Louise Taylor

Sunderland

Not the Roy Keane-loving, Newcastle United-hating, Sunderland-supporting, Guardian Football teller of tall tales. GO QATAR! (KERCHING!!)

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Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson must learn from red card, says Enzo Maresca

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Enzo Maresca revealed he will not speak to Nicolas Jackson until some point on Monday after the striker’s sending off at St James’ Park on Sunday left Chelsea’s hopes of Champions League qualification in the balance. Maresca’s side were trailing 1-0 to Sandro Tonali’s early goal for Newcastle when Jackson elbowed Sven Botman in the head and,after a VAR review, an initial yellow card was upgraded to red.
Nicolas Jackson sees red as Newcastle dent Chelsea’s top-five chase

5 days ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

A fleeting loss of first-half control on Nicolas Jackson’s part threatens to cost Chelsea an awful lot of money and prestige. The striker’s dismissal for smashing a forearm into Sven Botman’s face jeopardised his team’s hopes of Champions League qualification on a day when Enzo Maresca’s initially second-best, ultimately strangely dominant side, could easily have ended up collecting an unlikely point.
crucial questions in too-close-to-call race for Champions League

6 days ago | msn.com | Louise Taylor |Jacob Steinberg

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Newcastle v Chelsea: crucial questions in too-close-to-call race for Champions League

6 days ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor |Jacob Steinberg

How they are shaping up for this key clash? Newcastle: If recent form seems encouraging – Newcastle are seeking an eighth victory in 10 league games – they will miss the combative presence of the injured Joelinton on the left of Eddie Howe’s midfield three. Joe Willock has not convinced entirely in that role since the Brazilian damaged a knee and much the same could be said of Alexander Isak.
Newcastle v Chelsea: crucial questions in too-close-to-call race for Champions League

6 days ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Louise Taylor |Jacob Steinberg

How they are shaping up for this key clash? Newcastle: If recent form seems encouraging – Newcastle are seeking an eighth victory in 10 games in all competitions – they will miss the combative presence of the injured Joelinton on the left of Eddie Howe’s midfield three. Joe Willock has not convinced entirely in that role since the Brazilian damaged a knee and much the same could be said of Alexander Isak.
Newcastle consult fans over plans to redesign ‘outdated’ club badge

1 week ago | msn.com | Louise Taylor

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Newcastle consult fans over plans to redesign ‘outdated’ club badge

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Newcastle have risked upsetting some supporters by announcing plans to redesign the club’s badge for the 2026-27 season. With St James’ Park executives deciding the crest, that dates back to 1988, is overly elaborate and unsuited to global digital branding requirements, Newcastle are working with designers and consulting fans as they begin rebranding a symbol they believe has become outdated. The new image will be the fourth crest Newcastle have worn since the 1950s.
Sunderland desperate to turn power back on as Coventry playoff awaits

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Sunderland’s players are unlikely to forget Monday 28 April any time soon. Régis Le Bris’s squad were in Portugal, settling into a pre-playoff training camp when the lights went out as one of Europe’s biggest power cuts plunged the Iberian peninsula into chaos. Although Le Bris made light of the inconvenience and emphasised that the Algarve sunshine had been “re-energising” no one is quite sure whether he has managed to fix his team’s own worrying electrical faults.
Tonali’s transformation to midfield maestro mirrors Howe’s tactical shift

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

Eddie Howe’s birthday falls on 29 November but, in a professional context, a couple of his best presents have arrived a day later. By happy coincidence, two of the most productive tactical gambles of the Newcastle manager’s tenure centred on 1-1 draws staged on 30 November. Although the first was enforced and the second voluntary, both experiments involved midfielders and would prove watershed moments in Newcastle’s evolution into one of England’s most feared teams.
Leeds close in on title after Tanaka and Ramazani’s double crushes Bristol City

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Louise Taylor

As the home supporters launched into a chorus of “Daniel, Daniel Farke,” a little smile played across the face of the Leeds manager as he offered a polite wave in return. Up in the directors’ box, Paraag Marathe looked on inscrutably. If, and it remains quite a big if, he really is considering sacking Farke, the club’s chairman – who, perhaps significantly pulled out of a planned pre-match television interview at the last minute – must surely be having second thoughts after this.