Five-year net spend table sees Newcastle infiltrate the Big Six
Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. And neither Man City nor Liverpool are in top five.
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FA Cup fifth-round draw: Mansfield host Arsenal as Newcastle welcome Man City
League One Mansfield have been rewarded for their victory over Burnley with a home draw against 14-time FA Cup winners Arsenal in the fifth round.
Dyche humiliated by only other Premier League manager sacked for failure against Wolves
Sean Dyche is the first Premier League manager to be sacked immediately after facing Rob Edwards – and only the second ever for failure against Wolves.
Jacquet joins £3.6m pair as future Liverpool players with Chelsea consoled by five pre-arranged transfers
Jeremy Jacquet is not the only centre-half confirmed to be joining Liverpool this summer, with ‘the next Mane’ also headed to Anfield in January 2028.
How many of the biggest January signings ever has chequebook Guardiola made?
Pep Guardiola has made four of the 20 biggest January signings ever in the last few years at Manchester City; his latest might be the best of the lot.
From Sancho to Haaland: Ranking last 69 Bundesliga signings in the Premier League
Is the Bundesliga tax real? We rank all 69 German league signings made by Premier League clubs since 2021, from flops to Erling Haaland.
FA Cup fourth round draw: Arsenal v Wigan, Macclesfield get another Prem team, the Rosenior derby
Macclesfield will face another Premier League team in the FA Cup, with Brentford set for a trip to Moss Rose in February.
Wolves manager doomed as ‘worst’ habit in squad of traitors revealed
The last two Wolves managers have been sacked after signing new contracts, starting seasons with a ten-game winless run and ultimately being betrayed.
Championship Sack Race: Manning clear favourite but McKenna, Still and Cifuentes also in danger
Norwich City have a ‘first-choice’ replacement for sack race favourite Liam Manning, while Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna could also be in danger…
Best 15 footballers out of contract now includes The Ox
Here are the 15 biggest stars now out of contract, topped by a player released by Arsenal.
Five times players have massively over-celebrated against sh*t sides after Hugo Ekitike sees red
Scoring a tap-in against Southampton in the League Cup is the same as a last-minute winner at the Bernabeu right?
Liverpool ‘luck’ continues as Isak scores, Ekitike receives hilariously stupid red card
Liverpool and Chelsea made hard work of their Carabao Cup third-round ties against lower-league opposition, but they got there in the end.
Liverpool v Southampton predictions, expected line-ups, how to watch and stats
Liverpool begin their Carabao Cup campaign against Championship side Southampton on Tuesday night. The Saints have already battled their way through two rounds of the competition to get to this…
Nuno sack among most brutal mid-season Premier League axeings, including ‘absolutely ridiculous’ Ferguson blast
Nuno Espirito Santo suffered one of the harshest Premier League sackings ever, but just imagine Evangelos Marinakis at nouveau riche Manchester City.
England quiz: Name the last 25 Three Lions debutants…
Name the last 25 players to make their England debut following an international break that saw two new caps…
The 20 most expensive midfielders ever: absurd £316.8m Chelsea quadruple splurge included
Liverpool and Man Utd do not have a proud history of spending big on midfielders all that well. Chelsea have thrown enough at the wall to make some stick.
The 20 most expensive defenders ever: Bournemouth brilliance proven by £104.3m sales
Man Utd have been responsible for three of the 20 biggest signings ever involving defenders, while rejecting then buying another who is in the top ten twice.
The most expensive uncapped English players ever has seven new additions this summer
The uncapped Englishman is back in favour thanks largely to Chelsea and Nottingham Forest. For years the most expensive was signed by Man Utd but no longer.
Newcastle shown how biggest transfer windfalls were spent: Liverpool masterclass and disaster, Fergie’s Glazer glazing
Newcastle should take a few minutes out during negotiations over selling Alexander Isak to ask Liverpool how best – and how worst – to reinvest the proceeds.
Will Spurs new boy Xavi Simons fall victim to the dreaded Bundesliga tax?
With Spurs landing Xavi Simons, we’ve updated our ranking of every Bundesliga signing made by Premier League clubs from the summer of 2022.
Aston Villa ‘agree’ £30m striker signing as contract length, medical date revealed
Aston Villa are closing in on the signing of Ivorian striker Evann Guessand after agreeing a fee with Nice, according to reports in France.
Ten European summer transfers you probably missed: Giroud back in Ligue 1, Celtic star to Como…
Here are ten summer transfers you probably didn’t realise were a thing. If you’re already aware of all ten, fair play to you.
Liverpool 2) and 7) in top 11(?!) best Premier League transfer windows ever
Liverpool are going great guns in the transfer market, but where does it sit in an entirely fatuous ranking of the top 11 (for some reason) summer windows?
Newcastle reach ‘agreement’ for fourth summer signing with ‘sizeable fee’ to be paid
Newcastle United have agreed a deal to sign England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale from Southampton, according to David Ornstein.
Newcastle United ‘turn to’ ex-Arsenal star; Ornstein confirms ‘offer’ details amid ‘significant’ demand
According to reports, Newcastle United have decided to ‘turn to’ a new goalkeeper target after missing out on Manchester City-bound James Trafford.
Six PL clubs who made ‘illegal approaches’ for a signing before Tottenham ‘tapped up’ Gibbs-White
Spurs have been accused of ‘tapping up’ Morgan Gibbs-White, thus joining six other Premier League clubs who previously made ‘illegal approaches’…
Diarra to Sunderland tops list of promoted Premier League clubs’ biggest-ever signings
Sunderland have broken the record for the most expensive signing by a promoted Premier League club. Here’s the current top 10.
Top 10 available goalkeepers for Man Utd and Chelsea to fight over this summer
Chelsea blinked when given the chance to sign one of Europe’s top goalkeepers, while Manchester United very obviously require an upgrade…
Five next move options for Ange Postecoglou post-Tottenham sack include Leeds United, Everton
With Ange Postecoglou *finally* sacked by Tottenham Hotspur, where could he go next? Leeds United and Everton are among five next move options…
Man Utd, Man City and Arsenal fell so far short of every single target
We set every Premier League team pre-season and mid-season targets. So who listened and did as they were instructed, and who foolishly ignored our wise counsel?
Premier League prize money in all competitions revealed: Manchester United absurdly high
Manchester United endured their worst ever Premier League season but stand to earn more than all but five clubs thanks largely to their Europa exploits.
Stat leaders in Europe: Mbappe European Golden Boot winner, Salah most assists, Yamal most take-ons
From goals to take-ons, we’ve got the statistical leaders across the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 in 10 key metrics.
16 Conclusions on the F365 tables: Liverpool difference, Arsenal flaw, peak Spursiness
We’ve pored over all our Premier League tables – 21 of them – to pick out 16 Conclusions now the 202425 season is in the bag…