Newcastle’s 1-0 League Cup Semi-Final first-leg victory at Southampton saw their goalkeeper Nick Pope keep his 10th consecutive clean sheet. The longest such run for at least decade prompted much discussion amongst football pundits and online commentators. Soon repeated was an old cliché: that a good goalkeeper is worth 15-20 points a season. But is […]
Who Looks Best Placed to Make the Premier League Next Season?
The Championship is considered one of the most competitive leagues anywhere in Europe. However, the reward for whoever does snap up one of the three promotion places is an entry into the lucrative Premier League. Here is a look at the teams who are best placed to pick up promotion from the Championship this season. […]
City look imperious as they ease past sorry Spurs and target title
The Premier League table is finally taking shape, with teams producing excellent results in both halves of the table. In the most recent set of games, Manchester City completely outclassed struggling Spurs in a 3-0 home victory as Liverpool struggled to keep Leicester City at bay conceding 3 goals in seven minutes. Elsewhere, Aston Villa […]
Boubacar Kamara – Olympique de Marseille
The prodigal son of the Phocian city Boubacar Kamara was born on 23 November 1999 in Marseille (France). Kamara is a French footballer who plays as a central defender and now as a defensive midfielder at Olympique de Marseille. He joined the Marseille club in 2005 at the age of 5. He is considered to […]
Championship Promotion: Ranking the Title Race Season so far 2020/21
With the Championship season in full throttle there seem to be a myriad of teams battling it out at the top end of the table for those precious two automatic promotion spots. Norwich and Swansea City appear to be leading the Championship pack, with the Canaries sitting at the apex of the table and the […]
Vital Mourinho addresses jittery Tottenham frailties
Spurs are struggling right now, failing to win back-to-back games, despite producing impressive results during the early part of the season. In recent games, they have fallen prey to a lack of confidence and belief in their quality. Mourinho’s Spurs have become a defensive team incapable of holding onto leads and are over-reliant on Harry […]
Managerial merry-go-round! Tuchel latest boss to steer Chelsea after Lampard axed
Because of a beginning of the new season definitely below the expectations of the club, especially as regards the performance in the Premier League (19 games, 6 defeats, 29 points, 11 behind the top team, Manchester United), Chelsea decided to fire their manager again, changing Frank Lampard and appointing German Thomas Tuchel, the 14th different […]
From Lampard to Tuchel: What has gone wrong for Chelsea
Roman Abramovich has done it again. Frank Lampard has been relieved of his duties as former PSG coach Thomas Tuchel is replaced as the new Chelsea head coach. Chelsea sacked Lampard after a run of five defeats in their last eight Premier League games. The club is said to have tabled an 18-month long contract […]
Go for goal! Win exclusive experience with PSG aces such Mbappe
Kylian Mbappé is without doubt one of the most exciting players on the planet — now we are delighted to be able to bring you an amazing opportunity to be in with a chance of winning an exclusive experience the goal ace or other members of the super talented Paris Saint-Germain squad. Once again, PSG […]
London calling! Chelsea choke, Arsenal advance and Spurs march on…
Chelsea continue to struggle as a Covid stricken Manchester City side managed to win three crucial points at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal on the other hand continue to impress with a 4-goal thriller against a struggling West Brom. Spurs managed to return to their goal-scoring spree with an impressive performance against Leeds United. Fulham Missed Again […]
Capital concerns! Testing times for both Chelsea and Spurs
Back in November, when the premiere league was gearing up for the showdown between Chelsea and Tottenham, pundits and fans were relishing the prospect of seeing a possible title clash for the season. Both teams faced off after consecutive victories in their previous league matches. However, a stalemate draw on the day proved otherwise, which […]
Boxing Day Delight
Boxing Day is always the most interesting day for football in a calendar year. Unlike previous years, teams welcome this fixture having more to lose than to gain. With the league table changing shape every weekend, with teams at both ends of the table looking desperately for points, Boxing Day proves to be crucial coming […]
Matchday 14, United, Spurs, Leicester rundown
The Premier League is having quite a spectacular time in respect to its uncertainty in recent months, with more chilling matches and unpredictable results. As we enter the festive season, the defending champions Liverpool are sitting 4 points clear at the top of the table as Manchester United climbed to third in the table with […]
The Match of the Season? Liverpool v Spurs
Background As the season progress, and we are halfway through the fixtures, the teams that sit at the top are finally going to lock horns in a tense battle at Anfield. Looking to the past, Liverpool’s dominance over Tottenham Hotspur doesn’t favour them anymore this season, as Spurs visit Anfield with growing confidence under Jose […]
Everton Chelsea Preview
Everton play Chelsea at Goodison Park, who have been two dominant attacking forces in the premier league this season. With some key players missing for Everton, the clash between former Chelsea boss Carlos Ancelotti’s side and Lampard’s Chelsea is a crucial one. With 8 wins in the last 9 games this season, scoring the second-highest […]
Is Ole Safe at The Wheel Anymore
For Manchester United, this Christmas period is pretty much interesting, unlike the last few years. The shocking and undeniable fact of being knocked out of the champions league is less painful, considering the backstage drama that is ongoing at old Trafford. With Pogba’s transfer request and Ole’s questionable decisions surrounding the club, Christmas is packed […]
Premier League 2020/21 Season: Key Takeaways So Far
By all standards, the first sets of fixtures from the new Premier League season have been pretty strange. You just have to look at Aston Villa’s 7-2 demolition of champions Liverpool – surely one of the biggest shocks in modern football history – as evidence that this hasn’t been a normal season so far. But […]
Bilic hails WBA aces as they reach the Promised Land of the Premier League!
West Bromwich Albion head coach Slaven Bilic saw his side claim a gold-plated place in the Premier League with a draw against Queens Park Rangers and declared: I am the proudest man alive. The Baggies, whose fans have adopted the stirring hymn “The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want” as their anthem, will go to […]
Nervy times ahead for struggling West Ham with Norwich next up for Moyes’ men
In the words of Sir Alex Ferguson, it’s very much “squeaky bum time” for a clutch of clubs at the foot of the Premier League table standings. And among those perilously close to the dreaded drop from the top flight down into the Championship, are West Ham United. Prior to the enforced lockdown of football […]
Toon Army wait nervously as £300million Newcastle takeover inches nearer
They are in every sense of the words a sleeping giant. With a huge fan base in a city where football is very much a religion, Newcastle United is a club crying out for some TLC from a very rich owner with very deep pockets. And that scenario still might unfold as the Premier League […]