Liverpool top of Premier League for fees spent on agents November 30, 2015 Liverpool shelled out the most in agents’ fees of any Premier League club during the past 12 months despite enduring a torrid time on the pitch which culminated in the sacking of manager Brendan Rodgers. Figures released by the Premier League yesterday showed that the Reds paid £14.3 million to agents between 1 October 2014 [...]
Norwich City 1, Arsenal 1: Arsene Wenger defends decision to field playmaker Alexis Sanchez in injury-plagued draw November 29, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger defended his decision to play Alexis Sanchez after the mesmeric forward hobbled off during his side’s injury-plagued draw with lowly Norwich at Carrow Road yesterday. Sanchez was a doubt for the clash after picking up a hamstring knock against Dinamo Zagreb in midweek but was on hand to set up Mesut [...]
Tottenham 0 – 0 Chelsea: Jose Mourinho predicts unbeaten run following shut out at Spurs November 29, 2015 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes his side can put together an unbeaten run following what he described as their best performance of the season in a 0-0 draw at Tottenham. Mourinho welcomed a return of the trademark defensive performance that has too often deserted Chelsea this season and argues it could kick-start a climb up the table. [...]
Why Leicester could be derailed by Manchester United’s league leading defence November 28, 2015 It appears impossible to speak about Leicester this season without resorting to gushing praise for their gatecrashing of the Premier League elite. Arsene Wenger says "you cannot rule them out [of the title race]" while Jurgen Klopp marvelled: "It seems Leicester can do everything. They fly through the league at this moment and it is [...]
If the Premier League did Black Friday: 12 bargain buys including Manchester United’s Memphis Depay, Chelsea’s Diego Costa, Arsenal’s Mathieu Debuchy, Everton’s Aidan McGeady and others November 27, 2015 While shoppers storm supermarkets in search of the best Black Friday deals, football managers across the country are left twiddling their thumbs with the transfer and loan (as of yesterday) windows firmly shut preventing any deals from taking place between now and January. But what if football had its very own Black Friday? A one-off [...]
Tottenham v Chelsea betting odds: Improving Blues can blunt Spurs attack and take a point from White Hart Lane November 27, 2015 The visit of Chelsea used to be the stuff of nightmares for Tottenham. They failed to win a single Premier League game against the Blues at White Hart Lane in 17 matches between 1989 and 2006. Since then, however, things have changed. Chelsea have only one victory in their last nine league visits, with Tottenham [...]
FK Qarabag 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1: Patient Spurs seal qualification to Europa League knockout phase November 26, 2015 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admitted that perseverance was paramount after his side secured qualification to the last 32 of the Europa League with a laboured victory over Azerbaijan champions Qarabag last night. England striker Harry Kane headed the only goal of the game, his ninth strike in six matches, with just 12 minutes remaining, while [...]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger ready to splash cash in bid to win Premier League title November 26, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has vowed to spend big in the January transfer window in a bid to secure the club’s first Premier League title since their Invincibles campaign of 2004. Frenchman Wenger attracted criticism from Arsenal supporters in the summer for only signing goalkeeper Petr Cech, who arrived for £10m from defending champions Chelsea, [...]
Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger compares £44m Mesut Ozil to a Black Friday “bargain” November 26, 2015 Arsene Wenger has sympathy with bargain hunters ahead of tomorrow's Black Friday sales bonanza. Although the Arsenal boss admitted he wasn't aware of what the event was actually all about when asked at a press conference this morning, he expressed his full sympathy with those hunting for value in a busy market. After all, spotting [...]
Manchester United 0, PSV Eindhoven 0: Blunt Reds lose grip on last 16 place November 25, 2015 Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal admitted that his side played with fear during their goalless draw with PSV Eindhoven last night which left their Champions League participation in the balance. The stalemate means United must dispatch group leaders Wolfsburg in their final group match on 8 December to guarantee qualification to the knockout phase. [...]