It seems nobody told Aston Villa that the season was over. A more entertaining Villa Park Unai Emery’s side rose to sixth in the Premier League after conceding three goals in the final 20 minutes of a second-half 4-1 defeat away to Newcastle. Newcastle remain in third and look like they may be catching up […]
O’Reilly and Kovacic sank Everton to boost Manchester City’s top-five hopes
The Premier League title that City have held proudly for the past four years will soon head to one side of Stanley Park, but their Champions League fate is in the other end after a late loss to Everton.Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic sealed a victory that even Guardiola couldn’t have foreseen to keep City […]
Ugochukwu stunned West Ham to move Southampton level with Derby’s total
Lesley Ugochukwu’s extra-time equalizer ensured Southampton drew with West Ham and equaled Derby’s record-low Premier League points total. Already relegated Saints remained the worst team in Premier League history after Jared Bowen gave the hosts the lead.But they weren’t the worst side in what had long been a dreadful game at the London Stadium and […]
Manchester United’s tussle against Lyon saw Maguire score the winner.
Manchester United have unveiled a giant tifo that proclaims they will “never stop”.Then there was an electric finish against 10-man Lyon in extra time, late in the club’s pantheon.Lyon, who have been second in continental finishes of late, have done just that. Those who were here will never forget the 114-120 minute (+34 seconds) drama.United […]
In the promotion tournament, anxiety and emotions are running high for the title
Ao Tanaka sat in the far dressing room and cried.The Japanese midfielder did not shed tears of joy after helping Leeds to a crucial win at Middlesbrough earlier this month.”I said to Ao, ‘Why?’” said his manager, Daniel Farke.”I don’t know boss, I’m empty.” It’s April.With four games remaining, difficult and harsh painfully No one […]
Solanki kept his cool as Spurs progressed to the Europa League semi-finals.
Ange Postecoglou’s fortunes may finally be reversed.After the manager complained that the football gods were against him last week.Dominic Solanke’s penalty after intervention by the video assistant referee sealed his side’s progress to the Europa League semi-finals in one of Australia’s pet peeves. Postecoglou is likely to regret his decision to recall in September following […]
The strange north-south divide: how Oxford City copes with a marathon football season
Oxford is about 60 miles west of London and 75 miles south of Birmingham, with the nearest towns, Northampton and Reading, competing in the local league, and the second-biggest club will begin a journey of more than 350 miles over eight weeks over the next nine months in Lancashire on Saturday. That fate befell Oxford […]
Marco Silva has lost some key players, but the manager himself is an asset and the arrival of Smith Rowe has raised hopes
Considering last season’s 13th-place finish, Marco Silva was keen to put it in “the context of what happened in the summer”, a pointed reference to Fulham’s loss of Aleksandar Mitrovic to the Saudi Arabian Football Federation on transfer deadline day when João Palhinha moved to Bayern Munich. More than a year after the Portuguese midfielder […]
Manchester United left with a Community Shield dilemma due to Ten Hag’s injury problem
Erik ten Hag will start with a selection dilemma as he waits to see how many defenders will be available for Saturday’s Community Shield clash with Manchester City. Harry Maguire Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are doubts, Lisandro Martínez only returned to training this week after winning the Copa América with Argentina, New […]
Manchester United Faces Setback in Matthijs de Ligt Transfer Amid Defensive Injury Crisis
Matthijs de Ligt Transfer Manchester United’s pursuit of Matthijs de Ligt is facing significant challenges as Bayern Munich opts against signing Jonathan Tah, a potential move that could have impacted the Dutch defender’s availability. This complication comes at a critical time when United is grappling with a defensive injury crisis. Initially, Bayer Leverkusen’s Tah was […]