Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Premier League title Chelsea’s to lose despite starring show of Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus in destruction of West Ham February 1, 2017 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola dismissed his side’s chances of reigning in league leaders Chelsea, despite battering West Ham United at the London Stadium last night. City were the only club in the Premier League’s top six to pick up three points in the midweek fixtures after a commanding 4-0 win over the Hammers, yet [...]
England’s collapse against India was crazy, but there were a number of positives to come out of their one-day tour of India February 1, 2017 Losing eight wickets for as many runs in just 19 deliveries is crazy when you look at it on paper and there is no disguising the fact that England took a hiding in the decisive Twenty20 clash against India in Bangalore. But rather than look too deeply into it, I would put it down to [...]
Eoin Morgan laments England’s worst batting in years as tourists lose final eight wickets for just eight runs in T20 decider February 1, 2017 England skipper Eoin Morgan lambasted the worst batting performance in years after his side lost eight wickets for just eight runs in their forlorn Twenty20 decider with India in Bangalore. The tourists were progressing with intent on 117-2 in pursuit of a 203 victory target before Morgan and Joe Root fell in successive deliveries to [...]
January transfer window 2017: Premier League clubs record profit for the first time as Manchester United and Chelsea earn over £100m February 1, 2017 Premier League clubs recorded a transfer profit for the first time in last month's transfer window, despite spending more money than ever before in January. A record £215m was spent by top flight teams on new signings in this year's January window, according to Deloitte's Sport Business Group, yet teams still enjoyed a collective £40m [...]
Deadline-day flurry takes Premier League January spending past £200m February 1, 2017 Southampton’s £14m signing of Italy forward Manolo Gabbiadini created the biggest splash on deadline day as Premier League clubs took their January spending to record-threatening levels. Burnley and Crystal Palace also invested heavily, bringing to a close a window in which the top-flight’s middle and lower ranked clubs out-spent their more celebrated peers. Total spend [...]
Tottenham’s Premier League title challenge suffers major blow after goalless draw at Sunderland January 31, 2017 Tottenham's Premier League title challenge suffered a major blow after Mauricio Pochettino’s side could only draw 0-0 with relegation-haunted Sunderland. Despite dominating possession at the Stadium of Light, Spurs were unable to break down a stubborn Sunderland and failed to win for only the second time in eight top-flight matches. The draw was enough to move [...]
Arsenal 1, Watford 2: Arsene Wenger rues missed opportunity to exploit falterings of title rivals after shock home defeat January 31, 2017 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger expressed despair after his side failed to pounce on the falterings of their title rivals and slumped to a shock home defeat to Watford. Early goals from Younes Kaboul and skipper Troy Deeney propelled Watford into a commanding lead, while a second-half strike from Alex Iwobi was not enough to mask Arsenal’s [...]
Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1: Antonio Conte pleased as Blues emerge from Anfield test with tighter grip on Premier League January 31, 2017 Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1 Chelsea manager Antonio Conte declared himself pleased after his side tightened their stranglehold on the Premier League summit despite wasting the chance to beat Liverpool on Tuesday night. The Blues moved nine points clear after a pulsating contest in which Liverpool midfielder Giorginio Wijnaldum equalised David Luiz’s opportunistic first-half free-kick. Read [...]
Bournemouth 0, Crystal Palace 2: Sam Allardyce relief as Eagles earn first win of his reign January 31, 2017 Bournemouth 0, Crystal Palace 2 Crystal Palace earned their first Premier League win under Sam Allardyce at the sixth attempt as goals from defender Scott Dann and striker Christian Benteke sank Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Dann fired the visitors into the lead early in the second half and Benteke headed a second in added time [...]
January transfer window 2017: Weak pound prompts Premier League clubs to shop domestically as foreign imports fall January 31, 2017 Premier League clubs felt the impact of a weaker pound this January transfer window, increasing their incentive to shop domestically rather than abroad. For the first time in four transfer windows, less than half of the players signed by Premier League clubs came from foreign leagues. Well over £100m was splashed out on players already based [...]