Opinion: Mikel Arteta is underachieving at Arsenal, but their issues run far deeper than who is in the dugout
The best aspect of Mikel Arteta’s appointment is fast becoming the worst one. He arrived at Arsenal in a time of malaise, where the…
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Liverpool v Chelsea – Combined XI
Liverpool host Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend in a clash that could have huge implications on the title race, both sides having…
Premier League preview: Eight talking points ahead of the weekend action
Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures we’ve assessed some of the division’s major talking points, with a huge clash between Liverpool and Chelsea…
Remembering the Man City XI that thrashed Arsenal 6-3 in 2013
Manchester City meet Arsenal in the Premier League this weekend, with the two teams having endured rather contrasting fortunes in recent campaigns. Pep Guardiola’s…
Champions League Narratives: Looking at the major talking points from the group stage draw
The UEFA Champions League group stage draw has been made for the 2021/22 season, with the Premier League’s representative quartet learning their fate for…
Fantasy Premier League – Assessing FPL’s best budget defenders
Finding the biggest bargains in Fantasy Premier League is essential to a successful season, with low-cost point scorers freeing crucial funds to secure premium…
Five top drawer players hoping for a transfer before the window closes
There are just days remaining of the summer transfer window, but as the deadline fast approaches there are still several leading names hoping for…
The Final Piece of the Puzzle – Five Players who transformed title contenders into Champions
There is a fine line between contenders and champions, with successful recruitment often proving the difference between the two. Sometimes aspirants have to find…
Fantasy Premier League: Four of the best captains for gameweek 3
Each week we preview the weekend’s action and provide our best advice for Fantasy Premier League, selecting the players we believe should be leading…
Seven highest scoring teenagers in Premier League history
The Premier League era has seen its fair share of ‘boy wonders’ and precociously talented teenagers, with Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood continuing his exciting…
Five PL players who’ll be ‘like a new signing’ this season
Whether it’s a return from injury, loan, or a period out of favour, players introduced back into the fold after a lengthy absence are…
Five attainable centre mids who’d massively improve Man United
Manchester United have been linked with numerous midfielders throughout the summer transfer window, the addition of a new central midfielder viewed by many as…
Transfer XI: Picking the best team from players who moved club this summer
The summer transfer window has seen huge activity despite the financial implications of the pandemic, with some brilliant players having completed high-profile moves. Paris…
Premier League Weekly Awards: Chelsea’s Belgian bully and Ings’ acrobatics
Our weekly Premier League awards honour the best – and worst – of the football action from the weekend. Moment of the Week Shane…
Premier League Team of the Week
Each week we delve through the Premier League’s weekend action and compile our divisional Team of the Week, with the latest round of fixtures…
Heroes and Villains: Premier League Gameweek 2
Following the weekend’s Premier League action, we pick out some of the heroes and villains from the best and worst of the weekend’s fixtures.…
Opinion: The standing of football supporters has never been taller, now show us some respect
In the mid-nineteen eighties, the Sunday Times ran an editorial that damned football as ‘a slum sport played in slum stadiums increasingly watched by…
From Gunners to Gonners – Tracing the Roots of Arsenal’s Soft Centre
The Gunners capitulation against Brentford last weekend was quite a nostalgic trip. Outfought, battered and bullied – all the hallmarks of the post-Invincibles era…