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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
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
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
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
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
Ribeiro moved into coaching when he was only 19 and eventually worked his way up to be an assistant coach at Porto and then with Al Ahli in Saudi Arabia, Olympiacos, Fenerbahce and 1860 Munich.
From there, Ribeiro took his first managerial job when he was 32, back in Portugal with Gil Vicente.
He has since had four other head coach roles, most recently with Leixoes in the Portuguese second
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
Noni Madueke (Chelsea): Everything he did was positive moving forward, and obviously the hat-trick always helps, but he could have had five or six on another day.
Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City): There are not enough words. He is just the best player. He is the best midfielder in his position and he was unbelievable again, he got Manchester City going against Ipswich. It looks like he is enjoying himself