Tottenham are in regular contact with Israel winger Manor Solomon, who is stranded in his homeland because of the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Latest news and updates before Saturday’s football Fixtures | Tables | Mail matchday.live@theguardian.com Paul is confident that Tottenham will succeed if they appoint Thomas Frank to replace Ange Postecoglou: “There’s probably been too much over thinking on this. I sent this message to my son last night. ”It’s the right decision. He can leave a hero and will always be welcomed back. £100m just for turning up in the CL is too much to gamble on him getting top four. I know Frank hasn’t managed at CL level and he may be out of his depth but, personally, I’ve been walking out of games during the tenure of the last 3 managers. That needs to stop and if Frank gets me to stay 90+ minutes every week, he’s a step up! It will be interesting whether Frank can attract top quality signings. I see Manor Solomon’s coming back. Not a good start to the window!!” Continue reading...

Injury-time winner against Plymouth seals top spotLuton down, Bristol City and Coventry in playoffs Leeds were crowned Championship champions in dramatic fashion after Manor Solomon’s injury-time winner against Plymouth at Home Park meant Daniel Farke’s side held off Burnley, who beat Millwall 3-1, on goal difference to seal top spot with a century of points. At the other end of the table, Luton suffered a second successive relegation after a 5-3 loss at West Brom. It is the first time two sides have reached 100 points in the same Championship season. But it looked uncertain early in the day, with Mihailo Ivanovic giving the Lions an early lead at Turf Moor and a Sam Byram own goal doing likewise for Argyle. Continue reading...

Bristol City and Coventry tighten grip on playoff spotsPlymouth stay bottom after injury-time Boro winner Leeds are on the verge of promotion after Manor Solomon’s goal secured a 1-0 victory at Oxford. The win keeps Leeds top of the Championship and five points clear of third-placed Sheffield United with three games remaining. Daniel Farke’s side scored the decisive goal in the first half with Jayden Bogle’s cross finished at the far post by the Tottenham loanee Solomon. Continue reading...

Leads win 4-0 away to surge five points clear at topPreston and Coventry boost playoff hopes Daniel Farke hailed Leeds’s “top level” forwards after the emphatic 4-0 win at Watford increased their lead at the Championship summit to five points. Dan James opened the scoring in the 20th minute after latching on to a misplaced pass from Edo Kayembe. The Wales winger made it 2-0 eight minutes later when Watford were caught out by a swift counterattack. Manor Solomon saw a shot deflected in for the third before half-time, with Joël Piroe slotting in the fourth midway through the second period after Watford were undone with some quick passing in tight spaces. Continue reading...

Leeds went top of the Championship as Daniel Farke’s side twice came from behind to win a wild game at Swansea 4-3. Manor Solomon scored twice – his first Leeds goals – and Ben Cabango turned the ball into his own net before substitute Wilfried Gnonto struck a stoppage-time winner. Swansea had led through Harry Darling’s early opener and Liam Cullen – who scored for Wales against Iceland on Tuesday – restored their advantage on the stroke of half-time. Substitute Florian Bianchini appeared to have rescued a point for the hosts in the final minute, but Leeds went straight up the other end and Gnonto slid home from Daniel James’s pass to end their away-day blues. Continue reading...

Israel scored an 88th-minute equaliser to grab a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their European Championship qualifier in neutral Hungary on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of reaching next year’s finals in Germany. The Swiss were within two minutes of booking their finals place but Shon Weissman’s late goal means they must now beat Kosovo at the weekend to ensure they qualify. Continue reading...

Premier League updates from the 12.30pm GMT kick-offFollow Guardian sport on Instagram, Threads and YouTube Tottenham lost James Maddison and Micky van de Ven to injury on Monday night and both hugely influential summer signings are expected to be out until the New Year. They join Manor Solomon, Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon and Alfie Whiteman in the treatment room, while Richarlison is also set to spend a month or so on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on his groin. Cristian Romero and Destiny Odogie are also absent this afternoon through suspension after getting sent off against Chelsea. In better news for Spurs, Ben Davies is fit after recovering from an ankle injury and is likely to come straight back into the first team. Continue reading...

Tottenham forward used page to show support for IsraelSolomon’s account has been ‘quickly restored’ Meta has insisted that Tottenham forward Manor Solomon’s Instagram account was removed by mistake and not because of any content related to his support for Israel. According to a report, Solomon found out that his account had been deactivated after he was given permission by the club to travel to Israel to resolve a family matter. But a spokesperson for Meta, which owns Instagram, told the Guardian that the 24-year-old’s account “was removed by mistake and has been quickly restored. His account wasn’t removed because of any content he had shared.” Continue reading...

Some things in life are guaranteed. Manor Solomon, given the chance to run at an opponent will cut infield into his right foot. James Maddison, challenged in the box, will go to ground, sit up, and spread his arms while looking plaintively at the referee. And Tottenham, just as optimism is beginning to sprout, will find a way to lose. Or will they? Perhaps this is the true Ange Postecoglou revolution: it took 15 minutes of added-time, but from somewhere they found two late goals to win it. Richarlison scored the equaliser and then laid on the winner for Dejan Kulusevski, a remarkable contribution from a player who has seemed so out of sorts for so long, who has admitted his off-field struggles. But it also seemed typical of this new era for Spurs, who have recently become, uncharacteristically, a club to whom good things happen. Continue reading...