Premier League

Alan Pardew has said that Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez needs to convince Mike Ashley to back him in the January transfer market if the Magpies are to survive in the Premier League again this season. Newcastle currently sit rock bottom of the Premier League table after nine games, with Benitez’s ...

Unai Emery has described Arsenal’s victory over Leicester City this evening as a ‘big one’ as they came from a goal behind to win 3-1. Arsenal went into the match on the back of a nine game winning run, but fell behind on 31 minutes when Hector Bellerin diverted into ...

Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has praised the abilities of his teammate and compatriot Mesut Ozil after his superb performance against Leicester City guided The Gunners to a 3-1 win at the Emirates. Leicester took the lead after Hector Bellerin diverted the ball into the back of his own net after ...

Leicester City manager Claude Puel has said he is angry at his side being denied a first-half penalty against Arsenal this evening. With the scores at 0-0, Leicester were denied what looked to be the most stonewall penalty you have ever seen, when Rob Holding – who had already been ...

Hector Bellerin has revealed that part of Arsenal’s success under Unai Emery is the way the Spaniard allows his full-backs to bomb forward at every opportunity. Having had a shaky start to the season, losing their opening two Premier League games to Man City and Chelsea, Arsenal have now gone ...

Chris Sutton has described Mesut Ozil’s performance as both ‘brilliance’ and ‘genius’ after he helped his Arsenal side to a 3-1 win over Leicester in this week’s Monday Night Football. Leicester took the lead after Hector Bellerin diverted the ball into the back of his own net after a Ben Chilwell ...

Cristiano Ronaldo will return to the club where he took his first steps towards superstardom when his Juventus side faces Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Champions League tomorrow night. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo moved to Manchester United as a preciously talented 18-year-old from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 ...

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has today responded to rumours suggesting he is a candidate to replace Julen Lopetegui as Real Madrid manager. Mourinho’s position at Old Trafford has been the subject of constant speculation in recent times after his sides poor start to the season and it was reported that ...

Jordan Pickford Embed from Getty Images The England goalkeeper produced a vital save at 0-0 to keep out Palace’s Luka Milivojevic’s penalty at Goodison Park. The stop preserved the home side’s clean sheet and gave the platform for Marco Silva’s side to snatch the three points with two late goals. ...

Welcome to Stick or Twist, a new weekly column on The Football Faithful which takes a look at the under-fire manager of the moment and ponders whether they deserve the sack or not. We will look at factors such as recent form, fan opinion and media commentary, while asking important ...