Premier League action takes place at St Mary’s Stadium tonight as Southampton host Brentford in the first of two midweek clashes in the league, the second being West Ham United vs Norwich City tomorrow evening. Both sides were in FA Cup action at the weekend; the Saints claiming a 3-2 win away to Swansea on […]
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FA CUP THIRD ROUND: Cup-sets, VAR and Trippier’s ‘Nightmare’ Debut
The FA Cup third round always produces some absolute classics, and this years was no different, with plenty of upsets, goals and controversy. Let’s take a look at the key games from over the weekend. Manchester United’s win over Aston Villa on Monday night was the final game of the third round, and it was […]
Newcastle United vs Cambridge United: The Match Experience
Saturday 8th January, FA Cup third round, 5000 Cambridge fans made the long trip up north to witness their side face the richest club in the world in their own backyard. An hour until kick off, fans gathering outside the stadium and making their way to the turnstiles. Cambridge ultras in full voice, drowning out […]
Chelsea on top and Bernardo Silva scores a terrific volley: Premier League round up
The Premier League has had it’s first midweek action of the season this week, with Amazon Prime broadcasting all 10 matches live-on-air. Eight out of the 10 games have taken place already, with two more to come this evening. Tuesday evening saw Leeds claim only their third Premier League win of the season with the […]
Reading hit with six-point deduction after breaching EFL financial rules
Reading have been hit with a six point deduction following a breach of EFL financial rules. The EFL have determined that the Royals lost £57.8m between 2017 and 2021, the limit for that period of time is £39m. A further six point deduction is suspended until the conclusion of next season, as long as they […]
Cheltenham boss Michael Duff “didn’t want to turn opportunity down and have ‘what if’ moments for the rest of his life”
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff recently spoke to Nick Mashiter from the Independent, about his transition from his playing career to managerial career. The former Burnley defender took the Cheltenham Town job in 2018, following on from his retirement in 2016. The Robins missed out on promotion to League One in the COVID-hit 2019/20 season, […]
Edouard Mendy and Ferland Mendy complain after being mistaken for Benjamin Mendy
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and his cousin, Real Madrid defender Ferland Mendy, have complained after being falsely mistaken for Benjamin Mendy amongst news articles surrounding the Manchester City defender’s rape charges. In August, Benjamin Mendy was accused of four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, and on Wednesday the 27-year old appeared […]