Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa: Alexander-Arnold bags late winner

Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold found himself in the spotlight for the third time in a week as his added-time winner against Aston Villa kept Liverpool’s Champions League qualification hopes alive. The England defender, watched by national team boss Gareth Southgate who left him out of his squad for the recent World Cup qualifiers, rifled home a […]

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Bielsa lauds ‘rebellious’ Leeds after spirited win at Man City

Marcelo Bielsa has praised his ‘rebellious’ Leeds United team for their ‘spirited’ performance against Manchester City. The Whites went down to 10 men in the first half but managed to secure a 2-1 win thanks to a Stuart Dallas brace. The ‘Cookstown Cafu’ opened the scoring in the 42nd minute after being set up by […]

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Pep: Man City ‘lost control’ in defeat to 10-man Leeds

Pep Guardiola has reacted to Man City’s 2-1 defeat to 10-man Leeds United, saying his team ‘did not control’ their opponents. The league leaders went behind in the 42nd minute as Stuart Dallas rifled onto the post and past Ederson. Man City were given a boost just minutes later as Liam Cooper was sent off […]

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Early Winners: The ‘Cookstown Cafu’ and Bielsa’s Leeds heroes

“They could play any team and if you catch them on a good day, it can be a difficult afternoon for you, so it’s important that we’ve trained well this week. We’ll analyse them, we’ll watch them individually, they’re an incredible team and probably the best in the world for me.” Stuart Dallas sounded understandly a […]

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Ashton: West Ham recruitment has gone from diabolical to excellent

Dean Ashton says the impressive form of Jarrod Bowen highlights the great strides West Ham have made in their recruitment policy. Bowen scored in the 3-3 home draw with Arsenal and again in Monday’s 3-2 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers to fire the Irons into the Premier League’s top four. The 24-year-old has scored eight times […]

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Man City 1-2 Leeds: Dallas the hero for 10-man Whites

Stuart Dallas struck a last-gasp winner as 10-man Leeds stunned runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium. The Northern Irishman raced onto a fine through ball from Ezgjan Alioski and flicked past Ederson for his second goal of the game in injury time. City had been pressing for a winner having […]

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Leeds skipper Cooper slammed by pundit for ‘leg-breaking’ tackle

Liam Cooper has been slammed by pundit Paul Dickov for his ‘crazy’ challenge on Man City forward Gabriel Jesus. The Leeds United captain was initially given a yellow card for his high tackle in the first half. That was later upgraded to a red once referee Andre Marriner had checked the VAR screen. FEATURE: Revenge […]

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Bruce: You get relegated playing the Norwich City way

Callum Wilson may have to wait for a return to the starting line-up as Alan Shearer’s calls for Newcastle to show more attacking intent go unheeded. The Magpies are on a run of just two wins in their last 21 matches and sit just three points clear of Fulham in the final relegation spot. However, […]

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