West Ham United are interested in signing James Ward-Prowse from Premier League rivals Southampton in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Hammers could find it tough to get a deal done as Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United are also keen on the England international.
Ward-Prowse has scored seven goals and given two assists in34 Premier League matches for Southampton this season. During the 2020-21 campaign, the 28-year-old scored 10 goals and provided five assists in 36 league games for the Saints.
West Ham are 15th in the Premier League table at the moment with 34 points from 34 matches, just four points above the relegation zone. Meanwhile, Southampton currently find themselves at the foot of the standings with 24 points from …
The late George Best used to like to tell a story that involved a champagne waiter arriving at his hotel room and, upon seeing the Manchester United great accompanied on his bed by a former Miss World and thousands of pounds of casino winnings, asking: George, where did it all go wrong?
Manchester s footballing heroes tend to come without the debauchery nowadays, with recovery shakes rather than sparkling wine. Pep Guardiola is more likely to be surrounded by frantically sketched tactical plans than bank notes and supermodels in the small hours of the morning.
Nevertheless, as the exasperated Manchester City manager addressed a post-match news conference on Tuesday, concluding a bruising six days for his excellent side, there was a sense he shared Best s sentiments
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Mauricio Pochettino lamented Chelsea’s lack of ruthlessness in front of goal after a flurry of missed chances contributed to a 2-1 defeat to Wolves at Molineux.
Mario Lemina headed the hosts into the lead early in the second half, rising to nod Pablo Sarabia’s corner into the far corner after the visiting defence had failed to make a serious attempt to clear the ball.
It was fair reward after a first half in which Gary O’Neil’s side held Chelsea off well, though they were helped significantly in their task by wayward finishing, most notably from Raheem Sterling who spurned a golden chance when he shot straight at Jose Sa instead of playing in Cole Palmer for a tap-in.
It s defeat for the Blues. |
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)
It was an i…
Manchester City came from behind to beat Everton 3-1 and close the gap on the Premier League leaders.
Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez – from the spot – and Bernardo Silva scored in the second half as City hit back.
Jack Harrison gave Everton, a point above the relegation zone, a first-half lead when he converted Dwight McNeil’s low cross.
Happy with that one?
1-3
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
Victory moved Pep Guardiola’s side, crowned Club World Cup champions this month, into fourth and five points behind leaders Liverpool, with a game in hand.
Noni Madueke’s late penalty gave mid-table Chelsea a morale-boosting 2-1 win over Crystal Palace.
Mykhailo Mudryk netted from close range from Malo Gusto’s cutback but …
Mohamed Salah broke a three-game goalless run for Liverpool as they brushed Southampton aside 3-0 at Anfield to win their opening six games for the first time in a Premier League season.
After Roberto Firmino s last-gasp strike against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Liverpool have won all seven matches in a flying start to 2018-19 that leaves them two points clear of champions Manchester City.
Xherdan Shaqiri s shot deflected in off Wesley Hoedt for an early opener, with Joel Matip then heading in his first Anfield goal for Liverpool in a comfortable first half for Jurgen Klopp s side
And the points were sealed shortly before the break when Salah tapped in after Shaqiri s free-kick hit the woodwork, although Virgil van Dijk s injury after the bre…
With the 2023/24 Premier League campaign getting underway this weekend, neutrals are treated to what is a heavyweight Sunday schedule. On an afternoon that will be stolen by Liverpool s trip to Stamford Bridge, we have taken an in-depth look at both of Sunday s mouth-watering affairs.
14:00 Brentford vs Tottenham
Brentford:
Starting with the hosts, while Brentford might have eventually missed out on the chance to punch a famous European ticket, Thomas Frank’s men certainly gained a string of plaudits. Only continuing to impress since making their Premier League return, the Bees should still find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high. Signing off the 2022/23 campaign with another remarkable performance as they claimed a 1-0 victory against reigning champions Manche…
Having spent two years with AC Milan between the summers of 2010 and 2012, Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to the seven-time European champions this winter at the age of 38, feeling he could still help the club in a moment of crisis. In the meantime, he had spells with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and LA Galaxy.
His current contract with the Rossoneri is set to last only this season, but the club s technical director Paolo Maldini has revealed, as quoted by Sky Sports, that Milan have the option of extending it automatically by 12 months. The Swede made his second debut for the club in the 0-0 draw against Sampdoria, and re-opened his scoring account the following week in a 0-2 win away to Cagliari. He has so far started six games and scored twice.
It is obvious t…
As an Arsenal player, Mesut Ozil will be a regular target of Tottenham fans, but he proved with a trophy cabinet gag that he can give as good as he gets.
For Spurs team photo ahead of Sunday s 3-2 win over Juventus, their starting XI took a leaf out of Wales book, lining up in a disjointed, unusual fashion that left a gap in the back row.
A Spurs fan posted the photo to Twitter at the time and asked why Ozil was in their team photo, seemingly comparing the German to the void.
After a few days enjoying plenty of positive social media attention, the Spurs fan had the tables turned on him by Ozil.
If you look closely you can see your trophy cabinet
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088)
The Gunners midfielder jabbed back with a response that…
Tottenham have completed the signing of James Maddison from Leicester.
Spurs entered advanced talks with the recently relegated Foxes earlier this week and have secured the services of the England international in a deal worth £40million plus add-ons.
Maddison has agreed a five-year deal with the club and becomes new boss Ange Postecoglou’s third arrival of the summer.
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— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial)
The transfer of Maddison will represent a major coup for Spurs, who have been long-term admirers of the 26-year-old.
Ex-Tottenham boss David Pleat recommended Maddison to chairman Daniel Levy when the playmaker was still a teenager at Coventry, but no move was able to materialise and he instead joined Norwich.
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Liverpool conceded seven goals for the first time since 1963 as Aston Villa demolished the defending Premier League champions on Sunday.
On a day when Manchester United lost 6-1 at home to Tottenham, Villa created more remarkable headlines with a chastening 7-2 rout of Jurgen Klopp s Reds.
Ollie Watkins scored a perfect hat-trick, Jack Grealish had a brace and there were goals for John McGinn and debutant Ross Barkley.
It means only Villa and Everton – who Liverpool face after the international break – still have a 100 per cent record in the Premier League this term.
Villa have won each of their opening three league games of a season for the first time since 1962-63, while it has been 57 years since Liverpool let in seven goals in a match in any compe…