Southampton Football Club have handed a 2 year scholarship contract to 16 year old Irish boy Jonathan Afolabi who was born in 2000 in Dublin, Ireland. The Irish U-16 capped player is born to Nigerian parents and featured for Ireland in the victory shield tournament in 2015. Although yet to score for his country after […]
Done deals:
– Crystal Palace have completed the signing of striker Emmanuel Adebayor on a free transfer.
– Cristian Tello has joined Fiorentina on loan until the end of the season.
– Southampton forward Gaston Ramirez has joined Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season.
– Maccabi Tel Aviv have completed the signing of Orlando Sa from Reading.
– Chinese Hebei Fortune have completed the signing of winger Gervinho from Roma.
– Malmo have confirmed the signing of Anders Christiansen from Chievo .
– Roma have signed Stephan El Shaarawy on loan from AC Milan, with an option to buy for €13million.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– According to reports, Aston Villa are closing in on a loan move for Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy.
– Leeds United want to take Aiden McGeady on loan from Everton, according to report.
– Newcastle United have reportedly agreed a £12million deal to sign Andros Townsend from Tottenham
– Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique has revealed Neymar will renew his contract at the Camp Nou.
– Real Madrid will not make any signings this month despite the fact that they could be subject to a transfer ban in the near future, according to president Florentino Perez.
– Shola Ameobi has offered to play for Bolton for free until the end of the season, but the Championship club cannot take the striker up on the offer, according to reports.
– Roberto Martinez says there is currently no movement involving players leaving or joining Everton.
– Aston Villa are in talks with Hajduk Split over the signing of their goalkeeper Lovre Kalinic, according to reports.
– Fenerbahce are interested in Roma forward Seydou Doumbia, according to reports.
– Real Betis are reportedly ready to sign Inter Milan defender Martin Montoya.
– Napoli are reportedly very close to reaching an agreement with Empoli for the transfer of defender Federico Barba.
– Eder’s agents are reportedly in England for Leicester City talks, but Inter could match the offer for the Sampdoria striker.
– Lazio midfielder Eddy Onazi is a target for Newcastle, Swansea and Werder Bremen, according to reports.
– Leicester have had a £15.1m bid rejected by CSKA Moscow for midfielder Ahmed Musa, according to BBC.
– ESTAC Troyes President Daniel Masoni has confirmed that he has rejected a €1.6m offer for winger Jimmy Cabot.
– Napoli have turned down a bid worth more than €25m from Wolfsburg for Manolo Gabbiadini, according to reports.
– Chelsea expect the £25m sale of Ramires to Chinese club Jiangsu Suning to be completed before the end of Wednesday.
– Alexandre Pato is on his way to west London after it emerged Chelsea had struck a loan deal with Corinthians.
– Sunderland have submitted a new formal transfer offer for Lorient defender Lamine Koné, according to reports.
– According to reports, Newcastle United are in pole position to sign Chelsea striker Loïc Rémy on loan until the end of the season.
– Liverpool and Shakhtar Donetsk remain far apart in their valuations of Alex Teixeira, according to reports.
– West Ham have a deal in place is to sign Fenebahce striker Emmanuel Emenike on loan with an option to buy in the summer, according to Sky Sports.
– Celta Vigo have rejected an approach for Nolito from Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
– Kelechi Nwakali’s brother has said that the midfielder is close to joining Arsenal but he is still waiting to be granted a visa.
– Adriano Galliani insists AC Milan have finished their January transfer activity.
Football tit bits:
– Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal did not offer to resign following Saturday’s defeat to Southampton, sources at the club have told Sky Sports News .
– Manuel Pellegrini has revealed Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany should be back in action in
two weeks.
– Chelsea and West Brom have been fined after being found guilty of failing to control their players during their Stamford Bridge meeting on January 13.
– Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen faces up to eight weeks out of action after scans revealed that he suffered medial knee-ligament damage during Saturday’s 3-1 win at Crystal Palace.
– Qatar’s football association is suing the former German FA president Theo Zwanziger for calling the Gulf nation a
“cancer on world football” following its successful World Cup bid, Düsseldorf’s regional court has said.
Done deals:
– Hannover have completed the signing of Hugo Almeida from Anzhi Makhachkala.
– Southampton have completed the signing of Charlie Austin from QPR.
– Celta Vigo have completed the signing of Claudio Beauvue on a five-and-a-half year deal.
– Celtic sign Danish defender Erik Sviatchenko from FC Midtjylland on four-and-a-half year deal.
– OGC Nice have completed the signing of midfielder Remi Walter from AS Nancy.
Today’s reports and rumours:
– According to reports, Arsenal are interested in Ukrainian winger Andriy Yarmolenko.
– QPR have enquired about the availability of Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford, according to reports.
– Manchester United attacker Andreas Periera has no plans to leave the club on loan, despite reports suggesting otherwise, according to Goal.
– Corinthians manager Tite has revealed that Pato’s future will be decided in “two or three days.”
– West Ham are considering a cut-price £10 million deal for Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli, who’s on loan at AC Milan.
– Ashley Cole is reportedly close to joining LA Galaxy.
– Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara has left Mainz, with the Bundesliga club confirming they have agreed to terminate the player’s contract.
– Newcastle’s France international Moussa Sissoko is a £12m January target for Serie A leaders Napoli, according to Sky Sports Italia.
– Italy striker Graziano Pelle is set to leave Southampton after the club signed Charlie Austin from QPR, according to reports.
– Norwich City have agreed a deal to sign Wolfsburg defender Timm Klose, according to reports.
– Totttenham could make an €8million move for Toulouse forward Ben Yeddar, according to reports in France.
– Liverpool are reportedly interested in Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams.
– Arsenal defender Mathieu Debuchy has revealed that he will quit the club in January as he wants to play for France at Euro 2016.
– Swansea City have made a move to re-sign Joe Allen from Liverpool, according to reports.
– According to reports, Barcelona sent scouts to watch John Stones in Everton’s draw at Chelsea.
– Leicester are hopeful of sealing a deal for FC Copenhagen’s Daniel Amartey by the end of the week, according to the Press Association.
– Dinamo Zagreb have rejected an approach from Chelsea for 18-year old goalkeeper Adrian Semper.
– Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka has been linked with Liverpool and the club’s sporting director Max Eberl admits that they would consider any major bids.
– Chelsea are reportedly interested in Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann.
– Watford are keen on QPR winger Matt Phillips, according to reports.
– Norwich manager Alex Neil remains hopeful of closing out a deal for Everton’s Steven Naismith this month.
– Chelsea are lining up a £20m swoop for Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez, according to reports.
– QPR have approached Everton about signing Bryan Oviedo on loan for the rest of the season,according to reports.
– Newcastle United are set for another raid of the Swansea squad with an eye on signing Bafetimbi Gomis, according to reports.
– Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has blocked a loan move for Victor Valdes to Newcastle, according to reports.
– Aston Villa boss Remi Garde revealed the club has not received any offers for Joleon Lescott.
– West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insisted that while he is planning to improve the squad next summer, he is unlikely to dip into the transfer market in this window.
– According to reports, West Brom are demanding £7m for Callum McManaman, 24, after QPR and Middlesbrough became the latest clubs to register an interest in the winger
– Watford are hoping to complete the £6.5million signing of Malaga’s 28-year-old winger Nordin Amrabat, according to reports.
– Swansea have reportedly rejected an approach from Sunderland for their 26-year-old Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew.
– Fiorentina have joined Inter and Napoli in the race for young Empoli defender Federico Barba, according to reports.
– According to reports, Turkish side Besiktas met with OGC Nice’s Hatem Ben Arfa this weekend to discuss a possible transfer.
Football tit bits:
– Swansea City have told Sky Sports News that they are close to appointing former Udinese boss Francesco Guidolin as head coach alongside Alan Curtis.
– Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United can win the Premier League after their late victory over Liverpool reignited an unlikely title push.
– Real Madrid director general Jose Angel Sanchez has claimed that FIFA is looking into Premier League clubs over breaches of the same regulations that saw Atletico and Real Madrid given transfer window bans last week.
– Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has broken the record for the most number of Premier League goals scored for one club, as he netted in the 1-0 win against Liverpool to overtake Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.
– Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo says the team are happier playing under new coach Zinedine Zidane than they were under previous boss Rafa Benitez in the aftermath of Sunday’s 5-1 La Liga win over Sporting Gijon.
– Roberto Martínez criticised the standard of refereeing as Everton were denied a first league double over Chelsea in 37 years by John Terry’s equaliser in the eighth minute of added time, a goal allowed to stand despite the centre-half converting from an offside position.
– Max Allegri insists “Napoli are the Scudetto favourites for now” despite Juventus earning a 10th consecutive victory.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards 2015 shortlist has been released by CAF a few hours ago by the continental body in preparation for another Interesting GLO CAF Awards, Four time Back to Back winner and current holder Yaya Toure of Man City as been nominated alongside what is arguably Africa’s finest footballers plying their trade at home and abroad.
Goalkeepers Vincent Enyeama of Lille and Nigeria and Also Robert Kidiaba of T.P Mazembe and D.R Congo appear prominently alongside forwards Andre Ayew of Swansea City and Ghana, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund and Gabon And New Nigerian Captain Ahmed Musa of CSKA Moscow.
Victor Wanyama of Southampton, and Kenya is amongst the list of Barclays English Premier League stars on the list which also has Leicester City’s Algerian sensation Riyad Mahrez,
Below is the full list of thirty seven Africa footballers in alphabetical order with their club names, current country of location and Country they play for.



1. Ahmed Musa
CSKA Moscow, Russia Nigeria
2. Andre Ayew
Swansea City, England, Ghana
3. Aymen ABDENNOUR
FC Valence, Spain, Tunisia
4. Baghdad Bonjah
Étoile du Sahel, Tunisia, Algeria
5. Bassem Morsi
Zamalek, Egypt, Egypt
6. Chrisitian Atsu
Bournemouth, England, Ghana
7. Dieu Merci Mbokani
Norwich, England, D.R Congo
8. El Arbi Hillel Soudani
Dynamo Zagreb, Croatia, Algeria
9. Faouzi Ghoulam
Napoli, Italy, Algeria
10. Férébory Doré
Angers, France, Congo
11. Gervais Yao Kouassi
Rome, Italy, Cote d’Ivoire
12. Ibrahima Traoré
Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany, Guinea
13. Javier Balboa
Al-Faisaly, Saudi Arabia, Equatorial Guinea
14. Héldon Ramos
Rio Ave, Portugal, Cape Verde
15. Mame Diouf
Stoke City, England, Senegal
16. Max Alain Gradel
Bournemouth, England, Cote d’Ivoire
17. Mehdi Benatia
Bayern Munich, Germany, Morocco
18. Modather Al Tayeb “Karika”
Al Hilal, Sudan, Sudan
19. Mohamed Salah
As Roma, Italy, Egypt
20. Nicolas Nkoulou
Marseille, France, Cameroon
21. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Borussia Dortmund, Germany, Gabon
22. Robert Kidiaba
T.P Mazembe, D.R Congo D.R Congo
23. Rudy Gestede
Aston Villa, England, Benin
24. Riyad Mahrez
Leicester City, England, Algeria
25. Sadio Mané
Southampton, England, Senegal
26. Serge AURIER
Paris Saint Germain, France, Côte d’Ivoire
27. Seydou keita
Rome, Italy, Mali
28. Sofiane FEGHOULI
Valence, Spain, Algeria
29. Stéphane Mbia
Trabzonspor, Turkey, Cameroon
30. Thievy Bifouma
Granada, Spain, Congo
31. Victor Wanyama
Southampton, England, Kenya
32. Vincent Aboubakar
Porto, Portugal Cameroon
33. Vincent Enyeama
Lille, France, Nigeria
34. Yacine Brahimi
Porto, Portugal, Algeria
35. Yannick Bolasie
Crystal Palace, England, RD Congo
36. Yasine Chikhaoui
Al-Gharafa, Qatar, Tunisia
37. Yaya Toure
Man City, England, Cot d’Ivoire

Formation: 4-1-2-3
Goalkeeper: Heurelho Gomes (Watford)
The Brazilian shot stopper had a top performance at the weekend,he made a save from a stunning overhead kick from Steve cook and also saved a late penalty from Glenn Murray to rescue a point for Watford in their 1-1 draw with Bournemouth on Saturday.
Right-Back: Carl Jenkinson (West Ham)
Carl Jenkinson has been one of the top performer this season for West Ham and he continued his blistering form by scoring a smart goal to start his team’s comeback against Sunderland at the weekend.
Centre-Back: Jose Fonte (Southampton)
The Portuguese defender was in total control and his calmness in the defence was a joy to watch against Chelsea on Saturday.
Centre-Back: Gabriel (Arsenal)
Gabriel had an excellent performance for Arsenal against Manchester United on Sunday. He made eight clearances,three tackles and two interceptions to help his side to a comfortably 3-0 win over Manchester United at the Emirates.
Left-Back: Christian Fuchs (Leicester City)
Christian Fuchs had an outstanding game against Norwich at the weekend. His darting runs offered width to his team and helped Leicester get a deserved win at Norwich.
Midfielder: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace)
The French midfielder was a delight to watch against West Brom at the weekend,his lovely free-kick helped Bolasie open the scoring before sealing the game with a well-taken penalty.
Midfielder: Christian Eriksen (Tottenham)
The Danish midfielder is back to his best and announced it with two lovely free-kick goals against Swansea City.
Midfielder: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
The Belgian play-maker continues his blistering form with two assist and a magnificent goal against Newcastle United at the weekend.
Forward: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
Alexis Sanchez was a thorn in the flesh of Manchester United defenders especially Matteo Darmain who he tormented all through the first half,he capped off his outstanding performance with two lovely goals.
Forward: Saido Mane (Southampton)
The Senegalese forward was sensational against Chelsea on Saturday,he ran the Blues defence ragged and scored a lovely goal to seal a famous win for his team at Stamford Bridge.
Forward: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Sergio Aguero was simply unstoppable,scoring five goals against Newcastle with ease. The Argentine striker became the fifth player to score five goals in a premier league game. His five goals came in the space of 23minutes and 34 seconds, making it the fastest five goal haul in Premier league history.
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Partnership Agreement with the global energy company Gazprom EP International B.V.
In a five year deal, Gazprom becomes an ISAF Official Partner with worldwide exclusivity in the energy sector.
Gazprom is a long term supporter of sailing, sponsoring the Gazprom Swan 60 class, supporting youth projects in Russia, and this development with ISAF represents a new chapter for Gazprom’s support of sailing.
“This is a very important partnership for ISAF, it will give us the opportunity to do something great for our sport,” commented ISAF President Carlo Croce.
“With the help of Gazprom International we are aiming to reach new heights with sailing, helping young people engage with the sport through to the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Developing emerging sailing nations and getting new people into our sport is very important to both organizations and we now have a great opportunity to change the future.”
Gazprom International’s Managing Director Valery Gulev underlined that Russia sees a noticeable growth of interest in sailing. “We hope this agreement will allow athletes to better fulfil their potential on a competitive international level”, commented Valery Gulev.
The ceremony of signing the partnership agreement took place at the ISAF headquarters in Southampton, Great Britain.
looks like the 4-3-3 attacking formation is fast becoming our thing here at the newfanzone.com because the lads have settled for it again this for our Newfanzone BPL team of the week,
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Formation: 4-3-3
GoalKeeper: Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland)
The big Romanian goalkeeper was outstanding in the Tyne-Wear derby making two-world class saves from Sissoko and Perez respectively. He was one of the major reasons Sunderland defeated their fierce rivals.
Right back: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Zabaleta’s performance against Crystal Palace was simply superb. His movement throughout the game was breath-taking,creating numerous chances and was a source of concern to Crystal Palace defence.
Left back: Ashley Young (Manchester United)
Ashley Young had a lovely game against his former club at the weekend. His darting runs and crosses was a problem for the Aston Villa defence throughout the game. He capped off his outstanding performance with a sublime cross which gave his team their only goal of the match.
Centre defender: Maya Yosida (Southampton)
The Japanese defender dealt with the threat of Romelu Lukaku and Steven Naismith with ease. His all-round performance against Everton was exceptional scoring his team third goal with a brave header.
Centre defender: John O’shea (Sunderland)
Sunderland Captain O’shea was at his best with a commanding display in defence.
Midfielder: Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
Toure stepped up his game in absence of his team strikers. He was a constant source of invention in the midfield against a resolute Crystal Palace side. He capped off his outstanding display with an absolute belter to score his team’s third goal.
Midfielder: Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland)
Larsson gave an hard-working and effective performance in Tyne-Wear derby. He was at the heart of everything that was good in the midfield.
Attacking midfielder: David Silva (Manchester City)
Silva gave a man of the match display against Crystal Palace scoring two lovely goals.
Forward: Stewart Downing (West Ham United)
Downing is playing the best football of his career this season creating 52 goal scoring chances this season more than any other player in the league. He scored a lovely goal this weekend to secure all three points for the Hammers.
Forward: Erik Lamela (Tottenham)
Lamela had an outstanding game against Burnley scoring a lovely goal.
Forward: Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers)
Austin is a prolific goal scorer and he showed why he is the man that can save QPR’s season with a well deserved hat-trick against West Bromwich Albion at the weekend.
Lord’s Cricket Ground in London has been proposed as the venue for the ICC Cricket World Cup final when the tournament is staged in England and Wales in 2019 – and will also host the ICC Women’s World Cup final in 2017.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will also recommend to ICC that the semi-finals in the 2019 World Cup should be allocated to Old Trafford, Manchester and Warwickshire’s home of Edgbaston, with the opening game being staged at The Oval.
The tournament should also see Taunton host international men’s cricket in 2019 for the first time since the1999 World Cup, when two matches were played at the County Ground.
There will also be proposed group matches for Durham, Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Bristol and Southampton. All venue allocations are subject to approval by ICC.
Lord’s staged the first three ICC Cricket World Cup finals in 1975, 1979 and 1983. The West Indies won the first two finals – their only World Cup successes – while India recorded the first of their two World Cup triumphs in 1983.
In 1999 Australia won the first of their three consecutive World Cups in the fourth final to be staged at Lord’s.
Giles Clarke, the ECB chairman, said: ‘The ICC Cricket World Cup attracts television audiences which have the potential to outstrip all other major international sporting events. As chairman of the ICC’s Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee I know that we are anticipating a global television audience of more than two billion for the final.
‘ECB is extremely proud to be staging the tournament which follows the Olympics and the Rugby World Cup in the list of truly global events being held in this country.
‘Multi-cultural Britain ensures that all the teams competing in the ICC Cricket World Cup will have generous support in all the games they play in what promises to be a global celebration of cricket.’
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: ‘The ECB has a long-standing reputation for its ability to host world-class events and the ICC is delighted that the ECB is hosting three global events between 2017 and 2019, each at quality venues.
‘Following on from our recently announced global broadcast partnership with Star India / Middle East, we are confident that all three tournaments will generate unprecedented worldwide audiences in what is widely regarded as the traditional home of cricket.’
Steve Elworthy, ECB Head of Global Events, added: ‘The tournament will showcase the exceptional facilities which now exist at our leading grounds after a period of sustained investment in everything from stands to drainage to floodlights.
‘The format of the tournament is also widely considered to be the most exciting with all teams playing each other in a 10-team group which will be followed by two semi-finals and a final at the iconic Lord’s ground. It is also fitting that Lord’s should be proposed to host the ICC Women’s World Cup final in 2017’
Lord’s staged a Women’s World Cup final in 1993 when England beat New Zealand by 67 runs but this was before the tournament came under the auspices of the ICC. The remainder of the venues for the ICC Women’s World Cup will be recommended to the ICC by the ECB Board in April.
The Lads at the Newfanzone have collectively selected this week’s Barclays Premier League team of the week (Week 11).
We have chosen to line up in a 4-3-3 attacking formation and this are the stand out players for us.
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Formation: 4-3-3
Goal Keeper: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)
The American Goal keeper had an excellent performance and was the major reason Aston Villa kept a clean sheet against West Ham
Right back: Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle)
The Netherlands international produced an excellent performance against West Brom, setting up both goals for Newcastle.
Left Back: Leighton Baines (Everton)
Baines produced a fantastic performance against Sunderland and scored his team’s equalizer.
Centre defender: Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa)
The Villa Captain was at his best against West Ham and was key to his team keeping a clean sheet at Upton park.
Centre Defender: Fabricio Coloccini (Newcastle)
Since Coloccini got back into the Newcatle team,their performances has improved. The Argentine’s organisational skills at the back against West Brom was immense
Midfielder: Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea)
Sigurdsson had a nice game against Arsenal and capped it off with a top-class free kick to score Swansea City’s first goal
Midfielder: Emre Can (Liverpool)
The young German midfielder had a good game against Chelsea and scored a lovely goal in the early minutes of the match
Midfielder: Jefferson Montero (Swansea)
The Ecuadorian winger was a torn in the flesh of Calum Chambers all evening and eventually made an assist for Bafetembi Gomis to score Swansea City’s winning goal against Arsenal
Forward: Charlie Austin (QPR)
The Queen Park Rangers’ striker has been in blistering form of late and scored two lovely goals against Premier League Champions on Saturday.
Forward: Shane Long (Southampton)
Long was a second half substitute against Leicester City and still had enough time to score two well-taken goals to give Ronald Koeman’s team victory.
Forward: Sergio Aguero (Man City)
The Argentine Striker continued his goal-scoring form against QPR. He scored two lovely goals to ensure his team got a point at Loftus Road.
Every week we bring you the Newfanzone “Barclayscard Premier League” as compiled by most of the lads here at the newfanzone, and the criteria used is mainly performance based.
This week the lads have gone with the classic 4-4-2 (again) you can tweet @Newfanzone your thoughts or better still tweet at us your own “BPL Team of the Week” remember to like our Facebook page and follow our twitter handle and we will Follow you back
Formation: 4-4-2
GK: Hugo Iloris (Tottenham)
The French shot-stopper made 3 world-class saves in the North-London Derby. Iloris’ display at the Emirates was tremendous and breathtaking.
Right Back: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea)
The Big serb was at his best once again..defending and attacking Aston Villa with ease.
Left Back: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton)
The On-loan defender has been a revelation in the new-look Southampton team..he is attacking style has a been a joy to watch this past few weeks and he capped it off with a goal against QPR on Saturday.
Centre Defender: Younes Kaboul (Tottenham)
The new Spurs captain was at his commanding best at the Emirates making three decisive blocks in the game.
Centre Defender: Phil Jagielka (Everton)
The Everton captain has had a shaky start to the season but in the Merseyside derby on Saturday,he was at his best making a lot of headed clearance and bringing stability to Everton’s back line. He scored a long range screamer in added time to give his team a well-deserved draw at Anfield.
Midfielder : Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal)
Chamberlain’s link up play throughout the game was brilliant and got his team a well-
deserved equaliser after some tremendous
work.
Midfielder: Raheem Sterling (Liverpool)
Sterling was at his creative best in Merseyside derby against Everton. He created six chances in the game.
Right Midfielder – Yannick Bolasie (CrystalPalace)
Bolasie was the tormentor in chief of the newly-promoted side Leicester City. His constant twisting and turning, mixed with
the occasional darting run was a joy to watch throughout the match
Left Midfielder: Willian (Chelsea)
The Brazilian winger had a stand-out performance in his team 3-0 victory against Aston Villa. He showcased his passing and creative skills through-out the game and capped it off with a goal
Striker: Graziano Pelle (Southampton)
The Italian striker can’t stop scoring for his new club and his stunning scissor-kick goal against QPR at the weekend will definitely be a contender for goal of the season
Striker: Saido Berahino (West Brom)
The Young English striker movement and darting runs was a problem for the Burnley defenders throughout the game..He staked his claim for an English national team call-up by scoring two well-taken goals against Burnley
The Lads at the Newfanzone have collectively selected this week’s Barclays Premier League team of the week (Week 3).
We have chosen to line up in a classic 4-4-2 attacking formation and this are the stand out players for us.
Formation; 4-4-2
Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal)
Poland international Wojciech Szczesny made some important saves in Arsenal’s win over Aston Villa, he made a top class save from Ciaran Clark in the early part of the game which was a defining moment.
Right Back: Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton)
He had a terrific game over the weekend,his overall contribution to his attack and defence is immense. He was at the heart of the move that resulted in Victor Wanyama’s excellent finish to win the game at Swansea.
Left Back : Keiran Gibbs (Arsenal)
Gibbs had a commanding performance at Villa park,coordinating play from his wing. He had 90 touches against Aston Villa on Saturday which is best statistics since playing against Manchester United in February 2014
Centre Defender: Winston Reid (West Ham United)
The young defender gave West Ham the best possible start against Liverpool on Saturday evening with a goal that set the tempo for an excellent game. Defensively,He coped extremely well with the treat of Raheem Sterling and Mario Ballotelli.
Centre Defender: Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City)
The young Frenchman showed why Manchester City bought him for a huge transfer fee. he was commanding and helped in neutralizing in form striker Diego Costa’s Goal threat through out the game. Mangala didn’t lose a single aerial duel, from six contested, while he also won four of his seven attempts at tackles.
Midfielder : Mesut Ozil (Arsenal)
Mesut Ozil scored a great goal and provided a lovely cross for Danny Welbeck to net his first goal for Arsenal.
Midfielder: Esteban Cambiasso (Leicester City)
The veteran midfielder who was making a debut for the newly-promoted side was one of the key players who rattled Manchester United at the King Power stadium. He capped off his debut with a fantastic finish which brought his team back on level terms.
Midfielder : Stewart Downing (West Ham United)
The English winger continued his blistering form which have seen him notch up 3 assist this season,he created lot of chances against his former club Liverpool.
Midfielder : Victor Moses (Stoke City)
The Nigerian international was a ‘thorn in the flesh’ of QPR defender Mauricio Isla, ,Moses was involved in the build up to his team first goal and made a sublime pass for Peter crouch’s goal.
Centre Forward: Papiss Cisse (Newcastle United)
Cisse late brace at St. James’ park on Saturday eased pressure on Newcastle coach Alan Pardew.
Centre Forward: James Vardy (Leicester City)
The Leicester City man pulled off a top-class performance against Manchester United at the King power stadium on Sunday. Vardy created six chances against Manchester United; the most by a striker in a single Premier League match this season
The Lads at the Newfanzone have collectively selected this week’s Barclays Premier League team of the week (Week 3).
We have chosen to line up in a classic 4-4-2 attacking formation and this are the stand out players for us.
This week’s team is dominated by Chelsea and Stoke City with three players each, followed by Liverpool and Swansea with two players each while Southampton have one player in our team of the week.
What do you think? Do you agree or have you got your own BPL Team of the week? tweet @NewFanzone and also follow us for an us instant follow back
Newfanzone Team of the Week
GK- Asmir Begovic (stoke)
RB- Branislav Ivanovic (chelsea)
LB- Alberto Moreno (liverpool)
CB-Ryan Shawcross (stoke)
CB- Angel Rangel (swansea)
MF- Morgan Schneiderlin (southampton)
MF- Nemanja Matic (Chelsea)
LMF- Raheem Sterling (liverpool)
RMF- Nathan Dyer (Swansea)
Striker- Mame Biram Diouf (stoke)
Striker- Diego Costa (Chelsea)
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