Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea need a repeat of their Champions League final victory over Manchester City to rekindle their Premier League title challenge with the English champions threatening to build a realistically unassailable lead just days into the new year. An 11-game winning run has taken City 10 points clear of the Blues […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool's inability to break down an Arsenal side that played for over an hour with 10 men as Thursday's League Cup semi-final, first leg ended 0-0 gave the Reds a worrying insight into what life could be like without Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian will be missing for the rest of the month as […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Arsenal held out for over an hour a man down to leave their League Cup semi-final with Liverpool delicately poised after the first leg ended 0-0 at Anfield on Thursday. The Gunners looked set to pay for another moment of madness from former captain Granit Xhaka when he was sent off for […]

London (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel said Chelsea reached the League Cup final despite "playing with fire" as Antonio Rudiger's goal and three VAR decisions helped the Blues seal a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Wednesday. Rudiger's first half header ensured Chelsea pressed home the advantage they had earned with a 2-0 win in the semi-final […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea reached the League Cup final with a 1-0 win at Tottenham as Antonio Rudiger's goal and three VAR decisions helped the Blues seal a 3-0 aggregate success on Wednesday. Rudiger's first half header ensured Chelsea pressed home the advantage they had earned with a 2-0 win in the first leg last […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he is "very positive" over contract talks with Mohamed Salah, stating that the forward wants to stay at the Premier League club. The Egypt international, 29, has fewer than 18 months left on his current deal and in an interview published this week said he was not […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says he is not asking for "crazy stuff" in any new contract he signs with the Premier League club but wants the deal to reflect his huge contribution at Anfield. The Egypt international has fewer than 18 months remaining on his current deal and has reiterated whether he […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham avoided an embarrassing FA Cup exit at the hands of third-tier Morecambe on Sunday as Liverpool were forced to come from behind to beat lowly Shrewsbury. West Ham beat Leeds 2-0 in the day's only third-round match featuring two Premier League teams while Wolves saw off Championship side Sheffield United 3-0. […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea took control of their League Cup semi-final against Tottenham as Romelu Lukaku returned from exile in Wednesday's 2-0 first leg win over their London rivals. Thomas Tuchel's side are within touching distance of a first League Cup final appearance since 2019 after brushing aside Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. Kai Havertz put […]

We love watching the Premier League games on NBC Sports. That's no secret. So, we were inquisitive when NBC Sports PR sent out a press release this week. It screams how USA Network is a success in its opening weekend of Premier League games. We decided to take a closer look to see what the […]

London (AFP) – Romelu Lukaku returned to Chelsea's starting line-up for their League Cup semi-final against Tottenham on Wednesday after the Belgian was exiled for admitting he was unhappy at the club. Lukaku infuriated Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel when he gave a recent interview that featured criticism of the way he was being used by […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool's League Cup semi-final first-leg match against Arsenal on Thursday has been postponed due to a "severe outbreak" of coronavirus cases at the Anfield club. Liverpool asked on Tuesday for the match to be rearranged and since then there have been more positive tests, forcing the closure of their training ground. Manager […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool's League Cup semi-final first leg match with Arsenal, scheduled to be played on Thursday, has been postponed due to a surfeit of Covid-19 cases, Liverpool announced on their website. Liverpool closed their training ground on Wednesday and have manager Jurgen Klopp, assistant Pepijn Lijnders and several players presently isolating due to […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool closed their training ground on Wednesday after "multiple new" coronavirus cases including a positive test result for assistant manager Pep Lijnders, throwing their League Cup semi-final at Arsenal into further doubt. Manager Jurgen Klopp and three players — Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino — were already isolating before the […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has become the latest member of the club staff to test positive for coronavirus, throwing Thursday's League Cup semi-final at Arsenal into further doubt. With manager Jurgen Klopp and three players — Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino — already isolating, Lijnders, who took charge of […]