MANCHESTER: Two goals from returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo sent Manchester United joint top of the Premier League after early season pace-setters Tottenham Hotspur fell to a surprise 3-0 loss at Crystal Palace. Champions Manchester City made it three wins out of four with a 1-0 win at Leicester City while Arsenal got their first victory […]
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Sheffield Utd appoint Slavisa Jokanovic as new boss
Sheffield United have appointed Slavisa Jokanovic as their new manager following their relegation from the Premier League. The former Watford and Fulham boss has signed a three-year contract with the Blades, succeeding Chris Wilder, who left the club in March after nearly five years in charge. Blades’ Under-23 coach Paul Heckingbottom oversaw the club’s final […]
Premier League 2020/2021 season review
With the fans finally returning to the stadiums, the COVID-19 struck season comes to an end. With a hope that football behind closed doors is going to end and we are returning towards normality. This season has proved to be a real challenge for many teams in the premiership as the games came thick and […]
West Ham inflict first defeat on Spurs at new home
Tottenham Hotspur suffered their first defeat at their new stadium after Michail Antonio gave West Ham United a 1-0 win in the Premier League on Saturday. Tottenham made a number of changes to their side as they prepared for their Champions League semi-final first leg against Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday but Mauricio Pochettino’s gamble backfired […]
Norwich all but promoted to Premier League
MADRID: Norwich City all but confirmed their promotion to the Premier League with a 2-2 draw at Stoke City on Monday. The Championship leaders, who sit six points above third-placed Leeds United on 88 points, have a plus 10 goal difference on Marcelo Bielsa’s side with just two games remaining. A second consecutive defeat for […]
Premier League, MLS and Bundesliga
Recently, a large number of professional football leagues have taken to a craze — FIFA E-competitions on the PlayStation and X-box consoles. To name a few, there is already an E-Premier League, E-MLS and even an E-Bundesliga (German-league). In fact, the eChampions league — which was announced in late December, is set to conclude one […]
Arsenal up to third as Ramsey, Lacazette sink Newcastle
Unai Emery challenged revitalised Arsenal to write their own history after they climbed to third place in the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Newcastle on Monday. Aaron Ramsey’s first-half strike was followed by Alexandre Lacazette’s killer second in the closing stages at the Emirates Stadium, maintaining Arsenal’s impressive progress under Emery. Emery’s side […]
Liverpool run riot as Man City stay in touch with narrow win
Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk both struck twice as Liverpool demolished Watford 5-0 to stay ahead of a charging Manchester City at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s men calmed fears over their staying power following a recent dip in form as they chase down their first top-flight title since […]
Five things we learned from the Premier League
Liverpool moved into pole position in the Premier League, while champions Manchester City dropped points for the first time. Chelsea showed patience to extend their perfect start and Arsenal secured their first win. Here are five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend: Is Kompany creaking? Vincent Kompany celebrated a decade at Manchester […]
Arsenal unlikely to finish in top four, says Koscielny
LONDON: Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny admits it will be “very hard” for the club to qualify for the Champions League after another damaging Premier League defeat at the hands of Brighton. Manager Arsene Wenger said after back-to-back 3-0 defeats to Manchester City, including the League Cup final, that his players’ confidence was low and Chris […]