Well in those UCL places and with 25 MP there is still 13 games left, I am positively certain Gerrard's Toon won't let it slipĪlso Hojbjerg from Spurs to Man Utd. Oh man! I saw the shortlist and resisted scrolling down I was like *please sign Ugbo, please sign Ugbo* honestly it is such a Newcastle signing! shame Gerrard could not get the boys into a latter stages of a cup, maybe next year? But with Arsenal's struggles following the departure of Correa, European football next season is almost guaranteed already, and the Magpies should succeed in holding on to their spot in the Champions' League. Newcastle are once again out of both cups too soon and only have league football for the rest of the campaign. And to complete a perfect first start for Newcastle, Iké Ugbo was the one to set him up, scoring two and assisting two in the 4-2 win. Rashica then brought back the excitement at the hour mark, but Willock decided the game with ten minutes left. But Sargent equalized straight away, before Ugbo scored a brace on each side of half time to make it 3-1. Ugbo still got the nod to start vs Norwich though, and only 7 minutes in he had already served ASM on a counter. Delap equalized to 1-1 along the way, but was subsequently replaced by Ugbo, who came on for a lacklustre debut, even missing a decent shot before West Ham took the lead and went all in from there. The disappointment in the cup was followed by one in the league, as West Ham hammered the Magpies with 4-1, as a brace from Vlasic made him top scorer with 17, while he was also named Player of the Month in both December and January. Matty Longstaff did reduce the score to 2-1, and Delap to 3-2 later on, but the latter also missed the opportunity to equalize in injury time, and Leicester advance with a 3-2 win. They could see their World Cup hopes suffer on Thursday as they are without their star striker and are facing a side who have not lost at home since 2020.Ugbo watched the next game from the bench, as Leicester shocked Newcastle in the FA Cup 4th round. The Czech Republic, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning streak which has seen them score 11 goals and concede none. Sweden's last international break went awry as they lost back-to-back games without scoring any goals, consequently squandering the chance to advance directly to the World Cup. Sweden Predicted XI (4-4-2): Robin Olsen Daniel Sundgren, Victor Lindelöf, Filip Helander, Ludwig Augustinsson Dejan Kulusevski, Kristoffer Olsson, Albin Ekdal, Emil Forsberg Alexander Isak, Robin QuaisonĬzech Republic Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Tomas Vaclik Filip Novak, Tomas Kalas, Jakub Brabec, Ales Mateju Tomas Soucek, Michal Sadilek Jakub Pesek, Antonin Barak, Lukas Masopust Michael Krmencik Sweden vs Czech Republic Prediction Suspended: None Sweden vs Czech Republic Predicted XI Slavia Praha midfielder Ondřej Lingr has been called up to the national team for the first time and will be hoping to make his debut on Thursday. Patrik Schick is the most notable absentee from the visitors' camp as the star striker is out with a calf injury. Suspended: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Emil Krafth Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Emil Krafth have both been suspended from the game. Manchester United youngster Anthony Elanga has been called up to the national team for the first time and could make his debut this week. Sweden Form Guide (World Cup Qualifiers): L-L-W-W-LĬzech Republic Form Guide (World Cup Qualifiers): W-W-D-L-W Sweden vs Czech Republic Team News The Swedes have an unbeaten record with one win and two draws. They have met three times in the past, all of which were friendlies. Thursday's game will mark the first competitive meeting between Sweden and the Czech Republic. The Czechs last qualified for the international showpiece back in 2006, exiting the tournament in the group stages after losing two of their three games. They finished third in their group behind Belgium and Wales but have been presented with the chance to fight for one of the three vacant spots. Their best-ever finish came back in 1958 when they were runners-up.Ĭzech Republic began their qualification campaign with one win in their first three games before going on to win three of the subsequent five. The home nation have made it to 12 World Cup tournaments out of a possible 21. They first suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Georgia before losing 1-0 to eventual group winners Spain. Sweden squandered their chance to secure automatic qualification to the World Cup after losing their last two qualifying games. The UEFA playoffs for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers begin this week and will see Sweden host Czech Republic at the Friends Arena on Thursday night.
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