Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is hopeful James Maddison will sign a new contract with the club soon and end the speculative reports linking him with a move away from the club.

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Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to enter the Carli Lloyd Jersey race for the signature of Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, according to the Daily Express.

The winger’s career, and consequently his Alyssa Naeher 4 stars Jersey market value too, has sky-rocketed since he arrived to the Signal Iduna Park directly from Manchester City’s U-18 setup back in the summer of 2017. His pace and trickery on the attacking flanks have gotten him 35 goal involvements (17 goals, 18 assists) in 33 games for Dortmund in all competitions this season and attracted the interests of practically every Alyssa Naeher Youth Jersey major club across Europe.

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Leicester are set to make the trip to Vicarage Road in order to Messi Jersey Youth 2021 take on Watford this weekend Messi Jersey Barcelona whereas Aston Villa must pick themselves up and dust themselves off before hosting Chelsea.

Match Report
Leicester: Schmeichel (7), Justin (7.5), Soyuncu (7.5), Evans (7.5), Pereira (7.5), Ndidi (7.5), Barnes (9), Maddison (7.5), Praet (7.5), Albrighton (8), Iheanacho (6), Vardy (8.5), Mendy (6), Tielemans (6.5)

Aston Villa: Reina (3.5), Guilbert (6), Engels (6), Mings (5.5), Targett (6), Nakamba (6), Elmohamady (6), Luiz (5.5), Hourihane (6.5), Grealish (6), Samatta (6), Davis Messi Jersey Barcelona (5.5), El Ghazi (6)

Referee: Michael Oliver

Goals: Barnes x2, Vardy x2

Yellow Cards: Evans, Praet, Hourihane

Red Cards: N/A

Barnes scored his second after Vardy had also scored his own brace, with Leicester scoring Lindsey Horan Jersey 2019 twice in Kelley Megan Rapinoe Jersey 2019 O'Hara Jersey 2019 six minutes to put the game beyond the reach of Villa.

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith had the following to say after the result.

“It was a very tough night. We started the game quite well but then we didn’t defend corners well enough and we had a big mistake for the goal.

“I didn’t know Christen Press Jersey 2019 what Tobin Heath Jersey the penalty was given for – I thought it hit Tyrone Mings’ Ashlyn Harris Jersey 2019 shoulder – but it was given.

“The penalty award was a massive moment. We were still in the game. It went against us – I thought wrongly – that’s my opinion.

Issues in the camp
“But then we became architects of our own downfall.”

Brendan Rodgers, on the other hand, was clearly relieved to see his side get back into the win column.

“As the game went on we looked more like how we’ve been for most of the season. The resilience and effort was brilliant and in the second half we got our fluency back and some of our goals were outstanding. We played some really good football at times.

In the weeks leading up to this game it felt like Leicester were starting to spiral out of control in their race for a place in the top four. They were in desperate need of anta shoes a break – and tonight, they got one against Aston Villa as they ran out emphatic 4-0 winners over the relegation strugglers.

Leicester were pushing the pace throughout most of the first half, but some how, some way, they were unable to get themselves over the finish line and grab that elusive goal. Thankfully, that goal came when Harvey Barnes took advantage of a bizarre decision from Pepe Reina to come shooting out of his goal to slot the Foxes into the lead.

Back on track
In the Alex Morgan Jersey Red second half, with Jamie Vardy on the pitch, Leicester were awarded a penalty after VAR deemed Tyrone Mings to have handled the Alex Morgan Jersey 2020 ball despite it seemingly hitting his shoulder. Vardy stepped up and brought his nine-game drought to an end, doubling their lead in the process.

With a hectic Wednesday night from across Europe’s footballing tiers, we here at Soccer News have found a handful of helpful tips that can boost your midweek acca:

Wednesday 25th September
BST 18:00 Roma vs Atalanta

Starting with Wednesday’s hosts, now just one of three teams in Italy’s top-tier to boast an unbeaten kelley ohara USA jersey start to the new Serie A campaign, Roma appear to be enjoying life both domestically and in Europe. Putting in another eye-catching display in their 2-1 win away at Bologna last weekend, new boss Paulo Fonseca has really started to improve the mood around the Stadio Olimpico. Now enjoying a three-match winning run, a run that also saw them put four past İstanbul Başakşehir in their Europa League opener, one man who has continued to spearhead their charge is leading marksman Edin Dzeko. Once again finding the net against Bologna last time out, the former Manchester City striker has allie long jersey now scored in his last three appearances for Roma and also has five in his last five including back-to-back goals for Bosnia earlier in the month. Given Atalanta’s sluggish start, Dzeko should be confident of extending his purple patch on Wednesday. Managing to just scrape a late 2-2 draw against Serie A strugglers Fiorentina over the weekend, last year’s European finishers have managed to win just one of their last four matches across all competitions, including a 4-0 hammering against Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League opener.

Coming off the back of christian pulisic jersey youth a shock 0-0 carli lloyd allie long jersey youth jersey youth draw at home to Celta Vigo over the weekend and unable to bounce back from their 2-0 defeat against Real Sociedad last week, there is no doubt that Diego Simeone will be calling on his side to return to winning ways on Wednesday night. Managing to snatch a point off of Juventus in their Champions League opener, fans around the Wanda Metropolitano tobin heath jersey 2019 should take some solace from Real Madrid and Barcelona’s inconsistencies at the start of the new campaign. While Atletico might be showing some signs of an ever so minor struggle, they should see Wednesday’s trip to Mallorca as a golden opportunity to return to winning ways. Shipping four away at Getafe last time out, the hosts have endured a torrid return to Spain’s top-tier. Now failing to win any of their last five matches across all formats, Vicente Moreno has also seen his side now fail to find the net in four of their last five appearances. It is also worth noting that Mallorca have failed to find the net in their last three matches on home soil.

The team from the Spanish capital are top almost by the default because Barcelona, and more recently Atletico Madrid have not performed. Zidane’s team host Osasuna on Wednesday night and could even stretch their lead at the top of the table.

Diego Simeone’s tobin heath USA jersey Atletico started the campaign in good form, looking like they meant business in the title race. However, a surprise rose lavelle USA jersey 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad and a goalless draw last time tobin heath jersey youth leave Atleti sixth-place in the table.

The new players looked to have settled in okay this season after a sea of changes in the squad. However, the cracks have shown in their recent matches, against teams that tobin heath USA jersey Atletico would normally expect to defeat.

Simeone’s side faces a trip to Real Mallorca on Wednesday night in the midweek round of fixtures. It is a game they will expect to win, but so was the game in San Sebastien and their home match against Celta last time out.

Barcelona still the favourites for the title
Strangely, despite their poor start to the new campaign, reigning champions Barcelona are still the favourites to win La Liga at odds of 5/6, with the usual suspects of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at second and third favourites respectively to claim the crown.

The return to fitness of star striking duo Luis christian pulisic jersey Suarez and newly crowned FIFA men’s player of the year Lionel Messi will obviously help the champions’ chances of returning to form.

Whether the Catalan giants will return to form once allie long jersey 2019 the pair are fully match fit and firing is unclear. They have had poor periods of recent campaigns and still came back to win La Liga. They are only four points behind Real Madrid, who as we have established are not pulling up any trees this season.

It will be interesting to see if Barcelona’s form improves or even if Real Madrid can produce better performances and streak away. However, from my point of view, it just feels like Real Madrid are top without having been brilliant. Who knows maybe Zidane can bring the Spanish title back to the capital and avoid the chop after all.

It has been a strange start to abby wambach jersey youth the new La Liga campaign. The allie long jersey youth big three of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have not hit top form yet in the Spanish top-flight. Over the weekend, the top-three of La Liga contained the names of the likes of Athletic Bilbao and Granada, names not associated with the top of the table in recent history.

Champions have made a terrible start
Barcelona have made the sort of start to their title defence that has led to question marks over the future of head coach Ernesto Valverde. The Catalan giants have won just two of their first five league matches, christian pulisic jersey 2019 suffering two defeats in the process.

Some of the team’s displays in La Liga have been nothing short of awful, especially their 2-0 defeat at Granada. It would christian pulisic jersey 2019 be majorly surprising if Valverde lasts much longer in his job. Their home game against Villarreal this evening is a must-win for the former Athletic coach. Anything but maximum points and a convincing display could just spell the end for the Barcelona boss.

Los Blancos also unconvincing, as becky sauerbrunn jersey youth Atletico slip-up
Real Madrid have made an unbeaten start to the new carli lloyd USA jersey campaign in La Liga. Yet, their performances have not been that convincing. A 3-0 loss at PSG in their opening group game has increased speculation that coach Zinedine Zidane is heading for the exit. It would not be the strangest sacking that Los Blancos have ever made.