London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss his side's crucial Premier League clash at Chelsea on Sunday after a suspected positive coronavirus test. Klopp's assistant Pep Lijnders will take charge for the fixture at Stamford Bridge as third placed Liverpool try to keep pace with leaders Manchester City. As well as Klopp's test […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will miss his side's crucial Premier League clash at Chelsea on Sunday after a suspected positive coronavirus test. Klopp's assistant Pep Lijnders will take charge for the fixture at Stamford Bridge as third placed Liverpool try to keep pace with leaders Manchester City. As well as Klopp's test […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side's crucial match against Chelsea will go ahead on Sunday despite three new coronavirus cases in his camp as another Premier League fixture was called off. Klopp refused to name the players on Friday as they were awaiting test results but forward Roberto Firmino and goalkeeper […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes his side's crucial match against Chelsea will go ahead on Sunday despite three new coronavirus cases in their camp as another fixture was called off by the Premier League. Klopp refused to name the players on Friday as they were awaiting test results but forward Roberto Firmino […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel admitted on Friday that he was frustrated with the "noise" around Romelu Lukaku's situation at Chelsea after the Belgium forward expressed his dissatisfaction with his role at the club. The "surprised" Chelsea boss said he would sit down with the 28-year-old to discuss the issues but did not see any […]

London (AFP) – European champions Chelsea announced Thursday an annual loss of £145.6 million ($196.7 million, 173.5 million euros) for the year to June 30 2021 despite their Champions League triumph. The London club were crowned kings of Europe in May following a 1-0 win over English rivals Manchester City in the Champions League final […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel has dismissed talk of Chelsea competing for the Premier League title as "stupid", given how badly his squad have been hit by Covid-19 and injuries. Chelsea were left eight points behind leaders Manchester City after Danny Welbeck's injury-time header saw Brighton grab a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to an ominous eight points on Wednesday, beating Brentford 1-0 as Chelsea conceded a last-gasp equaliser at home to Brighton. Phil Foden's first-half goal was enough to give Pep Guardiola's champions a 10th consecutive league win as they took full […]

London (AFP) – Brighton's Danny Welbeck scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to deny Chelsea a vital Premier League win on Wednesday just as they were poised to move to within three points of Manchester City. Romelu Lukaku outmuscled Neil Maupay to head home a corner midway through the first half but former Manchester United and […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he and his team-mates need to "look in the mirror and improve" after the 1-0 loss to Leicester dealt a blow to their Premier League title prospects. Leaders Manchester City can extend their advantage to nine points later on Wednesday if they beat Brentford. Chelsea could […]

London (AFP) – Ademola Lookman dented Liverpool's Premier League title challenge as the Leicester forward punished Mohamed Salah's penalty miss to seal a shock 1-0 win on Tuesday. Liverpool trail leaders Manchester City by six points with the champions set to play at lowly Brentford on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp's side saw their 10-match unbeaten run […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell will undergo knee surgery that could rule him out for the rest of the season. Chilwell suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage in Chelsea's Champions League win against Juventus on November 23. The Blues had hoped Chilwell could return to action without surgery, but the England left-back has been […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku said Chelsea are "the hunters" of Manchester City in the title race after coming off the bench to score his first Premier League goal since September to help beat Aston Villa 3-1. Reece James' own goal put Villa ahead, but Jorginho quickly levelled from the penalty spot in […]

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku came on to score his first Premier League goal since September to keep Chelsea in the title race as the European champions came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-1. Reece James' own goal put Villa ahead, but Jorginho quickly levelled from the penalty spot in a clash […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City opened up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a first half demolition of Leicester in a thrilling 6-3 win as Chelsea got back on track with a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa on Sunday. Three of the scheduled nine Boxing Day matches were postponed due […]