Arsenal outclassed Burnley 3-1 on Saturday to move second in the Premier League table and hand the visitors a sixth straight defeat in all competitions. Goals from Leandro Trossard, William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko gave Arsenal victory but their afternoon ended on a sour note when Fabio Vieira...
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Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, said Sunday’s 3-0 demolition by local rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford was one of the most disappointing days in his tenure with the team. Asked if Sunday was one of his worst days on the job, the downcast manager told reporters:...
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has reiterated his call for proper management of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) league to make it attractive to investors.oko Okocha said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The mercurial...
Nottingham Forest substitute Anthony Elanga struck early in the second half to earn a 1-0 win at toothless Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. The 21-year-old Swede kept his cool to push the ball neatly pass goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in the 48th minute after being put through...
Erling Haaland netted a second-half hat-trick as pacesetters Manchester City maintained their 100 per cent record in the Premier League with a 5-1 thrashing of Fulham on Saturday. Julian Alvarez and Nathan Ake opened the scoring for the champions, who have beaten Fulham in their last 15 league...
Mauricio Pochettino called on Chelsea fans to “believe in the process” after his side slumped to a 3-1 defeat away to West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday. The Argentine former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris St Germain manager has taken on a big challenge at Stamford...
A superb strike by midfielder Julian Alvarez gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Newcastle United in their first home game of the new Premier League season. The win capped off an evening of celebration of last season’s treble at the Etihad Stadium. The English Premier League,...
Arsenal on Saturday began their new Premier League campaign with a nervy 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest after first-half goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka. Forest’s and Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi gave Arsenal a heart-in-mouth moment with a late goal. But the victory moved last year’s...
Champions Manchester City suffered an injury blow in their Premier League game at Burnley as captain Kevin de Bruyne hobbled off early on in their 3-0 win. The league opener played at the Turf Arena on Friday saw Erling Haaland’s first-half double put Manchester City on course for...
Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated from the English Premier League after Abdoulaye Doucoure’s stunning strike secured Everton a 1-0 win over Bournemouth and survival on Sunday. On the final day of the season, Everton were heading down as things stood at half-time. Their clash with Bournemouth at Goodison...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta graciously congratulated Manchester City for winning the Premier League on Saturday, but there was no concealing his agony. This was after his team had led the race for so long but lost form in the crucial run-in. Eight points clear two months ago, Arsenal won...
Anthony Martial put Manchester United’s bid for a top-four finish back on track as the French forward ended his goal drought in Saturday’s crucial 2-0 victory against Wolves. Martial had gone eight games without scoring before he netted in the first half at Old Trafford. United’s first win in...
A howler by Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea gifted West Ham United three vital points in their battle against relegation as the hosts secured a 1-0 win on Sunday. Manchester United are fourth on 63 points after 34 games, one ahead of Liverpool and with a game in...
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian striker’s winner against Brentford on Saturday set a number of milestones. The win kept the Reds in the hunt for UEFA Champions League football next season. Salah struck from close range in the 13th minute to score for the...
Martin Odegaard fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League as the Norway midfielder’s double inspired a 3-1 win against woeful Chelsea on Tuesday. Mikel Arteta’s side lost control of the title race after last week’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City. But the Gunners signalled their intention...
Diogo Jota scored a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool clinched a barely-believable 4-3 Premier League victory over Tottenham Hotspur to bolster their hopes of qualifying for Europe on Sunday. Liverpool had led 3-0 inside the opening 15 minutes as for the second successive Sunday Tottenham’s defence crumbled, but the visitors...
Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota both scored twice as Liverpool returned to winning ways in the English Premier League (EPL) with a 6-1 hammering of Leeds United on Monday. Jurgen Klopp’s side had not tasted victory in any competition since the March 5 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United but ended...
The U.S. will host a pre-season tournament featuring six English Premier League (EPL) clubs from July 22 to July 30, the top-flight league said on Tuesday. The six clubs involved in the tournament are Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Fulham and Newcastle United. The teams will...
Frank Lampard made a surprise return to Chelsea as caretaker manager until the end of the season on Thursday, just over two years after he was sacked by the Premier League club. Lampard, Chelsea’s record goalscorer, previously managed the Blues from July 2019 until January 2021, when he was...
Chelsea have sacked manager Graham Potter, the London-based football club said on Sunday after a string of poor results left the team 11th in the English Premier League (EPL). Potter had been signed by Chelsea’s new owners in September after they prised him away from Brighton & Hove Albion....