Football news: Slot casts doubt on Alisson’s future; Livramento blow for Howe
Liverpool’s goalkeeping situation in spotlight as Newcastle manager fears for fitness of his England defender Continue reading...
Premier League and FA Cup semi-finals: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Spurs face must-win game at Wolves, Arsenal fight to keep title hopes alive and Chelsea step into a post-Rosenior worldMaybe it is a case of fourth time lucky for Nottingham Forest. Certainly Vítor Pereira – manager No 4 in the most chaotic of seasons – is doing something right. The Europa League se
Pitch Points: the pioneering Pellegrino Matarazzo, a dramatic title race and Newcastle’s future
The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. Today, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of themWith his Copa del Rey winners medal around his neck, Pellegrino Matarazzo struggled to find the words to sum up his remarkable journey from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, via Italy and Germany to a
Newcastle’s PIF owners to question Eddie Howe next week on poor run of form
Club’s chair to fly in from Riyadh to meet managerBoard to also debate possible transfer of Anthony GordonEddie Howe will discuss Newcastle’s declining form with the club’s Saudi Arabian majority owners when a high-powered contingent from Riyadh flies into the north for a scheduled board meeting n
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Curtis Jones sums up Liverpool’s approach, Eddie Howe’s transfer record under scrutiny and Tammy Abraham shows his worthFor Manchester City, Gianluigi Donnarumma has always been a case of risk and reward. Perhaps only Thibaut Courtois is as fine a shot-stopper as Italy’s Euro 2020 hero, though many
Eddie Howe claims he retains his self-belief after Newcastle suffer another defeat
Bournemouth score late winner for 2-1 victory‘Recently we’ve become too easy to beat’Eddie Howe insisted his self-belief remained intact and unshakeable after watching Newcastle sustain an eighth defeat in their last 11 Premier League matches.“My belief in myself can’t waiver and it’s not,” said New
Bournemouth turn up heat on Howe with dramatic late win at Newcastle
Is this the moment a rough patch turns into a full blown crisis for Eddie Howe? As Alex Scott shone in Bournemouth’s midfield and Adrien Truffert’s late winner prompted wild visiting celebrations, it certainly looked that way.Newcastle’s manager has now presided over four straight defeats and, with
Premier League news: Howe vows to ‘fight harder than ever’; Slot ready for derby heat
Newcastle manager in defiant mood before facing former club while Liverpool’s head coach defends team’s character Continue reading...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
A seismic clash between City and Arsenal, Tottenham need leadership, and could Eddie Howe recall Yoane Wissa?Josh King learned of the difficulties that come with being a Premier League player at Liverpool on Sunday. The 19-year-old was withdrawn at the break after a tough first half at Anfield as Ma
Eddie Howe faces familiar foes with Newcastle reign at a crossroad | Louise Taylor
Newcastle face Bournemouth on Saturday with the manager under increasing pressure at St James’ ParkEddie Howe has reason to believe that April really is the cruellest month. This time last year Newcastle’s manager was hospitalised with pneumonia and, 12 months later, he can barely switch on a radio
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
De Zerbi looks past Simons, Arsenal fans are not helping their team and Ngumoha can give PSG something to think aboutFootball is such that, when you’re down, there’s a good chance the game boots you in the solar plexus, and that’s exactly what happened to Tottenham at the Stadium of Light, Sunderlan
Jean-Philippe Mateta spot on to give Crystal Palace comeback win against Newcastle
Last April Newcastle brought the thrills against Crystal Palace, putting five past Oliver Glasner’s side at St James’ Park, the victory closed by an Alexander Isak special. How things have changed. At Selhurst Park this time round, the visitors succumbed to a third successive defeat, Jean-Philippe M
Premier League news: Fernández ‘hurdles to overcome’ at Chelsea; Arteta rallies Arsenal for run-in
Guardiola says City must win every game, Howe ‘aligned’ with chief executive and Pereira wants fixture help Continue reading...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
There are protests planned at Anfield as Roberto De Zerbi starts his Tottenham tenure and Everton eye EuropeNuno Espírito Santo has rolled back the years in an attempt to save West Ham. He has gone old-school, switching to a gung-ho 4-4-2 system to give his side more threat in the final third. Pablo
Premier League clubs facing £80m shirt sponsor void amid gambling ban
Nine clubs yet to secure front-of-shirt commercial dealsSeveral may begin the campaign without a shirt sponsorNine Premier League clubs have yet to secure front-of-shirt commercial deals for next season and 12 have not signed contracts, leading to increasing concerns that several may begin the camp
If Newcastle really want to be taken seriously, then Eddie Howe must join the exodus | Jonathan Wilson
Most of what has gone wrong this season can be put down to poor recruitment – but the manager must share the blame Even when the fixture list was revealed last summer, it was perhaps predictable that the middle of March would represent the crisis point for Newcastle. If they had reached the Champion
‘Emotional’ Trippier to leave Newcastle this summer when contract ends
Carabao Cup-winning defender signed in 2022 for £12mHowe’s underperforming squad set for summer overhaulKieran Trippier is to leave Newcastle when his contract ends this summer, heightening the sense of an era ending at the Saudi-owned club.Trippier’s arrival, for £12m, from Atletico Madrid in Janua
Eddie Howe faces seven-game test to secure Newcastle job for next season
Chief executive says he has no ‘stance on Howe’s future’Owners sold St James’ Park to themselves for £172.1mEddie Howe has seven games to reassure Newcastle’s hierarchy that he remains the right manager to lead the club into next season.Newcastle sit 12th in the Premier League and David Hopkinson, t
Howe faces Newcastle crisis with chaotic campaign derailing out of control
Defeat against derby rivals Sunderland underlined failings in the team with manager needing to show he can get team back on track next seasonEddie Howe seemed oblivious to the train hurtling down the track towards him. As Newcastle’s manager urged a team by now studded with substitutes to keep attac
Premier League and Carabao Cup final: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Kobbie Mainoo needs a power boost, Everton revel in home comforts but Brentford must rediscover their buzzPremier League top scorers: check the latest standingsOne theory behind Manchester City’s subpar 18 months is that the end is sliding into view on Pep Guardiola’s glorious reign, and the fact th