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 …
Our picture editors chose their favourite pics from the weekend’s action Continue reading…
Our picture editors chose their favourite pics from the weekend’s action Continue reading…
• Defender was a substitute for Everton’s win at Southampton• Keane also left out of England squad for upcoming fixturesMarco Silva has reassured Michael Keane that being dropped for club and country “is not the end of the world” and the Everton manage…
The dark clouds that loomed over the Everton manager, Marco Silva, may have subsided but the pressure has not abated but rather intensified on Ralph Hasenhüttl, whose Southampton side are in grave trouble. The outlook for the Saints is considerably glo…
Everton head to St Mary’s for the first of two games with teams below them and a win essential if they are to tackle a difficult December in anything like good heart. Marco Silva, who has been less than strident in making his team’s case against contro…
Everton head to St Mary’s for the first of two games with teams below them and a win essential if they are to tackle a difficult December in anything like good heart. Marco Silva, who has been less than strident in making his team’s case against contro…
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…
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…
Manchester City left it late to see off Southampton and in the end ensure no more ground was ceded to Liverpool. When Kyle Walker steered home an 87th-minute winner the champions had finally broken down fiercely resistant opponents, having been behind …
Southampton may not relish a second trip to the Etihad Stadium in five days while Manchester City will not be daunted by facing a team they beat 3-1 on Tuesday in the EFL Cup and who were defeated 9-0 in their last league outing. Pep Guardiola’s side r…
Every first-team debut is emotional for the player involved but teenager’s bow at Etihad was a particularly evocative milestoneEvery first team debut is an emotional moment for the player involved but Tommy Doyle’s bow proved an unusually evocative mil…
Manchester City took their unbeaten Carabao Cup run to 1,098 days in a near-stroll of a victory over a still-smarting Southampton. This was the visitors’ first game since Leicester trounced them 9-0 and it showed. Southampton did, at least, lose by onl…
Updates from Tuesday’s fourth-round tiesLive scoreboard: the latest from Tuesday’s matchesAnd you can email Simon here or tweet him here 7.25pm GMT Finally, here are the teams from Oxford where both teams make five changes:Oxford Utd: Eastwood, Long, D…
• Home defeat equalled biggest in Premier League history• One day’s salary will be donated to Saints FoundationSouthampton’s players and coaching staff will each donate one day’s wages to the Saints Foundation, the club have announced.The offer comes a…
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…
• Manager apologises for performance in 9-0 home defeat• Brendan Rodgers hails perfect display from LeicesterRalph Hasenhüttl described Southampton’s humiliating 9-0 defeat at home to Leicester City as a disaster and said he accepts responsibility for …
An irresistible Leicester City display shot Southampton to pieces as Brendan Rodgers’s side moved second in the Premier League in considerable style, condemning Saints to their worst ever home defeat. Ayoze Pérez and Jamie Vardy hit hat-tricks in an em…
