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Every week is a very long time in politics and so too within the Premier League title race as have discovered, with their third attract seven days and worrying flashbacks to final season’s winter droop.

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It has been a depressing, winless 2026 to this point for Pep Guardiola. On New Yr’s Day his staff travelled to Sunderland on the coat-tails of Arsenal and with all their expertise of chasing down title wins of their locker.

However Metropolis at the moment are within the midst of a defensive harm disaster with their most skilled centre-backs sidelined. What is going to concern Guardiola is the arrogance of his gamers being drained from them as soon as Kaoru Mitoma equalised for .

Identical to final season – once they went on a run of 1 win in 13 – there was panic within the eyes of Metropolis’s gamers, who appear to fold as soon as they’re hit with a setback. They appear shell-shocked and groups can sense there’s a end result available.

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Happily for Metropolis, they’ve Rodri again match and he might come off the bench and assist them see out a draw. Guardiola insists there are clear variations between final season however he desperately wants a win as Arsenal easily transfer from victory to victory. The hole may very well be eight factors by Thursday night time.

“It’s fairly apparent. The vitality now we have, the best way we play,” mentioned Guardiola, when requested concerning the variations with final season. “It’s easy. We’re creating probabilities, we’re creating xG however we aren’t placing the ball within the web.”

Pep Guardiola insists his gamers haven’t run out of vitality – Getty Pictures/Molly Darlington

It was a match too far for this Metropolis squad, whose unused outfield subs have been Ryan McAidoo (17 years outdated), Divine Mukasa (18), Stephen Mfuni (17) and Reigan Heskey (17). Perhaps it was a recreation an excessive amount of for the followers too, with pockets of empty seats on the Etihad. They’re again for the FA Cup on the weekend and have two extra Champions League matches in January.

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On flat evenings, Guardiola usually antagonises and creates pressure to get the most effective from his Metropolis gamers and he tried his greatest right here. When Erling Haaland scored the opener from the penalty spot, Guardiola was not even wanting on the motion as he was rucking with Fabian Hurzeler over the VAR determination.

Nevertheless it was clear that one thing was not proper with the Metropolis staff. Even the nice Haaland, who scored his one hundred and fiftieth objective for the membership, misplaced his scoring contact late on when he had many of the objective to intention at however shot too near Bart Verbruggen.

Maybe he was drained out after an intense battle with Jan Paul van Hecke. It was old style ding-dong between centre-back and striker. They wrestled and bickered and Van Hecke would be the happier after the one objective got here from a penalty.

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“I find it irresistible. It’s a part of a soccer recreation and it’s all the time a decent battle between them. It’s a battle after which afterwards they’ve a handshake,” mentioned Hurzeler.

Together with Haaland, there have been missed alternatives when Bernardo Silva struck the submit and Rayan Cherki was off-target. That is the difficulty for Guardiola, the targets have dried up. At the very least and can add one other objective risk, with the potential to deliver extra out of his team-mates too.

“I like the best way we play so much, many new gamers and plenty of new issues, however we don’t rating targets,” mentioned Guardiola. “Too many clear probabilities and all of the individuals up entrance, sadly we couldn’t rating. Scoring targets is a part of doing all your job. It’s not in the present day and never only one participant however that’s the rationale we can’t win the video games.”

When requested concerning the Premier League title, he added: “When you don’t win video games we can’t take into consideration these items. Anticipated targets doesn’t give me something, it’s the way you play for targets and we couldn’t do this in the present day. We have now to just accept it.”

The sport ignited with the penalty, awarded by VAR after Jérémy Doku went over Diego Gómez’s leg. Because the Etihad waited, there have been fireworks within the technical space, with Guardiola pushing Rodri again on the bench when the Ballon d’Or winner received concerned.

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Guardiola and Hurzeler then went toe-to-toe earlier than, throughout and after Haaland’s spot-kick. It earned the Metropolis supervisor a yellow card and he continued to argue with the officers, which might have seen him choose up a second.

Guardiola clashed with Brighton supervisor Fabian Hurzeler round Erling Haaland’s penalty – Getty Pictures/Clive Mason

For the equaliser, Yasin Ayari had clipped the ball infield from the proper flank and Mitoma did the remaining, skipping round Bernardo earlier than firing his end by the legs of Nico González and into the underside nook.

Regardless of dropping factors it was a optimistic Metropolis debut for Max Alleyne, 20, who’s the son of former England cricket all-rounder Mark Alleyne. He partnered 21-year-old Abdukodir Khusanov within the absence of injured senior pair Rúben Dias and Josko Gvardiol.

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“Max performed exceptionally. Khusanov is unbelievable, he helped us with lengthy balls behind,” mentioned Guardiola. “Yesterday was Max’s first coaching session again with us. He’s quick in transitions and good on the ball. Sadly we couldn’t ship the victory on his debut within the Premier League however he could have many sooner or later.”

10:33pm

Guardiola on title race

When requested about Manchester Metropolis’s title hopes following their 1-1 draw tonight, Guardiola mentioned: ”After all if we don’t win video games, we can’t take into consideration issues.

“We had an unbelievable end in Nottingham Forest, a troublesome recreation, and after we performed three video games and analysing how we performed?

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“We performed actually good!”

10:19pm

Guardiola post-match quotes

Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola, talking to Sky Sports activities post-match, mentioned: “A draw is what’s. We’re not going to alter, and once more, simply proceed on our progress from the final two video games.

“We performed implausible, they manner we performed. I’m so, so happy on many issues, and the vitality for the final 15-20 minutes. We missed so much and it’s a good end result, as a result of scoring targets is a part of the stats, a component that you need to do, and we didn’t do it.”

When requested about why his staff have been unable to attain a couple of objective this night: “I don’t know the rationale we didn’t rating. I don’t know.  Typically we rating, typically we don’t. The possibilities are there, and what you need to do is proceed to attempt to do it [score].

10:09pm

Attracts galore for Guardiola

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Tonight’s fixture marks simply the third time Pep Guardiola has drawn three consecutive league video games in his managerial profession after April 2017 and December 2023 (each earlier instances have been at Manchester Metropolis)

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10:03pm

Premier League objective 35,000

35,000 targets. No, it’s not Erling Haaland’s profession objective tally to this point.

It was the precise variety of all-time Premier League targets scored because the begin of the league in 1992, when the Norwegian dispatched his first-half penalty

09:57pm

Guardiola’s Hurzeler hoodoo

09:56pm

Haaland exceptional goalscoring stat

Effectively, he might not have left the Etihad with all three factors tonight, however Erling Haaland nonetheless reached a major milestone this night, scoring his one hundred and fiftieth Manchester Metropolis objective.

Right here’s the statistic to again this up: No participant has reached 150 targets faster in all competitions as a Premier participant than the Norwegian.

09:49pm

van Hecke post-match feedback

Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke, talking to Sky Sports activities post-match, mentioned: “I feel that was a very exhausting battle, and I feel it was good to look at for the followers.

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“We tried to offer every part, I feel every part was in it, a whole lot of preventing spirit, a whole lot of good soccer. Yeah, we might win it, they may win it. Good recreation.”

Talking about his battle with Haaland, the Dutchman mentioned: “He [Haaland] is a prime, prime striker. Most likely the most effective now. And I attempted to do my greatest and provides myself every part, and it’s essential attempt come on prime a whole lot of instances, however he’s such participant.”

09:44pm

Jan Paul gave Haaland one Hecke of a recreation

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Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecxe, (seen slathered excessive of Erling Haaland within the image above) was given participant of the match for his strong defensive exploits this night in Manchester.

09:33pm

Ayari nearly items Haaland with a objective

Is that this the second that will likely be taking part in in Haaland’s head time and again tonight?

09:31pm

Semenyo scores in his Bournemouth swansong

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It’s Vitality Stadium mayhem with maybe the strike from the participant of the second. Antoine Semenyo seems to have received it for his present membership with an harm time strike that went low previous Vicario.

The 26-year outdated won’t see out the sport as he has been substituted, however the heat response from the Bournemouth crowd tells its personal story.

09:27pm

Full time: Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 1

The ultimate whistle has gone, and it finishes all sq..

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Manchester Metropolis have drawn with Brighton in a match the place each groups might really feel like they may have gotten the winner.

On the finish of the night time, the house aspect have drawn their third straight league match to offer Arsenal the initiative on this title race.

09:26pm

GOAL! Bournemouth 3 Spurs 2

Bournemouth have grabbed a really late winner in opposition to Spurs, and consider it or not, it’s Antoine Semenyo in his closing recreation as a Bournemouth participant who scores it!

09:23pm

90+2 minutes: Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 1

5 added minutes introduced on the Etihad, and van Hecke has simply pulled off a superb block to maintain the rating at one apiece.

09:20pm

90+1 minutes: Everton 1 Wolves 1

Everton at the moment are all the way down to 9 gamers on the Hill Dickinson, after goalscorer Michael Keane and Jack Grealish have been dismissed.

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Can Wolves go on and snatch one other three factors inside per week?

09:18pm

86 minutes: Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 1

Rayan Cherki has simply blazed over a really presentable probability for the house aspect to regain the lead, firing Doku’s cutback excessive over the bar, and the France worldwide had sufficient time to do higher there.

09:15pm

81 minutes: Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 1

Some outrageously dangerous soccer for Brighton practically items Erling Haaland with a gilt-edged opening.

Midfielder Yasin Ayari carelessly loses the ball inside his personal penalty space, and Haaland is left 5 yards from objective with time to tee up his shot, however someway he doesn’t rating, passing the ball to his left which Verbruggen absorbs into his midriff.

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Ayari has since been faraway from the proceedings, and changed by James Milner, however he will likely be a really relieved man.

09:11pm

GOAL! Bournemouth 2 Spurs 2

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After strain was constructing on the Bournemouth objective, Tottenham have their equaliser. The unfastened ball within the space noticed Joao Palhinha join with an overhead kick that eluded everybody.After wanting down and presumably out, the guests might now push for a winner that seemed unlikely simply ten minutes in the past.

09:09pm

GOAL! Brentford 3 Sunderland 0

Brentfford at the moment are three targets forward of Sunderland on the Gtech, with Yehor Yarmoliuk scoring his first objective for the membership.

09:07pm

Penalty reprieve for Bournemouth

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With slightly below twenty minutes left for Tottenham to save lots of their night on the Vitality, the guests believed that they had a penalty after a powering run by Micky van de Ven was checked by James Hill.

Nonetheless, a VAR examine led referee Darren England to overturn his determination after no foul was seen on the replay.The Vitality is pleased, however Tottenham and van de Ven actually should not.

09:04pm

70 minutes: Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 1

How on earth have Brighton not scored right here?! Man Metropolis are on the ropes, and it’s Nunes who loses the flight of an extended ball and permits Mitoma to interrupt by on objective on the left flank.

The Japanese winger then passes the ball throughout the penalty space into Diego Gomez’s path, with an empty web in entrance of him… And Gomez will get all of it incorrect, failing to kind out his toes and hitting the ball backwards into Donnarumma, earlier than Mitoma prods the unfastened ball onto the submit.

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Large let off for the house aspect who’re rocking.

08:58pm

GOAL! Everton 1 Wolves 1

Wolves have equalised in opposition to Everton, and it’s their celebrity teenager Matheus Mane who has scored his second Premier League objective within the house of per week.

08:56pm

Palace followers geeing up Johnson

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The Palace followers are prepared new signing Brennan Johnson to succeed right here, nearly to the purpose of desperation. They will see he’s not had all of it his personal manner this night and need him to get settled, assured and firing as quickly as potential.

Cries of “put it in” ripple by the stands as Johnson finds house out broad. The supporters need extra tempo, extra urgency, extra intent.

Lastly, he finds his vary with an extended ball excessive in the direction of Jean-Philippe Mateta, which doesn’t fairly discover him however will get the group revved up.

08:54pm

GOAL! Brentford 2 Sunderland 0

Brentford have now doubled their lead in opposition to Sunderland, and guess who?

It’s Igor Thiago who has struck once more.

Thiago. Extra like Thia-goal, proper? (No extra dangerous puns like these tonight, I promise!)

08:52pm

GOAL! Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 1

Brighton are stage, and it has come in opposition to the run of play. Mitoma jinks in from the left flank to create some house for himself on the fringe of the field, earlier than whipping the ball exhausting and low into the underside proper nook previous Donnarumma.

08:49pm

61 minutes: Brentford 1 Sunderland 0

Sunderland’s Enzo Le Charge misses a penalty! The Frenchman tried a ‘Panenka’ however keeper Caoimhín Kelleher simply stood there and caught it.

08:46pm

55 minutes: Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 0

Erling Haaland was marauding in the direction of the Brighton objective, haring in the direction of objective with the ball at his toes, however van Hecke, the final Brighton defender between Haaland and the objective makes a well timed intervention to disclaim the striker a transparent run on objective.

08:42pm

All of the 7:30pm scores throughout the league

A reminder of the most recent scores for the matches kicking off at 7:30 tonight.

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08:38pm

48 minutes: Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 0

We’re again underway on this match, and the house aspect have simply come inches manner from doubling their lead.

Bernardo Silva has hit the submit after brilliantly jinking into the field.

Metropolis nicely on prime on this second half.

08:31pm

How excessive can Haaland climb Metropolis’s main scorers chart?

Erling Haaland presently stands as Man Metropolis’s seventh all-time main scorer, reaching 150 targets this night.

The place will the Norwegian find yourself by the tip of his Metropolis profession?

The truth is, how excessive will he rank on this chart by the tip of the night?

08:27pm

Haaland 150 up for Metropolis

No ahead has reached 150 membership targets faster than Haaland within the Premier League period

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Fewest video games to 150 targets as a Premier League participant

Erling Haaland – 173Alan Shearer – 201Ruud van Nistelrooy – 213Sergio Aguero – 223Ian Wright – 229Harry Kane – 233Mohamed Salah – 248 Thierry Henry – 251Robbie Fowler – 261Andrew Cole – 276

08:24pm

Frank a annoyed determine down at Bournemouth

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Tottenham and Thomas Frank will likely be aggravated with the best way they let their lead slip in opposition to Bournemouth, though the house aspect have seemed more and more assured after taking the lead.

The hosts have forty-five minutes to report their first win in eleven fixtures – nonetheless an extended solution to go however the need is actually not missing.

08:22pm

Half time – Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 0

Metropolis go into the break a objective forward, because of Haaland’s penalty. Brighton have had their probabilities, however the residence aspect now look the stronger out of the 2 sides.

08:16pm

Guardiola and Hurzeler going at it on the sideline

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Completely gorgeous ruck between Pep Guardiola and Fabian Hurzeler DURING the penalty being taken by Erling Haaland.

Guardiola was lecturing his reverse quantity within the technical space and pointing his determine at him. When the penalty went in he had a number of extra alternative phrases on the Brighton coach.

It earned Guardiola a reserving. Earlier he had pushed Rodri again to the bench because the Metropolis sub was getting concerned with the Brighton bench as VAR seemed on the penalty shout.

Pep Guardiola and Fabian Hurzeler change opinions

08:15pm

Bournemouth bouncing after coming again

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It’s a surprising turnaround by Bournemouth who’ve taken the lead in opposition to Tottenham – a cross into the world from Tavernier appeared to be touched by Semenyo who failed to attach.

Nonetheless, the ball fell to Marcos Senesi who squared again into the world for Junior Kroupi to web from shut vary.Dean Courtroom is much more full of life proper now, with good purpose – and Tottenham should reply.

08:13pm

GOAL! – Man Metropolis 1 Brighton 0 – Haaland

Haaland has dispatched his penalty to attain his one hundred and fiftieth objective in a Manchester Metropolis shirt, putting the ball low to his proper as Verbruggen dives the opposite manner.

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Simply what the house aspect wanted.

08:11pm

40 minutes: Man Metropolis 0 Brighton 0

Penalty to Manchester Metropolis! Haaland steps as much as take it…

08:09pm

38 minutes: Man Metropolis 0 Brighton 0

VAR is in motion on the Etihad, with the referee taking a look at Diego Gomez’s tangle with Jeremy Doku, after the Metropolis winger minimize into the field from the left and was felled by the Paraguay worldwide.

08:08pm

GOAL! Bournemouth 2 Spurs 1

Bournemouth have come again to take the lead in opposition to Spurs, with Kroupi ending the ball from a number of yards for his seventh league objective of the season.

08:05pm

Bournemouth hit again in opposition to Spurs’ first blow

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After Tottenham have been wanting snug, Bournemouth  have levelled with their first actual little bit of strain.

A wonderful cross into the world from Marcus Tavernier discovered the pinnacle of Evanilson in amongst the Tottenham defence, and glanced his header previous the static Guglieimo Vicario. All sq. on the Vitality Stadium.

08:03pm

GOAL! Brentford 1 Sunderland 0

Brentford have damaged the impasse in opposition to Sunderland, and it mustn’t come as a shock to see Igor Thiago on the scoresheet for his fifteenth league objective this marketing campaign.

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The Brazilian runs in behind, coolly rounds visiting keeper Roefs earlier than tapping the ball into an empty web.

08:01pm

27 minutes: Man Metropolis 0 Brighton 0

What an enormous opening for Brighton on this match, with Rutter operating behind Metropolis’s defence to go one-on-one with Donnarumma, however Khusanov remarkably will get again to provide a implausible restoration deal with to stop what would have been an infinite probability for Brighton.

07:56pm

Emery visibly aggravated in early levels vs Palace

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Unai Emery is at shut quarters with Jadon Sancho from his place on the touchline on this first half, and he’s beckoning the winger right here and there through a sequence of hand alerts.

That isn’t the one arm-flailing occurring because the Villa boss seems to be rising annoyed about his aspect failing to transform any of their early strain right into a clear-cut probability.

07:54pm

GOAL! Bournemouth 1 Spurs 1 – Evanilson

Bournemouth have simply levelled the scoring, by an attractive header from Evanilson, with the Brazilian striker producing a robust glancing header that whizzed previous Vicario into the web.

07:52pm

20 minutes: Man Metropolis 0 Brighton 0

Manchester Metropolis are gaining territory into Brighton’s half, following their difficult begin to the sport. Doku, moments in the past simply noticed his cross-shot flash throughout the field as the house followers cheer on their staff seeking an opener.

07:50pm

GOAL! Everton 1 Wolves 0

Everton have taken the lead in opposition to Wolves with Michael Keane giving the house aspect the lead, diverting the ball into the web from close-range after a set-piece.

07:44pm

Donnarumma holding down the fort with Dias out

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Ruben Dias within the stands right here and displaying he’s acclimatised for the UK: he’s sporting a beanie made by well-known UK model Kangol.

May have been a dream begin for Pascal Gross however that is a superb save from Gianluigi Donnarumma. Would Ederson have made that save?

07:42pm

Terrific Tel strike offers Tottenham early lead

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It’s first blood to Tottenham with a superb objective from Mathys Tel after simply six minutes. After choosing the ball up on the left hand flank, he was in a position to work his manner into the world in opposition to a retreating Bournemouth defence – solely to unleash a low drive previous the outstretched Dorde Petrovic.

Nice begin for the Londoners, however a well-recognized feeling for out-of-form Bournemouth.

07:40pm

7 minutes: Man Metropolis 0 Brighton 0

Brighton have simply had an enormous probability to go in entrance, with some glorious hold-up play from Rutter slipping in Kadioglu on the right-hand aspect who expenses into the penalty space, however can solely fireplace a shot straight into Donnarumma.

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Brighton are getting some pleasure in opposition to Metropolis’s defence early on.

07:37pm

GOAL! Bournemouth 0 Spurs 1

The guests have taken the lead within the first jiffy athe Vitality Stadium by a beautiful objective from Mathys Tel.

07:34pm

2 minutes: Man Metropolis 0 Brighton 0

First massive probability of this match goes to Brighton, and Pascal Gross has pressured Donnarumma into an intervention. The 33-year outdated leaps excessive to attach with a whipped cross from the proper along with his head, however the Metropolis keeper drops sharply all the way down to his proper to parry the ball and collect it on the second try.

07:30pm

Kick off

We at the moment are underway on the Etihad Stadium!

07:27pm

Guehi is Man Metropolis’s must-get participant this month

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Marc Guéhi has emerged as a possible January goal for Manchester Metropolis after their centre-back harm disaster – however there may be loads of curiosity within the England worldwide whose contract expires in the summertime.

Liverpool had a bid accepted for the 25-year-old on deadline day of the summer season window however the deal didn’t undergo as Crystal Palace couldn’t discover a substitute. Bayern Munich are additionally thinking about him.

It may be revealed that Arsenal have made enquiries about Guéhi. The Premier League leaders are admirers they usually confirmed severe curiosity in him final summer season once they have been taking a look at centre-backs.

After additionally taking a look at Bournemouth’s Dean Huijsen, who ended up at Actual Madrid, they signed Cristhian Mosquera. With two settled centre-backs signed to long-term offers, Guéhi ticks extra packing containers for a membership reminiscent of Metropolis who desperately want a centre-back answer.

For the conflict in opposition to Brighton tonight, Pep Guardiola has began with Max Alleyne, son of England cricket all-rounder Mark Alleyne, after recalling him from Watford.  An alternative choice is dropping Nico González into the backline.

07:25pm

Semenyo’s send-off down at Bournemouth

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The Vitality Stadium may even see the ultimate look in a Bournemouth shirt of Antoine Semenyo, who begins the sport. Whereas all eyes are on the Ghanaian, Andoni Iraola has made two adjustments for his aspect, with Lewis Cook dinner and Junior Kroupi coming in.

It’s 5 adjustments for Tottenham after their draw in opposition to Sunderland, with Joao Palhinha, Xavi Simons, Lucas Bergvali, Djed Spence and Randal Kolo Muani coming in.

07:19pm

Bournemouth vs Tottenham staff information

Elsewhere within the Premier League, Bournemouth welcome Tottenham to the Vitality Stadium, with winger Antoine Semenyo set to play his closing match for the house aspect earlier than transferring to Manchester Metropolis this month.

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Supervisor Andoni Iraola has made two adjustments to the beginning XI who misplaced 3-2 at residence to Arsenal final Saturday, with Eli Junior Kroupi and Lewis Cook dinner coming in to interchange Justin Kluivert and David Brooks.

In the meantime, Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank has made 5 adjustments to the staff who began final Sunday’s 1-1 draw vs Sunderland.

Xavi Simons begins after serving a three-match suspension, and is joined within the beginning XI by Kolo Muani, Spence, Bergvall and Palhinha are additionally again within the beginning 11.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Truffert, Cook dinner, Senesi, Scott, Evanilson, Tavernier, Jimenez, Kroupi, Hill, Semenyo.Subs: Forster, Soler, Brooks, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin.

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Tottenham XI: Vicario, Palhinha, Simons, Tel, Bergvall, Romero, Porro, Spence, Bentancur, Van de Ven, Kolo Muani.Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Danso, Richarlison, Grey, Odobert, Davies, Scarlett, Williams-Barnett.

07:05pm

Who’s Manchester Metropolis debutant Max Alleyne?

20-year outdated defender Max Alleyne comes into Manchester Metropolis’s staff tonight to make his first ever senior look for the membership.

Alleyne joined Manchester Metropolis, aged 15 after arriving for a reported £1.5 million at youth stage from boyhood membership Southampton.

The younger defender, who has featured 4 instances at England u21 stage, spent the primary half of this marketing campaign on mortgage at Championship aspect Watford this season.

Nonetheless, Alleyne was recalled this month following important accidents to central defenders Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol, and has been thrust into the beginning XI for tonight’s fixture.

The centre-back is the son of former first-class England and Gloucestershire cricketer Mark Alleyne.

06:54pm

Brighton staff information

Pascal Gross begins for the primary time since coming back from Borussia Dortmund earlier this month.

Maxim de Cuyper and Jack Hinshelwood additionally begin tonight for the guests, as Veltman, Gruda and Kostoulas all come out of the beginning XI.

Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Gomez, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu, De Cuyper, Hinshelwood, Ayari, Mitoma, Gross, Rutter.

06:48pm

Manchester Metropolis staff information

Defender Max Alleyne is ready to make his Premier League debut for the house aspect this night.

The20-year-old academy product who was recalled from a season-long mortgage at Watford comes into the staff, attributable to Metropolis’s spate of latest defensive accidents, with Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol the most recent to be sidelined.

Khusanov, Ake, Nico Gonzalez and Doku additionally come into the staff, whereas Dias, O’Reilly, Rodri and Cherki all drop out of the beginning XI.

Manchester Metropolis XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Alleyne, Khusanov, Ake, Gonzalez, Reijnders, Silva, Foden, Doku, Haaland.

06:39pm

Preview: Can Pep get Man Metropolis to seek out their profitable steps once more?

Good night and welcome to the Telegraph’s stay Premier League protection of Manchester Metropolis’s crunch fixture at residence in opposition to Brighton this night.

After two disappointing attracts away at Sunderland and at residence versus a managerless Chelsea aspect, Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola will know victory is important for his aspect tonight to maintain them in contact with leaders Arsenal, who sit six factors above them on the summit.

To compound Metropolis’s troubles additional, they must get well their profitable kind with out defenders Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol after each gamers suffered accidents within the staff’s 1-1 draw vs. Chelsea on Sunday. Will guests Brighton hand the house aspect one other big blow to their title hopes earlier than Arsenal tackle Liverpool tomorrow night?

Updates can even be coming on this night on 4 different top-flight fixtures kicking off at in beneath an hour: Bournemouth v Tottenham, Brentford vs Sunderland, Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa and Everton vs Wolves.

Crew information to observe very shortly.