MOTD Top 10: Who had best front three in Premier League history?
The Match of the Day Top 10 is back with a bang as Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards discuss the best Premier League front threes – and find themselves almost in agreement over their top picks… Almost. Listen weekly to the MOTD Top 10 only on BBC Sounds, and watch the first five […]
Premier League: Referees’ chief Howard Webb says ‘steps taken’ to avoid repeat of Luis Diaz VAR error
Referees’ chief Howard Webb says steps have been taken to avoid a repeat of the controversy surrounding Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal for Liverpool against Tottenham. Video assistant referee (VAR) Darren England did not overrule when Diaz was wrongly flagged offside last month. Liverpool lost the game 2-1. “We’ve put quite a lot of steps in […]
Luton Town 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Ten-man Spurs win to go top of Premier League
Maddison has now provided five assists and scored two goals this season Ten-man Tottenham Hotspur maintained their unbeaten record as a narrow win at Luton saw them go top of the Premier League. After going down to 10 men when Yves Bissouma was sent off just before half-time, Micky van de Ven poked in his […]
Premier League manager moments: Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and more
BBC Sport takes a look back at some of the strangest manager moments from the touchline in the Premier League including Sir Alex Ferguson’s balloon scare and Jurgen Klopp’s derby day celebrations. Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day on Saturday, 30 September at 22:30 BST on BBC One, BBC iPlayer & the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sheffield United 0-8 Newcastle United: Visitors thrash Blades to match their record Premier League win
Sven Botman’s first Newcastle goal came in his 50th appearance for the club as they cantered to victory Newcastle matched their record Premier League win with a scintillating display as they embarrassed winless Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. Any fears of a European hangover following their Champions League exertions on Tuesday soon vanished as Eddie […]