 off 118 balls, his second successive hundred © Cricinfo Ltd
South ZoneTamil Nadu continued their unbeaten run with a 92-run win over Hyderabad at Ukku Stadium . S Badrinath, dropped for the tour of New Zealand, responded strongly with an 118-ball 134 to push Tamil Nadu to an imposing 342 for 6. He was supported by S Vidyut, who compiled an equally explosive 101 off 87 balls and Arun Karthik, who managed 63. Badrinath and Vidyut were inseperable for nearly 30 overs, during which they added 210 for the fourth wicket. It was a forgettable bowling performance by Hyderabad, with seamer Shoaib Ahmed’s 5 for 67 the exception. Hyderabad, in reply, couldn’t quite get the partnerships going. The task got tougher once they lost four wickets before the tenth over. Anoop Pai and Abhinav Kumar compiled half-centuries but in the end the side could muster only 250.It was a much closer contest at the Port Trust Jubilee Stadium as Andhra, led by Manoj Sai’s 104, beat Kerala by four wickets with two balls remaining. Sai and Hemal Watekar set the platform for the chase of 269 with a solid opening stand of 99. Kerala clawed back with wickets at regular intervals but it was B Sumanth’s 51 off 48 balls which made the difference. Kerala’s total was built on half-centuries by Sreekumar Nair, Robert Fernandez and Raiphi Gomez. It was Gomez’s ruthless assault which powered Kerala past 250. He slammed 86 off 52 balls with seven fours and four sixes, living up to his reputation as a big hitter. His efforts though weren’t enough to secure a total beyond Andhra’s reach.Robin D’Souza’s five-wicket haul went in vain as Karnataka secured their third successive victory, beating Goa by four wickets at the ACA-VDCA Stadium. Karnataka stumbled in their chase of a modest 169 before being rescued by Deepak Chougule’s patient unbeaten 52. D’Souza, the right-arm seamer, caused early jitters to leave Karnataka at 36 for 3. He struck again later, but only after Chougule and Manish Pandey had staged a recovery with a stand of 52. Chougule faced 111 balls in his knock and he had the experienced Sunil Joshi for company in the closing stages. Earlier, Goa struggled to bat out their 50 overs after being sent in. Swapnil Asnodkar top scored with a typically aggressive 40 but the rest failed to build on the momentum. KP Appanna and Raju Bhatkal shared six wickets between them to restrict them to a modest total.West ZoneRanji champions Mumbai finally recorded their first win of the tournament, beating Saurashtra by three wickets at the Khanderi Stadium in Rajkot. Cheteshwar Pujara’s 107 pushed the hosts to 219 but the target proved to be quite competitive in the end as Mumbai lost seven wickets in their chase. Abhishek Nayar led the chase with 52 but when he fell, it was anybody’s game as Mumbai were in a spot of bother at 161 for 6. It was left to the wicketkeeper Aditya Tare to guide them home with a steady unbeaten 41. The win was set up by the left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdulla who took 4 for 35. He pegged away at the middle order and even got rid of the centurion Pujara. Pujara’s contribution was significant in that none of the others crossed fifty.Half-centuries by Parthiv Patel and Bhavik Thaker helped Gujarat ease to a five-wicket win over Baroda at the Madhavrao Scindia Ground. Baroda’s Kedar Devdar played the lone hand at the top with 69 as his team limped to 143 for 8 by the 41st over. However, a late surge by Murtuja Vahora, who scored 50 off 37 balls, pushed the score past 200. Seamer Rohit Dahiya was the most effective bowler, taking 3 for 46. Parthiv led the chase with 69 off 83 balls before Thaker took over, finishing unbeaten on 57.

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O São Paulo apresentou nesta segunda-feira o técnico Dorival Júnior, substituto de Rogério Ceni, demitido na semana passada. Pouco mais de um mês depois de ser dispensado do Santos, o comandante assume o Tricolor com a missão de tirar o time da zona do rebaixamento no Campeonato Brasileiro, em que ocupa a 19ª colocação atualmente após 12 rodadas. E a tentativa deve ser com o que tem, já que em sua chegada Dorival disse que não fez exigências sobre contratações e falou em resolver os problemas olhando para dentro. Ele elogiou o plantel são-paulino.

– Não foi feita nenhuma exigência. É um bom elenco. Dentro do possível, como em todo o Brasil, o elenco pode ser melhorado, naturalmente. Mas precisamos acreditar no que temos, cessar conversas de entradas e saídas porque isso quebra e muito a confiança do elenco. Mas vamos observar com carinho especial o que temos em casa. O Rogério fazia um trabalho elogiável nesse sentido, buscando que o São Paulo tem de melhor, sua estrutura e produção de grandes jogadores.

– De repente, nossos problemas podem ser resolvidos aqui dentro mesmo com o aparecimento de um novo garoto ou um atleta que venha reforçar e melhorar a equipe – analisou o treinador.

Dorival também foi perguntado sobre as possibilidades de perder Rodrigo Caio e Cueva. Neste momento, ele preferiu passar a palavra ao diretor executivo de futebol Vinicius Pinotti. O dirigente reforçou que pelo zagueiro houve apenas sinalização de que o Zenit (RUS) pagaria a multa rescisória, o que não aconteceu. Não há proposta por Cueva.

Sobre o peruano, Dorival Júnior disse que é obrigação dele motivá-lo. O meia ficou fora do clássico contra o Santos neste domingo, na Vila Belmiro, por opção do auxiliar Pintado, que comandou o time interinamente. Não vive boa fase.

– É obrigação minha motivar qualquer jogador. E estar no São Paulo não é um motivador negativo. Estando aqui dentro, é profissional e tem obrigação de se sentir motivado, a instituição precisa ser preservada e respeitada – disse o técnico.

Dorival disse que vai ligar para Rogério Ceni, de quem elogiou o trabalho. O técnico comando o primeiro treino nesta tarde e estreia na próxima quinta-feira contra o Atlético-GO no Morumbi.

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Leeds United will be hoping to taste their first victory of the new season when they take on Crewe Alexandra in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side are winless in their opening two games in the Premier League, with a 5-1 defeat to Manchester United followed up by a 2-2 draw at home to Everton at the weekend.

The Whites should, however, find some respite against a side currently lying in 22nd in League One, and with the game taking place at Elland Road, they will head into the match as heavy favourites.

Bielsa might look to ring the changes in order to give some fringe players a chance as well as a couple of new boys, and with that in mind, below is a look at how Leeds might line up for the visit of Crewe.

In goal, Kristoffer Klaesson could be given the chance to make his senior debut for the side despite starting against Spurs for the U23s on Monday.

The back-line could also see a few changes, with Stuart Dallas dropping in at left-back and allowing Junior Firpo the chance to rest ahead of the Premier League clash against Burnley at the weekend.

Jamie Shackleton could come in on the opposite side, with Pascal Struijk being partnered by Liam Cooper once again, with Diego Llorente of course still out injured.

In midfield, Adam Forshaw is in line to make his competitive return after being named on the bench for the opening two Premier League games of the season – the midfielder of course missed the entirety of the previous campaign through injury.

Mateusz Klich and Tyler Roberts start from the off too, while out wide, Helder Costa and 19-year-old starlet Crysencio Summerville will be pushing to make the line-up – the latter only came off the bench in that 4-2 defeat to Spurs for the U23s, and would be making his full debut if he starts tonight.

And up front, Spain international Rodrigo could be given the chance to lead the line rather than operate in that more deeper role behind Patrick Bamford.

Predicted XI: Klaesson; Shackleton, Cooper, Struijk, Dallas; Forshaw, Klich, Roberts; Costa, Summerville, Rodrigo.

Meanwhile, Phil Hay has dropped a Leeds United transfer update…

Centuries from Umar Amin and Afaq Raheem in an unbeaten 251-run partnership scored the Federal Areas Leopards a convincing seven-wicket win at the National Stadium in Karachi

Cricinfo staff16-Dec-2008
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Umar Amin, having impressed at the Under-19 level, notched up his maiden limited-overs hundred © Getty Images
Centuries from Umar Amin and Afaq Raheem in an unbeaten 251-run partnership led the Federal Areas Leopards a convincing seven-wicket win over Baluchistan Bears at the National Stadium in Karachi. It capped a fine fightback, after Federal Areas had slipped to 25 for 3 chasing 277 but Amin and Raheem rattled up impressive, brisk centuries to settle the affair as early as the 46th over.Raheel Majeed, Babar Naeem and Sohail Tanvir – pushed up the order – had all gone for single-digit scores to give Baluchistan a real shot at a win. But almost immediately, Amin and Raheem countered and in some style.The left-handed Amin has been on the radar of national selectors for some time now and locals in Rawalpindi speak highly of him; he scored an impressive century for Pakistan Under-19s in England last year and built on that against Bangladesh U19 since. He made an impressive first-class debut too for Rawalpindi.Though an opener by trade, Amin came in at No. 4 here because of what he said was the glut of openers in the side. Not that he seemed out of place, playing most often with as straight a bat as possible. A number of drives down the ground revealed a tight technique and the pace of scoring – over a run a ball – hinted at a fine repertoire of strokes.Halfway through, as Amin continued picking off a disappointing Danish Kaneria and Abdur Rauf, a hundred already seemed inevitable. He ended unbeaten on 125 from 121 deliveries, the first of what should be many limited-overs centuries.Raheem wasn’t to be left behind, either in pace or strokeplay. A little older, Raheem has also floated around the scene, as an impressive first-class and more impressive domestic limited-overs average of over 50 suggests. As Baluchistan’s bowlers persisted in pitching it up, so Raheem drove, through the covers, over the top; anywhere in fact but mostly to the boundary. A fifth hundred – a personal best – was a formality by the end, and no shame that he reached it after Amin.Bigger names had earlier starred for Federal Areas with the ball. Shoaib Akhtar, captain and returning to some fitness, had reduced Baluchistan to 32 for 3 with some help from Tanvir. No speed guns were on show, but Shoaib generated considerable pace dismissing the in-form Saeed Anwar jnr. Tanvir’s swing, angles and nous accounted for both openers.A 114-run stand between Fahad Iqbal (68) and the captain Misbah-ul-Haq (63 from 64 balls) resurrected Baluchistan’s innings, but they proceeded to lose three wickets for five runs once the duo were dismissed. Another brace of wickets at the death – Shoaib finished with 4 for 57 and Tanvir took 3 for 57 – hurt Baluchistan further, though Kamran Hussain’s 56 from 34 balls – as well as continuing his own splendid form – appeared to have boosted them to a competitive 275. Amin and Raheem, however, had other ideas.

Punjab Stallions 2 2 0 0 08 +1.150 534/100.0 419/100.0 B Bears 2 1 1 0 0 4-0.288 588/100.0 588/95.2 Fed Areas 21 1 0 0 4 -0.734483/95.2 580/100.0 Sind Dolphins 1 01 0 0 0 -0.020 312/50.0313/50.0 NWFP Panther 1 0 10 0 0 -0.340 212/50.0 229/50.0

Jhulan Goswami, the India women’s captain, will wear a golden armband during the ODI series in Australia as a mark of being the No. 1 bowler in the women’s rankings

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Jhulan Goswami said India need to be “physically very strong” to win the World Cup © Getty Images
Jhulan Goswami, the India women’s captain, will wear a golden armband during the ODI series in Australia as a mark of being the No. 1 bowler in the women’s rankings.”It is a big thing for me in my career to wear the golden armband and play the first match in it,” Goswami said. “It is really special and I am hopeful that I can maintain my standards and do well for my country.”India lost the opening game of the tour, a Twenty20 in Sydney , by two runs but Goswami said the team had done well in the warm-up matches which was an encouraging sign.”The last series was disappointing so we want to bounce back and do well to lift our confidence ahead of the World Cup.” Goswami said India had a great chance to win the World Cup as long as they worked on their fitness. “We will have to be physically very strong. Last time we were No. 2 and this time we want to be No. 1.”Shelley Nitschke, the Australia allrounder, said she was looking forward to facing Goswami in the ODIs. “To be honest, I haven’t faced her a great deal,” Nitschke said. “Since I have been batting up the order we haven’t played against India so I haven’t faced her against the new ball.” Nitschke has opened in 16 matches and averages 32.25.Nitschke was hopeful that with Australia hosting the World Cup in March next year, the local public would take an interest in the women’s game. “It’s pretty vital to have some good games and get some good coverage in Sydney. Hopefully we can have some good games to get the public out and talking about it.”The first ODI between India and Australia is on October 31 in Sydney.