Leicester City 1, West Brom 2: Claudio Ranieri cites Champions League exertions for loss of 20-match unbeaten home record November 6, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri blamed an over-focus on the club’s Champions League campaign for the surrendering of their 20-game unbeaten Premier League record in a 2-1 reverse against West Brom. Club-record £29m striker Islam Slimani had hauled the Foxes level after James Morrison’s second-half opener, only for Matty Phillips to take advantage of a woeful [...]
Swansea City 1, Manchester United 3: Jose Mourinho takes swipe at Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw for lack of mental toughness November 6, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho appeared to question the mental toughness of Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw after being forced to field a makeshift defence during his side’s victory at Swansea. FA Cup holders United ended a run of four Premier League matches without a win as a Zlatan Ibrahimovic double added to Paul Pogba’s [...]
Liverpool 6, Watford 1: Jurgen Klopp coy on title challenge as scintillating Reds demolish Watford November 6, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp played down the significance of reaching the Premier League summit after the scintillating Reds mauled Watford to hit top spot for the first time during the German’s Anfield reign. The hosts were unplayable at times as Sadio Mane netted twice, while Philippe Coutinho, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum also [...]
Arsene Wenger bemoans unlucky penalty decision after Tottenham deny Arsenal the chance to go top November 6, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger bemoaned refereeing decisions after his side missed the opportunity to go top of the Premier League with a draw in the North London derby. A Harry Kane penalty earned Tottenham a 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium after the Gunners took the lead through a Kevin Wimmer own goal. Yet Wenger felt [...]
Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1: Saints show why they’re attracting takeover talk with stirring win over Italian giants November 3, 2016 Southampton 2, Inter Milan 1 Southampton came from behind and recovered from missing a penalty to record a memorable victory over Inter Milan and revive their hopes of progressing to the Europa League knockout stage. Inter striker Mauro Icardi put the visitors in front and the Saints wasted a chance to equalise just before half-time when [...]
Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants to outlaw Chelsea’s policy of stockpiling players and loaning them out November 3, 2016 World football chief Gianni Infantino says he wants to make it illegal for clubs such as Chelsea to “hoard” legions of players and farm them out on loan. The Blues are not the only club to stockpile talent but are the best-known proponents and currently have 38 fringe payers and youngsters out on loans at clubs in [...]
Betting: Stoke revival to continue as West Ham’s hoodoo returns to haunt November 3, 2016 BOTH West Ham and Stoke have improved of late, seeing their early season relegation worries dissipate for now. Slaven Bilic’s side performed above all expectations last year but have since struggled to settle into their new surroundings at the London Stadium. However, three wins in their last four games has seen the Hammers climb out [...]
Betting tips: Arsenal to spoil Kane’s Spurs return with north London derby triumph November 3, 2016 ARSENAL welcome north London rivals Tottenham to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday lunchtime, looking to keep up their exceptional recent form. The Gunners are 15 games unbeaten, second in the table and into the last-16 of the Champions League – giving supporters a reason to smile. Arsene Wenger’s side thumped hapless Sunderland last weekend and [...]
FC Copenhagen 0, Leicester City 0: Claudio Ranieri warns against complacency as Foxes move to cusp of Champions League last 16 November 2, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has urged his side to guard against complacency despite a stalemate against Danish title-holders FC Copenhagen nudging them ever closer to the Champions League knockout phase. The Foxes are still to concede a goal in Europe’s premier club competition but were indebted to goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel for pulling off a late save [...]
Southampton could become the next Premier League club to be taken over by Chinese investors November 2, 2016 Southampton could become the latest English club to come under Chinese ownership after they were linked with a £200m takeover by Lander Sports Development. Saints owner Katharina Liebherr has met with Lander, according to Bloomberg, although an agreement has yet to be completed. Formerly called Lander Real Estate, the property development specialists changed their name [...]