Filtered by category "Premier League"

Shambolic Liverpool defence ripped apart by brilliant Bees

There has been so much focus on Liverpool’s need for new forwards and new midfielders – but this one was pinned firmly on their defence. [...]

January 2, 2023 / Premier League

Antonio Conte’s lack of passion sums up crisis at Tottenham

Is this what they made Harry Kane hang around for? Spurs’ season is beginning to resemble a prolonged slap to the face of the club’s best player. [...]

January 1, 2023 / Premier League

Frustration spews from stands as Spurs crash at home

For the 10th match in a row Spurs fell behind. Source: Sport Soccer-.Independent

January 1, 2023 / Premier League

Stopgap star Luke Shaw gives Manchester United unlikely new dilemma in defence

As Manchester United’s season gathers momentum, the emergence of Luke Shaw at centre-back has been another positive story in the club’s [...]

January 1, 2023 / Premier League

Eddie Howe warns Newcastle to keep cool heads in the face of provocation

Newcastle United have experienced all sorts of new challenges, tests and emotions since their takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, [...]

January 1, 2023 / Premier League

Virgil van Dijk motivated to make most of ‘very crazy’ season with Liverpool

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has not ruled out anything in this “crazy” season as he looks to make up for his World Cup [...]

January 1, 2023 / Premier League

Martin Odegaard warns title rivals there is plenty more to come from Arsenal

Martin Odegaard has warned Arsenal’s title rivals there is plenty more to come from the Premier League leaders in 2023. Source: Sport [...]

January 1, 2023 / Premier League

Demarai Gray unloads a rocket for Everton as Pep talk implodes for champions Manchester City

Manchester City did precisely what Pep Guardiola warned they should not: drop more points in the attempt to overhaul Arsenal and retain the [...]

December 31, 2022 / Premier League

As one cloud lifts at Stamford Bridge, another one descends with injury to Reece James

It has not been entirely easy as the Premier League has got going again to pick up the threads. Is that manager still on the brink? Are they in [...]

December 31, 2022 / Premier League

Arsenal looking down on City from a greater height

With a seven-point gap on Manchester City, 2023 promises so much to Arsenal. If the World Cup loomed over their early season and brought with it [...]

December 31, 2022 / Premier League

Rashford’s wake-up call pays dividends

Perhaps the extra few minutes in bed gave Marcus Rashford the impetus to grab this game by the scruff of the neck. Dropped from Manchester [...]

December 31, 2022 / Premier League

No excuses from Graham Potter as Chelsea seek to reignite Premier League campaign

Graham Potter feels there is no point in making any excuses over the ongoing challenges the Chelsea squad face to get their Premier League [...]

December 31, 2022 / Premier League

'It's team rules. I made a mistake' – Marcus Rashford explains why he was dropped after scoring Manchester United winner

Marcus Rashford climbed off the bench and the naughty step to fire Manchester United to victory at Wolves. Source: Sport Soccer-.Independent

December 31, 2022 / Premier League

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi backs Arsenal target Mykhailo Mudryk to be world’s best

Brighton head coach Roberto De Zebri believes Arsenal target Mykhailo Mudryk could one day become the best player in the world. Source: [...]

December 30, 2022 / Premier League

Reece James' trainer vents anger at Chelsea after injury

Reece James’ knee injury has ruled him out for up to a month, and has sparked anger from the personal trainer who works with some of the Chelsea [...]

December 28, 2022 / Premier League

Old faces handed a new start at Man United as Erik ten Hag backs strike force

Manchester United’s future may lie in their forward line’s past. It is just that they had picked the wrong part of their past. There was the Ole [...]

December 28, 2022 / Premier League

Erling Haaland reaches 20 Premier League goals with brace as Man City cruise past Leeds

Erling Haaland added two more goals to his season’s tally as Manchester City won 3-1 at Leeds to close the gap on Premier League leaders [...]

December 28, 2022 / Premier League

‘Football goes on’ – Christian Eriksen insists Man United have moved on from Cristiano Ronaldo saga

Christian Eriksen insists football quickly moves on as Manchester United began life in the Premier League after Cristiano Ronaldo with a 3-0 win [...]

December 28, 2022 / Premier League

Almost seven years on, Man United may just have found a new look with old faces in attack

Manchester United’s future may lie in their forward line’s past. They have long thought as much. It is just that they had picked the wrong part [...]

December 28, 2022 / Premier League

Saudi fans unable to watch Premier League action as streaming block introduced for World Cup remains in place

Newcastle’s St Stephen’s Day exploits could not be witnessed by the vast majority of football fans in Saudi Arabia as the country’s government [...]

December 28, 2022 / Premier League

Pep Guardiola: Arsenal’s flying start means there’s no room for error

Pep Guardiola has warned that Manchester City may struggle to catch Premier League leaders Arsenal if the gap at the top gets any bigger – [...]

December 27, 2022 / Premier League

Jurgen Klopp’s charisma brings United target Cody Gakpo to Anfield as historical tables turn

There was a period in the 1970s when Liverpool used to delight in calling impromptu press conferences where they would unveil a new signing like [...]

December 27, 2022 / Premier League

Early goals and classy Casemiro see United close gap to top four

It was neither about the forward who left Manchester United nor the one never joined. They required neither the released Cristiano Ronaldo nor [...]

December 27, 2022 / Premier League

Liverpool match Cody Gakpo’s electric speed to outpace Manchester United again and sign striker

The problem for Southampton and Leeds United was that the window when they might have signed Cody Gakpo was just that: one transfer window. [...]

December 27, 2022 / Premier League

Chelsea close in on loan deal for Joao Felix as Arsenal make bid for Mudryk

Mikel Arteta and Graham Potter are aiming to bolster their squads in the January transfer window, with Arsenal understood to have made a bid for [...]

December 26, 2022 / Premier League

Saka sparkles as superb Gunners continue where they left off before the World Cup

Before this breathless night in north London, Bukayo Saka had never met Arsene Wenger. It was, he said a few weeks ago, one of his biggest [...]

December 26, 2022 / Premier League

Egyptian king Mo Salah is Kenny Dalglish’s equal in more ways than one

Aston Villa 1, Liverpool 3 Source: Sport Soccer-.Independent

December 26, 2022 / Premier League

Manner of his departure from United still perplexes Jesse Lingard

Jesse Lingard will return to Old Trafford tonight for the first time as a Nottingham Forest player. As he walks to the away dressing room, it [...]

December 26, 2022 / Premier League

Liverpool gazump United in move for £37m Cody Gakpo

Liverpool are on the verge of gazumping Manchester United and completing a £37million (€42m) deal for Holland international Cody Gakpo in the [...]

December 26, 2022 / Premier League

Premier League back with a bang as Harry Kane scores in thrilling Spurs draw

Harry Kane was on target on his return to Premier League action as Tottenham came from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw with Brentford. [...]

December 26, 2022 / Premier League