Mauricio Pochettino bemoaned the use of VAR despite Tottenham benefiting in Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg win over Chelsea at Wembley. Harry Kane scored from the spot in the 26th minute after being scythed down by Kepa Arrizabalaga, with the video assistant referee ruling the England striker had stayed onside in the build-up. …
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Tottenham recorded their third straight win over Chelsea in all competitions for the first time since 1963 but the night was far from a write-off for Maurizio Sarri. His last visit to Wembley was. “I did not like anybody…we played very badly in all directions,” was the verdict after Chelsea surrendered their unbeaten record while being …
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Crystal Palace striker Alexander Sorloth has joined Belgium club KAA Gent on loan until the end of the season. Norway striker Sorloth signed for Palace from FC Midtjylland for £9million last January but has failed to score in 16 Premier League appearances. The 23-year-old has netted just once in 20 outings for the Eagles. “Everyone …
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Pep Guardiola has rejected claims he had ordered the grass to be grown longer at the Etihad Stadium ahead of last week’s 2-1 win over Liverpool. The result reignited the Premier League title race as City closed the gap on Jurgen Klopp‘s leaders to four points with 17 matches of the season left to play. …
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes Brahim Diaz’s departure for Real Madrid is a sign of good work being done by the club. City had attempted to persuade the 19-year-old Spaniard to extend his contract with the club he joined aged 14, but admitted defeat this week and sold him to Madrid in a deal …
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Click:High-Quality Adhesive Tapes Tammy Abraham is reportedly set to stay at Aston Villa for the rest of the season – but Wolves are still holding out hope they can sign him. The Chelsea forward trained with Villa, where he is on loan, on Tuesday despite Wolves’ offer. The Premier League side want to sign the …
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Send your thoughts to [email protected] Peps folly is Liverpools jolly (sorry but it rhymes) Oh what a surprise, some Liverpool supporters bemoaning another loss. We are 4 points clear of the best team in the land and need all the help we can get. Not being in a competition that hasn’t mattered since Man …
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Paul Merson thinks his former club Arsenal are 20 years from winning another Premier League title. The Gunners are currently 13 points off league leaders Liverpool and are fifth in the table despite Unai Emery’s decent start as manager. Arsenal last won the Premier League title in 2003-04 in the ‘Invincibles’ season that saw Arsene …
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Bayern Munich have made a fourth bid of £35million for Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, according to reports. Sky Sports News claims that the fresh bid meets the Blues’ valuation of the youngster, who only has 18 months left on his contract. The reported offer of £35million (€39million) for Hudson-Odoi would fall just short of the …
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Jose Mourinho has already asked Real Madrid to sign a centre-back ahead of his potential return to the Bernabeu, according to reports. The Portuguese coach was sacked by Manchester United in December after a terrible run of results left the club miles away from the Premier League summit. The Sun claims that Mourinho is on …
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