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  • EPL: Harry Kane breaks Henry’s record again

    EPL: Harry Kane breaks Henry’s record again

    Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane has broken  Thierry Henry’s long-standing record after scoring from the spot against Arsenal in Saturday’s derby game at the Emirate.

    Kane converted from the spot to make it 1-1 at the Emirates shortly before the break.

    Kane has been the highest goal scorer in the North London derby he has now scored 14 goals the highest by any player ever in the derby.

    Kane has scored a total of 44goals in all London derbies thereby beating Henry’s record of 43 goals.

    Ex-Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham sits in third place in the standings with 32 strikes in London derbies throughout his career.

    This is not the first time Kane will beat Henry’s record as he moved above the two-time Premier League winner in the all-time goalscoring charts back in March with a brace against Everton.

    Arsenal defeated Tottenhan 3-1 at the Emirate on Saturday to consolidate their position on the summit of the log.

     

  • EPL: Iwobi nominated for Premier League player of the month award

    EPL: Iwobi nominated for Premier League player of the month award

    Super Eagles and Everton Midfielder, Alex Iwobi has been nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month award for September.

    Iwobi has been highly instrumental and in the best of form for his club Everton this season, playing every minute of the Toffees’ seven Premier League games.

    The Nigeria international assisted the goal in Everton’s 1-0 win against West Ham United last Sunday, their first victory in the Premier League this season.

    The midfielder was named Man of the Match after the game

    The 26-year-old has bagged two assists in Everton’s last two Premier League games.

    Everton’s coach Frank Lampard has hailed Iwobi for his superlative performance for the club on a weekly basis.

    Everton have opened talks to give him a new and improved contract and the Nigerian is expected to put pen to paper for the toffees in the next few days.

    Other players nominated are: Philip Billing (Bournemouth), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Spurs).

  • EPL: Danny Murphy knocks Arteta for his decision to play Nwaneri

    EPL: Danny Murphy knocks Arteta for his decision to play Nwaneri

    Former England and  Liverpool Midfielder, Danny Murphy, has knocked Arsenal’s coach Mikel Arteta for his decision to introduce 15-year-old Ethan Nwaneri in the Arsenal versus Brentford premier League encounter over the weekend.

    Murphy reiterated that Arteta made a wrong decision by introducing Nwaneri in the game. adding that he could have introduced a far more experienced young lad who has been with the team before now.

    Nwaneri became the youngest Premier League player in history, breaking the record previously set by Harvey Elliott after coming off the bench in injury time against Brentford.

    According to the former Liverpool legend, Nwaneri has proven to be a super talent but shouldn’t have been given a wild card just like that.

    He said there are many teenagers in the team or are like three to four years older than Nwaneri and they have been with the squad for long.

    “I’m not convinced it is the best move for a young player, I’m really not,” Murphy told talkSPORT when asked about Nwaneri’s involvement against Brentford on Sunday.

    “I have seen superstars come on the scene at a young age and thrive and go on and carry on, but there have also been a lot who have fallen by the wayside.

    “He is obviously a super-talent, doing well in training and impressing everybody, but surely they have got other 18, 19 and 20-year-olds who are further ahead in their development who could have gone on the bench.

    “I think Arteta is probably trying to keep a young superstar happy, but I’m not sure about it.”

  • EPL: Thomas Frank tipped as Brendan Rodgers’ replacement at Leicester City

    EPL: Thomas Frank tipped as Brendan Rodgers’ replacement at Leicester City

    Following Leicester City’s poor run of form this season 2022/23, the management of the club has picked Brentford manager, Thomas Frank as Brendan Rodgers’ possible replacement.

    Leicester has only picked just one point from the Seven games played so far this season.

    Brendan Rodgers’ men were hammered 6-2 by Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday, raising further question marks about Rodgers’ future at the club.

    Reports emanating from the camp of Leicester say the club is already shopping for Rodger’s replacement.

    However, they are unsure whether the Brentford boss would be open to leaving the club.

    Rodgers, who signed a new deal in 2019 which runs until 2025, would be entitled to a £10 million payoff if Leicester decide to sack him.

    When asked about his position at Leicester after the loss to Spurs, Rodgers said: ‘I don’t know, to be honest. Whatever their decision is, I’ll always respect it.”

    Leicester City are presently occupying the last position on the English Premier League table.

  • EPL: Owen predicts two teams that will fight for the title

    EPL: Owen predicts two teams that will fight for the title

    Former Liverpool striker, Michael Owen has tipped the Reds  to challenge Manchester City for the title again this season despite the club’s  poor run of form so far in the new season.

    Owen made this prediction after Liverpool’s 2-1 over Ajax in Tuesday night champions league encounter.

    Liverpool pushed champions Manchester City all the way in 2021-2022, only missing out on the top spot by a point after a dramatic final day.

    However, after six matches of the new season, the Reds are already five points behind Pep Guardiola’s side and six behind early leaders Arsenal.

    Owen said the Reds will bounce back and push Manchester City to the Limit in this season’s pursuit of English Premier League title.

    “They have had an average start,” Owen said on BT Sport. “In the league, you don’t want to be giving Manchester City a head start, but it is nothing they cannot recover from.

    “You don’t turn into a bad team overnight. They will be back but need to do it before teams get away from them.”

    Liverpool are currently occupying the 7th position on the English Premier League log and five points behind Manchester City who are occupying the second position.

  • EPL: Soccer legend, Patrice Evra predicts outcome of Manchester United, Arsenal, other fixtures

    EPL: Soccer legend, Patrice Evra predicts outcome of Manchester United, Arsenal, other fixtures

    Former France and Manchester United player, Patrice Evra has given his predictions of the Premier League fixtures on match day six.

    Unbeaten Arsenal visit Manchester United, in the biggest EPL encounter of the week, both teams have won their last three matches in the league.

    Steven Gerrard’s struggling Aston Villa will face a huge task if they are to take anything from Manchester City while Chelsea tackles West Ham.

    Liverpool will be involved in the Merseyside derby as they take a trip to Goodson park to book a date with struggling Everton.

    Tottenham will hope to extend their unbeaten start against Fulham.

    See Patrice Evra’’s prediction Below

    Wolves 1-1 Southampton

    Newcastle 2-2 Crystal Palace

    Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester City

    Brighton 1-0 Leicester

    Manchester 1-1 Arsenal

    Everton 0-3 Liverpool

    Tottenham 2-0 Fulham

    Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bournemouth

    Chelsea 2-1 West Ham

    Brentford 2-3 Leeds

     

  • Manchester City coach, Guardiola speaks on acquiring Nigerian defender

    Manchester City coach, Guardiola speaks on acquiring Nigerian defender

    Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has given his opinions concerning Manchester City signing Swiss defender of Nigerian descent, Manuel Obafemi Akanji, from German side Borussia Dortmund.

    Guardiola spoke after Manchester City’s Premier League 6-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night at the Etihad.

    The Spaniard said at his post-match press conference:

    “The club tells me that the deal is still not done.

    “I don’t think [there will be any more arrivals]. But nobody knows.”

    Manuel Obafemi Akanji is a Swiss professional footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Switzerland national team.

    Meanwhile Akanji’s former teammate at Borussia Dortmund, Erling Haaland who now plays for Manchester City as a striker has scored two hattricks in quick succession and currently tops the scorer’s chart with 9 goals from 5 games.

     

  • EPL: Klopp heapes praises on two Liverpool’s youngsters after 2-1 win against Newcastle

    EPL: Klopp heapes praises on two Liverpool’s youngsters after 2-1 win against Newcastle

    Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has heaped praises on two young players in the team following a controversial win over Newcastle on Wednesday night.

    The Liverpool gaffer said Harvey Elliot and Fabio Carvalho were the two game changers in the match.

    Klopp named youngster, Harvey Elliott as ‘the best player on the pitch during the dramatic victory.

    The referee added 5 minutes of stoppage time but didn’t end the match until the 99th minute of the crunchy encounter.

    The Red looked set to drop at least two points at home to Newcastle after new £60m striker Alexander Isak put the visitors ahead shortly before half-time.

    But Roberto Firmino scored his third goal of the season to equalize at Anfield and Fabio Carvalho’s 98th-minute effort gave the home side all three points.

    “This is the best way to win a football game. I think that we scored after 90+8 is the perfect response. I’m really happy about that,” Klopp told reporters after the match.

    On Elliott and Carvalho, Klopp added: “Harvey was the best player on the pitch, without a shadow of a doubt. It was nice to see him pick up from where he was before the bad injury.

    “Fabio, what a boy. What a player. I am pretty sure he will want to have that feeling more often and I am pretty sure if he keeps working, he will have it more.”

  • Chelsea legend, Jason Cundy expresses shock over club’s unimpressive showings

    Chelsea legend, Jason Cundy expresses shock over club’s unimpressive showings

    Chelsea legendary player, Jason Cundy has expressed shock at the club’s performance this season following a 2-1 loss to Southampton on Tuesday night.

    Cundy posited that  his former club are currently in a hole following another the Tuesday night defeat at Saint Mary’s.

    The Blues suffered their second away successive defeat in Premier League in the South Coast and Cundy feels Thomas Tuchel’s side must react by bringing in new players.

    Raheem Sterling opened the scoring with his third goal for the Blues. But goals from Romeo Lavia and Adam Armstrong saw the hosts come from behind to win 2-1.

    All the goals were scored in the first half of the encounter.

    Cundy told The Sports Bar: “Right now the transfer window is still open and there’s a lot of knee-jerk reaction about who is going to do what this season and right now, I feel a bit beat.

    “Right now, we’re not good enough. There’s no getting away from it but you look at some of the players who started tonight.

    “If everyone is fit and everyone is playing, then some of the players who started tonight would be starting.

    “We [Chelsea] are in a hole and I look at the performance and see that there’s cause for concern.”

  • EPL: Bournemouth sack Scott Parker, replaces him with Gary O’Neil

    EPL: Bournemouth sack Scott Parker, replaces him with Gary O’Neil

    Bournemouth Football Club of England have sacked their manager, Scott Parker  following the embarrassing 9-0  defeat suffered in the hands of Liverpool over the weekend.

    His sack was announced via a statement on the club’s website on Tuesday Morning.

    Gary O’Neil will serve as interim coach of the club pending when a new gaffer would be announced by the management of the club.

    Scot Parker is the first club side to be sacked in the new season.

    Bournemouth under the tutelage of Parker won its first game but lost three straight games amid a 9-0 humiliation against Liverpool.

    The website statement reads in part, “AFC Bournemouth can announce that the club has parted company with head coach Scott Parker.

    “Gary O’Neil will take interim charge of the team and will be assisted by Shaun Cooper and Tommy Elphick.”