Wolves have lost five of their last seven matches at home and will want to avoid a third defeat to Leicester this season. Claude Puel is under pressure despite Leicester sitting comfortably in eighth and the chance to earn a third successive away win a…
Who will Pochettino turn to up front? Will Lindelöf banish bad memories of Brighton? And should Sarri start Giroud? If Mauricio Pochettino could have picked one Premier League team to start playing against without his top scorer and his most in-form at…
Who will Pochettino turn to up front? Will Lindelöf banish bad memories of Brighton? And should Sarri start Giroud? If Mauricio Pochettino could have picked one Premier League team to start playing against without his top scorer and his most in-form at…
Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City beat 10-man Wolves 3-0 on Monday to cut Liverpool’s title advantage to four points. Pep Guardiola said despite the win, his team’s movement in the final third could have been better after the…
• ‘I don’t have magician’s ball about how many points we need’• Nuno Espírito Santo has no complaints over Boly red cardPep Guardiola said he has no “magician’s ball” to tell him how many points Manchester City may need to defend their Premier League t…
Wolves’ defensive midfielder overshadowed by Pep Guardiola’s current all-rounder although his opportunities were limited by Willy Boly’s early red cardIf Kevin De Bruyne was a surprise omission for Manchester City, this was an evening when Rúben Neves …
If there is one thing that Liverpool should know, squatting defiantly at the top of the Premier League, it is that Manchester City have no intentions of seeing another team remove the championship trophy from their possession. Pep Guardiola’s team made…
Minute-by-minute updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offGuardiola says City will not pay £100m for NevesSend your emails to Simon here | Or tweet @Simon_Burnton 7.22pm GMT Nuno Espirito Santo has a chat, about whether his players are looking forward to tonig…
Minute-by-minute updates from the 8pm GMT kick-offGuardiola says City will not pay £100m for NevesSend your emails to Simon here | Or tweet @Simon_Burnton 7.04pm GMT The teams are in! And here they are:Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte,…
• Guardiola: ‘There are many holding midfielders in the world’• Manager admits club ‘have a limit and cannot spend more’Pep Guardiola said Manchester City “are not going to pay £100m for a holding midfielder” such as Rúben Neves of Wolves or any other …
An accountant who worked with Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1950s told me that Bill Slater initially appeared as an amateur while also working as a lecturer at Birmingham University. The club’s high ethical standards dictated that he could be paid not…
Having beaten Liverpool and then scored 16 in their last two matches Manchester City will be delighted with a fourth consecutive home match when Wolves arrive on Monday. Nuno Espírito Santo’s side are ninth with 29 points but a negative goal difference…
Liverpool have a defensive dilemma, Spurs could struggle in midfield against Paul Pogba and United, while Rafael Benítez is unlikely to go on the attack at Stamford BridgeMousa Dembélé’s impending move to Beijing Guoan is a reminder of Tottenham’s lack…
Premier League leaders Liverpool paid the price for fielding a weakened side as they were knocked out in the third round of the FA Cup by Wolves on Monday. Rúben Neves’s long-range effort clinched a 2-1 win at Molineux just after Divock Origi cancelled…
• Striker boosts Villa’s hopes of Premier League return• Another loan deal was not appealing to Chelsea playerTammy Abraham has given Aston Villa a huge boost by turning down a loan move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in favour of remaining with the Champi…
Today’s fluff is trying to get up that great big hill of hope Sevilla want Álvaro Morata and are ready to offer £5m to take the player on loan right now, plus £35m to make the deal permanent in the summer, in order to convince Chelsea to do business. T…
It would be wrong to suggest a club with Liverpool’s proud history will be completely unmoved about the prospect of a third-round elimination from a competition they have won seven times. They do, however, clearly have other priorities and it was certa…
FA Cup updates from the third-round tie, kick-off 7.45pm GMTFollow the draw for round four of the Cup after this matchAnd send your thoughts to rob.smyth@theguardian.com 7.02pm GMT Adam Lallana, sad to say, will miss the game after suffering a minor in…
Fifteen games into his career with Crystal Palace, and 83 minutes into a match that seemed certain to end in deadlock, Jordan Ayew scored a goal. He took it nicely too, collecting a wayward shot by Patrick van Aanholt before slotting the ball into the …
Live updates from all Wednesday night’s Premier League gamesTransfer window – every deal from Europe’s top five leaguesAnd feel free to email Michael or tweet @MichaelButler18 6.34pm GMT Festive football is nearly over, but not yet. One more round of g…
