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West Ham United can put one foot in the knockout stages of the Europa League with another victory against Genk later this evening.

David Moyes’ side travel to Belgium with a 100% record in Group H, where they hold a six-point advantage over all three remaining teams. And they will head into kickoff in inspired form.

The Irons thrashed Aston Villa 4-1 on Sunday afternoon to cement their place inside the Premier League’s top four. They are now level on points with defending champions Manchester City, who they knocked out of the Carabao Cup this time last week.

Moyes will be tasked with the conundrum of resting players, whilst also maintaining their impressive performance levels, so it will be intriguing to see his lineup.

One name that could be facing the axe tonight is Said Benrahma after a mixed showing at Villa Park.

The £22.5m-rated Algerian winger delivered an assist for Declan Rice’s strike but that was more down to the English powerhouse as he drilled a scorcher home from long range.

Aside from that, he offered very little and it’s been a similar case over the last few games as his form has tailed off compared to the way in which he began the 2021/22 campaign.

Benrahma kickstarted the season with two goals and two assists against Newcastle United and Leicester City but in the subsequent eight outings, he has only scored one goal and provided one assist, as per Transfermarkt.

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Recently, The West Ham Way’s Dave Walker described the wide man as “most exciting player” the club have had since Dimitri Payet, also dubbing him a “match-winner.”

Elsewhere, the 5 foot 8 wizard was once dubbed a “true magician” by former Nice teammate Lorenzo Vinci.

However, on Sunday, he was hooked after just 68 minutes, having managed only three more touches of the ball (31) than goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (28), which goes to show his lack of influence on the game.

Furthermore, the 26-year-old dynamo failed to deliver a single accurate cross, made just one dribble from three attempts (33.3%) and won only three of his eight battles (37.5%), via SofaScore.

This sort of lightweight showing typifies the inconsistencies in his game but that’s understandable as there’s still some element of adapting to the Premier League, as well as other players such as Rice and Jarrod Bowen elevating their games even more.

It could be wise to bench him to spark a reaction and also hand an opportunity to players like Nikola Vlasic, who too need to impress the manager outside of top-flight action.

Moyes must be ruthless and axe Benrahma in Belgium tonight.

AND in other news, West Ham fans will love latest Daniel Kretinsky claim…

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O Flamengo derrotou o Botafogo por 1 a 0, no Maracanã, e garantiu a vaga na decisão da Copa do Brasil. O setor ofensivo ganhou as maiores notas na avaliação do LANCE!. Guerrero, Everton e Diego, autor do gol da classificação, foram os mais bem avaliados. No lado alvinegro, as notas mais baixas ficaram com Victor Luís, João Paulo e Guilherme.

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6,0
Thiago
Substituindo Diego Alves e Alex Muralha, o garoto não teve muito trabalho durante os noventa minutos, mas saiu bem do gol pelo alto.

5,0
Rodinei
Camisa 2 teve algumas dificuldades na marcação, principalmente contra Guilherme. No ataque, arriscou algumas subidas mas sem perigo.

6,0
Réver
O capitão Rubro-Negro mais uma vez fez partida segura e conseguiu ganhar quase todas as bolas alçadas pelo ataque do Botafogo.

6,0
Juan
No dia em que completou 300 partidas pelo Fla, o experiente zagueiro não comprometeu e soube diminuir os espaços do ataque rival.

6,5
Pará
Improvisado na lateral esquerda, o camisa 21 fez grande partida na marcação e conseguiu ser eficiente nos cruzamentos para a área.

5,5
Cuéllar
Colombiano estava um pouco disperso em alguns lances e deu alguns sustos na hora de sair jogando. Podia ter produzido mais na partida.

6,5
William Arão
O volante conseguiu bons desarmes e comandava a ligação entre defesa e o ataque. Quase marcou de cabeça se apresentando bem na frente.

6,5
Diego
Principal homem do meio-campo do Fla foi bem marcado, mas soube se movimentar e posicionar para marcar um belo gol após jogada de Berrío.

6,0
Berrío
Colombiano se entregou muito durante toda partida, errou algumas jogadas, mas entortou Victor Luís no lance do gol de Diego.

7,0
Everton
Outra boa partida do camisa 22, com muita movimentação e entrega. Sempre presente nos ataques perigosos e ajudou muito na marcação.

6,5
Guerrero
Com a presença confirmada em cima da horam havua uma dúvida sobre o seu rendimento. Peruano foi bem e esteve perto de marcar o seu gol.

6,0
Vinicius Jr
Garoto entrou bem e ficou mais preocupado com a marcação. Nos últimos minutos, quase marcou em jogada individual.

5,5
Rafael Vaz
Entrou no fim com a lesão de Réver e não ofereceu perigo no sistema defensivo. O Botafogo também não teve muito poder ofensivo no fim.

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Romulo
Sem tempo para ser eficaz.

6,5
Reinaldo Rueda
Colombiano está tendo um bom início no Flamengo e conseguiu a classificação para a final. Soube mexer na equipe e segurar a vaga.

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5,5
Gatito Fernández
Fez duas boas intervenções durante a partida. No mais, a bola chegou pouco até o goleiro. No gol que levou, foi pego no contrapé. Sem culpa.

5,0
Luis Ricardo
Errou um passe na frente da área defensiva que quase resultou em gol rubro-negro. Apesar de ter melhorado, mostrou-se nervoso o jogo todo.

5,5
Marcelo
Seguro nas intervenções que precisou fazer, não deixou a pouca idade transparecer. O time não sentiu a ausência do titular Carli.

5,5
Igor Rabello
Assim como o companheiro de zaga, fez partida segura. Vai se afirmando na titularidade. Os beques foram os menos culpados pelo gol de Diego.

5,0
Victor Luís
Sofreu com a velocidade de Berrío e Everton, que alternavam pelo setor. Por ali nasceu a jogada do gol do Flamengo. Assim, pouco pôde apoiar.

5,0
Rodrigo Lindoso
Penou com o meio-campo rival. Tentou organizar a defesa, mas não conseguiu ser eficiente. Tampouco foi capaz de auxiliar na saída de bola.

5,0
Bruno Silva
Apesar da disposição de sempre, esteve menos combativo que de costume. Foi um dos que também não conseguiram ajudar no apoio.

5,0
Matheus Fernandes
Tentou chegar no ataque em algumas oportunidades, mas não esteve inspirado. Na marcação, foi um dos melhores do Botafogo.

4,5
João Paulo
Deveria ser o principal jogador de articulação da equipe alvinegra. No entanto, errou praticamente todos os passes que tentou.

4,0
Guilherme
Teve a primeira – e grande – chance do Botafogo. Mas o cabeceio foi ruim. E durante todo o jogo, não conseguiu ser eficiente no que tentou.

5,5
Roger
Pelas características, precisa ser acionado. E foi tão pouco requisitado que apareceu mais quando saiu da área e pelas faltas que cometeu.

5,5
Leandrinho
Entrou no segundo tempo para ajudar na criação, mas a bola continuou sem chegar na grande área defendida por Thiago.

5,5
Gilson
Deveria dar mais profundidade pelo lado esquerdo, mas não conseguiu nos dez minutos em que esteve em campo.

5,5
Vinícius Tanque
Tentou fazer dupla com Roger, mas não recebeu nenhuma bola, assim como o titular. A bola simplesmente não chegou na área ofensiva.

4,5
Jair Ventura
O time não foi capaz de passar pela marcação adversária. Nenhum chute na direção do gol. Mudanças táticas e substituições não surtiram efeito.

Many Manchester United fans have been left slamming the display of Luke Shaw at home to Manchester City in the Premier League at Saturday lunchtime.

The England international left-back endured a torrid first half, as did the whole of United’s defence, as Pep Guardiola’s men went into half-time 2-0 up thanks to an own goal from Eric Bailly and one from Bernardo Silva.

Shaw was guilty of letting Silva ghost in behind him to poke the ball home for the second goal, which then gave the Red Devils an almost impossible battle in the second half.

The former Southampton man lost out on two of his duels, and also failed to record a single dribble or interception in the game, while losing possession of the ball on no fewer than on 12 separate occasions (SofaScore).

He was taken off injured for Alex Telles with around 20 minutes to go in the match, and perhaps may benefit from a spell of rest if that issue rules him out of England duty.

Man Utd fans on Shaw display

These MUFC supporters slammed his performance on Twitter, with one even going as far as to claim that he has been ‘awful’ for the last few games:

“Luke Shaw being injured is the best thing for him right now. Awful few games”

Credit: @AlexMorley1

“Just stay out for a few months Shaw you’ve been useless anyway”

Credit: @zxctrippy_

“Luke Shaw off advantage United”

Credit: @az3_utd

“Luke Shaw is the most overrated full-back I’ve ever seen in my life”

Credit: @SamBxrnett

“Luke Shaw is embarrassing”

Credit: @eoinsmc

“Seriously done with Luke Shaw”

Credit: @UTDRoss__

In other news, find out what injury news has been bemoaned by United fans here!

As West Ham United breezed past Genk at the London Stadium this evening, taking yet more control of Group H, many Irons supporters were blown away by the performance and contribution of defender Craig Dawson.

David Moyes’ men took a giant leap towards finishing top by beating the Belgian giants this evening.

Indeed, they have gone six points clear with their victory and, as per the new Europa League format, potentially finishing as group victors will guarantee West Ham a spot straight into the last 16.

Moyes rested a fair few first teamers tonight with the likes of Manuel Lanzini, Andriy Yarmolenko, Nikola Vlasic, Alphonse Areola and Dawson all coming in after the weekend victory at Everton.

Among all of these fresh faces, it was the latter man who garnered real praise on Twitter for his display – especially considering he opened the floodgates with his towering first half header.

He was also among the highest-rated West Ham players on SofaScore and it’s safe to say his ‘massive’ display didn’t go unnoticed.

Find all the reaction to his outing down below.

West Ham fans blown away by Dawson…

“Dawson you beast”

Credit: @RyanG33A

“Dawson!!!!! What a player”

Credit: @WestHamNews24hr

“Craig Dawson is the hero we never knew we needed”

Credit: @_Sam_Chaplin

“We are absolutely massive and Craig Dawson is absolutely massive”

Credit: @Lew_Fountain

“DAWSON YOU MAGNIFICENT SET PIECE ROBOT”

Credit: @chojinzoku

“can we just bring dawson on in games to attack corners because he’s disgustingly good at it”

Credit: @whuemma

“Craig Dawson!!! Fisted hand Guys so dangerous at set pieces so good in the air”

Credit: @JJ_Hannaway

In other news: ‘Yes yes yes’, ‘No brainer’…West Ham fans buzz as contact made to sign ‘big’ striker, find out more here.

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O Botafogo iniciou – na última sexta-feira – as vendas online para o duelo contra o Atlético-MG, quarta-feira que vem, pelo jogo de volta das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil. Os preços variam entreR$ 15 e R$ 60 e a expectativa é de casa cheia no jogo para tentar reverter o 1 a 0 sofrido no Independência.

SERVIÇO:
Valores dos ingressos
Leste Inferior: R$ 40 (inteira) / R$ 20 (meia) – BOTAFOGO
Leste Superior: R$ 40 (inteira) / R$ 20 (meia) – BOTAFOGO
Oeste Inferior: R$ 60 (inteira) / R$ 30 (meia) – BOTAFOGO
Oeste Superior: R$ 60 (inteira) / R$ 30 (meia) – BOTAFOGO (bloqueado)
Norte: R$ 30 (inteira) / R$ 15 (meia) – BOTAFOGO
Sul: R$ 40 (inteira) / R$ 20 (meia) – ATLÉTICO-MG

Postos de vendas
A partir de sexta (21/07)
www.botafogo.com.br/ingresso
* Atenção: todos os vouchers precisam ser trocados por ingressos
Segunda (24/07) a quarta (26/07) – 10h às 17h
General Severiano – Avenida Venceslau Brás, 72 – Botafogo
Caio Martins – Av. Presidente Backer, s/nº – Niterói
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Loja South – Av. Abílio Augusto Távora, nº 1.111 – Nova Iguaçu Shopping
Loja South – Av. Ayrton Senna. nº 3.000 – Via Parque Barra da Tijuca

Quarta (26/07) – 10h às 20h15
Estádio Nilton Santos – Rua das Oficinas Setor Norte – Engenho de Dentro

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David Boon, the selector travelling with Australia’s squad in SouthAfrica, believes his panel must show faith in a core group of playersduring Australia’s rebuilding phase. Boon and his fellow selectorshave a few key decisions to make ahead of Thursday’s first Test inJohannesburg, with the make-up of the attack the major issue at avenue that traditionally suits the fast men.Ben Hilfenhaus and Doug Bollinger both bowled well in the tour matchbut unless Australia use a four-man pace attack one is likely to missout, while a call also needs to be made on the squad’s spin stocks.Whatever the selectors come up with, Boon wants the four-man selection panel toshow the same sort of backing that he and his fellow players receivedduring the mid 1980s, when a rebuilding phase led to the discovery ofstars like Steve Waugh and Craig McDermott.”The selectors back then were fantastic,” Boon said in Johannesburg.”When we went through that period they said, ‘right we can’t keepchopping and changing.’ They basically picked 16 or 18 guys and hadthem in their minds and for the next three or four years we all playedand we knew if we missed we weren’t going to be flicked.”It gave Billy [McDermott] the chance to improve as a young19-year-old bowler, Steve was very up and down through those formativeyears, but they stuck with him because everybody knew there was talentthere. We stuck together and I think we are going to do the same here.I firmly believe we have young players who are going to step up to themark and do really well as long as we are patient.”His comments came as Australia built up to the Wanderers match, whichwill be the 15th Test in a row in which they have failed to field thesame side in consecutive Tests. Boon said it was not a venue wherespin was likely to play a major role although he felt Bryce McGain’sstruggles in Potchefstroom, where he took 2 for 126 from 19 overs,should not be held against him.”I don’t think you can take one performance into account,” Boon said.”You look at the balance of the team and how we want to approach thisgame. We’ve seen in our domestic cricket that he’s a really finebowler and on that sort of wicket he might have looked a bit ordinary.It didn’t move too far off the straight and narrow for him and the guy[Imran Tahir] who bowled for them as well, our guys played him prettyeasily so I wouldn’t take too much out of that.”However, Boon was impressed by the efforts of the part-time offspinnerMarcus North, who collected a career-best 6 for 69 in the secondinnings when McGain was off the field with a stomach bug. It will bedifficult for the selectors to leave North out of the first Test aftera performance that also included two half-centuries, but they need todecide if he is capable of being a frontline spin option or simply abackup.”He’s handy, we’ve known that for a long time,” Boon said. “He does arole and he does it well and I thought that even though they werebeing aggressive he landed it well so they didn’t get away with it. Aswe saw with a lot of batters, clearing the pickets wasn’t hard and hemade it hard and took those wickets plus a couple of legit ones.”If North plays at No. 6, it’s difficult to see where Andrew McDonaldcould squeeze into the side despite being the incumbent from theSydney Test. The selectors are unlikely to name a starting XI untilWednesday.

Sialkot survived some anxious moments before clinching their second Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in three years by beating Khan Research Laboratories by four wickets

Cricinfo staff07-Mar-2009
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Sialkot survived some anxious moments before clinching their second Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in three years by beating Khan Research Laboratories by four wickets.They had started the day needing another 118 runs with seven wickets in hand. Nayyer Abbas struggled for an hour to make 10 and Mohammad Ayub managed only 4, both batsmen falling to medium-pacer Yasir Ali. Overnight batsman Ayaz Tasawwar resisted with a half-century before being caught behind off Yasir to leave Sialkot at 108 for 6.Haris Sohail, who has been one of Sialkot’s highest run-getters this season, and Bilawal Bhatti however ensured there was no further drama, taking Sialkot through to victory.

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has provided an update on the fitness of Son Heung-Min and Steven Bergwijn.

The Lowdown: Growing list of absences

Having topped the Premier League table at the end of August after three straight 1-0 victories, Spurs were heavily defeated at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Eric Dier was forced off injured in the first half and Japhet Tanganga was sent off as Palace scored three times in the final 15 minutes to hand Nuno his first league defeat as Spurs manager.

Tottenham were without a bunch of first team players, with Cristian Romero, Giovani Lo Celso, Davinson Sanchez, Ryan Sessegnon, Son and Bergwijn all missing the trip to Selhurst Park.

The Latest: Nuno hoping to have duo back for Chelsea clash

As per Charlie Eccleshare of The Athletic, the manager has at least hinted that the Korean and Dutch forwards could feature in next week’s clash at home to in-form Chelsea.

Nuno claimed that the duo will “hopefully improve and be available for the game next week” after the defeat at Palace, whilst Romero, Lo Celso and Sanchez are likely to miss the clash as they are only due to arrive in London on Saturday, just one day before the match.

The Spurs boss also said: “I believe that we have a good squad and enough quality and talent to overcome all the situations.”

The Verdict: Not the time to panic

Tottenham’s defeat at Palace has stopped them in their tracks, but remember that they won their first three league fixtures of the season and have bolstered their squad whilst keeping Harry Kane.

There are certainly areas for improvement for Spurs, but they have still made a good start to the season and having Son and Bergwijn back for the Chelsea game would provide a lift to the squad.

The Dutchman has previous in terms of scoring against elite opposition, memorably netting against Manchester City on his north London debut, while Son had the second-highest tally of goal contributions (27) at the club in 2020/21. Therefore, Nuno’s cautious optimism that the pair might be fine to feature against the Blues is quite pleasing to hear.

In other news, a BBC pundit has welcomed news of a new role for Daniel Levy. Find out more here.

Michael Ball has called for Everton for bolster their midfield by winning the race for Denis Zakaria.

Rafa Benitez got his Toffees reign off to the perfect start by securing a 3-1 win over Southampton on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

The ex-Liverpool and Newcastle United chief, who was appointed as Carlo Ancelotti’s successor in June, has made three signings since taking charge.

Andros Townsend joined after his Crystal Palace contract expired, while Demarai Gray has returned to his homeland following a stint with Bayer Leverkusen.

Asmir Begovic will provide competition for Jordan Pickford, having moved from Bournemouth, but former Everton left-back Ball feels Benitez must strengthen his midfield options ahead of the transfer window closing at the end of the month.

According to German media outlet Bild, the Toffees are in the running to sign Borussia Monchengladbach defensive midfielder Zakaria, who would add a real presence to their midfield with his 6 ft 3 stature. The report suggests Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are also courting the £27m-rated Switzerland international.

The 24-year-old made 32 appearances for the Bundesliga side last term and Ball thinks he would be the perfect signing.

Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, Ball said: “He’s 24 and got good experience in the Bundesliga, which is a good league to learn and develop your abilities.

“If that’s a deal Everton can get over the line, I’m all for it.”

Scorecard and ball-by-ball details

The chase was over in a blink. Ryan Campbell hit an explosive half-century in front of a boisterous home crowd to charge the Ahmedabad Rockets to a crushing win over the hapless Mumbai Champs, who had dawdled to 130.”To just get past the first ball was a start for me,” said Campbell, also Man of the Match, after failing in his first two innings. The relief was palpable. And what an innings.Campbell, an explosive batsman from Western Australia, began the carnage after two quiet overs. He slammed Johan van der Wath to fine leg and the extra-cover boundary after fellow opener Parvez Aziz picked up two fours in the same over. Campbell then turned his attention to Michael Kasprowicz, hitting him first over mid-off before clearing long-off. He wasn’t done, yet. In the fifth over, he hit Ranjit Khirid all around the ground in a 15-run over.After five overs the score read 54 for 0 and though Aziz fell just after, slogging across the line, Campbell batted on fluently. He slowed down temporarily, having raced to 46 from 18 balls, but upped the tempo again to finish unbeaten on 92 from 51 balls. Victory was achieved with such ease that Mumbai were again exposed as the weakest team in the tournament.Even in the first game, where Mumbai stretched it to the last over, the quality was below par. It was another average performance from them today. The start set the tone: Robin Morris miscued a pull, Nathan Astle flicked a slower one straight to deep square leg and Raviraj Patil ran himself out. Taufeeq Umar picked up the odd boundary and Hasan Raza dealt in singles but they couldn’t create any momentum. Ahmedabad’s Bhima Rao had a great day in the field, taking four catches and effecting a direct-hit run out. Rao, identified by the ICL’s high performance director Jock Campbell as the fittest player at the preceding physical training camp, lived up to the high praise.It took the entry of van der Wath at the end of the 16th over to breathe some life into the game. In the 18th over, he pulled Heath Streak for two fours and launched one over long-on and really exploded in the last over of the innings against the same bowler. The first one, a full delivery, was dismissed over long-on, the second, a slower one, was carted to cow corner before van der Wath finished off with two more sixes. He finished on 41 from 15 balls, with four sixes. Post van der Wath’s arrival, the score jumped from 79 for 6 to 130 but it was too little.The ICL caravan moved to a new venue today but encountered an old problem. The light towers crashed for the third time in the tournament, holding up play for 45 minutes. Luckily, no overs were lost, and the partisan crowd thoroughly enjoyed their team’s domination.