Fact: Kalvin Phillips, on-loan midfielder for West Ham United, is struggling with poor form and the club’s manager, David Moyes, has stated that the player needs support and the club will provide him with the help he needs.
Fact: Grealish won the treble with Manchester City last season.
Arsenal is in the hunt for their first league title in 20 years.
Fact: Mohamed Salah scored the winning goal for Liverpool in a 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion, putting Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.
The Premier League title picture could become clearer when Arsenal visit Manchester City on Sunday. Both teams could be without key contributors who have been integral to their title challenges. Arsenal has concerns over the status of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel dos Santos, and Gabriel Martinelli, while Manchester City may be missing Kyle Walker, John Stones, and Kevin De Bruyne.
Liverpool is looking for a victory against Brighton & Hove Albion to keep the pressure on Arsenal and Manchester City in the title race. Brighton has been unbeaten in their last four matches against Liverpool. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp announced that this would be his last season in charge of the Reds.
Robinho’s defense has requested Brazil’s Supreme Court to prevent his immediate arrest following a ruling that he must serve a nine-year prison sentence in Brazil for rape. A Milan court in 2017 found Robinho and five other Brazilians guilty of gang raping a 22-year-old Albanian woman in 2013. The conviction was confirmed by an appeals court in 2020 and validated by Italy’s Supreme Court in 2022.
Robinho’s defense has requested Brazil’s Supreme Court to prevent his immediate arrest following a ruling for him to serve a nine-year prison sentence in Brazil for rape. This comes after a Milan court in 2017 found him and five others guilty of gang raping a 22-year-old Albanian woman in 2013, a conviction confirmed by an appeals court in 2020 and Italy’s Supreme Court in 2022. The Brazilian court confirmed the validity of the Italian sentence in Brazil, focusing solely on its applicability rather than reopening the rape case. Robinho’s lawyers argue that his imprisonment contradicts both the Brazilian Constitution and Supreme Court jurisprudence, emphasizing that there was no Brazilian law at the time of the crime for enforcing foreign sentences, and such a law cannot be applied retroactively.
Amad Diallo scored in extra time, leading Manchester United to a 4-3 victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-finals. Manchester United’s win kept their hopes for silverware alive and ended Liverpool’s chance at winning four trophies under manager Juergen Klopp. Scott McTominay, Antony, and Marcus Rashford also scored for Manchester United, while Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah scored for Liverpool. Diallo was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for his celebration. The FA Cup semi-final draw includes Coventry vs Manchester United and Manchester City vs Chelsea.
Manchester City defeated Newcastle United 2-0 to advance to the FA Cup semi-finals, with both goals scored by Bernardo Silva resulting from deflections. This victory marks Manchester City’s sixth consecutive appearance in the semi-finals of the competition. The match featured Manchester City making five changes from their previous game, a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League. Newcastle United’s performance was described as lacklustre, and they did not manage to score during the match. The semi-final draw will include Coventry City, who won against Wolverhampton Wanderers, and will be completed after the quarter-final matches between Chelsea and Leicester City, and Manchester United and Liverpool.