Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea team can keep dangerous opponents at arm’s length, an unusual asset in the modern eraStep back from football and amid various ups and downs, backs and forths, check-backs and dead-ends, the first 100 years of its development aft…
Weekend countdown: Premier League previews, transfer news and more – live!
All the latest as we count down to the weekend’s actionMan City poised as Allegri says Ronaldo wants to leave JuventusEuropa League: Leicester draw Napoli, West Ham in easier groupDrop Luke an email | Tweet @LukeMcLaughlin 2.59pm BST The weekend’s foot…
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 …
Gianni Infantino asks English clubs to release players for international duty
Fifa head appeals to Boris Johnson for quarantine exemptionsSpanish clubs are also in dispute with ConmebolThe president of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, has said English clubs have an obligation to release players for international duty and has appealed to …
Leon Bailey’s long road to Aston Villa via Slovakia and a cold Austrian park
The £30m striker had a remarkable route into the professional game but it has given him the mental strength to succeedFrom rejections to muggings, Leon Bailey’s journey to the Premier League has been a whirlwind ride. But throughout all the trials and …
West Ham 4-1 Leicester City: Premier League – live reaction!
Minute-by-minute report from the 8pm BST kick-offPremier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s actionSend Rob your thoughts and questions 9.55pm BST Peep peep! West Ham go top of the embryonic Premier League table after thumping ten-man Leiceste…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Arsenal remain too soft a touch, Tino Livarmento shines for Southampton and Jürgen Klopp rages despite Liverpool’s winRomelu Lukaku was always going to assume centre stage. In scoring his first ever goal for the club, the £97.5m returnee did just that….
Mason Greenwood earns Manchester United draw at Southampton
If anything encapsulated a trying afternoon for Manchester United, it was the sight of Paul Pogba being booked for a crude challenge as the clock ticked into second-half stoppage time, seconds after the Southampton striker Che Adams made a superb slidi…
Another defeat and Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal DNA may not be enough to save his job | Jonathan Wilson
With fans back at the Emirates, Sunday’s derby with Chelsea will show how much goodwill the manager has in reserveEverybody wants their own Pep Guardiola. Everybody wants to find a former player, steeped in the traditions of the club, who can bring gre…
Raphinha rescues point for Leeds in thrilling draw with Everton
As kick-off approached and the traffic gridlock that, at one point, ensnared Rafa Benítez and his Everton players, intensified, hundreds of Leeds fans emerged from near stationary cars and coaches. Tired of waiting, they streamed down a slip road leadi…