Tottenham’s Wild Ride Continues as Stellini leaves crisis club after Toon thrashing

Tottenham interim manager Cristian Stellini has left the club following Sunday's 6-1 thrashing at Newcastle. The Italian had been placed in charge of Spurs until the end of the season following Antonio Conte's departure last month, with Ryan Mason assisting first-team duties. Tottenham have parted ways with Cristian Stellini But Stellini, who was previously Conte's …

Liverpool beat Forest to remain in top-four fight, in-form Villa held

Liverpool (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool kept their outside shot at Champions League football next season alive as Diogo Jota scored twice in a 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest, while Aston Villa's European charge stalled in a 1-1 draw at Brentford on Saturday. At the other end of the Premier League table, Leicester came from behind …

Leeds lose again at Fulham to increase relegation fears

London (AFP) – Leeds' woeful week was compounded by a 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Saturday that leaves them still perilously poised just above the relegation zone. Second half goals from Harry Wilson and Andreas Pereira lifted Fulham up to ninth to keep Marco Silva's men in the hunt for European football. Andreas Pereira (right) scored …

Arsenal’s title hopes on rocks despite late fightback against Southampton

London (AFP) – Arsenal staged an incredible late fightback to rescue a 3-3 draw against Southampton, but the Premier League leaders were still left frustrated by a damaging result that put their title challenge in jeopardy on Friday. Mikel Arteta's side escaped with a point despite trailing 3-1 with just two minutes of normal time left …

Arsenal can handle title stress as Man City close in, vows Arteta

London (AFP) – Arsenal's bid to win the Premier League for the first time since 2004 is in danger of imploding, but Mikel Arteta remains adamant the leaders can cope with the pressure of the title race. Arteta's side blew a two-goal lead for a second successive game as West Ham hit back to snatch a …

Three talking points from the Premier League

London (AFP) – Arsenal squandered a 2-0 lead for the second consecutive week, making Manchester City firm favourites to win their fifth Premier League title in six years. Injury-hit Manchester United took a potentially decisive step towards finishing in the top four as Tottenham and Newcastle both slipped up while the bottom three sides all lost. …

Man Utd beat Forest to climb to third in Premier League

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Injury-hit Manchester United beat relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday to strengthen their push for a top-four Premier League finish. Erik ten Hag's men took full advantage of defeats for rivals Newcastle and Tottenham the previous day to climb to third in the table, courtesy of goals from Antony and Diogo …

Arteta laments loss of purpose after Gunners drop points again

Mikel Arteta rued Arsenal's loss of purpose after they went 2-0 up against West Ham and then blew the chance of victory. The Hammers hit back to draw 2-2 at London Stadium on Sunday, in a damaging result to Arsenal's title hopes, with Manchester City now just four points behind with a game in hand. …

Arsenal blow lead again in damaging West Ham draw

London (AFP) – Arsenal blew a two-goal lead for the second game in a row as Bukayo Saka's penalty miss proved crucial in the Premier League leaders' damaging 2-2 draw against West Ham on Sunday. Mikel Arteta's side struck twice in the first 10 minutes at the London Stadium thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus and …

Lloris slates Spurs fans for booing of Sanchez

Hugo Lloris has described the boos Davinson Sanchez was subjected to by Tottenham fans during a stunning 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth as "sad for the club". Sanchez replaced the injured Clement Lenglet 10 minutes before half-time when Spurs were 1-0 up in the Premier League clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but his appearance was only brief. …

The final countdown: Pep Guardiola looks forward to three big matches

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City are now playing knockout football as they continue to chase Arsenal in the Premier League title race. The champions kept up the pressure on the leaders with a comfortable 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Leicester at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Manchester City are challenging for silverware under Pep Guardiola (PA) …

Frank Lampard’s Chelsea lose again as Brighton win at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea slumped to a third consecutive defeat under Frank Lampard as Brighton produced a superb display at Stamford Bridge to enhance their credentials as European contenders. Substitute Julio Enciso hit the winner 20 minutes from time with a magnificent 30-yard rocket into the top corner, completing a stunning turnaround after Danny Welbeck’s header had cancelled …

Erling Haaland equals another record as Man City narrow gap to leaders Arsenal

Erling Haaland equalled another record as Manchester City increased the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Leicester. The prolific Norwegian struck twice at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to draw level with the competition’s record of 32 goals for a 38-game season. Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland keeps …

Dango Ouattara stuns Spurs to boost Bournemouth’s survival bid

Dango Ouattara’s stoppage-time strike earned Bournemouth a dramatic 3-2 win at Tottenham to further dent the hosts’ top-four hopes. A wild game ended the way of Gary O’Neil’s visitors after goals by Matias Vina and Dominic Solanke were added to by substitute Ouattara to earn the Cherries some revenge after they suffered late pain in …

10-man Everton strike late to hold Tottenham

Liverpool (AFP) – Michael Keane's stunning 90th minute equaliser struck dented Tottenham's challenge for a top-four finish in the Premier League as Cristian Stellini's caretaker spell in charge of Spurs started with a 1-1 draw at Everton. Harry Kane's penalty looked set to take Tottenham third in the table after Abdoulaye Doucoure had been sent off …