Chelsea defeat is ‘massive blow’ for Liverpool, says Klopp

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool’s 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Chelsea is a ‘massive blow’ for their top four hopes. Mason Mount scored the winner in the 42nd minute as Chelsea won at Anfield for the first time since 2014. The result leaves Liverpool four points adrift of the top four and in dire […]

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Liverpool 0-1 Chelsea: Mount sends Blues fourth

Liverpool’s woeful home form is now a full-blown crisis as Chelsea’s 1-0 victory inflicted a fifth successive league defeat – the worst run in the club’s history. It shows how far the defending champions have fallen that this was billed as a battle for a Champions League place but in reality there was only one […]

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Mourinho: Spurs failed to ‘kill the game’ in Fulham victory

Jose Mourinho says his Spurs team failed to ‘kill the game’ in their close 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage. The North London side picked up three points as a Tosin Adarabioyo own goal proved to be the difference. Heung-Min Son set up Dele Alli for the opener after a quick Spurs move. His flick […]

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Fulham 0-1 Tottenham: Spurs survive late scare

Tottenham were the beneficiaries of the controversial handball law as they held on to a 1-0 win at Fulham that boosts their top-four hopes. The International Football Association Board’s meeting on Friday could not be more timely after the Cottagers were denied an equaliser by a harsh handball rule in the second half. After Spurs […]

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Defender who rejected Liverpool would not do so again

Liverpool will be delighted to learn that Feyenoord centre-half Ramon Hendriks would no longer actually mind joining them. Despite being one of the most highly-rated defenders in the country, Hendriks is yet to make his senior Eredivisie debut. The 19-year-old joined NAC Breda on loan in January and has featured regularly for them in the Dutch […]

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Hasenhuttl will ‘definitely not’ allow Saints players to risk quarantine

Ralph Hasenhuttl has insisted that he will not let any Southampton players leave for international duty who have to quarantine when they return. Under current coronavirus guidelines, arrivals from red-list travel-ban countries are subject to 10 days’ hotel confinement. Due to the special circumstances, FIFA has given clubs dispensation to prevent players who may be […]

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Ancelotti: Top four place would not affect transfer policy

Carlo Ancelotti has suggested that he already has a clear “plan for the future” when it comes to Everton’s summer signings before next season. The former Real Madrid and AC Milan boss has done a superb job since taking over at Everton in December 2019. He has 27 wins from his 53 games in charge […]

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Handball law to be further clarified after CHO controversy

Further clarification on the handball law is expected from the game’s lawmakers on Friday, thanks in part to Callum Hudson-Odoi. Attempts by the International Football Association Board to provide a more “precise and detailed” definition of the offence over the last two years have not succeeded in making handball decisions any less controversial, with last […]

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