Three Spurs flops join Arsenal captain in Premier League weekend’s worst XI
Martin Odegaard takes the armband for the Premier League weekend’s worst XI, leading a Tottenham trio, two from Bournemouth, and one of Chelsea’s centre-backs…
Arteta told to ‘try really hard’ to sign Ivan Toney despite ban; Arsenal’s ‘perfect’ striker revealed
Arsenal hero Ray Parlour thinks Arsenal need to sign a new striker and has urged Mikel Arteta to bring in Brenford’s Ivan Toney.
Toney has scored an impressive 20 goals…
Premier League most chances created: ‘Striker’s dream’ Bruno Fernandes is ahead
Bruno Fernandes has created 120 chances in his last four Manchester United games as he tries to keep them in fourth.
Premier League keepers ranked: De Gea three places ahead of Ramsdale
We’ve used fancy stats to rank the Premier League keepers and the numbers highlight how brilliant Alisson and Bernd Leno have been. And the opposite.
Arsenal spirit seems broken after title disintegration, with Man City the ultimate weekend winners
Spurs and Leeds should be admired for their refusal to learn lessons, while Manchester City have broken Arsenal and Brentford and Brighton are brilliant.
Premier League clubs’ performances in Europe: Brighton are going on tour next season!
Newcastle are hoping to end a 20-year wait for Champions League football, while Brighton will officially play European football next season.
Premier League five-year net spend table sees Arsenal double Man City outlay
Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. Chelsea are way out in front after this season of spending…
Premier League points earned from losing positions: Chelsea really are the worst
Chelsea have picked up just seven points from losing positions this season; this side really has no heart.
Premier League sides ranked on points dropped from winning positions: Leeds the worst!
Leeds have taken over from Nottingham Forest after a weekend when they became almost certain to be relegated.
Spurs don’t deserve to keep brilliant Kane as they fold into mediocrity yet again
Spurs ended their home season in an appropriately downbeat way against an excellent Brentford team. If Harry Kane’s future is in doubt, why should he stay?
Spurs 1-3 Brentford: Levy watches Brentford comeback at toxic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Tottenham failed to make their first-half chances pay as Brentford came from a goal down to win 3-1 in front of a frustrated Spurs crowd.
Tottenham urged to appoint ‘adaptable’ Premier League manager as the job is ‘too big’ for Mason
Tottenham Hotspur have been encouraged to appoint Brentford’s Thomas Frank as the manager’s job is “too big” for interim boss Ryan Mason.
Man Utd takeover will expose ‘outraged’ supporters’ fickleness and City ‘should thank’ the Glazers
A Man City fan hits back at the ‘old Premier League elite’ for taking the ‘moral high ground’. Also: Arsenal are ‘virtually identical’ to ‘boring Citeh’…
Frank insists Toney’s ‘future is with Brentford’ as club wait to hear ‘what he’s allowed to do’
Thomas Frank thinks Ivan Toney’s future will be “with Brentford” after the England forward was handed an eight-month ban for over his gambling offences.
Surprise Liverpool, Man Utd markers and Rudiger antics: Haaland can be stopped – and here’s how
Liverpool and Man Utd countered Erling Haaland with unexpected opponents, while Antonio Rudiger got on his nerves. Here is how to stop the Man City striker.
Toney banned from all football-related activity for eight months after breaching betting rules
The Football Association have announced that Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been banned from all football and football-related activity for eight months.
Chelsea add 20-goal PL striker to ‘shortlist’ with transfer hinging on one decisive factor
Toney is a target for Chelsea, who will not sign the Brentford striker if he receives a lengthy ban for breaking the FA’s betting rules.
Henderson, Dele, Spence: A loan from every Premier League club that hasn’t gone to plan…
For Dean Henderson, Sepp van den Berg, Djed Spence, it wasn’t supposed to go like this. Here are 20 loan players almost certain to be returned to sender…
The multinational players whose eligibility England must secure: Arsenal striker switches allegiance
England have missed out on the chance to secure the international services of Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun, with these players still being fought over.
Amad, Balogun, Bradley among every Premier League club’s loanees of the season
Man Utd and Wolves have seen their £30million signings thrive away from their parent clubs, while Arsenal and Everton have decisions to make over loanees they sent abroad…
Chelsea keeper joins Arsenal trio in Premier League weekend’s worst XI…
Edouard Mendy and Patrick Bamford both blew big chances this weekend, while Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard did more for his old team than his current one…
Spurs slammed for downright f**king stupid decision; Villa, Brighton and Maguire praised
Southampton get both barrels for surrendering to the Championship, with Spurs so desperate to look like the wisest people in the room they fail to see their idiocy.
Brentford 2-0 West Ham: No Toney, no problem for the Bees as Irons suffer from European hangover
Bryan Mbuemo and Yoane Wissa both scored as Brentford beat London rivals West Ham 2-0 without their striker and talisman Ivan Toney.
Liverpool and Man Utd competing for £11m boost but two clubs in for biggest windfall
Some clubs don’t have much to win or lose in terms of Premier League prize money. Liverpool and Man Utd are in the same boat. But two teams have £20m ...
Premier League sack race: Lampard leads but even he now looks set to grimly see out the season
The current 20 Premier League managers appear pretty certain to survive the remaining weeks of the season now. Even Frank Lampard.
Messi feuds ruin Man Utd, Brighton transfer hopes with Chelsea ruled out for good reason
Lionel Messi will soon be on the market but no Premier League club should touch him with a money-soaked bargepole. Todd Boehly really must resist his urges.
Leeds trio join Magpies, Foxes and Seagulls in Premier League weekend’s worst XI…
There were two keepers worse than David De Gea this weekend, while Brighton, Leicester and Leeds are all represented by three players each in this mad weekend’s worst XI…
Ranking the average age of Premier League XIs: Arsenal lose top youth spot to Southampton
Arsenal are not quite as young as Southampton after their January signings but they are still much younger than their rivals.
Ten Hag bottom, Big Sam and Smith swerve City shame: Every Prem manager’s first game in charge ranked
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United reign could hardly have got off to a worse start. Big Sam and Dean Smith both lost at Man City – but both might have ...
Liverpool fans find their voices and keep their faint Champions League hopes alive
Liverpool continued their pursuit of Manchester United and fourth place with a win against Brentford, but have they left it just too late to catch them?
Liverpool 1-0 Brentford: Egyptian king seals victory as Anfield jeers anthem
Mohamed Salah’s goal in a 1-0 win over Brentford propelled Liverpool closer to the top four and deflected attention away from the booing of the national anthem at Anfield on ...
The expiry date of every Premier League manager’s contract with six deals almost up
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery had negotiated the longest deal in the Premier League until Brentford gave Thomas Frank new terms. Six managers are out this summer.
Ranking all 40(!) Premier League managers this season: Lampard is in the bottom five…twice
The average number of managers per Premier League club this season has now hit 2.0 thanks to Sam Allardyce. So obviously we’ve ranked the lot of them.
Worst XI: Lowest-rated performance of Prem season, a Saint and eight woeful Wolves players
Wolves were always going to feature heavily in the Prem weekend’s worst XI. But one of two Leeds flops recorded the lowest score of any player this season…
Brentford 2-1 Nottingham Forest: Late sting from Bees for Forest in relegation battle
Josh Dasilva’s 94th-minute strike earned Brentford a come-from-behind victory after Nottingham Forest had led until the 81st minute…