Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that key defensive duo Kyle Walker and John Stones will miss Sunday’s title showdown with Arsenal.
Walker suffered a hamstring injury in the early stages of England’s friendly with Brazil last weekend, while Stones completed that game but then picked up an adductor problem 10 minutes into the draw with Belgium.
Goalkeeper Ederson could return to the side for the first time since suffering a thigh injury when conceding a penalty against Liverpool and Manuel Akanji has recovered from a knock on international duty with Switzerland, while Guardiola will make a late decision on the fitness of Kevin de Bruyne.
PEP (On injury updates) Ederson is much better. Kyle [Walker] and John [Stones] are out.
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Raphinha’s second-half goal helped Barcelona edge out 10-man Las Palmas 1-0 to close the gap on LaLiga leaders Real Madrid to five points.
Barcelona saw two goals chalked off for offside and Robert Lewandowski hit the bar but Las Palmas had goalkeeper Alvaro Valles red carded for a crude challenge on Raphinha outside his box after 25 minutes.
Xavi’s side were unable to initially capitalise on the extra man but Joao Felix came off the bench and provided a delicately-weighted ball over the top for Raphinha to head into the net in the 59th minute.
BOOM.
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Felix could have given Barcelona some breathing room but conspired to hit the goal frame from point-blank range. However, the hosts extended their unbeaten run in…
Palace close on Yaya Sanogo
Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace hope to secure the loan signing of Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo, .
The Frenchman was believed to be on the verge of joining Ligue 1 side Bordeaux, but Arsene Wenger pulled the plug on the deal as he wants the forward to remain in England.
And while the Professor moved to suggest that Hull City have expressed their interest, L Equipe has learned that Crystal Palace have emerged as favourites.
New Eagles boss Alan Pardew has reportedly spoken with Wenger about allowing Sanogo to move to Selhurst Park and it would appear as through an agreement is on the horizon.
The move to Crystal Palace would be beneficial for the 21-year-old, who is yet to open his Premier League account.
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Roberto Mancini is disappointed that Manchester City allowed Daniel Sturridge to leave the club.
The young forward left Eastlands to join Chelsea in 2009 after it was reported that then manager Mark Hughes did not wish to meet his excessive wage demands.
After a loan spell at Bolton, the 22-year-old has now carved out a place for himself in Chelsea s first-team, and has scored a goal in each of his last three Premier League appearances.
But Mancini insists that, had he been boss at the time, he would not have sanctioned the youngster s move.
It was strange because Sturridge was developed in Manchester (in the academy) and someone let him go, Mancini told The Mail on Sunday.
For sure he was one of the best young players at City. It was not diffi…
Angelo Ogbonna believes Italy head coach Antonio Conte has instilled the right mentality in his squad ahead of their Euro 2016 opener against Belgium.
The 1968 European champions get their campaign underway against the Group E favourites in Lyon on Monday, before facing Sweden and the Republic of Ireland.
And, speaking at a news conference in the build-up to their crucial first game, defender Ogbonna hailed Conte s meticulous attitude.
We always give 120 per cent, because that is only right, said the West Ham United man.
We are working very hard and I think the coach is the added value, as he never lets a single detail pass unnoticed.
This makes us have the right mentality to face these Euros, where on paper we might be on an inferior level to …
Steven Davis has agreed a new three-year deal with Southampton.
Midfielder Davis, who is captaining Northern Ireland at Euro 2016, has followed in the footsteps of Virgil van Dijk, Fraser Forster and James Ward-Prowse in committing himself to the Premier League club.
The 31-year-old will stay at St Mary s until 2019, and the Saints executive director of football Les Reed told the club s official website: I am delighted that Steven, another influential leader in the dressing room and on the pitch, has committed his future to Southampton Football Club.
He is leading Northern Ireland’s campaign at Euro 2016 and representing his country and our club as a true ambassador.
Southampton fans know only too well how much energy and effort he puts into games…
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LucasFilm has been cagey about which actors will return for Star Wars: Andor Season 2, but it seems that Ben Mendelsohn will be among that group. According to one report, the actor will come back in the later episodes of the season to reprise his role of Imperial Director (and Death Star architect) Orson Krennic.
The Playlist reported earlier this week that Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios told them in an interview that he enjoyed directing Mendelsohn, along with other noted Andor actors like Stellan Skarsgård and Forest Whitaker. Ruizpalacios may have been unaware that Mendelsohn’s return was up in the air, especially since the actor said back in February that he had “not been approached” for the second season.
Often described as the Star Wars show…
As part of its fiscal year 2023 earnings release, Sony has finally confirmed sales for Arrowhead Game Studios’ Helldivers 2. It’s sold 12 million units as of May 5th on PS5 and PC, after launching on February 8th for both platforms, as revealed in a recently concluded conference call.
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Hiroki Totoki (via Gematsu) has confirmed that it surpassed God of War Ragnarok’s record within the same period. That makes it thOnline Bettinge fastest-selling PlayStation-published title in the company’s history. Unsurprisingly, it’s also SIE’s biggest PC launch to date.
Though the success is warranted, Helldivers 2 was under fire r…
Riot Games is set to expand the League of Legends universe further still with a fighting game next year in the form of 2XKO, though reportedly, until not too long ago, it wasn’t the only fighting game set in the League universe that the company was working on.
Journalist Mikhail Klimentov has claimed that Riot Games was working on a platform fighting game codenamed Pool Party that was inspired by Super Smash Bros. before cancelling it earlier this year. Specifically, the company was aiming to focus the game on esports and take cues from Super Smash Bros. Melee in particular, and had a team of 70-80 people working on it until its cancellation in May.
Klimentov claims that though Pool Party <…