Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said he was “sad” after his side drew 2-2 with Brentford at Villa Park. Yehor Yarmoliuk opened the scoring for Brentford in the 10th minute but it was cancelled out when Nicolas Jackson equalised with his second goal in as many games less than 90 seconds later. John McGinn put Villa in front in the second half but it was Brentford’s turn to quickly bounce…
Tottenham Hotspur boss Roberto De Zerbi has revealed that he “kissed” Rodrigo Bentancur after his red card against Manchester United on Saturday, saying that his Spurs team needed this type of “reaction.” Bentancur was given his marching orders in the 78th minute after a headbutt towards Luke Shaw in response to a challenge, with Spurs 1-0 down in the game at that point after Bryan Mbeumo‘s opener just five minutes…
Xabi Alonso admitted goalscoring was not high on his list of reasons for signing Jordan Henderson after the veteran’s two-goal display against Bournemouth. Henderson, 36, rolled back the years with a pair of superb strikes and provided an assist for Morgan Rogers in a thumping 5-1 win. The former Liverpool captain was brought in on a surprise free transfer from Brentford over the summer to bring some leadership to Chelsea’s…
Alvaro Arbeloa bristled at suggestions he cannot handle the pressure after Fulham's 2-1 loss at Ipswich extended their winless run in the Premier League to six matches.
A below-par Manchester United were denied a morale-boosting win by 10-man Tottenham on Saturday as Dominic Solanke scored in stoppage time to lift the visitors off the bottom of the Premier League table. United looked set to end a three-game winless league streak — despite being dominated by a profligate Tottenham in the first half — after Bryan Mbeumo swept home in the 73rd minute. Michael Carrick would have been…
Manchester United fans reset the clock on their Stretford End ‘ticker’ on Saturday to make clear their views on how Manchester City should be punished for breaching the Premier League’s financial rules. The banner first appeared back in 2000, showing it was ’24 years’ since Manchester City had won their last major trophy, the 1976 League Cup. It was updated each season, reaching ’35 years’ before City ended their trophy…
Arsenal‘s Riccardo Calafiori can lay claim to a unique first after his goal against Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. Calafiori scored Arsenal’s initial equaliser after James Justin opened the scoring for Leeds, and he did so wearing the special edition David Beckham predators, made to celebrate 25 years since his free-kick against Greece that took England to the 2002 World Cup. And so, the Italian became not…
Rayo Vallecano‘s LaLiga game against Athletic Club was called off in the first half Saturday after fans launched paper airplanes onto the pitch in protest at president Raúl Martín Presa. The match marked Rayo’s first game back at the Estadio de Vallecas after safety concerns forced them to play their opening three home games at Leganes’ Estadio Butarque. Supporters blame Presa for neglecting the stadium and fear losing their home…
Atlético Madrid poked fun at Real Madrid on social media after midfielder Federico Valverde recovered from injury to be included in Saturday’s squad to face Villarreal in LaLiga. Valverde suffered an ankle sprain in the Madrid Derby before the international break after a crunching tackle from Atletico’s Kang-in Lee, which Spain’s refereeing committee later admitted should have resulted in a red card. Madrid’s complaints over the challenge — which included…
Augsburg’s Robin Fellhauer wrote his name into German footballing history on Saturday, scoring the fastest ever Bundesliga goal against Bayern Munich courtesy of a comical Manuel Neuer error. It took Fellhauer just eight seconds to latch on to a loose pass from Neuer before tucking home into an empty net almost immediately after Bayern had kicked off. Neuer received the ball from the centre circle in what was the first…