The Premier League has confirmed the match officials for Chelsea’s home game with Brentford on SundayThe Premier League have confirmed that Peter Bankes will officiate Sunday’s meeting between Chelsea and Brentford at Stamford Bridge. The Blues host their West London rivals at 7pm on Sunday, with the game kicking off in the evening after Chelsea's 16-hour round trip to Kazakhstan. ...Full Story »

Liverpool are clear favourites to extend their tremendous home form when they host Fulham at Anfield on Saturday. Arne Slot's side sit proudly at the top of the Premier League table and their terrific run of results in front of the increasingly excited Anfield faithful, including their recent 2-0 win over Manchester City, has played a large part in that. Other than their shock 1-0 defeat to No...Full Story »

Aston Villa travel to the East Midlands to take on Nottingham Forest on Saturday evening, and Paul Merson believes that Ollie Watkins should start over Jhon Duran at the City Ground, and that he should continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Duran was finally given his first Premier League start of the season last weekend against Southampton, and he repaid the faith shown in him by Unai E...Full Story »

Real Madrid is back in action in La Liga this weekend, traveling across town to take on Rayo Vallecano on Saturday. Madrid are fresh off an inspiring 3-2 win away to Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, with goals from Kylian Mbappe , Vinicius Jr and Jude Bellingham . The victory lifted them into 20th position in the Champions League table and brought their record in the competiti...Full Story »

Ruben Amorim has said Manchester City are in a "better place" than Manchester United ahead of the derby on Sunday despite Pep Guardiola's team losing seven of their last 10 games. City's Champions League defeat to Juventus on Wednesday means the Premier League champions have won just one of their last 10 matches. United, meanwhile, fought back from a goal down to beat FC Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in ...Full Story »

ARSENAL and Everton are top of the Prem red card charts because they have always liked physical players who never ducked out of contact. Since the Premier League’s launch in 1992, the Toffees have 108 reds and the Gunners 107 — including three this term — 14 more than third-placed Newcastle. Mark Halsey was not on Sol Campbell's Christmas card list after sending him off a few...Full Story »

PLZEN, Czechia -- Ruben Amorim said it was a "good sign" to see Rasmus Hojlund and Amad involved in a heated row after the 2-1 win over FC Viktoria Plzen because it shows they care. Hojlund scored twice as United came back from a goal down to record their first away win in Europe since beating Real Betis in March 2023. But the Denmark striker and Amad had to be separated by Lisandro Mart...Full Story »

GLASGOW, Scotland -- Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou gave a scathing assessment of Timo Werner's performance in the team's 1-1 Europa League draw with Rangers on Thursday, saying the forward's performance "wasn't acceptable." Werner, who is playing in his second season on loan at Spurs from RB Leipzig, was replaced by Dejan Kulusevski after enduring a difficult first half at Ibrox...Full Story »

Matchday six of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is in the books as we enter the business end of the league phase and the 36-team table continues to take shape. Manchester City's loss to Juventus leaves Pep Guardiola's chances of staying in the competition on a knife-edge, while Arsenal and Liverpool added to their claims as the continent's best this season. Elsewhere, there were some wonde...Full Story »

Part of what drives interest in a league's MVP award is the fact that its definition varies from person to person. Is it simply the best player, or is it the best player on the best team? Is it a performer who lifted an underdog side to previously unattained heights? Is it all about numbers? Or are we talking about numbers, with a dollar sign? Then there is the whole philosophical, "How do you ...Full Story »