Live Premier League updates from 12.30pm UK time10 things to look out for this weekendAnd you can email Scott with your thoughts 11.39am BST That team news in full. No changes for Palace. Spurs make three switches: no Son Heung-min, Davinson Sanchez or…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Raphaël Varane’s Manchester United debut and Romelu Lukaku’s desire to show Liverpool what he is made ofRomelu Lukaku’s first eight league games against Liverpool, when he was a much rawer prospect, yielded five goals, with Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel …
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Romelu Lukaku returns for Chelsea, Raphaël Varane set for United bow and Burnley test Virgil van Dijk’s aerial mettleArsenal beat Chelsea twice last season, including a victory at StamfordBridge three months ago. Since then they have spent heavily on t…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Trevoh Chalobah impresses for Chelsea, Rafael Benítez’s warm reception and Mason Greenwood looks ready to step upWhen in the opening minutes it became clear that clear Manchester City’s gameplan was to overload the left flank – with Benjamin Mendy raid…
Alonso’s sweet strike sparks dominant Chelsea victory over Crystal Palace
Perhaps Thomas Tuchel was merely trying to create the illusion of competitive tension when he screamed at Christian Pulisic after a slack piece of play from the American winger midway through the first half. To be honest, it felt a bit unnecessary from…
Alli to Konaté: Premier League players with a point to prove
We select 10 players in England’s top flight facing key seasons, three of whom start at new clubsThere was a time when it seemed inconceivable that the gifted midfielder who so often joined the dots for Leicester could be excluded from Gareth Southgate…
Premier League 2021-22 preview No 6: Crystal Palace
Patrick Vieira must transform an ageing, pragmatic side into a vibrant attacking force and give youngsters a platformGuardian writers’ predicted position: 17th (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last…