News about James Justin

Mikel Arteta's side secured a tense victory against Leicester on Saturday after James Justin's double cancelled out goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard. But with nerves jangling around the Emirates, an own goal from Wilfried Ndidi edged Arsenal back in front before Kai Havertz struck late on to wrap up the three points. The result kept the Gunners firmly in the Premier League title hunt and Rice, speaking post-match, said he and his team-mates are aware they must be faultless.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: At times, it felt like Arsenal vs Mads Hermansen. As he dived one way then the next, the Danish goalkeeper had become the architect for Leicester to nearly walk away with something. It was James Justin's outrageous first-time volley off Wilfred Ndidi's cross that equalised the score at 2-2. Hermansen, however, pulled off a series of saves beyond the call of order to keep his team on hanging. The 24-year-old must've watched a David Raya compilation tape from this season. The heroics today were nearly in that bracket.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: With Leicester leading 2-0 at Selhurst Park, Jean-Philippe Mateta turned the ball in for the home side early in the second half. The goal was originally ruled out for offside only to be granted after a VAR check. The match ended 2-2 after Mateta also scored an injury-time penalty. It was an extremely tight call. On the X account of the Premier League Match Centre, which the governing body is using this season to explain marginal decisions, two images were released.

Southampton will join Ipswich Town and Leicester City in the Premier League next season after winning the Championship play-off final, with a new set of WAGs joining them. Not only are Saints players now busy preparing for life in the English top-flight, but their various partners are as well, with many already fully settled into the WAG lifestyle. Mail Sport takes a look at some of the WAGs who will be supporting their footballing partners in the Premier League next season.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe seems to be wasting no time stamping his authority on Manchester United's football operations. The INEOS billionaire, who will pay £1.3 billion for a 5 percent interest in Old Trafford, wants to appoint a new sporting director to control the club's player recruitment process. Ratcliffe will seek the sage assistance of legendary United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in order to make the correct appointment, which was revealed on Thursday. A number of candidates have applied for the position, some of whom are now in play and others outside of work, with some of whom are still in school and some out of work, and others who are still working, and others who are unemployed, and some of whom are still in school. We run the decision over the mooted candidates for this vital role as Ratcliffe comes to an end.

Leicester 1-0 SUNDERLAND: Leicester defeated Sunderland 1-0 for their eighth straight victory in the league, taking the top of the table eight points clear. As the full-back scored his first league goal for the club in over two years, Justin rose best to head home Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's corner for a mere 12 minutes. The Foxes lost two consecutive games in the first half and missed a number of opportunities to double their lead throughout the season, but they did enough to win their 12th match from 13 league matches to continue their incredible start to the season.

Despite being relegated from the Premier League last season, Leicester City full-back James Justin has stated that he wants to stay with the Foxes. Justin, 25, was sidelined for a significant portion of the 2022-23 campaign after rupturing his Achilles in a Carabao Cup match against Newport. This second injury comes after the England fullback was ruled out of much of Leicester's 2021-22 season after suffering an ACL injury in a 1-0 victory over Brighton in the FA Cup.

Since recovering from an Achilles tendon injury prior to the World Cup, Justin has impressed the Leicester manager in preparation, but he is not in the Foxes' Premier League squad. When Leicester re-submitted their 25-man roster in January, under Smith's predecessor Brendan Rodgers, Justin was left out because the injury could keep him out for the remainder of the season. However, he has recovered ahead of schedule, leaving Smith feeling like he is a contestant on Bullseye, with Jim Bowen about to wheel out the speedboat he could have won.

Since being spotted fullback by Jose Mourinho last season, AS Roma is apparently keeping an eye on Leicester City's James Justin. According to CalcioMercato.com, the Giallorossi have multiple issues with their defenders and are therefore seeking replacements, with Justin being the most notable. According to the article, the Serie A team is already planning for the summer transfer window after speaking with CAA Stellar, the company that represents several players such as James, Sofyan Amrabat, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Leicester City has completed their £17 million transfer of defender Victor Kristiansen from FC Copenhagen to bolster their options. The 20-year-old has been on a five-and-a-half year deal until the summer of 2028, marking a major change for Brendan Rodgers' miserable season. The Foxes are now just two points above the Premier League relegation zone, and they haven't won since returning from the World Cup Cup break.

It is not difficult to imagine what was on the menu when Brendan Rodgers met Leicester owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha for lunch this week. On Wednesday, the two sat down in the club's swanky training ground canteen for a bite to eat ahead of Brighton's match on Saturday, where the faltering Foxes will try to snap a string of four straight losses. Leicester are in a bind. Since the Premier League returned from the World Cup tournament, they have been missing many key players, including Ridley, James Maddison, James Maddison, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and Patson Daka.

Leicester is considering the £17 million transfer of defender Viktor Kristiansen from FC Copenhagen. After losing all four of their league games since the World Cup, Brendan Rodgers is keen to bring in reinforcements this month. Kristiansen has been named as a transfer target, and the Danish club has confirmed Leicester's bid for the 20-year-old left-back.

Victor Kristiansen, a Danish U21 international, is in talks with Leicester City over a £6 million contract. As a result of their availability in defence, the Foxes are targeting the FC Copenhagen left-back, with James Justin, Jonny Evans, Riho Pereira, and Ryan Bertrand all missing due to injuries. Throughout this season, the 20-year-old has made 24 appearances for the Danish side in all competitions, with six of whom have played in the Champions League.

During Leicester's 3-0 Carabao Cup victory over Newport County on Wednesday, Brendan Rodgers revealed that James Justin suffered a ruptured Achilles, and he is now expected to miss the remainder of the season. Justin had to be stretchered off just after the hour mark, and Rodgers has confirmed that it is a serious injury. Leicester had been in front just before half time, but Rodgers has confirmed that it is a serious one. With Ben Chilwell out of the World Cup with a knee injury, it seemed that Justin may have a chance to make Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad on Thursday. However, his illness put those hopes to an end, and he is now scheduled for a long time on the sidelines.

SAMI MOKBEL: After recovering sufficiently from groin surgery, Kyle Walker is expected to be included in Gareth Southgate's England World Cup squad on Thursday. If the England manager wants to change formations, the Manchester City defender is vital to Southgate because he can play as a right back in a back four or center back in a back three. Walker, 32, hasn't played since recovering from a groin injury in City's 6-3 victory over Manchester United at the start of last month. The full back's return to fitness gives Southgate a major boost over the start of the season against Iran against Iran a week ago.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: After being carried away during Leicester's victory over Newport, James Justin's hopes of being in England's World Cup squad seemed to be in jeopardy on Tuesday night. The full-back, who was listed in Gareth Southgate's 55-strong long list for the tournament in Qatar, had put his team on the brink of halftime before suffering an injury on the hour's mark. Leicester's Jamie Vardy scored twice more to secure Leicester's place in the Carabao Cup last 16. Justin fought a bounce ball with Newport left-back Adam Lewis and then signalled to the bench. The 24-year-old was taken off on a stretcher just moments later.

With a 3-0 victory over Newport County on Tuesday, Leicester cruised into the last 16 of the Carabao Cup. The Foxes have returned to form in recent weeks in the Premier League, and they have continued their resurgence as James Justin put them ahead just before half time. Jamie Vardy scored twice in the second half to round off a good evening for Brendan Rodgers' side.

England will play their first game against Iran in just four weeks after months of anticipation and deliberations. In recent weeks, debates over which players should and shouldn't be included in Gareth Southgate's squad have been inescapable, but those discussions will soon come to an end. This week, the England manager gave FIFA a 55-man long list of players who could play in Qatar, but it will not be announced, and neither player nor club have been informed and neither have their clubs.

It was difficult to find a single individual in King Power Stadium who was not starving as the final whistle sounded. After his team's struggled to convert dominance into goals, Leicester fans, or at least a significant minority, sounded boos at boss Brendan Rodgers. Fans of Palace Football, who were presumably paying for exorbitant train tickets, had just one shot on target.

ROB DRAPER AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: If you wanted a team to play against to break your goal-scoring duck, then Leicester City would be your first choice at this point. So when Heung-min Son came to the field on 59 minutes after struggling to score so far this season, you might have guessed that his bad form would soon be coming to an end. Leicester, who were 3-2 down and last in the table on a point, had already shown the kind of defense that would have given your average Sunday League No.9 a chance, let alone a player of Son's caliber. He took him a few minutes to get to his stride, but it took him a little while to settle. But he will be in a generous mood at Leicester, as you can imagine. And when Rodrigo Bentancur, a tenacious ball hooper in the second half, stripped them of their possession and boosted an enticing ball into Son's path on 74 minutes, you didn't have to be Mystic Meg to guess what was coming.

Gareth Southgate (pictured) is worried that a number of his key players are receiving a first-team football scholarship, which could jeopardize England's World Cup hopes. Harry Maguire, Kalvin Phillips, and Luke Shaw have all been restricted to peripheral positions at their clubs, raising questions for Southgate as the tournament approaches. Both three players played a key role in England's ride to the European Championship final last year, but Southgate's plans are under scrutiny due to a lack of action at club level.

Gareth Southgate has given Ivan Toney his first England call-up, but there is no space for injured Marcus Rashford. After a stellar Premier League campaign last season and a promising start to this season, Brentford striker Toney has been given a call-up. He could be the third Brentford player to represent England and the first since Leslie Smith in 1939.

Brentford last saw one of their players representing England in the late 1930s. Could that long wait end in some style with a double call-up? That will certainly be the case, not just in-form striker Ivan Toney who has been enhancing his skills, but also left-back Rico Henry. Henry's credentials were bolstered by Bees boss Thomas Frank's remarks last season, who said, "He will get his England debut."

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT AMEX STADIUM: With his team losing their fifth match in a row and his future in jeopardy, Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers called on the best player in the club's history to bail him out. Jamie Vardy, who had been left on the bench after a flat opening to the campaign, took the field less than 20 minutes. If Vardy - Premier League champion, FA Cup winner and holder of numerous records - could not get Leicester out of jail, then who could? Unfortunately for Rodgers, Leicester had just gone 4-2 down and Brighton was out of sight. And if you like him or not, this was the kind of job that could have cost a manager their salary. The home fans knew it, chanting 'Sacked in the morning!' Visitors in Rodgers were greeted with mauled visitors. And the traveling fans knew it, and it's likely that Leicester's owners and Rodgers himself knew it, as well as Leicester's mayor and Rodgers himself. The coming days seem to be pivotal.