Chelsea s grip on the Premier League title strengthened after West Ham battled to a shock 1-0 win over second-placed Tottenham.
Mauricio Pochettino s side headed into the match on a superb run of nine consecutive victories that had prevented Chelsea from turning their bid for glory into a procession.
But they were short of their best at the London Stadium and Manuel Lanzini s goal 20 minutes into the second period ensured Spurs would remain four points behind Chelsea, having played a game more.
Victory over lowly Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge on Monday would put Antonio Conte s men seven points clear with three games remaining and Chelsea s seemingly favourable run-in comprises matches with West Brom, Watford and Sunderland.
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Having suffered a disappointing Champions League loss at Monaco, Manchester City are heading into another stern test as they prepare to play host to giant slayers Liverpool.
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The Citizens failed to make value of their 5-3 triumph from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie against Monaco as they succumbed to a 3-1 loss at Stade Louis II. Pep Guardiola’s men became victims of a torrid first-half performance during which players failed to follow Pep Guardiola’s instructions and exert his tactical ideas. Toothless in their advances against the Principality club, Manchester City improved their showings in the second term, which wasn’t enough to secure a plac…
Wycombe Wanderers are interested in signing Ryan Tafazolli from Hull City in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Wycombe who will play in the Championship next season after winning promotion from League One have identified the 28-year-old central defender as a potential transfer target.
Hull got relegated from the second tier of English football at the end of the past season and will play in League One during the 2020-21 campaign. The Tigers are set to lose some of their best players, and former Southampton prospect Tafazolli could be among those who leave the KCOM Stadium.
Tafazolli joined Hull in the summer of 2019 on a free transfer after leaving League One outfit Peterborough. According to , the central defender made seven starts and…
Arsenal will go into the Europa League knockout phase as Group E winners thanks to a comfortable 3-0 triumph over Vorskla with a much-changed team in Kiev on Thursday.
The switching of the fixture from Poltava due to security concerns made it a logistical nightmare, but Arsenal produced a professional display, their makeshift starting XI of youngsters and fringe players cruising to victory in sub-zero temperatures.
Arsenal were 3-0 up by half-time, with 18-year-old Emile Smith Rowe getting his third of the season, before Aaron Ramsey added a penalty and Joe Willock got off the mark for the club.
Unai Emery s men were less incisive after the interval and were unfortunate to have a second Smith Rowe goal chalked off, but the result never looked in doubt and they …
Eduardo da Silva ended Arsenal s 100 percent start in the Champions League as the Croatian s clinical strike gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-1 win over his former club on Wednesday.
Eduardo spent three injury-ravaged years at Arsenal before moving to Shakhtar in July and the 27-year-old forward showed his old team-mates he is still a force to be reckoned with by driving in the goal which dented their charge towards the knockout stages.
Arsene Wenger s side had taken the lead through Theo Walcott s superb finish early in the first half at the Donbass Arena, but Craig Eastmond s own goal drew Shakhtar level before Eduardo won it for the Ukrainian champions.
It was a bittersweet moment for Eduardo, who retains fond memories of Arsenal for the way he was cared for in the …
Uruguay will cause several problems for their opponents at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, according to former midfielder Gus Poyet.
Poyet who is now the manager of Premier League outfit Sunderland surprisingly only won 26 caps for his country despite an excellent career at club level.
He never played for Uruguay at a World Cup but is confident the South American nation can repeat their feats from the 2010 event.
Uruguay, who only qualified for this year s World Cup after beating Jordan in a two-legged play-off, finished fourth in South Africa before going on to win the 2011 Copa America, and Poyet believes the unity of the squad will come to the fore when spending an extended period of time together.
I think Uruguay is a special team (when) we get together, Poyet t…
Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal will not rush into making a decision on his future amid rumours of a move to Manchester United.
Vidal has been heavily linked with a switch to Old Trafford this close-season, with new United boss Louis van Gaal reportedly keen to take the Chile international to the Premier League.
The 27-year-old is an integral part of the Juve team who have won three successive Serie A titles since his arrival from Bayer Leverkusen in July 2011.
Juve are sure to want to keep Vidal in Turin, but the player himself who helped his country reach the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup last month appears to be keeping his options open.
I ve heard about the rumours, but I haven t spoken more about this subject, Vidal told La Tercera in his homeland.…
The next entry in Paramount’s A Quiet Place movie series might have found its director. After Jeff Nichols (Mud, Midnight Special) dropped out in 2021, the film studio is now in talks with Michael Sarnoski to direct the next A Quiet Place film, according to Deadline. Sarnoski is coming off the much-loved Nicolas Cage film Pig, which boasts a very impressive 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The next A Quiet Place movie is a spinoff based on an idea from the director of the first two movies, John Krasinski. According to the report, the new spinoff is part of a wider plan to create a Quiet Place “universe” that Paramount can build upon in the future.
According to the report, Krasinski saw Pig, was “blown away” by it, and put Sarnoski’s name on a short list of potential directors for th…
Ola Toivonen scored on his first A-League start for Melbourne Victory as a Keisuke Honda penalty sealed a 2-1 win over rivals Sydney in Sunday s Big Blue , while leaders Perth Glory beat Central Coast Mariners late on to go four points clear.
Sydney – table-toppers at the end of the 2017-18 regular season – welcomed the Grand Final champions looking to avenge their defeat in last April s play-off semi-finals, but Victory left Jubilee Stadium triumphant once again.
The early exchanges were even before Victory edged ahead in the 23rd minute – Toivonen finding the bottom-right corner from the edge of the box following good play by James Troisi.
Sydney levelled just after the half-hour mark, as Terry Antonis felled Paulo Retre in the box and Adam Le Fondre s…
According to Sky Sports sources, Watford are set to do everything in their power to keep hold of Abdoulaye Doucoure. The 26 year old Frenchman has been at Vicarage Road since back in 2016, when he made the jump over from Rennes. Now, he finally appears to be getting the kind of recognition that many Hornets fans always felt he should be getting from the word go.
Watford aren’t planning on selling him, despite the fact that he’s being valued at around £50 million if not more. They purchased him for just £8 million so it’d be quite the profit, but given how close Watford are to the Europa League spots, it would appear as if that’s what they’re prioritising above the financial aspect.
Paris Saint-Germain are said to be the main club in the running to sign him, …