Emery’s Arsenal have lost their direction and Spurs’ problems start at full-back but Burnley’s Dwight McNeil is on songRiyad Mahrez impressed only in spells during his first season at Manchester City but, with Leroy Sané felled by a cruciate injury in …
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The first hard frost of winter resulted in north-easterners scraping ice off car windscreens and negotiating slippery pavements. By the time darkness fell the temperature remained stubbornly close to freezing but two more goals from Steve Bruce’s defen…
• Manager will look to ‘add that bit of quality’ in January• Bruce praises Jonjo Shelvey’s response to spell on benchSteve Bruce has identified Newcastle United’s midfield as a department in need of reinforcement in January and would not turn his nose …
It was a 3-1 home defeat by Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth in March 2016 that marked the end of Steve McClaren’s Newcastle tenure, prefacing his replacement by Rafael Benítez. Now the man in charge is Steve Bruce who, despite years at assorted clubs, has nev…
Liverpool’s resilience faces biggest test, Vardy threatens to deepen Arsenal’s gloom and a welcome dilemma for NewcastleApparently there is a game going on in Liverpool on Sunday. Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Genk in midweek was very much a continuation of…
Liverpool’s resilience faces biggest test, Vardy threatens to deepen Arsenal’s gloom and a welcome dilemma for NewcastleApparently there is a game going on in Liverpool on Sunday. Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Genk in midweek was very much a continuation of…
Wycombe winger on loan from Newcastle on battling negative perceptions and the players he studies to help him improveRolando Aarons is rowing back to his Newcastle debut five years ago, smiling as he tells a story that is largely immaterial, a footnote…
Pulisic’s long wait pays off, Rodgers helps Vardy roll back the years and Nuno the perfectionist is back on track“Perfection doesn’t exist but we are always chasing it,” Nuno Espírito Santo said after Wolves’ thoroughly deserved draw at Arsenal. It was…
Referees, bicycle kicks, agony and ‘giving it back’ in this week’s roundup of the best top-flight picturesView the Dozen archive Continue reading…
Newcastle United earned their second away win of the season in emphatic style, romping to a 3-0 lead and then digging in against a West Ham side who were punished for taking their opponents lightly.A goal each from centre-halves Ciaran Clark and Federi…
Newcastle lie a point above the bottom three before visiting the London Stadium. Steve Bruce’s side are capable of defending well but they have struggled in front of goal and need to provide better service for Joelinton, who has only scored once since …
Arsenal fans turn toxic, Ralph Hasenhüttl faces a daunting week and Chelsea are no longer a one-man bandThere can be little doubt that Granit Xhaka has underwhelmed since his big-money move from Borussia Mönchengladbach three summers ago, failing to pr…
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Nuno Espírito Santo is not a man to camouflage his emotions and the Wolves manager appeared to be experiencing pretty much the full range in the away technical area.The good news for Nuno’s players was that extreme irritation at their slow start was re…
Minute-by-minute updates from the 2pm GMT kick-offLive scores: all the goals as they go in around EuropeBruce reveals he twice came close to taking charge at WolvesEmail Daniel here. Tweet @DanielHarris 1.15pm GMT Newcastle United (a deliberately stodg…
Newcastle manager talks of what might have been as he looks to Allan Saint-Maximin to destabilise Wolves at St James’ ParkSteve Bruce is talking tracksuits. There was the garish number – “very blingy”, says Newcastle’s manager – emblazoned with a map o…
Steve Bruce calls it “a conundrum”. With Andy Carroll injured, once again, can Newcastle’s manager somehow accommodate the newly fit Dwight Gayle and Joelinton in the team’s preferred 3-4-3 formation? It may be a little unconventional but one possibili…
• Gayle putting pressure on £40m signing Joelinton• ‘If you’re a goalscorer, you’re a goalscorer,’ says Steve BruceAndy Carroll’s latest injury has opened the door to Newcastle’s first team for Dwight Gayle, leaving the previously forgotten striker pos…
