Trevor Steven: Why Arsenal’s title race cannot sustain defeat to Manchester City tonight February 15, 2023 The Premier League’s top two finally meet in north London tonight and if Manchester City beat Arsenal I think it’s “here we go again” time. For the first time this season I feel that the trophy will be staying with champions City, who look like they’re ready to make a big push in the title [...]
Chelsea smash British transfer record for Enzo Fernandez as Premier League clubs set new benchmark in January window January 31, 2023 Chelsea set a new British transfer record by agreeing the signing of Enzo Fernandez as Premier League clubs underlined their financial strength on deadline day. The Blues struck an 11th-hour deal worth £107m with Benfica for Argentina midfielder Fernandez, who will arrive in London on Wednesday to begin an eight-and-a-half year contract. It took Premier [...]
Brighton told to reject January transfer window bids for Moises Caicedo from Arsenal and Chelsea January 29, 2023 Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi urged the club to resist late offers for £80m-rated Arsenal and Chelsea target Moises Caicedo before Tuesday’s transfer deadline after dumping Liverpool out of the FA Cup on Sunday. The Seagulls came from a goal down to beat Jurgen Klopp’s team for the second time in a month, with Koaru [...]
Oleksandr Zinchenko: Why Manchester City’s loss has been Arsenal’s gain January 26, 2023 When Oleksandr Zinchenko came off the bench at half-time in Manchester City’s final Premier League game of last season, he swung the title race decisively in their favour by helping them to win from two goals down against Aston Villa. It could be argued that he’s doing a similar thing this year at Arsenal, where [...]
‘We deserve it’: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta talks up Premier League title chances after late win over Manchester United January 22, 2023 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta savoured their best ever start to a Premier League season after the leaders boosted their title charge with a late 3-2 win over Manchester United on Sunday. Eddie Nketiah’s 90th-minute winner settled a ding-dong contest that harked back to the heyday of the two teams’ rivalry and restored the Gunners’ five-point [...]
World’s richest football clubs 2023: Manchester City retain top spot as Premier League clubs dominate Deloitte Football Money League – see the full ranking January 19, 2023 Manchester City have retained their status as the world’s richest football club, according to the latest edition of the Deloitte Football Money League, which underlines the dominance of the Premier League. Abu Dhabi-owned City topped the annual list, which is based on revenue in the 2021-22 season, for a second year in a row, ahead [...]
‘Completely unacceptable’: Players’ union condemns Tottenham fan’s attack on Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale as Gunners stretch Premier League lead January 15, 2023 Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 to go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday – and then saw goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale attacked by a Spurs supporter. The Gunners took three points at their local rivals for the first time since 2014 through an own goal by Hugo Lloris and Martin [...]
Mykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea hand Ukraine winger longest contract in Premier League history after beating Arsenal to his signing January 15, 2023 Chelsea have handed what is believed to be the longest contract in Premier League history to new £89m signing Mykhailo Mudryk. The Blues outbid Arsenal to beat their London rivals to the Ukraine winger, who has agreed an eight-and-a-half year contract that runs until 2031. Mudryk was at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to watch his [...]
Why this weekend is the biggest round of this year’s Premier League title race January 13, 2023 If the Premier League season is the proverbial marathon rather than a sprint, then this weekend sees the pacesetters in the title race, Arsenal and Manchester City, approach the halfway marker. As they do so, they face personal duels with bitter rivals that could have a huge impact on their momentum heading into the second [...]
Arsenal unveil artwork for exterior of Emirates Stadium January 11, 2023 Premier League leaders Arsenal unveiled a series of artworks that will don the exterior of the Emirates today. The north London club have worked with Turner-Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller among others to design the artwork. Each of the eight pieces of art have a different theme and aim to celebrate the club’s history. Arsenal [...]