Following on from their crushing 2-1 defeat against Arsenal in midweek, Wolves have another tough test ahead of them this afternoon with a Premier League clash against West Ham United at the London Stadium, who also have aspirations of securing European football this season.
On the chalkboard
In terms of which players Bruno Lage could pick to be in his starting XI to take on the Hammers, one figure that didn’t start in midweek that we feel should be in from the beginning on this occasion is midfielder Leander Dendoncker.
The Belgian was taken out of the team against Arsenal so the Wolves boss could go with a midfield duo of Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho whilst having three attackers of Daniel Podence, Raul Jimenez and Hwang Hee-chan in from the beginning.
Taking into account how the Midlands club ended up losing the match against Mikel Arteta’s side and conceding a total of 26 shots at goal, it could be worth putting Dendoncker back in the team alongside Neves and Moutinho to make the side a bit more defensively solid.
Despite only being on the pitch for eight minutes in total and having five touches of the ball, the 26-year-old still managed to win one duel, block one shot and complete one tackle, showing the defensive capabilities he has.
With David Moyes’ side having scored 21 more league goals than the Old Gold this season, adding a bit more defensive strength to the team could be the way for the away team to secure a positive result on this occasion, which could work out for the Belgian to make a return to the starting XI but maybe not for winger Pedro Neto who may be hoping to get his first league start of the season.
Labelled as an “important” player for his side by Lage, the £27m-rated midfielder could have the chance to show his manager that he should be a regular starter every week if he’s able to help his side pick up three points this afternoon so he doesn’t get dropped again in the future.
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Also, with teammate Max Kilman saying about Dendoncker that “nothing phases him,” this is the sort of mindset he would need when coming up against the likes of Jarrod Bowen, who has managed to score five goals in his past six games and could be a threat to Wolves if he’s in the right mood.
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Speaking to Football Insider, Paddy Kenny has made a West Ham United exit claim involving Vladimir Coufal following some news this week.
The Lowdown: Ben Johnson contract extension triggered…
As broken by reliable journalist Jack Rosser of The Evening Standard, the Irons and GSB have just made a big contract move this week regarding one of their outstanding talents.
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Indeed, West Ham have apparently activated a two-year extension clause in Ben Johnson’s deal as they look to fend off rival interest in the Premier League.
The Englishman has been a revelation under manager David Moyes overall this season while Coufal, having struggled with fitness issues, has been questioned by comparison.
Amid this development, Kenny has made a possible exit claim regarding the Czech defender.
The Latest: Kenny makes Coufal exit claim…
Speaking to Football Insider, the pundit and former Sheffield United goalkeeper claimed that Johnson’s extension could plunge the Czech Republic international’s future at West Ham into doubt.
He explained: “He’s [Coufal] an unbelievable player who might be losing his place.
“West Ham clearly believe this young lad is going to be the future.
“It’s a long season so there will be plenty of chances for the both of them to play.
“If Moyes starts picking Johnson over Coufal, then Coufal might just think about leaving.
“He probably has another big move in him and he won’t want to spend the next few years on the bench.
“West Ham have to make a choice about who their number one left-back is.
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“If Coufal thinks he’s number two he will be off and he will definitely be able to find a move.”
The Verdict: Good point?
Depending on Johnson’s form in Coufal’s absence, with the latter having undergone surgery on a hernia, it could be a long fightback for one of Moyes’ heroes of last season.
However, we certainly shouldn’t discount the 29-year-old as being able to battle with Johnson for a place under Moyes, and in an ideal universe, both players would be comfortable rotating as solid right-back options for West Ham in the near future.
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Antonio Conte has dropped a worrying injury update concerning Tottenham Hotspur wing-back Ryan Sessegnon.
What’s the latest?
In comments made following Spurs’ highly impressive 5-0 demolition of Everton on Monday evening, the 52-year-old Italian revealed that the 21-year-old – who was substituted at half-time in the fixture – was withdrawn as a result of a muscle injury, before going on to state that he hoped the setback was nothing major.
Regarding the England U21 international’s latest knock, Conte said: “Ryan Sessegnon, we have to make evaluation [on Tuesday]. I hope [it’s] nothing serious as it is a muscular problem. I hope [it’s] nothing serious because every time this player is having continuity of performance and then something [goes] wrong or [he picks up] a little injury. I hope it is nothing serious.”
Supporters will be gutted
Considering just how long it has taken for Sessegnon to earn a regular spot in the Tottenham Hotspur first team, the suggestion that the youngster could now be ruled out for yet another significant period of time is sure to have left the Spurs supporters gutted.
Indeed, since making a £25m move to North London in the summer of 2019, the £13.5m-rated wing-back has made a total of just 27 appearances for the senior side – something which has largely been down to a series of injury layoffs, with the youngster having picked up seven separate knocks in the last two and a half years.
However, after Sergio Reguilon was recently sidelined due to illness, the 21-year-old Sessegnon was subsequently handed five consecutive starts in the Premier League, the most since making his switch from Fulham.
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As such, considering that the £53k-per-week defender had finally started to find a decent level of form over his recent appearances, the fact that he now appears to have suffered yet another injury setback is sure to come as a massive blow to not only the player himself but also to Conte and his top-four chasing side.
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Rangers are having a solid season so far, keeping pace in the Premiership title race and on course to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
The Gers could also make it through to the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup tomorrow, with Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team firing strongly on three fronts.
In terms of standout figures at Ibrox throughout the campaign, it would be hard to ignore Alfredo Morelos, who has scored at least one goal in every competition in which he has played, with 19 goals netted in 39 games and eight assists to his name as well.
With this in mind, it’s safe to say that the Gers would almost certainly not be left fighting on three fronts had it not been for the Colombian’s regular goals.
Unsurprisingly, the striker – who is currently earning £33k-p/w according to Salary Sport – has averaged 4.4 shots at goal in the league this term, which is higher than any other player in the Premiership at this stage.
This has then led to the Colombian totalling 110 shots at goal, more than any other player in the top flight and 24 more than Aberdeen’s Lewis Ferguson in second place, highlighting what a deadly player he is for Rangers in front of goal and what a handful he has been for opposition defences.
Described as an “executioner” in front of goal by the Polish media for his goalscoring efforts in the Europa League last season, Morelos has been just as deadly for the Light Blues in the same competition this term, with four goals in eight appearances. He is also their top scorer in the league with 11, which is more than their next highest G/A contributors James Tavernier and Joe Aribo.
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If the £11.7m-rated star can keep scoring for Van Bronckhorst’s side in all competitions for the remainder of the campaign, he would hold the key for Rangers not only retaining the league title but also potentially securing the Scottish Cup and Europa League.
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Everton are now likely to sign Neto this summer, which may in turn spark an exit for Jordan Pickford.
The Lowdown: Pickford doubts
With no clean sheet in the Premier League since November, there have been question marks raised over Pickford and his defence.
Jamie Carragher called them a ‘Championship back four’ after their 5-0 loss away at Tottenham Hotspur, while there is a debate over whether Pickford should lose his starting spot in the England national team to Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Nonetheless, it seems as if the Goodison Park faithful may look to bring in a new man in between the sticks for next season.
The Latest: Neto likely
As per Spanish outlet Sport, the English top flight is now the ‘most likely’ destination for FC Barcelona shot-stopper Neto, and his agents have a ‘lot of input’ towards the Merseyside club in particular.
Farhad Moshiri and co. are allegedly ‘planning’ for a new ‘keeper after Pickford’s ‘bad year’, although this will depend if they end up getting relegated or not.
Barca are asking for a transfer fee in the region of €14m (£11.8m) for his signature, but could be ‘open’ to an initial loan move with an option to buy.
The Verdict: Avoid
Although Neto has been one of the more prominent goalkeepers of his generation, having won the Serie A title twice with Juventus and played in the UEFA Champions League with £65,000-per-week in Spain, it would be a big risk.
Sure, Pickford’s form could be questioned, but he has not entirely been helped out by the players in front of him, as they have conceded no fewer than 47 goals in total in the Premier League so far this season.
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All the while, the 28-year-old has only made one error himself that has led to a goal in the division, and Frank Lampard gushed over the ‘world-class’ saves that he is still capable of after the Toffees narrowly lost 1-0 at home to Manchester City – the manager has started Pickford in every league game since he arrived.
Nonetheless, if they were to end up swapping Pickford for Neto, it could turn out to be a huge mistake.
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While Jesse Marsch will quickly be making an assessment of his current group of players at Leeds United, he will no doubt also be keeping a close eye on the players who are away from Elland Road at the moment.
One of those is Helder Costa, who joined La Liga side Valencia on a season-long loan last summer with an option-to-buy included for the Spanish giants.
Reports last summer suggested that the Whites were open to letting him go on a permanent basis, seeing him as someone who could be sold for decent money to then be reinvested into the squad.
Costa had a woeful campaign in the Premier League last season for the Whites, scoring just three times and providing only three assists in 22 games – indeed, he has found the back of the net only eight times in 71 matches altogether for Leeds.
His time on loan at Valencia has been worse even than that, managing no goals and just the one assist in 19 La Liga games, with his poor form now seeing him completely drop out of the first-team picture and being restricted to stoppage time cameos in recent weeks.
After a particularly disappointing performance in the Premier League against Liverpool last season, former Leeds striker Noel Whelan criticised the Portuguese winger, telling Football Insider: “The one player that disappointed me was Helder Costa. Once again he was poor. There is something there that is not right because Poveda came on and did more in that short time than Costa did in the 60 minutes he was on the field.
“He is fourth in the pecking order in terms of wingers for me. Poveda has to come before him now. He plays it safe and he’s negative. For a player that cost £16m, I need to see a hell of a lot more from him. At least Poveda runs at people. He is positive and that is what a winger should do. Costa has been a massive flop. A real disappointment again.”
Indeed, former Leeds player Carlton Palmer has previously said of Costa to FFC: “You look at things and say, if you’re looking to spend the type of money that Leeds are looking to spend, if you’ve got someone there on decent money and they aren’t playing regular football, then those are the type to move on enable you to use his salary to bring in the players that you want, who are going to make your squad a better squad.”
Earning around £70k-a-week, Costa is one of the Whites’ highest earners at Elland Road, but he has done nothing to suggest that he is worthy of being in that category of players, and he is simply burning a hole in Andrea Radrizzani’s pocket.
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Given that his record overall at Leeds has been shocking to say the least, this summer must finally see the end of Costa’s time at the club.
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The Athletic’s Crystal Palace correspondent Matt Woosnam has been reacting to details regarding the club’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea next month.
The Lowdown: Palace’s road to Wembley
The Eagles booked their place in the last four of the competition with an impressive 4-0 win over Everton prior to the international break.
Patrick Vieira’s side have also defeated Millwall, Hartlepool United and Stoke City en route to Wembley, avoiding Liverpool and Manchester City in the semi-final draw.
Palace still have two Premier League fixtures to fulfil before thinking about the meeting with Thomas Tuchel’s side, with full details of the semi-final now confirmed, as per the Eagles’ official website.
The Latest: Semi-final details
Woosnam took to Twitter on Friday morning, relaying the date and kick-off information for supporters.
Palace will take on Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday 17 April at 16:30, with Woosnam labelling the kick-off time as ‘appalling’ for Easter Sunday.
The Verdict: Not ideal
It would make sense for the game to commence earlier due to travel on what will be a busy day, but that won’t be the case for Palace fans making they way across Londin.
Liverpool and Manchester City meet on Saturday 16 April in a 15:30 kick-off, with both clubs also unhappy about having to play the semi-final in the capital due to travel restrictions from the north-west.
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Hopefully, no Palace fans wanting to go to the game will miss out, with season ticket holders set to get first choice when tickets go on sale.
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Arsenal centre-forward Alexandre Lacazette is attracting increasing interest ahead of the summer transfer window.
What’s the talk?
That’s according to a claim made by French publication L’Equipe (via Sport Witness), who claim that Lyon are keeping an extremely close eye on the situation of the Arsenal centre-forward – whose current contract at The Emirates is due to expire at the end of the season – ahead of a potential move for the 30-year-old this summer.
However, the report goes on to state that Mikel Arteta’s side could yet offer the France international a short-term contract extension – believed to be one year plus the option of a further.
Arteta must axe Lacazette
While it is undeniable that Lacazette has quite significantly improved his form in recent weeks – scoring one goal and providing four assists over his last seven Premier League outings – the fact remains that the 30-year-old has never really lived up to his then-club record £46.5m tag back in 2017.
Indeed, despite being a fairly £18m-rated striker is far from being the deadly 20+ bagsman Arsenal require to fire them back towards the top of the Premier League table.
This is something that has been all too apparent over the £182k-per-week forward’s 23 Premier League outings this season, over which the player who Robin van Persie claimed is “not world-class” and Uche Amako labelled “shocking” has scored just four goals and missed six big chances.
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As such, considering his hefty weekly wage – with the Frenchman currently being Arsenal’s highest earner – in addition to the fact he will turn 31 this May, Arteta must axe Lacazette this summer, as it is clear that the centre-forward is simply not clinical enough in the final third to justify his salary at The Emirates.
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Ah, the elusive striker. It’s something Arsenal and Mikel Arteta have been having nightmares about throughout the entirety of 2025.
The Gunners came into this year in desperate need of a new centre-forward to lead the line. That requirement was only heightened when Gabriel Jesus sustained an ACL injury back in January in the FA Cup.
The winter window went by without an addition to the attacking ranks. Lo and behold, Kai Havertz suffered a hamstring in early February, meaning Arteta’s side were in bother.
Leandro Trossard was something of a solution and while the Belgian has come good in 2025/26, he was not the remedy that Arsenal struck gold with. Mikel Merino was.
The Spaniard has had a remarkable 2025. He’s been one of their players of the year and he deserves all of the accolades he’s getting.
At Dortmund, he was used as a makeshift centre-half at times, but Arteta has turned him into a genuine elite number 9. As of Christmas, Merino had registered 30 goal involvements for club and country.
It’s safe to say he’s enjoyed a far better year than a certain Viktor Gyokeres.
Why Viktor Gyokeres has struggled at Arsenal
Arsenal may well have failed to sign a striker last January but they made sure they didn’t repeat that back in the summer transfer window.
The likes of Ollie Watkins and Benjamin Sesko were targeted but spearheaded by Andrea Berta, the Gunners landed upon Gyokeres instead.
On paper, he looked like a solid signing. Arsenal were paying £63.5m for a striker who scored 54 goals in 52 matches last season. It looked like a bargain considering Liverpool signed Alexander Isak for £125m and Nick Woltemade transferred to Newcastle for £69m.
On reflection, however, it feels as though Arsenal may well wasted a bit of cash on the Swedish striker. Why? Well, he’s been a tad underwhelming so far.
What Arteta was in dire need of as they approached the ongoing campaign was goals. Gyokeres was brought to supply that but heading into Christmas, he has only found the net seven times in the famous red and white.
An injury in November did disrupt his progress at a cruel time, however. The former Sporting man had scored against Burnley and appeared to finally be finding his feet in north London. He was forced to come off at half-time and his form since returning from injury has been incredibly poor.
Gyokeres managed a combined touch count of 38 across games with Aston Villa, Club Brugge and Wolves. He also only managed to complete 12 passes throughout those matches.
Now, of course, you don’t need to touch the ball a million times to score a goal. Erling Haaland is evidence of that. Sadly, Arsenal’s own striker isn’t scoring at the same rate as the Norwegian.
He looks frenetic in front of goal and struggles to create goal-scoring opportunities for himself. Arsenal are stuck trying to provide solely for him.
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With Merino up top, he brings others into play and you get a much vaster array of qualities from your striker. Perhaps more worrying, though, is that Jesus has looked more lively and more likely to score in his few cameos since returning from his ACL injury.
That has been the warning sign that’s really sparked fear among supporters. Gyokeres may not be the man who will fire them to the title.
How they must wish they had a former Hale Ender in their ranks.
Hale Ender outperforming Gyokeres after leaving Arsenal
It’s safe to say that Arsenal have produced plenty of incredibly attacking talents from Hale End in the last few years.
Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe stand proud as two talents to have made Arteta’s formative years as a manager easier.
However, we’ve also seen the likes of Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman break through. Elsewhere, AS Monaco forwards Mika Biereth and Folarin Balogun have earned their stripes on the continent having decided to flee English football.
The same can be said of a certain Harry Kane. His story has been a remarkable one. From being rejected and spat out of the Arsenal youth system as a boy, he went around the houses to fulfil a number of loans in the EFL before becoming England and Tottenham Hotspur’s record goalscorer. He is now widely known as one of the best centre-forwards in world football.
So, let’s start at the beginning. A boyhood Gooner, how did it come to pass that Kane left Arsenal behind?
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Detailing the events of 20 years ago, Liam Brady once revealed that Kane left for a simple reason: “He was a bit chubby, he wasn’t very athletic.” Brady then admitted: “We made a mistake.”
Harry Kane record @ senior level
Team
Games
Goals
Spurs
435
280
Bayern
121
115
England
112
78
Millwall
27
9
Orient
18
5
Leicester
15
2
Norwich
5
0
In an alternative reality, Kane has enjoyed an incredible career with Arsenal. Sadly, that was not how it transpired for those involved.
It was at their fierce rivals, Spurs, where he became a global hit. He netted 280 goals in 435 games for the Lilywhites, cementing himself as one of the best players we’ve ever seen in this country. At international level, he is an icon and should the Three Lions win the World Cup next summer, he will surely rubber-stamp his legacy as the best player to ever pull on the England shirt.
Gyokeres, the scorer of 50-plus goals last term, did beat Kane to the Gerd Muller Trophy for Europe’s best goalscorer in 2024/25, but the latter has proven during the current season that he is the continent’s best. He’s certainly streets ahead of Arsenal’s new number 14.
While the Swedish powerhouse has only scored six, Kane has been in red-hot form. The 32-year-old may be approaching the latter stages of his career but he is in the form of his life having scored a jaw-dropping 30 goals in 25 outings for Bayern Munich this season.
Following an £86m move from Spurs a few years ago, he has been worth every penny as he continues to cement himself as the best striker in the game. Not even Haaland can match Kane’s numbers this season.
If only Arteta could call upon a striker of their calibre. The title would surely be guaranteed to head in the direction of the Emirates.
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According to Italian media outlet Corriere dello Sport, via Tuttomercatoweb, Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino wants to sign Sevilla defensive midfielder Steven Nzonzi to replace the outgoing Mousa Dembele.
What’s the word, then?
Well, Corriere dello Sport, via Tuttomercatoweb, says that Dembele could be on his way to Inter Milan – although the Belgium international is also interesting clubs in the Chinese Super League – and that Pochettino has instructed Daniel Levy to bring Nzonzi to north London as his replacement.
Sport Witness report that the France international has a release clause of €40m in his contract with the La Liga side, and there is no doubt that he has become a really key player for them since joining from Stoke City in 2015.
Should Dembele go and he arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, he would be competing with the likes of Victor Wanyama and Eric Dier for a spot in the centre of the park.
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Would he be a good signing for Tottenham?
Given he turns 30 years of age at the end of 2018, he certainly wouldn’t have the usual profile of a Spurs signing, which perhaps suggests that Pochettino is looking for results now rather than players who have the potential to make more of a difference in the future.
That said, despite his impressive performances for Sevilla in recent years you do wonder whether he would be able to replicate those showings and be as dominant and influential again in the more physical Premier League, even if he has played in it previously.
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Pochettino, who must look to hijack Everton’s bid to sign a highly-rated Barcelona ace, has brought in a lot of quality players during his time at the helm of Tottenham, however he has also endured a fair few disaster additions too with names like Clinton Njie, Moussa Sissoko and Roberto Soldado among others, and Nzonzi would be the next in line to join those names if he did sign.
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