Harry Kane:
Spurs manager Jose Mourinho yesterday confirmed that Harry Kane will be out for a number of weeks, after sustaining an injury to both ankles. Whilst not thought to be as serious as previous injuries the England international captain has sustained, it is still a spanner in the works. Especially as Spurs look to mount a charge for top 4 in the Premier League.
It is hoped he will be able to return within two weeks at the minimum. In the meantime manager Mourinho has implored his players to step-up, in particular Gareth Bale.
Speaking on the Welshman Mourinho said “Hopefully he can help us.”
Jesse Lingard:
Manchester United player Jesse Lingard has completed his loan deal across the country from Manchester to London, signing a 6-month contract with West Ham. It has been reported by The Athletic that West Ham will cover his full wages, and pay Manchester United one and a half million pounds. There is no option to buy in this deal.
The Englishman was yet to make a Premier League appearance this season but did score on the final day of the season last year.
This will be the reuniting of Lingard/David Moyes since their days at Manchester United. He will wear the number eleven shirt, and you can watch his first interview below.
Concussion Substitutes:
The Premier League has officially confirmed that concussion substitutions will be introduced from February 6th. Sides will each have two concussion substitutions they can use if necessary, alongside the three normally mandated.
The first game we will see this in action is when Aston Villa will host Everton.
These procedures will also be trialled in the FA Cup from the next round of fixtures.
Next manager to leave?
After Frank Lampard and Chelsea went their separate ways at the start of the week, the question is now in the air, who will be next?
Currently SkyBet reports that Steve Bruce is the favourite with odds of 4/5.
The Newcastle manager is the clear frontrunner to leave right now, this is no real surprise with his team without a win in their last eleven games in all competitions and Premier League survival possibly not on the cards.
Joel Matip:
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that they are in fact looking for a new centre-back.
This decision has come about after Joel Matip’s ankle injury has turned out to be particularly serious.
Klopp has said he will not be forced into signing anyone other than the right player. “You can imagine we think about everything. It’s about doing the right thing. We need to find the right player”.
The Premier League champions are also still missing fellow centre-backs Van Dijk and Gomez.
Transfer Rumours/News:
- Marcos Rojo will leave Manchester United for Boca Juniors
- Valencia are in advanced talks to sign Patrick Cutrone from Wolves according to Fabrizio Romano
- Henri Lansbury has left Aston Villa to sign for Bristol City. The deal was agreed by mutual consent.
- Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri is set to go out on loan to Spanish side Alaves.
- West Brom officially signed Mbaye Diagne from Galatasary on loan for the rest of the season.
- Demarai Gray is nearing his Leicester exit. The English winger looks set to join Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of around 2.7 Million pounds.
Transfer deadline day is this coming Monday February 1st.
This weekends fixtures:
The Premier League will host ten games this weekend with all twenty sides in action.
| DATE | HOME TEAM | AWAY TEAM |
| Saturday 12:30 | Everton (7th) | Newcastle United (16th) |
| Saturday 15:00 | West Brom (19th) | Fulham (18th) |
| Saturday 15:00 | Crystal Palace (14th) | Wolves (13th) |
| Saturday 15:00 | Manchester City (1st) | Sheffield United (20th) |
| Saturday 17:30 | Arsenal (9th) | Manchester United (2nd) |
| Saturday 20:00 | Southampton (11th) | Aston Villa (10th) |
| Sunday 12:00 | Chelsea (8th) | Burnley (15th) |
| Sunday 14:00 | Leicester City (3rd) | Leeds United (12th) |
| Sunday 16:30 | West Ham United (5th) | Liverpool (4th) |
| Sunday 19:15 | Brighton & Hove Albion (17th) | Tottenham (6th) |
At the top of the table West Ham will host defending Premier League champions Liverpool. Could new signing Jesse Lingard make an immediate impact?
Speaking of Jesse Lingard, his former club Manchester United will travel away to Arsenal in this weekends marquee match.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the table, West Brom will host Fulham. With both sides on only two wins, this season and one of Fulham’s coming in the reverse fixture when Fulham won two-nil back in November.
With a whole host of games be sure to keep up to date with the live scores directly here on WDSportz.
Which captain will come out on top in this weekend’s star game?
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