Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the English Premier League to three points as Reece James scored twice in a 3-0 win at Newcastle on Saturday, October 30 while Liverpool and Manchester City stumbled at home. Liverpool blew at 2-0 lead at Anfield as Brighton battled back to earn a deserved 2-2 draw while Pep Guardiola’s 10 men were beaten 2-0 by Crystal Palace at the Etihad. Chelsea were without the injured Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and …
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Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea started off the 2021/22 Premier League campaign with a blistering 3-0 home win over London club, Crystal Palace on Saturday, August 14. Chelsea which bouyed by the signing of Romelu Lukaku, with premier league glory their ultimate mission this season, were dominant and controlled proceedings right from the begining. Tuchel opted to start both Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho in midfield. From minute one, the pair were a real threat in the heart of the pitch. …
Nigerian midfielder, Frank Onyeka has joined Premier League newcomers Brentford as their first signing of the summer. The 23-year-old joins from FC Midtjylland for an undisclosed fee. He has already passed a medical and received a work permit after inking a five-year contract in west London. Bees boss Thomas Frank told the club website: ‘I am looking forward to getting Frank in the building. We think he is a strong addition to the squad, and we are looking …
Super Eagles and Leicester City superstar, Kelechi Iheanacho made history on Tuesday night, May 18, as the first Premier League striker to score on all seven days of the week in a single season. The in-form Nigerian striker was on target for Leicester City as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea to achieve the milestone. Kelechi Iheanacho is the first player in PL history to score on all seven days of the week in the same season ??? …
West Brom have been relegated from the Premier League after a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, May 9. Following the loss, Sam Allardyce’s team are 10 points away from safety in the English top flight with just three games left to play making it mathematically impossible to claw back to safety. West Brom went behind against the Gunners less than 30 minutes into the clash when Emile Smith Rowe struck from close range. Then Nicolas Pepe doubled the …
Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Barcelona after testing positive for coronavirus for the third time. The Portuguese international, 35, has been self-isolating since he tested positive while on international duty with Portugal on October 13. He returned another positive result last week, and was made to take another test ahead of Juventus’ clash against Barcelona on Wednesday According to Sky Italy, Ronaldo failed to test negative 24 hours ahead of kick-off, as …