[ Everton owner Farhad Moshiri is considering alternatives to 777 Partners after meetings with the troubled investment firm in London this week, i understands. Moshiri agreed a deal to sell his majority, 94.1 per cent stake in Everton to the Miami firm in September and has consistently reaffirmed his faith in the takeover. But the … Read more
[ Crystal Palace 4-0 Man Utd (Olise 12′, 66′, Mateta 40′, Mitchell 58′) SELHURST PARK — If Manchester United fans had ever dared to wonder how their team might cope without Bruno Fernandes, they need wonder no more after a shameful surrender at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace were superior to their abject visitors in every … Read more
[ The race for automatic promotion from the Championship is going to the final day, with Ipswich Town holding the advantage over Leeds United. In the battle to join Leicester City in the Premier League next season, second-placed Ipswich are currently three points ahead of Leeds after winning their game in hand at Coventry City … Read more
[ We’re entering the final straight of this Fantasy Premier League season with just three gameweeks and three transfer deadlines to go until the curtain comes down on 2023-24. It’s at this point in the campaign that FPL managers generally do one of two things: play safe by hoovering up the most popular assets in … Read more
[ Fulham 1-3 Liverpool (Castagne 45+2′; Alexander-Arnold 32′, Gravenberch 53′, Jota 72′) CRAVEN COTTAGE — Trent Alexander-Arnold is closing in on a bit of Liverpool history. His goal against Fulham was his sixth direct free-kick in the league for the club, meaning he is just one behind Steven Gerrard and Jamie Redknapp in the Reds’ … Read more
[ Pep Guardiola might only be able to field 11 players on the pitch but Manchester City’s team of executive producers, producer/directors and content creators now amounts to 85. That is a bigger headcount than in many newsrooms and TV production companies. It is emblematic of the big picture in elite team sport, where audiences … Read more
[ Burnley’s chances of Premier League survival have taken a huge boost as they thrashed bottom side Sheffield United 4-1 at Bramall Lane. Meanwhile, Luton were eviscerated 5-1 by a clinical Brentford side as the Hatters missed a massive opportunity to temporarily escape the relegation zone. This weekend may well be the season’s most imporant … Read more
[ When Trent Alexander-Arnold noticed the entire Barcelona defence had switched off, darted to the corner and quickly swept in a delivery that Divock Origi converted, it went down in football folklore. In one fleeting moment, it completed one of the greatest Champions League comebacks, one of the great corner-kick assists, one of the most … Read more
[ Nottingham Forest’s appeal against their four-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) is set to begin on Monday 22 April. The club are reportedly still hopeful for a reduction in their punishment, which would have a massive impact on their hopes of Premier League survival. Everton appealed against their … Read more
[ It’s typical of this Fantasy Premier League season that just when managers start filling their teams with Arsenal and Liverpool assets ahead of a double gameweek, they both go and lose at home without scoring a single goal. It was a super Sunday for Manchester City as Liverpool slumped to a 1-0 loss to … Read more
