Losing Julen Lopetegui just before the season got underway, alongside the earlier departures of Ruben Neves, Adama Traore and Matheus Nunes, the last thing that Wolverhampton Wanderers needed was a slow start. Yet, that's exactly what they've endured under Gary O'Neil.

Truth be told, the Midlands club have been unfortunate at times – they were denied a late penalty against Manchester United and soon received an apology for the incident, before being smashed by Brighton & Hove Albion, and finally getting off the mark with a victory over Everton.

Defeats against Crystal Palace and Liverpool have since followed, but Wolves can once again look back on their performances with great content, particularly when against the Reds, having taken the lead and largely dominated the first 45 minutes.

Following a game of two halves against Liverpool, however, those at Wolves at least received a much-needed injury boost, as confirmed by O'Neil.

What has Gary O'Neil said?

Watching on as his side eventually collapsed amid the Liverpool pressure, O'Neil would have been left frustrated by his side, who did so well to take a 1-0 lead into the break. Alas, it simply wasn't meant to be, and Wolves, in defeat, may have hoped to avoid any further blows. When Rayan Ait-Nouri was forced off through injury, however, it looked as though the Midlands club were set to get exactly that.

O'Neil has since squashed any concerns, saying, via Molinuex News: “Rayan’s injury was just muscle fatigue really. I don’t expect him to have any problems. We won’t know until next weekend, but he’ll probably just need a few days to recover.”

The former Bournemouth manager will be a relieved man, given how important it is that he has a full squad available when the Premier League fixtures start coming thick and fast. Up next, Wolves square off against Luton Town, where they'll be the favourites to pick up all three points.

How has Ait-Nouri performed this season?

So far this season, Ait-Nouri has been one of Wolves' most important players, starting in five of their six games under O'Neil. With that said, it would have been a major blow for the Midlands club, had the fullback suffered a long-term injury. That doesn't seem to be the case, however, with Ait-Nouri seemingly likely to slot straight back into his starting place.

Ait-Nouri's rise came as little surprise, with his early progress under Nuno Espirito Santo only a sign of what was to come. The former Wolves boss said, via The Express and Star: "There is improvement, and he's playing. Regarding the circumstances we have in the squad, he's having game after game now. So, there's no better time for improvement than in the game itself. Of course, we work every day with all the players on the aspects that we feel need improvement."

Now, a key member for his side, Ait-Nouri will likely be looking to kick on even further. Statistically speaking, he's already impressed this season, as per FBref, with his 20 progressive passes in five appearances proving his ability to help Wolves up the pitch when pressurised, and perhaps even towards Premier League safety.

A very wholesome video of the Royale Union Saint-Gilloise squad being told they’re playing Liverpool in the Europa League has emerged online, while Alexis Mac Allister received a message from his brother.

Who are Liverpool playing in the Europa League?

The Reds will not be playing in the Champions League this season and instead will have to settle for a place in the European competition one tier below after finishing fifth in the Premier League last term.

As a result, however, this has afforded them the opportunity to come up against some teams they wouldn't usually play.

And as footballing fate would have it, the draw threw out a rather interesting match-up when the groups were revealed this week.

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Indeed, having only just arrived at Liverpool in the summer – signing from Brighton for an initial £35m – Mac Allister will be coming up against his brother Kevin when the two teams meet later this year.

Indeed, Kevin is one year older, plays for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, and has already sent a message to his sibling in footage shared on the Belgian club's official Twitter account.

As you can see, it's a lovely moment as all the players celebrate with glee upon hearing the news, before the camera pans to the older Mac Allister who says to his brother: "See you soon bro!"

🤩 pic.twitter.com/rE33oESNhH— Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (@UnionStGilloise) September 1, 2023

TNT Sports also shared LASK reacting to the draw, proving that Royale Union Saint-Gilloise weren't the only one to be excited about the prospect of a trip to Anfield.

The full draw will see LASK, Union SG and Toulouse meet Liverpool in Group E of the 2023-24 Europa League.

How old is Alexis Mac Allister?

Liverpool's Mac Allister is 24 years years of age, born 24 December 1998, while his older sibling, Kevin, is 25 and born almost a year earlier on 7 November 1997.

Incidentally, their father, Carlos Mac Allister, was also a professional footballer and played for Boca Juniors in the late '80s and early '90s – even sharing the pitch with Diego Maradona at one time.

In an interview with The Athletic, the Argentine revealed his family roots, saying: “According to our family, we came from Ireland, rather than Scotland.

“We came to Argentina, to a place called Pergamino, but that was three or four generations ago, and later my father and mother married and moved to a different place — Santa Rosa in the Province of La Pampa, which is where Alexis was born.

“Now, when we get together, they always say that our ancestors came from Ireland. I don’t know whether the ones before them were from Scotland, and went to Ireland from Scotland, and then our ancestors came here. But we say that we came from Ireland.”

After completing a move to Liverpool in the summer, Mac Allister has made an okay start to life at his new club, playing in all three Premier League games so far but his red card (ultimately overturned) and lowly 6.54 WhoScored average match rating (the 11th lowest in the squad), suggests there is room for improvement.

It will certainly be fascinating to see how he and his brother get on when the Reds play Royale Union Saint-Gilloise home and away in Europe later this year.

Fulham have now been provided with an update on the future of midfielder Joao Palhinha by transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

Does Joao Palhinha want to leave Fulham?

Palhinha was set to join Bayern Munich at the end of the summer transfer window, with a £60m deal being agreed, however the move collapsed at the final stages, as Fulham were unable to bring in a replacement before the deadline.

The midfielder has expressed his disappointment about the move not going through, saying: "I can’t lie, in football, we all have dreams and those are to play in the Champions League and for the best clubs in the world.

"People need to see and understand that as well but I also want to say I have all respect and I am really happy to be here as well.

"The move didn’t happen and now I am just focused on Fulham again. I will focus on my work and give everything I can like I have done in the past."

Since then, the 28-year-old has put pen to paper on a new contract, which runs until 2028, with the option for an additional year, and no release clause has been included, meaning the Cottagers hold the bargaining power in any future transfer windows.

The fact the Portugal international has committed to a new deal suggests he is happy at Craven Cottage, but Bayern remain undeterred, and Romano has now indicated the Bundesliga club could make a fresh approach in the next transfer window.

As relayed by CaughtOffside, the transfer expert said: “Joao Palhinha – Fulham are stronger on their position after contract extension, but the new deal was also done to give Joao a better salary until 2024.

“Then we will see in January or June, it will depend on bids and more. Bayern are still interested after coming close to getting the deal done in the summer, but obviously they’re not working on it yet.”

How much did Fulham pay for Joao Palhinha?

The Cottagers signed the former Sporting Lisbon man for just £20m back in the summer of 2022, and they were in line to make a huge profit by selling him to Bayern Munich for £60m in the summer, but fans will undoubtedly be happy he stayed.

The central midfielder was voted Fulham's Player of the Season for 2022-23, with more than half of Whites supporters voting for him, off the back of a fantastic campaign, in which he made 47 more tackles than any other player in the Premier League.

Lauded as "superb" by The Athletic reporter Peter Rutzler, Palhinha had a very promising first season at Craven Cottage, and Marco Silva will now be hoping he can kick on in the ongoing campaign, having put pen to paper on a new long-term deal.

However, if Bayern do come back with a fresh bid in the January transfer window, Fulham will be in an even stronger negotiating position than they were in the summer, indicating they could hold out for a larger fee.

From 83 for 5, West Indies recovered to set Ireland a target of 258, and proceeded to win by 52 runs with Kemar Roach picking up four vital wickets

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West Indies, looking to finish top of their World Cup Qualifier group and carry maximum points into the Super six stage, ran into some trouble against Ireland, falling to 83 for 5 after being sent in to bat. Enter Rovman Powell. After a cautious and at times edgy beginning – he was 9 off 34 balls at one stage and enjoyed some luck – he exploded to compile a run-a-ball hundred and lift his side to 257 for 8.That proved beyond Ireland’s reach, despite a controlled half-century from Ed Joyce, who put on useful stands with the O’Brien brothers and kept them in the game for a significant period.There was a sense of Ireland building up a proper head of steam too. The stand of 64 between Joyce and Niall O’Brien came at a run rate of 4.46, as the fourth-wicket pair rebuilt after their team had slipped to 32 for 3; Joyce and Kevin O’Brien then added 70 off 69 balls. At one stage, Ireland needed 92 off 83 balls with six wickets in hand.Kemar Roach, however, dismissed both Joyce and the younger O’Brien in the same over, dealing a body blow to Ireland’s hopes. They were eventually bowled out for 205 in the 47th over of their innings. Roach, who also took the key wickets of Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie early on, finished with figures of 4 for 27. There were four wickets for Kesrick Williams as well, and two for the captain Jason Holder.Powell’s was the first instance of a century coming from No. 7 or lower for West Indies in ODIs. He was ably assisted by his captain Jason Holder, who made his second-successive 50-plus score of the tournament.Ireland made excellent use of bowling first in conditions that suited their fast bowlers early on. There had been overnight rain in Harare and the pitch retained a tinge of green when the West Indian openers walked out to bat. Chris Gayle was repeatedly beaten on the outside edge before it was eventually taken. Evin Lewis was surprised by extra bounce, spooning a catch to point. Marlon Samuels got a jaffa that angled into him and straightened to flick his glove through to the keeper.The man doing much of the damage was Tim Murtagh, the 36-year-old seamer whose control more than made up for his lack of pace. And, in any case, it was Boyd Rankin’s job to hustle the batsmen, his 6’7″ frame coming in more than handy as he banged the ball into the pitch.The spinners Andy McBrine and George Dockrell took over in the middle overs, assisted by a pitch that revealed itself to be a slow turner once the early moisture dissipated. Holder and Powell battled hard to keep West Indies afloat; their 86-run partnership almost exclusively comprised of singles between the 18th and 26th overs before the West Indies captain began dictating terms.Holder finished with 54 off 71 balls, the landmark achieved with a monstrous six over wide long-on. He could, however, have been dismissed for 17 if Paul Stirling had held on to a return catch generated by his part-time offbreaks. Eleven runs later, he survived a run-out chance with his partner indulging in a last-minute change of mind about a single to square leg.Powell enjoyed a couple of lives as well: he was on 18 when a leading edge off the bowling of Dockrell was shelled by Gary Wilson running back and to his left from mid-off. On 39, he top-edged a pull that went straight up but the keeper was unable to catch up with the ball, which landed harmlessly near the middle of the pitch.Powell needed to take such risks, though, with time running out. He pulled Rankin down the ground with stinging disdain and later hit him over the top. West Indies lost a lot of firepower when Carlos Brathwaite ran himself out in the 45th over but Powell persisted until the end, doing exactly what his team needed off him.

Tim Paine and Pat Cummins showed fight with the bat, and Cummins was a constant threat with the ball, too, but South Africa remained firmly in control of the match, and almost certain to complete a historic home series win against Australia

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Voges: We saw some real fight from Australia

If Australia didn’t win the third day in Johannesburg, they at least drew it. But just as no man is an island, no day of Test cricket is a result unto itself. For all of the fight shown by Tim Paine and Pat Cummins with the bat, and despite the constant threat of Cummins with the ball, at stumps South Africa remained firmly in control of the match, and almost certain to complete a historic home series win against Australia: their first since 1970.If there was one caveat to South Africa’s dominant position, it was a small one – that retiring fast bowler Morne Morkel suffered a side strain and South Africa might therefore be one bowler short in Australia’s chase. Still, South Africa have plenty of breathing space: Australia will probably need the highest successful chase in Test history to get out of this series with a 2-2 scoreline. And for a team that has had not one batsman score a hundred in this series, and not a single century partnership, that is asking for a miracle.The third day consisted of two distinct parts. In the first, Australia put on 111 runs for the loss of their last four wickets, as Paine and Cummins produced the highest Australian partnership of the campaign. In the second, South Africa lost their first three wickets for 134 runs. But it was the opening two days that set up this Test: South Africa’s first innings of 488, Australia’s score of 110 for 6 at stumps on day two. That scoreline tells a story whose effects will be felt for the rest of the match.South Africa went to stumps with Dean Elgar on 39 and Faf du Plessis on 34. Their lead stood at 401, and had grown slowly from the 267-run advantage with which they started the innings. Perhaps South Africa believed that their best chance of victory was not to run away with the match, and instead keep the target vaguely within the realms of Australian ambition. Whatever the case, South Africa’s second innings had trickled along at 2.39 an over.Along the way, Aiden Markram became the second-fastest South African to 1000 Test runs, reaching the mark in his 18th innings, just one slower than Graeme Smith. Markram will also be just the tenth man in Test history to finish his tenth Test with 1000 runs to his name. And in his case, it will be exactly 1000, for right after getting there, he edged Cummins to Peter Handscomb at second slip to be caught for 37.Hashim Amla fell for 16 to Nathan Lyon, who found significant turn and bounce on the Wanderers pitch, and used that to catch Amla’s inside edge onto the thigh pad, the chance lobbing up to be taken at backward square leg by Mitchell Marsh. Cummins claimed his seventh wicket of the match when he too found extra bounce to surprise AB de Villiers, who tried to get out of the way but managed only an edge off the high part of his bat to Paine.It was yet another fine combination between Paine and Cummins, who earlier in the day had frustrated South Africa with a 99-run seventh-wicket stand that was Australia’s best of the series. Cummins earned his maiden Test half-century, but fell for exactly 50 when he missed an attempted sweep off Keshav Maharaj and was adjudged lbw on review. Lyon chipped Kagiso Rabada to mid-off for 8, and debutant Chadd Sayers was caught at backward point for a duck off Maharaj.Paine was, by this stage, still just short of his fifty, and he reached it in emphatic style by clubbing Maharaj over midwicket for six. Paine’s efforts in his first Test captaining Australia were all the more impressive, given that he was batting with a hairline fracture in his thumb after copping a painful blow on the second day of the Test.He eventually fell for 62 as Australia’s innings ended on 221, and it was a spectacular finish as Elgar completed a catch of the highest quality. Paine had lifted Rabada over mid-off, and Elgar sprinted with the flight of the ball, then timed his full-stretch leap to perfection to cling on to the ball, promptly celebrating by running off the ground to pad up for South Africa’s second innings. By stumps, he was still there, closing out a hard-fought and fairly even day. But the same could not be said of the Test as a whole.

Leeds United were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw last night in the Championship, as they pushed and pushed but could not breach the steadfast defence of Hull City.

There were a number of standouts from what was ultimately a rather dull encounter at the MKM Arena, whether it be for good or bad. Joe Rodon is one obvious example.

Why was Joe Rodon sent off against Hull?

Rodon left Daniel Farke in the lurch after his two bookable offences saw him dismissed after just 60 minutes. The first seemed to be a questionable caution, as he was caught tussling with a player before he was then sent for an early bath after a high challenge on Aaron Connolly.

Meanwhile, Georginio Rutter had a tough game in front of goal, failing to build upon the fine foundation he had laid after bagging just his second goal for the club last weekend against Millwall.

Although it is a game they will feel they should have won, having amassed 1.49 expected goals to their opponent's 1.01 and raining down 17 shots, the Tigers actually controlled the bulk of possession despite failing to register a shot on Illan Meslier's goal, via Sofascore.

It was a fine defensive showing, but a less-than-impressive outing for the forwards, who were profligate throughout and ultimately let the side down.

Joel Piroe, as the frontman and spearhead of that attacking unit, must therefore shoulder the bulk of the blame.

How did Joel Piroe play vs Hull City?

Decidedly invisible throughout, even when the £12m Dutchman did get involved it seldom worked out as he partnered Rutter in the strike force.

Although the Frenchman too failed to find the winning goal, his creativity helped push the Whites forward on numerous occasions, seldom rewarded for trying something different. As such, his 58% pass accuracy is a tad unfair, given it is balanced by the three key passes he recorded, as per Sofascore.

Meanwhile, the former Swansea City man seemed to hide when he was needed most, completing just 28 touches. For comparison, Meslier in the Leeds net enjoyed more possession (57 touches) and completed far more passes (17 v 36). Daming numbers indeed.

Farke, clearly incensed with the lack of activity his star forward was providing, even hooked him after just 63 minutes in order to rearrange following the red card.

What made matters worse was that, despite Piroe's side struggling for the ball, he failed to put the effort in to lead their press too. As such, the summer signing would not record a single tackle, clearance, block or interception, winning only two of the five duels he competed in.

Journalist James Murray would echo this sentiment in his post-match player ratings, handing Piroe a woeful 4/10. For context, the red-carded Rodon only managed one less at a 3/10: "Piroe was pretty anonymous in the first half, with his only opportunity coming when the ball bounced around the area and he snatched at a chance.

"He didn’t have much impact in the second half either, as it’s hard to really remember him doing much of anything before being taken off following the Rodon red card."

To have less involvement than the goalkeeper is a searing indictment of a torrid night's work, which Farke will seek to rectify this weekend. Piroe was not bought just for his goals, but also to lead their attack with energy and creativity. Both were severely lacking tonight, and it showed.

The ravaging of the public image of Australian cricket, in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal that resulted in 12-month suspensions of the team’s captain and vice-captain, was a long time coming, according to Mickey Arthur, the former Australia coach whose own attempts to change the team culture came to an ignominious end in 2013.Arthur, who was in charge of Australia from 2011 to 2013, was appointed in the wake of the Argus review with one of his mandates being the rehabilitation of the team’s dressing-room environment. However, he was sacked in the lead-up to the 2013 Ashes, with the players rounding on him in the wake of the Homework-gate saga, when he suspended four of the team for failing to complete an assignment he had issued during their tour of India.Writing in a column on , Arthur – who is currently in charge of Pakistan, having also coached South Africa from 2005 to 2010 – suggested that “every other Test playing nation feels Australia looks down at them and I say this as someone who has coached two of them”.However, he also mounted a defence of the offenders Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft. “I’ll admit that I was bitterly disappointed when I watched the ball tampering incident on television,” he added. “Again, these guys are good blokes. They’re not villains. That the culture within the team led them to believe this was an acceptable course of action is the great pity of this whole, sorry saga.”Arthur returned to Australia for the first time since his sacking when Pakistan toured the country in 2016-17, and he wrote that the behaviour of their cricketers had been “boorish and arrogant” over the last few years.”I know what my Pakistani players were confronted with in Australia two summers ago. I heard some of the things said to the English players during the Ashes. It was scandalous. And I have seen many incidents like Nathan Lyon throwing the ball at AB de Villiers in this series. There has been no need for the Australians to play this way.”Mickey Arthur had a good day despite rain interruptions•ICC/Getty Images

Arthur offered his thoughts on why the world has reacted with such outrage and why the punishments were so severe. “I get the sense that the Australian team felt like it had become untouchable. It was going to take something massive to change that. Now that has happened.”Having worked with the Aussies, I know they are generally good guys. I had a really good relationship with Davey Warner. He was a real project for me as coach. I thought he was past all this bulldust. And Steve Smith eats, breathes and sleeps cricket. He was very proud to have been leading Australia. Losing the captaincy will be devastating for him.”But I think the sanctions imposed, tough as they are, are the right ones. Cricket Australia needed to make a stand. These guys were the leaders. They were responsible for what transpired.”So here we are. A cultural issue that should’ve been addressed a long time ago wasn’t. It has all gone bang. And Smith, Warner and Cam Bancroft have been punished for it.”Arthur was particularly scathing on the Australian interpretation of “the line” to which players need to adhere for proper conduct on the field.”I’ve hated this talk about ‘the line’. What is the line? Who sets it? Who dictates how it is enforced? It is totally different culture-to-culture, yet the Australians believe they’re the ones who should be setting it? That it’s OK to intimidate a person from another country, another culture during the day and be buddies with him afterwards? Nonsense.Steven Smith departs for Australia after being handed a 12-month ban•AFP

“The Aussies have played the victim when they deem the other team has overstepped the mark. And when they’ve been in the ascendancy and behaved badly, everything is OK because they have determined as much.”The line, whatever it is, has to be determined by the ICC and the laws must be abided by. It’s not for [Nathan] Lyon to ‘headbutt’ against.”I see very little in the way of personal responsibility within the Australian team. Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith admitted what they had done at a press conference, but they didn’t have much choice. They had been caught red-handed. And even then, they didn’t come completely clean. They said they had used an adhesive tape on the ball when Cricket Australia’s own investigation ruled that it had been sandpaper.”

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Medindo forças pela 14ª rodada do Brasileirão Série B, CSA e Figueirense entraram em campo na noite desta terça-feira (6), no estádio Rei Pelé, em Maceió.

Com o resultado de 3 a 0, o Azulão recuperou-se da derrota para o Sampaio Corrêa chegando agora aos 16 pontos, pulando para a 12ª colocação. Já o time catarinense, graças ao tropeço para o rival alagoano, estacionou na 16ª posição com apenas 13 pontos, e poderá entrar no Z4 dependendo dos resultados na rodada.

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O jogo

Com ambos os times precisando do resultado, a partida, sem dúvida, seria tensa do início do fim. Sendo assim, mesmo jogando fora de casa, o Figueirense iniciou o confronto pressionando o CSA, conseguindo dois escanteios logo no início, porém a defesa do time alagoano acabou levando a melhor e afastando o perigo.

Mas a equipe local não queria saber de dar chances ao time adversário. Com isso, aos 18 minutos, Paulo Sérgio, após pênalti marcado em Matheus Neris ao ser derrubado por Nadson, cobrou com categoria para fazer o primeiro na partida. 1 a 0.

Embalado pelo tento, o CSA seguiu melhor em campo. Após mais uma boa chegada, Nadson, com categoria, dominou a bola e mandou bonito para o fundo das redes de Rodolfo. 2 a 0.

Atrás no marcador, o Figueira, já na reta final, até que tentou pressionar. Entretanto, as tentativas por parte do time catarinense foram em vão, dando a deixa para a arbitragem colocar um ponto final na etapa.

Sem alterações nos dois lados na volta para o segundo tempo, o técnico Elano promoveu sua primeira troca apenas aos 7 minutos, quando colocou Everton Santos no lugar de Marquinho. Entretanto, a mudança não surtiu efeito já que o time do CSA pressionava de todos os jeitos, conseguindo assustar com Paulo Sérgio e Pimpão.

Com o relógio andando, os dois comandantes recuaram para seus suplentes buscando um objetivo cada. Entre as trocas promovidas por Mozart, as saídas ficam por conta de Nadson e Pimpão, enquanto o treinador do time catarinense apostou suas fichas aumentando seu poder de ataque colocando Gabriel Lima e Keké.

Sem preocupar-se com o rival, o Azulão não quis saber e fez mais um no jogo. Aos 39, Pedro Lucas, que havia entrado momentos antes no lugar de Paulo Sérgio, bateu bonito por cima do goleiro Rodolfo, marcando um bonito gol. 3 a 0.

Até os acréscimos, o time visitante praticamente não ofereceu perigo. Sendo assim, a arbitragem soprou o apito para encerrar o duelo em Maceió com vitória tranquila do Azulão.

Arsenal travel to face Everton at Goodison Park soon in a Premier League fixture that is steeped in history. If fit, Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus could make the difference for the Gunners when they visit Merseyside.

We at Football FanCast have looked into the history of the fixture to find out exactly what you can expect from Jesus against Everton.

What is Gabriel Jesus' goal record against Everton?

Everton will be sick of the sight of Gabriel Jesus given his exploits against them as a Manchester City player. He has come up against the Toffees in 9 Premier League games, as well as 1 FA Cup clash, and has found the back of the net 8 times.

Jesus failed to score in his first and last game against Everton as a Man City player but in back-to-back home clashes in between that, he contributed a brace in wins for Pep Guardiola’s side.

What is Gabriel Jesus' assist record against Everton?

Whilst Gabriel Jesus is renowned for his linkup play, goals are much easier to come by with his game than assists.

This shines through when you see that he has contributed just one assist against Everton. Jesus assisted Portuguese international Bernardo Silva in a 3-1 win away from home in the 2020/21 season.

How many goal contributions does Gabriel Jesus have against Everton?

Adding together Gabriel Jesus’ goal tally and assist tally when he has come up against Everton rounds out nicely at a goal contribution every game, with 10 goal contributions in 10 games.

Only once has the Brazilian failed to chip in on the attacking end against the side from Liverpool and that was in the early stages of his career in English top-flight, his first game against Everton in fact.

What is Gabriel Jesus' head-to-head record against Everton?

As has been previously alluded too, Jesus is yet to face Everton as an Arsenal player due to the injuries he has been faced within North London. This means that all ten of the games (in all competitions) that he has played against them came in the sky blue of Manchester City.

Given City’s dominance in the Premier League in the Pep Guardiola era, it is hardly surprising to see that they have often prevailed in this fixture. In the 10 games that Jesus has taken the field in, City won nine times and drew once.

What is Gabriel Jesus' record at Everton?

Six of the ten head-to-head clashes between Jesus and Everton have taken place at Goodison Park, including the one cup tie. Jesus’ only time dropping a point was actually at the Etihad as well which means that he has enjoyed a flawless win record when visiting Everton territory.

The Brazilian has scored three times and assisted once across the six wins in question and when you consider that one appearance was a 13-minute cameo, it becomes all the more impressive. From a team perspective, City have won by an aggregate of 14 goals to 3 in the away trips to Everton in which Jesus has featured, showing how they have flexed their muscles over the years.

Who has Gabriel Jesus scored the most goals against?

Jesus is actually very happy when playing against Everton as a matter of fact, if his goal record is anything to go by.

He has scored 8 goals against two different clubs, one of which is Everton and the other is Watford. He has played against the Toffees twice more than against the Hornets but still, Sean Dyche will be hoping that he doesn’t keep up this record and make Everton his most-scored-against team.

Who does Gabriel Jesus have the most goal contributions against?

He may have scored eight goals against both Everton and Watford but the 26-year-old has four assists against the latter and only one against the former. It is Watford, one of the Premier League yo-yo clubs who he has amassed the most goal contributions against and Everton aren’t even second.

It is instead their Merseyside rivals who have regularly faced Jesus’ wrath, Liverpool, against whom he has scored six times and added four assists on top of that. Leicester City and West Ham United are both in the mix for Jesus too with 9 and 8 goal contributions to their names respectively.

How many goals does Gabriel Jesus have in September?

Last September, Jesus appeared in three games for Arsenal. Two of which saw him play full 90s in the league against Manchester United and Brentford plus he was also brought off of the bench against FC Zurich in the Europa League. The Gunners beat Brentford 3-0 and after William Saliba gave them the lead, Jesus was the man to make it two. Interestingly though, the forward was booked in both of the PL outings in question.

What is Gabriel Jesus' overall Arsenal goal record?

In all competitions, whilst wearing the red and white of Arsenal, Gabriel Jesus has scored 11 goals at a rate of exactly one every three games. This record is across all competitions although the majority of this has of course taken place in the Premier League.

What is Gabriel Jesus’ overall Arsenal assist record?

Jesus’ assist numbers aren’t too far behind those of his goals, having contributed eight to the cause in 33 outings. Seven of these assists came in the Premier League but one came in the Europa League group stages for the Gunners, the Brazilian amassed 254 minutes in that competition.

When compared to his teammates, only two went above his seven in the Premier League. Martin Odegaard and Granit Xhaka joined him on seven whilst Leandro Trossard had 10 and who else but Bukayo Saka led the way with 11, adding to his 14, which was one of the tally of Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli.

As the 2022/23 season came to a close, there was outcry among Leeds United supporters.

Their great club had been relegated again, thrown into the Championship after a dreadful season that saw three managers come and go.

Victor Orta also took his leave, but not before creating chaos at Elland Road, with a number of his signings quick to throw the towel in and quit life in Yorkshire for brighter footballing shores.

Out went the likes of Luis Sinisterra, Robin Koch, Rodrigo, Tyler Adams and more, but pivotally some of their brightest attacking talent remained. Crysencio Summerville happens to be one of them, as does Georginio Rutter.

Life hasn't all been plain sailing for the Frenchman, however, who looked to be following in the scuffled footsteps of Jean-Kevin Augustin.

Like the former RB Leipzig striker, Rutter arrived in the January transfer window to much fanfare. Like Augustin, he also struggled for game time. Fortunately, the 21-year-old's time at Leeds hasn't ended in a legal trial.

Instead, he has been afforded minutes in the Championship by new manager Daniel Farke. So he should too. This is a club-record £35m signing, after all.

How many goals has Rutter scored for Leeds?

The young forward endured a timid start to life in the English second tier but has come alive in recent weeks, proving he could well be the answer to Farke's prayers.

He found the net against Ipswich towards the end of August and then once football resumed last weekend following the international break, returned with aplomb.

Alongside new signing Joel Piroe, they were electrifying as the pairing combined delightfully during a 3-0 win over Millwall.

Rutter scored the final goal of the game, racing onto a ball into the penalty area from a counter attack, but not before he'd done his fair share of creating, notably making five key passes in the match, one of which found the aforementioned Piroe to open the scoring.

Such a rampant free-flowing display was like watching Bielsa's Leeds all over again. It was like watching Pablo Hernandez and Patrick Bamford of old, just with a little more pace, trickery and razzmatazz, not that two of the great Argentine's disciples had boring play styles.

Rutter and indeed Piroe will be key this term if Leeds are to secure promotion at the first time of asking, but they're not the only livewires who could play a vital role. Step forward from the wilderness, Daniel James.

Where has it gone wrong for Daniel James at Leeds?

The tale of James and Leeds is a rather remarkable one. Rewind to a cold winter's day in January of 2019 and he was undergoing a medical with the club.

A £7m deal was in place to sign him from Piroe's former employers in Swansea City, but as the minutes and hours ticked by, a deal suddenly fell through.

The Welshman had posed for club photos and done his media duties, only to remain in Wales, at least until the end of the season.

A remarkable move to Manchester United followed in June but Bielsa soon had his man in the building. After an unsuccessful stint at Old Trafford, James finally found himself crossing the penines into Leeds. A £25m move was done in 2021 but his spell hasn't been too fortuitous.

He has only found the net on four occasions in 45 outings and was far from Jesse Marsch's plans last term, ultimately loaned out to Fulham. A plethora of inconsistent displays which lacked end product was the reason for the 25-year-old's downfall.

Now, however, he is back in the division where he really made a name for himself, having scored four and registered an impressive 11 assists in 37 Championship outings for Swansea.

How has Daniel James performed this season?

Already you can see James looks more at home at this level. For Leeds, he is not a regular starter yet but an assist in the 1-1 draw with West Brom and another assist from the bench against Millwall last Sunday has sparked hopes that he could make a huge impact this term.

He will have to overcome Summerville on the right-hand side of Farke's team first, though, but there is now a strong belief that the diminutive winger has what it takes to flourish in the EFL.

His lively cameo last weekend was all the proof we needed, with Leeds Live's Beren Cross noting in his post-match player ratings that it is "such a luxury having a player of this standing come off the bench."

That is largely owed to his remarkable pace, of which has been described as an "absolute nightmare" for the opposition by Micah Richards.

Rutter and Piroe are unlikely to be starved of service this term with Summerville and Willy Gnonto on the flanks but in James, a player with devastating pace and know-how in this league, they could well become even more menacing.

There won't be many better players off the bench this term than James, who could punish tired legs to supply chance after chance for his colleagues in the final third.

Things are starting to click for the Wales international in Leeds, and fortunately, things are starting to click for Farke too. Such a remarkable party of players to choose from in the offensive line must have the German salivating.