Aaron Connolly will miss the Republic of Ireland’s vital EURO 2020 qualifier against Denmark on Monday. The Brighton and Hove Albion striker has pulled out of international duty with an injury he sustained against Manchester United. Aaron Connolly injured his groin during the 3 – 1 loss on Sunday and was taken off at half
Republic of Ireland and Spurs prospect Troy Parrott has credited the rise of Brighton striker Aaron Connolly with inspiring him. Troy Parrott (17), is in line to make his senior debut for the Republic of Ireland against New Zealand. Troy Parrott and Aaron Connolly know each other from the Ireland U21s. Parrott will have watched
Raheem Sterling has been excluded from England’s EURO 2020 qualifier against Montenegro on Thursday following a training ground dust-up. The incident, announced by the FA on Monday night, involved Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez. The pair reportedly had a confrontation in a private team area that left the Liverpool defender with a scratch on his
Liverpool moved 8 points clear at the top of the table after their 3 – 1 win over Manchester City. Liverpool took an early lead at Anfield on Sunday and never looked back. A Fabinho piledriver gave them the lead in the 6th minute. The goal was scored after an incident from which City should
Kyle Walker played in goal for nine minutes of Manchester City’s 1 – 1 draw with Atalanta on Wednesday night. The right back took over from Claudio Bravo, who was sent off in the 81st minute. Bravo had only been playing for just over 35 minutes, having replaced Ederson at half time. With no other
After a week-and-a-half wait for the inevitable, Granit Xhaka has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy. On Sunday the 27th of October, Granita Xhaka made a fatal error when the ill-feeling towards the team and the prevarication over the captaincy boiled over in the Emirates Stadium. Xhaka was jeered as he was substituted, and reacted
Compared to the preseason predictions, the sun is shining on Frank Lampard at Stamford Bridge. While he is a promising young coach, the outlook seemed bleak when Frank Lampard took over from Maurizio Sarri. Hit with a transfer ban until February 2020, Chelsea are unable to sign more players until the summer. In a year
Everton manager Marco Silva lives fight another day after Everton progressed to the quarter finals of the Carabao Cup. Everton beat Watford 2 – 0 at Goodison Park on Tuesday night to give under-fire Marco Silva a much needed boost. When Marco Silva took the job in 2018, he did so with the swagger of
Granit Xhaka will be the world’s most talked about footballer this week following Arsenal’s 2 – 2 draw with Crystal Palace. Having surrendered a 2 – 0 lead, Arsenal were chasing the game at the Emirates on Sunday. Captain Granit Xhaka was substituted around the hour mark, and drew ire from the crowd. As he
Arsenal suffered a disappointing 0 – 1 defeat away to Sheffield United on Monday night, halting any potential seasonal momentum. The Gunners laboured to a 1 – 0 home win against Bournemouth before the international break. Not the most inspiring performance, but something that could have been built upon. Instead, Monday’s defeat highlighted familiar failings
