Norwich City need all the points they can get to avoid relegation in the restart of the Premier League as they start off at Carrow Road against Southampton.

Daniel Farke’s team currently lie rock bottom of the top flight table having accumulated just 21 points all season, six points off of potential survival with just nine games left to play.

On the other hand, the Saints sit relatively comfortably in 14th place and are seven points clear of the relegation zone.

With arguably not much to play for, the Canaries will be hoping that they can pounce on a potential lapse of concentration from the south coast side and will be fresh off the bat of beating Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur in a friendly game as part of their preparations.

Both Mario Vrancic and Josip Drmic scored in that match and may be pushing for starts ahead of the fixture, which could spell bad news for Teemu Pukki.

The 30-year old has been somewhat of a revelation in the 2019/20 season so far with 11 goals and three assists in 29 appearances in all competitions, according to Transfermarkt.

However, the Finnish international has not found the back of the net in his last seven in all competitions, meaning that Farke could look to take him out of the limelight and give Drmic a go up top following his strike in the friendly.

Vrancic also showed what he could do from set pieces by scoring a free-kick, and may replace Alex Tettey in the starting 11 from their last game against Sheffield United, in which he achieved the most tackles out of his teammates and a higher overall rating than the 34-year old despite only coming off the bench, as per Sofascore.

Grant Hanley also started that match but will be injured alongside fellow central defender Christoph Zimmermann, meaning that Timm Klose could make a dramatic return alongside Ben Godfrey given that he is physically prepared after his previous injury woes according to Farke.

Three changes may be made in total from the match against the Blades, as NCFC look to chase three precious points.

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho is reportedly after a defensive midfielder – or as he likes to call it, a ‘positional midfielder’ – this summer and one target’s agent has added fuel to the fire with his latest remarks.

Angers SCO midfielder Baptiste Santamaria will be allowed to leave the Ligue 1 outfit at the end of the season, according to his agent, who spoke on Radio Marte via ForzaNapoli.

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He said: “In the next market we have the President’s word: we will be allowed to leave.”

The 25-year-old has received glowing reviews in the past and has even been dubbed as the next N’Golo Kante. This season for the French side, he has averaged a massive 3.3 tackles per game as well as 1.5 interceptions, 1.3 shots and 1.1 dribbles per match, via WhoScored.

Santamaria was also subject to a £10m bid from Aston Villa in the January transfer window which Angers rejected, stating that they would like €16m (£14m) instead.

And fans have been reacting to this latest claim on social media, here’s what has been said so far…

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Tottenham are still waiting to find out if Dele Alli and Eric Dier will be banned for the resumption of the Premier League season after being charged by the FA prior to football’s suspension. 

According to The Sun (as relayed by @Daily_Hotspur), Alli faces a potential three-match-ban for misconduct after mocking an Asian man on Snapchat. The disciplinary panel is yet to rule on his case, despite the fact that he was charged three months ago.

Meanwhile, Dier was charged with improper and threatening conduct, having jumped into the crowd to confront a fan during the team’s FA Cup defeat to Norwich City. He was hit with a charge back in April and could also face a suspension if he is found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute.

The Sun’s senior reporter Duncan Wright revealed that the panel is set to convene over a video conference due to the unprecedented circumstances. If the players are adjudged to have broken the rules, they will miss several games when football resumes later this month.

However, this may give Jose Mourinho the opportunity to try out other members of the squad instead. One fan certainly seems to think so, as he tweeted that it “will be doing us a favour” in response to the latest update on Alli and Dier. Another disagreed, incredulously commenting “seriously” when the news broke, given the fact it has taken so long.

Have a read through some of the mixed reactions from Spurs fans…

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Arsenal fans have been reacting in masses on social media after their former winger Serge Gnabry was spotted donning this season’s Gunners away kit during a home training session for his current club, Bayern Munich.

The 24-year-old left the Emirates Stadium in 2016 for just £5m and has since gone onto become a superstar at Bayern Munich where he is now worth £81m according to Transfermarkt’s valuation.

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Gnabry struggled to make an impact in north London, contributing to just three goals in 18 first-team appearances. He also famously couldn’t even impress Tony Pulis at West Brom.

Last season, he picked up Bayern’s Player of the Season award as the Bundesliga giants clinched the title and this campaign alone, he’s managed to score 18 times whilst providing 11 assists, via Transfermarkt.

The Gunners’ faithful are clearly still hurt by Arsene Wenger’s great mistake of letting him leave the club as many are begging for him to come home. One supporter would even like to see Nicolas Pepe swapped for the German international.

Here’s what has been said…

AND in other news, Liverpool show interest in signing key Arteta man…

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Segundo o documento, a ação deveria ter sido ajuizada na primeira instância, e não em segundo grau, como foi feito. O caso havia sido protocolado no início da semana na 23ª Câmara do Direito Privado do TJRJ e não evoluiu.

“Finalmente, que o magistrado se pronuncie, caso tenha sido requerido, sobre o pedido de nomeação de um observador do juizo, matéria que também não deve ou pode ser apreciada diretamente em segundo grau de jurisdição, sem provocação e analise prévia do primeiro grau”, diz trecho do despacho obtido pela reportagem do Lance!.

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O Botafogo Social havia entrado com uma ação pedindo um interventor judicial na SAF e a proibição de “venda de ativos da SAF Botafogo’, além de solicitar receber R$ 155,4 milhões, para uso da própria SAF, como parte o passivo declarado.

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Segundo informações de fontes ligadas à Eagle e à SAF, e confirmadas pelo Lance!, uma das razões de ainda não ter prosperado acordo entre Ares, SAF e John Textor, que daria fim ao imbróglio societário, se deve a movimentos e postura dos representantes do Botafogo Social nas tratativas. As partes seguem buscando um caminho para o diálogo.

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