Month: October 2018
Swansea City fancied to follow up impressive midweek performance
Updated:Swansea City host Reading on Saturday aiming to record their second home victory of the week in the Championship. The Swans head into the match with the Royals on the…
Read more »Pundit backs Leeds United to edge thriller against Nottingham Forest
Updated:Leeds United host Nottingham Forest on Saturday aiming to retain their place at the top of the Championship. Marcelo Bielsa’s side defeated Ipswich Town 2-0 in midweek to move onto…
Read more »Can Tottenham pull an Arsenal by making the Champions League last-16 after also earning one point from opening three games?
Updated:Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League campaign is almost over after they could only pick up a single point from their opening three group games. The north London side left the Netherlands…
Read more »Chelsea vs BATE Borisov confirmed starting line-ups
Updated:Chelsea host BATE Borisov in the Europa League on Thursday aiming to maintain the 100% record in this season’s competition. The Blues have recorded a pair of 1-0 victories in…
Read more »Two strikers Chelsea should look at signing in January
If one thing is certain, Chelsea have so far managed to exceed expectations this season under Maurizio Sarri. The West London outfit are currently in third position on the standings…
Read more »Cascarino says Lloris is a ‘liability at times’ after PSV defeat
Tony Cascarino was critical of Hugo Lloris after Tottenham were held to a draw against PSV Eindhoven in their third Champions League group game. Spurs’ hopes of reaching the knockouts…
Read more »Clattenburg says Lloris was ‘reckless’ against PSV Eindhoven
Updated:Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg believes Hugo Lloris was “reckless” in Wednesday night’s stalemate with PSV Eindhoven, as Tottenham Hotspur dropped points in their third consecutive Champions League game….
Read more »Jenas says Lloris is ‘making too many poor decisions’ for Tottenham
Jermaine Jenas was critical of Hugo Lloris in the aftermath of Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with PSV Eindhoven, saying the French goalkeeper has been “making too many poor decisions” of late…
Read more »Manuel Pellegrini says Grady Diangana could feature against Leicester City
West Ham United travel to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester City on Saturday, and the Hammers will be looking to bounce back from successive league losses at the…
Read more »Bielsa says Phillips ‘played very well’ against Ipswich Town
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa was full of praise for Kalvin Phillips, saying the defensive-midfielder “played very well” against Ipswich Town in Wednesday night’s victory. The Whites picked up a…
Read more »Bielsa says ‘intelligent’ Hernandez was ‘very important’ against Ipswich
Updated:Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa says the “intelligent” Pablo Hernandez was “very important” against Ipswich Town on Wednesday night. Leeds picked up all three points at home to the Tractor…
Read more »Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal confirmed starting line-ups
Arsenal visit Sporting Lisbon on Thursday aiming to maintain their unbeaten start in the Europa League. The Gunners have won their opening two matches in Group E, but the Portuguese…
Read more »Bielsa says Berardi has picked up a ‘muscular injury’ for Leeds
Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa says Gaetano Berardi picked up a “muscular injury” in Wednesday’s win over Ipswich Town. The defender was brought down with a slide tackle in the…
Read more »Rodgers says Compper will have ‘limited game time’ this season
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was very honest when asked about Marvin Compper’s future at Parkhead, admitting the centre-back may struggle for playing time this season. Compper joined Celtic from RB…
Read more »Boyata could leave Celtic, Besiktas considering a move as replacement for Vida
According to Turkish Football, Dedryck Boyata could be on his way out of Celtic, with Besiktas the latest to be linked with his signature. The Turkish Super Lig side are…
Read more »Fans react as Cardiff City captain Sean Morrison says he wants Liverpool to win the EPL
Liverpool host struggling Cardiff City on Saturday as the 2018-19 English Premier League season enters matchday 10, and with the Reds level on points with Manchester City after seven wins…
Read more »Gerrard says Docherty is ‘shining’ while out on loan
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard says Greg Docherty is “shining” while out on loan at Shrewsbury Town this season. Gerrard plans to keep tabs on all players loaned out from Rangers…
Read more »Rangers must look to sign Steven Davis
Updated:Rangers should look to make a move for Steven Davis when the transfer window reopens. The Southampton midfielder will be a free agent at the end of this season and…
Read more »Rangers to hire new manager but Gerrard’s position isn’t under threat
Rangers are on the lookout for a new manager, but Steven Gerrard’s position isn’t believed to be under threat. Instead, the Premiership giants are planning to appoint a loan manager…
Read more »Celtic plagued with injuries ahead of Leipzig clash
Celtic face Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig in the Europa League today. The Scottish champions will be looking to secure a positive result against the Germans but the number of injuries…
Read more »Mulholland says McCorie, Middleton, Palmer, Thomson and Kelly could step up to Rangers’ first-team
Craig Mulholland, Rangers’ Head of Academy, believes Robby & Ross McCorie, Glenn Middleton, Cammy Palmer, Jack Thomson and Stephen Kelly can make the step up to the first-team in the…
Read more »Rangnick says Tierney, McGregor and Edouard are ‘great talents’
Ahead of Thursday’s clash with Celtic, RB Leipzig manager Ralf Rangnick says Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and Odsonne Edouard are “great talents in Scottish football” and admitted that Leipzig stood…
Read more »Rodgers says ‘quality’ Kouassi can replace the injured Brown
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes “quality” Eboue Kouassi can replace Scott Brown while the long-serving midfielder is sidelined with a calf injury, reports The Sun. Brown could be out of…
Read more »Steve Bruce might be insulted by Dean Smith’s admission about Aston Villa’s defence
Dean Smith made a comment about Aston Villa’s defensive options that may offend Steve Bruce, the manager Smith replaced earlier this month, reports Birmingham Live. The Villa boss was asked…
Read more »Eadie says Terry was a ‘great appointment’
Updated:Darren Eadie believes John Terry returning to Aston Villa to work alongside manager Dean Smith was a “great appointment” and says it’s “good to have” the former Chelsea and England…
Read more »Villa ‘prepared to agree deal’ to sign Janko
According to Pete O’Rourke of the Football Insider, Aston Villa are ‘prepared to agree a deal’ with FC Porto to sign right-back Saidy Janko. They have stiff competition to procure…
Read more »Theo Walcott says choosing Southampton ahead of Everton would have been the easy option
Everton snapped up former Arsenal winger Theo Walcott for £20million during the January transfer window, and the 29-year-old has been an inspired addition to the Toffees’ attacking ranks. The English…
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