Premier League

A howler by goalkeeper Tim Krul helped set Arsenal on their way to a win that lifts them up to seventh as bottom club Norwich City's hopes of staying in the Premier League faded further. Dutchman Krul lost possession to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the edge of his own penalty area for Arsenal's opener, the Gabon forward whipping the ball from his feet to score his 18th top-flight goal of the season. Aubameyang then turned provider for Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka to sweep home

The 30-year wait is over. Liverpool are the champions of England again. Liverpool clinched its first league title since 1990 on Thursday, ending an agonizing title drought without the players even having to take the field. report from Liverpool on the 30-year wait to be champions of England again ending https://t.co/ovVQZvYdLi pic.twitter.com/mh2mRcelx3— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) June 25, 2020 BREAKING: Liverpool’s 30-year title drought is over pic.twitter.com/pyAr8Pr96J— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) June 25, 2020 Instead, the Premier League crown was secured when Chelsea beat second-place Manchester City

Liverpool are on the verge of ending its 30-year league title drought after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday with an attacking display that exemplified a dominant campaign. Jurgen Klopp’s team can even clinch the Premier League title on Thursday without playing if Manchester City fail to beat Chelsea. It then plays City, the second-placed defending champion, next Thursday. “I’ll watch the game tomorrow night not to prepare a celebration, I’ll watch the game because we play against City

Chelsea came from behind at Aston Villa to move five points clear in fourth as two goals in as many second-half minutes earned them a 2-1 win. (More Football News) Kortney Hause scored his first Premier League goal two minutes before the interval to give struggling Villa a half-time advantage. However, substitute Christian Pulisic levelled for Frank Lampard's side before Olivier Giroud made it eight goals in his previous six games against Villa when grabbing the winner. It was Chelsea's first away win

Liverpool's march to the Premier League title took a slight wobble as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side went into the game, their first competitive match in 103 days, knowing a victory would allow them to secure their first league title in 30 years on Wednesday with a win at home to Crystal Palace. Both teams showed rust in a lacklustre first half that saw James Milner make way for Joe Gomez just

Germany striker Timo Werner could be headed to Chelsea from Leipzig. The Premier League club reportedly agreed to a deal in principle to sign Werner after meeting his release clause of around 60 million euros ($68 million), which expires on June 15. The 24-year-old Werner has also been linked with a move to Liverpool. He has scored 31 goals in all competitions this season for Leipzig, which has reached the Champions League quarterfinals. Werner, who moved to Leipzig from Stuttgart in 2016, will

The Premier League is back! Or, at least, it should be on June 17. The plan is still subject to government approval but barring any further setbacks, English football will return from its coronavirus-enforced break with Manchester City vs. Arsenal and Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United. These Wednesday openers will be followed by a full round of weekend fixtures (June 19-21), with a provisional end date for the campaign set for July 25. There are 92 outstanding matches and while they will be

The 28-year-old Belgian playmaker has been in scintillating form for his club and registered an impressive 19 assists in 35 matches this season. And Dexerto has predicted that De Bruyne will grab the highest overall for any Premier League player in FIFA 21. The publication believes that the Belgium international will be bumped up from his 90 overall in FIFA 20 to 91 in the forthcoming EA Sports title. Finishing behind De Bruyne in the predictions is none other than Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, who was one

Watford defender Christian Kabasele does not think the Premier League's proposed return date of June 12 is realistic, and believes the end of next month is a more likely start date. Teams returned to small group training this week as part of Project Restart's phase one, and there is growing optimism from some that the Premier League will soon be able to follow in the footsteps of the Bundesliga and play matches behind closed doors. But some players, such as Kabasele's teammate Troy

The German women’s championship will resume behind closed doors on May 29, the country’s football federation announced on Wednesday, after a suspension of almost three months due to the coronavirus. The men’s season resumed last weekend, also without fans and under strict health measures designed to minimise the threat from the virus. “I am very happy that the Bundesliga’s women’s clubs have come out in favour of the continuation of the season,” said DFB president Fritz Keller. “It’s precisely this unity that we

One player and two staff at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus. The other two are at a third club, the details of which have not been revealed. Players and staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days. It comes as squads started non-contact training on Tuesday, as the Premier League steps up plans for a restart. A total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested. Norwich City did

Watford chairman Scott Duxbury says the Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’ plans aren’t fair on smaller clubs who will be more affected by the loss of home advantage. The Premier League aims to play matches at a number of neutral venues, stating health and safety and hygiene as among the factors for the decision. Duxbury says he accepts that games have to be played without fans but believes clubs should be able to play at their home grounds, as is set to happen in the Bundesliga.

The Premier League has told its clubs only "approved venues" will be used, raising the possibility of matches being played at neutral grounds. Liverpool, chasing their first title for 30 years, lead the table by 25 points with nine games remaining, while the league hopes to restart on 8 June. The league's "Project Restart" envisages the season resuming behind closed doors because of social distancing measures in place to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Liverpool say they are "disappointed" with Anderson's comments. The national

A former Red Devil believes Klopp's side must be declared champions as they were never going to be caught Liverpool should be awarded the Premier League title if the season cannot be completed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool had opened up a 25-point lead atop the table, winning 27 of 29 games, when the campaign was suspended last month. It remains to be seen when, and if, the season will resume, leading to debate over what

Players in the Premier League have started a campaign called #PlayersTogether to help raise and distribute money for Britain's National Health Service (NHS) as the coronavirus spreads throughout the globe. "This is a critical time for our country and for our NHS, and we are determined to help in any way we can," read a statement posted to multiple players' social media accounts on Wednesday. "We can confirm that after extensive conversations between a huge number of players from all Premier League clubs,

The English Premier League players rejected a move Saturday by clubs to cut their wages by 30% during the coronavirus pandemic, escalating a bitter public row as their union claimed the government would lose out on more than 200 million pounds in tax. “This would be detrimental to our NHS (National Health Service) and other government-funded services,” the Professional Footballers’ Association said in a statement. Taking on the Premier League as a whole, the PFA said the 20 million pounds being given to

The Premier League fixture between Man City and Arsenal has been postponed as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus outbreak - with several Arsenal players required to go into self-isolation. Thirteen days ago, Olympiacos played Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the UEFA Europa League and Mr Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek club's owner, who has been tested positive for COVID-19 met with several Arsenal squad members and staff. Man City vs Arsenal is the first Premier League game to have been postponed as a

Former Arsenal coach and FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, Arsène Wenger has announced the launching of FIFA Talent Development Programme in Doha, which will be a constructive focus towards developing a talent development program that will enable associate members to optimize their technical structures, establish sustainable and long-term scouting schemes and bridge the gap between themselves and the top teams. Wenger was with the Gunners for 26 years from 1996 to 2018. During a five-day FIFA Technical Development Workshop in Doha, which

Managers are largely responsible for the successes of teams since victories are achieved on the basis of their strategic decisions and tactics. The English Premier League 2019-20 will also have its fair share of acclaimed managers. Here are the top 5 managers to watch out for this season- Jurgen Klopp German footballer Jurgen Klopp retired in 2001, having spent most of his career at Mainz 05. Initially a striker, Klopp later changed into a defender. He served as the club’s manager till resigning