A banner raised by a Tottenham Hotspur fan before kick-off felt less like a demand and more like a desperate appeal. The sign urged the Spurs players to finally find the net as they faced Everton while still searching for their first Premier League goal of the season. Following another scoreless first half, the request […]
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Is talk of a Tottenham crisis premature? At this club, it rarely feels too soon. Four Premier League matches into the season, Spurs are still waiting for their first goal, something that has never previously happened to them at the start of a league campaign. They at least registered two efforts on target, having managed […]
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There is no reason for Bournemouth to sound the alarm just yet. However, with European competition approaching and 2,000 supporters preparing to travel to San Sebastián next week, their domestic form is becoming a concern. Marco Rose’s side have surrendered leads in all four of his Premier League matches, continuing a damaging trend from Andoni […]
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David Moyes applauded Everton’s determined reaction after a difficult week as his team recovered from a deficit twice to earn a draw with Manchester United, sealed by Ainsley Maitland-Niles’s powerful long-range goal. The deadline-day arrival entered the match in the 77th minute when James Garner suffered cramp and protected Everton’s unbeaten opening to the campaign […]
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Life is rarely uneventful in Hull, and only three matches into the Premier League campaign, the club’s supporters have already experienced an exciting journey. After stunning Manchester United at home on the opening day and securing victory at Coventry the following weekend, this well-earned draw and a third consecutive clean sheet strengthened Sergej Jakirovic’s confidence […]
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Arsenal have been paired with defending champions Barcelona and record eight-time winners Lyon in the Women’s Champions League league stage. Chelsea will visit Lyon, while Manchester City are set to meet last season’s semi-finalists Bayern Munich. Arsenal’s home fixtures will be against Lyon, Benfica and Danish club HB Koge, whom they defeated both home and […]
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As a long-established club near the top of English football, West Ham carry considerable expectations. They play in a 68,000-capacity stadium and broke the Championship transfer record shortly after relegation, so many assumed their stay in the second tier would be both comfortable and short. However, three games into the Championship campaign, they remain without […]
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Hearts are currently the only side to have secured a place in the Conference League league phase, having played their qualifying tie one day before the other fixtures. Pot two is the highest seeding Hearts can achieve, but the Jam Tarts are more likely to be placed in one of the lower pots. Rangers would […]
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Although the complete list of qualifiers has not yet been settled, most of the clubs expected to be placed in pot one are already known. Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus, AC Milan, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Real Sociedad and Marseille are set to occupy seven of the nine positions in pot one. The side defeated in the Champions […]
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Colwill started among the substitutes after an ankle problem disrupted his pre-season preparations. The attacking midfielder entered the match shortly after the hour mark as Barry-Murphy made several substitutions in an effort to change the course of the game. The Cardiff head coach explained that Colwill had only completed two days of training and admitted […]
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