Manchester City kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 2-0 home victory against Newcastle United.
Arsenal won their game in hand in midweek to increase their advantage at the top to five points, but it was back to two ahead of their game on Saturday as City responded again.
Phil Foden s first-half goal continued his rich vein of form, although City needed a second from substitute Bernardo Silva to make sure.
It was a familiar tale for a fading Newcastle side, firmly in the game but unable to take their chances and suddenly looking a little vulnerable at the back.
City could have been in front in the opening minute when Ilkay Gundogan headed over from a Jack Grealish cross, but the opening goal instead came from the opposite flank af…
West Ham United are interested in signing Domenico Berardi from Sassuolo in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Hammers have lodged an enquiry about signing the 26-year-old winger.
Berardi joined Sassuolo on a permanent contract in 2015 after a loan spell from Juventus. The Italy international winger had actually joined Juve from Sassuolo, but could not make a massive impact at the former Italian champions. The 26-year-old has been superb over the years and helped Italy win Euro 2020 this summer.
The winger 17 goals and gave seven assists in 30 Serie A matches for Sassuolo last season. During the 2019-20 campaign, Berardi scored 14 goals and gave 10 assists in 31 league games. In 2018-19, the winger scored eight goals and gave four …
Diego Simeone accepted Atletico Madrid have to improve defensively after shipping four goals to Barcelona, but suggested Sunday s loss was equally down to his side s lack of cutting edge.
Atletico let an early lead slip as they lost 4-2 in a thrilling game at Camp Nou and dropped to fifth in LaLiga, two points behind opponents Barca in the final Champions League spot.
The reigning Spanish champions have now conceded 30 goals in 22 top-flight matches this season, which is already five more than in 38 matches last term.
It is just the third time Atleti have conceded four or more goals under Simeone in the league, with the first such occasion coming in December 2012 in a 4-1 loss to Barcelona.
Normally famed for their defensive solidity, Simeone admitted h…
Harry Maguire and Tyrell Malacia put through their own goal late on as Manchester United squandered a comfortable lead in a 2-2 draw against Sevilla in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie.
Captain Maguire deflected into his own net in the 92nd minute, just eight minutes after Malacia had turned past David de Gea as Sevilla somehow found a way back at Old Trafford in the quarter-final first leg.
A Marcel Sabitzer first-half double appeared to have Erik ten Hag s hosts in complete control, only for the late drama to leave United reeling by full-time.
Jose Luis Mendilibar s side will boast home advantage in a week s time as they eye a seventh Europa League title since the 2006-07 season.
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Turkey are set to play host to Croatia on Tuesday evening at the in Bursa, as one of the matches of the second round within Group D of the Euro 2024 qualifications process. The top two spots, warranting automatic qualification for the main tournament next year, are more than likely to be decided between these two teams and Wales. With all due respect to Latvia and Armenia, who are also in this pack, the chances of either of them qualifying are practically non-existent.
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Turkey started the campaign well enough. They came back from their opening-round trip to Armenia with the three points safely packed in their bag, even though the home side took the lead through an early own-goal by Ozan Kabak. Stefan Kuntz s team bounced back qu…
Antoine Semenyo scored the only goal of the game as 10-man Bournemouth moved into the top half of the Premier League by beating Wolves 1-0.
Semenyo struck after 37 minutes to deservedly give the Cherries all three points at Molineux, where Wolves had two goals disallowed.
Hwang Hee-chan and Max Kilman thought they had scored equalisers, with the latter netting in the final moments of stoppage time, but Wolves luck was out.
Milos Kerkez saw red for Bournemouth late on, but they held firm to inflict defeat on their former boss Gary O Neil, whose Wolves team sit 12th.
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Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa was forced into action twice as Bournemouth started well, pushing Semenyo s deflected effort wide…
With the Premier League title chase firmly looking like it will be going down to the wire, the fixtures have really started to come thick and fast.
On a Tuesday schedule that offers five Premier League showdowns, the likes of Newcastle and Tottenham will steal centre stage.
For those of you who are looking to stick on a midweek flutter, we have found a pair of Premier League betting tips that are worth keeping an eye out for.
19:30 Newcastle vs Everton
While Newcastle might have continued to show some extended inconstancies this season, Eddie Howe’s men still have their sights firmly set on clinching another European finish in 2024. Marking their return from March’s international break with a stunning last-gasp comeback at St. James’ Park, the Ma…
Juventus are interested in signing Albert Gudmundsson from Italian rivals Genoa in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that Genoa value Gudmundsson at €30-35 million.
However, it will not be easy for Juventus to get a deal done for Gudmundsson. TuttoJuve has claimed that Inter Milan pose a major threat to the Bianconeri’s chances of securing the services of the 26-year-old, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a forward. Juventus could try to include Enzo Barrenechea or Facundo Gonzalez in a deal for Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson has been on the books of Genoa since 2022 and has established himself as one of the better attacking players in Serie A. The 26-year-old Iceland international has scored 14 goa…
Eddie Howe wakes every morning happy with the “life-changing” decision he took to become Newcastle’s head coach.
The 45-year-old accepted the Magpies’ offer of employment in November 2021, just weeks after Amanda Staveley’s Saudi-backed consortium had completed its takeover.
Staveley and her partners will celebrate two years at the helm on Saturday with the club having been transformed to the extent that they sent shock waves across Europe on Wednesday evening with a 4-1 Champions League rout of Qatari-funded Paris St Germain.
Asked where he would rank his decision to take on the job, Howe said: “I knew when I took the job – the moment came when I was offered the job and I was going to say yes – that it was a life-changing moment for me.
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The 2020-21 Premier League season was the season like no other. Or was it?
Certainly, it differed from the norm in many aspects. The ongoing global effects of the coronavirus pandemic meant that for the majority of the campaign fans were still not allowed to attend inside stadiums.
The delay to last season also had a knock-on effect and meant the fixtures came thick and fast, causing a congested schedule and little chance to pause and reflect.
But just how different were things? Well, using some key metrics from the good folks at Opta, we have taken a look back at the comparative data going back to the 2003-04 season to look at things from a statistical standpoint.
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There were certainly plenty of games with a high volume of goal…