Delap’s talents resurface in style, Gómez delights Brighton with more fireworks, and hair-pulling confusion at EvertonIt would have been very easy for Oliver Glasner to lose patience with Liam Delap. The forward is still only 23, yet the days when he was rattling in 12 in a Premier League season for
Questions over whether Álvaro Arbeloa and Matthias Jaissle have what it takes to succeed in the Premier League remain unanswered after these two young foreign managers watched their sides grind out a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage.Arbeloa’s Fulham lacked fizz, physicality and personality before rescuing
Panic building among fans as club visit Craven Cottage but head coach has resolute support of hierarchyAt least Matthias Jaissle has a sense of humour. “There’s a lot of storm at the moment,” reflected Newcastle’s head coach on Thursday. A wry smile suggested he was not referring to the north-east w
Right-back sparked armed police response over incidentExpected to start Newcastle’s trip to Fulham on SaturdayNewcastle’s Amar Dedic is unlikely to face a club sanction after being spotted holding a bow and arrow in the Northumberland countryside and sparking a major police pursuit involving an arme
Lampard appreciation at Everton, Glasner sparking Forest fire, Zubimendi and Kroupi in spotlight and Carrick v EmeryPremier League top scorersNothing better encapsulates the dysfunction that was Everton under Farhad Moshiri than the idea that an unknown vandal with a can of spray paint could influen
What used to be a time to reset is now a time to rehire, and Michael Carrick is not the only Premier League manager looking over his shoulderPerhaps the most telling moment of Manchester United’s comeback against Roma was at the final whistle. The camera focused on Michael Carrick, who shook the han
Thierno Barry’s fourth goal in six games was enough to give Everton the win against a poor Newcastle, who had Jacob Ramsey sent off late onJaissle tells Sky Elanga is improving physically and deserves to start today; he wants him and Osula to show their potential, and both have the speed to cause an
Jack Grealish will do well to get back into the Everton starting lineup when he returns to the squad – as David Moyes’s side are doing just fine without him.Newcastle were condemned to a second defeat in five days by Moyes’s young team, with a second-half goal from Thierno Barry giving Everton victo
Marco Rose’s tactics are lifting Bournemouth, Roméo Lavia makes progress with Chelsea and Roberto De Zerbi gives youth a chance at SpursGood defending is the mark of champions. At Anfield, where Arsenal had not won in the past 13 visits, Mikel Arteta followed the orthodoxy of locking down once his t
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!While it is customary for fans of top-flight clubs with delusions of grandeur to cope with Fizzy Cup exits by pretending the competition is beneath them, this is no longer an option that is open to supporters of Newcastle United. Winning the trophy
Bruno Fernandes owes Manchester United a performance, Mathys Tel has arrived at Spurs and Liverpool are improvingPremier League top scorersMichael Carrick and Bruno Fernandes held clear-the-air talks this week. Fernandes was an unused substitute against Bournemouth after criticising Carrick’s tactic
⚽ Everton dispatch the 2025 winners without too much fuss⚽ Grealish misses last-16 tie over ‘breach of discipline’2 min: Dewsbury-Hall shoots. Deflected. Nothing comes of the corner. Everton are playing in blue, Newcastle a pinky purple.The match begins. Sky’s red-button treatment of this game, squi
The biggest night in Everton’s season started with a big call from David Moyes and demanded a big performance from his players. With the exception of Jack Grealish, they did not let him down. A quarter-final at Fleetwood Town is their prize after a clinical, committed display shattered Newcastle’s h
The Friedkin Group want to sell and squad investment has dried up but Carabao Cup is still an opportunity for silverwareA European challenge plus a concerted effort to end a trophy drought that will soon stretch into a 32nd year were Everton’s stated aims for this season, although that was before th
Jason Wilcox has driven decision to stand by head coachUnited would have to pay Newcastle about £3m for HoweMichael Carrick has been given the chance to save his job by turning Manchester United’s results around, with the head coach remaining in place for Saturday’s visit to Chelsea.The decision by
Bournemouth’s transfer nous puts United to shame, Araújo is winning admirers at Anfield and Suzuki adapts swiftly at VillaThe three Bournemouth goalscorers cost a combined £85m, joining from Vasco da Gama, Middlesbrough, and Porto. The Cherries are smart at investing, far more so than Manchester Uni
Sage’s side beaten 2-0 at home by Newcastle‘Every mistake that is bad will be a goal’Pierre Sage blamed a 15-minute loss of concentration for Crystal Palace’s 2-0 defeat by Newcastle and insisted he remains the right man to lead the south London club. “We missed 15 minutes when we came back from the
The first half was dreadful. The pass completion rate was a meagre 72.8%, although it felt lower. There were only two shots on target. The sun kept popping out from behind the clouds to take a look, and then going back in again, appalled. And the really bad news for Crystal Palace is that, for them,
Pierre Sage and Matthias Jaissle face some key questions: both were appointed this summer yet form, and results, have proved elusiveConceding 17 goals in seven Premier League matches is not exactly the start Pierre Sage or Crystal Palace’s hierarchy would have hoped for. The transition from Oliver G
Max Dowman may get a chance, Spurs need to find balance at Stamford Bridge and Axel Disasi must make amendsPremier League top scorersAfter seven games, Nottingham Forest’s record is eerily similar to last season: five points, five goals scored. A year ago Forest’s eighth game was a 3-0 home loss to
