The creative star Arsenal must pursue next month
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Dec 30 2020 14:45
Last summer, Arsenal rigorously pushed to land one of two central midfielders. They ultimately settled for Thomas Partey rather than Houssem Aouar, with Lyon routinely rebuffing their efforts to land Frenchman before deciding the 22-year-old was not for sale. Partey isn't necessarily a poor alternat...
The centre-back Liverpool need with Van Dijk injured
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Dec 30 2020 13:49
The official word from Liverpool is they will not be in the market for a new centre-back in January, despite the fact first-choice pairing Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk will miss most of, if not all, the season. Maybe it's just a bargaining tactic to prevent inflated prices, but Liverpool supporters...
Who Wolves can sign to replace Raul Jimenez
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Dec 30 2020 11:22
Raul Jimenez returned to Molineux last weekend for the first time since fracturing his skull against Arsenal over a month ago. The Wolves striker watched from the stands as his teammates battled to a 1-1 draw with Tottenham. After such a horrific injury sustained, it was just a relief to see Jimenez...
Messi, Alaba, Wijnaldum: Star-studded potential free agents ahead of transfer window
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Dec 29 2020 15:50
2020 draws to a close in the coming days, and not a moment too soon! With 2021 right around the corner, it presents players whose contracts expire next summer to negotiate pre-contracts with teams across Europe. Serie A trio Hakan Calhanoglu, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will all ente...
What each Premier League team needs in January transfer window
by Josh Wright
at Tuesday, Dec 29 2020 15:21
Now that Christmas has been and gone it's time to turn our attention to the January transfer window. This is always a hectic part of the football calender, as teams either look to rescue sinking ships or kick on from promising starts. The January window is often described as a difficult market to si...
Chelsea vs Aston Villa Combined XI: Werner absent as Villa outnumber Blues
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Dec 28 2020 12:58
The first of two intriguing matches between sides gunning for European football this season sees Chelsea - who were billed as title candidates until recently - host a Villa side that jumped above the Blues in the league on Boxing Day. In fact, ahead of the evening kick-off at Stamford Bridge, Villa ...
Man Utd trio on the rise in Premier League Player Form Rankings
by Josh Wright
at Monday, Dec 28 2020 12:22
Before we delve into the standings, it's time to remind you of how it all works. As always, our power rankings are based on a six-game period, weighted chronologically with the most recent outing carrying greater significance and so on.Each player must have played in two of the last three and six of...
Aston Villa dominate Premier League Team of the Week after Boxing Day masterclass
by Josh Wright
at Monday, Dec 28 2020 10:34
Only one of the current top-six managed to pick up three points over the Boxing Day festivities, with Everton moving up to second in the table courtesy of a 1-0 win away to Sheffield United. Defending champions Liverpool were pegged back 1-1 at home to West Brom, while Tottenham slipped to the same ...
Premier League team news and prediction: Wolves vs Tottenham
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Dec 27 2020 10:46
To round off the gameweek, Tottenham make the trip to Wolves in a bid to get back to winning ways. Spurs are now winless in three and have won only once in their last five as they look to secure a top four finish.Wolves, meanwhile, haven't been in great form themselves, losing three of their last fo...
Just one Arsenal player makes our combined XI with Chelsea
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Dec 24 2020 10:01
On a seven-game winless streak in the Premier League and only three places and four points above the bottom three, things are very bleak for Arsenal supporters this Christmas. The pressure is rising on Mikel Arteta, even more so after his side collapsed to a 4-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Cara...