The pair were involved in an altercation when Hojlund reacted angrily to a trip from Walker. Corrupt? Man Utd fans will be livid with Mike Dean's explanation on Hojlund penalty snub! Hojlund got in the face of Walker, who threw theatrically threw himself to the floor despite very little contact. Walker will surely be humiliated when he watches the footage back after the match. Indeed, forme...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou's side are winless since their 4-0 thumping of Manchester City last month, but there have been mitigating circumstances. The Lilywhites are awfully depleted in defence, with the absences of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven sparking a litany of tactical concerns. Spurs' recent malaise means they're 11th in the table heading into the weekend's games, but a win on Sunday could...Full Story »

Manchester City's unforeseen and catastrophic downturn in form has been one of the major storylines of the season so far, with their latest defeat arriving in the Champions League as their hopes of reaching the knockout stages took a major blow at Juventus. Their opponents managed to shake off two defeats in a row by downing Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League, but their standing in England's t...Full Story »

Chelsea are on a roll under Enzo Maresca, with their victory at Tottenham last weekend lifting them up to second in the Premier League table. The Blues are now just five points adrift of Liverpool, who drew with Fulham on Saturday to temporarily tie things up in the Games Played column. Maresca's side haven't tasted defeat since 30 October, and their unbeaten run in all competitions extended to...Full Story »

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 »

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 »

Opportunity missed for Arsenal as one player's form is a real concern Sunday's draw at Fulham felt like a massive opportunity missed for Arsenal after Liverpool's game at Everton had been postponed earlier in the weekend. It was a real chance for Mikel Arteta's side to close the gap on the league leaders and they couldn't take full advantage, which was a real blow. You could sense the disapp...Full Story »