Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette has won the Premier League Goal of the Month for December 2021 for his strike against Southampton. The Frenchman scored the first goal of the match on the way to a 3-0 home victory over the Saints.
The Liverpool duo of Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota are the top two leading goalscorer in the Premier League this season but they could not find the back of the net during their league clash with hosts Leicester City on Tuesday night. Jota and Salah could not add to their respective league tallies as their Liverpool side suffered defeat for only the second time this season. The Reds were on the receiving end of a 1-0 win thanks to the goal from Nigerian-born Englishman Ademola Lookman. Lookman is on a season-long loan deal at Leicester City from German Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig.
Tottenham Hotspur are upwardly mobile in the Premier League following their London Derby win over Brentford at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday night. Spurs scored a goal in each half to secure a 2-0 win over the Bees in front of their home fans.
In the Italian Serie A, Napoli drop points for the first time this season following their goalless draw against AS Roma at the StadioOlimpico on Sunday evening. The result ended their eight-match winning start to the season though they are still the top team in the division on goal difference away from AC Milan in second place.
Merseysiders Everton will be without as many as five players for their Premier League clash with Watford this weekend. Everton play hosts to the Hornets at the Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon and the quintet of AbdoulayeDoucoure, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Fabian Delph, Yerry Mina and Andre Gomes won’t be available for the game due to injury.
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Liverpool have been handed a big boost on the injury front following the news that Brazilian attacker Roberto Firmino will resume training this week after some weeks on the sidelines due to injury. Firmino is set to return to Liverpool training later this week and he could be in contention for the trip to the capital to face newly promoted club Brentford in the Premier League at the weekend.
Merseyside giants Liverpool have been without Brazilian national team player Firmino for the last three games in all competitions after he picked up a hamstring injury against Chelsea in the Premier League last month. He sustained the injury during the first half of the final Liverpool game before the September international break. Read more
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Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has landed in the UK Police net after being accused of being involved in an alleged rape scandal, according to reports from multiple sources. The French defender popped up on the radar of the authorities on Thursday but the case was not treated with enough urgency until the early hours of Friday afternoon and after several pieces of evidence were discovered against him, he has since been nabbed and will now have to defend himself in court as it was revealed that he would be spending some time in Police custody before being charged to court in a few days.
The reports gathered revealed that it was not the first time he would be involved in a rape case and according to the revelation made at his first court appearance, he has allegedly been involved in up to three rape cases in the past year and has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. Following the confirmation that the matter would be subject to serious investigation by the police, his club, Manchester City announced that they had suspended him indefinitely and that they will also work collectively with the police to help them carry out their investigations. Read more
French Ligue 1 outfit Olympique Lyon have reportedly tabled an offer to Liverpool for the signing of wantaway forward Xherdan Shaqiri this summer. Shaqiri is said to be fed up with the limited game time he has at Liverpool and has already told the club that he wishes to leave this summer and a move to Lyon could be on the cards in what is expected to be a beneficial transfer for the player. Before the arrival of Portugal international forward Diogo Jota at Liverpool, Shaqiri was already in the shadows of the trio of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, and Roberto Firmino but the situation became worse for the Swiss star after Jota was signed by Jurgen Klopp.
West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice is likely to leave the London club this summer on the back of impressive displays for the Three Lions at the Euro 2020 tournament.
Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri is one man who has Ben making transfer headlines this summer and it does not look like it will stop anytime soon. The Italian left-back is a major target for some of the best clubs in the Italian Serie A, with AS Roma, Napoli, and Inter Milan all monitoring his current situation at Stamford Bridge as they all get ready to table an official offer for him. Palmieri had a decent spell with the Italian national team at the Euros and he also played a role in the final as he helped his country secure a win over England to emerge as the Champions of Europe.
