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 »

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is “happy” to see healthy competition between strikers Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran.Duran has come off the bench twice this season to score goals in games against West Ham and Leicester and help Villa register wins on both occasions.Watkins has not scored in the opening three games of the campaign but had magnificent opportunities denied by David Raya and ...Full Story »

Leicester boss Steve Cooper is “excited” at the prospect of getting his players back out for their second Premier League clash of the season.The Foxes were very much second best in the first half of their return to the top flight against Tottenham but Jamie Vardy’s 57th minute equaliser helped them earn a draw following a more encouraging second period.Cooper is now preparing t...Full Story »

Manchester City are again without right-back Kyle Walker for the visit of Brentford in the Premier League.The England international is still recovering from groin surgery last month but fellow full-back Joao Cancelo returns from suspension.Aymeric Laporte was withdrawn against Chelsea on Wednesday as a precaution but the problem is not thought to be serious. Erling Haaland could be fit to start ...Full Story »

Raul Jimenez will not feature for Wolves against Arsenal as he continues to battle a groin issue.The striker has been with the Mexico team this week ahead of the World Cup and was named on the bench – although he was not going to play – for their 4-0 win over Iraq on Wednesday to boost his morale.Jonny is a doubt with a hamstring problem, Sasa Kalajdzic (knee) is out and Diego Costa ...Full Story »

West Ham defender Emerson Palmieri faces a late fitness test ahead of the Premier League match against Leicester.The Italian left-back suffered a broken nose during the Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out defeat by Blackburn which has been reset, and is rated as “touch and go” by manager David Moyes.Winger Maxwel Cornet remains sidelined by a calf problem which will keep him out of action ...Full Story »