Scoring more goals rather than conceding fewer seems to be the best way to avoid relegation – with one notable exceptionBy Chris Evans for The Set PiecesClub that are seemingly slipping towards relegation love nothing more than a shiny new manager to r…
Premier League fans’ January transfer window wish lists
Dusan Vlahovic to Spurs? Raphinha to Liverpool? Supporters set out their hopes for the monthAfter a surprisingly lavish summer it’s hard to see Silent Stan sliding down the chimney with a bag full of swag for a January blowout. But, unless Gabriel Mart…
Premier League fans’ half-term reports, part two: Liverpool to Wolves
Fans rate the best and worst of the season so far – the stars, the flops and what needs to change in 2022Part one: Arsenal to LeicesterIt’s going pretty much how most Liverpool fans expected: we’re up at the top and we cruised through the Champions Lea…
Newcastle v Manchester City underlines the problem inherent in football | Jonathan Wilson
The game’s great dilemma is squaring the need for rich backers – no matter how unpalatable – with our longing for a football fix It has been another week of soul-searching for football. What is the game, what is it for and who does it belong to? With …
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Manchester United travel to Chelsea under Michael Carrick, Leeds’ impressive young goalkeeper has another tough evening ahead and Newcastle have decisions to make“Why are you playing Fred?” That’s the question Roy Keane wanted to ask while pinning Ole …
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Ben White is proving his doubters wrong, Alisson at fault for Liverpool and two more clubs seek a new managerDonny van de Beek. Remember him? A classic No 6 or 8 of the Ajax school signed by Ole Gunnar Solskjær in summer 2020 and then, well, kind of fo…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Solskjær pulls off a tactical trick, Potter gives Brighton fans a treat and De Bruyne endures a rare horror showOle Gunnar Solskjær deserves credit for Manchester United’s win over Tottenham. The switch to a back three worked and a front two with a com…
‘Human shield’ Steve Bruce was out of his depth in dream job at Newcastle | Louise Taylor
Ashley’s ownership made life hard and manager avoided relegation but often incoherent style showed his flawsSteve Bruce’s unveiling as Newcastle’s manager took place on the same day in July 2019 that Britain’s new prime minister stood outside No 10 Dow…
‘This wasn’t just me’: doctor who helped save Newcastle fan hailed as hero
Tom Prichard took over CPR after fan’s cardiac arrestSupporter currently ‘stable and responsive’ in hospitalA hospital doctor who performed CPR on a stricken Newcastle United fan has admitted that hearing thousands of Gallowgate End fans chanting “hero…
Newcastle give Bruce backing for 1,000th game: football countdown – live!
Latest news, team news and previews for the weekend’s actionPremier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendAny comments? You can mail Barry or tweet @bglendenningSteven Gerrard: The Rangers boss has been named as a potential successor to Steve B…