Tag: Joao

24 April 2025 Off

Hull City: Joao Pedro hopes to save Tigers from Championship drop

By Total Football News

Joao Pedro hopes he can save Hull City from the drop in the final two games of the season.

The Tigers sit two places and two points ahead of the drop zone ahead of the visit of Derby, one place below, to the MKM Stadium on Saturday (15:00 BST), with a trip to Portsmouth to follow on 3 May.

The 33-year-old Brazilian has scored just six goals in 33 appearances

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14 April 2025 Off

Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Virgil Van Dijk, Kevin de Bruyne, Harvey Barnes, Joao Pedro

By Total Football News

Sandro Tonali (Newcastle): Since he has come back from his ban, the Italian has been frightening. He has been looking like one of the best midfielders in European football. He has everything to his game – he can run, can score, can tackle and his run and finish for the goal was excellent against Manchester United.

Tyler Adams (Bournemouth): This is someone who won’t get a lot of credit

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1 April 2025 Off

Wolverhampton Wanderers: Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes signs new five-year deal

By Total Football News

Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes has signed a new five-year deal at Molineux.

The Brazil international’s new contract also includes the option of a further year.

Gomes joined from boyhood club Flamengo in 2023 and has made 80 appearances for Wolves, including 31 this season.

The 24-year-old has scored four goals this term with Wolves 17th in the Premier League, nine points above the relegation zone, before Tuesday’s visit of West

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8 March 2025 Off

Brighton 2-1 Fulham: Brighton snatch late win over Fulham with Joao Pedro penalty

By Total Football News

Since losing 7-0 at Nottingham Forest on 1 February, Brighton have been in stunning form – winning six in a row to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and emerge as serious contenders for a place in the Champions League.

They have lost just twice in their past 15 games across all competitions, and have won four consecutive top-flight matches for the first time since 1981.

Indeed, Brighton are

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5 January 2025 Off

Brighton 1-1 Arsenal: Gunners drop points as Joao Pedro takes advantage of William Saliba freak foul

By Total Football News

Arsenal manager Arteta had to rotate his squad, with Kai Havertz missing through illness and captain Martin Odegaard also suffering and only well enough for substitute duty.

The Gunners are already trying to deal with the loss of Bukayo Saka who is out of action with a serious hamstring injury, yet they had by far the better of the opening stages of this game.

The main criticism will be that

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28 December 2024 Off

Brighton 0-0 Brentford; Thomas Frank says Brighton’s Joao Pedro should have been sent off

By Total Football News

It was fair to say both managers had a different view.

Brentford boss Frank, who had seen his side gain only their second away point of the season, spoke in his news conference first and when asked if it should have been a red card, said: “Yes. As I understand the rules, you can’t swing an arm to hit someone, whether you hit them or not.

“That’s why we have

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28 November 2024 Off

FPl gameweek 13 tips and team of the week: Joao Pedro, Marcus Rashford and Matheus Cunha come in

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Marcus Rashford, Man Utd, £6.9m – home to Everton

Yes, I’m playing with fire a bit going triple Manchester United for the second time in three weeks but it paid off against Leicester.

If Rashford is going to play out of position as a striker in this new United set-up, then it makes him a viable FPL option.

This game could be a Sean Dyche defensive classic but an early

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23 November 2024 Off

Bournemouth 1-2 Brighton: Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma score to give 10-man Seagulls win

By Total Football News

Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma scored as 10-men Brighton continued their best start to a top-flight season by holding off Bournemouth in a 2-1 win.

Pedro opened the scoring in the fourth minute when he tapped in after Kepa Arrizabalaga parried away Georginio Rutter’s strike from the edge of the area.

Bournemouth responded well and had the better of the chances in the first half, with Marcus Tavernier and Antoine

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26 September 2024 Off

Joao Pedro: Hull City sign free agent forward on one-year deal

By Total Football News

Hull City have signed former Cagliari forward Joao Pedro on a free transfer until the end of the season, with the option of an additional 12 months.

The 32-year-old Brazilian spent eight years with the Sardinian side and scored 84 goals in 255 league appearances before joining Fenerbahce in 2022.

He has Italian citizenship and won one cap for the national team in 2022 having previously been capped by Brazil

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2 September 2024 Off

Joao Ferreira: Watford defender joins Braga on loan

By Total Football News

Watford defender Joao Ferreira has joined Portuguese side SC Braga on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent move.

The 23-year-old right-back came through Benfica’s academy in his native Portugal and joined the Hornets in January 2023.

He made five appearances in the Championship during the 2022-23 season, scoring one goal – on his first start for the club, against Rotherham.

Ferreira spent last season on loan at

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