Key events Preamble Good evening and welcome to live coverage of Fulham v Chelsea at Craven Cottage. A west London derby, involving the last two managers of Real Madrid, should a solid entertainment option, especially as the alternatives on UK television include Street Cops: Catching the Yobs, Donnie Swaggart* and a repeat of Randall and … Read more
Al-Hilal, who have offered close to £40m, are not near to Aston Villa’s asking price. As next Tuesday’s transfer deadline nears, Villa will play hardball for their all-time record Premier League goalscorer. A deal is still believed to be some way off, even if Emery revealed last week the striker could leave. Al-Hilal, who signed … Read more
While lots of football media write content around ‘what we learned’ from a match, this was a case of ‘what we already know’. What most Liverpool observers already knew: 1. There’s a huge issue with the midfield 2. Liverpool are far too open on the transition 3. The full backs, especially Jeremie Frimpong, are major … Read more
Watch Fulham vs Chelsea for free as the Premier League returns for its first dose of Monday Night Football of the 2026/27 season, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world. Fulham vs Chelsea: key information Fulham host Chelsea in the first Monday Night … Read more
Liverpool debutant Jeremy Jacquet was thrown into the deep end during Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Newcastle United. The young French centre-back experienced a baptism of fire at St. James’ Park, likening the atmosphere on Tyneside to one of European football’s most notoriously intimidating arenas. Jacquet, 21, recently completed his transfer to Anfield following an impressive … Read more
When you hear the term ‘yo-yo club’, the team that springs to mind probably depends on the era that you started watching football. For me, it’s West Bromwich Albion, who were promoted from the Championship four times and relegated from the Premier League on three occasions between 2002 and 2010. Ipswich Town are the latest … Read more
On the scale of expressions of prowess and power, Paris Saint-Germain bringing almost €150m worth of attacking talent off the bench – including the man who scored the winning goal in the World Cup final last month – ranks only a couple of rungs below the level of the extravagant aggression of a military parade. … Read more
It’s always seemed strange that FIFA is willing to use the World Cup as a guinea pig for changes to the Laws of the Game. Football’s premier competition is jealously guarded, more and more so as the governing body’s own logo has been afforded the limelight, and yet every major experiment and tweak is live-tested … Read more
Liverpool are to submit a third bid for Yankuba Minteh, as the Brighton player waits to formalise personal terms. The Reds have been linked with the likes of Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye this summer, but last week, reports dropped of Liverpool’s interest in Minteh, with his entourage dismissing the claims as “old news”. Now, … Read more
“I love Cissè. I love Cissè.” Ruben Amorim had not yet taken charge of his first competitive game as Milan manager but already he was furnishing journalists with soundbites and supporters with memes, clippable moments that you just knew we were destined to revisit. Alphadjo Cissè is a 19-year-old attacking midfielder who signed for Milan … Read more