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Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Cole Palmer and Liam Delap to each have a shot on target tonight is 6/4 - as Chelsea clash with Flamengo in the Club World Cup
Chelsea kicked off their Club World Cup campaign with a win - with Enzo Maresca's side defeating Los Angeles FC 2-0 in Atlanta on Monday. The Blues are expected to continue their winning ways in Philadelphia tonight - with Cole Palmer and Co priced at 21/20. Conversely - their opponents Flamengo are 12/5 underdogs, while a draw is valued at 11/5. In addition to the head-to-head odds - there is a Featured Price Boost and a further three Price Boosts for this evening's contest. Firstly, the Featured Price Boost - which is an enhanced 6/4 - requires Palmer and Liam Delap to each have a shot on target. Palmer (51) had the most shots on target for Chelsea last season in the Premier League, while Delap (32) had the most for Ipswich. Meanwhile, the three Price Boosts need Moises Caicedo to commit 3+ fouls at 2/1, Chelsea to have 7+ shots on target at 3/1, and Palmer and Pedro Neto both to score at 22/1. Caicedo committed 70 fouls in the Premier League last season, while Palmer and Neto combined to score 22 goals across all competitions in 2024-25. Sky Bet odds for Flamengo vs Chelsea: Chelsea 21/20 Flamengo 12/5 Draw 11/5 Sky Bet Featured Price Boost for Flamengo vs Chelsea: Cole Palmer and Liam Delap to each have a shot on target WAS 5/6 NOW 6/4 Sky Bet Price Boost for Flamengo vs Chelsea: Moises Caicedo to commit 3+ fouls WAS 6/4 NOW 2/1 Chelsea to have 7+ shots on target WAS 15/8 NOW 3/1 Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto both to score WAS 18/1 NOW 22/1
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
New arrival picked as potential 'player of the tournament' for Chelsea
The London is Blue podcast are in Atalanta right now getting ready to watch Chelsea kick off at the Club World Cup, and they picked out two new players they're really excited to see in Blue in the coming weeks. Santos (and Essugo) picked as ones to watch by podcast fans Presenter Nick Verlaney had one player on his mind above all others: Advertisement 'Andrey Santos. He is going to do really well… I just look at him, he's coming off this great season,' Verlaney said. 'I think he's going to be our player of the tournament, I think he's really going to step up. And he's going to need to, right. With the balance of resting your players, you're not going to be able to get away with playing Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo, obviously Romeo Lavia hasn't shown himself fit enough to take over one of their spots alone. 'Watching the midfield in this tournament is going to be fascinating, I'm super excited to see what Andrey Santos does and what Dario Essugo does.' You can see their thoughts in the clip embedded here: Chelsea's 2 new boys will be thrown right into the mix We totally agree, and we agree with their logic too. Caicedo and Fernandez were among the most used players last season, AND they've just been playing international games. The management team will be looking to play them as little as possible, especially in the group stages, and that means the likes of Santos and Essugo stepping up right from the jump. Advertisement Starting against LAFC is a nice introduction, Flamengo should be a little tougher, but then Tunis to close out the group is another soft one. Ideally we can make it to the knockout stage with a minimum of minutes played for our first choice central midfielders.
The Independent
21 hours ago
- Business
- The Independent
Florian Wirtz arrives in England for Liverpool medical ahead of £116m move
Florian Wirtz has landed in England for his Liverpool medical ahead of a British record £116m move to the club. Liverpool came to a verbal agreement with Bayer Levekusen on Wednesday evening after seeing three bids turned down, with a fourth and final offer worth an initial £100m plus add-ons being accepted. He landed at Manchester Airport this afternoon, from where he will travel to Merseyside to finalise a deal, with a medical penned in for Friday. Wirtz also attracted attention from Bayern Munich but told the German champions he wanted to go to Liverpool and agreed personal terms with the club two weeks ago. The new English champions are believed to have impressed him with their plan while Manchester City, who also showed an interest, switched their focus to Tijjani Reijnders of AC Milan and Lyon's Rayan Cherki. Wirtz smashes Liverpool's transfer record as well as edging the wider British record, which is currently held by Moises Caicedo 's £115m switch to Chelsea. The Reds have previously paid £75m for Virgil van Dijk and £64m, rising to £85m, for Darwin Nunez. Wirtz, who found the net for Germany against Portugal in the Nations League last week, has scored 34 goals in the last two seasons for Leverkusen, helping them win a first league title in 2023/24 across an unbeaten domestic season, when he was named the Bundesliga Player of the Year. Having always been touted as one of Germany's next big things, his supersonic rise to prominence over the past couple seasons comes after a suffering a detrimental ACL injury in 2022, which saw him out of action for 266 days. They are also in talks with Bournemouth, who want £45m for left-back Milos Kerkez, and could commit almost £200m to new signings within a few weeks.
The Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Chelsea vs Flamengo to have red card-happy chemistry professor as referee as fans fear for Moises Caicedo
CHELSEA'S next Club World Cup match is set to be refereed by card-happy whistler Ivan Barton. The Salvadoran, 34, has walked an unusual path to top level officiating - having worked as a chemistry professor. 2 Brainy Barton hails from Santa Ana and earned a degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of El Salvador. Having subsequently lectured at his alma mater, Barton has also quickly risen up the ranks of officiating. He was the third-youngest ref at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and actually took charge of England 's 3-0 win over Senegal in the round of 16. On that occasion Barton only dished out one yellow card, to former Chelsea star Kalidou Koulibaly. But often he is a lot more trigger-happy. During the 2024-25 campaign, Barton handed out an incredible 122 yellows and eight reds in just 23 matches. These games came across several competitions, including the Salvadoran top flight, Saudi Pro League and international qualifiers. Barton reffed the CONCACAF Nations League semi-final between the USA and Mexico in 2023 - incredibly dishing out FOUR red cards and nine yellows. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 2 Seeing Barton's disciplinary record ahead of Chelsea's clash with Flamengo, fans were left astonished. And several worried for their reigning player of the year Moises Caicedo. Chelsea launch Club World Cup campaign with 2-0 victory over LAFC in Atlanta The midfielder impressed during his second Chelsea campaign, but has a habit of picking up plenty of cards. Caicedo, 23, has been booked 28 times across two seasons at Stamford Bridge - including 11 in the Premier League last term. Seeing Barton's record, one fan posted on X: "Do not start Caicedo." While a second joked: "Caicedo red incoming!" A third pleaded: "Definitely need to rest Caicedo then." And another added: "Caicedo red in the 9th minute." Enzo Maresca 's side got their Club World Cup campaign off to a winning start on Monday, as they defeated an LAFC side featuring Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud 2-0 in Atlanta. The Blues will face Brazilians Flamengo in Philadelphia tomorrow, before staying in the Pennsylvania city to battle Tunisian side ES Tunis on Tuesday night.
Evening Standard
3 days ago
- Sport
- Evening Standard
Florian Wirtz holidays with Liverpool star before £116m transfer as exciting Milos Kerkez update revealed
German forward Wirtz is expected to fly in for a medical on Merseyside on Friday after a mammoth deal was finally struck with Bayer Leverkusen last week worth an initial guaranteed £100million up front plus a further potential £16m in add-ons, which if met would make it the most expensive signing in the history of British football, overtaking Chelsea's £115m swoop for Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo from Brighton in the summer of 2023.
