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  • Chelsea: I don’t know London so much, says Nkunku

    Chelsea: I don’t know London so much, says Nkunku

    New Chelsea signing, Christopher Nkunku is delighted with his move to the London club.

    The French striker said he doesn’t know London so well but is familiar with some stadiums in the city, playing against Tottenham and Arsenal.

    Nkunku’s switch from RB Leipzig was confirmed this week.

    He told chelseafc.com: “We can say that I am a hard worker. I will give everything for the club, for the fans and to help the team bring some trophies. To give the best of my football. I hope I will make them as happy as I am to be here at this club.

    “On the pitch I’m a bit quiet, but I can speak, I can shout also. But I’m very focused on the football and about winning, to do everything right, so I can say I speak with my feet. But it’s important obviously to speak to the boys on the pitch.’

    “I think the project was good for me. It is a good project for me to develop myself as a player and a man also. And this is a good city, after all, and for sure I want to improve in football and I want to win trophies and improve myself also. So I think this is a good project for me at this moment. This is a good project, for sure.

    “I don’t know London so much. I only know some stadiums because I played here against Tottenham and Arsenal before. But apart from that I’ve never visited London before.

    “I know some of the players. I know Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana a little from the national team but I’m excited to meet them again, to get to know them better and to work with them here.”

  • Man Utd adjust player-swap offer for Declan Rice

    Man Utd adjust player-swap offer for Declan Rice

    Manchester United are ready to offer Harry Maguire and Anthony Elanga plus cash for Declan Rice.

    The West Ham United captain is up for sale, with Manchester City and Arsenal also in the race.

    While the latter two teams are in prime position to secure Rice, United believe they can tempt the Hammers.

    Elanga is a talented winger who would fit David Moyes’ counter-attacking setup, while Maguire is also an ideal centre-half for his playstyle.

    Per The Mail, United have put in the bid that would include £40 million in cash and those two players.

    West Ham may be interested in Elanga and Maguire, but may still believe they can get more cash out of United.

    Another who West Ham admires at Man United is midfielder Scott McTominay.

  • Transfer: Arsenal make first bid for Chelsea star

    Transfer: Arsenal make first bid for Chelsea star

    Premier League side, Chelsea has turned down Arsenal’s opening offer for Kai Havertz.

    Both teams have been in talks over the Germany international this past week.

    The Gunners have made a first offer for the attacker, believed to be in the region of £45-55m.

    But transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports Chelsea has rejected the proposal, rating Havertz at £75m.

    Arsenal is due to return with a new proposal this week.

  • Premier League 2023/24 fixtures released

    Premier League 2023/24 fixtures released

    The 2023/24 English Premier League fixtures and the dates of all 380 matches have been released.

    According to the fixtures published on the Premier League website, weekend and bank holiday matches are 15:00 BST and midweek matches are 19:45, unless otherwise stated.

    See the dates for all 380 matches for the new season starting from 11 August below:

    Friday 11 August 2023
    20:00 Burnley v Man City

    Saturday 12 August 2023
    12:30 Arsenal v Nott’m Forest
    AFC Bournemouth v West Ham
    Brighton v Luton Town
    Everton v Fulham
    Sheff Utd v Crystal Palace
    17:30 Newcastle v Aston Villa

    Sunday 13 August 2023
    14:00 Brentford v Spurs
    16:30 Chelsea v Liverpool

    Monday 14 August 2023
    20:00 Man Utd v Wolves

    Saturday 19 August 2023
    Aston Villa v Everton
    Crystal Palace v Arsenal
    Fulham v Brentford
    Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth
    Luton Town v Burnley
    Man City v Newcastle
    Nott’m Forest v Sheff Utd
    Spurs v Man Utd
    West Ham v Chelsea
    Wolves v Brighton

    Saturday 26 August 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Spurs
    Arsenal v Fulham
    Brentford v Crystal Palace
    Brighton v West Ham
    Burnley v Aston Villa
    Chelsea v Luton Town
    Everton v Wolves
    Man Utd v Nott’m Forest
    Newcastle v Liverpool
    Sheff Utd v Man City

    Saturday 2 September 2023
    Arsenal v Man Utd
    Brentford v AFC Bournemouth
    Brighton v Newcastle
    Burnley v Spurs
    Chelsea v Nott’m Forest
    Crystal Palace v Wolves
    Liverpool v Aston Villa
    Luton Town v West Ham
    Man City v Fulham
    Sheff Utd v Everton

    Saturday 16 September 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea
    Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
    Everton v Arsenal
    Fulham v Luton Town
    Man Utd v Brighton
    Newcastle v Brentford
    Nott’m Forest v Burnley
    Spurs v Sheff Utd
    West Ham v Man City
    Wolves v Liverpool

    Saturday 23 September 2023
    Arsenal v Spurs
    Brentford v Everton
    Brighton v AFC Bournemouth
    Burnley v Man Utd
    Chelsea v Aston Villa
    Crystal Palace v Fulham
    Liverpool v West Ham
    Luton Town v Wolves
    Man City v Nott’m Forest
    Sheff Utd v Newcastle

    Saturday 30 September 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Arsenal
    Aston Villa v Brighton
    Everton v Luton Town
    Fulham v Chelsea
    Man Utd v Crystal Palace
    Newcastle v Burnley
    Nott’m Forest v Brentford
    Spurs v Liverpool
    West Ham v Sheff Utd
    Wolves v Man City

    Saturday 7 October 2023
    Arsenal v Man City
    Brighton v Liverpool
    Burnley v Chelsea
    Crystal Palace v Nott’m Forest
    Everton v AFC Bournemouth
    Fulham v Sheff Utd
    Luton Town v Spurs
    Man Utd v Brentford
    West Ham v Newcastle
    Wolves v Aston Villa

    Saturday 21 October 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Wolves
    Aston Villa v West Ham
    Brentford v Burnley
    Chelsea v Arsenal
    Liverpool v Everton
    Man City v Brighton
    Newcastle v Crystal Palace
    Nott’m Forest v Luton Town
    Sheff Utd v Man Utd
    Spurs v Fulham

    Saturday 28 October 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Burnley
    Arsenal v Sheff Utd
    Aston Villa v Luton Town
    Brighton v Fulham
    Chelsea v Brentford
    Crystal Palace v Spurs
    Liverpool v Nott’m Forest
    Man Utd v Man City
    West Ham v Everton
    Wolves v Newcastle

    Saturday 4 November 2023
    Brentford v West Ham
    Burnley v Crystal Palace
    Everton v Brighton
    Fulham v Man Utd
    Luton Town v Liverpool
    Man City v AFC Bournemouth
    Newcastle v Arsenal
    Nott’m Forest v Aston Villa
    Sheff Utd v Wolves
    Spurs v Chelsea

    Saturday 11 November 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Newcastle
    Arsenal v Burnley
    Aston Villa v Fulham
    Brighton v Sheff Utd
    Chelsea v Man City
    Crystal Palace v Everton
    Liverpool v Brentford
    Man Utd v Luton Town
    West Ham v Nott’m Forest
    Wolves v Spurs

    Saturday 25 November 2023
    Brentford v Arsenal
    Burnley v West Ham
    Everton v Man Utd
    Fulham v Wolves
    Luton Town v Crystal Palace
    Man City v Liverpool
    Newcastle v Chelsea
    Nott’m Forest v Brighton
    Sheff Utd v AFC Bournemouth
    Spurs v Aston Villa

    Saturday 2 December 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa
    Arsenal v Wolves
    Brentford v Luton Town
    Burnley v Sheff Utd
    Chelsea v Brighton
    Liverpool v Fulham
    Man City v Spurs
    Newcastle v Man Utd
    Nott’m Forest v Everton
    West Ham v Crystal Palace

    Tuesday 5 December 2023
    Aston Villa v Man City
    Brighton v Brentford
    Everton v Newcastle
    Fulham v Nott’m Forest
    Luton Town v Arsenal
    Sheff Utd v Liverpool
    Spurs v West Ham
    Wolves v Burnley
    20:00 Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth

    Wednesday 6 December 2023
    20:00 Man Utd v Chelsea

    Saturday 9 December 2023
    Aston Villa v Arsenal
    Brighton v Burnley
    Crystal Palace v Liverpool
    Everton v Chelsea
    Fulham v West Ham
    Luton Town v Man City
    Man Utd v AFC Bournemouth
    Sheff Utd v Brentford
    Spurs v Newcastle
    Wolves v Nott’m Forest

    Saturday 16 December 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Luton Town
    Arsenal v Brighton
    Brentford v Aston Villa
    Burnley v Everton
    Chelsea v Sheff Utd
    Liverpool v Man Utd
    Man City v Crystal Palace
    Newcastle v Fulham
    Nott’m Forest v Spurs
    West Ham v Wolves

    Saturday 23 December 2023
    Aston Villa v Sheff Utd
    Crystal Palace v Brighton
    Fulham v Burnley
    Liverpool v Arsenal
    Luton Town v Newcastle
    Man City v Brentford
    Nott’m Forest v AFC Bournemouth
    Spurs v Everton
    West Ham v Man Utd
    Wolves v Chelsea

    Tuesday 26 December 2023
    AFC Bournemouth v Fulham
    Arsenal v West Ham
    Brentford v Wolves
    Brighton v Spurs
    Burnley v Liverpool
    Chelsea v Crystal Palace
    Everton v Man City
    Man Utd v Aston Villa
    Newcastle v Nott’m Forest
    Sheff Utd v Luton Town

    Saturday 30 December 2023
    Aston Villa v Burnley
    Crystal Palace v Brentford
    Fulham v Arsenal
    Liverpool v Newcastle
    Luton Town v Chelsea
    Man City v Sheff Utd
    Nott’m Forest v Man Utd
    Spurs v AFC Bournemouth
    West Ham v Brighton
    Wolves v Everton

    Saturday 13 January 2024*
    AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool
    Arsenal v Crystal Palace
    Brentford v Nott’m Forest
    Brighton v Wolves
    Burnley v Luton Town
    Chelsea v Fulham
    Everton v Aston Villa
    Man Utd v Spurs
    Newcastle v Man City
    Sheff Utd v West Ham
    *Fixtures to be split across weekends of 13 & 20 January

    Tuesday 30 January 2024
    Aston Villa v Newcastle
    Fulham v Everton
    Luton Town v Brighton
    Nott’m Forest v Arsenal
    Spurs v Brentford
    West Ham v AFC Bournemouth
    Wolves v Man Utd
    20:00 Crystal Palace v Sheff Utd

    Wednesday 31 January 2024
    20:00 Liverpool v Chelsea
    20:00 Man City v Burnley

    Saturday 3 February 2024
    AFC Bournemouth v Nott’m Forest
    Arsenal v Liverpool
    Brentford v Man City
    Brighton v Crystal Palace
    Burnley v Fulham
    Chelsea v Wolves
    Everton v Spurs
    Man Utd v West Ham
    Newcastle v Luton Town
    Sheff Utd v Aston Villa

    Saturday 10 February 2024
    Aston Villa v Man Utd
    Crystal Palace v Chelsea
    Fulham v AFC Bournemouth
    Liverpool v Burnley
    Luton Town v Sheff Utd
    Man City v Everton
    Nott’m Forest v Newcastle
    Spurs v Brighton
    West Ham v Arsenal
    Wolves v Brentford

    Saturday 17 February 2024
    Brentford v Liverpool
    Burnley v Arsenal
    Everton v Crystal Palace
    Fulham v Aston Villa
    Luton Town v Man Utd
    Man City v Chelsea
    Newcastle v AFC Bournemouth
    Nott’m Forest v West Ham
    Sheff Utd v Brighton
    Spurs v Wolves

    Saturday 24 February 2024
    AFC Bournemouth v Man City
    Arsenal v Newcastle
    Aston Villa v Nott’m Forest
    Brighton v Everton
    Chelsea v Spurs
    Crystal Palace v Burnley
    Liverpool v Luton Town
    Man Utd v Fulham
    West Ham v Brentford
    Wolves v Sheff Utd

    Saturday 2 March 2024
    Brentford v Chelsea
    Burnley v AFC Bournemouth
    Everton v West Ham
    Fulham v Brighton
    Luton Town v Aston Villa
    Man City v Man Utd
    Newcastle v Wolves
    Nott’m Forest v Liverpool
    Sheff Utd v Arsenal
    Spurs v Crystal Palace

    Saturday 9 March 2024
    AFC Bournemouth v Sheff Utd
    Arsenal v Brentford
    Aston Villa v Spurs
    Brighton v Nott’m Forest
    Chelsea v Newcastle
    Crystal Palace v Luton Town
    Liverpool v Man City
    Man Utd v Everton
    West Ham v Burnley
    Wolves v Fulham

    Saturday 16 March 2024
    Arsenal v Chelsea
    Brighton v Man City
    Burnley v Brentford
    Crystal Palace v Newcastle
    Everton v Liverpool
    Fulham v Spurs
    Luton Town v Nott’m Forest
    Man Utd v Sheff Utd
    West Ham v Aston Villa
    Wolves v AFC Bournemouth

    Saturday 30 March 2024
    AFC Bournemouth v Everton
    Aston Villa v Wolves
    Brentford v Man Utd
    Chelsea v Burnley
    Liverpool v Brighton
    Man City v Arsenal
    Newcastle v West Ham
    Nott’m Forest v Crystal Palace
    Sheff Utd v Fulham
    Spurs v Luton Town

    Tuesday 2 April 2024
    AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace
    Arsenal v Luton Town
    Brentford v Brighton
    Burnley v Wolves
    Nott’m Forest v Fulham
    West Ham v Spurs

    Wednesday 3 April 2024
    Chelsea v Man Utd
    Newcastle v Everton
    20:00 Liverpool v Sheff Utd
    20:00 Man City v Aston Villa

    Saturday 6 April 2024
    Aston Villa v Brentford
    Brighton v Arsenal
    Crystal Palace v Man City
    Everton v Burnley
    Fulham v Newcastle
    Luton Town v AFC Bournemouth
    Man Utd v Liverpool
    Sheff Utd v Chelsea
    Spurs v Nott’m Forest
    Wolves v West Ham

    Saturday 13 April 2024
    AFC Bournemouth v Man Utd
    Arsenal v Aston Villa
    Brentford v Sheff Utd
    Burnley v Brighton
    Chelsea v Everton
    Liverpool v Crystal Palace
    Man City v Luton Town
    Newcastle v Spurs
    Nott’m Forest v Wolves
    West Ham v Fulham

    Saturday 20 April 2024
    Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth
    Brighton v Chelsea
    Crystal Palace v West Ham
    Everton v Nott’m Forest
    Fulham v Liverpool
    Luton Town v Brentford
    Man Utd v Newcastle
    Sheff Utd v Burnley
    Spurs v Man City
    Wolves v Arsenal

    Saturday 27 April 2024
    AFC Bournemouth v Brighton
    Aston Villa v Chelsea
    Everton v Brentford
    Fulham v Crystal Palace
    Man Utd v Burnley
    Newcastle v Sheff Utd
    Nott’m Forest v Man City
    Spurs v Arsenal
    West Ham v Liverpool
    Wolves v Luton Town

    Saturday 4 May 2024
    Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth
    Brentford v Fulham
    Brighton v Aston Villa
    Burnley v Newcastle
    Chelsea v West Ham
    Crystal Palace v Man Utd
    Liverpool v Spurs
    Luton Town v Everton
    Man City v Wolves
    Sheff Utd v Nott’m Forest

    Saturday 11 May 2024
    AFC Bournemouth v Brentford
    Aston Villa v Liverpool
    Everton v Sheff Utd
    Fulham v Man City
    Man Utd v Arsenal
    Newcastle v Brighton
    Nott’m Forest v Chelsea
    Spurs v Burnley
    West Ham v Luton Town
    Wolves v Crystal Palace

    Sunday 19 May 2024
    16:00 Arsenal v Everton
    16:00 Brentford v Newcastle
    16:00 Brighton v Man Utd
    16:00 Burnley v Nott’m Forest
    16:00 Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth
    16:00 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
    16:00 Liverpool v Wolves
    16:00 Luton Town v Fulham
    16:00 Man City v West Ham
    16:00 Sheff Utd v Spurs

  • I hope Arsenal sign Declan Rice – Wilshere

    I hope Arsenal sign Declan Rice – Wilshere

    Arsenal U-18 coach Jack Wilshere hopes they can sign West Ham captain Declan Rice.

    Wilshere played with Rice during his spell with the Hammers.

    He told AFTV: “I saw his interview, I think he made it clear that he knows there’s speculation and everyone knows that Arsenal are interested.

    “Listen, what Dec’s done for a young player, for his club West Ham, for England, to lift a trophy. But also he’s their main man, to have that on your shoulders at 23, 24 is special.

    “So if anyone gets him, I hope it is Arsenal because I think he will be sensational for the next eight to 10 years and he eventually could be an Arsenal captain. So I hope he does come but it’s down to him.”

  • Fringe players key for victory over Fulham – Maguire

    Fringe players key for victory over Fulham – Maguire

    Manchester United captain Harry Maguire believes his side put in a positive display on the last day of the Premier League season.

    A slightly rotated Red Devils side saw Maguire get a rare start this term, as Fulham took an early initiative in the game.

    However, United rallied after a David De Gea penalty save to score twice through Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes to win the game and secure third spot in the league.

    “We have a lot of competition for places and that’s what a big club needs – strength in depth,” Maguire told MUTV at full-time.

    “I think you’ve seen today, after the first 20 minutes it was a really positive performance from the lads who stepped in, the lads who haven’t played as much.

    “I think the manager and his staff can rely upon us, they know they can make changes and we can do the job.

    “It’s good to be a part of the squad and if we’re going to be successful this season, next season, and seasons after that, we’re going to need a big squad.”

  • Allardyce apologies to Leeds fans after failure to stop relegation

    Allardyce apologies to Leeds fans after failure to stop relegation

    Sam Allardyce was parachuted into Leeds United on a rescue mission to keep the club above the drop zone but was left apologising to fans.

    This was after they were relegated on Sunday, saying the squad lacked the talent and depth of the top teams.

    Leeds were thrashed 4-1 at home by Tottenham Hotspur though even a win would not have been enough as fellow relegation battlers Everton beat Bournemouth 1-0 to stay up.

    The Yorkshire side finished second-bottom, five points adrift of the safety zone and six above Southampton.

    “It’s really sad Leeds are in this position and to the fans I apologise.

    “I didn’t do better and the players didn’t do better and try and win at least two out of the four games and give ourselves a better opportunity to stay in the Premier League,” Allardyce said referring to his matches in charge.

    He told reporters the relegation was “professional suicide.”

    Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham ran roughshod over Leeds and there was a mix of boos and muted applause from the Elland Road crowd after the final whistle blew on a dreadful season.

    “Most of it comes down to how good are your players?

    “These players have tried very hard and I can’t fault their effort but as a squad they haven’t been good enough by the fact that they’re in the bottom three in the Premier League.

    “And I would have loved it if I could have got a little bit more out of them, so I take responsibility for that,” added Allardyce.

    The 68-year-old Allardyce, Leeds’ fourth manager this season, announced his shock return to the game after two years away on May 3 by boldly saying he was “just as good” as Pep Guardiola, Juergen Klopp and Mikel Arteta.

    But Leeds earned just a point out of his four games on the touchline.

    “It’s tough our world when things start failing and when they start failing and confidence starts going it’s very difficult to claw it back.

    “You have to just put that behind you and come back and be more determined in terms of what you’re going to achieve next year in terms of how to get out of the Championship,” he said.

    Asked if he will make a pitch for the manager’s job for next season, Allardyce said there would be discussions next week, “when we get over the disappointment of getting relegated.

    “The last thing I wanted was to be the man who took Leeds United down. I tried all we possibly could try to get the players to get better results.

    Having quality players, Allardyce said, was all about recruitment “…because better players and more intelligent players make you a better coach, make everybody at the club better, make it a happy club going forward.”

    Needing nothing short of a victory on Sunday to have a chance of avoiding relegation, the much-travelled manager was asked why he named six defenders for the game.

    “Why do you think that was?” Allardyce snapped. “See, you don’t need to be a head coach or anything like that to understand the need for a clean sheet. Because we had conceded 74 goals.”

    “I’m sorry for getting a bit touchy, but it is a bad day for me,” he added.

  • Leicester, Leeds relegated from Premier League

    Leicester, Leeds relegated from Premier League

    Leicester City’s nine-year stay in the Premier League came to an end as they were relegated in agonising fashion despite beating West Ham on the final day of the season.

    The Foxes’ fate was out of their hands heading into the last round of fixtures, and Everton’s 1-0 victory over Bournemouth meant the 2015-16 winners slipped into the Championship by two points.

    While Toffees fans were in ecstasy at Goodison Park, Leicester supporters at the King Power were left to rue a miserable campaign in which they won only nine league matches.

    Leeds United has also been relegated from the Premier League as they lost their final game of the season to Tottenham Hotspur.

    The Whites’ fans turned on both their team and the club’s owners as the West Yorkshire side’s three-year top-flight stay came to a meek and pitiful end at Elland Road.

  • Barca’s Ansu Fati offered to Premier League club

    Barcelona superkid Ansu Fati has been offered to Arsenal.

    The Daily Express says Fati’s agent Jorge Mendes has made contact with the Gunners to offer the young attacker.

    Arsenal are keen, though no talks over a fee between the two clubs have commenced.

    Barca are prepared to sell Fati as they seek to meet the financial demands of LaLiga.

    For his part, the youngster is open to a move away from the Blaugrana this summer.

  • Man City in once in a lifetime position – Guardiola

    Man City in once in a lifetime position – Guardiola

    Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said the club is currently in a once in a lifetime position.

    He wants his players to recharge after Sunday’s Premier League finale.

    The champions will close out their Premier League campaign against Brentford before their FA Cup and Champions League final commitments.

    Guardiola said: “If we had played one game a week for the last month, maybe I wouldn’t give the players two days off but in that moment we need to disconnect.

    “Even our physios and doctors and chefs, they work incredibly hard in this period. They don’t have time off. They need to disconnect.

    “They are here working 10 hours to get the players ready to help them recover, and help them get it in this stressful period.

    “That’s why, go with your families, if the sun is shining, play golf, do whatever you want and go to the quality to prepare for the finals. You have to train a little but exactly what we need to arrive in the best conditions for the final, they know.

    “Everybody knows what position we are in. It comes once in a lifetime, twice in a lifetime?

    “Being champions in the Premier League three games before the end and play two finals – that doesn’t come every season. Once we are there, first of all you have to relax and enjoy and do your best. No one can be sure we will be in that position again.”