The football news cycle has been dominated by Manchester City's guilty verdict in their case against the Premier League over a series of financial and non-compliance breaches. The Premier League's statement was scathing, using the word "sham" multiple times and alluding to an
In the last post on this blog, we asked whether United were ready for the start of the season and going off their performances in the first 5 Premier League games of this season, it's clear that they were not ready. A chastening defeat to Hull City in
After a fairly good pre-season, which ended in a 4-2 defeat to AC Milan, there are questions whether Manchester United are ready for the start of the new Premier League season. They've only signed Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans so far this summer, and with time
It has been a summer of major upheaval for Newcastle United, with major players leaving, others pushing to leave and now their manager wanting to step down. It was reported earlier this morning that Eddie Howe has had a change in heart, and that he wants to take a break.
Whilst football didn't come home once again, Spain did the world of football a favour by beating defending champions, Argentina, in the World Cup final. Argentina lost a lot of support for their off-the-ball antics in the latter stages of the tournament, and despite having the
What a performance! England are through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup after beating Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca Stadium. There were many concerns in the build up to the game, from the altitude to Mexico's home advantage but England didn't let those
England's 4-2 victory over Croatia will fill supporters with confidence going into the remaining group games against Panama and Ghana but at half-time, the feeling was quite different. The Three Lions made a quick start as Harry Kane scored his first from the penalty spot. It
The club football season is over! Arsenal won the Premier League for the first time in 22 years. Pep has left Manchester City. Aston Villa and Crystal Palace secured European glory. And Spurs narrowly avoided relegation at West Ham's cost. Let's grade each Premier League team&
This weekend will let us know who will be winning the Premier League this season as Arsenal and Manchester City face potentially tricky games against West Ham United and Brentford respectively. It's advantage @Arsenal, but there's still more to come in the title race... Who are
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Sunday's heavyweight clash between Man City and Arsenal is set to have a massive impact on where the Premier League title will land. Arsenal recent sloppy form has opened the door to Pep's side once again, and with their recent performances, City will be coming into
Arsenal's draw against Wolves on Wednesday sent alarm bells ringing throughout the Premier League as the Gunners failed to win against the team at the foot of the league. Arsenal have only won 2 out of their last 7 Premier League games, and this recent form has opened
After dropping points again last weekend, Manchester City find themselves 6 points behind Arsenal in the Premier League. City were 2-0 up and cruising against Tottenham Hotspur, but a nightmarish second-half saw the North London side draw level. If Arsenal were to beat Sunderland before City kick-off
There have been multiple occasions when Manchester United could have climbed into the Top 4 this season but on each occasion, they have failed to take advantage of other teams' slip ups. Looking at the Premier League table as it stands, there are only 4 points separating Liverpool in
After Ruben Amorim was sacked by Manchester United on Monday morning, the club announced that Darren Fletcher would take charge of the team in the immediate future, whilst the hierarchy looked for an interim manager for the rest of the season. Almost immediately, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's name was
As we pass the halfway mark in this Premier League season, let's see if there are any changes in how I'd predict then season goes. Arsenal now have a 73.2% likelihood of winning the 2025-26 Premier League title according to the Opta supercomputer: https:
The word legend is thrown around a lot in football these days, with some of the recipients fully deserving of the title and others not so deserving. For what he has given to Manchester United in nearly 6 years, Bruno Fernandes is well on the way to achieving legendary status
Mo Salah's post-match outburst last Saturday has undoubtedly been the story that has dominated football news cycles in the past week. Salah has been dropped from the starting XI in the past 3 games, and was particularly frustrated at not having made it onto the pitch in
Sunday's North London Derby defeat was Thomas Frank's worst day in charge of Tottenham Hotspur so far. The performance from Spurs was utterly spineless and left fans furious with what they had witnessed, especially given the magnitude of the game. Spurs have been hit-and-miss
The period before this recent international break was the best run Manchester United have had under Ruben Amorim. They are currently 5 games unbeaten, which included wins against Brighton, Liverpool and Sunderland, and a couple of draws against Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur. United's next 5 games are
After showing glimpses of promise last season and winning the Club World Cup over the summer, Chelsea looked to be in a strong position to be securely in the Champions League places this season and some fans even put the Blues as dark horses in the title race. Chelsea have
The story of this season so far has definitely been the prominence of set-pieces in Premier League matches. League leaders Arsenal have been dominant from set-pieces but other teams are starting to put more emphasis on them as their influence increases more and more. So is this going
