News about Mario Lemina

AADAM PATEL AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY: Wolves captain Mario Lemina defended Gary O'Neil after their winless start to the season continued at Brentford with a performance described by O'Neil as 'shocking and disastrous' and the worst since he became head coach in August 2023. Sections of the travelling support voiced their fury by chanting 'you don't know what you're doing' when he took off Andre for Hwang Hee-chan in the 57th minute, with his side trailing 4-2 after shipping four first-half goals. But Lemina insisted: 'No, Gary is not the problem. He is doing really well. If you say Gary O'Neil is the problem, then you are liars and cheaters because he has given us a lot of things we didn't have before. He has given a chance to a lot of players and now we have to give it back to him - at the moment we are not.

AADAM PATEL AT THE GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM: Having opened the scoring in the first minute of each of their last three Premier League matches, Thomas Frank 's side took a little longer to get going as they took the lead after just 76 seconds here. No side has ever scored four first-minute goals in a Premier League season but at this rate, Brentford will shatter that record. After ultimately dropping eight points in those three games however, they backed up their electric start with four goals in a scintillating first-half display to heap the pressure on Wolves and Gary O'Neil.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: At some point the internal squabbling and underwhelming football might drag Newcastle United towards a dark place. For now, they find themselves unbeaten in the top three and with a growing reputation for the picking of pockets. Quite how they lifted this one from Wolves is a mystery, given they were so poor for so long and contrived to win it with a half-time substitution born from Eddie Howe's desperation and anger. They were 1-0 down by then and the embodiment of that truism around having all the gear and no idea. For all the possession they had held, they did zilch with it - too slow with the pass, too slow to react to the counters, too slow in realising they were doing all the things Wolves wanted them to do.

After both losing their opening 2024-25 Premier League fixtures last weekend,  Wolves and Chelsea will be hoping they can can secure their maiden win of the season when they meet at Molineux today. In their defence, both teams played the two favourites to be crowned league champions, with Wolves going down 2-0 to Arsenal at the Emirates, while Chelsea were beaten by the same scoreline by defending champions Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.  The Blues are favoured with Sky Bet to come away with the win this time, with Enzo Maresca's side priced at 3/4.

Another Premier League campaign reached its climax on Sunday and quite a lot looks familiar. Manchester City are champions again, becoming the first team to win the English top-flight four times in a row, ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool. Meanwhile at the opposite end, the three clubs that came up - Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town - are the three going straight back down again. Following the season's conclusion, we grade all 20 clubs in our annual report cards, with part two covering Liverpool through to Wolves.

TIM NASH: Wolves are poised to play a 15-year-old schoolboy against Arsenal on Saturday after he skipped a science lesson on Friday to prepare to face the Premier League title challengers. Right back Wes Okoduwa would become Wolves' youngest player at 15 years, 344 days, with the hosts having only 10 fit senior outfield players. Craig Dawson, Nelson Semedo, Matheus Cunha, Pedro Neto and Jean-Ricard Bellegarde are all out, Hwang Hee-chan and Rayan Ait-Nouri aren't fit enough to start and Mario Lemina and Pablo Sarabia are nursing knocks.

TOM COLLOMESSE AT MOLINEUX: Gary O'Neil blasted Hee-chan Hwang's "wild" decision to host FA Cup fifth-round ties in midweek after Wolves' 1-0 victory over Brighton, despite him being hospitalized. Thanks to Mario Lemina's goal in the last eight, Wolves will meet Coventry in the last eight seconds, but Hwang suffered a hamstring injury in the second half and will miss Newcastle's journey to Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT MOLINEUX: Jason Steele failed to equalize in stoppage time after being stopped at a corner and setting up a quarter-final match against Championship club Coventry. However, the Wolves will have to play much better than this to have a chance of winning the FA Cup for the first time since 1960. Brighton were the better side of this match for a large portion of the match, but they left Molineux with nothing to show for their efforts as Sheffield United had been last Sunday.

VIEW EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY OLIVER HOLT CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Gary O'Neil knocks on the door before entering the Wolverham Wanderers training ground's spartan meeting room. It's only a small detail. However, most Premier League bosses would not be knocked. They wouldn't be concerned. They didn't check until they marched in. Let's face it: Most Premier League managers will need someone to open the door for them. Another small detail. Some people have noted that the plain top O'Neil is wearing is black. It's black, and the photographer has said it will go with the background for the portrait of O'Neil, which he is planning to photograph. The top is a dark navy, as O'Neil points out. Not because he's some sort of fashionista. As a matter of fact, it's just as a matter of fact. If it's important, it might be worthwhile. Because it is a specific matter. And the fine details. It's all about the details. It's one of the things that distinguishes him as he starts a new full season as a boss in the Premier League. He knows that about himself. He is proud of it. He prides himself on his preparations, emphasizing how he makes sure his players are safe for whatever comes. He has got it covered in case of an emergency.

Manchester United have been unable to capitalize on the success of finishing third in the Premier League and winning the Carabao Cup last season. Erik ten Hag's team currently ranks ninth in the table and has succumbed to early departures in both the Champions League and Carabao Cup. They will still have a chance to return to form when they face the in-form Wolves at Molineux tonight.

The Wolves midfielder 'Deeply saddened by the irreparable death of my father,' the Wolves midfielder wrote on X, formerly Twitter. 'The memories of his indelible love and unwavering support in every corner of my life, both on and off the field.' His departure leaves a huge hole in our lives. May his soul find eternal rest. At this difficult time, I am deeply touched by the avalanche of messages of love that you have graciously sent to me and my family. 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your curiosity and support.'

SIMON JONES: The 18-year-old Noha, who also plays for midfielder, will be recalled from a loan spell with Sampdoria. He has appeared in all competitions this season, scoring twice in the Coppa Italia Premiavera. Nevertheless, the teen has only appeared in Serie B for Sampdoria, which has resulted in PSG's decision to recall the child.

After starting the scoring at Molineux and O'Neil, the 30-year-old remained the highest in everyone's mind after his third straight victory moved them to 11th place in the table. We've all been smiling and appreciating the results in the dressing room, but there is a sense of reality when you think about Mario,' O'Neil said. 'He is going through a trying period.' He was the first thing we talked about when we first arrived in for the match.

JOE BERNSTEIN AT MOLINEUX: Wolves won their third straight victory after showing sympathy with midfielder Mario Lemina, who died on Friday. After starting the scoring against Everton, Captain Max Kilman wore a Wolves shirt containing Lemina's No.5, further goals from Matheus Cunha and Craig Dawson underlined the home team's domination. Lemina, a key part of Wolves' resurrection this season, missed Saturday's game to remember his family in France.

Mario Lemina's father, who tragically died on Friday, has been remembered by Wolves players. On social media ahead of their Premier League match against Everton on Saturday afternoon in Molineux, the club revealed the sad news. The club's hearts go out to Mario Lemina after his father's death yesterday morning, when he was writing on X (formerly Twitter).

Mario Lemina, a midfielder for Wolves, has dedicated his goal and man-of-the-match play against Chelsea to his father. Gary O'Neil's side started scoring before Matt Doherty doubled thier lead in a 2-1 victory. Lemina revealed in a post-match that his father has been hospitalized with an illness for two months before receiving a man-of-the-match award from teammate Doherty.

Despite having to select an inexperienced bench with players who were unavailable, Wolves boss Gary O'Neil said his team deserved to win. Wolves defeated Molineux 2-1 thanks to second-half goals from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty.

Since losing 2-1 to Wolves on Sunday, Chelsea's Mauricio Pochettino has insisted Chelsea must'blame ourselves' as he rued his team's demise. On his Premier League debut at Molineux, Mario and Matt Doherty scored for the hosts before Christopher Nkunku got on the scoresheet. Chelsea was fined for missing multiple opportunities to score, and Pochettino believes his team deserves more, but they can only blame themselves for the loss.

After Mario Lemina's second half headed goal, the Wolves defeated Chelsea in the Premier League table for the first time, the Molineux hosts win was a 2-0 victory. As the hosts finally capitalized on one of their best prospects, Mario Lemina struck right after halftime with a strong header off the back of a Wolves corner. Chelsea attempted to compel their way back into proceedings with Mykhailo Mudryk's attempt to be adamant, though Raheem Sterling was also threatening.

Matt Hobbs, the Wolves' sports director, has been suspended after being accused of an X-rated rant against referee Anthony Taylor following his team's 2-2 draw with Newcastle last month. At Molineux on October 28, Gary O'Neil's men were forced to forfeit a point against the Magpies after Callum Wilson gave the visitors the lead until Mario Lemina scored an equalizer. Wilson had pulled Eddie Howe's guys out from the spot in tense circumstances after it was found that Hwang Hee-chan fouled Newcastle's Fabian Schar following a VAR investigation.

Michael Salisbury of Referee told manager Gary O'Neil that Fulham's call to award a penalty had been reversed by VAR after Nelson Semedo's fair challenge to Tom Cairney was overturned by VAR. Fulham Carlos Vinicius and Tim Ream should have been dismissed by PGMOL executives, the former for a headbutt and the latter for a foul in the box. After a string of mishaps this year, O'Neil was upbeat, and it seems his players are swollened.

After Tottenham's early fall, which ended in back-to-back defeats for Ange Postecoglou's side, Brennan Johnson says the team deserved nothing at Wolves. As the hosts claimed a deserved 2-1 victory, Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina collapsed in stoppage time. Spurs took the lead after Johnson's third-minute goal, but they were second best from then onwards. "It happens in football, we've loved late games, and now we're downing, and it's really sickening." All the boys are getting the same feelings,' Johnson wrote on the club's official site. We can't complain too much because we didn't even play the game off.'

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has argued that after Wolves' dramatic late show, Spurs must accept the pain of loss. Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina scored in stoppage time to cap a spectacular finish, gain a 2-1 victory, and deny Spurs top spot in the Premier League. Despite riding their luck for much of the game, Brennan Johnson's first Tottenham goal gave them a lead early and they were expected to move two points clear at the summit.

After losing their second straight defeat, Tottenham defender Joleon Lescott believes they'should need to reevaluate their hopes and look forward to the January transfer window. After Brennan Johnson's opener, goals from Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina produced a spectacular late comeback to deny Tottenham. Spurs lost 4-1 at the hands of rivals Chelsea, where two players were sent off, and if Man City defeated Mauricio Pochettino's team on Sunday, they would be four points off the top of the table.