Guus Hiddink believes Diego Costa‘s casual finishing was the “difference” in Chelsea‘s dramatic 3-2 defeat at Sunderland on Saturday. The Blues had twice taken the lead through Costa and Nemanja Matic in the first half, but Sam Allardyce’s men fought back valiantly at the Stadium of Light. Wahbi Khazri scored a stunning equaliser before Fabio […]
Premier League
According to reports from Germany, Arsenal are close to sealing a deal for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka for between €30-40m. Over the past few months, Xhaka has been linked with several Premier League clubs, including Liverpool and Chelsea. The Reds were thought to be interested in signing the Swiss midfielder, with reports suggesting that […]
Arsene Wenger believes that the massive new TV deal that will take effect next season will mean an end to the traditional big four in the Premier League. Leicester were the first team outside the big four since Blackburn in 1994/95 to have won the Premier League and the Arsenal boss argues that Leicester’s unlikely […]
Chelsea captain John Terry was shown a second yellow card for a late tackle on Wahbi Khazri in the final minute of injury time at the Stadium of Light and Sunday, and will now serve a two-match suspension for his second dismissal of the season. The punishment rules Terry out of Chelsea’s two remaining Premier […]
Premier League champions Leicester City celebrated in style on Saturday as they thrashed lackluster Everton 3-1 behind two goals from Jamie Vardy and one from Andy King. Fireworks erupted on the pitch before yellow and blue streamers cascaded from the roof after the preseason 5,000-1 title shots got their hands on the biggest prize in […]
Daniel Sturridge has no desire to leave Liverpool and believes “something special” could be on the horizon under Jurgen Klopp. When Klopp arrived at Anfield to replace Brendan Rodgers, Sturridge was out injured and it is fair to say that it took the German months to warm up to the England striker. But Sturridge is […]
Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink says that Eden Hazard must show greater consistency if he ever wants to reach the level of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Hazard has been a shadow of the player who inspired Chelsea to the Premier League title last season and claimed the PFA Player of the Year award, but […]
A defiant Arsene Wenger says that the success of Leicester and Atletico Madrid will not change his emphasis on possession-based football. Once again Arsenal lead the league in time of possession with 57%, but with Champions Leicester only 18th in the same table with 44.7%, the criticism is mounting that Arsenal are just keeping possession […]
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says that he “cannot afford” to lose any of the club’s four remaining fixtures this season. Van Gaal knows that if United pick up maximum points against Norwich, West Ham and Bournemouth they will have a chance of leapfrogging neighbours Manchester City into the Premier League’s top four, with […]