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West Ham defender Oliver Scarles was hauled off in their 2-1 loss to Leeds United with what looked to be a serious injury, and insider ExWHUemployee has now shared how long he’ll be out for.

The Hammers are second-bottom in the Premier League and have conceded more goals than any other side in the division thus far.

In his last two games, under-pressure new boss Nuno Espirito Santo has gone with a centre-back pairing of Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo, with both men struggling to deal with opposition attacks.

West Ham have precious few alternatives to Kilman and Todibo, with Konstantinos Mavropanos sidelined for the foreseeable future.

West Ham’s results in the Premier League so far

Sunderland 3-0 West Ham

West Ham 1-5 Chelsea

Nottingham Forest 0-3 West Ham

West Ham 0-3 Tottenham

West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace

Everton 1-1 West Ham

Arsenal 2-0 West Ham

West Ham 0-2 Brentford

Leeds 2-1 West Ham

The Greek international, who had been selected for nearly every game since West Ham’s only victory of the campaign at Nottingham Forest, faces up to six weeks out after picking up a hamstring injury at home to Brentford (GiveMeSport).

The last thing Nuno needs is another defensive injury, but according to insider Ex, Scarles has joined Mavropanos on the sidelines with the extent of his injury revealed.

The academy graduate was deployed at full-back against Brentford and started again away to Leeds, but was forced off in the opening 20 minutes after fracturing his collarbone.

West Ham have since confirmed that the 19-year-old has undergone successful surgery on the problem, with Performance Director Richard Collinge estimating he could return in December.

However, while this is the official line from the club, insider Ex believes that Scarles could be out for even longer.

West Ham dealt Scarles blow with real return timeline revealed

Writing via his West Ham Way Patreon, Ex states that Scarles actually faces as long as three months on the sidelines — meaning the teenager might not be back in action until 2026.

The England Under-20 international seriously impressed at youth level for West Ham before breaking into the first-team — even bagging three goals and 14 assists in 50 appearances for the Under-18s.

The attack-minded full-back also notched 13 goal contributions (six goals, seven assists) for the Under-21s, with Scarles since making 19 senior cameos in total for the east Londoners.

He was clearly starting to impress Nuno too, after being given the starting nod in each of West Ham’s last two Premier League games, so this layoff will be a major blow to him personally.

It was Julen Lopetegui who handed Scarles his Premier League debut last season, with Graham Potter then using the youngster on a pretty regular basis towards the end of 2024/2025.

With Mavropanos out injured too, it represents a golden opportunity for summer signing Igor Julio to battle his way into the starting eleven.

Nuno must give Igor Julio a chance amid West Ham defensive crisis

The Blue Jays may have just gotten a massive boost after reaching their first World Series in 32 years.

Shortly after beating the Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series Monday night, All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette said he plans to be active for Toronto's matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Bichette hasn't played since injuring his knee sliding into home plate against the Yankees on Sept. 6. The 27-year-old has been forced to watch the entire postseason from the dugout, but finally feels like he's healthy enough to return.

During the postgame celebration after the Blue Jays beat Seattle 4–3 in Game 7, Bichette was asked if he'd be able to play in the Fall Classic. He had a confident answer.

"I'll be ready," Bichette said.

If he can come back, that is a big addition to a Toronto team that needs to find any advantage it can against the heavily-favored Dodgers. The defending World Series champions have almost no weaknesses, so the Blue Jays have to bring their best to the table. They're significantly better with their starting shortstop in the lineup.

Bichette put up big numbers in 2025

Bichette had one of his best seasons in 2025 and had he not missed time in September, it may have actually been best. If you don't count two partial seasons in 2019 and 2020, he notched career-bests in batting average (.311), on-base percentage (.357), OPS (.840), and wRC+ (134) in 2025. He also added 18 home runs, 94 RBIs, and racked up 3.8 fWAR.

He'll be a free agent as soon as the World Series is over, and now it appears he'll definitely play more games in a Blue Jays uniform before that happens.

The two hottest National League teams over the past two months also happen to have been waiting the longest to win their first World Series. The Brewers (37–10 since June 20) and the Padres (29–20) have been around since 1969. The way they have been playing baseball gives their fans reasonable hope that this is finally the year.

Both teams are fun to watch. Both excel at traditional baseball values. The Brewers and Padres each rank among the three best pitching staffs in baseball, the four best defensive units as far as turning batted balls into outs and the five toughest teams to strike out. What’s not to like?

They don’t hit many home runs.

There is a difference between playing regular season baseball and tournament baseball. If the Brewers or Padres are going to win the World Series, they must defy a decade of data that suggests you need more power than those teams possess to win it all.

Milwaukee ranks 18th in home runs and 13th in slugging. San Diego is even more power starved. It ranks 29th in home runs and 25th in slugging.

Why does that matter? The past five World Series champions ranked among the four top home run hitting teams in baseball (in order from 2020: 1, 3, 4, 3, 3).

No team has won the World Series ranked in the bottom half of home runs or with fewer than 199 home runs since the 2015 Kansas City Royals, who ranked 24th with 139 homers. The Brewers are on pace to hit 174 homers. The Padres are on pace to hit 136 homers, which would be the lowest for a full-season world champion in 28 years.

We love to think that putting the ball in play and small ball wins in October. That may have been true once. Not now. The game is far different today than in 2015, when a team like the Royals could slash their way to a title. Compared to 2015, today’s game has 13% more homers, 10% more walks, 7% more strikeouts, 4% fewer hits and 52% fewer sacrifice hits.

Consider how baseball changed in the postseason last year as compared to the regular season. As you might expect, hitting and slugging decreased. The batting average dropped by 12 points. Counterintuitively, home runs went .

2024 MLB Hitting

AVG

SLG

H/G

HR/G

Regular Season

.243

.399

16.4

2.24

Postseason

.231

.378

15.3

2.28

You would think small ball tactics would play up in a more difficult hitting environment. But home runs became even more important. As hits become rarer, the quick strike of the home run swing becomes more necessary. Winning a game without a home run was harder to do in the postseason last year than in the regular season.

Team Games With No Home Runs, 2024

W–L

Pct.

Pct. of Wins

Regular Season

519–1,123

.316

21.4%

Postseason

9–20

.310

20.9%

The notion that teams who put the ball in play are best equipped for the postseason has not been true for years. The correlation between winning it all and home runs has become much stronger than the one between winning it all and avoiding strikeouts.

MLB Ranks by World Series Champions

Home Runs

Strikeouts

2024 Dodgers

3

12

2023 Rangers

3

17

2022 Astros

4

2

2021 Braves

3

20

2020 Dodgers

1

4

2019 Nationals

13

4

2018 Red Sox

9

5

2017 Astros

2

1

2016 Cubs

13

22

Average

5.7

9.7

Ideally, you want it all, like the championship Astros teams: power with the ability to make contact. But if you had to lean toward one, you would take the power.

Milwaukee is not power-starved. Though it ranks below average in home runs, its power is on the upswing, as the addition of Andrew Vaughn and the revival of Brice Turang lengthen the lineup. The Brewers have improved their slug for a third straight month. Their .532 slug this month threatens to set a franchise record, eclipsing the .510 mark from June 1982. If they keep this up, we will have to look at them differently.

MORE: SI:AM | The Brewers’ Streak by the Numbers

San Diego has a low power ceiling, though the deadline additions of Ramon Laureano and Ryan O’Hearn help. Three players—Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Gavin Sheets—have hit almost half of the team’s home runs (52 of 105). Only four teams in the wild card era ever made the playoffs with a slug worse than the Padres’ .382 mark (2014 Cardinals, Royals and Athletics and the '22 Rays).

The Padres have the potential for more power, especially if Jackson Merrill (six HR in 81 games since returning from a hamstring injury) recovers to his 2024 form and Tatis (no home runs in his past 79 at-bats) gets on a run, though expectations should be recalibrated. Since he returned from his PED suspension and shoulder surgery, Tatis has good power but not the elite power he showed in his first three seasons.

Tatis Jr. Splits by Age

G

SLG

EV

OPS+

20-22

273

.596

93.2

160

24-26

364

.456

92.7

120

The Brewers and Padres each have a well-defined identity and a clear path to the title. Milwaukee pressures teams with baserunning, bunting, putting the ball in play, catching the ball and clean baseball. Their pitching staff has wipeout stuff at the front of the rotation and back end of the bullpen. In a telling measurement of pure stuff—and a harbinger of what it takes to win in October—Brewers pitchers allow the fifth lowest slugging percentage on pitches

The toughest team to slug against on challenge stuff? The Padres. Their path to victory is built on putting the ball in play and shortening games with a deep bullpen.

Neither team relies heavily on power. If the usual rules of engagement apply to tournament baseball, the Yankees (first in home runs), Dodgers (second) and Mariners (third) are best equipped for the title, with the Cubs (seventh), Mets (eighth) and Tigers (ninth) in the next tier.

But past is not always prologue. Home runs may be the coin of the postseason realm in recent years, but at any point that can change in the small sample size theater of the postseason. The Brewers and Padres were not built to follow the unwritten rules of October, but to break them.

The Quad Cities River Bandits lost to the Great Lakes Loons in a Midwest League matchup on Thursday. It was a particularly rough outing for the River Bandits as they lost by six runs and had their manager, catcher and a ballboy ejected by home plate umpire Richy Arredondo.

It all started in the top of the seventh when catcher Canyon Brown was thrown out during a mound visit. Coming off two straight walks Brown was talking to his pitcher and the pitching coach on the mound when Arredondo walked over, listened for a second and ejected the catcher.

Two batters and two runs later Loons first baseman Joe Vetrano swung and missed on a fastball that was not caught by catcher Chris Brito, who had just come in the game for Brown. The runner on second advanced to third as it was ruled a wild pitch, but the River Bandits argued it was a foul ball with manager Jesus Azuaje arguing so passionately that he got ejected.

Things only got weirder from there as a balk was called almost as soon as action resumed. And that's when the ballboy came out to give Arredondo more baseballs and did something to get himself ejected. As was the case with Brown, it isn't clear what exactly he did to earn the ejection, but Arredondo was emphatic with both of them.

The six-game series between these two teams will resume on Friday and go through the weekend with the same umpires working the game.

When this series concludes the Loons will return home to host the West Michigan Whitecaps. The Whitecaps are currently 81–35 and have a legitimate chance finish with the best record in the history of the Midwest League. The 1978 Appleton Foxes currently have that distinction after going 97–40.

The Chicago Cubs have been loving the production they've received from Kyle Tucker since acquiring him in an offseason trade with the Houston Astros.

Despite his strong season during his first year in Chicago, the Cubs have yet to work out a contract extension for the standout outfielder. With his future in the Windy City uncertain, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal floated an idea, which he described as "wild and crazy" that would see Tucker make a stunning move to the AL East in free agency.

Here's what Rosenthal had to say, via :

Tucker will be in the market for a massive new contract this offseason, and if the Cubs aren't willing to pony up for the 28-year-old, he could make a surprising turn and entertain the idea of playing for his hometown team.

Tucker is a Tampa native who played high school baseball at Plant High School before being drafted by the Astros with the No. 5 pick in the 2015 draft.

Rosenthal reports that the Rays are expected to get off the hook for Wander Franco's contract following the latest update in his legal saga, which could free up some money for Zalupski to take a big shot in free agency during his first offseason as the team's owner.

This season, Tucker is slashing .280/.384/.499 with 17 home runs, 56 RBIs and 60 walks in 95 games. He'll be in line for a contract that could approach $500 million in total value. If the Cubs won't go there, perhaps Zalupski and the Rays will.

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Philippe Coutinho está muito perto de acertar com o Vasco, clube que o revelou, e que provavelmente jogará ao lado de Dimitri Payet, camisa 10 da equipe. Se por um lado, a dupla pode ser companheira no futuro, por outro, os jogadores foram adversários em campo.

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Coutinho e Payet já se enfrentaram em três oportunidades quando jogaram na Premier League, a liga de futebol da Inglaterra. Em todas, o meia francês levou a melhor sobre a cria de São Januário. Confira os resultados abaixo.

⚽ CONFIRA O RETROSPECTO ENTRE PHILIPPE COUTINHO E DIMITRI PAYET:
– West Ham 2 x 1 Liverpool – 4ª rodada da FA Cup (2015/2016);
– West Ham 2 x 0 Liverpool – 20ª rodada da Premier League (2015/2016);
– Liverpool 0 x 3 West Ham – 4ª rodada da Premier League (2015/2016).
*Philippe Coutinho atuou pelo Liverpool, enquanto Dimitri Payet pelo West Ham

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Na primeira vez que Philippe Coutinho e Dimitri Payet se enfrentaram, o West Ham levou a melhor sobre o Liverpool e venceu por 3 a 0. Naquela ocasião, a cria do Vasco ainda foi expulsa ao receber o segundo cartão amarelo e, consequentemente o vermelho, por uma entrada dura no meia francês.

Porém, o West Ham já estava vencendo o Liverpool por 2 a 0. Lanzini, que esteve na mira do Vasco em 2023 abriu o placar, e Mark Noble ampliou antes de Coutinho ser expulso. Confira.

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O único jogo que Philippe Coutinho e Dimitri Payet participaram diretamente no placar foi o da 4ª rodada da FA Cup na temporada 2015/2016. Na ocasião, a cria do Vasco empatou o confronto com um golaço de falta “à la Ronaldinho Gaúcho”. Nos acréscimos, o francês fez um cruzamento magistral para o zagueiro Ogbonna desempatar de cabeça e garantir a classificação do West Ham. Veja o lance no player abaixo (o gol de Coutinho é aos 2:00 e o lance de Payet aos 4:25).

Philippe Coutinho tenta uma rescisão amigável com o Aston Villa para poder acertar o retorno ao Vasco. A cria de São Januário antecipou as férias e já está no Brasil com a família. Se a negociação for concretizada, o meia-atacante será o primeiro reforço para a janela de transferências do meio do ano.

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أثار الحوار التلفزيوني الذي أدلى به البلجيكي يانيك فيريرا عقب رحيله عن نادي الزمالك جدلًا واسعًا، بعد أن حمل انتقادات مباشرة لطريقة العمل داخل النادي وغياب بعض الإمكانيات التي قال إنها أثّرت على مهمته الفنية.

وتسببت تصريحات فيريرا في موجة من ردود الأفعال بين الجماهير والمتابعين، خاصة بعدما تناول المدرب عدة ملفات حساسة تتعلق بكواليس عمله داخل الفريق، منها أمور تخص المنشآت، وملف التحليل الفني، وطبيعة التعاون بينه وبين الإدارة.

وفي هذا السياق، خرج أيمن الرمادي، المدير الفني السابق للزمالك والحالي للبنك الأهلي، ببيان رسمي للرد على ما قاله فيريرا، مؤكدًا أن ما ورد في الحوار يتضمن مغالطات تمس النادي وتاريخه ولا تعبّر عن الواقع، على حد وصفه.

وأوضح الرمادي في بيانه عبر صفحته الشخصية بموقع “فيس بوك” أنه يرفض الخوض في تقييم المدربين بحكم أخلاقيات مهنة التدريب، لكنه رأى أن حديث فيريرا تجاوزه، ما استدعَى منه توضيح العديد من النقاط وكشف كواليس تتعلق بعمل الفريق خلال فترته داخل القلعة البيضاء.

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، بسم الله نبدأ وبالله نستعين، وعليه نتوكل. اللهم صلِّ وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين.

لقد أرسل لي صديق أجزاء من حوار السيد يانيك فيريرا مع الكابتن شوبير، والحقيقة أن أقل ما يقال عن هذا الحوار أنه يفتقد لاحترام أدبيات مهنة التدريب. وعلى مدار 30 سنة عمل، لم أتعرض يومًا لتقييم عمل مدرب أو طرح رأيي في مدرب آخر. وحتى عندما كنت أقوم بالتحليل في بطولات أو مناسبات عبر قناة أبوظبي الرياضية أو دبي الرياضية، لم أقيّم مدربًا أو أقلّل منه، بل كنت أشرح فقط حالات خططية في الملعب، سواء إيجابية أو سلبية، دون إبداء رأيي في المدربين، خصوصًا الذين يعملون معنا في نفس الدوري، لأنني أعتبر ذلك من أهم آداب احترام المهنة.

ولكن مع حديث السيد يانيك فيريرا، فإنني أقول له: عفوًا فيريرا، لقد تجاوزت حدود احترام المهنة بكلامك عن أمور لم يكن ينبغي أن تتحدث فيها، احترامًا لتاريخ نادٍ هو أحد أكبر قطبين في تاريخ كرة القدم المصرية والأفريقية والعربية. وأعتبر أن حجتك ضعيفة في بعض الأمور التي طرحتها وقللت بها من قيمة نادٍ كبير وعريق.

يا مستر فيريرا، تحدثت بإسهاب عن موضوع تحليل فريق الأهلي وأنك بسبب قلة إمكانيات النادي لم تستطع تحليل المنافس. هل يُعقل هذا الكلام؟ هل مباريات الأهلي مقتصرة على البرنامج التحليلي؟ الأهلي يلعب كل 3 أو 4 أيام، ومبارياته متاحة حتى على اليوتيوب. تستطيع—بدون عناء—مشاهدة كل مباريات الأهلي وتحليل كل كبيرة وصغيرة دون برامج. وقد مررنا بأصعب من ذلك، وبدون الدخول في تفاصيل، قبل مباراة بيراميدز في نهائي الكأس شاهد الفريق كل التفاصيل رغم الظروف. فهل عدم دفع اشتراك برنامج تحليل يعوقك عن تحليل المنافس ونحن على مشارف عام 2026؟ هل هذا يعقل؟

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أما الأمر الآخر، فمن حقك أن تطالب بحقوقك المادية، لكن ليس بهذه الطريقة يا صديقي. أعلم جيدًا أن مجلس الإدارة أخطأ في طريقة إنهاء خدماتك، فالأمر يجب أن يكون بالوضوح والمواجهة، وليس بالتهرب، لكن أمامك طرق شرعية للحصول على حقوقك، وهي طرق—سواء اتفقت معها أو اختلفت—تبقى شرعية، ومنها اللجوء إلى الفيفا. ولكن ليس من حقك نشر ما كان يدور داخل غرف مغلقة، فهذا خطأ قد تُحاسب عليه حتى من قبل الفيفا.

يا عزيزي، من أدبيات مهنة التدريب أنك طالما رضيت بالعمل داخل النادي، فلا تأتي بعد الإقالة لتشتكي من الملعب والغرفة والكراسي. أين كنت وقتها؟ ولماذا لم تكن حاسمًا مع الإدارة وقلت لهم بوضوح إن الملعب غير مناسب؟

وسأروي لك شيئًا حدث معي شخصيًا—ولا أذيع سرًا—فعقب أسبوع من العمل مع الزمالك، وتحديدًا يوم 8 مايو، قبل 25 يومًا من نهائي الكأس، طلبت بعض الأدوات مثل 8 مرمى صغير للتدريبات وبعض الأشرطة الخاصة بتدريبات الـExplosive Action، وغيرها. وشعرت بالمماطلة لمدة أسبوع، فما كان مني إلا أن توقفت عن التدريب وجلست على كرسي ورفضت النزول إلى الملعب حتى تُحضر الأدوات، وبالفعل أحضروها في اليوم التالي، ولو لم تُحضر لكنت تقدمت باستقالتي فورًا، لأن هذا عملي وأنا مؤتمن عليه أمام جمهور كبير.

ونفس الأمر مع طلب إقامة معسكر مغلق لمدة 4 أيام في الإسماعيلية. لو لم تستجب الإدارة لكنت استقلت فورًا. صحيح أننا اكتفينا بثلاثة أيام بدلًا من أربعة، ولكن ما لا يُدرك كله لا يُترك كله. فلماذا لم تُصر أنت على أدواتك وملعب محترم وغرفة اجتماعات؟ هذا ليس بالكثير على نادٍ كبير مثل الزمالك. وإن لم يستجيبوا، فالاستقالة موقف محترم.

للأسف كنت لا أرغب في الخوض في هذا الموضوع احترامًا للمهنة، ولكن حديثك وطريقة العرض استفزتني كثيرًا، ولذلك ولأول مرة أتحدث لكي يعرف الجميع الحقيقة، وليس تلك المبررات التي سردتها. التزمت الصمت خمسة أشهر كاملة، ولكن بعد حديثك الذي قلل من النادي الكبير، كان لابد من التوضيح، لأن حديثك—مع كامل الاحترام—مليء بالمغالطات.

الحقيقة أن الفريق بعد نهائي الكأس أخذ راحة سلبية قاربت 35 يومًا، إذ كان النهائي يوم 5 يونيو 2025، وبدأ التجمع يوم 8 يوليو. وكانت المفاجأة أن البرنامج يتضمن مباراة ودية بعد 72 ساعة من التجمع! أين يحدث هذا؟ وهل تقر علوم الفسيولوجي بهذا؟ وكانت النتيجة إصابة المدافع أحمد حسام بالرباط الصليبي، وكم كبير من الإصابات والمشاكل البدنية التي لم يتخلص منها الفريق حتى الآن. وغيرها كثير مما حدث.

وأحمّل إدارة النادي المسؤولية لأنها لم تستعن بتقريري الخاص بضرورة وجود Technical Director يفهم في الأمور الفنية، وكان قادرًا على منع ذلك. وأحقاقًا للحق، هذا ما أوصى به أيضًا أحمد حسام ميدو. لكن الإدارة اعتقدت—خطأً—أن السيد جون أدوار مدير رياضي، وهذا ليس تخصصه. عمله الأساسي مسؤول تعاقدات فقط، يتفاوض مع اللاعبين، وهذا يجيده. لكنه ليس من اختصاصه اختيار اللاعبين أو تحديد أسلوب اللعب أو مراقبة البرنامج التدريبي. وهذه كارثة كبيرة.

وفي نهاية الحديث، ملاحظة هامة: احترامي لهذا الكيان وحبي لجمهوره هو ما دفعني لكتابة هذا البيان دفاعًا عن نادٍ كبير ضد أي تصغير أو إساءة. ولكن ما يجعلني أتردد في الحديث هو أن البعض قد يظن أن لي مطمعًا في منصب. وعلى الرغم من أن العمل في الزمالك شرف لأي شخص، ورغم حبي للجمهور الذي هتف باسمي في مباراة تنافسية—وهو ما لم يحدث مع أحد—إلا أن كل من يعرفني يعلم أنني لا أطمع في أي منصب داخل النادي. السبب الأول هو أن طريقة العمل داخل الزمالك لا تناسبني ولا أنا مناسب لها، والسبب الثاني والأهم أنني أشغل منصب المدير الفني للبنك الأهلي، وأعمل تحت إدارة محترمة، وأنا سعيد جدًا بالعمل مع هذه المجموعة الرائعة من اللاعبين والجهاز الفني والإدارة.

مع خالص أمنياتي القلبية بالتوفيق للجميع.

حقق منتخب السعودية، فوزًا هامًا على جزر القمر، في اللقاء الذي جمعهما اليوم الجمعة، ضمن منافسات كأس العرب بثلاثية مقابل هدف.

وافتتح منتخب السعودية الأهداف في الوقت بدل الضائع من الشوط الأول، عن طريق محمد كنو بعد ارتقاء رائع داخل منطقة الجزاء عقب عرضية سالم الدوسري.

وعزز كنو التقدم في الدقيقة 51 بعد تسجيل الهدف الثاني بعد عرضية من الدوسري حولها إلى المرمى بقدمه اليسرى.

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وأحرز برويهيم يوسف الهدف الأول لمنتخب جزر القمر في الدقيقة 61 بعد عرضية متقنة قادمة من الجهة اليمنى.

وسجل سالم الدوسري الهدف الثالث في الدقيقة 76، بعد اختراق من الجهة اليسرى قبل أن يسدد في الشباك.

وتأهل منتخب السعودية إلى دور الثمانية من البطولة بعد الفوز حيث رفع رصيده إلى 6 نقاط بينما ودع منتخب جزر القمر مع تبقي مباراة لكل منهما. أهداف مباراة السعودية وجزر القمر اليوم

Ed Barnard rewarded for saving follow-on with unbeaten century

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay01-Aug-2025 Warwickshire 485 (Barnard 108*, Bamber 107, Mousley 75, Davies 52, Critchley 5-171) drew with Essex 602 for 6 dec (Westley 134, Allison 133, Pepper 107*, Walter 86) and 96 for 1 Tom Westley passed fifty for the fifth time in eight Rothesay County Championship innings before rain arrived at Chelmsford to confirm the inevitable draw between Essex and Warwickshire.The rejuvenated Essex captain was 51 not out, with seven fours in his 103-ball innings, to follow his 148 first time round. He had put on 86 in 28 overs with Paul Walter for the second wicket before umbrellas went up and the players scampered for shelter. Walter had contributed 35 to a stand that took Essex’s lead to a nominal 213.The match was effectively over as a contest late on the third evening when Ed Barnard struck the boundary that took Warwickshire past their follow-on target of 453, despite having just one wicket in hand. What had become a damp squib was officially called off at 3.25pm.The 14 points Essex gained kept them just ahead of the relegation places in Division One, while Warwickshire’s dozen points mean they are safely in mid-table.Barnard, meanwhile, gained reward for his overnight effort the morning after when he was left unbeaten on 108 in Warwickshire’s first-innings 485, 117 behind Essex’s 602-6 declared. The remarkably consistent all-rounder’s 123-ball knock took his season’s tally to 815 runs with three centuries. Matt Critchley’s marathon spell of 40 overs for Essex returned figures of 5 for 171.With Dean Elgar absent from the field since day one with a calf injury, Essex promoted Noah Thain to open their second innings. But Essex’s faith in the up-and-coming all-rounder was not fulfilled as Ethan Bamber got one to lift off the pitch and take the outside edge with only two against his name.Westley drove his first ball for four, but was fortunate when he reached 19 that a diving Kai Smith could not cling on to a catch in Beau Webster’s first over.Westley reached his fifty from 103 balls, clipping Hannon-Dalby past an unusual legside field comprising six fielders in a semi-circle between short mid-on and square leg. It turned out to be the last meaningful action before rain set in a 2.24pm.Walter had been comparatively subdued at the other end, though he did strike two boundaries in the last over before lunch that brought up the fifty partnership from a leisurely 18 overs.Barnard, 90 not out overnight, had become the game’s fifth century-maker when he swept Critchley for four from the 114th ball he faced. He had already launched the leg-spinner over midwicket for six during the 23 minutes that Warwickshire’s first innings extended into the fourth morning.Oliver Hannon-Dalby had kept Barnard company the previous evening when the ninth-wicket pair ensured Warwickshire moved safely beyond the follow-on mark. He remained unfazed for 27 balls in total, 15 in the morning, before Westley introduced his occasional off-breaks and had the No11 lbw with his fourth delivery.

To say it has been a topsy-turvy season for West Ham United would be an understatement.

For the first couple of months, the Hammers couldn’t buy a win and looked almost certain to be relegated from the Premier League come May.

However, over the last month or so, Nuno Espírito Santo has steadied the ship and, as things stand, has led the club out of the drop zone.

He’ll be looking to continue the side’s unbeaten run against Liverpool this afternoon, but to ensure West Ham collects at least a point, if not all three, he’ll need to make at least one change and drop someone who was once compared to Mohammed Kudus.

West Ham's record against Liverpool

West Ham’s game against Liverpool this afternoon will be the 153rd competitive meeting between the sides in all competitions.

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The two historic clubs first met back in January 1901, in an FA Cup game that the Hammers sadly lost 1-0 courtesy of a Sam Raybould goal, which the hosts argued should have been ruled offside.

Unfortunately, that match served as a warning for how this fixture would go over the following 124 years, with the East Londoners winning just 29 games, drawing 38 and losing 86.

Somehow, things have been even worse for the Hammers in recent years. Across their last ten meetings, they have won just a single game, drawn another and then lost the other eight.

With a history like this, you’d be forgiven for thinking Nuno’s side have no chance this afternoon, but based on the last month or so of football, that may not be the case.

For example, Arne Slot’s side have lost their last three games by a staggering 10-1 scoreline and currently look as bad, if not worse, than the Irons did at the start of the campaign.

In stark contrast, West Ham have won two of their last three games and drawn one, so they should be going into this game confident of keeping their good form up and dumping more misery on the Merseysiders.

With that said, to ensure his side do come out the victors, or at the very least, with a point, Nuno needs to make at least one change to the team and drop someone compared to Kudus.

The West Ham player Nuno has to drop vs Liverpool

There may well be arguments for dropping more than one player from the side that drew at Bournemouth last week, but when it comes to the player most in need of being removed, it has to be Luis Guilherme.

The Brazilian was given the go-ahead in place of the injured Crysencio Summerville, but instead of the dynamism, directness and trickery the Dutchman brings to the team, he looked weak, out of place and simply not ready.

Now, that doesn’t mean the teenager shouldn’t get another chance to make his mark on the team.

After all, he remains a highly-rated prospect who respected analyst Ben Mattinson claims “still has the world at his feet” and someone who has “similarities to Kudus” in terms of the attacking traits he possesses.

However, after a 45-minute performance in which he registered an expected assists figure of 0.01, failed to take a single shot, took just 21 touches, failed in 66% of his dribbles, lost the ball nine times, completed ten passes and lost seven of eight duels, he should be dropped.

Guilherme’s v Bournemouth
Minutes	45′
Expected Goals	0.00
Expected Assists	0.01
Shots	0
Passes	10
Touches	21
Lost Possession	9
Dribbles (Successful)	3 (1)
Ground Duels (Won)	8 (1)
Dribbled Past	1
All Stats via Sofascore

Moreover, there is someone available for selection again who will give far more than that: Lucas Paqueta.

Yes, after serving his one-match ban, the Brazilian can play again, and given his incredible ability and recent form, there is no reason he shouldn’t be right back in the team, either out wide or in the middle.

So far this season, the former Lyon star has scored four goals in 12 appearances and, according to FBref, ranks in the top 11% of attacking midfielders and wingers in the league for successful take-ons and in the top 13% for progressive passes, all per 90.

In other words, on top of the goals, he is helping to create chances both through his immense close control and brilliant passing range.

Ultimately, if Nuno wants to ensure West Ham collect all three points against Liverpool this afternoon, he should drop Guilherme for Paqueta.

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