Leeds 3-1 Tottenham: Bamford, Rodrigo on target for Whites

Leeds dealt Tottenham’s Champions League hopes a major blow with an impressive 3-1 win at Elland Road. Son Heung-min cancelled out Stuart Dallas’ early opener, but Patrick Bamford fired Leeds back in front before half-time and substitute Rodrigo’s emphatic finish sealed a deserved victory. Marcelo Bielsa’s side were off colour in last week’s defeat at […]

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Gossip: Tuchel adds Salah to Chelsea striker ‘shortlist’

Salah is set to return to his unhappy hunting ground and City enter the Bissouma battle…   SALAH TO RETURN HOME Chelsea are considering every avenue to secure a big-name striker next season, not that they need one. The Blues and their Champions League final opponents are both looking at Robert Lewandowski, who is ‘undecided […]

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A very English young Premier League XI of the season

Manchester City dominated our Premier League XI of the season; now it’s time for some English supremacy among the young guns. Both Phil Foden and Ruben Dias made the senior team but we’ve left them out of this one to make more space for others. All the players included had to be 23 or younger […]

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Five managers who waited for their revenge (of sorts)…

Unai Emery going back to the Emirates to plunge Arsenal further in the sh*t got us thinking about other managerial revenge missions. Like Emery, some of these bosses were far too gracious…   Jose Mourinho Mourinho was sacked by Manchester United in December 2018 in typical fashion, having alienated everyone by his third year in […]

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I wore boot sensors tracking my every touch & finally accept I won’t make it

You can’t hide on a football pitch. It may be a cliche, but it’s one we all believe to be true. If you’re not contributing, people are going to notice. In March 2019, I wrote about a new motion sensor that straps to boots and allows football clubs to not only track their players’ physical data but […]

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Man Utd stopper tops PL keepers ranked on save percentage

A delve into the goalkeeping stats reveals an easy choice for Ole and evidence of another wrong move by Arsenal…   It’s approaching decision time for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as he decides who might be his No.1 next season. If the Manchester United manager consults the raw stats, there appears to be a clear winner: […]

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Gossip: Liverpool linked with bargain Roma midfielder

Liverpool could land one of Roma’s prized assets for as little as £24m. And there is some much-needed good news for Arsenal…   REDS TO RAID ROMA Incoming Roma boss Jose Mourinho has already stated his desire to recruit new midfielders. Which could be good news for Liverpool… The Reds have been tracking Lorenzo Pellegrini […]

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Cheeky bizarrely tips goals galore in Man City v Chelsea

Cheeky is here to preview nine of this weekend’s Premier League games – including the big one, Man City v Chelsea. If you like all of Cheeky’s picks, Paddy Power’s Acca Insurance will refund all punters whose 4+ bet accumulators are let down by just a single selection.   Leicester City v Newcastle United Leicester City […]

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Solskjaer praises De Gea after ‘strange’ semi-final against Roma

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suggested that Man United could have lost “8-6” to Roma after their “strange” Europa League semi-final second leg. Given the significant deficit they had to fight back from, Roma had to come out and give it a go and they did just that. David De Gea was forced into a couple of […]

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