Each week, the Premier League’s Key Match Incident (KMI) Panel reviews significant decisions involving goals, penalties, red cards and other major incidents. Premier League clubs established the KMI Panel in 2022 so that refereeing performance statistics would be assessed independently of the refereeing organisation. The panel does not examine incidents solely from the perspective of […]
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Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea should lose the 2016-17 Premier League title, a season in which his Tottenham side ended the campaign in second place. Chelsea received a £10.75m fine in March following allegations involving past violations of Premier League regulations. A proposed six-point penalty was also put aside after an appeal. Antonio Conte’s side finished […]
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Mauricio Pochettino believes Chelsea should lose their 2016-17 Premier League crown because of financial regulation violations, with the trophy reassigned to Tottenham, whom he guided to the runners-up position that season. In July, the Football Association imposed a £10m penalty on Chelsea and issued a suspended transfer ban covering two windows after identifying several offences […]
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Ten of the Premier League’s 20 teams currently have sponsorship or promotional agreements with gambling businesses that lack UK licences, arrangements that could become unlawful next year under government proposals. An eight-week consultation on plans to prohibit sponsorship by gambling firms without UK authorisation ends on Wednesday. Licensed brands including Ladbrokes and William Hill are […]
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David Raya believes Arsenal are performing with renewed self-assurance following the relief of finally securing the Premier League title. The reigning champions maintained their flawless start to the new campaign by defeating Chelsea 2-1 at home on Sunday, collecting nine points from their opening three matches. Arsenal delivered a commanding display filled with energy and […]
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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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Enzo Fernández was drafted into Manchester City’s starting lineup after Nico O’Reilly suffered a back problem in the warm-up, and he delivered an impressive display that justified the club’s British-record-equalling £125m investment. Erling Haaland settled the contest with the 300th goal of his club career, while Fernández played an important role by releasing Antoine Semenyo, […]
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Just when Bournemouth’s Alex Scott appeared to have taken complete control of midfield on Tyneside, another player stepped forward to spoil his impressive afternoon. Jacob Ramsey has spent much of his time on the fringes since Matthias Jaissle replaced Eddie Howe as Newcastle manager, but the substitute produced an expertly taken equaliser in the 88th […]
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1. Carrick says United cannot be transformed overnight Michael Carrick acknowledged that a single transfer window would not solve all of Manchester United’s problems, although he remained broadly satisfied with the club’s recruitment. United invested £155m in central midfielders but did not add a left-back, meaning Luke Shaw remains their only senior option in that […]
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Richarlison has not been named in Tottenham‘s Premier League squad. Tottenham head coach Roberto de Zerbi revealed last week that the Brazilian forward had requested a move away. A return to former club Everton appeared likely before Tuesday’s transfer deadline, but the proposed switch did not materialise. The 29-year-old has consequently been omitted from the […]
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