Pavey signs until 2030
AIK have tied down Charlie Pavey. The 18-year-old full-back has signed a new contract running to 2030 (1).
"Jag är otroligt tacksam över att få förlänga med klubben som jag är född i," Pavey said, which is him saying he is grateful to extend with the club he was born into (1).
That is a homegrown kid committing his best years to the club.
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Kouame hurt in training, assessed at Karlberg
Axel Kouame pulled up at training and had to come off. He went down, reached for his left knee, was treated by club doctor Victor Lyberg and left the session (3). He will now be examined at Karlberg (2).
"Sen kan vi avgöra om en röntgen behövs eller inte," said Miika Takkula, meaning they will decide afterwards whether an X-ray is needed (2).
The 22-year-old Ivorian is a problem to lose ahead of Mjällby (3).
Mjällby at home, and Assadi wants the start
AIK host Mjällby on Wednesday 16 September, 19:00 CEST at the Nationalarenan (4).
Lucas Assadi is pushing to start again. The Chilean, formerly of Universidad de Chile, made his first start for AIK and wants to stay in the XI against Mjällby (4).
This one lands four days after the 1–4 home loss to Västerås SK on Saturday 12 September, the low point of your last five (source: fixtures).
What the table says
Seventh of 16. 32 points from 20 games, goal difference -2 (source: league data).
The form line reads W W W D L, and that L is the Västerås collapse at home: AIK 1–4 Västerås SK (source: fixtures). Before it, wins away at Örgryte (Örgryte IS 3–4 AIK), away at Djurgården (Djurgården 1–3 AIK) and at home to Hammarby (AIK 3–2 Hammarby IF), plus a 0–0 at Malmö FF (source: fixtures).
Mjällby at home is the chance to stop the slide. Then Halmstads BK away on Sunday 20 September, 14:00 CEST (source: fixtures).
Fan reactions
The Allsvenskan subreddit's round 22 tipping thread is up, and with it a nudge that there is an extra midweek match for anyone who has not tipped yet (Reddit). The thread's round 18 grid is the one carrying AIK's Wednesday fixture, so the community is already building their picks around it (Reddit).
