News about Kaoru Mitoma

For those who will be watching today's Premier League clash between Brighton and Nottingham Forest with a close eye - there are four Price Boosts on offer courtesy of Sky Bet.  The first two boosts we will be dissecting include Callum Hudson-Odoi to have 1+ shots on target, and Kaoru Mitoma to win 2+ fouls. The odds for those two bets are 1/1 and 5/1 respectively.

SIMON JONES: Leeds United have opened talks with Fortuna Dusseldorf for midfielder Ao Tanaka. The Japan international is understood to have a release clause of £2.65million and Leeds have made contact over the last 24 hours. The 25-year old could fly to England this evening if terms can be finalised swiftly. Tanaka has 37 caps for his country and is a close friend of Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma. He was the subject of interest from Leeds last summer also.

BRIGHTON 2-1 MANCHESTER UNITED - SAMI MOKBEL AT THE AMEX STADIUM: Cue inquest No 1 in Manchester United's season. You get the impression it won't be the last. There was almost an air of inevitability about it all when Joao Pedro slammed home a header in the 95th minute as Brighton maintained their perfect start to the season. Hope springs eternal at this part of the season. Fans believe things can be different; that their team's faults have been rectified and ironed out.

Harry Maguire defended himself to his Man United team-mates after Erik ten Hag's side fell behind in defeat to Brighton on Saturday. Erik ten Hag named a unchanged starting XI from the one that secured victory against Fulham on the opening weekend, with Summer signing Matthijs de Ligt once again left on the bench. Instead, Maguire partnered Lisandro Martinez in the centre of defence as the rain poured down at the Amex.

Despite the start of the Premier League 2024-25 season, several clubs are still keen to bolster their squad in order to achieve the best results possible. With only a week remaining in the summer transfer window, many fans are eagerly anticipating for that one signing that could help their side become invincible. In today's fast-paced technology landscape, clubs are increasingly turning to advanced tools such as AI, previously reported to be used by club chiefs such as Omar Berrada.

The start of the new fantasy season has seen significant activity in the transfer market for FPL Gameweek 2, as managers look to repair any early errors made in their squad selection.  Deciding whether to remain patient and bank a transfer or make early moves to avoid losing squad value is a tricky conundrum at the start of the season, not to mention who to target from the glut of options available.  With that in mind, Fantasy Football Hub expert Holly Shand takes a look at the top transfer targets from a series of different categories ahead of Gameweek 2, according to AI predicted points.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT GOODISON PARK: The Premier League's youngest manager Fabian Hurzeler celebrated a convincing winning start to his Brighton career with goals from Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck and Simon Adingra against a thoroughly demoralised Everton. For the Merseysiders, defeat represented an awful opening day to their final season at Goodison Park and it was compounded by a red card at 2-0 for defender Ashley Young, who at 39 is eight years older than the triumphant Seagulls boss. There were boos around the ground from Evertonians at full-time. Mitoma, playing his first game since February because of a back injury, opened the scoring midway through the first half with Welbeck adding a second early in the second half. Adingra wrapped up the points late on.

JACK GAUGHAN: Richard Scudamore, the Premier League head honcho, had a look at resigning early in his tenure as Premier League head honcho, appeared to resign. The man who had sufficient political savvy to tear up Whitehall secretly admitted that his currency had run out, in a meeting with supporters from both sides of the divide. Rail fares were a problem. Quite true, actually. Worse than ever. Following a football team, there have been calls for the league to press for more flexible ticketing or implement a subsidy scheme to their member clubs to offset rising costs of following a football team. If it was justified to expect that, Scudamore's answer revealed a lot about boardroom culture in our top flight. 'I'm not going back to the well so soon,' the narrator told those in the room. The lawsuit has been dismissed. After a long fight to twist executives' arms into cap away tickets at £30, Scudamore was described as exhausted. He managed it but the energy to go again, with 20 clubs all presenting different needs, problems and varying degrees of obstinance? And for him, the answer was a resolute no.

The conflicting referee reports that land in their inbox every week are being left baffled, because they were told that the VAR was not obliged not to intervene even when the referee was wrong. Following each round of fixtures, an evaluation called the Key Match Incidents report is sent to all 20 sides. It was organized by the Premier League, who co-own PGMOL, and it includes the key moments from every match alongside the decision of a five-person KMI commission determining whether the referee's on-field decision was correct or incorrect.

MATT BARLOW IN ROME: His progress is being monitored and lauded by clubs including Milan, where he began his playing career and Napoli. At the end of the season, Liverpool, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich are all looking for new managers. De Zerbi is definitely in the discussion, not because he has led Brighton on their first European adventure and their last-16 Europa League tie against Roma, but because his style is bold and exciting. Daniele de Rossi, Roma's interim boss, dubbed him a "genius," but the Brighton boss denied it.

Brighton has been dealt a blow when it was revealed that Kaoru Mitoma will miss the remainder of the season. The Japan winger, who has been playing at Amex Stadium for much of the last two seasons, has suffered from a back injury that might keep him on the sidelines for three months. Due to an ankle injury and his participation in the Asia Cup, he has already missed a chunk of the season.

Mason Holgate, a Sheffield United defender, has spoken out after being bombarded by trolls on social media. In the first exchanges at Bramall Lane on Sunday, the on-loan Blades defender lunged into a tackle on Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma, sparking outrage from the away side. Before referee Stuart Atwell checked with his assistants, Holgate's tackle was initially given a yellow card, and after a second glance at the VAR screen, the punishment was changed to a straight red card.

When Brighton secured their first league away victory since November, Roberto De Zerbi lauded his team's forgiving the hard work of 10-man Sheffield United, who climbed to ninth place in the standings. We did well, especially in the first half.' I'm really sorry for the red card because I'd like to play 11 against 11 in every game,' the Italian manager said.

Anel Ahmedhodzic dissatisfied with the decision to let his Sheffield United colleague Mason Holgate off for his tackle on Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma. Following the VAR team's intervention, the crash occurred within 15 minutes of the Seagulls' victory 5-0, and Holgate's punishment was changed from a yellow card to a straight red. Jamie Redknapp described the foul as "assault" and "one of the worst tackles I've seen in years," but Holgate's defensive partner Ahmedhodzic was one of those who disagreed with the Sky Sports analysis, referring to it as a 'fair take."

After being suspended just 13 minutes into Sheffield United's match against Brighton, Mason Holgate became the quickest player to be sent off this season. In a brawl at Bramall Lane, the on-loan Blades defender lunged into a tackle on Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma, sparking outrage from the away side. Holgate was initially given a yellow card for the tackle before referee Stuart Atwell checked with his assistants, and after a second glance on the VAR screen, the punishment was changed to a straight red card.

According to reports, Barcelona sports director Deco has assembled a five-man wishlist ahead of the summer transfer window. With manager Xavi leaving at the end of the current season, the Catalan giants are expected to start over ahead of next season. They are already planning to re-assemble their squad in order to crack the transfer market.

Manchester United's Dan Ashworth has been designated as the No. 1 target in the hunt for a new sporting director. Ashworth, 52, works in Newcastle United, but it appears Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have chosen the man to oversee recruitment at Old Trafford. United and Newcastle are expected to reach an agreement over Ashworth by early next week, according to Mail Sport. Both sides are planning a formal approach for the sporting director, and a prompt conclusion is the preferred result.

MATT BARLOW, THE AMEX STADIUM : They will treasure 2023 in Brighton. They reached new heights last year, finishing sixth and heading to Marseille and Amsterdam. They partied into the early hours with Fat Boy Slim in Athens in the early hours. Seagulls supporters may have wished the year didn't come as they coasted into a four-goal lead against Tottenham Hotspur. Nonetheless, by the time the visitors reduced the deficit to spread anxiety through nine minutes of stoppage time, everyone must have been drained and ready for a lie-down. Two penalties were correctly converted as ever by Joao Pedro, a popular goal by fit-against Pervis Estupinan, and then a late wobble.

Brighton's injury crisis has widened, with wingers Kaoru Mitoma and Simon Adingra banned from playing until February. Both players had trouble in last week's 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace, with Mitoma on his ankle and Adingra a hamstring strain. Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi is now without up to ten players when Brighton welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Amex tonight. We have ten injured players and maybe eight, but (the other) two players can't start the game,' he said.

For tonight's Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Brighton at Selhurst Park, Sky Bet is offering three 'Price Boosts' and a 'Scorecast Boost'. The price raises were 'Kaoru Mitoma 2+ fouls at 2/1','Jean-Phillipe Mateta to score' at 5/2, and the 'each team's average has 2+ shots on target in each half' at 4/1.' Mitoma won two fouls in his last Premier League outing, while Mateta has scored in each of his last two league games.

MATT BARLOW AT THE AMEX STADIUM: Joao Pedro's sixth goal of Brighton's maiden European campaign secured a spot in the last 16 of the tournament, but the evening came to a disappointing conclusion. For 88 minutes, it seemed that Roberto de Zerbi's team would be forced into a frustrating play-off tie in February. The Brazilian forward struck in the final minutes, gaining a pass in a cramped space, working the ball into his right foot, and firing a shot high into the goal.

For today's match between Brighton and Burnley at Falmer Stadium, Sky Bet are giving a 33/1 'RequestABet.' "Simon Adingra and Kaoru Mitoma are both to score, Brighton to triumph, and Charlie Taylor must be credited." Adingra and Mitoma have seven goals between them and all leagues this season, while Taylor has had four yellow cards since 2023-24. In addition, Brighton is heavily backed to win with Roberto De Zerbi's side winning 4/9, while the Clarets are 11/2.

MATT BARLOW IN ATHENS: Roberto De Zerbi's diplomatic skills were certainly enhanced by simmering tensions between the British and Greek governments over the Elgin Marbles. The Brighton boss arrived in Athens for a critical Europa League match against AEK, who says he trusted Premier League referees only after saying he does not like 80% of them. I believe in the people,' De Zerbi said.

LEWIS STEELE AT GOODISON PARK: If Everton's players were wearing plain clothing and their faces not shown, you may also pick this team out as a Sean Dyche team. Everton fought for their lives and took their chances at the other end, with just 20% possession and 645 fewer passes than Brighton. After a pass, Roberto De Zerbi's crew puffed and puffed with a pass, but they were unable to break through Everton's defence's royal blue wall until late in the second half, when Kaoru Mitoma's cross was a cruel deflection of veteran Ashley Young and diverted in an equalizer.