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BBC News
12 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Who were the fastest and slowest players in the Premier League?
Speed has become such a defining aspect of Premier League football for years now. Whether it's lightning-quick wingers tearing down the flanks or centre-backs chasing down counterattacks, speed can be the difference between winning and that in mind, let's have a look at the fastest players in the Premier League this Hotspur's Micky van de Ven was the fastest player in the top-flight during this campaign, reaching a top speed of 23.1 miles per hourManchester City midfielder-turned-right-back Matheus Nunes was the second-fastest, just ahead of Nottingham Forest's speed merchant Anthony only does Bryan Mbeumo run a lot and sprint a lot, he's fast too…the whole package! As for the slowest players, the above data looks at outfield players that racked up at least 10 full games' worth of minutes – to give them a chance to build up some that metric, Wolves' 35-year-old defender Craig Dawson was the slowest player, reaching a top speed of 18.4 miles per City's Bernardo Silva and West Ham's Tomas Soucek may be among the slowest players, but they were also two of the hardest runners - covering over seven miles per 90 minutes - which shows they were built for stamina over speed.
The Star
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Man City, Chelsea and Newcastle secure Champions League spots
Soccer Football - Premier League - Fulham v Manchester City - Craven Cottage, London, Britain - May 25, 2025 Fulham's Jorge Cuenca in action with Manchester City's Matheus Nunes Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge LONDON (Reuters) -Manchester City and Chelsea both secured their Champions League places with victories on the final day of the Premier League season and Newcastle United joined them despite stumbling to a last-day defeat at home to Everton on Sunday. City, whose season has generally been one to forget, only really required a draw at Fulham but cruised to a 2-0 victory which meant they finished in third place. Enzo Maresca's Chelsea, who began the day in fifth place - the last spot for Champions League qualification - won 1-0 at seventh-placed Nottingham Forest to finish fourth. Newcastle will be breathing a sigh of relief as their 1-0 defeat by Everton could have opened the door for Aston Villa to climb above them. But Villa went down 2-0 at Manchester United to end in sixth place and take a place in the Europa League. City ended up with 71 points, Chelsea on 69 and Villa on 66 but with an inferior goal difference to Newcastle on the same points. Forest, who still had hopes of a top-five finish going into the last day, will go into the UEFA Conference League. Champions Liverpool ended their campaign with a 1-1 home draw against Crystal Palace in a party atmosphere at Anfield. Runners-up Arsenal, who ended 10 points behind Liverpool, beat bottom club Southampton 2-1 away. Brighton and Hove Albion brought Europa Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur down to earth with a bump as they won 4-1 in north London to finish eighth, but that will not be good enough to secure a European berth for the south coast side next season. Tottenham finished a woeful league season in 17th place, their worst performance since being relegated in 1977. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Man City and Nottingham Forest could be set for stunning player transfer swap as Pep Guardiola begins to re-shape squad
MATHEUS NUNES could be off to Nottingham Forest — sparking an all-change summer at the Etihad. And that could grease the wheels for Manchester City 's hopes of moving Morgan Gibbs-White, 25, in the opposite direction. 2 2 Nunes, 26, is on the wish list for Forest chief Nuno Espirito Santo, who is a big fan of the £53million Portuguese midfielder. City sources claim they would be prepared to cut their losses and let Nunes go for around £35m. A deal for England midfielder Gibbs-White would cost almost double that and Nunes could prove a useful bargaining chip. Nunes has played 25 times in the Premier League this season, including 18 starts. Many of his appearances have come as a full-back, rather than in midfield. Last month, Pep Guardiola raised eyebrows by claiming that Nunes was not "clever enough" to play in the middle of the park. The 54-year-old said of Nunes after his side's 0-0 bore draw with Manchester United: "He can become a good right-back for his physicality. "I think he's not a player to play in midfield because he's not clever enough, in the composure, but he has incredible skills and he's learning a lot. "The big mistake of full-backs is when you have the cross to the far post where you are, they are always sleeping. "But he defended really well two or three crosses, like when Bruno [Fernandes] put it to the far post for [Patrick] Dorgu. Watch Ashley Cole's inspirational speech as presents England new boys Gomes and Gibbs-White with legacy caps "He has the attention and the physicality to do it, so he can play in that position and help us a lot." Gibbs-White, meanwhile, has excelled at Forest this season. The 25-year-old has scored seven goals and laid on 10 assists in 33 Prem outings. His performances have earned him a place in Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
4-3-2-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup Vs Bournemouth
Manchester City will welcome Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night as they try to collect maximum points at home in the Premier League. The Mancunian giants suffered a narrow 1-0 loss against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final recently, so they would be eager to put in a much-improved showing versus the Cherries this week. Man City head coach Pep Guardiola will set his men up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make a few tweaks to his first team for this game. Matheus Nunes, Ilkay Gundogan and Mateo Kovacic could all get an opportunity to make an impact from the start of this contest. 4-3-2-1 Manchester City Predicted Lineup To Face Bournemouth Defence Ederson will feature in between the sticks for Man City after he was rested last weekend. Manuel Akanji will function alongside Ruben Dias at the heart of Guardiola's backline as they look to keep things solid on the defensive third of the pitch. Advertisement Matheus Nunes will try to catch the eye as the right-back while Josko Gvardiol hopes to give a good account of himself on the other flank as the left-back. Nico O'Reilly will offer cover for the defensive positions on the bench. LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 17: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City acknowledges the fans following the Emirates FA Cup Final match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on May 17, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by) Midfield Ilkay Gundogan, Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva will make up Man City's midfield. The talented trio would try to establish their superiority over the opposition at the centre of the park. Omar Marmoush and Kevin De Bruyne will probably get a chance to shine as the attacking midfielders. Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku and Jack Grealish will have to be content with a place on the bench as they await their chance to make an impact in the second half if needed. Attack Erling Haaland will lead the charge for Man City in the final third. The Norway international failed to score against the Eagles last weekend, so this game would be a good chance for him to return to goal-scoring ways in the Premier League. Claudio Echeverri will make up the numbers on the bench and might come on to influence the game in the final quarter of the game if Man City are in need of a goal by then.
New York Times
11-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
How Premier League managers celebrate goals: Utter ecstasy, fist pumps or a pointy thing
Perhaps the most notable thing about Manchester City's 2-1 victory against Aston Villa in April was not the fact that they won, courtesy of a late Matheus Nunes goal, but rather the intensity of Pep Guardiola's celebrations. This looked like a man who has spent the season under pressure, worrying, his team not up to its usual standards, and all of that poured out in one moment of emotional release (top picture). So, how do the Premier League's other managers react in these scenarios? Here's an arguably too detailed breakdown of how every club's manager (apart from Southampton because, erm, they haven't got one at the moment) celebrates a goal. The Arsenal manager is what my dear old departed nan would call a 'fidget bum'. He never stays still on the touchline, always pacing, always barking instructions. And his celebrations can be equally… fidgety. Actually, they are a bit of a mixed bag. For a routine goal — take Jakob Kiwor's header against Crystal Palace in April, for example — he won't overdo it, just a clenched fist and a turn back to his coaching staff. He was even pretty reserved after Declan Rice's twin free kicks against Real Madrid. But when he goes for it, for the really dramatic goals, he can lose his mind with the best of them, haring down the touchline, leaping into the air, shepherding errant children away from the mayhem. For many of the managers in the Premier League, goal celebrations tend to reflect their personality, or at least their management style in some way. Not Unai Emery. He's famously thorough, methodical, the over-preparer's over-preparer. His player meetings and video sessions can be of a punishing length. But all that studiousness and control goes out of the window when Aston Villa score — particularly a dramatic goal when he allows emotion to overcome him and turns into a wild, uncoordinated, flailing mess. You might think the idea of keenly analysing managers' goal celebrations is quite silly (and, in fairness, it is) but it can also reveal how football can overcome even the most careful and controlled figures and supplant logic. Ultimately, they're just like the rest of us. Sometimes, there are managers whose giddy enthusiasm is such that they just look happy to be there. It's rather endearing, really: like they're thinking, 'I can't believe I've got such a good view of all this football!' That's Iraola, who has an air of slightly hyperactive innocence to him on the touchline, which is reflected in the football that his Bournemouth play (Antoine Semenyo recently described it as 'organised chaos' in an interview with Amazon Prime) and in how he celebrates. He just looks absolutely delighted, and at the same time almost a little shocked, when a goal is scored. Here's one for the category of 'manager who immediately turns to his coaching staff when a goal goes in'. Frank and Brentford's whole thing is about the strength of the collective, that they can keep selling their best player and they will still somehow get better, despite all evidence to the contrary. So it would be a surprise if Frank didn't celebrate this way, and instead hared down the touchline, Jose Mourinho-style, lapping up all the glory to himself. There's a wholesome vibe to Frank, who always feels like a friend of a friend that you don't see often but you're always delighted when he shows up. Brighton & Hove Albion head coach Hurzeler is not exactly a relaxing figure on the touchline. Active. Demonstrative. Actually, let's be honest here, he looks like he can be a royal pain in the neck for anyone in his immediate vicinity. Are his goal celebrations the same? Well, not necessarily. Take the game against Manchester City this season, when Brighton came from behind to win 2-1: his reaction to their first goal wasn't to celebrate at all, but to immediately scream to his players to get the ball from the net. For the second, he allowed himself a solitary, mildly enthusiastic fist pump before turning to his bench to figure out some substitutions. It wasn't an isolated incident, either: look at this, from their win against Tottenham Hotspur a month or so earlier. Same deal. Just because he's young, that doesn't mean he's not all business. There's a particular sort of person who tends to celebrate goals, wins, anything to do with sporting success really, not with obvious expressions of happiness, but with an intensity that might look like anger to the untrained eye. The roar, the screams, the widened eyes, the punching of the air. Maresca has just that intensity at Chelsea; the sort of man who could terrify you while he's being happy. Indeed, it has landed him in some hot-ish water: his celebration of Pedro Neto's winner against Fulham, dancing onto the pitch with gusto, earned him a yellow card and thus a touchline suspension. Celebrations: they can be costly. A bit of a mixed bag. Glasner quite frequently does a sort of pointy thing, jabbing his finger at the south London air, when Crystal Palace score. What he seems to be doing is pointing at the scorer, or perhaps someone who has contributed something significant to the goal: it comes across as a combination of a congratulatory gesture, and a, 'I told you to do that and it's worked!' sort of thing. Advertisement He can also really cut loose: when Daniel Munoz scored a stoppage-time winner against Newcastle United in February, Glasner sprinted down the touchline and leapt into the morass of his celebrating players in the corner. Obviously that sort of unfettered emotion won't do in England, and Glasner was booked for it. 'In Germany, they are more open-minded because I didn't get a yellow card!' he told the media later. Munoz providing the late scenes:#CPFC // #CRYNEW — Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) November 30, 2024 Now at Everton, the enduring image of Moyes' career will probably be him dashing down the line, arms outstretched and howling at the sky after Jarrod Bowen scored West Ham United's winner in the Europa Conference League final. And then him hugging his father and draping the winners' medal around his neck. And then him dancing to the Proclaimers in the dressing room afterwards. Clearly that's not typical of his everyday celebrations, and his reaction to James Tarkowski's absurdly brilliant and dramatic equaliser in the Merseyside derby this season was… understated — in that he just raised both fists in the air, wandered around near the dugout for a bit then fretted about the VAR check. Goal celebrations have been a slightly touchy subject for Marco Silva. When Fulham equalised against Ipswich Town back in January, he was visibly irritated that his players celebrated for too long rather than getting the ball back and restarting the game quickly. He was also irked a few years ago when Liverpool celebrated a late winner against his Everton team 'like it was the World Cup final'. When there is some celebrating of his own to do, he tends to be similar to Maresca: roars, not too many smiles, intensity that could be mistaken for anger. Advertisement He's a fine coach who has done an excellent job overall at Ipswich, but is Kieran McKenna the most undemonstrative manager in the Premier League? Quite possibly. And that's not just confined to goals: in their game against Manchester United recently, Patrick Dorgu stuck his studs into Omari Hutchinson's knee, a few yards in front of McKenna. Most managers in that situation would have appealed wildly, trying to ensure that the violence against their player did not go unpunished. But McKenna simply raised an arm, as if he were hailing a bus. Maybe this is actually quite a good thing. People can be too animated. But it's still pretty unusual. Erm, yeah. Not much to go on here. Sorry, Leicester City fans. But on the relatively few occasions that Van Nistelrooy has celebrated a goal by his Leicester side, he has done so in much the same way that he used to enjoy his goals, with a huge roar and a sense that he would punch a hole through anyone in the way if he tried to score another one. Alas, there have been more dejected slumps as Leicester concede yet another goal and spurn yet another chance, than celebrations at the King Power. Would it help to see how he celebrated when his Manchester United side scored against Leicester? No, no, probably not. Sorry. There are many ways that Slot differs from his Liverpool predecessor, and how they celebrate goals is one of them. Whereas it wasn't uncommon for Jurgen Klopp to enter some sort of fugue state after a dramatic goal, famously tearing onto the pitch and hugging Alisson after a last-minute winner against Everton, Slot is far more contained. Take Virgil van Dijk's winner against West Ham in April: late in the game, a header that sealed a crucial three points after it looked like they had thrown the game away, Slot reacted with a brief roar and a quick fist pump, but the unrestrained joy lasted for about a second before he returned to consciousness and pointed to his head, urging his players to concentrate. It reflects his personality perfectly: upbeat, but controlled, considered, sensible. No gurning or giving it the big one to a fourth official here. Always a ball of nervous energy on the touchline, Guardiola often celebrates Manchester City goals with the air of a man who has just bought his dream home but thinks it's about to burn down. He will often do the double fist pump, start skipping back towards the bench (probably to intensely scream into the ear of an unfortunate assistant) but then quickly look over his shoulder with a worried expression on his face. That's why his celebration against Aston Villa was so notable: Guardiola tends not to do unrestrained ecstasy. The edge is usually taken off by the nagging brain worms of the fretter. Advertisement There's a theory that being a sportsperson — or at least an elite level sportsperson — is essentially hell because the misery of defeat far outweighs the joy of victory, which only brings with it relief that you've escaped the misery. That does spring to mind when watching Amorim on the touchline at Manchester United, which is to witness a man 'going through it', watching on as the latest calamity befalls his team, daydreaming about what it would be like back in Lisbon. Regarding his reaction to the astonishing late goals in the Europa League comeback against Lyon: while everyone around him lost their minds and sank to their knees, he clasped his fists, smiled a smile of relief and then at the end, he was straight off down the tunnel. There's a man who is only just coping with the stress and needs a lie down. Here's another man who doesn't try to bring attention to himself (he had to be shoved into a prominent position by his players in the celebrations after Newcastle's Carabao Cup win). Howe's goal celebrations tend to track with his personality. He'll allow himself a brief moment of joy, but is usually fairly still while his backroom staff (who are we kidding: Jason Tindall) takes care of the more demonstrative, jumping about stuff, before he turns his attention back to matters of business. This season, Nuno has taken a set of players who were almost relegated last season and has them vying for a Champions League place: it has been a collective effort at Nottingham Forest, so it makes sense that his instinctive reaction to essentially every goal is to pump his fist, then turn around to his coaching staff and envelop them all in a group hug. And he has been doing the same thing for years, too. Even in the brief and broadly uncelebrated spell at Tottenham. It's very Nuno: understated, calm, not bringing attention to himself. You won't catch Ange dancing down the touchline to celebrate a goal. You won't catch him doing a dance on the touchline. You won't catch him doing much at all when Tottenham score, really. You might get a grin. You might get a relatively minor fist pump. You might get him not immediately refolding his arms if it's a really good goal. Or you might get him giving it the big one to the fans — Tottenham fans, that is. Postecoglou tried his best to tell the world that, when he cupped his ears and waved to the travelling support when he thought Spurs had scored against Chelsea, that he wasn't trying to make a sarcastic point. But he wasn't convincing anyone. File that under 'not ideal'. Now, let's not be too unfair to Potter. Just because he has the name of a very active member of your local neighbourhood watch group and looks a bit like a school teacher, that doesn't mean he's boring. But… y'know… he's not necessarily the most arresting sight on the touchline at West Ham. Very much a 'fist pump and back down to business' man when his side score, these days. Advertisement He does have his moments, though: a few years ago, when he was at Brighton, he felt the need to apologise to Guardiola after some quite lively celebrations following a comeback 3-2 win. 'It wasn't my finest hour, I have to apologise,' he said 'It was not meant with any intent, it was an emotional response and wasn't a good one.' Now here's a man who knows how to mark a victory. Pereira's most prominent form of celebration comes after games, his habit of joining Wolves fans in the pub following a victory now the stuff of minor legend. But he can also express joy without a pint in his hand: he's an emotional man, and this video of him during Wolves' recent win over Spurs shows him trying to desperately suppress those emotions and remain professional, but admirably failing on several occasions.
