West Ham 0, Astra Giurgiu 1: Slaven Bilic rails at Hammers after they fail to reach Europa League group stage August 25, 2016 West Ham United 0, Astra Giurgiu 1 (Aggregate: 1-2) West Ham manager Slaven Bilic blasted his players after they fell at the final Europa League play-off hurdle to Romanian side Astra Giurgiu for the second year running. Portuguese former West Brom midfielder Filipe Teixeira scored the only goal to deny the Hammers a place in [...]
Manchester City welcome being drawn with Barcelona in Champions League as fate smiles on debutants Leicester August 25, 2016 Manchester City director of football Txiki Begiristain has welcomed a blockbusting Champions League draw that paired the club with his and new manager Pep Guardiola’s former team, Barcelona. Borussia Moenchengladbach and Celtic join City and Barca in a fiercely competitive group, but it is the return of Guardiola – and to a lesser extend Begiristain and [...]
Manchester City and Manchester United account for nearly 40 per cent of all Premier League transfer spend following Claudio Bravo arrival August 25, 2016 Manchester has accounted for well over a third of all Premier League transfer expenditure this summer as City and United have engaged in a transfer arms race for their new managers. With Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho taking the reins at the Etihad Stadium and Old Trafford respectively, the two clubs have spent more money than ever [...]
Premier League clubs break spending record for fourth year running August 25, 2016 Premier League clubs have broken their spending record for a summer transfer window for a fourth year in a row, with almost a week to spare. England’s top-flight teams have already shelled out £880m on new players, including £89m man Paul Pogba, during the current close season – £10m more than they did last summer. [...]
Football betting: Blunt Hammers can hold up Manchester City – but not for long August 25, 2016 Pep Guardiola couldn’t have asked for a much better start to life at Manchester City. His four games have seen four wins, 12 goals scored and only two conceded. The Spaniard has taken to English football like a duck to water. West Ham, City’s opponents on Sunday, haven’t had quite as smooth a start to the [...]
Football betting: History repeating with Spurs and Liverpool set to share spoils August 25, 2016 For both Tottenham and Liverpool fans, the wait for a league title is long overdue. It’s been 55 years since Spurs were champions, and the most recent of Liverpool’s 18 wins came in 1990. Neither have won since the formation of the Premier League. Both have come close in recent years – Liverpool narrowly missing out [...]
Champions League draw: Who are the possible draws for Leicester, Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham? August 25, 2016 Arsenal, Leicester City, Tottenham and Manchester City discover their Champions League fates tomorrow, when Uefa conducts the group stage draw in Monaco. What time is it on? And can I watch it? The draw is scheduled to take place at 5pm UK time and if you don't mind elevator music and corny presenter patter you can watch Uefa's [...]
Accrington Stanley handed West Ham tie after stunning Burnley in EFL Cup August 25, 2016 Fourth tier side Accrington Stanley, who sit 86th out of England’s 92 league clubs, stunned top-flight Burnley 1-0 on Wednesday night to set up an EFL Cup third-round trip to West Ham. A Matty Pearson strike in the last minute of extra-time snatched Stanley’s first win over a Premier League club and ensured they will visit [...]
Manchester City 1, Steaua Bucharest 0: Pep Guardiola calls Joe Hart “part of City history” as goalkeeper savours farewell August 24, 2016 Manchester City 1, Steaua Bucharest 0 (Agg: 6-0) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola paid tribute to “legend” Joe Hart but confirmed that the out-of-favour goalkeeper may have played his last game for the club on Wednesday night. Guardiola, having pointedly omitted Hart for his first three games, made him captain for what was effectively a dead [...]
Watford’s £7.5m signing of Daryl Janmaat paves the way for DeAndre Yedlin’s escape from Tottenham to Newcastle August 24, 2016 Watford have reinforced their defence with the £7.5m signing of Daryl Janmaat from relegated Newcastle, as Rafael Benitez’s Tyneside shake-up continues apace. Holland international Janmaat, who joined the Magpies from Feyenoord in 2014, is the 12th player to leave St James’ Park either permanently or on loan this summer, with more expected to follow. The [...]
