Liverpool made it an entire calendar year without a Premier League defeat as the runaway leaders beat Sheffield United 2-0 on Thursday. Jurgen Klopp’s side moved 13 points clear of second-placed Leicester thanks to goals from Egypt forward Mohamed Salah and Senegal winger Sadio Mane at Anfield. Liverpool’s 19th win in 20 league games this […]
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David Moyes has been appointed as West Ham manager and will return for a second spell at the club. The Scot, 55, has signed an 18-month deal and starts with the New Year’s Day home game against Bournemouth. He replaces Manuel Pellegrini, who was sacked after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat by a much-changed Leicester side. […]
Continue ReadingSadio Mane’s goal was enough for Premier League leaders Liverpool to secure a nervy 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers and open up a 13-point cushion over their nearest challengers on Sunday. Mane, in his 150th game for the club, netted three minutes before the break only for Adam Lallana to be penalised for handball in […]
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Chelsea gave new Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta a defeat in his home debut as Tammy Abraham’s late strike sealed a dramatic 2-1 win for the Blues in a thrilling London derby on Sunday. Arteta, taking charge of his first home game since succeeding sacked Unai Emery, looked on course for three important points after Pierre-Emerick […]
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Jose Mourinho bemoaned Tottenham’s inability to keep clean sheets after twice having to come from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at bottom-of-the-table Norwich. Slack Spurs defending allowed Mario Vrancic to open the scoring and only a VAR review to harshly rule out Teemu Pukki’s goal prevented Mourinho’s men trailing 2-0 at half-time. Even once […]
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West Ham United has sacked manager Manuel Pellegrini after Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat to Leicester left the Hammers just one point above the Premier League’s relegation zone. A run of just two wins in 14 games, including seven defeats in their last nine league matches, saw patience run out with the 66-year-old former Real Madrid […]
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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has conceded that the Premier League title race is over, after his side’s 3-2 defeat at Wolves on Friday. City are third in the Premier League, 14 points behind leaders, Liverpool, and a point below Leicester City, who are second. Asked if the title race is over, Guardiola told BBC […]
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Towering Swede, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has rejoined Serie A giants AC Milan. Ibrahimovic signed a six-month contract with AC Milan with the option of an additional year, the Italian club confirmed on Friday. “I’m coming back to a club I hugely respect and to the city of Milan I love,” the 38-year-old said on the club’s […]
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Frank Lampard out-witted Jose Mourinho as Chelsea powered to a 2-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday that featured a double from Willian, a red card for Son Heung-min and allegations of racist abuse. Billed as a showdown between Mourinho and Lampard, an explosive London derby showed the student is more than a match for the […]
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Premier League trio, Mohammed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez go face to face in the fight to emerge African Player of the Year Award. Mohamed Salah will face competition from Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) tweeted that Egypt’s Salah, Mane of Senegal as well Manchester City’s Algerian forward Riyad […]
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