Anfield might be the focus of Premier League fans next week – not for its widely admired rousing atmosphere, but for its stance on the national anthem. The Premier League has asked its clubs to play the UK national anthem ahead of kick-offs next weekend to mark the coronation of King Charles III. The King’s …
Chelsea may not be able to get things done efficiently on the pitch, but off it, they continue to take strides. Todd Boehly, the club’s American owner, has blown away a number of European clubs in his first two transfer windows at Chelsea in order to bring top talents to Stamford Bridge. How they’ve fared …
Roy Hodgson was a delighted figure on the touchline at Selhurst Park, as Crystal Palace secured their Premier League survival with a 4-3 win over West Ham United. But it appears he wasn’t the happiest man in the stadium. West Ham took an early lead through Tomas Soucek, and it felt like the South London …
Preview Barcelona marched closer to La Liga title glory with a 4-0 win over ten-man Real Betis on Sunday night. Andreas Christensen opened the scoring in the 14th minute. After that, the wind only moved in one direction, as the Blaugrana added three more goals through Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Guido Rogriguez (own-goal). As the …
Preview Luton Town have already secured a top-four place in the Championship, meaning they will have a home second leg in the play-off semi-finals. As such, Rob Edwards’s men don’t have much to fight apart from a guaranteed third-place finish on the table ahead of Middlesbrough. Blackburn Rovers, meanwhile, currently sit ninth on the table …
Preview The Premier League’s Monday Night showdown will see 18th face 19th, as Leicester City host Everton in what will be a massive scrap for survival in England’s top-flight. The Foxes avoided a defeat against Leeds United, another relegation battlers, in their last fixture courtesy of a late strike from Jamie Vardy. As far as Everton …
Preview Middlesbrough booked their play-off spot after the win over Hull City last week, and are now also certain to finish in the top four of the Championship. Despite losing 2-1 against Luton Town on Monday night, Michael Carrick’s sights will be set on play-off fixtures, making the outing against Rotherham United of meagre importance. …
Preview Both AS Roma and AC Milan were in the top four and in the position to secure Champions League qualification until Matchday 30. But Juventus had a 15-point penalty suspended on Thursday, resulting in the Old Lady climbing the Serie A table to third place and pushing Roma out of the Champions League picture …
Preview Roberto De Zerbi’s men will look to bounce back against Wolverhampton Wanderers after back-to-back defeats in all competitions that have threatened to derail their promising season. The defeat on penalties against Manchester United in the semi-final of the FA Cup ended their hopes of reaching the first final since 1983. Even more worrying was …
Preview A London derby will kick off Matchday 34 on Saturday afternoon, as Crystal Palace host West Ham in a game that is likely to have little impact on the relegation battle or European places with both sides just floating around the wrong side of the mid-table. Little intensity is expected from the meeting in …
Preview Nottingham Forest will travel to Brentford in search of their second consecutive win in the Premier League to keep themselves out of the relegation zone. Brentford got back to winning ways during mid-week with a 2-0 triumph over Chelsea and will hope that result was the start of another good winning streak, which at …
Diego Costa was reunited with his former Chelsea teammate and old friend John Terry at the King Power Stadium. The former Chelsea striker enjoyed three prolific years at Stamford Bridge. Apart from scoring 52 league goals under Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, Costa also lifted three trophies – two Premier League titles and the Football …
Wrexham came from behind to seal the National League title and secure their place in the Football League with a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood. A movie-worthy moment for the Hollywood stars-owned club in front of 10,000 fans at the Racecourse Ground, who waited 15 years for the promotion from non-league football. The Welsh outfit’s …
Manchester United are going to have to deal with a number of issues – both on and off the pitch after recent developments. Firstly, the Red Devils were dealt with another frustrating result, as Sevilla knocked them out of the Europa League with a 3-0 win in the second leg of the quarter-finals. This comes …
Arsenal’s title charge under Mikel Arteta has broken the duopoly of Manchester City and Liverpool in recent years, proving to be another marketing blessing for the Premier League, which strives to pose itself as the most competitive league in Europe. And if they manage to hold their position at the top with seven games to …
Arsenal have been sitting on the top of the Premier League table since game week three, but such is the quality of their closest rivals and second-placed Manchester City that Mikel Arteta’s men are still seen as the underdog in the race. City, if they manage to overtake Arsenal in the closing stages of the …
Lisandro Martinez is out of action, but the Argentina international’s exploits earlier in the season have ensured he’s still in the limelight. The defender suffered an injury during Manchester United‘s first-leg encounter against Sevilla in the Europa League and was stretchered off by his Argentina teammates Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel. At the time, an …