Saturday, 3 October 2015
10-man Sunderland hold on for West Ham draw
Premier League, Stadium of Light -Sunderland 2 (Fletcher 10 Lens 20, Lens s/o 57) West Ham 2 (Jenkinson 45+1 Payet 60)
Dimitri Payet gave West Ham a 2-2 draw against Sunderland after Jeremain Lens scored and was sent off for the home side.
Sunderland took an early lead after Steven Fletcher fired in a shot from close range after Yann M’Vila pulled back a free kick from the left wing. Lens doubled the lead when M’Vila seized on a defensive mistake to play in the forward, who dinked a great shot over Adrian in goal.
Marko Arnautovic strike sees off Aston Villa as pressure builds on Tim Sherwood
Premier League, Villa Park – Aston Villa 0,Stoke City 1 (Arnautovic 55)
A Marko Arnautovic goal gave Stoke City a richly-deserved win over a ramshackle Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Sevilla 2- Barcelona 1 report:
La Liga, Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan - Sevilla 2 (Krohn-Dehli 52, Iborra 58) Barcelona 1 (Neymar 74)
Barcelona suffered their second league defeat of the season as they fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Sevilla.
CRYSTAL PALACE 2-0 WEST BROM:
Premier League, Selhurst Park - Crystal Palace 2 (Bolasie 68', Cabaye 89') West Bromwich Albion 0
Wilfried Zaha produced a masterclass in wing play as Crystal Palace enjoyed a one-sided 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion to move third top of the table.
Sergio Aguero scores five goals in just 20 minutes for Manchester City against Newcastle United
Sergio Aguero was rampant as he scored five goals in just 20 minutes forManchester City in their Premier League clash with Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium.
Aguero did not score until three minutes before half-time but had his hat-trick just five minutes after the restart.
Swansea manager Garry Monk full of praise for Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino
Garry Monk has expressed his admiration for Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino as he attempts to improve Swansea's dismal record against Spurs.
Former Southampton manager Pochettino has taken time to implement his high-energy pressing principles in north London, but the signs are encouraging with Tottenham having won their last three Premier League games to move into the top six.
MOURINHO: I HAVE NO CRYING PRIMA DONNAS AT CHELSEA
Paper Round: Who nearly gazumped Manchester United for Anthony Martial?
Monaco say another club put in a higher bid than Manchester United for Anthony Martial - so who was it? That and the latest news from the morning newspapers.
Chelsea to bid for Porto's Neves: The Evening Standard are calling this a long way in advance - they reckon Chelsea will put in an offer for teenager Ruben Neves of Porto next summer. They're predicting it'll be around £29m on the table as well to ensure the trigger of the release clause in his contract. Neves, incidentally, is managed by Jorge Mendes' Gestifute organisation.
Premier League team news: Updates on injuries and suspensions
Get all the latest team news and information for the next round of Premier League action.
SATURDAY'S GAMES
Crystal Palace
West Bromwich AlbionFriday, 2 October 2015
Daley Blind the key defensive cog in Manchester United's improvement
When Cruyff, the 1970s legend who captained the Dutch to losing the 1974 World Cup final, dissected Netherlands' troubled Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in his De Telegraf newspaper column last month, he described the Manchester United man as "the only Dutch player left with a decent, proper pass that can create a goal." That set Van Basten, legendary striker and assistant to Blind's father Danny, who is coaching the national team, on the warpath.
Rodgers, Wenger, Mourinho all under pressure this Premier League weekend
Premier League Spotlight previews the weekend's fixtures, highlighting the key points to keep an eye on.
Battles of the weekend: Everton vs. Liverpool, Arsenal vs. Man United
After a less than "Super" Sunday in the Premier League last weekend, two of the most iconic fixtures in English football are set to be served up this time around.
Evaluating who will emerge victorious from a Merseyside derby clash between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park, and the clash between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates, is a task made even more complicated by the unpredictable nature of this season's push for the top four. There have been a lot of shock results littering the confusing Premier League plot line of the last few weeks.
Thursday, 1 October 2015
Jurgen Klopp haunts Arsene Wenger as Arsenal's struggles mount
A spectre is haunting Europe's top football managers -- the spectre of Jurgen Klopp.
The German phenomenon's availability means his ghostly, toothy grin can be seen lurking in the background whenever any big team is said to be considering a change. But fromMarseille to Mexico, many have tried and failed to coax Klopp to abandon his sabbatical.
A move to England, it seems, is his aim. Recently, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had to endure rumours about Klopp; sources close to Klopp made it public knowledge thattaking over at Liverpool would be appealing.
Branislav Ivanovic or John Terry? Chelsea's Jose Mourinho must choose
With Chelsea's abject start to the season showing no real signs of improving and the London club's most fervent supporters beginning to vocalise their growing concerns regarding manager Jose Mourinho's team selection strategies, the big question is simple: what's going on at Stamford Bridge?
Is there a specific reason for the reigning Premier League champions' unprecedented demise? Is it a combination of factors, or is it maybe just bad luck?
GREG DYKE CRITICISES MOURINHO OVER CARNEIRO
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho could again face questions over his treatment of former club doctor Eva Carneiro after Football Association chairman Greg Dyke criticised the Portuguese's handling of the incident.
Mourinho was earlier this week cleared of using discriminatory language towards Carneiro in Chelsea's opening Premier League game of the season against Swansea.
Paper Round: Mathieu Debuchy's Arsenal future in doubt
Mathieu Debuchy could leave Arsenal in January, while Vincent Kompany's injury woes continue. That and more from the Friday papers.
Debuchy could leave Arsenal - Mathieu Debuchy is unsure of his long-term future at Arsenal. The Telegraph understand that the fullback will evaluate his place at the club and what it means for his career in January, possibly with an eye towards leaving. Debuchy lost his first choice place last season when ankle and shoulder injuries sidelined him and has only started three matches so far this season.
Mauricio Pochettino's fears allayed over Dele Alli England call-up
Mauricio Pochettino's fears that England recognition would be too soon for Dele Alli have been allayed by Roy Hodgson, with the Tottenham head coach saying he backs and respects the decision.
The subject of the 19-year-old receiving a maiden senior call-up was broached last week, leading the former Argentina international to express his concerns.
Celtic boss Ronny Deila rues Efe Ambrose's 'stupid mistake'
Celtic manager Ronny Deila blamed "a stupid mistake" which gave Fenerbahce a way back into the Europa League Group A game at Celtic Park which ended 2-2.
Leigh Griffiths and Kris Commons had given the home side a 2-0 lead but a blunder by Efe Ambrose let in Fernandao to pull a goal back before half-time.
Hart, Lewandowski and Ronaldo all make UCL Team of the Week
Goalkeeper: The Champions League has not always seen the best of Joe Hart but his performance in Manchester City's 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach brought back memories of an astonishing display against Borussia Dortmund three years ago this week. City drew that game; they won this time and that was in no small part thanks to their goalkeeper, whose first-half penalty save from Raffael was perhaps bettered by a one-on-one stop from the same player shortly afterwards. Hart also set up an opportunity that Sergio Aguero squandered with a quick-thinking drop kick. City left it late to get their Champions League campaign up and running but it was their goalkeeper's heroics -- Manuel Pellegrini admitted that Borussia Monchengladbach could have been 3-1 up after an hour -- that gave them the platform to do so.
Danny Ings and Dele Alli in England squad, Daniel Sturridge left out
England have announced that Liverpool striker Danny Ings and Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli have been called into the squad for Euro 2016 qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania.
Roy Hodgson, whose side have already booked their place at the finals in France with eight wins from eight, opted to leave Daniel Sturridge out of the squad despite Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers saying he would have been fit to play one match.
English clubs must shut up shop to stop the Euro rot
Let me explains the way forward for the Premier League's beleaguered Champions League hopefuls.
There was no more irritating noise in football than the one certain Arsenal followers insisted on uttering last season every time their team won a goal kick. “Ospinaaaaaah” they would shout as their goalkeeper hoofed the ball forward, a vocal interjection followed – no matter how many times it was heard during a game – by a smug chuckle.
5 truths: Cristiano Ronaldo the man and Alvaro Morata getting better and better
Cristiano Ronaldo hit a huge career milestone, but that's just one of the highlights of a dramatic evening of Champions League football.
Real Madrid are good but still rely on one man
Madrid were good against Malmo. Simply put they did enough to see off a lesser side who, for a good half an hour in the second half, had their visitors rattled. And who did Madrid turn to when the going got tough? Well of course it was the record-breaking man himself Cristiano Ronaldo, who took his goal tally to 501 career goals and, in doing so, equalled Raul on 323 Real Madrid goals.
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Juventus beat Sevilla to go top of Group D
Champions League Group D, JuventusStadium, Turin. Juventus 2 (Morata 41, Zaza 87) Sevilla 0
Alvaro Morata netted for the fifth consecutive Champions League match as Juventus beat Sevilla 2-0 in Turin to go top of Group D.
La Vecchia Signora, who have won just one of their opening five Serie A matches this season, put aside their domestic troubles with a convincing victory over the Europa League holders.
Late Sergio Aguero penalty rescues a win for Man City at Gladbach
Champions League, Borussia Park – Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 (Stindl 54’)Manchester City 2 (Christensen OG 65’, Aguero 90’)
Sergio Aguero scored a 90th-minute penalty to rescue a win for Manchester City in a pulsating match against Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Juan Mata-inspired Manchester United hit back to sink Wolfsburg after losing early opener
Champions League Group B, Old Trafford -Manchester United 2 (Juan Mata 34' penalty, Smalling 53') Wolfsburg 1 (Caligirui 4')
Manchester United recovered from the shock of losing an early opening goal to complete a 2-1 win over Wolfsburg in Group B at Old Trafford.
United got off to the worst possible start as Antonio Valencia played Daniel Caligiuri onside after being picked out by a superb pass from Max Kruse, and the Italian made no mistake, firing powerfully past David de Gea.
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