London (AFP) – Manchester City kept their cool under pressure on Saturday, cruising past Burnley 2-0 after Liverpool briefly replaced the long-time Premier League leaders at the top of the table. Elsewhere, Christian Eriksen scored as Brentford came from behind to beat Chelsea 4-1 — their first victory against their London rivals since 1939. Third-placed […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs will be able to make five substitutions from the 2022/23 season after they belatedly agreed to the rule change on Thursday. Teams in the English top flight were allowed to make five changes for the final stages of the 2019/20 season due to fixture congestion caused by the coronavirus […]

London (AFP) – Son Heung-min fired Tottenham to a crucial 3-1 win against West Ham as the South Korean's double lifted his side within three points of the Premier League's top four on Sunday. Antonio Conte's team went in front through Kurt Zouma's own goal before Son doubled their lead. Said Benrahma reduced the deficit, […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the third successive season as a rare goal from Romelu Lukaku inspired a 2-0 win against Championship side Middlesbrough on Saturday. In what could have been a potential upset, Thomas Tuchel's team were never troubled as they made it six successive victories since […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City are capable of surviving the daunting road to a remarkable treble. Guardiola's side will look to reach the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday when they travel to Southampton for their last eight tie. The FA Cup is one of three competitions in Guardiola's sights, with City also […]

London (AFP) – Frank Lampard has urged Everton's players and fans to stick together as his struggling side face the growing threat of relegation from the Premier League. Lampard's side are outside the bottom three only on goal difference ahead of Thursday's crucial clash with Newcastle at Goodison Park. Everton have three games in hand […]

London (AFP) – Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family have confirmed they are leading a consortium that will bid to buy English Premier League club Chelsea, according to press reports on Wednesday. New York merchant bank Raine Group has set a Friday deadline for bids, with Roman Abramovich's trophy-filled 19-year tenure as owner of the […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle manager Eddie Howe admitted Wednesday he had to have a grasp of global issues even though he feels uncomfortable straying from football as he was questioned about the club's Saudi-led ownership. Howe was criticised for not commenting on Saudi Arabia's decision to execute 81 men in one day after his side's 1-0 defeat […]

London (AFP) – UK Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston on Tuesday called for a "more robust" approach to the test for Premier League owners and directors and said football could manage "perfectly well" without Russian investment. Britain last week sanctioned Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich — described by the government as part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's […]

London (AFP) – Kai Havertz eased Chelsea's gloom over Roman Abramovich's sanctions as his late goal sealed a 1-0 win against Newcastle in the first home game since the Blues were plunged into crisis by the damaging restrictions. Chelsea owner Abramovich has been sanctioned by the British government after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the […]

Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points as Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah sealed a 2-0 win against Brighton on Saturday. Diaz opened the scoring in the first half and Salah netted with a penalty after the interval at the Amex Stadium. Jurgen Klopp's […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has backed Liverpool's "bad losers" to deliver a strong response when they face Brighton on Saturday stung by only their third defeat this season. Klopp's side were beaten 1-0 by Inter Milan in the Champions League last 16 second leg on Tuesday. Although Liverpool advanced to the quarter-finals 2-1 on […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle manager Eddie Howe believes Chelsea will remain a formidable force on the pitch this season despite the sanctions imposed by the British government on Blues owner Roman Abramovich. Howe's side travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday to face Chelsea, who will be playing their second game since the Russian billionaire's UK […]

Norwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel has vowed Chelsea will not be destroyed by the sanctions on Blues owner Roman Abramovich that plunged the European champions into turmoil before their 3-1 win at Norwich on Thursday. Abramovich was one of seven more oligarchs slapped with new British restrictions over the invasion following Russia's invasion […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea showed they can cope amid the Roman Abramovich turmoil as they won 3-1 against Norwich just hours after their Russian owner was sanctioned by the British Government, while Leeds plunged deeper into relegation trouble on Thursday. Thomas Tuchel's side arrived at Carrow Road rocked by the revelation that Abramovich is one […]