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Boss Nuno Espirito Santo refused to blame Romain Saiss after his horror miss cost Wolves victory at Aston Villa. The defender lifted the ball over an open goal from point-blank range after Conor Coady’s header came back off the post as Wolves drew 0-0 at Villa Park. Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa also hit the […]
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Selling Emiliano Martinez in the summer was hardly Arsenal’s daftest transfer decision in recent years. At the time, making £20million on their back-up goalkeeper appeared to make perfect sense. But the Aston Villa no.1 continues to reframe that move as a costly mistake on the Gunners’ part. Martinez has established himself as the Premier League’s […]
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Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder says ‘a couple of players need to go’ after their 2-0 defeat to Southampton. The Blades went behind in the first half as Ethan Ampadu brought down Nathan Tella in the box. James Ward-Prowse scored the resultant penalty to get Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men off to a good start. Early losers: […]
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Romain Saiss’ extraordinary miss forced Wolves to settle for a goalless derby draw at Aston Villa. The defender fired over an open goal from a yard out after Conor Coady hit the post. Emi Martinez also denied Coady in the second half at Villa Park as the hosts drew just their fourth game of the […]
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Ralph Hasenhuttl says Southampton’s 2-0 win over Sheff Utd ‘feels good’ as they ended their winless run. The Saints picked up their first victory in the Premier League since January 4 at Bramall Lane. James Ward-Prowse opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute. READ: Ex-City star pinpoints moment Man Utd dominance […]
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Goals from James Ward-Prowse and Che Adams gave Southampton a long-awaited and much-needed victory and plunged Sheffield United nearer to relegation from the Premier League. A first win in 10 matches stopped Saints’ alarming slide and moved them 10 points clear of the bottom three, but the rock-bottom Blades look more unlikely by the week […]
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has asked for the handball rule to be clarified following their 1-1 draw with Burnley. Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave the Gunners the lead in the 6th minute. His near-post drive had too much power for Burnley keeper Nick Pope. READ: Solskjaer reveals what Man Utd must do to take ‘further step’ […]
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“We have to do it game by game [now]. Not for three games, not for four, we have to constantly be like this, with this energy, this team spirit and after I am looking forward to us doing something.” That was Granit Xhaka urging Arsenal to start hitting some consistency after producing an impressive display […]
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Arsenal delivered another blow to their own hopes of playing European football next season as Granit Xhaka gifted Burnley a bizarre equaliser in an eventful 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. For 38 minutes it seemed the only question was how many Arsenal might score as they poured forward following Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s sixth-minute opener, with Mikel […]
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Tottenham will reportedly pursue Torino’s Sasa Lukic if they fail to sign RB Leipzig’s Marcel Sabitzer. Manager Jose Mourinho is keen to improve his midfield this summer after seeing the impact of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. They’ve been heavily linked with Sabitzer but could now move for the Serie A star instead. F365 Says: Saints too strong […]
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