#miguel-almiron

#miguel-almiron

Manchester City welcome a rejuvenated Newcastle United to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, eager to gain the three points that will keep pace with leaders Arsenal.City fell five points behind the Gunners on Wednesday as Arsenal thrashed Everton 4-0 in their game in hand, and the blues now have to once again play catch up if they are to secure a third successive league title.

A woman who was caught on camera trying to take a Newcastle football shirt from an 11-year-old boy at the King Power Stadium in Leicester was left mortified by the incident.Paula Dodds, 65-years-old, was caught on camera at the Newcastle United vs Leicester City Boxing Day game trying to wrestle the shirt away from the boy, NJ.

Newcastle United cruised past Leicester City to claim a sixth consecutive Premier League win and move up to second in the table.Chris Wood kickstarted a dominant performance by smashing the opener from the penalty spot before Miguel Almiron glided past the Leicester defence to tuck away the second.Joelinton headed the third from a Kieran Trippier corner for his second goal of the season as the Magpies demonstrated the clinical edge that the hosts were missing.

Manchester United and Arsenal both previously showed an interest in signing Miguel Almiron before he joined Newcastle.Almiron signed for Newcastle in 2019 but struggled to make an immediate impact at the club.This season under Eddie Howe Almiron is in the form of his life and has already scored more league goals than any previous season at Newcastle.

Jan 16, 2023



Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Aston Villa has agreed terms with the Chicago Fire on the acquisition of Colombia international forward Jhon Duran, the Premier League side announced on Monday.A source with direct knowledge of the deal told ESPN that the Fire will receive a transfer fee of $18 million guaranteed, with another $4m if certain performance metrics are met, a record for the club.

Gameweek 16 is the last one before the Premier League takes a break for the World Cup and that makes it a slightly unusual one.We all get unlimited transfers during the tournament before gameweek 17, which starts on Boxing Day, so this week can be all about a short-term plan.Have a look at the fixture list for this weekend, decide who you think could grab you a big score and get them in your team.

Newcastle extended their unbeaten run to a club record-equalling 17 league games but were forced to settle for a point on Eddie Howe's return to Bournemouth.Having spent more than 10 years as Bournemouth manager across two spells, Howe was back at the Vitality Stadium with his Newcastle side pushing for a Champions League spot and his old club stuck in the bottom three.

Miguel Almiron continued his scoring streak as Newcastle consolidated their spot in the Premier League's top four with another confident victory.The Paraguay forward put the visitors ahead at half-time following a strong run and composed finish for his seventh goal in seven games.Southampton, who are struggling for goals, wasted chances before Newcastle substitute Chris Wood swivelled sharply and fired into the corner.

Newcastle United's Joelinton won a penalty and netted a first-half header in a 3-0 thrashing of Leicester City that took his side up to second in the Premier League table on Monday.Leicester defender Daniel Amartey got the match off to a terrible start for the hosts, gifting Newcastle a penalty when he chopped down Joelinton after 86 seconds, and striker Chris Wood blasted the spot-kick into the middle of the net.

Newcastle reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with a hard-fought win over Bournemouth at St James' Park.Adam Smith's own goal proved decisive for the hosts, with the defender inadvertently heading past Cherries goalkeeper Mark Travers from Kieran Trippier's superb delivery.It was no more than Eddie Howe's side deserved with the home team creating the bulk of the goalscoring chances.

The forthcoming winter World Cup in Qatar has presented a number of problems to top-level teams this season.However, now the tournament is here and the Premier League has started its six-week break, clubs face the task of keeping their players whose nations didn't qualify - or weren't selected by their countries - match fit for the return of top-flight football on 26 December.