Leading scorers in the English Premier League following the weekend’s matches:
10 goals: Haaland (Manchester City)
6 goals: Mitrovic (Fulham)
5 goals: Kane (Tottenham), Toney (Brentford)
4 goals: Mac Allister (Brighton), Rodrigo (Leeds), Zaha (Crystal Palace)
3 goals: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Luis Diaz (Liverpool), Pascal Grob (Brighton), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal).
Brighton extended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a 5-2 victory over bottom-placed Leicester, while leaders Arsenal prepared for the latest test of their unbeaten start against Manchester United later on Sunday.
Graham Potter’s fourth-placed side improved to four wins from six games with a second-half surge at the Amex Stadium.
Leicester took the lead in the first minute thanks to Kelechi Iheanacho, but Brighton took the lead thanks to a Luke Thomas own goal and Moises Caicedo’s strike.
Leicester’s Patson Daka equalized, but the struggling visitors crumbled after halftime as Leandro Trossard put Brighton ahead before Alexis Mac Allister’s double sealed the rout.
Leicester have only taken one point from their first six games, losing five in a row, putting manager Brendan Rodgers under intense pressure.
Rodgers admitted after Thursday’s defeat against Manchester United that the Foxes, who twice narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification under his leadership, are not the same club they were two years ago.
Rodgers, who led Leicester to their first FA Cup victory in 2021, has also publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with the club’s owners’ lack of support in the transfer market, with Wout Faes the only outfield player signed since the end of last season. Mac Allister ended the game by converting a penalty in the 71st minute after Wilfred Ndidi fouled Trossard, then curling a free-kick past Danny Ward in the final seconds. Arsenal can make it six wins in a row at Old Trafford if Mikel Arteta’s team can maintain their hot start. United will be the first true test of Arsenal’s unexpectedly strong start.United manager Erik ten Hag was humbled to begin his reign with two consecutive losses. However, United have won three games in a row, beginning with an impressive victory over Liverpool and continuing with victories at Southampton and Leicester.
Antony will make his debut for United after signing the Brazilian forward from Ten Hag’s former club Ajax for £82 million this week.
Dunsin Oyekan, a popular gospel singer, was involved in a car accident earlier today. This happened on his way down from Lagos to Ibadan.
Everyone who was involved in the accident lived. He later ministered at Ibadanand shared his testimony.
All praise to God!
Substitute Kai Havertz scored a late winner as Chelsea rallied from a goal down to defeat West Ham, who had a 90th-minute Maxwel Cornet equalizer ruled out.
The Hammers frustrated Chelsea in a first half that saw plenty of home possession but no shots on goal for either side, and Michail Antonio scored from a rare attack after 62 minutes, looking to have executed their gameplan perfectly.
After Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy failed to deal with a corner, the forward bundled in from close range, but the visitors’ lead was erased 14 minutes later.
Watch the match highlights below.
Jordan Pickford’s stunning goalkeeping performance in an absorbing 0-0 draw with Everton at Goodison Park frustrated Liverpool. Tom Davies hit the crossbar for Everton in a game that swung from end to end, while Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz did the same for Liverpool.
The England goalkeeper made several excellent saves, while his opposite number Alisson had to be alert to prevent a home win in a Merseyside derby that could have been rife with goals.
In the first half, both teams rattled the goal frame, Everton through Tom Davies before Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz followed suit, and Mohamed Salah was also denied late on.
Everton thought they had taken the lead midway through the second half when former Liverpool academy player Conor Coady touched in Neal Maupay’s cross, only to be denied when a VAR check revealed he was inches offside.
Not forgetting that Conor Coady’s disallowed goal for Everton sparked ugly scenes during Saturday’s goalless Merseyside derby, which boiled over when a bottle thrown from the stands narrowly missed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
A beer bottle appeared to be thrown from behind the managers’ technical areas, missing Klopp by a whisker. As if that wasn’t enough, an Everton supporter ran onto the pitch from the Gwladys Street End in an attempt to confront referee Anthony Taylor before being escorted away by stewards.
Those heinous incidents overshadowed a pulsating clash between these bitter rivals, which could have ended with goals aplenty if not for Everton keeper Jordan Pickford’s man of the match performance and some fine saves from Liverpool counterpart Alisson Becker.
Everton’s victory at Anfield in 2021 remains their only victory in the last 28 Merseyside derbies in all competitions. Frank Lampard’s team is now winless in their first six games of the season, while Liverpool’s momentum has been dampened after winning their previous two games.
Amaka Mbah, a recently evicted Big Brother Naija (Level Up) housemate, has stated that, contrary to what some of her fellow housemates have claimed, she is not insensitive.
“I wasn’t being insensitive in the house,” she said in an interview with Saturday Beats. “I only acted on the basis of my conscience.”
When asked about the fights she had in the house, Amaka stated that she was simply being herself and was not looking for controversy. “It wasn’t easy being in the house,” she explained. I had fights (with other housemates) and was depressed. I had no idea what was going on outside, so it couldn’t have been a deliberate strategy on my part.”
Amaka expressed her dissatisfaction with Bryan, claiming that he was deliberately trying to provoke her. “I tried to manage the issue between me and Bryan,” she explained, “but I felt he was trying to get a reaction from me.” He kept making annoying noises and saying that I was emotionally unintelligent while I was explaining something to the housemates, which irritated me.” Amaka responded to Kess’s earlier statement that she was an insensitive person, saying, “From my own understanding, we are different people, and perhaps we misunderstood each other.” But I wasn’t being impolite. Everyone has an opinion, and if that is his opinion of me, I have no problem with it.”
The ex-BBN contestant also stated that she did not have any specific highlights during her time on the show because each day was different. “I didn’t have specific highlights in the house because there were drams every day,” she explained. For me, every day was memorable.”
Amaka claimed that she was dealing with a lot when it came to her perceived nonchalant attitude, especially during the tasks.
The hit song ‘Machala’ by Carter Efe and Berri Tiga has been removed from Apple Music and Spotify platforms worldwide.
Carter Efe and Berri Tiga’s song “Machala,” arguably one of the biggest in 2022, has been removed from Spotify and Apple Music in every country.
The trending song that peaked at number one on digital streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, and others was published on July 28, 2022.
Although no official explanation has been provided for why the hit song is no longer available on Apple Music and Spotify, many people are still eager to hear it again. The hit song is still available to listen to on YouTube.
MY CONCLUSIONS:
Could it be that the two artists, Carter Efe and Berri Tiga, had a disagreement about song ownership and royalties, and one of them decided to file a complaint with Apple and Spotify? Simply thinking outside of the box.
What are your thoughts on this, gentlemen? Please leave a comment below.
Davido, the CEO of DMW, has announced that a new customized diamond pendant is on its way to his 30BG members. Davido has shown record label executives and his fellow musicians that he is not on equal footing with them by flaunting 30BG pendants he made for his crew.
His American jeweller, Benny, confirmed the news after posting a video of the DMW boss, Davido’s, 23 diamond pendants on Instagram.
He claims that Davido encouraged him to go all out with the pendants, telling him that money would not be an issue.
Watch the video below.
Manchester United defeated Leicester City 1 – 0 in the Premier League on Thursday.
Man United make it three wins in a row as Jadon Sancho’s early strike seals a 1-0 win and moves Erik ten Hag’s team up to fifth in the table, while Brendan Rodgers’ side remains at the bottom.
Sancho had shown great poise in rounding Leicester goalkeeper Danny Ward. After 23 minutes, Jadon Sancho’s smooth finish from Marcus Rashford’s pass maintained United’s recent revival and allowed them to build on victories over Liverpool and Southampton. United remained largely in control against an out-of-sorts Leicester, who are still looking for their first league win of the season and who, along with manager Brendan Rodgers, sensed the home fans’ impatience.
After the first-half break, Leicester seemed to need to respond, and James Maddison came close. However, United made late changes to close the game out, bringing in Casemiro and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Watch the match highlights below.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission apprehended Olakunle Oluomo, Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, at Muritala Muhammad Airport in Lagos State.
According to our source, Oluomo was arrested on allegations of financial crimes.
According to a staff member at the assembly who requested anonymity, the speaker was picked up this morning at Murtala Mohammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, by operatives acting on a tip. According to the source, Oluomo is being questioned further in the agency’s custody.
He was said to be on the commission’s wanted list after repeatedly failing to honor EFCC invitations.
He and others were accused of forging assembly signatures and financial documents.
An attempt to obtain confirmation from the EFCC was unsuccessful because the spokesperson for the Lagos zonal office, Ayo Oyewole, refused to answer the phone.
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