Rob Green's "world-class" save sparked Saturday's 2-0 victory over Burnley and keeps QPR "in the hunt" for Premier League safety, according to boss Harry Redknapp. Green tipped George Boyd's swerving first-half piledriver strike onto the post at Loftus Road, before Rangers sealed victory through goals from Leroy Fer and Charlie Austin. Austin scored the winner […]

Hull boss Steve Bruce has denied reports of a bust-up with Hatem Ben Arfa despite leaving the on-loan midfielder out of his squad for the Barclays Premier League bore draw with West Brom. Bruce hauled Ben Arfa off after just 35 minutes of last week's 3-0 defeat at Manchester United and also left him out […]

The commission of security has determined that Sunday's match between Barcelona and Espanyol is a "high risk" event. This means the Catalan derby will be assigned members of the state police (Mossos), municipal police (Guardia Urbana) and auxillary officers – totaling 850 security personnel – in order to ensure there is no repeat of last […]

Neil Warnock intends to let his Crystal Palace players enjoy their Christmas party after seeing them out-play Tottenham and leave with a well-deserved draw. The Eagles' boss was left a little frustrated that his side could not take all three points having created the best chances against a flat Spurs outfit who have now failed […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists his players have to step up in the absence of captain Steven Gerrard after a frustrating goalless draw at home to Sunderland. With a must-win match at home to Basle in the Champions League on Tuesday, followed by a trip to Old Trafford, the 34-year-old midfielder was left on the […]

James Milner savored an important response to Chelsea's first defeat of the season as Manchester City beat Everton 1-0. The midfielder was fouled by England team-mate Phil Jagielka for the penalty from which Yaya Toure netted the winner and closed the gap behind the Premier League leaders – beaten 2-1 by Newcastle earlier in the […]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger accused his side of being too soft as they once again came unstuck against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The Gunners have won only one of their last nine games at the home of the Potters and saw a run of three straight victories end in a frenetic 3-2 Barclays Premier […]

An injury to star striker Sergio Aguero cast a shadow over champions Manchester City's labored but vital 1-0 win over Everton. Yaya Toure struck a first-half penalty as City cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to three points but the immediate concern was for top scorer Aguero. The Argentinian appeared […]

Jose Mourinho was left complaining about ball-boys and spectators after seeing his Chelsea side's unbeaten start to the season come to an end at Newcastle. The Portuguese could only look on in horror as substitute Papiss Cisse struck twice after the break, making Didier Drogba's late header after defender Steven Taylor had been dismissed irrelevant […]

Today's episode of The 2 Robbies Football Show features former England and Everton footballer Phil Neville. Listen live to The 2 Robbies Football Show beginning at 5pm ET on www.NBCSportsRadio.com (or via the player below). Both Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe want to make the show as interactive as possible, so this is your chance to […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger never likes losing, but when his team loses against Stoke City, their archenemy, it's always a painful medicine to swallow. In his post-match interview, Wenger remarked that the spirit of his team was fantastic, but defensive mistakes let them down. Wenger felt his team, like Mourinho's side against Newcastle, was unlucky. […]

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew hailed his side's character and discipline after they consigned Chelsea to their first defeat of the season with a 2-1 Barclays Premier League victory at St James' Park on Saturday. Chelsea had gone 21 games unbeaten in all competitions prior to this encounter, but second-half substitute Papiss Cisse scored twice in […]

Liverpool's home shirt for the 2015/16 season is going to generate a lot of discussion, if the new leaked photo below is accurate. For the 2015/16 season onwards, Liverpool will be wearing New Balance shirts instead of Warrior, according to the Liverpool Echo newspaper. Warrior is a subsidiary of New Balance, and the paper reports […]

Never one to admit making a mistake, Jose Mourinho was blunt in his post-match interview after Chelsea lost 2-1 to Newcastle United in the Premier League today. "I lost the game the way I like to lose," said Mourinho. The Special One went on to explain how Newcastle United wasted time and how the referee […]

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse came off the bench to condemn Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea to a first defeat of the season. The Senegal international struck with his sixth goal of the season four minutes after replacing Remy Cabella, and then added a second 12 minutes from time. Magpies defender Steven Taylor was dismissed for […]