Eddie Howe looked like a man passing a compacted stool as Newcastle lost
Eddie Howe looked confused as Newcastle lost to Manchester City because football cannot be controlled. It should be random.
Premier League • England
Eddie Howe looked confused as Newcastle lost to Manchester City because football cannot be controlled. It should be random.
The Mailbox reacts to Manchester United saving Erik ten Hag’s skin with a thoroughly-deserved win over Liverpool. Also: Is Raheem Sterling done? And the value of Jordan Henderson to England…
Manchester United are in the Premier League’s Europa Conference League qualification driving seat after Liverpool beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final.
It now seems quite likely that no more Premier League managers will lose their jobs this season, with even Vincent Kompany managing a rare win.
Spurs might have capitulated against Fulham but they actually improved their lowest possible Premier League finish this season over the weekend.
Here are the top 10 players owned by their xG through the Premier League season so far. Erling Haaland should have scored three more.
There’s no doubt that James Maddison returned from injury rather less dynamic. The pack are closing in.
Goals are great, but what’s even better than actual goals? Expected goals. And, according to xG, Man Utd are rotten…
Here are the Premier League players to have created the most chances this season. Bruno Fernandes is on for his second win.
Mo Salah has scored 15 Premier League goals but he should have scored 15 goals! Son Heung-min has scored 14 when he should have scored eight!
Generally, the nearer a team is to the top of this the more fun they are to watch. Liverpool leading from Man City makes sense.
Liverpool and Manchester City are now the only Premier League teams yet to lose from a winning position this season. Forest are closing in on Brentford.
Manchester City will face Premier League rivals Chelsea, while Championship Coventry take on Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals, meaning a repeat of last season’s all-Manchester final is possible.
FC Barcelona legend Gerard Pique believes Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola are “obvious” candidates to replace Xavi.
The Mailbox reckons Ben White ‘should be celebrated’ for snubbing England, while Manchester City are warned they ‘will be pants’ when Pep Guardiola leaves.
Michael Olise has ticked enough boxes for INEOS and Sir Jim, but here are five reasons why the boyhood Manchester United fan won’t end up at Old Trafford next season.
Pep Guardiola nudged his Manchester City players to ‘handle it wisely’ ahead of the international break – and perhaps even follow Kevin de Bruyne’s lead.
Arsenal have been picked for the most televised Premier League games so far this season and have leapfrogged Man City atop the Sky Sports and TNT table.
Liverpool legend Graeme Souness insists Arsenal must keep winning to “get that monkey off their back about being title bottlers”.
The Mailbox wonders why Ben White snubbing England is such a big deal and are Arsenal fans going over the top about Declan Rice and William Saliba?
Liverpool have set their sights on beating Man City to a Germany international, while Man Utd have set a new price tag for Jadon Sancho.
Here is one player each Premier League club could use to secure that sweet, sweet ‘pure profit’ so many seemingly crave, with Marcus Rashford’s exit looking more appealing to Manchester ...
Arsenal could hardly be given a tougher path to Wembley but the Champions League quarter-final draw harmed Real Madrid’s prospects more than the Gunners’…
According to reports, Liverpool are set to challenge Manchester City in the race to sign Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich.
Arsenal and Manchester City have learned their next Champions League opponents before they could face each other in the semi-finals.
The Mailbox asks whether Declan Rice is currently one of the best half-dozen players in Europe, and if William Saliba is second-best in the world. Also: England; Ben White; Alexis ...
Benjamin White is not the first player to withdraw himself from England duty. One Manchester United champion enjoyed a decent international career thereafter.
Kalvin Phillips was told he had to leave Manchester City and play more regularly to keep his England place for the Euros. He forgot to read the fine print.
Brazil legend Ronaldo has made his Premier League title prediction as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City battle it out in a three-way race.
England boss Gareth Southgate has chosen to leave out West Ham midfielder Kalvin Phillips from his squad to face Brazil and Belgium, reports David Ornstein.