Mourinho and Arsenal set to face familiar foes August 28, 2015 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho faces a reunion with the club where he made his name after his team were grouped with Porto on a day of mixed fortunes for English clubs in the Champions League draw. The Blues will also meet Ukrainian title winners Dynamo Kiev – a fixture that necessitates a 2,600-mile round trip [...]
Tottenham and Arsenal set for Capital One Cup third round showdown August 25, 2015 London battle lines will be drawn in the Capital One Cup third round after last night’s draw refused to be shy in exposing the early stages of the competition to rivalries. Tottenham will host Arsenal at White Hart Lane while Crystal Palace, who needed extra time to overcome League Two side Shrewsbury Town 4-1 [...]
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal will find cure to scoring ills August 25, 2015 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he does not need to spend before next week’s transfer deadline to get his team scoring again after they drew a blank for the fifth time in six Premier League home games last night. Wenger conceded that Real Madrid had thwarted his attempts to prise France striker Karim Benzema from [...]
Arsenal v Liverpool: Brendan Rodgers laughs off controversy over offside call August 24, 2015 Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers laughed off controversy over a disallowed Aaron Ramsey goal after his team went toe-to-toe with Arsenal in a pulsating goalless draw in the Premier League last night. Replays appeared to show Ramsey was onside when he ran onto a Santi Cazorla through-ball and slotted past Simon Mignolet at the Reds’ goalkeeper’s [...]
Arsenal v Liverpool: Reds to cement their recovery with a draw at the Emirates August 20, 2015 LIKE the new main stand at Anfield, Liverpool are a work in progress. After sticking with Brendan Rodgers this summer, the club’s American owners have spent over £80m during the transfer window as they look to rebuild. The Northern Irishman has repaid them so far with two routine wins against Stoke and Bournemouth. To some [...]
Can Arsenal still be champions? Only one other club has lost their first game and won the Premier League August 10, 2015 If Arsenal are to win this season's Premier League they will become just the second club to do so after losing their first game of the season. Read more: Don’t blame Petr Cech for Arsenal loss, says Arsene Wenger The ballooning hype surrounding Arsenal's title credentials was suddenly burst yesterday after an impressive West Ham [...]
Don’t blame Petr Cech for Arsenal loss, says Arsene Wenger August 9, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refused to point the finger at Petr Cech despite the goalkeeper enduring a debut to forget as his side suffered a shock home defeat to West Ham yesterday. Read more: Exonerated Bilic – gambling with Europe right call Cech was at fault for Cheikhou Kouyate’s headed opener and then out [...]
Forget Arsenal and Chelsea, it’s Newcastle United who begin season with biggest net spend in the Premier League August 7, 2015 Forget Manchester City's record-breaking signing of Raheem Sterling, disregard Liverpool's big-bucks Benteke buy. It's Newcastle United who have built up the largest transfer ahead of the new Premier League season. Read more: £13m Aleksandar Mitrovic deal takes Newcastle summer transfer spend to highest level of Mike Ashley era Newcastle have a net spend (transfer expenditure minus [...]
Premier League preview: Arsenal now ready to reclaim title, Chelsea to prioritise Europe and Manchester United neeed a striker August 7, 2015 For the first time in more than a decade it feels like the conditions are right and the ingredients in place for Arsene Wenger to add to his three Premier League titles. Read more: Jose swipe as Arsenal land the first blow Retaining the FA Cup and improving on their league position last [...]
Community Shield: Jose swipe as Arsenal land the first blow August 2, 2015 AT WEMBLEY STADIUM ARSENAL 1 CHELSEA 0 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho aimed a double swipe at counterpart Arsene Wenger after Arsenal defeated the sluggish Blues to lift the FA Community Shied in the season’s curtain-raiser. England forward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain proved the match-winner with a first-half clincher as Wenger recorded his first victory over Mourinho at [...]