Makai Lemon brings mature, all-around game to Eagles
Makai Lemon brings a mature and versatile game to the Eagles.

Arne Slot criticized the VAR decision that allowed Manchester United's second goal against Liverpool, claiming it should have been disallowed for handball. Despite his complaints, PGMO stated there was no conclusive evidence of a handball.
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Arne Slot was seething as he lamented the decision to allow Manchester Unitedâs second goal to stand despite claims of handball by Benjamin Sesko. âThe curve on the ball changed so there must have been a contact,â argued the Liverpool head coach. âBut itâs no surprise to anyone that if there is a VAR intervention then the decision goes against us. Itâs happened to us all season.â As PGMO confirmed at the time, however, there âwas no conclusive evidence that Sesko handled the ball before scoringâ. Slot was stretching it to pin Liverpoolâs latest defeat on poor refereeing. Unitedâs movement pulled the visitors apart in the first half and, without the injured Mohamed Salah, Hugo EkitikĂ© and Alexander Isak, the threat from Liverpool was nonexistent until capitalising on two errors early in the second half. Defeat stemmed from an anaemic first-half performance, nothing else. Andy Hunter
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What took you so long, Mikel Arteta? âBecause probably I donât have a clue,â the Arsenal manager joked. The home game against Fulham on Saturday was the first time he had started Myles Lewis-Skelly in midfield. Given the stakes, it was a big risk. Never mind the 19-year-old played in midfield for Arsenalâs academy teams; this felt like a sink or swim moment. Lewis-Skelly, who broke through in such dazzling style as a left-back last season but has dropped off this time out, rose to the challenge, delivering a fine all-round performance defined by the security of his passing and the energy that he brought. He helped to set a blistering tempo and maintain it. There has been no little muttering about how Arsenal might look to sell him in the summer, the words âpureâ and âprofitâ bandied about. On this evidence, they cannot do so. David Hytner
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The final whistle was the cue for Yasir al-Rumayyan â Newcastleâs chair and the governor of the clubâs majority owners, Saudi Arabiaâs Public Investment Fund â to seize the ball and enjoy a kick about with his fellow director Jamie Reuben. Newcastleâs minority owner was heard calling Rumayyan âbossâ before they headed inside for a special dressing room photograph to commemorate an edgy 3-1 home win over Brighton that ended a five-game losing streak for Eddie Howeâs team. The picture captures Rumayyan commanding centre stage alongside, perhaps inevitably, Howeâs beaming assistant, Jason Tindall. Almost everyone is smiling, with one notable exception towards the back. The Germany striker Nick Woltemade, Newcastleâs ÂŁ69m record buy, stares blankly into space after spending yet another match on the sidelines. Woltemade was among the five expensive signings made by Howe last summer that warmed a bench valued, collectively, at ÂŁ335m. A relief-tinged bonhomie may have reigned on Saturday evening but, once the season ends, Rummayan must decide whether he trusts Howe to preside over this summerâs necessary rebuild.
Arne Slot expressed frustration over the VAR decision that allowed Manchester United's second goal, claiming it should have been disallowed for handball.
PGMO confirmed that there was no conclusive evidence that Benjamin Sesko handled the ball before scoring.
Liverpool had an anaemic performance in the first half, showing little threat until capitalizing on two errors in the second half.
Liverpool missed key players Mohamed Salah, Hugo Ekitiké, and Alexander Isak due to injuries.
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Nick Woltemade at St Jamesâ Park before the visit of Brighton, during which he was an unused substitute. Photograph: Craig Cowan/Every Second Media/Shutterstock
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Aston Villa made seven changes from the side that lost 1-0 at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on Thursday night and lost 2-1 against relegation Tottenham on Sunday night. Unai Emeryâs team had not completed an arduous journey post-match, itâs about an hourâs drive back from Nottingham, but only Emi MartĂnez, Matty Cash, Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers remained in the starting lineup. This was clearly a gamble based on keeping his big guns fresh for the second leg. It backfired, Villa were outfought and managed one shot on target all game; Emiliano BuendĂaâs late consolation. Emeryâs record in managing successful Europa League campaigns gives him leeway to take such risks, but picking a midfield of Tielemans, Lamare Bogarde and Ross Barkley to go up against a workmanlike, but creatively limited, trio of Connor Gallagher, Rodrigo Bentancur and JoĂŁo Palhinha played into Spursâ hands. This was a game won with industry, not craft, and credit must go to Roberto De Zerbi for instilling that endeavour in his team but the Spurs manager was certainly handed the initiative by his opposite number. Tom Bassam
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The Brentford fans would not stop. âWe want Josh,â they cried as the second half of their sideâs win over West Ham wore on. âI didnât have any idea they were nagging me,â Keith Andrews said, but the Brentford manager still made sure not to disappoint the crowd. There were 89 minutes on the clock when Andrews turned to his bench and brought Dasilva on for his first appearance since January 2024. âA very special moment for him,â Andrews said of the 27-year-old midfielder, who had been out for over two years with a knee injury. âI got quite emotional looking at him coming into the pitch.â Andrews added: âHeâs a very special human being. Heâs a very intelligent young man and his ability isnât in doubt. I was looking at him from afar in years gone by. We just need to keep Josh fit and I think the rest will be absolutely fine.â Jacob Steinberg
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Football clubs live and die by recruitment. Leeds and Burnley finished on 100 points in the Championship last season and had plenty of time to plan for life back in the Premier League but one club got their business right and the other extremely wrong. It was further proven on Friday night when three of Leedsâ summer arrivals scored to all but secure their Premier League status. Noah Okafor and Anton Stach cost a combined ÂŁ35m and were not the sort of names being linked with every club under the sun but fitted the model of play Daniel Farke wanted, providing speed and physicality, not to mention plenty of goal threat. The other scorer, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, was available on a free transfer but was ignored by others on account of a chequered injury record but his 12 league goals have been vital. At Burnley, their new striker, Armando Broja, cost ÂŁ20m and has netted once, coming on for a meaningless cameo in the latest defeat, wondering if he needs to drop down a level to reignite his career, while Calvert-Lewin has been fully revived. Will Unwin

Anton Stach is embraced by his Leeds teammates after scoring against Burnley. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images
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European football draws close for Bournemouth. Marco Rose, the former RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund coach set to replace Andoni Iraola, will inherit a squad of widely admired talent. Continental competition will stretch that squad. Crystal Palaceâs display was evidence of the drain playing a Thursday-Sunday schedule places on resources. Where Bournemouthâs profit and sustainability status enforced the sale of talent last summer, the Europa League â or perhaps the still live chance of the Champions League â would reduce such necessities. Those within the club are under no illusions that imported players and coaches, Iraola as a prime example, will use the Vitality Stadium as a launchpad. âThey are two world-class talents,â said the Bournemouth captain, Marcus Tavernier, a player from the clubâs other seam, the lower English leagues, of scorers Rayan and Eli Junior Kroupi. âI donât think they will be at Bournemouth for a long period of time, given the quality they have got.â His clubâs steady rise is accompanied by healthy realism. John Brewin
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The Sunderland defender Dan Ballard received a red card for pulling Tolu Arokodareâs hair in his sideâs 1-1 draw with Wolves. Itâs the third red card of its kind in the Premier League this year after Michael Keane was sent off for pulling Arokodareâs hair in January and Lisandro MartĂnez saw red for tugging Dominic Calvert-Lewinâs hair in April. The PGMO have made it clear that hair pulling is considered an act of violent conduct worthy of a red card, but it was still difficult for the Sunderland head coach to âdigestâ. RĂ©gis Le Bris said: âIf the rule is the rule, when you have a striker with long hair, you will have problems because you canât defend.â While itâs easy to understand his frustrations about the severity of Ballardâs three-match ban and the classification of the defenderâs actions as violent conduct, itâs harder to buy the idea that you canât defend against players with long hair or that they are the problem. Like many rules, it will take a bit of adjustment from the players and some pragmatism from referees. That should be easy then. Xaymaca Awoyungbo