Liverpool are this season’s surprise package at the top of the Premier League as they find themselves three points clear. Jurgen Klopp finally undertook his midfield rebuild over the summer and the project appears to be ahead of schedule.  Fellow gatecrashers Aston Villa are in second, just three points behind them. Manchester City, Arsenal and

Arsenal crashed out of the F.A Cup after a frustrating 2 – 0 third round defeat to Liverpool at home. Mikel Arteta’s team enjoyed the best of the game, particularly in the first half, but once again couldn’t finish chances. Arsenal outshot Liverpool 18 – 12, and had 55% of the possession. While their opponents

Newcastle flitted between the Champions League, Europa League and complete European elimination on a dynamic night at St. James’ Park. Ultimately, they ended up out of Europe altogether as a result of their 2 – 1 loss to A.C Milan. Both Newcastle and Milan entered the game needing a win and PSG to drop points

Manchester United saw their European campaign come crashing down with a 1 – 0 home defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday.  A 71st minute Kingsley Coman goal was enough to seal the win for Bayern. In truth, Manchester United never imposed themselves on the game. In the other game in the group, FC Copenhaegen beat

Veteran Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is the latest Premier League manager to completely trash the behaviour of the referees.  He joins Mikel Arteta, Gary O’Neil and Roberto De Zerbi as high-profile detractors of the PGMOL and VAR. Crystal Palace lost 2-1 to Liverpool in the last minute on Saturday in a game featuring two

Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a last-gasp Declan Rice winner against Luton. What was a tight game in the beginning turned into a topsy-turvy, end-to-end goalfest. Luton were competitive, but Arsenal were clinical to take the lead. A quick Gabriel Jesus throw allowed Saka to set

Arsenal went two points clear at the top of the Premier League after their 2-1 win over Wolves at the weekend. However, that counts for little when everybody plays again three days later. Just three points separate Arsenal, Liverpool and City and all three sides face tricky away ties this week. Despite the way people

Manchester City dropped points for the second consecutive Premier League game against Tottenham at the Etihad stadium on Sunday.  They were undone by a 90th minute Dejan Kulusevski equaliser and drew the game 3-3. It leaves Manchester City third in the table, one point behind Liverpool and three behind Arsenal. After Son Heung-Min scored at

With one Champions League group stage game remaining, the fates of Manchester United and Newcastle are out of their hands. Half the Premier League contingent have qualified for the knockout stages thanks to Arsenal and Manchester City. It is, however, a different story for Newcastle and Manchester United who had trickier groups to negotiate. Manchester

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