Brighton experience the irritation and disjointedness that is so often the Europa hallmark
Typical. You wait 122 years for a European night, and then it’s as silly as that. Classic Europa. Vintage Hankook. Brighton baffled.
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The longest winning runs to start a Premier League season, who stopped them and where they finished
Manchester City have already made one of the greatest winning starts to any Premier League season. Only six teams have ever gone longer in history.
The longest losing runs to start a Premier League season: Luton closing on unwanted record
Luton have kicked off their first Premier League season with four straight defeats. Only five teams have ever made worst starts – and two of them stayed up.
Every Premier League club’s biggest derby victory this century, with Balotelli’s 6-1 the most resounding
Get in the mood for the north London derby this weekend by reading all about every Premier League club’s biggest win over their local rivals this century…
Premier League clubs’ performances in Europe: Brighton make debut as Aston Villa return
Here is a record of all 20 Premier League clubs’ records in the three major European competitions (Champions League, Europa League, Conference League).
Liverpool change all 11 players but stick to their preferred method of victory in Europa opener
Liverpool weren’t entirely convincing in beating LASK with a second-string side in their Europa League opener, but another win from behind is in the books
Premier League Predictions Week 5: Savage takes on F365, TEAMtalk, Tipstrr as Arsenal face Spurs
Matchday five in the Premier League is spread nicely over the weekend and we are once again taking on Robbie Savage in predicting all ten scorelines…
England’s 11 Champions League and European Cup failures, from Arsenal to Wolves
Seventeen English teams have competed in the European Cup or Champions League. Only six of those have won the thing. Which leaves these 11 complete losers.
Ranking Todd Boehly’s 17 Chelsea signings: Sterling the big mover as Mudryk languishes
£600m buys you a 12th-placed Premier League finish and a further £400m currently has Boehly’s Chelsea languishing in 14th. We’ve ranked the terrible signings.
Dictionary365: K is for Kane, Keanes, Keegan, Kewell, Klinsmann, Klopp and Kop
A really quite startling number of key Barclays characters have names beginning with K. Not a letter you’d expect to be so important, is it?
Premier League XI of the season so far: Spurs dominate with no Arsenal players
We’re five games into the Premier League season so absolutely time for a first XI of the season, and Spurs are smashing it.
Top scorers in 2023: Mbappe closes the gap on Haaland even further as race hots up
Kylian Mbappe has scored eight goals for Paris Saint-Germain already this season and is within three of Erling Haaland’s ludicrous calendar year total.
Havertz headache as PSV open door for brilliant Arsenal on Champions league return
Kai Havertz was very meh, then very good, to provide the strongest evidence yet that Mikel Arteta is putting a square peg in a round hole. Oh, and Arsenal were ...
Andre Onana is a powerless pawn against the might of a Manchester United crisis
This time the Manchester United f***-up spinning bottle stopped opposite Andre Onana; this crisis has its own force-field and cannot be resisted.
Top 10 best available managers features Conte, Nagelsmann and Zidane
Christophe Galtier, Philippe Clement and Oliver Glasner are among those managers on the shelf this summer, but Antonio Conte still tops the lot.
Ranking the average age of Premier League XIs: Spurs join Arsenal in top three youngest
Three of the four youngest teams went down last season so it probably does not pay to be too young, though Burnley are looking to buck that trend…
Premier League five-year net spend table: Chelsea and Man Utd spent big to be this bad
Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. And Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal are ahead of the other 17 after the summer transfer window…
Three Man Utd ‘stars’ in Bayern combined XI as Ten Hag finally gets Kane to link up with Bruno
United are in disarray. There is nothing like a trip to Bayern to sort yourself out! Featuring three Red Devils players, here is our combined XI.
Arsenal return to Champions League with unwanted status of biggest failures
There is no doubt that Arsenal are the biggest club to have never won the Champions League trophy. But they have a chance again.
Bayern Munich v Manchester United: Alpha clubs meet with 1999 a distant memory
Manchester United have played Bayern Munich 11 times before and the Germans very much have the upper hand between the behemoths.
Man City may be human after all but an uneasy night will precede more Champions League triumphs
Manchester City proved against Red Star Belgrade that they have one or two frailties before they showed onlookers why they are expected to retain the Champions League.
Kylian Mbappe: The ridiculous statistics of a forward who could finally win it all with PSG
Kylian Mbappe has drawn level with Sergio Aguero for Champions League goals in 17 fewer games. Only 17 players have scored more often in the competition.
Free agents: The 20 best out-of-contract players as clubs get desperate
We are now down to the dregs of footballers available on a free with the season well underway. Anybody desperate?
Man United crisis is providing cover for Chelsea’s own dreary descent into abject calamity
Chelsea are getting almost no attention for spending a billion quid yet being rubbish. They can thank their own boringness and Man United for that.
Mikel Arteta is playing silly beggars at Arsenal; he knows goalkeepers need a hierarchy
Was Mikel Arteta doing Aaron Ramsdale a favour by floating his goalkeeper substitution theory? It should stay a theory because goalkeepers are different.
The ridiculous stats of Erling Haaland: More goals for Guardiola than Pedro and Robben
The Erling Haaland goal drought is finally over and Manchester City’s machine is already threatening to break yet more records in his second season.
Premier League stats: Haaland, Sterling, Maddison, Eze lead in key metrics
With the Premier League campaign well underway, we have some big statistics for you to indulge in. We have the leaders across 17 metrics.
Man United next? Ten Premier League teams who dropped 10 places in a single season
Manchester United are currently 10 places below where they ended last season. Could they join this merry crew of co*k-ups?
Premier League’s worst finishers 23/24: Marcus Rashford joins Bruno in top 10
Here are the top 10 players owned by their xG through the opening weeks of the Premier League season. Chelsea and Man Utd both have two entries.
Feyenoord v Celtic: A proper Champions League match between unlikely allies
Despite denying the Glasgow side a second European Cup victory in 1970 in Milan, Feyenoord and Celtic are kindred spirits.
Neville, Parker set low Champions League bar for Howe; Newcastle hero ahead of Liverpool saviour
Eddie Howe has an obvious Newcastle example to follow but it might be an idea to make sure he clears that low bar set by Gary Neville and Scott Parker ...
Big Midweek: Bayern v Man Utd, Tonali and Toon in Milan, Brighton and Liverpool in Europa
Back in the Champions League, Manchester United need a big result at Bayern Munich to avoid their crisis deepening, while Newcastle and Brighton relish their big nights in Europe…
Premier League’s best finishers 23/24: Erling Haaland would actually be 318th!
It’s early in the season but these lads are showing no signs of rust in front of goal. Erling Haaland is actually underperforming on his xG!