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Plymouth Argyle interim manager Kevin Nancekivell says he is excited by the prospect of record signing Michael Baidoo making his debut.
The 25-year-old Ghana forward moved to the club from Swedish side Elfsborg last week and has been settling into life in Devon.
Baidoo is expected to play at some point in the FA Cup third round tie away at Premier League side Brentford on Saturday as the Pilgrims try
Borja Sainz’s hat-trick saw Norwich City end their seven-game winless run and inflict a record loss on Plymouth Argyle boss Wayne Rooney as they won 6-1 at Carrow Road.
Sainz gave the hosts the perfect start as he scored inside the opening two minutes and Norwich could have been 5-0 up inside the first 15 minutes as they dominated the game before the Spaniard calmly made it 2-0.
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Blackburn Rovers maintained their 100% home Championship record with a 2-0 win against 10-player QPR at Ewood Park.
An uneventful game was turned on its head in first-half stoppage time when Jonathan Varane was sent off for a late challenge on Danny Batth to reduce the visitors to 10.
Rovers captain Lewis Travis and Batth scored for the home side in a dominant second-half performance after John Eustace introduced the
Brighton have completed the signing of French forward Georginio Rutter for a club record fee of £40m from Leeds.
The 22-year-old joins the Seagulls on a five-year contract.
Rutter scored eight goals in 66 appearances for Leeds after joining from Hoffenheim in January 2023, when the West Yorkshire club broke their own transfer record with a deal worth up to £36m.
Brighton technical director David Weir said the Frenchman is
Speaking as a pundit on Sky Sports, former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge described Haaland’s goalscoring record as “ridiculous”.
“He is obsessed with scoring goals,” he said. “You can see he has it in him, he wants to be more than just a goalscorer.
“When you play Haaland, he has so much to his game we are not seeing. Ninety-one goals, it’s incredible, ridiculous. Players like him are so rare.”
Former
Bournemouth have completed the signing of Brazilian striker Evanilson from Porto in a club record £40.2m deal.
Evanilson, 24, scored 60 goals in 154 appearances for Porto during his four years in Portugal.
The Cherries will pay an initial fee of £31.7m with the potential for another £8.5m on top, should certain clauses be met, making him their most expensive buy.
Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said: “Evanilson is a
Bournemouth have agreed a club record £40.2m deal to sign Brazil striker Evanilson from Porto.
They will pay £31.7m with the potential for another £8.5m on top, should certain clauses be met.
The Cherries had also been looking at Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah.
However, sources have said a bid for Evanilson has been accepted, with the 24-year-old due to fly in for a medical later today.
Speaking to BBC Sport
Brighton have announced a record profit of £122.8m in the 2022-23 financial year – the most successful season in the Premier League club’s history.
Profit after tax increased annually by almost £100m from £24.1m, with turnover going up by 17.2% to a record £204.5m.
Albion finished sixth in the Premier League in 2022-23,
Arsenal were meant to be the team who ripped up the rule book and rotated their goalkeepers this season, but it has ended up being Brighton who have kept on swapping who plays between the sticks.
Seagulls boss Roberto de Zerbi has broken a Premier League record by changing his keeper 17 times already in 2023-24, with Jason Steele playing 15 league games and Bart Verbruggen the other 13, and