TheNewsGuru

Tag: Epl

  • Diallo, Hojlund rescue under-fire Erik ten Hag against Newcastle

    Diallo, Hojlund rescue under-fire Erik ten Hag against Newcastle

    Amad Diallo’s rocket and Rasmus Hojlund’s fine finish secured Manchester United and under-fire Erik ten Hag a much-needed win against fellow European hopefuls Newcastle in their final home match of a season to forget.

    The injury-ravaged Red Devils have lost 19 in all competitions this term and knew defeat on Wednesday would set unwanted records, as well as end any hope of continental qualification through the Premier League.

    But as United’s new decision-makers Ineos consider how to turn the club around, there was a glimpse of what could have been – and perhaps could yet still be – under Ten Hag as they ran out 3-2 victors against Newcastle.

    It was far from perfect but Kobbie Mainoo put United into a deserved lead midway through a first half that saw Anthony Gordon’s penalty appeals rejected and a Dan Burn header cleared off the line by Casemiro.

    Gordon drew Newcastle level early in the second half and Sofyan Amrabat’s block sent an Alexander Isak strike looping onto the bar as Ten Hag’s team wobbled, only for Diallo to laser the hosts back ahead.

    Recently criticised substitute Hojlund drove home a third as the clock wound down, meaning Lewis Hall’s wonderful stoppage-time strike was only a consolation.

    The win puts eighth-placed United level on 53 points with Newcastle in seventh, but they are well behind on goal difference heading into the final day of the season.

  • Tottenham vs Man City: Haaland double sinks Arsenal’s EPL title hope

    Tottenham vs Man City: Haaland double sinks Arsenal’s EPL title hope

    Erling Haaland’s double put Manchester City within touching distance of an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away on Tuesday.

    The Norwegian tapped home his side’s opener early in the second half and settled City’s nerves in stoppage time when he blasted home a penalty for his 27th league goal of the season.

    City had failed to earn a point or score a goal in their first four league visits to Tottenham’s new stadium but ended that jinx in timely fashion to the joy of their supporters.

    Pep Guardiola’s City have 88 points to Arsenal’s 86 and will be guaranteed to become the first side to win four English titles in a row if they beat West Ham United at home on Sunday when Arsenal must beat Everton and hope for the best.

    It was far from a vintage City performance and they were indebted to a couple of crucial saves by substitute keeper Stefan Ortega in the second half.

    One on one to deny Son Heung-min shortly before Haaland’s penalty made sure his side kept their destiny in their own hands.

    “Today was incredible, the character. We know it wasn’t the best game but we must talk about the substitutions,” City midfielder Rodri said. “Stefan Ortega was simply incredible and we have the best goalkeeper in the world.

    “We know it’s not done yet. We need the people behind us.”

    The loss ended Tottenham’s slim hopes of finishing fourth and qualifying for the Champions League.

    Although it was a result apparently welcomed by some sections of their fans who were loath to see their team avoid defeat and offer up a huge title gift to arch-rivals Arsenal.

  • EPL: Tottenham to miss two key players against City – Postecoglou

    EPL: Tottenham to miss two key players against City – Postecoglou

    Ange Postecoglou, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, has confirmed that two key players will miss tonight’s Premier League matchday 37 game against Manchester City

    Postecoglou made this known at his pre-match press conference on Monday.

    The two Tottenham players are Yves Bissouma and Richarlison.

    “Not good, he [Richarlison] will miss the next two games,” Postecoglou said (via Football London).

    “Nothing serious. Bissouma unfortunately picked up a knee injury so he will miss the last two games.”

    Tottenham Hotspurs are aiming at displacing Aston Villa to make top four and secure Champions League spot.

    The kick-off time for the tonight’s  encounter is 8 pm.

  • EPL: Why Chelsea rejected me – Liverpool midfielder

    EPL: Why Chelsea rejected me – Liverpool midfielder

    Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott admits he did not make the grade at Chelsea due to being too small.

    The 21-year-old has found a home at Anfield and is a key member of the first team squad.

    While the diminutive winger is known for his trickery and pace, coaching staff at Chelsea felt he was not big enough to make the grade.

    “So I was at a few clubs when I was younger. I was at Chelsea when I was a kid, and they released me because they said I was too small,” he told The Reds Roundtable.

    “And then I was just playing with my friends for a year, like Sunday League, [when I was] 11, 12. I was at Fulham, like a pre-academy thing, like you go sometimes, once a week, twice a week, to train, but I didn’t really enjoy it.

    “But then Fulham contacted my father and said ‘look, I hear he hasn’t got a club, does he want to come for a trial?’. Then I went for a trial at Fulham when I was 13 and then [was there] up until 16 when I left.”

    “I remember them saying that technically I was one of the best in the group, but I was too small,” he told the We Are Liverpool Podcast last year.

    “I don’t think I’ve felt anything like that in my football career so far in terms of how I felt after they said that. Being a young kid knowing you can’t get that opportunity to play or get signed.

    “I thought I was finished, and I wasn’t going to have a football career.”

  • EPL: We are relying on Tottenham to do us a favour – Arteta

    EPL: We are relying on Tottenham to do us a favour – Arteta

    Mikel Arteta the manager of Arsenal has revealed that the entire team is relying on Tottenham Hotspurs to do them a favour against Manchester City on Tuesday.

    Arteta has noted that  he would be keenly watching Tuesday’s Tottenham versus Manchester City to see what comes out of it.

    Arteta was speaking after a 1-0 victory at Manchester United on Sunday.

    The Gunners scored the only goal of the match in the first half through Leandro Trossard.

    However, they had to keep their defensive shape for most of the game, with the hosts fighting to equalise.

    “You don’t have margins for error; these are big teams that make things difficult against you and you have the will to win. That’s emotional. Today we wanted to open the door; last day in front of our people, our families will be there; let’s create the most beautiful day together,” Arteta said about the game.

    When asked if he has Tottenham pyjamas, he replied: “We will certainly be watching the game. We watch all the games. We need the result. It’s football; there are always possibilities.”

    City’s outstanding game will be played against Tottenham on Tuesday May, 14 at 20:00GMT

    This season’s premiership will end on Sunday May19 with all games played across all centers at the same time.

  • EPL: Arsenal pip United 1-0 at Old Trafford, storm back to Premier League table top

    EPL: Arsenal pip United 1-0 at Old Trafford, storm back to Premier League table top

    Arsenal Football club on Sunday evening stormed to the top of the Premier League table after defeating hot rivals Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford.

    The victory over United has now ensured that the Premier League  title race will go down to the final day of the 2023/24 season.

    Arsenal’s  breakthrough though came from a Casemiro error. Positioning himself to play out from the back, Andre Onana instead went long and gave the ball to Arsenal. Kai Havertz was sent down the right, with Casemiro now playing him onside, before cutting the ball into the box. Leandro Trossard arrived from the opposite wing and tapped home.

    Trossard’s goal proved to be the needed tonic Arsenal needed to continue to fight on till the very last day of the season.

    All effort by the Red Devils to score in the game met a brick wall in the Gunners defense.

    Their ever-impressive defence nullified United’s young forward line kept them at bay and earned a clean sheet without heading out of second gear.

    The victory means that Mikel Arteta’s boys stand a chance to win the title provided City with a game in hand falter on the road to the final day of the season.

    This is the first time in many years that the season will go down to the wire.

  • EPL: We’ll not spare Manchester City – Tottenham manager, Postecoglou boasts

    EPL: We’ll not spare Manchester City – Tottenham manager, Postecoglou boasts

    Tottenham Hotspur manager, Ange Postecoglou has  again insisted that his team will not spare Manchester City when both teams meet on Tuesday in the English Premier League.

    Tottenham Hotspurs need a win to revive their title hopes and deny City the Premier League title.

    Pep Guardiola’s men are two wins away from a record fourth successive Premier League title following a 4-0 win at Fulham on Saturday afternoon.

    The Gunners will return to the top of the table if they beat Manchester United on Sunday, but the title remains in City’s hands as they have a game in hand – against Tottenham on Tuesday night – before the final day of the season.

    But Postecoglou said: “They’re outstanding, them and Arsenal are the benchmark [in the Premier League] right now, they’re 20-odd points ahead of us so we’ve got some ground to make up.

    “But it’s at our place, it’s 95 minutes of football and we’re going to have a crack.”

  • EPL: Tottenham shake-off losing streak, Burnley confirmed relegated

    EPL: Tottenham shake-off losing streak, Burnley confirmed relegated

    Burnley football Club will play its football next season at the lower division of English football the Championship after losing  2-1 to Tottenham Hotspurs.

    A win  for the Clarets would have raised some levels of hope but they lost to the Whites on Saturday evening.

    The Clarets, who knew a draw or defeat meant they would no longer be able to catch fourth-bottom Nottingham Forest, took the lead when Jacob Bruun Larsen slid in a 25th-minute opener.

    The joy among the travelling fans was tempered seven minutes later when Pedro Porro hammered in an equalizer.

    After dominating the second half without finding a way through, Spurs were finally rewarded when defender Micky van de Ven burst forward and expertly slotted the winner into the bottom corner.

    The draw would have done few favours for fifth-placed Tottenham, who needed a win to keep the pressure on Aston Villa in the race for the Champions League.

    Burnley join already relegated Sheffield United to go down to the Championship.

    Both teams only gained promotion last season.

     

  • EPL: Guardiola reveals where Arsenal missed the Premier League title

    EPL: Guardiola reveals where Arsenal missed the Premier League title

    Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has revealed where Arsenal missed the Premier League title.

    According to the Spaniard, Arsenal’s home defeat against Aston Villa has cost them the Premier League title.

    Guardiola was speaking after their 4-0 win over Fulham on Saturday.

    Josko Gvardiol scored twice, while Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez also got on the scoresheet at Craven Cottage.

    City are now one point ahead of Arsenal, with both teams having two matches left.

    Guardiola, speaking to BBC Match of the Day, said: “Our dream is as we said a few weeks ago when they [Arsenal] lost against Aston Villa was to arrive in the last games with it in our hands, to play West Ham at home with the destiny belonging to us.”

    City are away to Arsenal’s fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday next.

  • Man City edge closer to EPL title after Fulham win

    Man City edge closer to EPL title after Fulham win

    Josko Gvardiol scored twice as Manchester City put the pressure on Arsenal in the title race by beating Fulham to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League.

    In a game they dominated from start to finish, the visitors opened the scoring early on when defender Gvardiol produced a clinical finish after a good move opened up the Fulham defence.

    Phil Foden then continued his excellent form this season with a second after the break, sending a first-time finish past Bernd Leno.

    Erling Haaland should have added a third midway through the second half but the Premier League’s top scorer somehow drove high over when through on goal.

    But Manchester City did not have to wait long for another goal as Gvardiol stabbed in at the far post to put the result beyond Fulham.

    Issa Diop was shown a second yellow card in stoppage time as he brought down Julain Alvarez inside the box, and the Manchester City substitute then duly converted the penalty.

    The result means the Gunners head to Manchester United on Sunday needing to win to be certain of taking the title race to the final day of the season.

    Manchester City are at Tottenham on Tuesday and if Arsenal fail to get a positive result at Old Trafford then victory will seal a fourth consecutive Premier League title for Guardiola’s side.

    BBC