Brighton 2-1 Chelsea: Match report & 3 talking points as toothless Blues come up short

Brighton 2-1 Chelsea: Match report & 3 talking points as toothless Blues come up short

Chelsea’s miserable run of form continues on Saturday as they were dumped out of the FA Cup at the expense of Brighton & Hove Albion. Bart Verbruggen’s early own goal was about as good as it got for Chelsea, who were quickly pegged back by Georginio Rutter’s header. Kaoru Mitoma added a lovely second early…

Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Player ratings as spoils shared in derby draw

Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Player ratings as spoils shared in derby draw

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw in Saturday’s derby. Both sides were still waiting for the first shot on target of the game when Atletico were awarded a penalty 34 minutes in. VAR spotted a foul from Aurelien Tchouameni on Samuel Lino, and up stepped Julian Alvarez to chip his…

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Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Spoils shared in top-of-the-table LaLiga clash

A goal in each half saw Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid play out a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu. It marks the second time this season that the city rivals have been inseparable in LaLiga. Despite both teams having opportunities to snatch a winner, neither could find the decisive goal, and they were forced…

Rennes va beaucoup mieux

Rennes va beaucoup mieux

Le Stade Rennais s’est imposé à Saint-Etienne ce samedi dans le cadre de la 21e journée de Ligue 1 (0-2). Match en direct DATE : 08/02/2025 Horaires : 21h05 STADE : Stade : Geoffroy-Guichard ARBITRE : : Mathieu Vernice St Étienne Rennes (15″) A. Kalimuendo (85′) A. Nagida Effectifs Formation Formation FORMATION ENTRAINEUR EFFECTIFS G….

Brighton 2-1 Chelsea: Player ratings as Blues dumped out of FA Cup

Brighton 2-1 Chelsea: Player ratings as Blues dumped out of FA Cup

Chelsea’s FA Cup journey came to an end in the fourth round as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of newly established rivals Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday evening. Bart Verbruggen spilled Cole Palmer’s cross into the back of his net inside the first five minutes, but an excellent header from…

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Brighton 2-1 Chelsea: Blues banished from FA Cup thanks to Mitoma winner

Brighton secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Chelsea in an enthralling FA Cup encounter at the Amex Stadium. Kaoru Mitoma’s second-half winner ensured Fabian Hurzeler’s side progressed to the next round, while Chelsea were left to rue missed opportunities. The visitors got off to the perfect start in the fifth minute. Jadon Sancho, lively in…

Ranked: All 20 Premier League clubs ranked by their 2024/25 wage bill

Ranked: All 20 Premier League clubs ranked by their 2024/25 wage bill

The Premier League is well-known as the richest league in the world, which allows clubs to attract some of the best players around and pay them huge salaries. But which club in the English top flight has the biggest wage bill for the 2024/25 season? In this list, we’ve taken a detailed look at each…

Real Madrid-Atlético en direct: Les Colchoneros ouvrent le score

Real Madrid-Atlético en direct: Les Colchoneros ouvrent le score

Match en direct DATE : 08/02/2025 Horaires : 21h00 STADE : Santiago-Bernabeu ARBITRE : Soto Grado Real Madrid 46’ 0–1 Atlético Madrid (35′) (P) J. Alvarez Match Compositions Effectifs Formation Formation FORMATION ENTRAINEUR EFFECTIFS K. Mbappé Lottin J. Bellingham D. Ceballos Fernández R. Silva de Goes F. Valverde Dipetta F. García Torres R. Asencio del…

16 years and counting: Spurs' trophy drought compared to their PL rivals

16 years and counting: Spurs' trophy drought compared to their PL rivals

Liverpool and Newcastle United both emerged victorious from their respective League Cup semi-final ties against Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal respectively. The Anfield side’s 4-0 win over Spurs maintains their push for an unprecedented quadruple, while the Magpies will be aiming to end a decades-long wait for a major trophy in the final next month. Spurs…

Man City now battling to sign another £50m+ midfielder after Gonzalez

Man City now battling to sign another £50m+ midfielder after Gonzalez

After a hectic January transfer window saw them welcome as many as five arrivals, Manchester City are now reportedly plotting a summer move to sign another midfield reinforcement for Pep Guardiola. Man City transfer news The Cityzens were in desperate need of a rebuild and commenced that construction during the winter window, adding another goalscorer…

He could revive Martinelli: £80m "monster" wants to seal move to Arsenal

Arsenal must rue selling £35m ace who's outperforming Trossard & Martinelli

It’s been a tough week in what has proven to be a tough campaign for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta’s side came into the week on cloud nine following their comprehensive win against Manchester City, but since then, the club failed to sign anyone on deadline day, and then the team collapsed away to Newcastle United in…

Emery has struck gold on Aston Villa star who is worth more than Rashford

Roy Keane shares what "surprises" him about Rashford's move to Aston Villa

Man United legend Roy Keane has shared what has surprised him about Marcus Rashford and his move to Aston Villa, with the winger in line to make his debut for the club against Tottenham in the FA Cup on Sunday. Unai Emery thrilled after Aston Villa seal Marcus Rashford deal The Red Devils outcast was…

Alongside Heaven: Amorim must now finally unleash "special" Man Utd teen

Alongside Heaven: Amorim must now finally unleash "special" Man Utd teen

Disaster struck for Manchester United last weekend, when, in their 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace, Lisandro Martinez went down with an injury. A player who has been so crucial to Ruben Amorim in the last few weeks in particular, United fans waited with bated breath to find out the injury he picked up. It…