Former Chelsea forward Gianfranco Zola has revealed that the injury suffered by young winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is a serious one. Zola is the assistant manager to Blues boss Maurizio Sarri and he talked about Callum Hudson-Odoi during his post-match thoughts after Chelsea were forced to a 2-2 draw at home to Burnley. The ex-Italian national team player told reporters that the Achilles injury sustained by Callum Hudson-Odoi during the Burnley game is a serious one. Recently capped England international Hudson-Odoi was subbed off for Pedro … [Read more...]
Archives for 2019
Burnley Slammed For Anti-football At Chelsea
Chelsea defender David Luiz has ripped into Burnley for the style of play adopted when both sides met for the second time in this season’s Premier League. Both teams played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at the end of proceedings. In his post-match reaction to the disappointing result for hosts Chelsea, Brazilian international David Luiz berated the Clarets for the anti-football approach adopted during the game. Burnley were resolute in defence as they frustrated Chelsea for the majority of the game. The Clarets were full value for the draw … [Read more...]
Ex-Liverpool Star Demands Stricter Sanctions For Racism
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has called for stricter sanctions for racism abuse as he continues to spearhead the fight to stamp the scourge out of football. The former Liverpool player made this known in a chat with popular English media portal The Times. Sterling demanded for a nine-point deduction for offenders. He was speaking ahead of the Manchester Derby clash in the Premier League on Wednesday night. Sterling has been in superb form for both club and country this season and he has been a key player for a Manchester City … [Read more...]
Liverpool Trio Singled Out For Praise
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised the work rate of the famed front trio at the club as he tries to mastermind the double between now and the rest of the season. The famed front trio at Liverpool are Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane. Klopp lauded the recent output of his forward trio in a chat with the official website of Liverpool. The former Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05 was particularly impressed with the work rate shown by his forwards in the 2-0 win over Welsh side Cardiff City. Relegation battlers Cardiff City … [Read more...]
Chelsea Duo Suffer Respective Injuries In Burnley Draw
Chelsea fans were left in a state of disappointment after the Blues played out a 2-2 draw at home to Burnley in the Premier League. They also had to deal with two major injury setbacks from the same game. Key players like N’Golo Kante and Callum Hudson-Odoi were forced off with different injuries against Burnley. French World Cup winner Kante suffered a rib injury and he was replaced by Croatian international Mateo Kovacic at the halftime interval. He had already scored for Chelsea in the opening 15 minutes of the game. Kante levelled … [Read more...]
Man City Tipped For Manchester Derby Win By Ex-Liverpool Star
Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler is certain that Premier League champions Manchester City will be too much for city rivals Manchester United when both teams play later this week. Manchester City and Liverpool are in a two-way battle for the Premier League title with the Reds currently leading the table. Liverpool are two points ahead of Manchester City having played a game more than the Citizens. The game in hand for Manchester City is the Manchester Derby clash with hosts Manchester United on Wednesday night and former Liverpool striker … [Read more...]
Why Liverpool Believe They Can Win Title – Club Legend
Former Liverpool striker Ian Rush has revealed that the current set of Reds players believe that they can end the club’s long wait for a league title this season. Liverpool have not won a league title for 29 years and since the 1989/90 season. The Reds are yet to taste Premier League glory despite their illustrious history but they have a fantastic chance to end that this season. Liverpool are presently two points ahead of fellow title chasers Manchester City who have played a game less. Arsenal to prepare for another Europa League … [Read more...]
Betting Preview: Manchester United vs. Manchester City: Away Win Likely
The Manchester United players need a big performance when they face city rivals Manchester City at home after their shambolic outing against Everton at the weekend. Everton made light work of a talented Manchester United squad via a 4-0 win. It was the Toffees' biggest win of the season as well as the Red Devils' biggest defeat of this Premier League campaign. Ahead of the Manchester City game, Manchester United have lost six of the last eight games including five successive defeats on the road though it must be pointed out that their home … [Read more...]
Chelsea Miss Out On Opportunity To Boost Top-four Hopes
Five-time Premier League champions Chelsea have missed out on the chance to properly take the top-four race by the scruff of the neck after their home draw with Burnley on Monday night. The Blues were forced to a 2-2 draw by the Clarets as both teams settled for a share of the spoils. Chelsea needed a win to leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur into third in the race for top four places on the Premier League table. The Chelsea faithfuls were stunned in the opening minutes of the game when Jeff Hendrick gave Burnley an eighth minute lead. The hosts … [Read more...]
Higuain Ends Goal Drought In Burnley Draw
Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain was one of the goalscorers as the Blues played out a 2-2 draw with Burnley in their Premier League clash on Monday night. Higuain and Chelsea missed out on the opportunity to take a big step towards achieving a top-four finish in the Premier League. A win would have taken the Stamford Bridge outfit as high as third spot on the league table. Chelsea were stunned in the opening ten minutes of the home game with Burnley when the Clarets took a surprising lead. Burnley midfielder Jeff Hendrick scored the first … [Read more...]
Mourinho Is A Spent Force – Frank Lebeouf
Former Chelsea defender Frank Lebeouf believes that Portuguese tactician Jose Mourinho is a spent force. The Chelsea legend talked about the former Blues boss while he was doing his punditry job on popular media outlet ESPN. According to the ex-Blues player, Jose Mourinho is past his best despite winning league titles in four different leagues including the Premier League. Jose Mourinho was formerly the Chelsea manager. The Portuguese tactician spent two different spells at Chelsea and he won the league title in each of the spells. … [Read more...]
Premier League: Arsenal, Chelsea Targets Named On Team Of The Week List
Two Chelsea targets have made the Team of the Week list in the Premier League after helping their club to a significant away win over top-four chasers Arsenal. Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Wilfried Zaha have both been linked with Chelsea and the two players were in very good form for Crystal Palace who stunned the Gunners with a 3-2 win at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal and Chelsea are two of the four teams battling to qualify for Champions League football next season via the league route. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are also in the … [Read more...]
Liverpool Set New Record After Cardiff Victory
Premier League leaders Liverpool have set a new record in the wake of their hard-earned win over relegation battlers Cardiff City in their Premier League clash at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday evening. The Reds secured their 27th league victory over the season against the Bluebirds to secure top spot on the league table ahead of Premier League champions Manchester City who still have one game over Liverpool. Manchester City have four league games to play between now and the end of the season while Liverpool have just three games left … [Read more...]
Why Sarri Disagreed With Olivier Giroud Over Playing Time
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has disagreed with one of his players over the amount of playing time being given to him at the club this season. Earlier this month, Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud told reporters that he’s frustrated with his lack of quality playing time at the club. Giroud further revealed that he might need to change his situation as he attempts to get more playing time under his belt. Sarri addressed the situation concerning Giroud and the playing time alloted to him during his pre-match thoughts ahead of the crucial … [Read more...]
Liverpool Star Berated For Awesome ‘Diving’ Performance
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been slammed by the Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock for his part in the second goal scored by the Reds in their 2-0 away win over his team. The Reds scored two second half goals against Welsh side Cardiff City to secure three important points in the race to win the Premier League title for the first time in history. The league title chasers took the lead in the 56th minute through Georginio Wijnaldum off an assist from England international Trent Alexandre-Arnold Egyptian international Salah was then … [Read more...]
Warnock Faults Officiating In Defeat To Liverpool
Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock complained about poor officiating during his team’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool in their Premier League clash at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday evening. The former Sheffield United and Crystal Palace boss talked about the poor officiating on the part of centre referee Martin Atkinson and his assistants in a chat with reporters during his post-match press conference. Warnock talked about the decision to not award his team a penalty in the opening minutes of the second half before a soft penalty was given to … [Read more...]
OGC Nice could make transfer move for Chelsea player
French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice could make a summer move for Chelsea player Olivier Giroud according to their president Gauthier Ganaye. The Nice supremo made this known in an interview with popular French media outlet Telefoot as he said that the transfer is a possibility ahead of this summer’s transfer window. Ganaye was also quick to point out that his current salary is expensive. Olivier Giroud has been linked with a return back to his native France this summer though Chelsea are still hopeful about keeping him at the club beyond his … [Read more...]
Klopp Slams Cardiff City Pitch Despite Win
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was unhappy about the state of the pitch at the Cardiff City Stadium following the Premier League clash between the two clubs on Sunday. Klopp slammed the poor state of the pitch despite the fact that his players were able to pull off a 2-0 win to further boost their quest for a league title. After the game, Klopp told reporters during his post-match press conference that the dry state of the pitch at the Cardiff City Stadium is dangerous to players before adding that they can easily pick up injuries as a … [Read more...]
Has United found a new technical director?
The bid by English Premier League outfit Man United to restructure the club has been proving difficult as the role of the technical director which has just been created is yet to be filled up by anyone. The need for the restructuring came after former manager Jose Mourinho had a rift with the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward over transfer issues because some of the targets listed by the manager were not sanctioned. This, therefore, called for a need to have new roles that will handle transfer situations and not get the manager … [Read more...]
How Crystal Palace exposed Arsenal
It has been claimed that the defeat suffered by North London outfit Arsenal against Crystal Palace has exposed the problem with the Arsenal team as the defence could not stop Wilfried Zaha from causing damage to the team. This goes to say that there is a high level of imbalance in the Arsenal team as the signs have been glaring for all to see over the season but this time Shkodran Mustafi was caught in the act as he committed a number of blunders. The social media have been buzzing over the former Valencia defender and his performance with … [Read more...]
Arsenal to announce new director soon
Emerging reports claim that a new sporting director would soon be announced by the North London outfit Arsenal in the coming weeks as talks are already in place. The Gunners team have been in search for a director since Sven Mislintat left the club after falling out with some of the club’s chiefs over transfer issues. An attempt was made to secure the signature of former AS Roma chief Monchi but it did not work through as he decided to join the Spanish La Liga outfit Sevilla while former Arsenal player Marc Overmars has been tied by his … [Read more...]
United to hijack Kieran Trippier
Emerging reports claim that English Premier League outfit Man United are keen to snap up North London outfit right full-back Kieran Trippier in the coming summer transfer window. The Red Devils are set for a major overhaul of the team ahead of the coming season with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer already hinting that some players will not be a part of the team in the coming season. The speculations of new faces at the Old Trafford continue to rise as Man United suffered another defeat against Everton in the English Premier League just after the … [Read more...]
Hazard’s destination could finally be Arsenal, see why
There are suggestions that the North London outfit Arsenal could finally land Thorgan Hazard in the coming summer transfer window as he is reportedly keen to leave the German Bundesliga outfit Bayern Monchengladbach. A lot of clubs are reportedly linked with the signature of Thorgan Hazard as he is confirmed to be ready to leave the Bundesliga outfit which means the Gunners will battle a number of teams to be able to land him. Another Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and Chelsea have been linked with his signature in the past but … [Read more...]
Liverpool Back On Top With Win Over Stubborn Cardiff
Liverpool have secured top spot on the Premier League table after they were able to beat stubborn Cardiff City 2-0 away from home in their league clash on Sunday evening. The Reds needed to win their game against the Bluebirds to secure the Premier League summit ahead of holders Manchester City and that was what they did. Liverpool huffed and puffed in three first half of the Cardiff City game though the likes of Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane should have done better with their chances. Cardiff City are in a relegation battle with Brighton … [Read more...]
Why Crystal Palace could bring the best out of Arsenal
North London outfit Arsenal suffered a major setback in their bid to secure a top-four finish as they were defeated by Crystal Palace on Sunday. The Unai Emery side still remains fourth in the Premier League table but a win against Crystal Palace could have fired them a step forward to the third position on the log table. However, there are suggestions that a lot of lessons have been learned by the Gunners boss from the defeat going by his speech in the post-match interview. Why United is a better team for Callum Hudson-Odoi The former … [Read more...]
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