FA Cup third round: Chelsea, Liverpool through as Slot creates history; Plymouth shock Brentford
Premier League clubs Chelsea and Liverpool made light work of League Two opposition to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Which managers and clubs have forced the most Premier League sackings?
Ange Postecoglou has become the first Premier League coach to force the same club to sack two different managers in a single season.
Five Premier League clubs can end 100-year-plus trophy droughts with 2025 FA Cup
Manchester United are mid-table when it comes to the longest trophy droughts ever suffered by the 20 current Premier League clubs.
Big Weekend: Newcastle v Brighton, Fulham, Muslic, Mateta, Leeds v West Brom, Napoli v Inter
It’s FA Cup fifth-round weekend and, with plenty of big clubs missing, there’s a chance for someone to make an unlikely run like Man Utd last year.
Championship XI of season so far includes three Sunderland standouts but no Leeds United stars
Leeds United are top of the Championship, but none of their players are in the team of the season so far, which includes three Sunderland standouts…
Ranking Championship top six on how likely they are to sink in Premier League
Here’s our ranking of the Championship top six based on the likelihood of them *not* threatening to break Derby County’s record low points tally (a la Southampton)…
Sheff Weds flop, Rooney’s goal-shy striker and Leeds starlet – Every Champ club’s worst player in 24/25
Here is the worst player at every Championship club during the 2024/25 season, according to WhoScored’s average match ratings…
Big Weekend: Everton v Liverpool, Tottenham, Amorim, Leno, Baggies v Blades, Serie A title fight
It’s damn near non-stop Barclays right now, with the midweek round barely finished before we’re straight into the weekend with the Merseyside derby.
FA Cup third round draw: Arsenal v holders Man Utd, Spurs at Tamworth, Man City host Salford…
Arsenal will host Man Utd in the third round of the FA Cup as Manchester City were drawn against Salford City and Tottenham against non-league Tamworth.
David Coote ‘refutes’ betting ‘allegations’ amid ‘only banter’ claim as leaked ‘messages’ surface
Suspended Premier League referee David Coote has “refuted false and defamatory allegations” after it was revealed he’s ‘at the centre of a betting probe’.
The Famous F365 Friday Quiz: Premier League caretaker managers…
With Van Nistelrooy waiting for Amorim at Man Utd, this week’s Famous Friday Quiz wants you to identify these caretaker managers in the Premier League…
Championship predictions before the next international break include Plymouth fall, Leeds frustration
It’s only three weeks until the next international break, but here are six predictions for what will happen in the Championship before another tedious interruption…
Ten phenomenal last-ditch tackles, including ‘crouching tiger’ Van Dijk’s perfect timing
Virgil van Dijk, Phil Jones and James Tomkins surely have a group chat discussing the art of the last-ditch tackle. Spurs should probably try to avoid them.
Big Midweek: Ten Hag sack, Arsenal v PSG, Aston Villa host Bayern, Foden, big Championship clash
Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag has a tricky hurdle to overcome v Porto but we have some super Champions League ties in a Big Midweek of action.
Six sparkling Championship stars primed for January transfer include West Brom, Sheff Utd quartet
Sheffield United and West Brom could lose their best players in January as these six in-form Championship stars are primed for a winter window transfer…
Six surprising 24/25 Championship early-season standouts include Leeds star, West Brom sensation
A Leeds United starlet and West Bromwich Albion’s on-fire marksman are among six surprising early-season standouts in the Championship…
One per club: Man City, Newcastle and Villa Barclaysmen in list of iconic stars for peak-era PL teams
The Barclaysmen trend is still running wild all over social media, so here are 20 iconic stars for clubs from the peak era of the Premier League…
Championship: Six 2024/25 early-season surprises includes lurking Leeds United, perfect Sunderland
Wayne Rooney’s woes at Plymouth Argyle were expected, but here are six things that have surprised us at the start of the 2024/25 Championship season…
Championship stats: Luton Town star underperforms as Middlesbrough men dominate 2024/25 metrics
To satisfy the statistic nerds, here are the leading performers in the Championship during the 2024/25 campaign across 29 different metrics.
Eleven mad mascots, from one-minute-silence stalwart Gunnersaurus to problematic Everton…thing
John Nicholson takes us through some of the most bizarre mascots in Premier League history, with Arsenal loyalist Gunnersaurus quite inevitably featuring.
Big Weekend returns: Chelsea v Man City, Slot’s Premier League bow, Leeds in disarray
How will Enzo Maresca get on against his former club? Will West Ham fans’ pre-season excitement be worth nothing? We have a Big Weekend ahead of us…
Rooney sack, Leeds United heartache among eight Championship opening weekend kneejerk reactions
The 24/25 Championship opening weekend has been and gone, so here are some kneejerk reactions, including Plymouth Argyle being tipped to sack Wayne Rooney.
Mind the gap: Title droughts ranked as Newcastle eye a new record
We take a look at all the English champions and their waits between titles…starting with the very latest.
Ten Euro 2024 players whose Premier League spells no-one will remember, including £6.5m Newcastle signing
Euro 2024 will feature many former Premier League faces everyone would struggle to put a name to. When did Spain become a Newcastle 2017 tribute act?
REVEALED: The three teams Liverpool could not overhaul to become true Premier League comeback kings
Liverpool built what once was a Premier League title challenge on the back of points won from behind, but they fell just short of the all-time record.
Southampton unable to do a Leeds United as Martin’s infuriating side eventually get the job done
Southampton were unable to copy Leeds United’s demolition job, but they were still far too good for West Brom as they progressed to the play-off final…
West Brom, Southampton give us more play-off pain after Norwich, Leeds snoozefest
After the snoozefest between Norwich and Leeds, we got a more entertaining Championship play-off semi when West Brom met Southampton. It was still rubbish, mind.
Championship play-off teams ranked on how much we’d like them in the Premier League
Leeds United, Southampton, West Brom and Norwich City are vying for play-off glory, but which of these meh options would we prefer in the Premier League?
Five Championship final day predictions: Leeds United go second (briefly), Birmingham City stay up
Here are five predictions for the final day of the 2023/24 Championship season with Leeds United and Birmingham City tipped to have contrasting afternoons.
Big Weekend: Manchester City v Chelsea, Everton, Declan Rice, Jurgen Klopp, El Clasico
It’s FA Cup semi-final weekend, while in the league Arsenal, Liverpool and Everton must all swiftly come to terms with assorted and various recent disappointments.
Championship Spotlight: West Brom must learn from Birmingham mistake; Leeds sent ‘vultures’ warning
The Championship Spotlight is on West Brom following their morale-boosting takeover, while Premier League ‘vultures’ may steal Leeds United’s prized asset.
Xabi Alonso would be doomed as next Liverpool manager. And who really forced out Klopp…
The Mailbox suggests that Xabi Alonso might want to resist the clamour to replace Jurgen Klopp, who lost the will to fight against the conspiracy, apparently. Also: the problem at ...
Gary O’Neil ‘really sad’ about crowd incidents; ‘really hopes’ West Brom players’ families are ‘ok’
Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has stated he was “really sad” about the crowd atmosphere in his side’s match against West Brom, and “really hopes” the families of the home players ...
West Brom v Wolves suspended due to crowd trouble; players removed children from stands
Play was suspended after trouble broke out in the stands during West Brom’s FA Cup derby against Wolves at The Hawthorns.
Arteta 2nd, next Man Utd boss 5th: Ranking all 53 Premier League players turned managers
Mikel Arteta is pipped to top spot in our ranking of ex-Premier League players who have returned to the top flight as managers. Sir Jim’s replacement for Ten Hag makes ...