• 20-year-old Malian arrives from Standard Liège• Winger becomes Ralph Hasenhüttl’s first signingRalph Hasenhüttl has made the Standard Liège winger Moussa Djenepo his first signing at Southampton for a fee of £14m. The manager, who joined the club las…
Ex-Southampton FC junior football coach sexually abused 24 players over 25 yearsThe former Southampton FC junior football coach Bob Higgins has been jailed after being convicted of sexually abusing 24 schoolboy players over a 25-year period. Related: B…
Ex-Southampton FC junior football coach sexually abused 24 players over 25 yearsThe former Southampton FC junior football coach Bob Higgins has been jailed after being convicted of sexually abusing 24 schoolboy players over a 25-year period. Related: B…
Former footballer believes the convicted abuser colluded with Kit Carson at PeterboroughA former youth footballer who says he was abused by two football coaches in the 1990s has spoken of his struggle with anxiety and depression, and strongly criticise…
Cultivation of father-figure role allowed coach to get away with sexual abuse of boys for decadesHiggins guilty of 45 counts of indecent assaultBob Higgins was the star-maker, the super-coach. He worked with the likes of the former England great Alan S…
Club accounts for 2017-18 show Manchester United spent the most on wages while champions Manchester City had the third-highest billFinancial figures for 2017-18, for the 20 clubs who were in the Premier League during that season. All details from the m…
We thought Manchester City would pip Liverpool to the title, but we also said Watford would go downWhat we said: “Pep Guardiola’s talented side look well placed to become the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester United did it …
Photo editor Jonny Weeks reviews a tumultuous football season through some of its best, weirdest and most defining imagesOn an average weekend, The Guardian receives around 12,000 photographs from Premier League matches via its staff, agency and contri…
Relegated Huddersfield avoided equalling the record for most defeats in a Premier League season thanks to an error by the Southampton keeper, Angus Gunn. Nathan Redmond’s thunderous first-half strike left the bottom side in danger of suffering a 29th l…
All the action from the final day of the Premier League seasonPremier League fans’ verdicts: part one and part twoFeel free to email Daniel or to tweet @DanielHarris 12.05pm BST In football more than in any other walk of life, people “run out of superl…
Fans review the season with one game to play – the stars, the flops and the moments that made them smile• Part 1: Arsenal to HuddersfieldI think “all’s well that ends well” is a good enough way to sum up Leicester’s season. Try as he might Claude Puel’…
Southampton will want to end a difficult campaign on a high against Championship-bound Huddersfield. Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side have shown promise since leaving the stifling Mark Hughes days behind but there is still a lot of work to be done to avoid batt…
Liverpool seek another miracle as relentless City close on title, changing of the guard at Leicester and a Zaha swansong?Brighton are the 17th best team in the league, are already safe and can at best move up one place; Manchester City are the best tea…
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Marko Arnautovic scored his first goals since January as West Ham swept aside Southampton 3-0.The Austrian, whose form had deserted him since a lucrative move to China failed to materialise during the transfer window, found the net twice to sink the Sa…
After scoring the first away goal and inflicting Tottenham’s first defeat at their new stadium, can West Ham conjure another impressive performance? The stats are not in their favour as they’ve only won two games in succession once this season. They al…
Leicester can test City but Liverpool face a challenge of their own, it’s all or nothing for Cardiff and Watford need to regroupFollowing the disappointment of their reasonably heroic Champions League defeat at Barcelona, Liverpool must rouse themselve…
Chris Hughton’s position looks uncertain after five successful years, Youri Tielemans catches the eye but Leicester will face a battle to keep him and Wolves show the way forwardWhen was the last time Manchester City finished a Premier League match wit…
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In the end, this was not exactly the perfect takeaway for a Southampton team finally safe from relegation, but a topsy-turvy game that had both managers shaking their heads made pleasant viewing for Gareth Southgate. Nevertheless the relief was etched …
