From the offset, Manchester United looked comfortable against Crystal Palace in their League Cup third-round tie. While Crystal Palace sat back and welcomed the pressure, Manchester United held the ball in the Crystal Palace half. Cross-field passes from Casemiro and Sofyan Amrabat persistently threatened Crystal Palace. Therefore, it was no surprise that one of those […]

After six Premier League games this season, Chelsea has just five points and is four points above the relegation places. This is coming off the back of a historically poor season for the Blues. In the 2022/23 campaign, Chelsea finished a dismal 12th. The club's 44 points were its fewest since the 1987/88 campaign. Chelsea […]

The summer transfer period may be over, but Arsenal is already looking ahead to January to add to the squad. According to John Cross at the Mirror, the Gunners are amping up their effort to sign Brentford striker Ivan Toney. The England international is serving a suspension at the moment. Yet, his earliest return is […]

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has confirmed that Harvey Barnes suffered a significant injury during their matchup with Sheffield United on Sunday. The news was undoubtedly the only thing that went wrong for the Magpies on the day. After all, Newcastle scored eight goals in the match against the newly promoted Blades. While Barnes is set […]

Marcus Rashford experienced a frightening car accident after Manchester United's victory over Burnley on Saturday evening. United's 1-0 triumph was followed by a trip back to Carrington by team bus and then individual vehicles for Erik ten Hag and the players. Accidentally colliding with another vehicle quickly ended England star Rashford's trip. The English player […]

If the 777 Partners buyout doesn't go through, Everton could be in a precarious position during the January transfer window. The Miami company recently stated that it has agreed to purchase Farhad Moshiri's ownership in the team. The Toffees have been depending on Moshiri to fund their growing monthly deficits, but he has shown little […]

Aston Villa heaped more misery on Chelsea as they grabbed a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The result means that the Blues have failed to score for the second consecutive game and have won just once in their opening six league games. Villa, meanwhile, courtesy of the victory, climbed up to sixth […]

Liverpool maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season as they beat West Ham 3-1 at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. The result means that the Reds keep pace with the reigning Premier League Champions, lying two points adrift of Pep Guardiola’s side after the opening six games. Fine run of form for Liverpool This […]

Tottenham Hotspur came back from behind twice to hold Arsenal 2-2 at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon. In what was an enthralling North London derby, both teams remain unbeaten after six games with 14 points to their tally, four shy of reigning Champions Manchester City. Arsenal had two golden opportunities to go ahead in the […]

Reports indicate that Bruno Guimaraes and Newcastle United have reached an agreement on a new deal with a release clause. Since joining the club in January 2022, Guimaraes has been nothing short of spectacular. It didn’t take much time for him to become an immediate fan favorite and the driving force behind Eddie Howe's successful […]

The closer Dele Alli gets to making a comeback, the more likely it is that Everton will want to re-open negotiations with Tottenham Hotspur over the conditions of the transfer. Several bonuses and add-ons helped Everton win the bidding war for Tottenham’s Dele Alli in January 2022. One of these provisions specifies that the Toffees […]

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has made it clear that he will not change tactics for their upcoming game against bitter rivals Arsenal. Spurs have gotten off to a flying start this season under Postecoglou. In fact, they have won four of their first five matches and are currently unbeaten in league play. The […]

When I was a little kid, I actually gravitated more towards playing baseball and basketball rather than soccer. My interest in soccer, however, grew with age. My first real memories of watching soccer on TV came during the 1994 World Cup here in the United States. I vaguely remember catching some of the action on […]

These days, more than half of all matches in soccer leagues go on for more than 100 minutes. New data shows that 52.4% of league games exceed 100 minutes. This metric varies considerably from league to league. For example, the Middle East has the highest and Finland the lowest. The CIES Football Observatory analyzed the […]

Jadon Sancho will be available at a reasonable price from Manchester United during the next January transfer window. Sancho openly disagreed with Ten Hag about his omission from the starting lineup for the Sep. 3 match against Arsenal. Ten Hag cut Sancho from the first-team United squad. Then, the winger issued a message on social […]