Mason praises ‘professional’ Alli after Spurs ease past Wolves

Interim Tottenham Hotspur boss Ryan Mason praised Dele Alli after he helped his side beat Wolves 2-0 on Sunday to move up to sixth. Spurs started the game the better of the two sides. Kane hit the post from outside the area early on. This was before Conor Coady made two goal-line blocks in the […]

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Hodgson overjoyed by ‘typical Crystal Palace performance’

Roy Hodgson suggested that his players put in a “typical Crystal Palace performance” to topple Aston Villa at Selhurst Park. First-half goals from John McGinn and Anwar El Ghazi put the visitors on course for victory despite Christian Benteke briefly restoring parity, but the Eagles produced an excellent response after the break. Wilfried Zaha’s deflected […]

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Tottenham 2-0 Wolves: Kane, Hojbjerg score to move Spurs up to sixth

Harry Kane and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg got on the scoresheet as Tottenham eased to victory over Wolves. Spurs started the game the better of the two sides. Kane hit the post from long range early on. This was before Conor Coady made two goal-line blocks in the space of a few minutes before half time. The […]

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Souness: ‘Several’ Liverpool players need to take a look at themselves

Graeme Souness has insisted that regardless of whether Liverpool gets into the top four, “several” players need to take a look at themselves this summer. The 2020/21 season has been a really tough one for the Premier League champions. They have been hampered by injuries as they have fallen away from title contention. They even […]

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Why go for Lampard as old dog Hodgson learns new tricks?

Why would Crystal Palace plump for Frank Lampard while Roy Hodgson offers stability and adaptation? Hodgson won’t be drawn on rumours suggesting he will retire at the end of the season, but there have been suggestions Crystal Palace could announce his departure from the club ahead of Arsenal’s visit to Selhurst Park on Wednesday, to allow returning fans […]

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Crystal Palace 3-2 Aston Villa: Mitchell completes second half fight back

Tyrick Mitchell scored his first senior goal for Crystal Palace to complete an impressive second half comeback against Aston Villa. Roy Hodgson’s side trailed twice through John McGinn and Anwar El Ghazi, but a spirited second-half rally saw the hosts recover to earn a 3-2 win. Christian Benteke’s initial leveller was followed up by goals […]

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Tuchel laments another handball decision and VAR in Chelsea defeat

Thomas Tuchel insisted Chelsea deserved to win the FA Cup final and criticised “decisive” video assistant referee calls as Leicester triumphed 1-0 at Wembley. Ayoze Perez cut out Reece James’ pass to spark the move that led to Youri Tielemans’ thunderbolt winner as Leicester swiped their maiden FA Cup crown. The ball appeared to deflect […]

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Brighton 1-1 West Ham: Hammers rescue draw but CL hopes fade

West Ham’s faint hopes of scraping Champions League qualification were left hanging by a thread after they were reliant on late strike from Said Benrahma to rescue a 1-1 draw at Brighton. Substitute Benrahma rifled home his first goal for the club with just three minutes to go, leaving the Hammers five points adrift of […]

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