News about Sam Johnstone

Brentford 5-3 Wolves: Thomas Frank's side strike early again as Bees keep rivals winless thanks to SIX goals in the first half

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 5, 2024
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.

Wolves 1-2 Newcastle PLAYER RATINGS: Which Toon defender endured a torrid afternoon? Who HAS to be better? And which half-time subs made the difference?

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 15, 2024
AADAM PATEL AT MOLINEUX: A stunning strike from Harvey Barnes completed a remarkable comeback for Newcastle as they overcame Wolves 2-1 at Molineux. Barnes came on at the start of the second half but saved his biggest impact for the 80th minute when he cut infield from the left wing and unleashed a curling effort into the top right corner. The winger's goal came just five minutes after Fabian Schar scored the equaliser when he scored a long-range effort that took a cruel deflection off of Craig Dawson and beyond Sam Johnstone's reach.

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Wolves: Gary O'Neil's side claim their first point of the season as Jean-Ricner Bellegarde's wonderstrike cancels out Chris Wood's opener at the City Ground

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2024
NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-1 WOLVES - TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CITY GROUND: When social media is ablaze with every detail of Raheem Sterling's move to Arsenal and Jadon Sancho's switch to Chelsea, a goalkeeper moving from Crystal Palace to Wolves hardly earns a second glance. Yet if forwards win you games, keepers stop you losing them, and Wolves have Sam Johnstone to thank for their first point of the Premier League season. He On his debut after joining Wolves for £10million, Johnstone made superb saves in either half from Morgan Gibbs-White - celebrating his first senior England call-up - and Chris Wood. Wood had put Nottingham Forest ahead after 10 minutes and though his strike was quickly cancelled out by a stunner from Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, the Forest centre-forward might have had a hat-trick.

Wolves complete £10m signing of Sam Johnstone from Crystal Palace... as the England international joins on a four-year deal

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 30, 2024
Wolves have announced the signing of the former Crystal Palace and Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone. The 31-year-old has agreed to a four-year contract after spending the last two seasons at Selhurst Park. Mail Sport previously reported that Johnstone was on Wolves' radar after losing his regular place on the pitch to Dean Henderson following the arrival of Oliver Glasner.

Wolves near £10m agreement for out-of-favour Crystal Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone with the England international offered a four-year deal

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 28, 2024
Wolves are close to agreeing a £10million deal for Crystal Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, and are set to offer him a four-year deal.  The England international has fallen down the pecking order at Selhurst Park since the arrival of Oliver Glasner, with Dean Henderson taking his No 1 jersey and spot in the side.  Henderson wore No 30 last season following his £15m move from Nottingham Forest but ended the campaign as the first-choice stopper at Selhurst Park.

Wolves pursuing deal to sign Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale - with Crystal Palace's Sam Johnstone considered ahead of transfer deadline

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 27, 2024
Wolves remain keen on Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale as well as Palace's Sam Johnstone. Mail Sport reported Wolves had offered a loan with an option to buy last week for Ramsdale. The offer came due to Wolves only having around £20m to spend this window.

Sam Johnstone appears to mock Crystal Palace in sarcastic Instagram post after being stripped of his No 1 shirt and given a MUCH bigger number

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 14, 2024
As first reported by Mail Sport earlier this week, Crystal Palace have stripped Sam Johnstone of the No 1 shirt and given it to fellow England goalkeeper Dean Henderson ahead of the new season. Henderson wore No 30 last season following his £15million arrival from Nottingham Forest but ended the campaign as the first-choice stopper at Selhurst Park. After being sidelined with a hamstring injury, Henderson started 18 Premier League matches between December and May, while Johnstone featured in just four top-flight games since the turn of the year. Henderson's promotion to No 1 has seen Johnstone heavily downgraded on Palace's list of squad numbers.

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is STRIPPED of the No 1 shirt with Dean Henderson set to replace England team-mate as Oliver Glasner's first choice stopper

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 13, 2024
EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Crystal Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has been stripped of his No 1 jersey ahead of the Premier League kick-off. Dean Henderson, who wore the No 30 last season, is set to be handed the coveted shirt in a clear indication that he will start the season as the team's first choice keeper. Johnstone, who spent the majority of last season as the Eagles' preferred goalkeeper, was informed of the news on Monday.

Rangers should plan for a future without Jack Butland... it makes little sense for him to hang around at Ibrox

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 19, 2024
IF there's any justice in the world, Jack Butland will be named in Gareth Southgate's England squad on Tuesday and secure himself a place on the plane to Germany for the Euros. The Rangers goalkeeper ought to have been involved in the Three Lions' double-header with Brazil and Belgium in March. It was a hammer blow when he was left out in favour of Crystal Palace's Sam Johnstone and the lesser-spotted Aaron Ramsdale of Arsenal - and a full-on thumb in the eye when Burnley's James Trafford, just dropped by club boss Vincent Kompany, was drafted in ahead of him after Johnstone had gone down with an elbow injury.

Sam Johnstone will miss Euro 2024 after the England and Crystal Palace goalkeepers recover from injury in preparation

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 27, 2024
Exclusive BY SAM MOKBEL: In news that arrives as a major blow to head coach Gareth Southgate, England's first injury casualty ahead of the tournament. This season, Johnstone's stellar performances for the Selhurst Park club pushed him to be a virtual certainty in Southgate's final squad for Germany this summer, a tournament in which Jordan Pickford's understudy had ruled.

BOOK – Sam Johnstone, the England goalkeeper, strained his elbow while saving a good shot in preparation, and the FA predicts that St George's Cross storm will pass away

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 26, 2024
SAMI MOKBEL KOMBLEY: After a spirited friendly, Jude Bellingham earned an impressive England a 2-2 draw with Belgium on Tuesday. After a missed clearance by England keeper Jordan Pickford, he scored in the 11th minute, with Ivan Toney equalizing with a penalty shortly after his first international appearance. England, who was unrecognizable in its approach from Brazil on Saturday, had a Jarrod Bowen goal called out for offside and gave Tielemans more chances until another defensive mistake allowed them to regain the lead with a diving header late in the first half following a beautiful cross by Romelu Lukaku.

As Crystal Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone weighs up surgery over an elbow injury that forced him to withdraw from the England squad, his Euro 2024 aspirations could be shattered

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 25, 2024
SAMI MOKBEL: With the elbow injury that caused him to leave the current squad, England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is in danger of missing Euro 2024. The Crystal Palace shot-stopper is seeing a consultant to determine the severity of the threat. Surgery is not being ruled out, and if Johnstone requires an operation, he will almost certainly miss the European Championships.

After goalkeeper Lee Carsley received his first call-up to the Three Lions' first-team squad, England Under-21 boss Lee Carsley helps James Trafford recover from the blow of losing his job in Burnley's team

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 25, 2024
JACK GAUGHAN: Since receiving a surprise call-up, James Trafford has been able to recover from the blow of losing his Burnley home. Until Vincent Kompany dropped him for Muric ahead of the recent victory over Brentford, the 21-year-old had started every Premier League game, conceding 62 goals. After Sam Johnstone's withdrawal, Gareth Southgate has still selected Trafford ahead of England's friendly against Belgium. Lee Carsley, the Under-21 manager, said that the goalkeeper had the energy to deal with the setback at club level.

Sam Johnstone is in a contest against time to return from England duty this season, putting the Crystal Palace goalkeeper's Euro 2024 aspirations into doubt

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 25, 2024
On Sunday night, England announced that Johnstone was one of a trio of pull-outs, including Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker, ahead of Tuesday's match against Belgium at Wembley Stadium. The Football Association did not disclose the nature or severity of the injuries at the time; it was only that the three players would return to their respective clubs.

England Under 21s Goalkeeper James Trafford has been called up to Gareth Southgate's squad to replace Sam Johnstone, just one week after being DROPPED by relegation-threatened Burnley

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 24, 2024
James Trafford, a goalkeeper for Burnley, has been called up to the England senior squad for the England's friendly against Belgium on Tuesday. According to Mail Sport, the stopper will be brought on as a replacement for Sam Johnstone. Trafford was suspended for the first time this season, only Burnley's first player to play in every minute of every league game.

Crystal Palace 1-1 Luton: Cauley Woodrow scores DRAMATIC equaliser deep into stoppage time after Jean-Phillippe Mateta's opener as visitors earn vital point in fight for survival

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 9, 2024
HENRY CLARK AT SELHURST PARK: There was a small difference in Luton's favour when they were slipping toward a loss that would have widened the chasm between them and the majority of the pack in and around the relegation zone. It was Cauley Woodrow, who had to stoppage time, who saved the point for the visitors. The one that halted a string of three straight league defeats and showed that the fight for survival has just a few rounds to play.

As the Crystal Palace goalkeeper looks forward to working with Oliver Glasner, Sam Johnstone salutes him, but he acknowledges that his team will not have to work any harder to recover their form

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 20, 2024
Johnstone, who was recalled in goal for Everton's draw on Monday, wants to keep his place in Glasner's first game in charge against Burnley on Saturday. 'It's sad to see Roy leave and the way it happened, but we're excited to see a new manager step in,' said Johnstone. This week, 'He (Glasner) will be in this week, and we're all excited for the new direction, which will bring new innovative thoughts.' He'll print his own book on the team, and hopefully that will help us all get to the table.'

Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace: Amadou Onana's late equalizer in a relegation scrap lifts Toffees out of last place, but new manager Oliver Glasner finds the Eagles defeated after Jordan Ayew's spectacular attack

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 19, 2024
JOE BERNSTEIN AT GOODISON PARK: Jordan Ayew's spectacular strike gave new Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner something to celebrate before Amadou Onana's late header saved Everton and helped them escape from the relegation zone. During a viewing brief, Ayew's moment of quality midway through the second half was out of syncation with the rest of the mundanity, with two struggling teams providing two struggling sides and a Glasner smiling up in the directors' box. However, the fog at Goodison Park was lifted six minutes from time by a superb Palace goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, who missed his punch at Dwight McNeil's corner, and replacement Onana could not miss a few yards.

Every Premier League goalkeeper ranked how many xG they've saved this season, with a surprise at number one, while Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, and Brentford's keepers struggled

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2024
Expected goals, or xG, have become one of the Premier League's most popular buzzwords, but some goalkeepers are better at preventing them than others. Although Liverpool may be two points clear at the top of the Premier League table with 14 games remaining, Alisson is not at the top of the table for xG saved, according to the reports. And while Everton, Burnley, and Sheffield United have all made it to the relegation ranks, it is a team with the goalkeeper who has made the fewest saves relative to the xG that has faced between the sticks.

As Nuno Espirito Santo's side's quest to land a new No. 1, Nottingham Forest has agreed to a £5.5 million contract with Strasbourg for Belgian keeper Matz Sels

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 1, 2024
SIMON JONES: Nottingham Forest has agreed to a €5.5 million contract for Belgium goalkeeper Matz Sels from Strasbourg. Forest has been considering a £15 million contract for Crystal Palace's Sam Johnstone, as well as a one for Real Betis stopper Rui Silva.

Matz Sels, a £10 million-rated Belgian keeper, is assisting Nuno Espirito Santo's team in their quest to land a new No. 1 with Crystal Palace's Sam Johnstone also on alert

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 1, 2024
SAMI MOKBEL: Nottingham Forest will try to find a new goalkeeper this morning with Strasbourg goalkeeper Matz Sels as one of the top candidates on their radar. Forest have expressed concern with Strasbourg over a deadline day swap for Sels, while Palace keeper Sam Johnstone is also concerned with Nuno Espirito Santo. Sels, a Belgium international, is planning to transfer to the City Ground, where it will cost less than Johnstone, who Palace is trying to recover £15 million for.

Gio Reyna of Borussia Dortmund has signed a loan with Nottingham Forest, with the 21-year-old joining Nuno Espirito Santo's side until the end of the season

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 31, 2024
Forest has confirmed the signing of Gio Reyna from Borussia Dortmund on loan until the end of the season. Forest announced on the club's website that Reyna would wear the number 20 shirt during his time in the East Midlands. Forest will pay Reyna's wages for the remainder of his service at the City Ground, and no option is included in the contract.

Nottingham Forest's search for Sam Johnstone continues, with the club preparing a bid for the Crystal Palace goalkeeper after a loan offer was turned down

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 31, 2024
Since being turned down earlier this week, Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has revived negotiations with Crystal Palace for goalkeeper Sam Johnstone. Forest is negotiating a £15 million contract for 30-year-old Johnstone, who is keen on moving to boost his odds of returning to the England squad. Since winning his senior international debut in 2021, Johnstone has won four England caps, but he faces rivals in Jordan Pickford, Dean Henderson, Aaron Ramsdale, and Nick Pope for a spot in Gareth Southgate's squad this summer.

ULTIMATE TRANSFER WINDOW GUIDE: The January window opens at midnight tonight... So what does YOUR club want, who do they like and who will they go for as Chelsea and United look set to be busy

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 31, 2023
Simon Jones of Mail Sport gives us a detailed rundown of who players each of the Premier League clubs should expect to bring in this January. So many actors could be on their way out during next month's transfer window as well as the actresses who may be on their way out.