Man Utd 2-3 Galatasaray: Wilfried Zaha enjoys dream Champions League debut against former club
Wilfried Zaha celebrates his equaliser in front of a stunned Old Trafford crowd If you had asked Wilfried Zaha to describe his dream return to Old Trafford, it probably would not have been far off how Tuesday’s game against Manchester United played out. The former Red Devils forward was not only on the winning side […]
Premier League: Liverpool v Spurs VAR error officials not selected for weekend games
The video assistant referee officials involved in wrongly disallowing a goal for Liverpool at Tottenham have not been selected for this weekend’s Premier League games. Darren England and assistant Dan Cook did not overrule on Saturday when Luis Diaz was wrongly flagged offside. The on-field referee from that game, Simon Hooper, will be the VAR […]
Lens v Arsenal: How French side fell and rose since their last Champions League meeting
Lens beat Arsenal at Wembley in the Champions League back in 1998 A lot has happened to Lens since they last played Arsenal – as they prepare for their first home Champions League game in 21 years. Lens, on the back of their only French title, met Arsenal twice in the 1998-99 Champions League group […]
Man Utd v Galatasaray: Antony ‘in consideration’ for Champions League game
Antony, whose last game was at Arsenal on 3 September, denies all allegations of abuse made against him Antony could return to the Manchester United side for their Champions League game with Galatasaray on Tuesday. The Brazilian winger has not played since early September after allegations of domestic abuse were made against him. Antony, who […]
Premier League: HMRC claim back £124.8m in unpaid tax from clubs
Unpaid tax claimed back from Premier League clubs more than doubled from the previous tax year HMRC investigators claimed back £124.8m in unpaid tax from Premier League clubs in the year to 31 March 2023. That was up from £58.7m the previous tax year, according to figures compiled by accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. Reclaimed […]
Super League eliminator: Hull KR 20-6 Leigh Leopards – Hosts avenge Wembley cup loss to reach semis
Ryan Hall scored his 240th Super League try with the Robins second, closing in on Danny McGuire’s 247 Hull KR (14) 20 Tries: Walker, Hall, Luckley Goals: Schneider 4 Leigh (2) 6 Tries: Charnley Goals: Reynolds Hull KR exacted revenge for their Challenge Cup final loss to Leigh Leopards with a Super League play-off eliminator […]
Premier League injuries – ‘Players can’t deal any more with this overload’
‘Load on players is too much’ – ten Hag on injuries “Players can’t deal any more with this overload.” Those are the rather foreboding words of Erik ten Hag as the Manchester United boss grapples with an ever-increasing injury list. The Dutchman was speaking on the day his defender Lisandro Martinez was ruled out until […]
Premier League expects sizeable increase on domestic TV rights deals
The Premier League was launched in 1992 The Premier League expects to secure a significant increase on its £5bn domestic TV rights deals when they launch their new tender later in 2023. A meeting of the 20 top flight clubs on Thursday agreed to allow negotiators to determine the precise nature of the packages to […]
Premier League fantasy football tips: Is Luton’s Carlton Morris worth a gamble?
Gameweek seven is our first double gameweek of the season with promoted sides Luton and Burnley both playing twice. They meet at Kenilworth Road next Tuesday and are in action again four days later – with Luton away at Everton and Burnley travelling to Newcastle. Luton striker Carlton Morris is proving the most popular asset […]
Exeter City 1-0 Luton Town: Late goal sees League One side knock out top flight Hatters
Demetri Mitchell’s far post finish capped off a standout performance for Exeter as they upset Luton Town at St James Park Demetri Mitchell scored a late winner and was then sent off as League One Exeter City upset Premier League Luton in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Cauley Woodrow hit the post early […]