West Ham have completed a double over Liverpool this season with a solid 2-0 win on Saturday evening. Michail Antonio’s header in the 10th minute gave the hosts an early lead at Upton Park. Ten minutes into the second half, former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll scored the 2nd goal for West Ham with a typically towering […]
LONDON (Reuters) – West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis believes his unfashionable club will have to “feed off the crumbs” left by the Premier League elite at the end of this month’s transfer window. Pulis’ team are 13th in the table, six points above the relegation zone, and he said he must sell players in […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Bournemouth pounced early in the January transfer window by signing AS Roma winger Juan Iturbe on loan, subject to a work permit, on Friday. A club statement said the 22-year-old would remain on the English south coast for the rest of the season with the Cherries retaining an option to make the […]
LONDON (Reuters) – England manager Roy Hodgson has done more for the international relations of his Football Association (FA) employers than anyone else, chairman Greg Dyke said on Friday. Dyke saluted the much-travelled Hodgson’s 40-year managerial career, comparing him to leading English coaches of the past like Bobby Robson, Don Howe and Dave Sexton. “I […]
LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United will sell out the Olympic Stadium for every Premier League match next season, vice chairwoman Karren Brady said on Friday. The Hammers leave their 35,000-seater Upton Park venue at the end of this campaign to set up home at the remodelled London 2012 Games arena that will have a […]
The EPL, arguably the most difficult and unpredicatble league there is has seen it's share of upsets. Here is a list of the top 10 upsets from the year.
LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has given an insight to the multinational shape of the modern Premier League by revealing he speaks to his defenders during matches in three languages. Cech broke David James’ record for Premier League clean sheets in Arsenal’s win over Bournemouth this week and his calming influence has been […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – Valencia will find it tough to qualify for next season’s Champions League following their 1-0 reverse at Villarreal on Thursday, said new coach Gary Neville. The former England and Manchester United defender was brought in to put the club back on track after a slow start to the season […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Much-travelled Louis van Gaal has coached some of the biggest clubs in world football but Manchester United’s fans are the best he has come across, the Dutch veteran said on Thursday. The 64-year-old former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Ajax Amsterdam supremo has been the target of strong media criticism following United’s run […]
REUTERS – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has urged striker Christian Benteke to improve his performance further after the Belgian scored the winner in Wednesday’s 1-0 Premier League win over Sunderland. The former Aston Villa man also netted the winning goal to sink Leicester City on Saturday but Klopp is still pushing the 32.5 million pound […]
