Arsenal went three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 defeat of Chelsea; Mauricio Pochettino’s team showed their inconsistency going from beating Everton 6-0 in the Premier League to this result Mauricio Pochettino criticised his Chelsea team after their 5-0 hammering at Arsenal, declaring: “When we have bad days, we…
After a difficult week which featured defeats to Aston Villa in the Premier League and Bayern Munich in the Champions League, the Gunners have bounced back with victories against Wolves and Chelsea within three days to move clear at the top of the league. Arteta’s side are three points clear of Liverpool, who face Everton…
Clement eulogised the defender for his exemplary display. “I think he [Leon Balogun] was massive today, he played a really good game in the coaching and in the duels with his hunger and desire, so I know I have four really good centre-backs and this season they have all played.” “That is a thing for…
After the removal of the wasteful fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the Presidential CNG Initiative in October last year to deliver cheaper, safer and more climate friendly energy. The CNG Initiative was designed to deliver compressed natural gas especially for mass transit. The Federal Government as part of the…
Mark Clattenburg has doubled down on his accusation of VAR Stuart Attwell being a Luton Town fan, after Gary Neville called on Nottingham Forest’s refereeing consultant to resign in the wake of the club’s unprecedented response to a series of contentious penalty decisions in their loss to Everton. Forest accused Attwell, the VAR for their…
Forest had penalty appeals waved away on three separate occasions by match referee Anthony Taylor with the on-field decisions endorsed by Attwell in the VAR hub. After the game, Forest posted on X, formerly Twitter: “Three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – which we simply cannot accept. “We warned the PGMOL that…
Manchester United blew a 3-0 lead and needed a last-gasp winner from Championship side Coventry to be overturned but scraped into the FA Cup final with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory, where they will once again meet Manchester City. Their celebrations when Rasmus Hojlund scored the crucial penalty were fuelled by relief after an astonishing…
Emiliano Martinez will not be allowed to play in the first leg of Aston Villa’s Europa Conference League semi-final matchup with Olympiacos. The 31-year-old custodian for the Argentina national team was given two yellow cards during Thursday night’s second-leg quarterfinal victory against Lille; but, since one of the bookings occurred during the penalty shootout, he…
Yoane Wissa celebrates scoring the opening goal
