Southampton 1-1 Chelsea: Blues held at St Mary’s

Mason Mount’s penalty rescued off-colour Chelsea a 1-1 draw at Southampton as the Saints frustrated Thomas Tuchel’s Blues and put a halt to their six-game losing run. Takumi Minamino’s fine finish put Southampton ahead at the break and Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men held on for a morale-boosting point. The Saints hassled Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea off their […]

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Spurs told to sign ‘world-class’ keeper to replace Lloris

Spurs have been urged to replace Hugo Lloris with a ‘world-class’ keeper by pundit Danny Mills. Lloris has received criticism in recent weeks as Spurs have lost four out of their last five league games. The club captain conceded three in the away defeat to Man City last week. FEATURE: Cavani for Martial features in […]

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Student ‘was laughing’ after Cole shot him at Chelsea

The student that Ashley Cole shot with an air rifle in a 2011 Chelsea training ground accident “was laughing” after the incident, according to a report. Reports at the time said Cole was ‘larking about’ with a .22 calibre air rifle when he accidentally shot student Tom Cowan, who was at Chelsea on a placement from Loughborough University […]

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Bruce explains why Fernandes doesn’t compare to Man Utd legend

Steve Bruce rates Bruno Fernandes very highly but the Newcastle head coach believes comparisons with Eric Cantona should be tempered until the Portuguese brings the glory days back to Man Utd. Fernandes has been a galvanising force since his arrival at Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon a little over a year ago and already has […]

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Gossip: Spurs told to pay €60m for Inter star; Liverpool will ‘try to sell’

Spurs have been told to pay €60m if they want to land one target, while Liverpool will ‘try to sell’ one of their midfielders…   COUGH UP Tottenham will now be required to pay almost double what they offered last summer if they want to land Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar in the next transfer window, […]

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Jenas claims Klopp could regret ‘rude’ and ‘moody’ Liverpool outbursts

Jermaine Jenas thinks Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been the “polar opposite” this season to his usual likable self after being “rude” and “moody” to reporters. The Reds boss has appeared spiky on a number of occasions this season with BT Sport reporter Des Kelly getting into a particularly long heated debate earlier in the season. Niv […]

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Man Utd tactics, Mbappe and Haaland, VAR and more mails…

Keep your mails coming to theeditor@football365.com.   Changing tactics? Carrying on from Calum’s comments this morning on United’s change away from counter attacking. I actually think Ole has decided that the team are so good on the counter that he’ll use that method when retaining possession as well. United have had problems breaking down teams that […]

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Examining and mourning the dying art of shot-stopping

I had been mulling over a piece about this topic for quite some time. Then, on Wednesday night, after seeing Jordan Pickford’s frail attempt at keeping out Bernardo Silva’s strike, I knew the time had finally come. The on top! #ManCity | https://t.co/axa0klD5re pic.twitter.com/glIQ5XoDcZ — Manchester City (@ManCity) February 18, 2021 Pickford’s feeble effort is […]

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Wolves 1-0 Leeds United: Unlucky Meslier own-goal wins it

An unfortunate own-goal from Illan Meslier separates the sides as Wolves leapfrog Leeds in the table. There was very little between the teams across the 90 minutes, as both exchanged good chances. The deciding moment came in the second half. Adama Traore’s long-range shot hit the bar but it bounced off Meslier and into the net. […]

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Zaha would be a good fit for Everton, says Keown

Wilfried Zaha is “ambitious” and a move to a club like Everton could suit him, according to Martin Keown. Zaha has spent the majority of his senior career with Crystal Palace. He spent a season with Manchester United in 2013/14, but he rejoined the Eagles on loan that summer. The forward’s return to Palace was […]

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