Wolves manager Gary O’ Neil has again criticized the PGMOL after another night of questionable VAR decisions on Monday. Wolves’ last-minute 3-2 defeat away to Fulham was littered with controversial refereeing calls. As we are seeing too often this season, the officiating descended into messiness. Fulham were awarded a penalty in the 59th minute which
With the November international break out of the way, the Premier League season, and table, begins to take shape earnestly. The headline with regard to the Premier League title race is that Liverpool appear to be back. They solidified their credentials with a 1 – 1 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday.
Somewhat obscured by the new season and other transfer market melodramas is the fact Michael Olise remains at Crystal Palace. Michael Olise signed a new four-year deal at Crystal Palace after a proposed move to Chelsea fell through. According to the Athletic, Chelsea made an error in their approach for the 21-year-old. His £35 million
Following Arsenal’s 1 – 0 Monday Night Football win over Crystal Palace, matchweek 2 of the Premier League is complete. The Premier League table has yet to take shape earnestly as many teams are still a work in progress. Big wins for Spurs, Brighton and Aston Villa caught the eye. Meanwhile, Manchester United and Chelsea
Arsenal take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday night with a win needed to build momentum and cohesion. Most people could name the Arsenal starting eleven that challenged for the title unexpectedly last season. Ultimately, a lack of depth and variety proved their undoing in the run-in. Mikel Arteta has addressed this in
In perhaps the most predictable transfer of all time, Neymar has joined Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal from PSG. The Saudi Pro League is new, but post-peak players joining lesser leagues for massive paydays is not. It has been clear for some time that Neymar was destined for a transfer like this. The reason?
Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo is now a Chelsea player despite a late attempt by Liverpool to sign him. Moises Caicedo and Chelsea looked destined for each other throughout the entire summer. It appeared only a matter of Chelsea offering a fee Brighton deemed acceptable. In the end, that is what happened, except Liverpool decided to
If you’re Jurrien Timber, a young dutch player who moved from Ajax to Arsenal, you probably think football is beautiful. However, football can be as cruel as it is beautiful, as Jurrien Timber discovered on Saturday. The 22-year-old defender sustained a nasty knee injury in his Premier League debut against Nottingham forest. The injury, or
The Premier League is back, and it’s high time to weave some way-too-early narratives from matchweek 1. The beginning of this Premier League season sees many teams in flux, particularly at the top of the table. Whoever can put together their best form the fastest will have an advantage for the rest of the season.
Howard Webb expects there to be 11 and a half minutes of stoppage time in the Premier League next season. The PGMOL chief clarified the new policy on added time when speaking to the BBC’s Mark Chapman on Thursday. Sunday’s Community Shield was our first look at the new remit, and there were 13 minutes
