Leeds fans finally received the positive news they had been craving in the last few days, with both Ian Poveda and Jean-Kevin Augustin arriving at Elland Road.

The latter is the striker they have been looking for since Eddie Nketiah was recalled by Arsenal, and the latest news revealed by the Athletic’s David Ornstein has made the capture of the 22-year-old all the sweeter for fans.

According to the journalist, the RB Leipzig frontman, who is with the Whites on a loan deal until the end of the season, chose to sign for the club despite interested from Manchester United.

Getting one over a fierce rival is likely to please Leeds supporters in any circumstances, but in this scenario, where his arrival enhances the club’s chances of promotion, is a cause for delight amongst the fanbase.

This news could be a positive for more than just the fans. It indicates the prestige that the club is held in, particularly Marcelo Bielsa, and that could encourage other targets to sign for the club in the future.

Perhaps more importantly, it could win over those who may have held doubt over the fact that Augustin has just one goal from 13 games this term, and if he receives the backing of the Elland Road faithful early on then he could be confident enough to start delivering straight away.

In regard to the appeal of Bielsa, many supporters have pointed to him as a factor that was key in luring the Frenchman to West Yorkshire, with claims that he is a better manager than the Red Devils’ Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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Tottenham Hotspur face Southampton in an FA Cup fourth-round replay on Wednesday evening.

The two sides played out a 1-1 draw at St Mary’s, with Sofiane Boufal scoring an 87th-minute equaliser to force a second tie in north London.

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Spurs, of course, beat Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday, but they do not have a game this weekend, suggesting that manager Jose Mourinho can play his strongest team this week with no fear of needing to rotate.

Football FanCast, then, has taken a look at the team he should select.

Hugo Lloris is back to full fitness, saved Ilkay Gundogan’s penalty against City, and should play in goal.

The back-four should largely stay the same but this is a fine opportunity to bring Jan Vertonghen back into the fold. The Belgium international was benched against City but he could come back in here, allowing Toby Alderweireld a break.

As against City, Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez and Japhet Tanganga should keep their places.

In central midfield, Tanguy Ndombele made a cameo performance against City, laying on the assist for Son Heung-Min’s goal; he needs to start and build up his match fitness.

He can partner Harry Winks in midfield, allowing Giovani Lo Celso to move into the No.10 role.

Dele Alli sustained an ankle injury against Pep Guardiola’s side and, while he could be fit to play, it does not make sense to risk him suffering a more severe injury.

Steven Bergwijn, who scored on his debut on Sunday, is ineligible for the game and he ought to be replaced by Erik Lamela on the right flank.

That would free up Lucas Moura to potentially play up front, with Son on the left flank.

The winner of the encounter will play Norwich City in the fifth round, and this is perhaps Spurs’ only chance of proper silverware; they need their best team on Wednesday evening.

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Lucas Moura believes that Tottenham Hotspur can finish in the Premier League’s top four but has urged the club to stop dropping “stupid” points, per The London Evening Standard.

What’s he said?

Spurs recorded a huge victory on Sunday, beating Manchester City 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

They are now fifth in the Premier League, four points behind Chelsea, who drew 2-2 with Leicester City on Saturday.

Since the appointment of Jose Mourinho, however, they have lost to Manchester United, Chelsea, Southampton, and Liverpool and also drawn with both Norwich City and Watford, two teams currently occupying places within the relegation zone.

And Lucas has called on his team-mates to take the momentum from their win over City and maintain some consistency.

He said: “That’s our objective, the top four, and it’s clear.

“Of course we can arrive there but we need to think step by step, game by game, win points and don’t lose stupid points like we did in the last few games.

“Let’s think about the next game, step by step like I said, and I’m sure we can arrive in the top four and finish the season well.”

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Keep their focus

This win over City could be a springboard for Mourinho’s side.

Their next four league games come against Aston Villa, Chelsea, Wolves, and Burnley and they cannot afford to drop points against Villa and the Clarets.

Of course, there is added importance to the games against the Blues and Nuno Espirito Santo’s side; Wolves are currently eighth, just two points behind Spurs.

The key, though, is not dropping points in games that teams would expect to win.

Lucas’ words ought to refocus their minds and ensure that they can string together a sequence of victories.

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Mark Douglas has poured cold water on Newcastle’s potential moves for Ollie Watkins and Said Benrahma, saying that the Toon will have “other priorities” this summer.

What’s the story?

The Magpies have been linked with transfers for both of the Brentford pair in the last few weeks. The former is said to have an asking price above £20m, whilst the latter could be available for £15m.

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However, Douglas believes that the two will not be priorities for Steve Bruce and Co this summer. In a Q&A with The Chronicle, he said: “Given Newcastle’s policy is going to be two or three big, high calibre signings every summer (if you take Lee Charnley’s last transfer statement anyway), I think they’ll have other priorities (most likely overseas).”

Understandable, but a shame

Clearly, the Toon are looking to add top quality to their squad. In January, for example, they attempted to take Boubakary Soumare to St James’ Park, a player who had previously been linked with Manchester United and Chelsea, whilst they also captured Danny Rose, a Champions League finalist, on loan. The Bees duo are both Championship players – they have limited experience, at best, at the highest level.

However, they are two players who have been in stunning form this campaign in the second tier. Benrahma has nine goals and six assists in 28 games so far, whilst Watkins, with 20 goals and three assists in 31 matches, is the division’s second-highest scorer. Only West Bromwich Albion (57) have scored more than Brentford’s 53 in the league – the attacking duo have contributed heavily to that.

The Toon, it seems, are ready to spend big after years in the wilderness. It took them 14 years to break their transfer record of £16m paid for Michael Owen in 2015 but, after Miguel Almiron was brought in for £20m, it took them just six months to break their record again for Joelinton. The bid for Soumare, it was said, was even bigger than the one parted with for the Brazilian – times may be changing on Tyneside.

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As such, Championship players are indeed unlikely to be on their radar. That doesn’t mean they don’t have quality, though – Newcastle must make sure they sign the right star players rather than just big names.

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It may have been a nervy one in the end, but it was a win nevertheless for Leeds on Saturday afternoon.

After getting off to the perfect start thanks to Luke Ayling’s strike just after a quarter of an hour, the Whites made things difficult for themselves by failing to take their chances.

In the end, they had 21 total shots on goal, compared to Bristol City’s measly three, and one man who certainly could have got himself on the score-sheet but didn’t, was Jack Harrison.

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The winger hit the woodwork and missed a big chance too, but enjoyed an otherwise impressive display, completing two dribbles and providing four accurate crosses.

After seeing his performance, Leeds fans took to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the 23-year-old.

A couple of Leeds supporters simply said Harrison looked “unplayable”.

Another couple of fans hailed Harrison’s first touch in particular, with one supporter suggesting it is clear he has been “coached at the top level”.

One fan in particular meanwhile urged the club to sign him permanently as soon as possible before his price sky-rockets.

Naturally, a winger’s stats are always going to be skewed towards looking slightly more negative. They’re the ones tasked with taking the game to the opposition, and are therefore far more likely to be dispossessed thanks to their dribbling.

But on Saturday, Harrison always looked to be the man to create chances for his teammates and he was unlucky not to see any of his teammates get on the end of some of his better crosses on the day.

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The 23-year-old showed he is a hugely important part of his side going forward.

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The Chronicle’s Newcastle United journalist Lee Ryder believes that manager Steve Bruce made a mistake in leaving Matt Ritchie out of his starting XI against Crystal Palace, per Everything is Black and White (February 22nd, 3:28).

What’s he said?

The Magpies lost 1-0 to the Eagles at the weekend, leaving them 14th in the Premier League, though they remain seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Ritchie has made just five starts in the league this season and played a mere 19 minutes against Roy Hodgson’s side, having played a quarter of an hour against Arsenal the week prior.

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He has been primarily deployed as a full-back this season, and Ryder believes that he is the glue that holds the Magpies together.

He said: “I mean, for me, it was a big call to leave Matt Richie on the sidelines for the second game running and I think he holds Newcastle together.

“I think he’s the man who makes them tick.”

Stats don’t support this

Newcastle have won two games with Ritchie in the side.

They beat Tottenham Hotspur in August and Chelsea in January; Ritchie, of course, has struggled with injuries, missing 18 games as a result of an ankle injury.

While he was out, the Magpies won six games.

Indeed, this season, Ritchie has not scored a goal nor has he provided an assist.

He has averaged 1.8 key passes per game but, other than that, one has to feel that Ritchie is not the man to instantly turn Newcastle’s form around.

Indeed, looking at the cold, hard fact that they simply aren’t stringing wins together with him in the side, one has to feel that Bruce had a justifiable reason for his decision.

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Since joining from Premier League rivals Arsenal, Theo Walcott has struggled to really showcase why Everton decided to bring him to Goodison Park.

In the 78 games that he has played for the Toffees, the 30-year-old has managed just ten goals and provided a further eight assists. He has had his flashes of brilliance, not least that injury-time winner against Watford earlier this year.

But against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon, he proved once again why Carlo Ancelotti doesn’t appear to be his most ardent of fans.

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Since the Italian took over the reins back in December, Walcott has started his fair share of games in the top-flight, making the starting line-up on six occasions out of the nine he has been available for. But only once in that period has he completed the full 90 minutes, and against the Red Devils at the weekend, he managed just a little more than an hour.

And when you look at his performance, it’s easy to see why Ancelotti decided to take him off when he did. As per Sofascore, his 6.2 overall match rating was the worst of any player on the pitch, and it was hardly surprising. He managed a quite shocking nine passes in total, at an accuracy of 60%, and failed to deliver any key passes, crosses or long balls.

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Not to mention the fact that he also didn’t attempt a single shot on goal, and lost possession 12 times in the time that he was on the pitch. It was the kind of woeful display that would have left Ancelotti in no doubt that his repeated decision to take Walcott off before the close of the game is completely justified.

The former Arsenal ace just doesn’t show anywhere near the kind of consistency that is required, and for every moment of excitement like the one against Watford, he will have a run of games of doing virtually nothing. Sunday’s display was yet more evidence of why Ancelotti has yet to give Walcott his full trust and play him for the full 90 minutes more than once.

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Ex-West Ham United Employee has given his opinion on the possibility of selling Felipe Anderson this summer on the West Ham Way podcast (March 4th, 23:03).

What’s the word?

Anderson’s form has been rather up and down this season.

Across 23 games in all competitions, he has scored just once, in the 4-0 win over AFC Bournemouth on New Year’s Day, and registered five assists.

It is worth remembering, then, that the Hammers paid an initial then-club-record fee of £33.5m to bring him into the club.

And Ex’s co-host, Dave Walker, stated on the podcast that he would be tempted to cash in on the Brazilian this summer.

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The club insider replied: “Part of me agrees with you. Part of me wants him to almost have one more season and shift out (Manuel) Lanzini and (Andriy) Yarmolenko over Anderson.

“Yarmolenko is older, 30-odd. Obviously we’re not going to get the same sort of money back as you would Anderson, but he’s on high wages as well.”

He added: “I think Anderson I’d almost like to have one more crack at it, because I think he could potentially be a very, very good player.

“But, if someone came in and offered £45m for him and we get our money back, I’d find that hard to turn down.”

Iron is ice-cold

The saying strike while the iron is hot is often applied to footballers, particularly those going through purple patches.

It allows the selling club to maximise the value of their asset and cash in on a rich vein of form.

The opposite is happening here.

Anderson has not had any sort of form all season and has provided just one goal and one assist in his last 15 league appearances.

That isn’t anywhere near good enough and one has to think that this is merely hyperbolic fantasy talk.

While he is still just 26 and has room to improve, there are unlikely to be suitors queuing round the block to take him off the Hammers’ hands.

They may well be stuck with him.

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Everton showed their worst side at Stamford Bridge on Sunday with a completely lacklustre display that concluded in a heavy defeat.

Chelsea controlled things throughout and produced the quality to punish the Toffees, but the visitors were sloppy in possession and had just one shot on target to show for their efforts.

Suspect defending also led to four goals being conceded, but the midfield battle was arguably where the game was won and lost, at least according to Everton fans.

As a result, many have ripped into Tom Davies for his poor contribution, questioning exactly what he brings to do the side.

Against Chelsea he offered little in both attack and defence, failing to win a tackle or produce a single key pass, per SofaScore.

To make matters worse for supporters, Chelsea were comfortable despite missing key midfielders like N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic, with 18-year-old Billy Gilmour making his Premier League debut.

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The Scot impressed, too, picking up the Man of the Match award despite his youth, and his age has allowed Everton supporters to make a direct comparison to their own young midfielder in Davies.

The 21-year-old burst onto the scene in a similar fashion during 2016/17, scoring a magnificent goal against Manchester City as he made 24 league appearances, but since then he has struggled to make the same kind of impact – last season he started just ten games, earning a Whoscored rating of 6.4.

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Some fans certainly feel that is the case, suggesting he has stagnated or even declined over the past few years.

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Having failed to sign a striker in the January to soften the blow of losing Harry Kane to injury, it’s probably fair to say Jose Mourinho wasn’t jumping around at Tottenham’s relatively quiet transfer window – Steven Bergwijn aside of course.

Since then, the Portuguese man has seen Heung-min Son and Bergwijn also fall down to significant injuries, and he will surely be ruing the fact that they couldn’t bring a number nine in. The lack of options meant Mourinho had to turn to Dele Alli as a make-shift centre-forward before all of football came to halt.

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Whilst of course he will have an one eye on how developments pan out regarding this season, Mourinho will also surely be looking to plan ahead for the next campaign. And according to reports in recent weeks, the north Londoners are interested in bringing Marc Cucurella to the Premier League.

But in fresh developments from Spanish publication La Razon, Chelsea and Napoli have also entered the race to sign the £18m-rated left-back.

The update offers yet another reminder of the potentially disastrous consequences of Daniel Levy failing to be proactive and watching other teams swoop in ahead of them. If Mourinho and the scouting team have deemed Cucurella to be the man to bring in this summer, then delaying and holding off on a move will only see rivals like Chelsea take advantage.

After all, the club have already seen their London rivals beat them to the punch when it came to Willian all those years ago. Were Mourinho to miss out on yet another transfer target then there can be no doubt that Levy will be feeling the wrath of the Special One.

Not giving him what he wanted in January is one thing. But denying him a second time could spark a major confrontation.

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