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Ola Aina Shines as Nottingham Forest Reaches FA Cup Semi-Final
Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina has earned a spot in the FA Cup Team of the Round. This happened after his solid performance in the quarter-final win against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Aina played the full match as Forest edged past Brighton with a 4-3 victory on penalties under Nuno Espirito Santo’s guidance. The full-back put in a strong defensive shift, making five clearances, seven recoveries, and winning eight ground duels.
The Nigerian international also stood out with his attacking play, completing the most dribbles in the game with five. His teammate Nikola Milenkovic was also named in the selection. Nottingham Forest will now prepare for a tough semi-final clash against Manchester City next month.
Chelsea player Enzo Fernández is in discussions to join Manchester City. This information was revealed by Fabrizio Romano, who shared that the two clubs are discussing a potential deal.
He wrote: “Enzo Fernández has a verbal agreement with Manchester City on personal terms.
“Deal depends on club-to-club decision, as #MCFC have not sent an official bid yet, but contacts will take place soon; decision on price is up to Chelsea.
“Enzo could be out again this weekend.”
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca mentions his captains for the team. He mentions Rúben Dias and Erling Haaland.
He shared “We have experienced players. For sure, we have leaders. Now we need to wait four or five more days until the transfer window closes to see if we can add one or two more captains to Ruben [Dias] and Erling , who at the moment are the two captains.”
Maresca confirmed the pair as part of his leadership group ahead of the 2026/27 season, with two more captains expected to be selected after the transfer window closes.
Chelsea manager speaks on the team and shares thoughts on considering a change in goalkeepers, giving another goalkeeper, Mike Penders, a chance.
“Penders is part of the squad, so he has an opportunity. We will decide and then I am giving the team tomorrow to the players, so I prefer to respect that they know first.”
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