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The Premier League is stacked with quality players, and managers in the top flight are paid to pick the best players from the start of games. However, sometimes managers need a plan B and turn to their substitute’s bench in their quest for a goal. Some players were adept at scoring, having stepped off the […]
The big game at the top of the Premier League on Sunday went with the form guide, as in-form league leaders Liverpool recorded a 2-0 home victory over out-of-sorts champions Manchester City at Anfield. Liverpool were just too strong for the champions Anfield has proven a difficult hunting grounding for the reigning champions even when […]
The recent controversial video of Premier League David Coote talking about Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp has opened up a can of worms when it comes to which club’s top-flight referees have allegiances with. The 42-year-old has now been suspended from refereeing, with a full investigation underway over the almost surreal video. Who do Premier League referees […]
Since its inception in 1888, the English top flight has seen a dynamic roster of clubs, with no single club maintaining a continuous presence throughout its history. In fact, the only clubs from the original 12 founding members still in the English top-flight are Aston Villa, Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers. While some clubs have remained […]
English football changed forever in 1992 when the top flight was rebranded as the Premier League from its previous moniker, the First Division. Since then, some new clubs have emerged as dominant forces, while other older established members have only added to their trophy collections. Here are the clubs that have won the most top-flight […]
Top English football clubs have agreed in principle to replace Profit and Sustainability rules with a new Premier League anchoring system. Whilst not all the details are yet clear, it’s no surprise to see things changing. The previous financial rules have been one of the big stories of this season.
Rodri needs a rest. The Man City midfielder confessed as much in the aftermath of his side’s 3-3 draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League Quarter-Final last week. But is he really the only one who does in an action-packed Premier League season?
A Paris penalty robbed Newcastle of a memorable double over PSG back in November. But the decision for VAR to intervene and give the penalty that allowed Kylian Mbappé to equalise may yet have other consequences. It could have a big financial impact for other Premier League teams.
This week UEFA published the European Club Finance and Investment Landscape Report. The BBC were quick to report on this with the headline claim that Man Utd’s 2022/23 squad is the most expensive squad in football history. But is that really right?
A wonderful game of football on Saturday night finished Newcastle 2-3 Man City. The reigning champions came from behind in the closing stages to seal an important and timely victory. The game saw Kevin de Bruyne return from an injury that has kept him out for most of the campaign.
Wednesday night saw Aston Villa produce a fine 1-0 victory over Man City. This was just the latest in a number of interesting recent games between the Premier League Top 8.
VAR was the talking point after Tottenham-Liverpool on Saturday night. A match full of incident saw Spurs emerge victorious 2-1 over the Reds. However, the game was marred by controversy which has meant almost all discussion after the game is about Premier League refereeing and the VAR system. How Tottenham-Liverpool VAR Story Unfolded The chart […]
The summer transfer window in 2023 saw several long-running stories familiar to football fans continue. Chelsea continued to spend heavily on young talent on long-term contracts. Manchester United signed a new striker in the hope of challenging their noisy neighbours for the league title. And the Premier League in general continued to dominate world transfers, […]
This summer has been dominated by high-profile departures from the Premier League to the Saudi Pro League. The latest of these has seen Allan Saint-Maximin head from Newcastle to Al Ahli for an undisclosed fee. The Frenchman completes an exciting all-former-Premier-League front three for Al Ahli with Roberto Firmino and Riyad Mahrez. Whilst some of […]
Monday saw the surprising news of the departure of Bournemouth manager Gary O’Neil. The club moved quickly to replace him with Andoni Iraola. The news was particularly surprising given Gary O’Neil was well-regarded for his work last season. The former Portsmouth and Middlesbrough midfielder had taken over a 9-0 demolition by Liverpool. After that result, […]
Manchester City have done it. They have secured a historic Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League trophies. They completed this memorable feat with a 1-0 win over Internazionale at the AtatĂĽrk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night. As we previewed a few weeks ago, the Treble looked possible once City […]
Nottingham Forest won 1-0 at home to Arsenal on Saturday to clinch Premier League safety. This represents a great first season back in England’s top flight. Forest have been an interesting team to follow this season. Their approach seems different to that followed by many other promoted teams. This has led some to ask whether […]
Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat to Brighton this weekend seems to have put the writing on the wall. It appears that Manchester City will win the Premier League title again this season. But having led by eight points as recently as 1st April, have Arsenal bottled it? What is ‘bottling it’? The idea of “losing your bottle” […]
Leeds United have sounded the alarm bells, sacking Javi Gracia and bringing in a new manager until the end of the season. The new manager in question is Sam Allardyce, but can he save Leeds United in just four games? Allardyce becomes the third Leeds manager of a tumultuous season, following Jesse Marsch and Javi […]
Crystal Palace sacked Patrick Vieira as manager last week after a season and a half in the role. Yesterday they announced that his predecessor in the role, Roy Hodgson, will return as his successor. Vieira’s dismissal comes at the end of a 12-game winless run: a statistic that makes bleak reading. But is there more […]
