London (AFP) – Pedro struck twice as Premier League leaders Chelsea registered a club record 12th successive league win by beating Bournemouth 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Monday. Antonio Conte's side can edge ever closer to Arsenal's Premier League record of 14 consecutive wins when they face Stoke at the Bridge on Saturday. Victory then […]

London (AFP) – Spanish forward Pedro Rodriguez scored twice as red-hot leaders Chelsea crushed Bournemouth 3-0 on Monday to register a club-record 12th consecutive Premier League victory. Pedro struck either side of Eden Hazard's 50th English league goal at Stamford Bridge as Antonio Conte's side opened up a provisional nine-point lead at the summit in […]

London (AFP) – A late goal by Olivier Giroud on his first Premier League start of the season gave Arsenal a hard-fought 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Monday. Arsene Wenger's side seemed certain to slip further off the pace at the top of the league against an ultra-defensive Albion team as the game […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sam Allardyce's sense of humour failed him on Monday after the Watford mascot dived when Wilfried Zaha went over to applaud the Crystal Palace fans following the 1-1 draw. The Palace winger had been booked for diving in the second-half of the Premier League clash — former England manager Allardyce's […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar says winning the Ballon d'Or is one of his goals but he will not lose any sleep if he never takes home football's top individual award. "If I don't win the Ballon d'or, its okay," he said in an interview posted on the La Liga website on Monday […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Troy Deeney's 100th goal for Watford denied former England manager Sam Allardyce a winning return to the Premier League as his Crystal Palace side were held to a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road on Monday. Deeney, who had been dropped from the starting XI after failing to score in the […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool star Roberto Firmino has been charged with drink driving after being arrested in the early hours of Christmas Eve. Firmino was stopped by police while driving in Liverpool city centre on December 24 and was later charged with the offence. "Merseyside Police has charged a 25-year-old man with drink driving after […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City's owners distributed around 30,000 Jamie Vardy masks ahead of their game against Everton on Monday in protest at the England striker's three-game suspension. Vardy was banned by the Football Association after being sent off for a two-footed challenge on Mame Biram Diouf during champions Leicester's recent 2-2 draw […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta says he wants to stay on at the Catalan club "for a long time" after his current contract with the club expires in 2018. "In 2018 my contract ends and my desire is to continue, the whole world knows this, it is no secret. But my level of […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes a little more luck on the injury front is all that is separating his team from Premier League leaders Chelsea as the Reds prepare to face Stoke City on Tuesday. The Anfield club spent Christmas in second place in the Premier League table but trailed Chelsea by […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claims the festive fixture schedule heavily favours his former club Chelsea, but believes there is no point approaching the Premier League to complain. Mourinho was shocked to discover that Antonio Conte's Premier League leaders will play their three seasonal games over 10 days, compared to […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has not lost faith in England centre-back John Stones and has no plans to replace him with Southampton's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk. City and Premier League leaders Chelsea have been linked with Van Dijk despite Southampton's insistence the highly regarded centre-back is […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger knows Arsenal have no margin for error when they attempt to revive their Premier League title challenge against West Bromwich Albion on Monday. The visit of Tony Pulis’s side to the Emirates Stadium presents the Gunners with an opportunity to bounce back after successive defeats to Everton and Manchester City […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City host Everton on Monday hoping inspired words from the players can transform a season, not just a match. The week has revealed how angry exchanges in the dressing room at Stoke City last Saturday helped inspire a second half performance that saw them fight back from 2-0 down […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he has started to feel "really at home" at Old Trafford and believes foundations are in place to bring success back to the club. Mourinho endured a difficult start to life in Manchester after succeeding Louis van Gaal, but the Portuguese's impact has started […]