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Meanwhile, the club exercised an option to extend midfielder Lewis Baker’s contract for another season.
Baker, who has been with Stoke since January 2022, spent the first half of this season on loan with Blackburn before returning to the Potteries at the start of the year.
Stoke sporting director Jonathan Walters said, external Baker, “has been an integral part of our side since he returned to the club in
Newcastle defender Lewis Hall has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a foot injury.
The 20-year-old England international sustained the injury during his side’s 2-0 Premier League defeat by Liverpool in February.
He is set to “undergo surgery before a period of rehabilitation with the club’s medical team”, Newcastle said in a statement.
“Everyone at Newcastle United wishes Lewis the very best with his surgery and
Stoke City came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Swansea City with Lewis Baker scoring a sensational late goal from inside his own half to put the gloss on a 3-1 victory.
Former Stoke player Josh Tymon took advantage of some desperate home defending to put Swansea in front just after the hour mark.
Tymon’s simple finish sparked what had been a forgettable contest into life, with Wouter Burger swiftly
New Preston North End defender Lewis Gibson says leaving Everton in 2023 was key to kickstarting his career.
The 24-year-old came through the Toffees’ academy but did not make a single first-team appearance for the club.
He joined Plymouth Argyle in 2023 and helped the Pilgrims stay in the Championship last term before moving to Deepdale early in January, having made 63 appearances overall for the Devon club.
“It’s the
New Stoke City boss Mark Robins has recalled midfielder Lewis Baker from his scheduled season’s loan with Blackburn Rovers.
The 29-year-old former Chelsea youth player scored the only goal of the game to beat Robins’ Coventry City on the opening day of the season.
But he was then allowed out on loan to fellow Championship side Blackburn on transfer deadline day in August.
He has made 13 appearances to help
Plymouth Argyle interim manager Kevin Nancekivell has praised Lewis Gibson after his move to Preston North End.
The 24-year-old defender, who joined the Pilgrims on a free transfer from Everton in the summer of 2023, moved to the Lilywhites for a reported fee of around £1.5m on Friday.
The money has helped finance the club record purchase of Ghanaian midfielder Michael Baidoo from Swedish side Elfsborg as Argyle try and
Preston North End have signed Plymouth Argyle defender Lewis Gibson on a three-and-a-half-year contract.
The centre-back, 24, swapped Devon for Deepdale for a reported seven-figure fee during a “whirlwind 48 hours”.
“It’s a project now where I want to take it to the next level and try and break it into the top six and potentially go ahead,” Gibson told the club website, external.
“I’ve got real
It took Pep Guardiola about 20 seconds to signal that he was bored with talking about Manchester City’s absent midfielder Rodri.
He took his seat in the media conference room at St James’ Park less than half an hour after his side’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle.
The first question? Does that game show how pivotal Rodri is to your team?
Guardiola drew breath and replied: “We played really good with
Blackburn finished 19th in the Championship last season on 53 points and Travis admitted it was “tough” to see his club finish in the bottom half.
“A lot of Ipswich’s games got moved to Sunday or Friday night on Sky, so I was able to watch the games from home.
“I’ve always tried to support the lads. They’re not just my team-mates but they’re my close mates as well, so
Newcastle United left-back Jamal Lewis is on the verge of a shock move to Brazilian giants Sao Paulo.
The 26-year-old, who joined the Magpies in 2020 for £15m from Norwich, is understood to be in Brazil finalising the move.
Whilst neither club has yet confirmed the transfer, Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill revealed that the move was on the cards.
“Jamal is planning to join us later in the week