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September 15, 2022 Chelsea Held To Draw By Red Bull Salzburg

Chelsea Held To Draw By Red Bull Salzburg

Graham Potter began his Chelsea reign with a draw against Red Bull Salzburg, leaving his side with an uphill task to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages.

In his competition debut, the former Brighton boss picked Raheem Sterling as an advanced wing-back but saw the gamble pay off when the forward curled into the bottom corner shortly after the break.

It was a much-improved performance from Chelsea's defeat by Dinamo Zagreb in their opening Group E game last week, which spelled the end for former manager Thomas Tuchel.

But Matthias Jaissle's well-drilled Austrian side got an equaliser on 75 minutes when Thiago Silva missed a tackle, allowing Noah Okafor to clip in Junior Adamu's low cross.

That goal highlighted the risks involved in Potter's positive approach, with Sterling and Marc Cucurella caught out of position. But the hosts could have earned victory when Reece James fired over from a free-kick and substitute Hakim Ziyech almost headed in at the back post.

Following AC Milan's earlier 3-1 win over Zagreb, Chelsea sit bottom of Group E after two games with the Serie A champions up next at Stamford Bridge on 5 October.

 

 

September 14, 2022 Anthony Joshua ‘Accepts Tyson Fury’s Terms’ For All-British December Fight

Anthony Joshua ‘Accepts Tyson Fury’s Terms’ For All-British December Fight

Anthony Joshua has accepted WBC champion Tyson Fury's terms for an all-British heavyweight fight on 3 December and is "awaiting a response", his management company has said.

 Joshua was sent an offer by Team Fury, suggesting a 60-40 purse split to the champion and a December fight date. The fight was agreed on Friday but the announcement was delayed because of the death of the Queen last Thursday.

 Initial terms have been agreed but Joshua is yet to sign a contract. In a statement posted on Twitter and shared by Joshua, 258MGT said: "258 and Matchroom Boxing can confirm, on behalf of Anthony Joshua, that we accepted all terms presented to us by Fury's team for a fight."

Fury had said he was retiring after beating Dillian Whyte in April, and reiterated that claim last month, before challenging former world champion Joshua in a video posted on social media.

Joshua was beaten by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk in their rematch in Saudi Arabia last month, his third defeat in his past five bouts.

September 14, 2022 Spurs Concede Twice In Injury Time In Sporting Loss

Spurs Concede Twice In Injury Time In Sporting Loss

Tottenham conceded two injury-time goals as they slumped to a Champions League defeat against Sporting Lisbon.

 Spurs had a number of good chances but could not take them and looked on course to earn a point in Portugal.

However, in the 91st minute Paulinho headed in from Pedro Goncalves' left-wing corner to put the hosts ahead. It got better for Sporting as another substitute, Arthur Gomes, hit a fine, low strike to make it 2-0 and hand Spurs their first loss of the season.

 Sporting are top of Group D on six points after two victories, with Spurs second on three points. In the other group match, Eintracht Frankfurt won 1-0 against Marseille in France thanks to a goal from Jesper Lindstrom in a game marred by crowd trouble at the Orange Velodrome.

September 14, 2022 Late Matip Winner Gives Liverpool Win Over Ajax

Late Matip Winner Gives Liverpool Win Over Ajax

Joel Matip's late header against Ajax at Anfield gave Liverpool their first Champions League win this season.

Boss Jurgen Klopp demanded a reaction to the "horror show" of the 4-1 defeat at Napoli in their group opener and this was certainly a vast improvement. Liverpool created plenty of openings and deservedly went ahead when Mohamed Salah swept home Diogo Jota's pass.

 Mohammed Kudus' searing shot went in off the underside of the bar to level but Matip pounced in the 89th minute.

Daley Blind missed a great chance to put Ajax ahead late on before Matip - whose previous Champions League goal was nine years ago - rose to head the winner, which was confirmed by goal-line technology.

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