Tottenham’s Champions League hopes were dealt a damaging blow as they fell to a 2-0 Premier League defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Ange Postecoglou’s side were left trailing fourth-placed Aston Villa by seven points and now have just a single game in hand, as goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson saw Mauricio Pochettino …
Arsenal are at home to Bournemouth and as the North London side have the best defence in the league, doubling up on Gabriel and William Saliba, who have also proved dangerous from set pieces, seems a likely way to score points on Saturday. Erling Haaland and Josko Gvardiol were the goal scorers for Manchester City …
Manchester City kept their hunt for an unprecedented fourth successive title on track with a completely dominant 4-0 win at Brighton. After securing their place in the FA Cup final, with a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s team continued their title challenge in emphatic fashion. Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring after …
Arsenal moved three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table with a blistering 5-0 victory over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta’s men dominated from the get-go but couldn’t make full use of a first 45 minutes of controlled play despite Leandro Trossard’s fourth minute opener. He was fed …
Tottenham Hotspur supporters would have had little sympathy for arch-rivals Arsenal after their Champions League quarter-final exit at the hands of Arsenal – but they may not be laughing so hard come the end of the season. Arsenal’s 3-2 aggregate defeat, combined with holders Manchester City’s penalty shoot-out loss to Real Madrid, did more than …
(Getty Images) The 2023/24 Premier League season is under way and you can follow every game and every goal right here with The Independent. This year sees Manchester City try to defend their crown and claim a historic fourth title in succession. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering City, who also won the Champions League and FA Cup …
Chelsea clinched a wonderfully thrilling contest with Manchester United on a drama filled night at Stamford Bridge. The Blues took the lead through Conor Gallagher in just the fourth minute as the hosts looked to impose themselves on the game. Things looked even better as Cole Palmer slotted home a penalty after Antony fouled Marc …
Justen Li Kwok-yee, 36, has only been playing fantasy football since the Euros in 2021, but the Liverpool-supporting lawyer currently sits second in the Hong Kong league and is ranked 301 overall. How did you get to 2nd place in Hong Kong and 301 overall? “My luck started early in the season when I decided …
CHELSEA, Manhattan (WABC) — A 40-year-old man has been charged in the assault of a TikTok influencer in Chelsea earlier this week as several women have come forward to share similar stories. Influencer Hailey McGookin — who goes by “Halley Kate” — made a tearful video recalling an attack on March 25 near W 16th …
But the immediate priority is to explore an untapped local talent pool, with a view to producing more homegrown players. Damian Dai, Eastern’s development director, said a direct switch to the Chinese Super League was never considered, because “it would be like jumping from primary school to university”. Eastern fielded six players aged 25 or …