The Premiership splits in half after 33 games, on the weekend of 12-13 April – with each club playing the others in their ‘half’ for a fourth and final time. Celtic, Rangers, Hibernian, Aberdeen and Dundee United will all be in the top half, with St Johnstone, Dundee, Kilmarnock and Ross County guaranteed to be...
During Derby’s torrid season, they won one game, scored 20 goals and finished with a goal difference of -69. They suffered some heavy defeats, losing by five goals or more to Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham, Chelsea and Aston Villa. Derby player Andy Todd later said many players “threw the towel in” during that campaign, while...
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says he will relish the challenge of pushing for a top-four finish in the Premier League after the 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest, as he also looks ahead to a midweek meeting with Paris St-Germain. MATCH REPORT: Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest Available to UK users only. Read full article...
When Ipswich won 2-1 at Wolves in December through Jack Taylor’s last-gasp header – which ended Gary O’Neil’s managerial reign at Molineux – they moved three points above Wolves. Town were still third bottom at the time, but just a point behind Crystal Palace, while second-bottom Wolves were four adrift of safety. Fast forward five...
Match of the Day Top 10: Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer & Micah Richards rank Premier League midfielders
Clubs: Arsenal (2003-2011), Chelsea (2014-19) Premier League record: 350 appearances, 50 goals, 111 assists Fabregas joined Arsenal from Barcelona as a 16-year-old in 2003 and quickly developed into one of the world’s best midfielders. Aged just 16 years and 177 days, he became the club’s youngest first-team player when he made his debut in a...
Mychelle was born and grew up in Stoke Newington, north London, but says there was no chance of her supporting her local club, Arsenal. “I support Chelsea because of my step-dad – he always had their games on the TV – but my mum is a Tottenham fan and she was adamant that I could...
“Don’t get me wrong, there have been times through the Premier League where I’ve thought, ‘Could I finish on zero points’?” Bunting told Sky Sports. “But to get off the mark tonight and to win a night is such a special feeling. “This is going to give me huge confidence and I can’t wait to...
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Chris Sutton said the law was well known among the players. “It’s clever from Luis Diaz really, because he knows he is onside once Tarkowski has played the ball,” he said. “I don’t think changing the law is a good idea. It’s more complicated than just this one scenario,...
The worth of the Women’s Super League champions is understood to have been benchmarked against the world’s most valuable women’s team, Angel City, a club in the US-based National Women’s Soccer League which was sold for £190m in September. Chelsea’s valuation was made when seeking external investment and sponsorship in June 2024, when they announced...
Liverpool manager Arne Slot disputes the decision to only award a yellow card to Everton’s James Tarkovski for his tackle on Alexis Mac Allister in his side’s 1-0 Premier League win in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. REPORT: Liverpool 1-0 Everton Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
BBC Sport looks back on the marvellous free-kick scored by France midfielder Dimitri Payet for West Ham United against Crystal Palace nine years ago today. Read full article at source...
It is fair to say the Anfield club are champions elect now – so it is a matter of when and not if. Statisticians Opta give Liverpool a 98.7% chance of winning the title. Arsenal, who are nine points behind having played a game more, have just a 1.3% chance of finishing top. The Reds,...
I am concerned how Nottingham Forest will cope without Chris Wood up front if he is out injured. At the moment it is not clear how serious his problem is. Forest made quite a few changes against Brighton in the FA Cup over the weekend, and still got through without ‘the Wood-chopper’, but they really...
Vitor Pereira has dismissed short-term fears over Matheus Cunha’s commitment to Wolves after the striker expressed a desire to leave. Brazil international Cunha said in an interview with the Observer that he has told the club he needs to “take the next step” and fight for titles in his career. The former Atletico Madrid player...
Luke Littler strengthened his position at the top of the Premier League table with victory on night eight in Newcastle. The world champion, 18, defeated Stephen Bunting, Rob Cross and Luke Humphries on his way to a fourth success in the 2025 event. Littler is eight points clear of second-placed Humphries and has 26 points...