Pep Guardiola has hit out at the scheduling demands made by the Premier League, claiming that the organisation isn’t interested in player wellbeing when drawing up its plans. Manchester City, who have all but fallen out of contention to retain their title, host Sheffield United on Sunday just 40 hours after a 3-2 defeat at […]

A much-changed Leicester bounced back from a Boxing Day thrashing by Liverpool to beat West Ham 2-1 on Saturday as Tottenham’s charge towards the Premier League top four stalled in a 2-2 draw at Norwich. Leicester had taken just one point from their previous three games to realistically end an unlikely title challenge, but remain […]

Everton’s renaissance under Carlo Ancelotti continued as Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s double earned a 2-1 win at Newcastle, whilst Brighton and Watford secured big wins in their battle to avoid relegation. Ancelotti’s reign at Goodison Park got off to a flying start thanks Calvert-Lewin’s winner against Burnley on Boxing Day and the in-form England under-21 international was […]

Manchester City’s faint hopes of retaining the Premier League title were left in tatters as they blew a two-goal lead and had Ederson sent in a dramatic 3-2 defeat at Wolves on Friday. Pep Guardiola’s side recovered from Ederson’s 12th minute dismissal to take control thanks to Raheem Sterling’s double either side of half-time. But […]

Manchester City were on Friday defeated by Wolverhampton Wanderers in a match that saw goalkeeper, Enderson Santa de Morres sent off in the 12th minute. Raheem Sterling 25′ goal set Guardiola’s side on the path of 3 points. Another goal from Sterling in the 50th minute put the mind of the visitor (Man City) at […]

Collated English Premier League results on Thursday: Aston Villa 1 (Hourihane 64) Norwich 0 Bournemouth 1 (Gosling 35) Arsenal 1 (Aubameyang 63) Chelsea 0 Southampton 2 (Obafemi 31, Redmond 73) Crystal Palace 2 (Kouyate 68, Ayew 90) West Ham 1 (Snodgrass 57) Everton 1 (Calvert-Lewin 80) Burnley 0 Leicester 0 Liverpool 4 (Firmino 31, 74, […]

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson admits missing out on the Premier League title last season “still hurts”. The Reds missed out on finishing first by a single point as Manchester City triumphed for consecutive campaigns. This season, Jurgen Klopp’s side look on track to banish those demons and lead the league by 10 points with a […]

Carlo Ancelotti has set his sights on taking Everton back into European competition after the Italian was appointed manager of “one of the greatest clubs in England”. Saturday saw the Merseyside team announce that Ancelotti had become their new permanent manager on a four-and-a-half year contract. The 60-year-old then watched from the stands at Goodison […]

Gary Neville has called on the Premier League to stop hiding from its racism problem and has encouraged players to walk off the field when they experience racist abuse during matches. The issue of racism appeared again in the English top-flight clash between Tottenham and Chelsea when defender Antonio Rudiger pointed out alleged abuse coming […]

New Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has won a sackful of trophies as a player and manager… and earned a reputation as a joker during his long career. AFP Sport picks out a selection of memorable quotes from and about the former Juventus, Chelsea and Real Madrid boss. -‘Hope to God it works’- “You tell them […]

A Russian court has blocked access to English Premier League game broadcasts by Amazon’s Twitch after Russia’s Rambler media group said it would sue the video streaming service over pirate broadcasts, the TASS news agency reported. Rambler plans to sue Twitch for 180 billion roubles ($2.82 billion) in a Russian court for what it said […]

Manchester City got back on track as the Premier League champions swept to a 3-0 win against woeful Arsenal, while Tottenham maintained their revival under Jose Mourinho with a dramatic 2-1 victory at Wolves on Sunday. City’s masterclass in north London and Jan Vertonghen’s last-gasp winner for Tottenham shared the spotlight on a day when […]

Mason Greenwood came off the bench to rescue Manchester United as the teenage striker’s late equaliser secured a 1-1 draw against Everton on Sunday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side fell behind to Victor Lindelof’s controversial first half own-goal after United’s appeals for a foul on David de Gea were ignored by VAR. But Greenwood, introduced in […]

Jan Vertonghen’s stoppage time header continued Tottenham’s turnaround under Jose Mourinho as Spurs moved up to fifth with a 2-1 win at Wolves. Mourinho’s men were largely outplayed at Molineux, but were ruthless with their chances to inflict Wolves’ first league defeat in 12 games. Adama Traore’s spectacular strike had cancelled out Lucas Moura’s early […]

Frank Lampard urged his Chelsea players to prove they have the courage to cope with adversity after Bournemouth snatched a shock 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Lampard’s side were beaten for the fourth time in their last five Premier League games as Dan Gosling netted a VAR-reviewed winner with just six minutes left. […]