striker
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Well done to Forest striker Liam Delap by the way, who got his first goal for them in last week's win at Aston Villa.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
As a former Norwich striker I often get accused of being biased against Ipswich, but I am not being overly negative about them here.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
At Villa, Malen was often used across the frontline and spent only 52% of his league minutes as a central striker.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Haaland's goal was initially disallowed on the field for offside but the VAR review found the striker was just onside, and the goal was awarded.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
He’d rather be a striker, moving fast up and down the field, heart pounding.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
With the holding midfielder given the license to drop to form a temporary back three, United have the option to overload teams that press with two strikers.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Lee Chang-dong’s superb “Possible Love,” for instance, generates its explosively intimate finale by first investing us in the saga of strikers reeling from a brutal government crackdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
With fellow striker Youssef Chermiti expected to be out for a lengthy period after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage against Hibernian last month, McInnes is now left without his two leading strikers.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Among a sample of 1,577 top-five European league strikers over the past 10 seasons, Jackson ranked in the 85th percentile for chances created, 77th for progressive carries and 73rd for touches.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Victor, Maya, and Tino are the main strikers.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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