Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim, not for the first time, has acknowledged his side are in miserable form heading into Sunday’s Premier League clash with long-time adversaries Arsenal. The Red Devils sit 15th in the Premier League standings after Saturday’s action, having won just three of their last 11 games in the competition. Not…
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard admits his own performances have fallen below the standards he’d expect but says he has the ability and talent to finish the season well. Odegaard scored 23 Premier League goals during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 campaigns – the former a season that saw the Norwegian score 15 times from open play….
The Women’s Super League (WSL) has been home to an electrifying group of attacking talent in the 2024/25 season. Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw currently leads the pack in the race for the Golden Boot with 11 goals to her name so far. Arsenal’s Alessia Russo trails just behind with eight, as Manchester United’s Elisabeth Terland remains…
The turn of the calendar year has seen some bright displays from some of the best midfielders in the Women’s Super League (WSL). Midfielders are the heart of football, tying together the defence and the attack in the search for success. Without our central maestros, the beautiful game would be far less beautiful. With ten…
This Women’s Super League (WSL) season has seen several defenders take their games to the next level, underlining why it is arguably the best domestic competition in the world. From no-nonsense centre-backs to dynamic wide defenders, the WSL has witnessed one of its most accomplished defensive seasons yet. With Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United all…
Palmer is stuck in a rut Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the Premier League match between Chelsea and Southampton Chelsea’s hammering of Southampton provided the perfect platform for some of Enzo Maresca’s underperforming stars to rediscover their confidence. But that wasn’t the case for Cole Palmer. The 22-year-old…
Arne Slot admits the financial package required to secure Mohamed Salah’s long-term future at Liverpool may be increasing due to his incredible form. Salah was majestic again in the 2-0 win at Manchester City on Sunday, scoring and assisting to take his number of goal contributions for the season to 41 from just 27 games….
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has distanced himself from talks of securing European football ahead of the midweek Premier League action. The Seagulls are climbing the table after picking up an impressive win against Southampton on Saturday and now sit just three points against sixth-placed Bournemouth, who they face on Tuesday. But the German refused to…
England will be looking to ‘do an Australia’ as they begin their Champions Trophy campaign against the same opposition in Lahore on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. Australia are the masters of heading into an ICC event with questions over their competitiveness – and then winning them. We saw that in the 2021 T20 World…
Liverpool missed the opportunity to deliver a potentially fatal blow to Arsenal in the Premier League title race on Wednesday evening. Victory for the Reds in the rearranged Merseyside derby would have sent them nine points clear of the injury-stricken Gunners with 14 games to spare, but James Tarkowski’s thunderbolt in the 98th-minute consigned Liverpool…
Mathys Tel insists Tottenham Hotspur have enough quality, both in terms of playing personnel and staff, to put their troubles behind them. The 19-year-old scored his first Spurs goal in the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup, just four days after the club bowed out of the Carabao…
Aston Villa host Tottenham Hotspur in the fourth round of the FA Cup this Sunday, as Unai Emery and Ange Postecoglou look to lift their first piece of silverware in England. A place in the last 16 of the competition is on offer, with both clubs ready to put the Premier League to one side…
Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor has addressed his team’s form ahead of Thursday’s Subway League Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal. City have been hit and miss so far in 2025, with league defeats against Manchester United and Arsenal in recent weeks. However, they did knock United out of the League Cup and Ipswich Town out…
Phil Foden has voiced his disappointment towards the position given to him in England’s Euro 2024 squad, admitting his “low mental state” affected his early season form at Manchester City. Foden was named the Premier League’s Player of the Season heading into the tournament, having dazzled in an attacking midfield role for Pep Guardiola’s champions….
England captain Heather Knight says having a “point to prove” could be the factor that helps the Three Lions bounce back from a string of losses and avoid a total Ashes whitewash. Starting on Thursday, Australia and England will face off in a final Test match at the MCG. The tourists approach the first ever…
Manchester City were at their blistering best as they celebrated Erling Haaland’s new contract with a 6-0 annihilation of Ipswich Town at Portman Road. The champions started the day in eighth place in the Premier League, owing to positive results for Aston Villa and Bournemouth on Saturday. They were in no mood to mess around…
Ange Postecoglou blasted his Tottenham team following their derby day defeat to Arsenal, calling their performance and recent form as “unacceptable”. Postecoglou’s side barely threatened in the 2-1 defeat, with Pedro Porro’s stoppage-time shot off the post from an impossible angle the closest they came to a second-half response when supposedly chasing the game. Spurs…
“December in English football is the toughest month ever,” former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on more than once occasion. “Get through it and get results,” was the Premier League winner’s sage advice for the festive period, “then put your head up and go from there.” The burst of fixtures on either side of Christmas…
Newcastle United have enjoyed a wonderful run of form over the festive season which has seen them secure five Premier League wins in a row, following Saturday’s 2-1 triumph over Tottenham Hotspur. Eddie Howe appears to have finally brought out the best of his squad after a mixed start and he will now be turning…
Cody Gakpo may go into Liverpool’s derby game with Manchester United thinking what could have been. A different shade of red, perhaps? On Boxing Day, the Dutchman celebrated two years since his Liverpool arrival from PSV Eindhoven – though his story would have very different had Erik ten Hag successfully took him to Manchester United…
