Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham (Fernandez 50′) STAMFORD BRIDGE — Ange Postecoglou, you don’t know what you’re doing. He means well and speaks from the heart, but Postecoglou is getting himself into trouble where trouble need not be found. If it ends with...
The PGMOL – the body in charge of referees – has acknowledged that James Tarkowski should have been sent off in Everton‘s match against Liverpool. It sparked widespread disbelief when the defender was only shown a yellow card by referee Sam Barrott f...
ST JAMES’ PARK — It was the only wrong step Sandro Tonali made all evening. After scoring one of the most audacious goals St James’ Park has seen for many a year – one that bore comparison with vintage Peter Beardsley or peak Chris Waddle – he had to...
Doing the 92 is Daniel Storey’s odyssey to every English football league club in a single season. This is club 75/92. The best way to follow his journey and read all of the previous pieces is by subscribing here In 2012-13, Salford City’s average hom...
Jose Mourinho appeared to grab the nose of rival manager Okan Buruk during an altercation after Fenerbahce’s match with Galatasaray. Former Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs manager Mourinho has been in charge of Fenerbahce since last summer. No s...
It was not exactly fire and brimstone. Daniel Levy utterances do not need to be to provoke the wrath of the supporters who will march against him once again before Tottenham Hotspur host Southampton on Sunday. In the absence of Premier League footbal...
Never mind the open-topped bus, it’s time to deal in the bottom line if you’re black and white. If the Carabao Cup is for show, the Champions League is for dough. And where Newcastle United hope to be going, this (unexpected) chance to dine with Euro...
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United (Elanga 5′) CITY GROUND — Anthony Elanga was replaced by another Antony at Old Trafford two years ago. The success of the switch perfectly sums up the mess Manchester United have become. As is often the case wi...
Arsenal 2-1 Fulham (Merino 37′, Saka 72′ | Muniz 90+4′) EMIRATES STADIUM — Ever since Bukayo Saka made his forlorn exit at Selhurst Park before Christmas, it felt as though Arsenal were in stasis waiting for him to recover. The prodigal son has retur...
Something is always about to happen at Arsenal. They increasingly exist on the perpetual cusp of greatness, in a constant state of footballing foreplay, always building. An impossibly exciting future is the other side of a wall they cannot quite summ...