Premier League representation is low when it comes to the 16 attacking players on this year’s Ballon d’Or shortlist. Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland are there but Cole Palmer, one of the nominees in 2025, is out after an injury-hit year and English football’s shift towards physicality and set pieces last … Read more
ASTON VILLA v NOTTINGHAM FOREST Saturday 3pm Venue Villa Park Referee Andy Madley This season G1 Y3 R0 3.00 cards/game Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest: probable starters, contenders in italics Aston Villa Subs from Bizot, Mings, Abraham, Jimoh-Aloba, Bogarde, Manzambi, Alysson, Cissé, Burrowes, Garnacho, Madjo, Mbaye, Harwood-Bellis, Cash, Ruggeri, Goretzka Doubtful Manzambi (knee) Injured Onana … Read more
Fulham are facing the prospect of losing their opening four Premier League games of the new season this weekend, which would spell bad news for Alvaro Arbeloa. The Spaniard is fast emerging as the frontrunner to become the Premier League’s first managerial casualty of the new season. A winless start to the campaign has plunged … Read more
I am covering this game for 5 Live and will be co-commentating with Ian Dennis. For Fulham, the big talking point is their manager, and whether they will sink any lower under Alvaro Arbeloa. He will be under pressure until he gets his first Premier League win. Fulham look a little bit lightweight to me … Read more
Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should be stripped of the Premier League title for 2016-17, when his Tottenham team finished runners-up. Chelsea were fined £10.75m in March after being charged by the Premier League for historical breaches of competition rules. The club also had a six-point deduction “set aside” on appeal. Antonio Conte’s Chelsea team finished … Read more
The furore over FIFA’s attempt to sell off the World Cup had only just died down when VAR controversies reared their ugly head in the opening weeks of the Premier League season. The demise of PSR appeared to offer temporary relief, yet those minded to celebrate its sudden obsolescence should be wary, EPL executives included. … Read more
Liverpool have agreed a deal with Turkish Airlines that will see the travel company become principal sponsor of the Reds’ iconic shirts for the next five seasons. Turkish Airlines will be emblazoned across the Anfield club’s men’s and women’s shirts between June 2027 and June 2032 as part of a £300 million sponsorship agreement. It … Read more
Half of the Premier League’s 20 clubs have sponsorship or advertising deals with unlicensed gambling companies that could be illegal next year under plans being developed by the government. An eight-week consultation on proposals to ban sponsorship from gambling companies not licensed in the UK closes on Wednesday, with licensed operators such as Ladbrokes and … Read more
Three league games played, three games won. For Arsenal this season could only have started better if Manchester City, who look like being one of their two most serious challengers, had dropped points. But it’s not just about results: Arsenal have been comfortably the better side in each of those three games, approaching each of … Read more
Arsenal conceded a goal on Sunday. Yes, you read that correctly. After keeping out Coventry City and Aston Villa, the Premier League champions were breached by Chelsea in the second minute of their London derby. The location of Morgan Rogers’ volley was as significant as the fact that it beat Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya. Arsenal’s … Read more