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A three-way title race is unfolding in the Premier League this season. We’re seeing one of the more exciting conclusions in recent years. It’s delightfully unclear with ten games to go whether Arsenal, Manchester City, or Liverpool will be champions.
In a BBC interview, Sir Jim Ratcliffe pitched the idea of a new “Wembley of the North”. The minority Man Utd owner certainly caught the imagination. The proposal made for many headlines. However, some of the details are surprising. For all the patriotism of invoking Wembley, some details of the plan will seem familiar to […]
A fractious game finished Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal on Saturday night. Mikel Arteta and his remarks in post-match interviews have dominated the discussion since the full time whistle. The Arsenal boss was far from happy as he branded officials and VAR “a disgrace”.
England’s Greatest Football Team. It’s an easy phrase to say, but which specific team is it referring to? Perhaps for each of us it’s a different team. It likely depends when you grew up, where you live, and what people you know are saying on the subject. Mauricio Pochettino discussed this subject in an interview […]
We have reached the business end of another football season and talk turns to who will win the major honours. With Manchester City again in imperious form, fans and pundits alike are starting to ask an inevitable question: are they on the brink of the Treble? What is a Treble? The term ‘Treble’ refers to […]
It seems football is on the brink of returning to the Premier League. And although there haven’t been too many positives to take from the suspension forced by the Covid-19 pandemic, one Everton player in particular has managed to turn the time away from playing into a positive. Icelander Gylfi Sigurdsson is one of the […]
Nuno Espirito Santo has a clear message for his players as they head in to what is often described as the business end of the season: Work hard first and foremost before we get carried away with potential success. Wolves are entering an exciting period in the cub’s season with an upcoming FA Cup semi-final […]
For a team that has only been back in the top flight of English football since August — after gaining promotion from the championship last season – it is fair to say that Wolverhampton Wanderers can consider their campaign so far as a resounding success. They sit in eighth position in the Premier League standings […]
There is an old adage in football pertaining to both players and supporters: it is said that the obsessives “eat, drink and sleep” football. And that is certainly the case as far as Manchester United midfield ace Fred is concerned. Brazilian schemer Fred, who is aged 25, switched to Old Trafford from Shakhtar Donetsk over […]
The holy trinity of attackers at Anfield need to be assisted in the goal haul with strikes from midfielders. That’s the verdict of former Liverpool frontman John Aldridge, who says manager Jurgen Klopp can ask no more of his livewire goal-getters ahead of the new Premier League campaign. Aldridge has paid tribute to the mastery […]
After four seasons outside the top flight, Fulham got back into the Premier League thanks to a tense Championship play-off final victory against fallen giants Aston Villa in May. It’s a second promotion from this level for Craven Cottage head coach Slavisa Jokanovic after he took Watford up only for them not to renew his […]
Wayne Rooney’s best years are behind him but he is still playing in the top flight. Is he worth his place? Can he go on at this level? I’ve taken a look at what it takes to play on past 30 at the top level and whether Wayne Rooney can continue to do so. Wayne […]
It was great to see Ruben Loftus-Cheek last a full 90 minute game against Bournemouth on Saturday. Before an ankle injury made him miss around three months of football, the 22-year old was impressive and even played his way into Gareth Southgate’s squad for the friendlies against Brazil and Germany. He not only made the […]
It appeared for a long while that it was done. Manchester City had sewn it up, or, at least, they thought they had. So had everyone else. Manchester United fans, slumped on their seats, looked aimlessly in the distance. Others were down on the concourse thinking but not talking. Whilst in the home sections of […]
Facing their fourth top six side in five games last weekend against Liverpool, Crystal Palace weren’t able to stop Mo Salah. However, despite the loss the south Londoners made a good account of themselves and that’s something Roy Hodgson hopes his side can take into their final stretch of games this season. he said: “We’re […]
After a week off thanks to the international break, Crystal Palace begin this weekend’s Premier League as they welcome Liverpool to Selhurst Park for a 12:30 kick off on Saturday. Before the international break began, Palace managed to put an end to a run which saw them lose four consecutive games with a win over […]
After three successive games against top five opposition, Crystal Palace are up against one of their neighbouring sides Huddersfield who sit just four points above them. In recent weeks injury woes have troubled the Eagles, but along with other players coming back to full fitness, manager Roy Hodgson hopes Wilfried Zaha will continue to impress […]
West Brom vs Leicester 10/03/18 Kick-off: 3pm Preview: Crikey, talk about Fergie time and then some! I happened to be at Leicester vs Bournemouth last week thanks to a friend of mine and I tell you what, how lucky were we to get a point from that game?! We were dreadful, didn’t look like scoring, […]
This weekend sees Crystal Palace’s run of games against top five opposition come to an end as they prepare to face Chelsea in an effort to climb out of the relegation zone. After admirable performances against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, Roy Hodgson looks to be going into the clash with confidence despite his side […]
It now seems likely the Premier League will introduce a winter break from the 2019/20 season. This is expected to be scheduled for February 2020. The intention is for each club to have a break of at least thirteen days. This has long been debated by players, managers and pundits alike. A winter break is […]
