“Excellent weekend for Liverpool” – Pricey Arsenal signing slammed as Gunners miss title race opportunity

“Excellent weekend for Liverpool” – Pricey Arsenal signing slammed as Gunners miss title race opportunity

Arne Slot, Gabriel Jesus and Declan Rice (Photo by Dan Istitene, Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Arsenal saw a late goal disallowed by VAR as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw away to Fulham in what has to go down as a very positive weekend for Liverpool. As well as the Gunners dropping points at…

Barcelona ‘all in’ on summer free transfer after agent meeting

Barcelona ‘all in’ on summer free transfer after agent meeting

Barcelona are set to go “all in” in pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Jonathan Tah after a meeting with the Germany international and his agent, reports have revealed. Despite optimism that they will soon be back in a strong financial position, Barcelona remain keen to take advantage of potential free transfers and 28-year-old Tah is…

PSG president makes Mohamed Salah admission amid transfer rumours

PSG president makes Mohamed Salah admission amid transfer rumours

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says he “loves” Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah but reiterated there is no truth to rumours linking him with a transfer to the French giants. Salah’s future at Anfield remains up in the air with his current contract set to expire at the end of the season. The Egyptian has 21…

Mohamed Salah ‘on the brink’ of signing new Liverpool deal

Mohamed Salah ‘on the brink’ of signing new Liverpool deal

Mohamed Salah is expected to put pen to paper on a new deal at Liverpool, according to reports. After months of speculation and uncertainty, it seems Liverpool forward Salah finally has a direction of where his future could be heading. With his current deal at Anfield set to end in the summer, all eyes were…

Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest: Preview, predictions and lineups

Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest: Preview, predictions and lineups

Manchester United are aiming to bounce back from their first defeat of the Ruben Amorim era when they host Nottingham Forest on Saturday in the Premier League. The Red Devils were undone by Arsenal’s impressive set-piece routines on Wednesday evening as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat in north London. After a draw and two…

Everton explain why Merseyside derby had to be postponed

Everton explain why Merseyside derby had to be postponed

Saturday’s Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool was postponed when adverse weather conditions impacted the safety of supporters and players travelling to Goodison Park. The highly-anticipated clash was expected to be the first of the Premier League weekend, putting league leaders Liverpool against local rivals Everton. However, the Toffees announced on Saturday morning that the…

Player ratings as Cityzens stumble again at Selhurst Park

Player ratings as Cityzens stumble again at Selhurst Park

Manchester City could only manage a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon as they twice came from behind at Selhurst Park. The reigning Premier League champions were aiming to build on a much-needed victory against Nottingham Forest midweek but found themselves trailing their hosts within four minutes of the first whistle. More lackadaisical…

Match report and talking points from second consecutive defeat for Red Devils

Match report and talking points from second consecutive defeat for Red Devils

Manchester United were consigned to a second consecutive defeat as Nottingham Forest emerged as deserved 3-2 winners at Old Trafford on Saturday evening. Three short days after losing 2-0 to Arsenal, United were beaten again by an aerially aggressive outfit. Nikola Milenkovic’s first-half header was cancelled out by Rasmus Hojlund’s quick-fire equaliser, but the visitors…

Fulham vs Arsenal: Preview, predictions and lineups

Fulham vs Arsenal: Preview, predictions and lineups

A Sunday of London derbies in the Premier League begins at Craven Cottage as title hopefuls Arsenal travel to Fulham. The Cottagers were partly responsible for the Gunners’ failed title charge last season as they took five points off Mikel Arteta’s side. After earning a 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium, Fulham won the reverse…

German FA back World Cup bids, including Saudi Arabia 2034

German FA back World Cup bids, including Saudi Arabia 2034

The German Football Association (DFB) has confirmed it will back the bid from Spain, Morocco and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup and, controversially, the 2034 bid from Saudi Arabia. FIFA has combined the approval process for both tournaments into one with delegates from member associations due to vote at a virtual congress on…

Real Madrid icons Benzema and Ronaldo trade two goals in two minutes – but Bergwijn wins it

Real Madrid icons Benzema and Ronaldo trade two goals in two minutes – but Bergwijn wins it

Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo scored within two minutes of each other as Real Madrid’s all-time top marksmen starred in an eventful showdown between leaders Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League on Friday. After a relatively quiet first half, 2022 Ballon d’Or winner Benzema slotted in at the far post from Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti’s…

Line-ups revealed as Amorim looks to bounce back from first defeat

Line-ups revealed as Amorim looks to bounce back from first defeat

Manchester United host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League as both teams look to bounce back after midweek defeats. United were beaten for the first time under new boss Ruben Amorim when they fell to a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday, while Forest, who make their second trip to Manchester in four days, were…

Man City vs Palace, Brentford vs Newcastle and Villa vs Southampton

Man City vs Palace, Brentford vs Newcastle and Villa vs Southampton

Manchester City were seeking to end a five-game losing away run when they visited Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. The game was one of three starting at 3pm GMT in the first fixtures of the weekend following the postponement of the early scheduled encounter between Everton and Liverpool. The final Merseyside derby…

Amorim confident of improving Manchester United despite Forest defeat

Amorim confident of improving Manchester United despite Forest defeat

Ruben Amorim insists he is “going to improve the team” despite Manchester United suffering successive Premier League defeats following a 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest The defeat was the new United boss’ second in a row, and his first at Old Trafford, after early goals in both halves helped give a spirited Forest side the…