Betting: Bogey side Palace to put brakes on Liverpool’s title run October 27, 2016 CRYSTAL Palace enjoy nothing more than spoiling Liverpool’s party. After coming from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 and scuppering the Reds’ title hopes in 2014, the Eagles won 3-1 at Anfield in Steven Gerrard’s farewell appearance a year later. And Palace once again played party poopers in Jurgen Klopp’s first home game in charge 11 [...]
Met Police vow to identify and bring to justice West Ham and Chelsea fans involved in violence at London Stadium October 27, 2016 Seven people have been arrested following ugly clashes between West Ham United and Chelsea fans at the London Stadium on Wednesday night. The Metropolitan Police said it "will work tirelessly to identify people involved and bring them to justice" after West Ham's 2-1 victory over the Blues in the EFL Cup was barred by fan [...]
Manchester United 1, Manchester City 0: Derby victory eases pain of Chelsea debacle, insists Jose Mourinho October 27, 2016 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes his side’s EFL Cup victory over rivals Manchester City will go some way to exorcising the ghost of their harrowing Premier League thrashing by Chelsea at the weekend. Former Stamford Bridge playmaker Juan Mata proved the match-winner in the second half as the hosts set up a home tie with [...]
West Ham United 2, Chelsea 1: Crowd clashes taint Hammers’ EFL Cup fourth-round win over Blues October 26, 2016 West Ham United 2,Chelsea 1 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic condemned the ugly clashes between rival fans that marred the closing stages of his team's pulsating EFL Cup fourth-round victory over Chelsea last night. Goals in each half from midfielders Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes ended Chelsea's three-game winning run and earned the Hammers their [...]
Tottenham and Uber stadium naming rights deal fails to get off the rank October 26, 2016 Tottenham are not currently in talks with Uber over a deal that would see the taxi app take naming rights to the club's new stadium. The Premier League club are currently holding talks with potential sponsors of the 61,000 capacity stadium but Spurs sources told City A.M. that, contrary to reports, there are no active negotiations [...]
FA chief: Gareth Southgate is a strong candidate for the England job regardless of his next two results October 26, 2016 Interim England manager Gareth Southgate has been assured that he will remain under serious consideration for the job on a long-term basis regardless of the team’s results against Scotland and Spain next month. Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn also insists that they will ignore big-name mercenaries in favour of home-grown coaches with a plan [...]
Liverpool 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1: No regrets over team selection, insists Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino October 26, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists he harbours no regrets after his much-changed side were dumped out of the EFL Cup by eight-time winners and quarter final-bound Liverpool. Spurs slumped to their first domestic defeat of the season as striker Daniel Sturridge rediscovered his goalscoring touch with a double strike, while Vincent Janssen’s successfully converted penalty [...]
Arsenal 2, Reading 0: Arsene Wenger hails Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as the new Theo Walcott as Gunners cruise into last eight of EFL Cup October 25, 2016 Arsenal 2, Reading 0 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is following Theo Walcott's lead after the winger scored twice to send the Gunners into the last eight of the EFL Cup. Oxlade-Chamberlain's goal in each half against Reading extended Arsenal's unbeaten run to 13 games and took his tally to four from his last [...]
Pep Guardiola shows Sergio Aguero his love and urges the prolific marksman to stay at City for years October 25, 2016 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has denied suggestions that Sergio Aguero does not feature in his long-term plans and has urged the prolific marksman to remain at the Etihad Stadium for many years to come. Despite scoring 147 goals in 187 City appearances, Guardiola chose to start Aguero on the substitutes’ bench for his side’s Champions [...]
Antonio Conte’s tactical tinkering at Chelsea is a reminder of a good manager’s worth October 25, 2016 Chelsea’s Antonio Conte has done coaches everywhere a huge service in a fortnight that has not only revealed his influence but also reminded us that the job is not just about man-management. After a decent start to his tenure, Conte lost his way with back-to-back Premier League defeats to Liverpool and then Arsenal, the latter [...]