Arsenal legend David Seaman believes the match-defining VAR incident in Tottenham’s Carabao Cup win over Chelsea highlights a ‘grey area’ in the use of technology. Harry Kane scored the game’s only goal from the spot after the video assistant referee overruled an offside call in the build-up to the penalty decision. While there was little…
Stoke City have sacked manager Gary Rowett with immediate effect, the Championship club have confirmed Rowett was appointed by the bet365 Stadium club last May and leaves after just eight months in charge with Stoke in the bottom half of the second tier table. A club statement read: “Stoke City have terminated the contract of…
West Ham United are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after they beat Birmingham City 2-0 at the London Stadium. Marko Arnautovic netted the opener after two minutes and the second came from Andy Carroll after 90 minutes. And the colossal forward’s header earned him a huge amount of supporter from the…
Paul Merson thinks Tottenham will “be like the Harlem Globetrotters” against Chelsea now the “pressure is off”. Their 2-1 defeat to Burnley last time out means they are six points off Premier League leaders Liverpool with 11 matches to play, when it could have looked much more promising for Mauricio Pochettino’s men. And Merson is…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admitted even he didn’t expect the 9-0 annihilation of Burton which rendered the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final all but meaningless. Gabriel Jesus bagged four, with Kevin De Bruyne, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker and Riyad Mahrez also getting in on the act for a rampant City….
Ruben Loftus-Cheek will reportedly miss the remainder of January due to the Chelsea midfielder’s back injury flaring up. Loftus-Cheek was withdrawn inside the opening 45 minutes of Saturday’s FA Cup defeat of Nottingham Forest, with Eden Hazard replacing the 22-year-old after he limped off the pitch. Though fears were not serious over Loftus-Cheek’s injury, the…
Manchester United interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has showed his intent on winning his fifth consecutive match in charge by naming a strong side to face reading the FA Cup – live on talkSPORT. Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku start for the Red Devils and while Matteo Darmian, Fred and Andreas Pereira all get game…
Rangers are determined to go toe-to-toe with Celtic in this season’s Scottish Premiership title race. Their 1-0 victory over the Bhoys on December 29 has set up a thrilling final 17 games of the campaign. And now manager Steve Gerrard is bolstering his squad as he prepares for the battle ahead. Jermain Defoe is set…
Paul Pobga’s brother has claimed Jose Mourinho is the reason behind the midfielder’s struggles at Manchester United. Pogba, who was a key player when France won the World Cup last summer, never truly fulfilled his potential under the now sacked Mourinho. However, he has come to life under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, United’s caretaker manager, scoring…
Ander Herrera will end speculation about his Manchester United career by signing a new deal at the club, according to reports. The midfielder will reportedly commit his future to the Red Devils after being convinced by caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Spaniard’s contract is still due to expire in the summer, but Solskjaer is…