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A season of notable highs for Newcastle United reached a new peak on Sunday afternoon, with Eddie Howe's men taking a giant stride toward securing a Champions League berth after hitting Tottenham Hotspur for six at St James' Park.

That scintillating showing from the Magpies was merely a further indication of the remarkable revival that the club have enjoyed since the change in ownership back in October 2021, with the arrival of the PIF regime having revitalised an undoubted sleeping giant.

Among the many successes that the new owners have enjoyed during their time at the helm – namely appointing Eddie Howe as manager – one notable blinder that they appear to have pulled off is the signing of Sven Botman, with the Dutchman having been a "colossal" presence at the back of late, according to journalist Josh Bunting.

As Bunting also noted earlier in the campaign, the former Lille ace has made a "huge difference" since his £35m arrival last summer, having formed part of a backline that has shipped just 25 Premier League goals this season.

That rock-solid record is a far cry from the club's woes amid their fight against relegation last season, with the Tynesiders having conceded 62 goals in the league alone in that 2021/22 campaign – further proof of Botman's impact.

With the Dutchman having now even tipped to go on to become one of the top-flight's greatest-ever defenders, as per Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp, it is clear to see that Newcastle truly did strike gold with the signing of the 23-year-old.

How much is Sven Botman worth?

Now a leading presence for the northeast side, the 6 foot 4 powerhouse has come a long way since his early days at Ajax, having seen his valuation soar over the past few years.

As per Football Transfers, the towering asset was said to be valued at as little as £3m during his time on loan at Heerenveen back in 2019, although his valuation is now as high as £41m, marking an increase of roughly 1,266% in the space of four years.

It would appear that the centre-back's asking price will only rise even further such has been his "incredible impact" on the team, as per pundit Leon Osman, albeit with the St James' Park outfit unlikely to be contemplating an exit any time soon.

Having fought off rival interest from AC Milan in order to sign Botman, the emerging sensation is now rewarding the club's faith with his dominant defensive displays, having helped to keep ten clean sheets in his 29 league outings, while also winning a solid 66% of his total duels in the time.

With the £90k-per-week giant looking like a player that both Newcastle and Howe can rely on for years to come, PIF's £35m investment will only go on to appear even more astute in future.

اعترف المدير الفني الجزائري، عادل عمروش، أنه لم يكن يرغب في مواجهة مصر وديًا استعدادًا لبطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023.

ويواجه منتخب مصر منافسه تنزانيا يوم، الأحد 7 يناير، وهي المباراة الودية الوحيدة للفراعنة قبل السفر إلى كوت ديفوار.

وتنطلق البطولة يوم 13 يناير وتستمر حتى 11 فبراير المقبل، بمشاركة 24 منتخبًا.

اقرأ أيضًا.. مران منتخب مصر | محمد وأحمد الشناوي يخوضان جزء من التدريبات.. وفقرة للتسديد

وتواصل “btolat.com” مع المدرب الجزائري للحديث عن تحضيراته للبطولة ومباراة مصر.

وقال عمروش: “لدينا خطة من أجل التحضير لمشاركتنا في بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023، تحت إشراف الاتحاد التنزاني الذي يوفر كل الإمكانات من أجل نجاحنا في كوت ديفوار”.

وواصل: “نمتلك لاعبين رائعين يساعدونا في مهمتنا، سنخوض مباراة ودية قوية أمام مصر في القاهرة قبل السفر إلى أبيدجان”.

وعن مباراة مصر: “لم تكن نيتنا إقامة المعسكر في القاهرة، لكننا غيرنا تلك الخطة بسبب الاتحاد، لم تكن مواجهة الفراعنة اختيارنا الأول، كانت هناك اختيارات أخرى”.

وتابع: “لكن ستكون مباراة جيدة للاعبينا من أجل الاستعداد لخوض بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023”.

وعن طموحه قبل البطولة: “اللاعبون يعرفونني جيدًا، لا أحب الخسارة على الإطلاق، يجب أن نقاتل ونبذل قصارى جهدنا من أجل تحقيق الفوز”.

ووجوده في مجموعة المغرب، زامبيا والكونغو الديمقراطية الصعبة: “نحن لن نذهب إلى نزهة، لدينا مهمة ونريد أن ننجح ونحقق الانتصارات من أجل الشعب التنزاني”.

واختتم: “احترم كل تلك الفرق، ولكننا تنزانيا لا نخاف أبدًا، في كرة القدم لا توجد أسماء كبيرة بل يجب أن يكون لديك روح وقتال من أجل أن تحترمك الخصوم، لن نذهب للحصول على سيلفي مع النجوم الكبيرة”.

Manchester United moved a step closer toward securing Champions League qualification after edging past an in-form Aston Villa side on Sunday afternoon, with a first-half strike from Bruno Fernandes ultimately proving the difference at Old Trafford.

Just a few days on from the second-half collapse away to Tottenham Hotspur, the Red Devils put in a professional performance this time around to seal all three points and end the visitors impressive, ten-game unbeaten run in the process.

For all United’s dominance on the day – having enjoyed 57% possession and had 14 shots at goal – the top-four hopefuls were still reliant on some defensive heroics to help get over the line, with Victor Lindelof notably producing a “magnificent” goalline clearance in the second half, as per Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst.

That intervention epitomised what was yet another “excellent” performance from the Sweden international, in the words of Luckhurst, as the 28-year-old has truly stepped up to the mark in the absence of Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane in recent weeks.

How did Lindelof play against Villa?

While there have been question marks surrounding the former Benfica man’s long-term future at the Theatre of Dreams in recent months – amid reports that he could be shown the door this summer – the £120k-per-week ace has shown of late that he can be an invaluable asset for manager, Erik ten Hag.

The ‘Ice Man’ was notably something of a hero in the Wembley win over Brighton and Hove Albion just over a week ago, having also showed his class in the victory away to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League prior to that.

On what was his fifth successive start, the experienced centre-back produced “one of his best performances” for the club to date, according to Luckhurst, with one journalist even going as far as to suggest that it was “one of the finest defensive displays for United in recent seasons”.

That was evidenced by the fact that the 58-cap rock was a real composed and dominant presence at the heart of the backline having lost possession on just three occasions from his 72 touches and recorded a 97% pass accuracy rate, while also recording four clearances on the day.

Despite not having been engaged in a physical battle with Ollie Watkins – after winning one of only two total duels – Lindelof still ‘put his body on the line for the cause’, as per GOAL’s Harry Sherlock, having done all he could to help secure a 15th league clean sheet of the season for goalkeeper, David De Gea.

As The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell noted, yesterday’s outing was “another tick” for the centre-back partnership of the Swede and usual left-back, Luke Shaw, with it looking increasingly unlikely that club captain Harry Maguire will be able to force his way into the side in the coming games.

يرى البرتغالي روي فيتوريا المدير الفني لـ منتخب مصر، أن الفريق أهدر الفوز على موزمبيق، في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الأحد، ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023.

وتعادل منتخب مصر مع موزمبيق، بهدفين لمثلهما، في اللقاء الذي أقيم بمنافسات الجولة الأولى من عمر مواجهات المجموعة الثانية لـ كأس أمم إفريقيا بكوت ديفوار.

وقال فيتوريا خلال المؤتمر الصحفي بعد المباراة: “منتخب مصر أهدر الفوز أمام موزمبيق اليوم، واكتفى بالتعادل بهدفين”.

وأضاف: “لم نستطع أن نستمر على نفس الأداء بعد الهدف المبكر لمصطفى محمد”.

طالع | وائل جمعة ينتقد أداء ثنائي منتخب مصر أمام موزمبيق وتصريحات فيتوريا: لم يتحمل المسؤولية

وأكمل: “لاعبونا أهدروا فوزًا مهمًا في ضربة البداية، المباريات كلها كما قلنا من قبل صعبة وسنستعد لمواجهة منتخب غانا القوى بكل جدية”.

وأردف: “الخصم نجح في استغلال الفرص التي أتيحت له، لا يوجد فريق سهل في أمم إفريقيا، موزمبيق فريق جيد وكانت هناك أخطاء من جانبنا وسنعمل علي معالجتها المباراة المقبلة”.

واستطرد: “الفريق الذي كان يلعب ضدنا تقدم علينا وكان صعب أن نتجاوز وافتقدنا الجدية والتركيز”.

وأستمر: “منتخب موزبيبق رائع جدًا وأنا لست متفاجئًا بقدراتهم، كانت لديهم فرصة المكسب، وخلال فترة الاستراحة قمنا بتقييم الفريق الآخر، وآسفون لأنه حدث عدم تركيز، واليوم عانينا كثيرًا”.

وأتم: “كنا نريد أن نحقق المكسب، لسنا أفضل فريق، لم نكن مركزين بشكل جيد جدًا ولذلك فقدنا الفرصة، كل مباراة يجب علينا أن نكون جاهزين في كل فترات اللقاء.

ويلتقي منتخب مصر مع موزمبيق، يوم الخميس المقبل 18 يناير في الجولة الثانية من مرحلة المجموعات لبطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023.

حقق منتخب نيجيريا نيجيريا فوزه الأول في كأس أمم إفريقيا بهدف دون رد على حساب صاحب الديار منتخب كوت ديفوار في ثاني جولات دور المجموعات من كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023.

لعبت مباراة نيجيريا وكوت ديفوار مساء اليوم الخميس في إطار مباريات الجولة الثانية لدور المجموعات لكأس أمم إفريقيا وذلك على ملعب الحسن واتارا.

اقرأ أيضًا | لينكر عن اختيار أوسيمين الأفضل في إفريقيا: نسيتم محمد صلاح

سجل منتخب نيجيريا هدف اللقاء الوحيد من ركلة جزاء تحصل عليها فيكتور أوسيمين بسبب تدخل قوي من المدافع دياموندي وسجل ركلة الجزاء اللاعب وليام تروست ايكونج في الدقيقة 55 من عمر اللقاء الذي انتهى بفوز النسور النيجيرية بهدف نظيف ليتلقى منتخب كوت ديفوار خسارته الأولى في البطولة.

بتلك النتيجة بات منتخب غينيا الاستوائية في صدارة المجموعة الأولى برصيد 4 نقاط بالتساوي في النقاط مع نيجيريا ثم يأتي منتخب كوت ديفوار في المركز الثالث برصيد 3 نقاط ثم منتخب غينيا بيساو يغادر البطولة بعدما فشل في حصد أي نقطة من مباراتين.

وتضم المجموعة بجانب نيجيريا وكوت ديفوار، كلًا من غينيا الاستوائية وغينيا بيساو.  أهداف مباراة نيجيريا وكوت ديفوار

تشكيل نيجيريا اليوم أمام كوت ديفوار في كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023

حراسة المرمى: ستانلي نوابالي.

خط الدفاع: آينا، سيمي آجايي، تروست إيكونج، زايدو سنوسي.

وسط الملعب: فرانك أونيكا، أليكس أيوبي، أديمولا لوكمان.

الهجوم: تشيكويزي، فيكتور أوسيمين، باساي. تشكيل كوت ديفوار اليوم أمام نيجيريا في كأس أمم إفريقيا

حراسة المرمى: يحيى فوفانا.

خط الدفاع: سيرجي أورييه، عثمان دياموندي، إيفان نديكا، غيسلان كونان.

وسط الملعب: فرانك كيسيه، إبراهيما سينجاري، سيكو فوفانا، كريستيان كويامي.

الهجوم: جيان فيليب كراسو، جيرمي بوجا.

يمكنكم متابعة تفاصيل وأحداث المباراة مباشر بالفيديو لحظة بلحظة من هنا الشوط الأول

د1: بداية اللقاء.

د3: طولية لنيجيريا لاوسيمين لكن دفاعات كوت ديفوار تسيطر على الوضع.

د7: رأسية من فرانك كيسي لكنها بعيدة عن مرمى نيجيريا. فرصة أوسيمين

د8: أووووه انفراد لفيكتور اوسيمين لكنها يصوبها بعيدة عن مرمى الأفيال. تصدي رائع لحارس نيجيريا

د9: انفراد للافيال من كوني لكن تصدي رائع للحارس النيجيري.

د10: تسلل على تشكويزي. حارس نيجيريا يتصدى لتصويبة فوفانا الصاروخية

د16: تصويبة من فوفانا لاعب كوت ديفوار يتصدى لها الحارس ستانلي نوابالي.

30: عرضية رائعة من سنوسي تبعد قبل وصولها الى اوسميمين.

د44: ضربة ركنية للنسور النيجيرية.

نهاية الشوط الأول بالتعادل السلبي من دون أهداف. الشوط الثاني

د46: بداية الشوط الثاني.

د50: منتخب نيجيريا يطلب الحصول على ركلة جزاء بسبب تدخل من قبل مدافع كوت ديفوار داخل منطقة الجزاء.

د52: ركلة جزاء لمصلحة النسور النيجيرية بعد العودة لتقنية الفيديو.

د53: ركلة الجزاء بسبب تدخل قوي من المدافع الايفواري عثمان دياموندي على فيكتور أوسيمين. هدف نيجيريا الأول

د55: هدف نيجيري أول في الدقيقة 55 منن ركلة جزاء سجلها اللاعب تروست إيكونج.

د60: انطلاقة رائعة من أوسيمين وتدخل مميز من دفاعات الأفيال. فرصة أوسيمين الخطيرة

د70: تصويبة من بعيد من سنجاري لكن بعيدة عن شباك نيجيريا.

د73: تصويبة من فوفانا بجوار القائم الأيسر لمرمى النسور.

د83: هجمة عنترية من صامويل اويسي لكن اللاعب يراوغ الأول والثاني ويرفض التمرير لتقطع الكرة منه.

د90: عرضية من دياكاتيه بعيدة عن رأس كيسي.

نهاية المباراة بفوز نيجيريا على كوت ديفوار بهدف دون رد.

Sky Sports journalist Lewis Jones has condemned Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes for a “naughty” challenge.

What’s the latest on Arsenal and Newcastle United?

Looking to give their Champions League ambitions a big boost, the Magpies played host to Arsenal at St James’ Park on Sunday afternoon.

Eddie Howe and co came into the game 13 points behind the Gunners – who are fighting for a Premier League title – but only two points ahead of top-four rivals Manchester United.

With that in mind, plenty was on the line for both teams and the game reflected that as Newcastle nearly got off to the perfect start as Jacob Murphy hit the post before VAR correctly overturned a penalty for a handball against Jakub Kiwior when the ball actually hit his thigh.

It was Arsenal, however, who then took the lead when Martin Odegaard fired into the back of the net from over 25 yards as his effort arrowed past Nick Pope into the bottom corner.

Shortly before the break, though, the Gunners were breaking forward on a quick counter but as Bukayo Saka raced up the field, he was caught by Guimaraes.

As noted on the Sky Sports coverage of the game, Jones slammed the challenge and suggested that it may have been deliberate.

Indeed, he remarked: “You can feel the needle factor growing by the second. This is one is going to kick off at some point. That was a tad naughty from Bruno on Saka.”

What did Guimaraes do against Arsenal?

Of course, there is no sure way of knowing if it was deliberate or not and referee Chris Kavanagh didn’t even award a foul.

Indeed, he seemed to ignore or miss the challenge, even though Saka’s boot flew off after £120k-p/w midfielder Guimaraes raked his studs down the Englishman’s Achilles.

It was a heated end to the first half so this sort of incident just outlined how up for it all the players were on the day as duels were flying in all over the place both on and off the ball.

The Brazilian international certainly isn’t shy of a yellow card, but doesn’t have the worst record in the world with only four to his name in the league this term.

Perhaps the referee took this into consideration when letting this “naughty incident” pass without punishment.

علّق المدير الفني لفريق بولونيا الإيطالي، تياجو موتا، على التقارير الصحفية التي تربط بينه وبين إمكانية تدريب برشلونة خلفًا لـ تشافي هيرنانديز.

وأعلن تشافي، مساء يوم السبت، أنه ينوي مغادرة صفوف برشلونة بمجرد انتهاء هذا الموسم (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).

وظهر اسم تياجو موتا ضمن المرشحين لخلافة تشافي في صفوف برشلونة، الموسم المقبل.

وقال تياجو موتا في تصريحاته، عندما سُئل عن الأمر: “لقد سمعت برحيل تشافي عن برشلونة، نعم، لقد أخبروني بهذا الخبر منذ دقائق”.

وأضاف: “ارتباطي بتدريب برشلونة في المستقبل؟ أنا أعيش في الوقت الحاضر، أنا أستمتع بوقتي في بولونيا، وأركز فقط على الحاضر”.

وواصل: “هذا أمر محزن، لقد كان يقوم بعمل رائع وفاز باللقب الموسم الماضي، رأيت كلوب يعلن رحيله عن ليفربول، التدريب مهمة صعبة، لكنها هي المهمة التي اخترناها”.

وعن موعد حسم مستقبله مع بولونيا، حيث تستمر المفاوضات بينهما بشأن تجديد العقد، أجاب: “عندما تكون هناك أخبار يجب الإبلاغ عنها، سأخبركم، ولكن لا يوجد شيء اليوم”.

Sherwin Campbell and Philo Wallace have always approached batting with contrasting yet equally efficient methods

Haydn Gill29-May-2016Sherwin Campbell and Philo Wallace have always approached batting with contrasting yet equally efficient methods.And yesterday was no exception.Compact Campbell and walloping Wallace launched a splendid Barbados response to a challenging Bangladesh ‘A’ first innings total on Day 2 of the fifth-round bottom-of-the-table Busta Series clash.At stumps, captain Campbell was five away from his 22nd first-class century, his unbeaten 95 compiled off 210 balls with due care and application.By then, the rampaging Wallace had long departed, his awesome aggression giving Barbados a flying start. He, however, would have been angry with himself when he gifted his wicket for 81 off 100 balls on an afternoon in which Barbados’ batsmen were seldom troubled.Young Kurt Wilkinson joined Campbell for the evening session and finally overcame his habit of succumbing in the 20s or 30s. By the close, he was unbeaten on 52, having reached his half-century with an impressive lofted drive that was preceded by a couple of sweet boundaries.The efforts of the trio in maintaining a decent scoring rate of almost three-and-a half-runs an over carried Barbados within 50 runs of their first points since the opening round. They also put the hosts in a position to build a commanding lead against what appears to be the weakest bowling attack in the competition.The Saturday Kensington Oval crowd would have especially welcomed the contribution of Campbell, who looked a touch above what we had seen from him recently, but he still feels his timing, movement of the feet and confidence could be improved.It’s not as perfect as I would like it, but I am getting there, said the 31-year-old former West Indies vice-captain.Sometimes, maybe the bat is a little heavy, but I am trying to get an innings together, take my time and try not to force it too much.He was also not too perturbed that he did not complete his century yesterday.I would have loved that, but that’s how it goes sometimes. I feel very good and relaxed and I am confident that I will definitely get a hundred tomorrow, he said.Campbell, recalled to the West Indies team for the first time in more than a year on the recent tour of Sharjah where a fractured little finger prematurely ended his participation, knows the importance of a big innings.I am definitely looking towards a West Indies pick, he said. A good innings here and then maybe in the next two games may give me a chance to play against India.He and Wallace put on 135 for the first wicket in fewer than 33 overs and he and Wilkinson spent the next 38 overs adding 109.Wallace might have gone off after a few balls before he settled at the start, but once he was into his stride, the Bangladishis found it difficult to contain him.There were a couple of powerful pulls and drives on the way to his half-century, but he exploded when the 18-year-old fast bowler Tareq Aziz was recalled for a second spell.The first ball was contemptuously lifted over long-on and onto the Garfield Sobers Pavilion. Before the buzz around the ground could subside, the next ball was lifted straight down the ground, prompting some to scamper for cover.The beefy Wallace seemed headed for an 11th first-class hundred before one of the most innocuous balls of the match caused his demise 20 minutes before tea.It was a long-hop from off-spinner Naimur Rahman and Wallace pulled it down the throat of deep mid-wicket to end his third half-century of the season, which included nine fours in two hours’ batting.As usual, Campbell was the quiet partner in his association with Wallace. When Wallace departed, he was 45, and he used the remainder of the day to diligently accumulate his highest score at this level since 2000.One can usually tell when Campbell will score heavily and it was on the cards from the time he opened his account with one of his trademark cuts.During the four-and-half-hours he was firmly entrenched, the ball constantly hit the middle of his broad bat and there was no hint of the scratchy footwork that has troubled him in recent times.Earlier, Barbados enjoyed a fine morning session, spearheaded by left-arm pacer Pedro Collins who grabbed the last four wickets after Bangladesh ‘A’ resumed on 263 for six.Using the second new ball with telling effect, he bowled mainly a fullish length and Bangladesh ‘A’ were unable to score a run in the first 25 minutes. He induced Mushfiqur Raham into gloving a catch to third slip and then troubled the stumps of the next two batsmen.Mosadek Hossain, playing with a huge gap between bat and bad, was bowled off-stump, while Alamgir Khan was undone by a fullish delivery a few balls after he had swung Collins over mid-wicket when only one fielder was positioned on the leg-side.Collins duly wrapped up the innings and finished with five for 56 from 27.2 overs, but it left Ian Bradshaw without a deserved maiden five-wicket haul. His four for 89 represented his fifth such haul this season in which he has taken 28 wickets.

Chelsea, for all the immense talent they have acquired since Todd Boehly's arrival as owner, are still lacking that clinical focal point up top.

This means that no matter how comfortable in possession they can be, or how solid their defence remains, with little threat up top they are so easy to thwart.

Therefore, it is not surprising to see that the Blues have claimed just a sole victory in all competitions since early March, with their tally of 36 goals the joint-fourth lowest in the Premier League.

Frank Lampard has offered little in the way of a new manager bounce, however, it seems that with each passing day, the announcement of Mauricio Pochettino nears.

In the proven Argentine, it is hoped that they have snagged a top-class head coach capable of welding together this makeshift side and propelling them into a brighter future.

However, should he not address their glaring issue, the problems of this miserable campaign will persist.

Therefore, should the reports linking them with a move for "main target" Victor Osimhen be true, the former Tottenham Hotspur boss simply must fork out the reported €150m (£130m) price tag this summer. It would mark a small price to pay to add that final piece of the jigsaw that could knit together a stumbling team at last.

How good is Victor Osimhen?

It is a testament to the quality of the Nigerian forward that he has earned comparisons with the legendary former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba.

When told about these rumours, talkSPORT pundit Ally McCoist boldly claimed: "He's the only striker I've seen in the last 10 years that reminds a little bit of Didier Drogba."

Given his goalscoring feats this season, such a notion is certainly well-founded.

After all, his 23 goals and five assists have proved instrumental in firing the Naples outfit to their first league title since 1990.

These figures mean that already the 24-year-old has already outscored all but one of the former Ivory Coast international's nine Premier League campaigns, a feat Statman Dave has branded as a "ridiculous output".

However, it is not just his potency that likens Osimhen to the 45-year-old, who truly cemented his legacy in west London after first scoring in normal time before coolly slotting the penalty that handed Chelsea the most unlikely of Champions League triumphs in 2012.

Both of these hulking forwards have blistering pace that belies their immense physique, and these raw assets would be emphasised further when surrounded by the technical proficiency of Kai Havertz, Enzo Fernandez and potentially Joao Felix as well.

The fact that BBC Sport contributor Raj Chohan has also lauded him as someone who "presses like a monster" only feeds into this notion.

Given the young African powerhouse has already admitted that Drogba remains his idol, there would be no better place to emulate his glittering career than at Stamford Bridge, should Pochettino convince him to make the move and Boehly fork out another expensive fee this summer.

Despite rapid half-centuries from Riki Wessels and Michael Lumb, Nottinghamshire needed the help of six penalty runs before scraping over the line to defeat Lancashire by two wickets

ECB Reporters Network04-Jun-2016
ScorecardRikki Wessels helped get the innings off to a flying start•Getty Images

Despite rapid half-centuries from Riki Wessels and Michael Lumb, Nottinghamshire needed the help of six penalty runs before scraping over the line to defeat Lancashire by two wickets in their NatWest T20 encounter at Trent Bridge.Wessels made 58 and Lumb scored 53 but the home side then collapsed in pursuit of a victory target of 185, before a dramatic intervention from the rule book. Needing 15 runs from the last over, Notts were awarded those six penalty runs as the defending champions hadn’t been in a position to begin their last over before the allotted cut-off time.A Sam Wood maximum, heaved high over the leg-side boundary, either side of a couple of scrambled singles, left Luke Fletcher to clip Arron Lilley away for the winning run, with two deliveries remaining.After Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 56 had helped Lancashire to 184 for 4, Notts had been sent on their way by their openers, with Wessels scoring his runs from 31 balls, with seven fours and three sixes, while Lumb registered his first fifty in domestic T20 cricket since July 2013.The chase got off to an explosive start, with 72 runs coming from the six Powerplay overs. The opening partnership had been extended to 100, a county T20 record against the Red Rose, by the time Lumb hit Stephen Parry to deep midwicket. Wessels was then bowled by Jordan Clark, who also removed Samit Patel for nought, before George Edwards grabbed 3 for 38, as Notts slumped from 143 for 2 to 168 for 8.Earlier, Buttler’s 27-ball 50 ensured the visitors finished their innings on a positive note. Martin Guptill and Alviro Petersen had put 40 on for the first wicket, before Harry Gurney had the New Zealand international caught in the deep for 28. Petersen followed for 21, trapped lbw by Patel, one delivery after lofting the spinner back over his head for six.Patel also removed the dangerous Liam Livingstone, who edged behind to Wessels. The wicketkeeper then handed over the gloves to Brendan Taylor, with the former Zimbabwe captain remaining behind the sticks for the second half of the innings.Karl Brown followed up his Roses’ half century on Friday evening with another handy contribution, although he should have fallen on 39 when he received a grateful gift from a close friend – Steven Mullaney, Brown’s pal from their days together in the Lancashire academy, put down the simplest of caught-and-bowled chances.Wessels, out on the ropes this time, took his second catch of the innings to remove Brown but that only enabled Buttler to take centre stage for some belligerent hitting, late in the innings. Three sixes in four balls, two of them from consecutive Gurney deliveries, helped take Buttler to his half-century and onwards to an unbroken 59-run partnership with Steven Croft.After two defeats, Notts now have their first victory in this season’s competition, while Lancashire’s record now stands at one win and three losses.