Madueke decision, midfield boost, Chalobah statement – Chelsea lineups vs Newcastle United

​Spurs face Man Utd in the Europa League final with the chance to end a long trophy drought 

​ League Cup final preview  ©TM/IMAGO On Sunday, Liverpool and Newcastle United will lock horns for the first piece of silverware in England this season. In a match widely seen as heavily weighted in favour of the Anfield club, Eddie Howe’s Geordie side will have to be at their very best if they hope to…

​ Just 5 wins from 13 games  ©TM/IMAGO Newcastle fans were left with an understandable degree of frustration on Saturday, when a late goal from Daniel Muñoz in the dying moments of the game snatched three points from Eddie Howe’s team and forced them to share the points evenly in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace. So…

​Liverpool and Arsenal last met at Anfield in December 2023, with the Gunners top of the table and the Reds narrowly behind in second, and Bukayo Saka left an opponent requiring hospital treatment 

​ 1,000 career goals?  ©TM/IMAGO Cristiano Ronaldo will always attract headlines given his status across the world and speculation has raged around his future recently. The Portugal international’s contract at Al-Nassr expires this summer and he was erroneously linked with a move to PSG, despite repeatedly criticising the standard of Ligue 1.  Ronaldo, however, appears destined to commit…

​Matthijs de Ligt (MdL) played regularly at Juventus despite being very young and them having some great defenders still at the club…