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Former Liverpool striker Taiwio Awoniyi reflects on his Reds career, his decision to leave Anfield in 2021, and facing his old club with Nottingham Forest The latest reunion between Taiwio Awoniyi and his former team, Liverpool, is scheduled to take place on Sunday when Nottingham Forest visits Anfield. The Nigerian international got off to a strong start to the season, scoring goals in the Tricky Trees’ opening three games before dishing out two assists in a row. After returning with six goals and an assist from Forest’s final six games of the season to help secure their Premier League survival,…
Ross Stewart’s summertime sale by Sunderland was the “right” move. Kristjaan Speakman stated that he has no regrets about offloading the striker after receiving a “good offer” during the Red & White Army Q&A session. In 2021, Ross Stewart left Ross County to join Sunderland for a fee of less than £3,000,000. Charlie Wyke was the Scot’s backup at first, but Stewart took over after his old teammate moved to Wigan Athletic. With an amazing 26 goals in 49 games, the “important” 27-year-old was a major factor in Sunderland’s promotion to the Championship. Stewart scored 10 goals in just 13…
Arsenal and Fulham, two Premier League teams, may show interest in Southampton’s Kyle Walker-Peters, which could hurt their chances of getting promoted. With two assists this season, Walker-Peters is a gifted offensive fullback who is among the best in the Championship. Walker-Peters’ sale for less than £20 million might be bad for Southampton’s team spirit and could make it harder for them to place in the top six. Southampton may need to prepare for additional interest from Premier League teams Arsenal and Fulham in January regarding one of their important assets. Kyle Walker-Peters was linked to Arsenal during the summer,…
An injury setback has been suffered by Nottingham Forest ahead of their match against Liverpool at Anfield. Due to a hamstring issue, Chris Wood, the striker, will miss the Premier League game on Merseyside. Steve Cooper, the head coach, announced that he would be out “for a little while.” Wood’s injury reduces Cooper’s options for attack even more. Callum Hudson-Odoi, a winger, and forward Divock Origi were already out for the Reds. In an attempt to recover from a groin issue, front man Taiwo Awoniyi makes a welcome comeback to the bench. Additionally, Anthony Elanga has bounced back from illness…
The Reds have had a generally successful start to the season, but Steve Cooper’s team has lost their last five games. But, if Cooper’s team is to win all three points at Anfield, they will need to make history as Forest hasn’t defeated the Merseysiders there since February 1969. Liverpool, on the other hand, is emerging as a serious contender for the Premier League title this year following a dismal 2022–2023 campaign in which they placed fifth. With one more game under their belt than league leaders Tottenham, Jurgen Klopp’s team enters the match on Sunday six points behind the…
Southaptnom won 3-1 in the Sky Bet Championship thanks to Adam Armstrong’s eighth goal of the season. It was Wayne Rooney’s third straight defeat as Birmingham manager. Armstrong now has eight career goals against the Blues, more than any other team, after settling the game with a fine finish. He set up TaManchester City loanee scores his third professional goal and first since September of last year. ylor Harwood-Bellis’ first goal of the season before Carlos Alcaraz tapped in – both players’ first goals of the season. For the visitors, Jay Stansfield scored, but it wasn’t enough to break Rooney’s…
Wayne Rooney’s poor start as Birmingham manager continued on Saturday, when his team was defeated 3-1 by Southampton in the Sky Bet Championship. Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Carlos Alcaraz scored in the first half to put Saints ahead, and Adam Armstrong sealed the victory with his eighth goal of the season after Blues substitute Jay Stansfield responded. Rooney’s side were unlucky – there was a suspicion of offside for Harwood-Bellis’ goal, and City had a strong penalty appeal turned down – but they have now lost all three since the controversial replacement of John Eustace by the former England and Manchester…
Bosses of the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham have sent their best wishes to Panthers player Adam Johnson after he sustained a horror injury on the ice. The Challenge Cup tie with Sheffield Steelers was abandoned after a bad collision on the ice during the match at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield. Witnesses and journalists described how players from both sides formed a ring around the player and a screen was put up. Officials at the Motorpoint Arena, the home of the Panthers, issued a statement on X, formerly Twitter, saying their thoughts were with Adam and his loved ones. “Our…
Paying customers and plenty of media members have loudly expressed their frustrations with how the New Orleans Pelicans have handled the injuries and updates regarding Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, to the point of calling the organization outright liars. Sure, there were frustrations with injuries derailing the season, but the messaging did not come from a place of dishonesty. It came from the type of misunderstandings and miscommunications that can ravage any type of relationship. The obvious friction within the team the last few seasons were publicly expressed through curt answers and solemn body language on gamedays. Executive vice president…
Desiree Isaac-Pictou joins Canada’s senior women’s wheelchair basketball team for the first time. Desiree Isaac-Pictou, from Ugpi’ganjig, Eel River Bar First Nation in New Brunswick, will be off to Santiago, Chile, in November with Team Canada’s wheelchair basketball team for the Parapan American Games. The games, slated to run Nov. 17-24, will be the first time she has played for the senior women’s team. “I’m just super honoured because I’ll be able to tag along with these girls that are going to be able to teach me so much,” said Isaac-Pictou, 23, from her community about 250 kilometres north of Moncton. Mi’kmaw athlete says wheelchair basketball is…