Ste McGovern

Ste McGovern is an experienced football editor, writer and podcaster, who has been part of The Football Faithful team since the site’s early period. A Freelance football writer, Ste has bylines for the Manchester Evening News, BirminghamLive, MARCA, Balls.ie and the Nottingham Post.

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Articles by Ste McGovern

Premier League

Saka ‘too nice’ as Arsenal fail to put Tottenham to the sword

Bukayo Saka was easily the best Arsenal player on the pitch as they drew 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur – but he still “needs to…

25/09/2023

Maddison rubbishes ‘Spursy’ label as Tottenham put it up to Arsenal

James Maddison believes that Tottenham are no longer ‘Spursy’ after coming from behind twice to draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. …

25/09/2023

Pochettino tells Chelsea players to ‘grow up’ following Aston Villa defeat

Mauricio Pochettino says his Chelsea side “need to grow up like a team” after falling to defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday. For the…

25/09/2023

Premier League Awards: Newcastle run riot, brilliant Bruno, Raya’s reflexes

There’s plenty to stew on following another round of brilliant Premier League action. We’ve divvied out some weekly awards following a lively North London…

25/09/2023

Tweets of the Week: Casemiro’s cooked, Chelsea in crisis, Neil Warnock’s a you-know-what

Twitter might be getting worse by the day, but we still get some great football tweets out of it at least. Here’s some of…

25/09/2023

Premier League Team of the Week – Matchday Six

Here is our Premier League team of the week from matchday six of the season. GK: Sam Johnstone – Crystal Palace Roy Hodgson has…

24/09/2023

Premier League weekend: Five things we learned

Following the latest round of Premier League action we look at five things we learned from the weekend fixtures. Arsenal had Spurs on the…

24/09/2023

Arteta delivers Declan Rice injury update after Arsenal draw with Tottenham

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has delivered an injury update on Declan Rice following Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates. The England…

24/09/2023

Postecoglou loves ‘outstanding’ Son in new Spurs role following Arsenal brace

Ange Postecoglou lauded Son Heung-min for his selflessness after Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The Korean attacker has…

24/09/2023

Julian Alvarez receives ‘massive’ Arsenal compliment after filling De Bruyne role

Julian Alvarez is reminiscent of legendary playmaker Dennis Bergkamp, according to former Arsenal defender Martin Keown. The Manchester City forward has enjoyed a terrific…

24/09/2023