Premier League weekend winners and losers

We will come to Liverpool later, but first…   Winners Fulham and the relegation battle Fulham’s season can be split into two unequal halves, the first of which ended in late November. On October 5 and 6, Fulham signed Tosin Adarabioyo, Terence Kongolo, Joachim Andersen and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. They joined Ademola Lookman, Alphonse Areola, Ola […]

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Rodgers ‘delighted’ with Leicester’s ‘spirit and quality’ against Villa

Brendan Rodgers also praised James Maddison and Harvey Barnes, as they are “getting better all the time” for Leicester City. The Foxes made a really bright and they went in front in the 19th-minute. Harvey Barnes held it up on the edge of the area before he squared it to James Maddison. The Englishman finished […]

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Leicester keep on keeping on in a league gone mad

Leicester are a reliable and welcome source of sanity in a world gone tits up. Since making a right old b***ocks of a seemingly certain Champions League place last season, they have regrouped and quite simply decided not to do that again. Just be good instead. And they are. While everyone else lurches from absurd […]

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Aston Villa 1-2 Leicester City: Foxes win again on the road

First half strikes from James Maddison and Harvey Barnes help Leicester to their ninth away win of the season. The Foxes were deservedly in control at the break thanks to goals from Maddison and Barnes. Aston Villa improved in the second half. Bertrand Traore scored to get them back into the game. But Brendan Rodgers […]

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Aston Villa v Leicester City: Follow the action LIVE with F365…

Aston Villa hope to complete a league double over Leicester after Ross Barkley scored a last-minute winner when they met in October.  The post Aston Villa v Leicester City: Follow the action LIVE with F365… appeared first on Football 365. Go to Source […]

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Slavia Prague 0-0 Leicester: Foxes blunt in attack

Leicester are in pole position to reach the last 16 of the Europa League after a 0-0 draw at Slavia Prague. The Foxes’ stalemate ensured they left the Eden Arena favourites to progress after the first leg of their last-32 tie. Boss Brendan Rodgers has never reached the last 16 of the competition after four […]

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Gossip: Arsenal to raise at least £50m with sale of nine

Arsenal want to raise at least £50m by offloading nine players in the next transfer window. Tottenham are more interested in Brendan Rodgers.   ARSE ABOUT FACE After permanently offloading Emiliano Martinez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Sokratis, Mesut Ozil and Shkodran Mustafi over the past two transfer windows, Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have clearly developed a particular […]

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Premier League winners and, well, Jose Mourinho

We will get to Jose Mourinho but first….   Winners Ilkay Gundogan, elite goalscorer Before this season, Ilkay Gundogan had never scored more than six goals in a league season in his career. He’s matched that total in his last five league starts. Gundogan’s previous meagre attacking returns were partly down to his position on […]

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16 Conclusions: Leicester 3-1 Liverpool

1) From the first minute to the 70th against Manchester City last Sunday, Liverpool had eight shots to five, 53% possession, five corners to zero and were level at 1-1. The post-match analysis focused on many factors from injuries to form, but the most striking of all was how the champions simply collapsed: in the […]

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Negative stats: Every Premier League club is sh*t at something

We’ve done the positives; here are the negatives. Thanks to FBref and WhoScored for the Premier League statistics, all of which are per 90 minutes unless otherwise stated.    Arsenal – fewest dead-ball passes leading to a goal (0.04) Just your man Willian has contributed an assist from a set piece this season and the Gunners rank […]

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