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The January transfer window is officially open, with clubs now able to add to their squads for the second half of the season.

There will be plenty of activity each day until the deadline, but don’t worry, here are all the completed deals so far this month in the Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two and Scottish Premiership.

(Last updated 2nd February, 1am)

Deadline Day

Mahmoud Dahoud (Brighton to Stuttgart) Loan

Rodrigo Ribeiro (Sporting CP to Nottingham Forest) Loan

Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough to Aston Villa)

Lino Sousa (Arsenal to Aston Villa)

Adam Wharton (Blackburn to Crystal Palace)

Maxime Esteve (Montpellier to Burnley) Loan

Taylan Harris (Reading to Luton)

CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley to PSV) Loan

Mason Holgate (Everton to Sheffield United) Loan

Joe Gauci (Adelaide United to Aston Villa)

Caylan Vickers (Reading to Brighton)

Lorenz Assignon (Rennes to Burnley) Loan

Enes Unal (Getafe to Bournemouth) Loan

Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest to Lyon) Loan

Bertrand Traore (Aston Villa to Villarreal)

Andrey Santos (Chelsea to Strasbourg) Loan

Alejo Veliz (Tottenham to Sevilla) Loan

Matz Sels (Strasbourg to Nottingham Forest)

Armando Broja (Chelsea to Fulham) Loan

Alex Pritchard (Sunderland to Birmingham)

Romaine Mundle (Standard Liege to Sunderland)

George Byers (Sheff Wed to Blackpool) Loan

Dogukan Sinik (Hull to Hatayspor) Loan

Charles Sagoe Jr (Arsenal to Swansea) Loan

Jed Steer (Free agent to Peterborough)

Abdulkadir Omur (Trabzonspor to Hull)

Lino Sousa (Aston Villa to Plymouth) Loan

Giorgi Chakvetadze (KAA Gent to Watford)

Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth to Ipswich) Loan

Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Man City to Cardiff) Loan

Mikey Johnston (Celtic to West Brom) Loan

Billy Koumetio (Liverpool to Blackburn) Loan

Isaac Hayden (Newcastle to QPR) Loan

Adadire Mebude (KVC Westerlo to Bristol City) Loan

Ethan Horvath (Nottingham Forest to Cardiff)

Million Manhoef (Vitesse to Stoke)

Ian Poveda (Leeds to Sheffield Wednesday) Loan

Callum Styles (Barnsley to Sunderland) Loan

Andy Rinhomhota (Cardiff to Rotherham) Loan

Przemyslaw Placheta (Norwich to Swansea)

Sydney van Hooijdonk (Bologna to Norwich) Loan

David Turnbull (Celtic to Cardiff)

Duncan McGuire (Orlando City to Blackburn) Loan

Anass Zaroury (Burnley to Hull) Loan

Joe Hodge (Wolves to QPR) Loan

Ephron Mason-Clark (Peterborough to Coventry)

Niall Ennis (Blackburn to Stoke) Undisclosed

Connor Roberts (Burnley to Leeds) Loan

Kristian Pedersen (Swansea to Sheff Wed) Loan

Femi Seriki (Sheff Utd to Rotherham) Loan

Max Bird (Derby to Bristol City)

Charlie Wyke (Wigan to Rotherham) Loan

John Fleck (Sheff Utd to Blackburn)

Owen Moxon (Carlisle to Portsmouth)

Owen Dale (Blackpool to Oxford)

Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers to Bolton)

Macauley Bonne (Gillingham to Cambridge) Loan

Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest to Port Vale) Loan

Caleb Taylor (West Brom to Bolton) Loan

Josh Earl (Fleetwood to Barnsley)

Jack Hinchy (Brighton to Shrewsbury) Loan

Ryan Woods (Hull to Exeter) Loan

Antwoine Hackford (Sheff Utd to Burton) Loan

Kacper Lopata (Barnsley to Port Vale) Loan

Elkan Baggott (Ipswich to Bristol Rovers) Loan

Dan Sassi (Burnley to Blackpool)

Tommy Lonergan (St Patrick’s to Fleetwood)

Matty Taylor (Forest Green to Cheltenham)

Saxon Earley (Plymouth to Wycombe) Loan

Joe Nuttall (Oldham to Cheltenham) Loan

Georgie Kelly (Rotherham to Carlisle)

Elijah Campbell (Everton to Fleetwood) Loan

Finley Potter (Sheffield United to Fleetwood)

Jay Matete (Sunderland to Oxford) Loan

Jack Shepherd (Barnsley to Cheltenham) Loan

Conor McGrandles (Charlton to Lincoln) Loan

Gavin Kilkenny (Bournemouth to Fleetwood) Loan

Imari Samuels (Brighton to Fleetwood) Loan

Kanye Ramsay (Harrogate to Charlton)

Harry Vaughan (Hull to Bristol Rovers) Loan

Zane Monlouis (Arsenal to Reading) Loan

Khayon Edwards (Arsenal to Leyton Orient) Loan

Daniel Adu-Adjei (Bournemouth to Leyton Orient) Loan

Ephron Mason-Clark (Coventry to Peterborough) Loan

Brandon Aguilera (Nottingham Forest to Bristol Rovers) Loan

Jordan Thomas (Bath City to Cheltenham)

Max Bird (Bristol City to Derby) Loan

Nigel Lonwijk (Wolves to Wycombe) Loan

Luke Bolton (Salford to Wrexham)

Jack Marriott (Fleetwood to Wrexham)

Curtis Thompson (Cheltenham to Grimsby)

Calum Kavanagh (Middlesbrough to Bradford)

Jorge Cabezas Hurtado (Watford to Gillingham) Loan

Denver Hume (Portsmouth to Grimsby)

Lewis Cass (Port Vale to Stockport) Loan

Thimothee Lo-Tutala (Hull to Doncaster) Loan

Nelson Khumbeni (Bolton to Morecambe) Loan

Tom Nichols (Gillingham to Mansfield)

Jake Bickerstaff (Wrexham to Accrington) Loan

Josh Andrews (Birmingham to Gillingham)

Josh Kelly (Solihull Moors to AFC Wimbledon)

Emre Tezgel (Stoke to MK Dons) Loan

Tom Bloxham (Blackburn to Harrogate) Loan

Alassana Jatta (Viborg to Notts County)

Ed Turns (Brighton to Crewe) Loan

Derrick Abu (Southampton to Harrogate) Loan

Dan Chesters (West Ham to Salford) Loan

Julian Larsson (Nottingham Forest to Morecambe) Loan

Jeremy Kelly (Free agent to Crawley)

Liam Smith (Cheltenham to Grimsby) Loan

Aaron Drinan (Leyton Orient to Swindon)

Nathan Wood (Newport County to Cork) Loan

John-Joe O’Toole (Mansfield to AFC Wimbledon) Loan

Harry McKirdy (Hibernian to Swindon) Loan

Mustapha Olagunju (Huddersfield to Crawley) Loan

Sean McGurk (Leeds to Swindon)

Jon McCracken (Norwich to Dundee) Loan

David Carson (Inverness CT to Livingston)

Nectarios Triantis (Sunderland to Hibernian) Loan

Adama Sidibeh (Warrington Rylands to St Johnstone)

Owen Bevan (Bournemouth to Hibernian) Loan

Adam Devine (Rangers to Motherwell) Loan

Kevin van Veen (FC Groningen to Kilmarnock) Loan

Oscar Cortes (Lens to Rangers) Loan

Michee Efete (Grimsby to Ross County)

Adam Idah (Norwich to Celtic) Loan

Jili Buyabu (Sheffield United to Motherwell) Loan

Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland to Hibernian) Loan

Wednesday 31st January

Noha Lemina (PSG to Wolves) Loan

Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund to Nottingham Forest) Loan

Denis Franchi (Burnley to Ternana)

Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United to Granada) Loan

Famara Diedhiou (Granada to Cardiff) Loan

Adam Mayor (Morecambe to Millwall)

Kyle McFadzean (Coventry to Blackburn)

Jason Lokilo (Hull to FC Vizela) Loan

Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Hull to KVC Westerlo)

Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton to Juventus) Loan

Ebou Adams (Cardiff to Derby) Loan

Matt Butcher (Plymouth to Wycombe)

Ryan Finnigan (Southampton to Blackpool)

Kyle Hudlin (Huddersfield to Burton) Loan

Charlie Kelman (QPR to Wigan) Loan

Joe Garner (Carlisle to Oldham)

Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Blackpool to CF Estrela Amadora)

Kofi Balmer (Crystal Palace to AFC Wimbledon) Loan

Charlie Colkett (Crewe to Notts County) Loan

Christian Doidge (Hibernian to Forest Green)

Scott Fraser (Charlton to Hearts) Loan

Tuesday 30th January

Daiki Hashioka (Sint-Truiden to Luton Town)

Daniel Munoz (Genk to Crystal Palace)

Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest to FC Copenhagen) Loan

Jonathan Panzo (Nottingham Forest to Standard Liege) Loan

David Brooks (Bournemouth to Southampton) Loan

Ryan Giles (Luton to Hull) Loan

Leo Hjelde (Leeds to Sunderland)

Noah Ohio (Standard Liege to Hull) Loan

Nat Phillips (Liverpool to Cardiff City) Loan

Jewison Bennette (Sunderland to Aris) Loan

Millenic Alli (Halifax to Exeter)

Mo Eisa (MK Dons to Exeter) Loan

James Gibbons (Bristol Rovers to Cambridge) Loan

Beryly Lubala (Burton to Wycombe)

Tom McIntyre (Reading to Portsmouth)

Michael Olakigbe (Brentford to Peterborough) Loan

Zack Elbouzedi (AIK to Swindon) Loan

Owen Beck (Liverpool to Dundee) Loan

James Jeggo (Hibernian to Melbourne City)

Monday 29th January

Ali Al-Hamadi (AFC Wimbledon to Ipswich)

Ronald (Gremio Anapolis to Swansea)

Paik Seung-ho (Jeonbuk to Birmingham)

Callum Lang (Wigan to Portsmouth)

Calvin Ramsay (Liverpool to Bolton)

Aaron Leya Iseka (Barnsley to OFI Crete)

Jay Williams (Fulham to Sutton)

Sunday 28th January

Michael Frey (Royal Antwerp to QPR)

Killian Phillips (Crystal Palace to Aberdeen) Loan

Saturday 27th January

Dion Pereira (Luton to Dagenham) Loan

Michael Mellon (Burnley to Dundee) Loan

Nathan Moriah-Welsh (Bournemouth to Hibernian)

Friday 26th January

Ivo Grbic (Atletico Madrid to Sheffield United)

Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City to West Ham) Loan

Hakon Rafn Valdimarsson (Elfsborg to Brentford)

Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa to Napoli) Loan

Claudio Echeverri (Man City to River Plate) Loan

Callum Marshall (West Ham to West Brom) Loan

Luke Thomas (Leicester to Middlesbrough) Loan

Kamil Conteh (Grimsby to Bristol Rovers)

Charlie Cummins (Cobh Ramblers to Exeter)

Jonathan Leko (MK Dons to Burton) Loan

Nathanael Ogbeta (Swansea to Bolton) Loan

Ryan Edmondson (Carlisle to Central Coast Mariners)

Harry Anderson (Stevenage to Colchester) Loan

Jaden Brown (Lincoln to St Mirren) Loan

Jack Sanders (Kilmarnock to Ayr) Loan

Connor Smith (Hearts to St Johnstone)

Zak Rudden (Dundee to Raith Rovers) Loan

Mohammed Diomande (FC Nordsjaelland to Rangers) Loan

Thursday 25th January

Sam Curtis (St Patrick’s to Sheff Utd)

Claudio Echeverri (River Plate to Man City)

Nathan Tjoe-A-On (Swansea to Heerenveen) Loan

Jack Diamond (Sunderland to Carlisle) Loan

Ademola Ola-Adebomi (Crystal Palace to Burton) Loan

Josh Vela (Fleetwood to Carlisle)

Nelson Abbey (Reading to Olympiacos)

Stephen Duke-McKenna (QPR to Sutton) Loan

Jamie Jellis (Tamworth to Walsall)

Radek Vitek (Man Utd to Accrington) Loan

Josh Walker (Burton to Gillingham) Loan

Luke Jephcott (St Johnstone to Newport County)

Rollin Menayese (Walsall to Aldershot) Loan

Otis Khan (Grimsby to Hartlepool) Loan

Luke Waterfall (Grimsby to Hartlepool)

Teddy Jenks (Forest Green Rovers to Ross County) Loan

Cammy Kerr (Dundee to Inverness CT) Loan

Vicente Besuijen (Aberdeen to FC Emmen) Loan

Loick Ayina (Cardiff to Ross County) Loan

Wednesday 24th January

Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest to Watford) Loan

Connor O’Riordan (Crewe to Blackburn)

Kenny Dougall (Blackpool to Buriram United)

Liam Kinsella (Swindon to Cheltenham)

Andy Smith (Hull to Cheltenham) Loan

Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading to Stevenage) Loan

Tjay De Barr (Wycombe to Lincoln Red Imps)

James Scott (Exeter to St Mirren) Loan

Edward McGinty (Oxford to Sligo Rovers) Loan

Jez Davies (Burnley to Salford)

Alistair Smith (Lincoln to Colchester) Loan

Ross Munro (Ross County to Dundalk)

Luke Amos (Free agent to Hibernian)

James Balagizi (Liverpool to Kilmarnock) Loan

Ryan MacLeman (Ross County to Elgin City)

Tuesday 23rd January

Yerson Mosquera (Wolves to Villarreal) Loan

Darko Churlinov (Burnley to Schalke) Loan

Michael Obafemi (Burnley to Millwall) Loan

Ryotaro Tsunoda (Cardiff to KV Kortrijk) Loan

Dan Gore (Man Utd to Port Vale) Loan

Tolaji Bola (Rotherham to Burton Albion) Loan

Ollie O’Neill (Fulham to Leyton Orient)

Riley Harbottle (Hibernian to Colchester) Loan

Luke McNicholas (Sligo Rovers to Wrexham)

Allan Michael Delferriere (Hibernian to MFK Vyskov)

Sam Nicholson (Colorado Rapids to Motherwell)

Maksymilian Boruc (Hibernian to Arbroath) Loan

New Zealand’s eyes are still firmly fixed on trying to save, or even win, the opening Test in Perth but if, as is very likely, Australia come out on top they may have won a few little battles late on the third day.Their short-ball tactics, led by Neil Wagner and this time implemented by Tim Southee as well, are so well telegraphed yet still continue to reap considerable reward. “The five men out on the pull gave it away,” Joe Burns said with a smile.Burns was one of the five Australia second-innings wickets to fall to the short delivery, when he gloved Southee to gully, the odd one out being Tim Paine who was cleaned up second ball.Significantly, the plan worked for the second time in the match against Steven Smith, who picked out deep square leg having been given a working over by Wagner which included a painful blow on the gloves. It meant that for the first time in his career, Smith had gone three Tests without a half-century.David Warner miscued a pull to mid-on, Marnus Labuschagne picked out midwicket (although not until he had scored another fifty and become the first batsman to 1000 Test runs this year) and Travis Head flicked straight to leg gully, his second poor dismissal of the match. Those moments are unlikely to have much bearing on this game, but they are little markers for the Tests to come.”First and foremost it’s to try and get through this match but we have wait and see what the wicket’s like in Melbourne,” Ross Taylor said. “It’s definitely a tactic we’ve used in New Zealand to good effect and Neil has been a fantastic exponent of doing that. The match-ups throughout this whole series, not just this match, will be key and we’ll get a lot of confidence from that.”Burns acknowledged that knowing the plan was coming and play it are two different things, highlighting the fact that the pace of New Zealand’s – around the low 130kph-mark without the injured Lockie Ferguson – presents a different challenge to when the ball is fired down at 150kph.”We spoke it, they’ve done it to us and all sorts of different teams in the past,” he said. “We spoke about being clear how you want to play. It’s always disappointing when you lose wickets but credit to the New Zealand bowlers, to get through the overs they’ve done and get executing the short ball for long periods of time. It’s probably why they are No. 2 in the world”It’s easier said than done to say you’ll come round the wicket, or for Wagner to bowl long periods of the short ball to that field, there isn’t much margin of error if you miss. If you bowl bad balls you’ll leak a lot of runs. Credit to them, it’s a big part of their bowling plans. As a batter you just try to wear them down, pounce on bad balls, but they didn’t miss too many times.”It’s awkward because you feel like you can play it. At the speeds they bowl it’s challenging, different because they are asking you to play the shot to get off strike and you are bringing in all their catchers. Credit to them because they can execute it for a long period of time. They find a way to keep creating wickets when they flatten out.”

da dobrowin： Arsenal are thought to be eyeing up a potential move for a “dangerous” new player who shares the same agency as Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, according to David Ornstein.

Arsenal transfer rumours

da dobrowin： Arteta and sporting director Edu are yet to make their move in the January transfer window following a busy summer market which saw the likes of Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and David Raya all move to the Emirates.

However, that doesn’t mean that the club have written the current window off, with Arteta keen to bolster Arsenal's ranks in midfield as well as adding a new full-back and a striker. Financial Fair Play rules could make all three tricky with the deadline fast approaching. However, Arsenal have been linked with a number of players.

Transfer talks have reportedly been held for Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, although the club may need to sell before going ahead with any possible transfer. There have also been other rumoured midfield targets.

Arsenal's rumoured midfield targets for 2024

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Eduardo Camavinga

January 21

Amadou Onana

January 26

Douglas Luiz

January 21

Martin Zubimendi

January 21

Youssouf Fofana

December 8

And now, it looks as if there is a new name on the Gunners’ list.

David Ornstein shares Arsenal interest in Dewsbury-Hall

Taking to X in the last 48 hours, reliable reporter Ornstein said that Brighton & Hove Albion are in talks to sign Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City. However, in his update, Ornstein added that Arsenal are also keen on the player, who is valued at £30m.

Dewsbury-Hall would offer plenty of versatility to Arteta’s side as he is capable of turning out as a holding, central or attacking midfielder. The 25-year-old also appears to be at the top of his game with a career-high €30m Transfermarkt valuation.

The left-footed midfielder also has experience of playing in the Premier League and has starred for the Foxes in the second tier this season, contributing to 18 goals.

Dewsbury-Hall’s manager, Enzo Maresca, also lauded the player as a result of his impressive performances, saying back in November:

"He is so dangerous near the box, and has the quality to score or assist from anywhere. He could already have had 10 or 12 assists. He is probably the most-improved for us and he's in the perfect position."

It could be a deal to keep a close eye on, but, with Brighton currently in pole position, Arsenal may need to act fast if they want to secure his services.

da gbg bet： Glasgow Rangers wrapped up their winter break by drawing 2-2 with FC Copenhagen at Ibrox on Tuesday evening, and it is now back to the domestic calendar for the Gers this weekend.

da fezbet： Philippe Clement will be hoping to start the second half of the season with a bang as the Glasgow side face Dumbarton in the Scottish Cup, and it could be a chance to give some fringe players a chance in the starting XI.

With just two weeks left of the January transfer market, the Light Blues have only brought in one player thus far – a loan deal for Fabio Silva until the end of the season.

If Clement wishes to challenge on both European and domestic fronts over the next couple of months, he will need to add another one or two players to his squad, especially as fixture congestion could be a real possibility.

With several positions in desperate need of rejuvenation, could the 49-year-old be targeting a move for another centre-back this month?

Rangers’ search for new signings

During the summer transfer window last year, the Gers were showing interest in highly rated Leeds United defender Charlie Cresswell, but no move ever materialised.

Fast-forward a few months, and it appears as though they are still one of the teams interested in the youngster. According to pundit Carlton Palmer, that is.

Speaking to Football League World, the former professional said: “Daniel Farke has repeatedly said Leeds won’t allow Charlie Cresswell to go out on loan.

“There is plenty of interest for Charlie. Boro, Stoke, Ipswich, Rangers to name a few.”

Recently, Daniel Farke has said that Cresswell won't be part of his first team plans when talking with the media, saying: “He won’t be picked until he is ready, mentally ready. I just want players who want to be there, accept their role and are fully on it.”

Could this perhaps tempt Clement into making a move for the player during the final few weeks of the transfer window in order to bolster his defence?

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Rangers appear to be eyeing a move for a Championship defender this month.

Posts ByRoss Kilvington Jan 5, 2024

The Englishman may be a rough diamond, yet he has shown plenty of promise down south, and he could follow in the footsteps of Calvin Bassey and potentially be the next £23m talent to emerge from the Ibrox side.

How Charlie Creswell compares to Calvin Bassey

Bassey moved to Rangers in the summer of 2020 following a spell at Leicester City, but he failed to make an appearance for the senior side and ended up costing the Gers just £230k as a training compensation fee.

This meant Steven Gerrard was able to sign a promising young talent and give them confidence they could flourish in Scotland.

Despite making only 15 appearances as the Light Blues won their first league title in a decade, the following season saw the Nigerian international rise to prominence.

Due to an injury crisis at the heart of the defence, Bassey moved from his natural left-back slot alongside Connor Goldson at centre-back and the duo forged a formidable partnership as he ended up making 50 appearances in all competitions.

Indeed, Bassey shone as the club reached the Europa League final in 2022 and his performances clearly attracted interest from the continent.

Ajax stumped up a fee of close to £23m in order to prise the defender from the Glasgow side and his sale is the record for the club.

While his spell in the Netherlands was not the most rewarding, he has since joined Fulham and is impressing in the Premier League – starting 12 top-flight games so far this term.

Cresswell, should he move to Rangers, could take notice of Bassey’s career path, as it proves that showcasing your talents in Scotland could ensure a lucrative move after a few years.

The current Leeds defender plays in the same position as Bassey and, even though he has played senior matches down south, finds himself in a position where he is not playing as often as his talents deserve.

How Charlie Cresswell could fit into the Rangers side

Clement currently has five senior centre-backs in his squad, yet four of them are fighting it out to be Goldson’s regular partner.

Leon Balogun’s contract expires at the end of the season, and he will likely depart, while Ben Davies has not endured the best of times under Clement, making just six appearances since the 49-year-old arrived in mid-October, and it looks as though his future lies away from the club.

John Souttar has been plagued with injury issues since joining in 2022, missing 46 games last term, meaning he cannot be relied on to be fit for a full campaign.

Leon King is still young and could emerge as a future star, but he must be given more opportunities. Cresswell, then, could force his way into the starting XI should he make the move north of the border and his spell at Millwall last season proves that he has what it takes to slot into the Gers side.

The defender not only ranked second among the squad for average Sofascore rating in the Championship during 2022/23 (7.13), but he also ranked second for accurate passes per game (28.1), first for accurate long balls per game (four) and third for interceptions per game (1.3), indicating that his talents were on full show at the Den.

The “unbelievable” 6 foot titan, as dubbed by Leeds presenter Joe Wainman two years ago, even won a staggering 7.6 total duels per game – a success rate of 60% – and this impressive physicality could see him thrive in Scotland.

Clement is going to need to act swiftly if he aims to bring the defender to Ibrox, especially as there are other clubs showing interest in the 21-year-old this winter.

Charlie Cresswell's Championship statistics

2022/23

2023/24

Games

28

4

Accurate passes per game

28.1

27

Total duels won per game

7.6

3.8

Tackles per game

1.5

0.8

Interceptions per game

1.3

0.8

Stats via Sofascore

He may need to move some deadwood on to ensure a permanent deal goes ahead, but this shouldn’t be too difficult.

The next few weeks could be interesting indeed with regard to who potentially arrives at Ibrox and if the Belgian manager can pull off a couple of solid signings, it could prove to be the catalyst which sees the club win another trophy or two this term.

The last remaining spot will go to the winner of the Delhi vs Uttarakhand game

Varun Shetty01-Mar-2021

Mumbai are through to the quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy•MPCA

Mumbai, Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala have filled up the last four automatic qualification spots for the quarter-final stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. They join Gujarat, Andhra, and Karnataka, who had sealed qualification on Sunday by topping their respective groups. The eighth quarter-finalist will be decided by a playoff between Delhi, who finished eighth on the combined Elite division points table, and Uttarakhand, who finished as toppers of the Plate group.This season’s format has the top-placed teams of the five Elite division groups qualifying automatically, alongside the top two teams on points from a combined Elite division table. Mumbai won their last Group D game by 200 runs against Himachal Pradesh to finish top with five wins in five games, while Saurashtra stayed on top of Group E with 16 points despite their first loss of the season to Services.For the other two automatic qualification spots, the teams in contention were UP and Kerala (both from Group C with 16 points), Baroda (Group A, 16 points) and Delhi (Group D, 16 points). Baroda lost out to Delhi on net run-rate, while UP’s and Kerala’s vastly superior NRRs ensured they qualified as the sixth- and seventh-placed teams.The Plate division, which plays as one group, had two teams – Uttarakhand and Assam – finish with five wins in five games. But Uttarakhand’s NRR in excess of +3 was far too much for Assam to better on the final day of the league stage. As a result, it will be Uttarakhand who play Delhi for the last quarter-final spot.Group D
Mumbai began the day all-but-qualified, on 16 points with an NRR boosted by their explosiveness against Puducherry last week. They fell to 49 for 4 against HP after electing to bat and it took three of their most senior players – Suryakumar Yadav (91 off 75), Aditya Tare (83 off 98) and Shardul Thakur (92 off 57) – to not only rescue them but put them far beyond the reach of HP, who folded for 121 in a chase of 322. Legspinner Prashant Solanki, in his debut season for the Mumbai senior team, took 4 for 32 to take his tally to 11 wickets in three matches. Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani took 3 for 42, including the wicket that ended the game.Delhi’s bowlers arrested Rajasthan’s charge in the slog overs and bowled them out for 294, before an unbeaten 117 from Himmat Singh, and his unbroken 183-run stand with Nitish Rana (88 off 75) helped them win by eight wickets with more than five overs to spare. Rajasthan had been on course for bigger runs on the back of Manender Singh’s 73 and Arjit Gupta’s 51-ball 78 before Simarjeet Singh (4 for 36) and Pradeep Sangwan (3 for 62) intervened.In the only other Group D match, Maharashtra’s Yash Nahar made 119 to end his maiden List A season with 390 runs in five matches. That knock in a big partnership with Ankit Bawne, who made 110, and Rahul Tripathi’s 30-ball 59, combined to help Maharasthra put up 333 for 4 and win by 137 runs. Kedar Jadhav bowled a 10-over spell that went for 34 and got him two wickets.Nitish Rana will hope to continue his form against Uttarakhand in the upcoming knockout match for Delhi•BCCI

Group E
A career-best 158 for Rahul Singh Gahlaut helped Services pick up their second win of the season, and upset of table-toppers Saurashtra. After being put in and falling to 26 for 4, it took a 182-run stand between Gahlaut and wicketkeeper Devender Lochab (64 off 86) to lift Services past 200. They scored at more than ten an over in the last eight overs, a 21-ball 43 from former Delhi allrounder Pulkit Narang helping them get to 301 for 7. Saurashtra’s middle order collapsed in chase, courtesy of left-arm spinner Rahul Khajan Singh’s 4 for 45, and medium-pacer Varun Choudhary’s 3 for 62. They fell short by 68 runs with about seven overs to spare.Meanwhile, Jammu & Kashmir made light work of chasing down Chandigarh’s 241. Shubham Khajuria’s 120 off 86 balls, and Henan Nazir’s – playing only his second game – unbeaten 110 off 88 balls formed a partnership of 183 that came in fewer than 24 overs as they won with eight wickets and 16 overs to spare. Umar Nazir, Parvez Rasool, and Auqib Nabi had previously taken three wickets each.Bengal’s campaign ended with a loss to Haryana at the Eden Gardens. All five of Haryana’s bowlers were among the wickets, led by Sanjay Pahal’s 3 for 32, as the hosts folded for 177. In response, Haryana had fifties from both openers – Chaitanya Bishnoi and Shubham Rohilla – anchoring different parts of their chase as they won by five wickets. They did, however, finish bottom of the table.Plate divisionLeft-handed Kamal Singh made his first ton in senior cricket to help Uttarakhand post 306 against Sikkim. Sikkim’s response never took off, and they ended their campaign with the aim to bat out 50 overs – which they did, finishing on 161 for 6.In the other Plate matches, Assam and Meghalya followed similar templates – putting up scores in excess of 300 and winning by 83 and 182 runs respectively against Manipur and Mizoram.The only match to buck that trend involved Nagaland chasing down 287 with eight wickets and just about as many overs to spare. Captain Rongsen Jonathan and Shrikant Mundhe both made centuries, while allrounder Stuart Binny capped his 100th List A game with a 37-ball 55 to see them home against Arunachal Pradesh, who had been fueled by an unbeaten 138 from Rahul Dalal earlier.

Philip West has lavished Sunderland ‘warrior’ Bailey Wright with praise after they reached the League One play-off final. 

The lowdown

Sunderland beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 on aggregate to secure a shot at promotion to the Championship. Lee Gregory gave the Owls the lead at Hillsborough in the 74th minute, and the game appeared set for extra-time before Patrick Roberts scored a dramatic goal three minutes into stoppage time to send the visitors through.

Alex Neil’s side have set up a winner-takes-all meeting with Wycombe at Wembley on Saturday 21.

Wright played the full 90 minutes on the right side of a back three that also included Danny Batth and Dennis Cirkin.

The £720,000-rated ace has played every minute of league and play-off football dating back to mid-February.

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West, a writer and podcaster at the Roker Report, applauded Wright for continuing to play even through injury.

He feels that the defender’s commitment epitomised the values of Sunderland as a football club.

“Bailey Wright, what a warrior,” he tweeted. “Bloodstained shirt, blood trickling down his face, but he was an absolute rock tonight. That’s what playing for this club is about. Heart of a lion.”

The verdict

The stats reflect Wright’s battling performance. He won six of the eight duels he contested on the night (75%), including five of his seven aerial battles.

It’s also worth acknowledging team-mate Batth, who sat at the heart of the back three. He too was an ‘absolute rock’ for the Black Cats, prevailing in ten out of 14 duels and also coming up with three blocks and seven clearances.

Both players deserve to be guaranteed starting places come the final.

In other news, Kieran Maguire reacts to big behind-the-scenes news. 

A new season will soon dawn, and for Arsenal, it’s the same objective: challenge for and win the Premier League.

Having finished second for three successive campaigns, Mikel Arteta knows that this year is a big one, with the Gunners in desperate need of crowning this resurgent era with silverware.

But it’s coming together, no doubt. Bukayo Saka is fully fit once again after an injury-hit 2024/25 season; Viktor Gyokeres has signed for £63.5m to end the interminable search for a focal striker.

But a first-class left-sided forward could still be added to complete the set. Not since the days of Alexis Sanchez have Arsenal had a world-class weapon on that wing.

But it’s beginning to look like such a signing could be on the cards.

Arsenal lining up new winger

Many names have been bandied about this summer, but Arsenal are reaching a point in their transfer window in which the fog will start to clear and Arteta’s final market plans will crystallise.

Fabrizio Romano claimed at the weekend that, with Gyokeres now part of the crew, the Londoners are “working on outgoings as priority” before addressing the left flank, which could do with a new part.

But when they are ready to pounce, it looks like Arsenal have lined up Eberechi Eze as their new man.

According to Caught Offside, the Gunners should be wary of rising interest from Manchester’s biggest clubs for the Three Lions star, though it’s stressed that Arsenal remain firm favourites after their sustained efforts over the past weeks.

Previous reports have revealed that Arsenal have seen an opening bid partially accepted. To be more specific, a fixed £30m fee has been agreed between the clubs, though the structure of the remainder of Eze’s £68m release clause remains unsettled.

Why Arsenal should sign Eberechi Eze

There are many reasons why Eze would be a fantastic addition to Arteta’s Arsenal squad.

The 27-year-old, first and foremost, is an electric and versatile attacking midfielder, having gone from strength to strength across his five years at Selhurst Park, culminating his journey with the winning goal in last season’s FA Cup final against Manchester City.

Eze’s 25-goal contribution campaign underscores his ability to provide more than just a showreel style of play. He’s increasingly potent in the final third, capable of scoring goals himself and focusing on his creativity to aid the likes of Gyokeres.

As per FBref, he ranked among the top 6% of attacking midfielders and wingers across Europe’s top five leagues last year for shots taken, the top 11% for shot-creating actions and the top 10% for successful take-ons per 90.

He’s quite the exciting player, all right, praised for his “special” talents by BBC Sports’ Phil McNulty.

In fact, Eze could prove to bring a bit of flair and gusto to this Arsenal side in a way that would bear a likeness to that man Sanchez, who scored 80 goals and supplied 44 assists across 166 games for the Gunners, way back when.

Obviously, Eze isn’t as good as the 36-year-old was when in his Premier League prime. It wouldn’t be a bad take to claim that he was the best player in England at the height of his success at the Emirates.

Matches (starts)

38 (36)

34 (31)

Goals

24

8

Assists

10

8

Shots (on target)*

3.4 (1.3)

3.0 (0.9)

Touches*

65.0

46.6

Pass completion

74%

82%

Big chances created

10

11

Key passes

2.2

1.7

Dribbles*

2.8

2.0

Tackles + interceptions*

2.0

1.4

Duels won*

6.4

4.8

Sanchez really was on another level in his Arsenal heyday, wasn’t he? Eze, obviously, isn’t at that level, but he shares many attributes with the thrill-seeking Chilean, and it’s something Arteta could use to shape him into a world-beater at the present day.

Bear in mind, furthermore, that we’re contrasting Sanchez’s finest season in the Premier League against Eze’s latest with Crystal Palace. It wouldn’t be brazen to suggest that Eze’s most fruitful days lie in front of him, should he sign for Arsenal this summer.

Thus, it’s rather exciting to see how complete, tenacious, talented the England international is at this stage of his career, refined and built into the elite player he is, but still open to taking the next step and reaching the pinnacle.

Similarities can be traced from here to Sanchez, who established himself as a high-class forward at Barcelona but lingered in the shadow of one of football’s greatest-ever frontlines: MSN.

At Arsenal, he bloomed into an iconic frontman, hailed by Arsene Wenger as being a truly “exceptional footballer”.

He wasn’t a spring chicken when he first arrived in the English capital. The South American chose Arsenal despite the vested interest of Liverpool, penned a deal worth £35m in July 2014. He was 25 at the time.

Given that the likes of Manchester City and Manchester United are interested in Eze right now, it seems Arsenal may be primed to pull off another statement signing, reeling in a player who has his heart set on north London red.

Eze is in his prime, and he’s got a taste for trophies that could be used to spearhead this project further, up and up past these years of fighting for honours and onto the biggest, grandest stage there is: winning the Premier League, sealing the Champions League, and then defending these prizes which the talented squad so desperately desire.

Given the quality of the current Arsenal attacking crop, it feels crucial that Arteta and Berta come together to get this one wrapped up.

Better than Trossard & Martinelli: Arsenal chasing £56m Eze alternative

Arsenal are looking to sign a creative player before the start of the 2025/26 campaign.

ByAngus Sinclair Jul 28, 2025

Robinson presses England Lions claims with 6 for 63 but hosts lose early wickets and trail by 266 runs

ECB Reporters Network30-Jun-2019It is little wonder that Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson has been hoping for a call-up for the England Lions this summer. While the sensational Jofra Archer, his Sussex team-mate, has been capturing headlines, Robinson has been slowly building a reputation as one of the most consistent opening bowlers on the county circuit.When he took his fifth wicket on Sunday, on the opening day of the County Championship Division Two match against Northants, he had reached 200 first-class wickets in only his 50th match. He has now taken 110 Championship wickets since the beginning of last season. Last year he took 74 wickets at 18.66, and this summer he already has 36 at 18.77 as he spearheads his side’s bid for promotion.Robinson was not fully fit for last week’s disappointing defeat at home to Durham. But against Northants at Hove he was back to his best, achieving nasty bounce and away movement.He finished with figures of 6 for 63 as Northants were bowled out for 273 in 87 overs. But the away side were still happy with their score after winning the toss and sliding to 96 for 4 at lunch, and then 205 for 9.Northants have replaced Durham at the foot of the table and are still looking for their first Championship win of the season. Their hopes of making an impact were encouraged by the number of Sussex absentees. They were already without Archer and the injured Mir Hamza, and before this match all-rounder Chris Jordan pulled out with tonsillitis, along with Stiaan van Zyl, who has tennis elbow.Sussex were more in need of Robinson than ever before, and he didn’t disappoint. He broke through with the last ball of the opening over, when he had Ricardo Vasconcelos lbw for two. It was 29 for 2 when Rob Newton edged Robinson to keeper Ben Brown.Temba Bavuma got an inside edge to Brown, then Alex Wakely, on 36, was beaten by David Wiese and Laurie Evans took the catch at second slip.There didn’t look much chance of a recovery when Rob Keogh was lbw to Robinson with just one run added to the lunch score. And, in Robinson’s next over, Luke Procter edged and Luke Wells took an outstanding catch at third slip, moving his long arms very quickly to his left to take the chance two-handed.With Northants 99 for 6, captain Adam Rossington and Saif Zaib put on 51 for the seventh wicket and there was a last-wicket stand of 68 between Nathan Buck and Ben Sanderson before Robinson and Abi Sakande finished off the innings.Northants soon made an impact with the ball. Varun Chopra, signed on loan from Essex to stiffen their top-order batting, made just five and the returning Phil Salt a single.

Mason Greenwood walked out in Getafe colours with his mum Melanie, to mark Mother's day, during a La Liga fixture against Athletic Club on Friday.

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Getafe celebrated Mother's Day with a mascot gesturePlayers walked onto the pitch accompanied by their mumsGreenwood emerged last from the tunnel with his motherWHAT HAPPENED?

Prior to their high-stakes encounter against the Basque side at the Estadio Coliseum, the entire team, including Greenwood, took to the field accompanied by their mothers, symbolising the profound impact of maternal support and encouragement in their lives. The English forward was the last player to emerge from the tunnel, holding hands with Melanie, and later posed for a team photograph with all the mothers in the frame.

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Ghanaian striker Inaki Williams emerged as the hero, propelling his team to a resounding 2-0 victory with a stunning brace over Greenwood's Getafe. It was an evening to forget for the English forward as Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon saved his penalty to preserve their clean sheet and secure the three points.

Bilbao's dominance was further underscored by the dismissal of two players, Yeray Alvarez and Aitor Paredes, reducing them to nine men in the latter stages of the match. Despite the numerical advantage, Greenwood's missed opportunity from the penalty spot denied Getafe the chance to mount a late comeback, leaving them empty-handed at the final whistle.

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Getafe, who are currently occupying the 10th position in the league standings, will now shift their focus to the upcoming fixture against Cadiz on Sunday. The match presents another opportunity for Greenwood to add to his tally of 10 goals this season and contribute to his team's pursuit of success.

West Indies are set to be without Sunil Narine and Andre Russell for their ODI series against England.Narine has informed CWI that he is not yet confident enough in his bowling action to get through an ODI, while Russell has  informed them his knee is not yet up to the demands of 50-over cricket.Narine hasn’t played an ODI for more than two years, but insists he is keen to return to international cricket. He has struggled with his action for most of his career, first attempting to remodel it in 2011 and then having it reported during the Champions Trophy of 2014.He withdrew from the 2015 World Cup squad to work further on his action. He is expected to work with Carl Crowe, the spin bowling consultant, in the coming weeks. The news almost certainly ends any chance he has of playing in the 2019 World Cup.Russell’s involvement remains possible. He is fit enough for T20 cricket – he has been involved in the BPL and has just been announced as a replacement for Steve Smith in the PSL – but feels his fitness is not quite at the required level for a longer game. He last played an ODI in July.