The Denmark international was described as a “fantastic keeper” by his Leicester City boss after Chelsea’s win at the King Power Stadium Leicester City boss Claude Puel declined to criticise goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel despite a late blunder that enabled Chelsea to secure a 2-1 win at the King Power Stadium. Schmeichel came charging off his …

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Jose Mourinho’s men will take on Spurs in their last four tie, while Chelsea face Southampton in the other game Manchester United will face Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-finals while Chelsea have been paired with Southampton. United secured their place in the last four when they beat Brighton and Hove Albion at Old …

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The struggling Spanish striker ended his 13-game goal drought with the opener in the Blues’ 2-1 win at Leicester in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup Alvaro Morata may only be 24 years of age but he understands the life of a striker better than most. “In my position, what matters is goals,” he explained …

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The Saints’ FA Cup quarter-final win over Wigan Athletic will help build positivity around the club, according to the new manager Mark Hughes backed his Southampton players to defy their critics and end the season on a high after they beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 in his first game as manager. Goals from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and …

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The Spanish striker has struggled for form and starts in recent weeks, but his coach has called upon him to lead the attack in the FA Cup tie Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko return to Chelsea’s starting XI for Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Morata makes his first …

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The Dutchman wanted to sign the prolific Pole but the Old Trafford side were unable to get a move across the line Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has lamented the fact that he was not able to sign Robert Lewandowski for the Old Trafford side. The Dutchman led the Red Devils from 2014 …

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If you are planning to take in some live football on television this week, Goal has a comprehensive guide to what’s on Trying to figure out what football is being shown live on TV this week? Look no further! There is plenty of action taking place across the globe, not least in Europe’s top leagues, …

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The Italian says that he and his staff are doing “fantastic” work at Stamford Bridge and the club needs to recognise it is in a period of transition Antonio Conte has said that the FA Cup is “not important” to Chelsea this season. The Italian finds himself under pressure at Stamford Bridge after a difficult …

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The Premier League side are set to be active in the transfer market during the off-season, according to one of last summer’s biggest recruits Manchester United are planning for a big off-season according to star striker Romelu Lukaku, who claimed “a lot of good players” will move to Old Trafford in 2018-19. United invested heavily …

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Click:Manufacturing His players players drew the ire of the Portuguese boss despite beating Brighton in the FA Cup, but the manager defended his harsh words Jose Mourinho believes he has nothing to lose in publicly criticising his Manchester United players. The United manager accused his team of being “scared to play” after Saturday’s 2-0 win against …

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