Premier League

Palace Stuns Chelsea To Shake Up Premier League Title Race

... ankle injury — before the interval. Yet Eric Dier and Son Heung-min struck in the second half to earn the points. With Chelsea on Wednesday next facing Manchester City, who currently lies fourth on 57 points and who first faces Arsenal on Monday morning (AEDT), the Blues' defeat gives a markedly different feel to the title race. Photo: Phillippe Coutinho gave a young right side of the Everton defence absolute nightmares. (AP: Peter Byrne). Jurgen Klopp became the first Liverpool manager to win his first three Merseyside derbies as his side enhanced their top-four push with an important triumph with goals from Sadio Mane, the inspired Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi. Liverpool made it 17 league matches unbeaten at Anfield against their city rivals after Mane's brilliant early individual effort was answered by a first goal for Everton from Matthew Pennington. External Link: Liverpool tweet: Photo of Phillippe Coutinho, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino. The youngster, though, was ...

Live Manchester United

... ball out of play to pin West Brom by their own corner flag. United have had almost all of the ball so far, but are yet to do anything with it. 1 st Half. West Brom decide to make the two teams switch ends before kick-off. The two teams are in the tunnel and ready to be lead out onto the pitch by Mike Dean, today's referee. In nine games at Old Trafford this year, United are yet to concede from open play. Whatever happens today United’s place in the table won’t change, which sounds familiar, only this time they’re stuck in fifth. Liverpool are now seven points ahead - but have played three extra games - and City five points better off having played one game more. Albion are in the same situation in eighth, but Everton losing means they could close the gap to four points. This was also a lovely gesture from James Mc Clean in the week. It may have been an international week but that didn’t mean it wasn’t a good one for ...

Spurs Cut Chelsea’s Lead To Seven Points

... Sissoko, while Ben Davies also drew Burnley’s goalkeeper into a decent stop at his near post. This might have been the game where either Janssen or fellow summer signing Sissoko could kickstart their Tottenham careers, but the former continued to look cumbersome when failing to get a shot off and the latter showed no poise as he lashed a loose ball into the stand. Thankfully for the Spurs fans housed there, Dier displayed plenty of control with a measured finish in the 66 th minute. Eriksen’s corner was cleared to Dier by Jeff Hendrick and the England international steadied himself to place his try past Scott Arfield on the line at the far post. A brief Burnley response looked likely as Michael Keane and Arfield fired attempts over yet a second Spurs goal 11 minutes after the opener put the result to bed. Eriksen’s ...

Steve Bruce Braced For Premier League Interest In Jonathan Kodjia

... of the Premier League before Dr Tony Xia spent the big bucks to bring him to Villa Park. His form this season, particularly since Bruce took charge in October, will undoubtedly be sending shockwaves around the top flight - but Bruce had warned any potential suitors that Villa don’t have to sell. Aston Villa's Jonathan Kodjia celebrates opening the scoring against Norwich City. Asked whether he’s worried about losing his talisman, who scored his 16 th and 17 th goals of an incredibly impressive campaign against Norwich City, Bruce said: “I’m sure we will do everything in our damnedest to keep hold of him but football is football. “We will do our best to keep hold of him that’s for sure.”. Read More. Here's how Aston Villa's Kodjia and Hogan double-act worked before it was cut short against Norwich City. Kodjia is bidding to become Villa’s first man to notch 20 league goals in a single season since the legendary ...

Malcom Responds To Premier League Rumours

... dedication will always be present to reach this main goal. And if I'm not on the list in the end, I'll just keep going with my work thinking that one day my time will come. Malcom surprised a lot of scouts and pundits when he moved to Bordeaux last summer, opting not to sign for one of Europe's top clubs like compatriots Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Barbosa. The Corinthians star had been a well-known talent for some time, sitting just behind the duo in the pecking order. Like Jesus, he's impressed since arriving in Europe, making a nice transition to the French game. Here's a look at some of his highlights. The explosive winger is a regular starter for Bordeaux in Ligue 1 and has scored five goals in the competition already. More importantly, he's been a consistent source of danger with his dribbling ability and remarkable speed, creating a ton of chances for his team-mates. Romain Perrocheau/Getty Images. Malcom is a rare athlete who combines both short-area quickness and tremendous long speed, making him just as effective on the counter-attack as he is in a possession-based system. He can run like the wind but ...

Ups & Downs And European Qualification

... the first club in England or Scotland to be relegated. The top two teams will be promoted to the Premier League, with the next four teams entering the play-offs. The bottom three teams will be relegated to League One. Relegation was confirmed for Rotherham United's relegation was confirmed when they lost 1-0 to Fulham on 1 April. LEAGUE ONE. The top two teams will be promoted to the Championship, with the next four teams entering the play-offs. Leaders Sheffield United are guaranteed at least a play-off place. The bottom four teams will be relegated to League Two - with Coventry looking likely to fill one of those positions. LEAGUE TWO. The top three teams will be promoted to League One, with the next four teams entering the play-offs. Leaders Doncaster, guaranteed at least a play-off place, will be promoted if they beat Mansfield on Saturday, 8 April, or if other results go their way. The bottom two teams will be ...

Jurgen Klopp Questions England Friendlies During Premier League Run-in

... "Whoever thought it was a good idea to play Manchester City and Liverpool on a Sunday night and then Germany against England on the Wednesday, it makes no sense. "We all have to start to work much better together: the FA, Premier League, television and the clubs because we're trying to sell the best product. "City and Liverpool was one of the most intense games in the league. So you can't have the highlight games like that then Germany against England and this and that. "We all do this on the back of the players and a lot of players got injured on this international break. "Friendly games at this stage of the season? Someone wants to tell me that it's important because we'll learn something about the players. "Eight weeks from now we have more friendly games for the national team. Players should have a holiday but they're playing friendly games for their national teams.". Sources have told ESPN FC that ...

Primary Stars Scheme Aims To Help 10,000 Schools

... will extend to every primary school in England and Wales by 2022. The initiative will supply free to download lesson plans, activities and video content in Maths, English, Physical Education (PE) and Personal, Social, Health and Economic education (PSHE). Scudamore added that schools located close to professional football teams could also benefit from club coaches coming into schools to assist with PE lessons. Football "has a power" to engage young people, according to Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. 'Football improves engagement in education'. The programme aims to use the appeal of Premier League clubs "to inspire children to learn, be active and develop important life skills" - an impact Scudamore says the clubs already see in their involvement in community projects. "We do an awful lot of this anyway - the clubs have been doing a lot of work in communities, a lot of our clubs are involved in schools, not just Premier League clubs but English Football League clubs too," he ...