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Brentford vs Arsenal – Match Preview

High-flying Brentford host league leaders Arsenal on Thursday night under the lights. The last meeting between these sides came in December. Merino and Saka got the goals in a 2-0 Arsenal win. The West London outfit have not beaten Arsenal in their last 9 attempts, with their last win in this fixture coming on a special day in 2021, where they kicked off their first campaign in the Premier League with a 2-0 home win under Thomas Frank. Brentford come into this clash off the back of 3-2 against Newcastle United at St James’ Park. Janelt, Thiago and Ouattara all found the net to give Brentford their first win at Newcastle in 92 years. As a result, The Bees sit in 7th, level on points with Liverpool in 6th. In their last 5 Premier League games, Brentford have picked up 9 points out of a possible 15, which puts them 6th in the form table. Arsenal come into this fixture off the back of a comfortable 3-0 win against Sunderland. A goal from Zubimendi and a brace from Gyokeres gave The Gunners all 3 points. As a result, the title race remains the same, with Mikel Arteta’s men leading the race by 6 points after Manchester City left it late to secure maximum points at Anfield. In their last 5 Premier League fixtures, Arsenal have picked up 8 points out of a possible 15, which puts them 7th in the form table, 1 point and place below Brentford. Keith Andrews will be without on-loan forward Reiss Nelson on Thursday, along with the suspended Kevin Schade and Antoni Milambo, Fabio Carvalho and Josh Dasilva through injury. It is understood that Leandro Trossard, who was forced off during Arsenal’s 3-0 win against Sunderland, will be assessed ahead of Thursday’s London Derby. English Winger Bukayo Saka is unlikely to return for Thursday’s match but is expected to return in time for the North London Derby on February 22nd. Martin Odegaard has missed Arsenal’s last 2 matches but could be set for a return to the squad, although not guaranteed. Prospect Max Downman has been out with an ankle injury since December and is only a few weeks away from recovery. The Gunners will not be missing any players through suspension. Rico Henry: “The gaffer [Keith Andrews] has been good to me. He kept saying that we have good squad depth. He told me to keep doing what I’m doing and that my time would come. “That’s what I did. I’ve been pushing the boys. It’s a team effort. Even when you’re not playing, you still want to help the boys and try and win.” “Now I’m back playing a bit more, it’s easier. I’ve been able to build connections with the boys. Nathan [Collins] is playing left centre-back now, and I’d never played with him like that before – it had been Sepp [van den Berg] or Eth [Pinnock]. Mikel Arteta on Viktor Gyokeres’ goals against Sunderland: “Very happy. He deserves it. He is a super committed player, and he wants to get better. He saw the line-up up and I told him he’d come in and make an impact.

February 11, 2026

Thomas Frank Sacked as Tottenham Hotspur Manager

Tottenham Hotspur have announced that manager Thomas Frank has been sacked after just eight months in charge. Frank was given the position in June 2025 after Ange Postecoglou was sacked just weeks after winning the Europa League with Spurs. Frank leaves the club in 16th position in the Premier League with 29 points after 26 games, far away from where the club expect themselves to be. Despite some good results in Europe and wins over Manchester City and Everton, there have just been too many poor results to keep Frank in the job for the Spurs board. What happened to be the final straw for the club board was last night’s 1-2 home loss to Newcastle United. In a statement the club said: “results and performances have led the Board to conclude that a change at this point in the season is necessary.” As we head into the last few months an interim as the club looks for the next man to try and make them a force in the Premier League again. Early favourites to take over include Robert de Zerbi who has today left French club Marseille, John Heitinga currently head coach of Ajax, and sensationally Mauricio Pochettino is tipped to make a potential return after spending five years there from 2014-2019.

February 11, 2026

Everton 1-2 Bournemouth: Toffees Horrible Home Form Drags On

Bournemouth defeated Everton 2-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, making it six games since the Toffees last tasted victory at their new home. Iliman Ndiaye scored his first goal for the hosts since returning from winning AFCON with Senegal, converting a late first-half penalty which was cancelled out by a three minute second period salvo from Rayan and Amine Adil to see all the points travel back to the South-coast. Everton’s misery was compiled when Jake O’Brien was dismissed shortly after falling behind, making a comeback less probable. Bournemouth are now level on points with David Moyes’ side, and have only suffered league defeat in 2026 at the hands of league leaders Arsenal. Thierno Barry, who has enjoyed an upturn in form since scoring his first for Everton in their last win on home turf, should have netted his sixth of the campaign on the half hour mark with his rebound from James Garner’s saved free-kick. Alas, the Frenchman fired wide from close range. Everton found a breakthrough with three minutes of the half remaining courtesy of a spot-kick. Jarrad Branthwaite was fouled by eventually goalscorer Rayan, and Ndiaye’s penalty nestled into Djordje Petrovic’s bottom-left corner. However, a torrid ten minutes for the Blues flipped the game on its head. Just after the hour, left-back Adrien Truffert wicked right foot cross was met by Rayan at the far post, with the 19-year-old’s header turning him from zero to hero. The Brazilian has two goals and one assist in three games since making the switch in January from Vasco de Gama. And just over 200 seconds later, another header put Bournemouth in the driving seat. A deep free-kick was nodded across the six-yard box by James Hill and headed goal bound by Moroccan Amine Adil, giving the Cherries lead in a swift turnaround. Things went from bad to worse for Everton when defender Jake O’Brien seen red for a last man challenge on Adil just moments after he put his side in front. The Irishman will miss his side’s next fixture at home to Manchester United in just under two weeks, having not won in front of their own fans in over two months since dispatching former gaffer Sean Dyche’s Nottingham Forest there in early December. Any dropped points from that match will see Bournemouth leapfrog them into 8th place, as they travel to West Ham, who coincidentally drew with Manchester United this evening, two days before. EVERTON: Pickford 5, Mykolenko (Keane 90+3) 4, Branthwaite 6, Tarkowski 5, O’Brien 2, Gueye 5, Garner 6, George 3 (Armstrong 2), Dewsbury-Hall 5, Ndiaye 6, Barry 3 (Beto 62′ 2) BOURNEMOUTH: Petrovic 5, Jimenez 6, Hill 8, Senesi 6, Truffert 7, Scott 6, Toth 4 (Knal 58′ 3), Rayan 6 (Smith 90+3), Christie 5 (Cook 80′ 1), Adil 8 (Brooks 80′ 1), Evanilson 4 (Kroupi 58′ 3)

February 10, 2026

Who is Liam Rosenior?

Chelsea have today announced the appointment of new manager Liam Rosenior. The 42-year-old arrives in West London on a five-and-a-half-year deal replacing the outgoing Enzo Maresca. This will be Rosenior’s first venture into Premier League management, arriving from Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, who are under the same ownership group as Chelsea. The move has thereby been met with controversy from Strasbourg fans protesting their multi-club ownership structure. The French side currently sit 7th in Ligue 1 and topped the league phase of the UEFA Conference League. Rosenior also led Strasbourg to a 7th place finish last season. Prior to coaching in France, Rosenior was in charge of Hull City, where he was dismissed narrowly missing out on play-offs. Interestingly, Rosenior worked with current Chelsea forward Liam Delap during his time at Hull, whilst also coaching current Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos last season at Strasbourg. Much has been made on Chelsea’s transfer strategy in recent years, but it is becoming clear that Todd Boehly and the Chelsea higher-ups are in favour of younger coaches with Maresca also taking charge in his early 40s. According to Transfermarkt, Rosenior favours a 3-4-2-1 formation, a complete switch from the 4-2-3-1 the team will be used to. But Chelsea fans will hope that the club’s return to a back three will come with the successes brought by both Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel. As a player, Rosenior played as a right-back for clubs like Brighton and Hull City. He has also been on record earlier this season saying he is a fan of Manchester United when he shared his admiration for Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of Strasbourg’s clash with Aberdeen. It is yet to be confirmed whether Rosenior will be in the dugout for Wednesday’s trip to Craven Cottage or if he will first take charge during Chelsea’s Saturday night clash away to Charlton in the FA Cup. Either way, Rosenior will have big shoes to fill, being tasked to replace the man who led Chelsea to the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup titles.

January 6, 2026

Chelsea announce Liam Rosenior as new head coach

Chelsea have announced Liam Rosenior as Enzo Maresca’s replacement in the Stamford Bridge dugout. Rosenior arrives from Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, who are under the same ownership group as the West London side. Rosenior departs France having guided his team to finish at top of the UEFA Conference League phase whilst also sitting 7th in France’s top flight. Prior to Strasbourg, the Englishman started his managerial career with Hull City, where he was sacked after narrowly missing out on the play-offs. Rosenior would then take over from outgoing Patrick Viera at Strasbourg. In his first interview with the club, Rosenior said: “I am extremely humbled and honoured to be appointed Head Coach of Chelsea Football Club. This is a club with a unique spirit and a proud history of winning trophies. ‘My job is to protect that identity and create a team that reflects these values in every game we play as we continue winning trophies. To be entrusted with this role means the world to me and I want to thank all involved for the opportunity and faith in undertaking this job. I will give everything to bring the success this club deserves. ‘I believe deeply in teamwork, unity, togetherness and working for one another, and those values will be at the heart of everything we do. They will be the foundation of our success. ‘I am excited to work with this extremely talented group of players and staff, to build strong connections on and off the pitch, and to create an environment where everyone feels united and driven by the same goal. ‘There is a real hunger to win, and I will give everything, every single day, to help this team compete and win at the very highest level to make everyone connected and proud to be a part of Chelsea Football Club. ‘I want our fans to be proud of who we are and what we represent in every single game that we play. They are the soul of this enormous, historic and huge football club. ‘I cannot wait to meet you all. I cannot wait to get started.” The 42-year-old coach has signed a contract until 2032. Chelsea make the short trip to Fulham tomorrow where it is unknown if Rosenior will take charge yet. If not, Chelsea have another short trip to Charlton on Saturday in the FA Cup, where it is likely the Englishman would be in the dugout.

January 6, 2026

Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham: Spurs Manage to Win Against Unlucky Palace to End 2025 on a High

Archie Gray scored his first ever goal as Spurs got a win away at Selhurst Park despite struggling for large parts of the game against Crystal Palace. Palace have two wins and three losses in their last five league games and sit ninth in the table after 17 games. Tottenham have just one win along with a draw and three losses in their last five in the league and sit 14th in the table with 22 points. Palace made four changes to the team that lost on penalties to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, Walter Benitez, Chris Richards, Jaydee Canvot and Eddie Nketiah were replaced by Dean Henderson, Nathaniel Clyne, Will Hughes and Justin Devenny. Spurs made two changes from the team that lost at home against Liverpool, Cristian Romero and Xavi Simons who were both sent off in that game were replaced by Kevin Danso and Richarlison. The first real incident happened just five minutes in as Jean-Philippe Mateta played through the on-running Devenny who was tripped blatantly by Danso, the Spurs defender was booked and after a VAR review the yellow card was upheld. Palace again pressed forwards as Hughes and Devenny linked well, Devenny’s shot from just inside the box was blocked and fell to Mateta again, but it was stopped by Spurs keeper Gugliemo Vicario. Spurs put the ball into the net after 17 minutes with their first real chance of the game, Mohammad Kudus picks up a slack header and a couple of nice passes between him and Lucas Bergvall they then find Archie Gray whose cross found the head of Richarlison, however Bergvall was found to be offside by VAR and the goal didn’t stand. Palace would then go up the pitch and Adam Wharton would win back possession and played an exquisite pass to Mateta who took a decent shot at goal with the ball stuck under his feet but drifted wide. Another chance came for Oliver Glasner’s team as they won another free kick taken by Yeremy Pino, his cross deep to the back post was headed back across goal by Maxence Lacroix and met by Mateta who headed over from about five yards. As we passed the half hour mark the game was extremely one sided with Crystal Palace holding the majority of the possession, but Tottenham were defending very well. Palace again went close just a minute later as left wing-back Tyrick Mitchell’s cross was met by Devenny, but his header went straight at Vicario. Djed Spence plays a blind pass on the edge of his own box that goes straight to Wharton who is able to hit a curling left foot shot but again it was a fairly easy stop for the goalkeeper. The one-way traffic continued, this time it was Hughes who had a shot go over the bar after more good work down the Palace left from Devenny and Mitchell. Tottenham unbelievably took the lead as they managed to get a corner that was curled into the far post by Pedro Porro, it was knocked back across goal by both Randal Kolo Muani and Richarlison before the vital touch by Gray for his first senior goal to give the visitors the lead. As we hit half time Tottenham had grown into the game more but were undeservedly ahead with that Archie Gray header. Palace should have had a few goals by this point in the game, but they couldn’t find the definitive finishing touch. The early moments of the second half were dominated by Crystal Palace, mirroring long spells of the first half but again the final touch evaded them. Palace’s first shot of the second half came after 55 minutes a cross by Pino was headed by Clyne and his header found Devanny around eight yards from goal who had to hit it on the spin, but his shot flew over the bar. As we passed the hour mark, the trend of the game continued as Palace remained on the ball a lot, having just over 70% of the possession but still looked lost once they reached the Tottenham penalty area. Spurs were just clinging on desperately to their one goal lead. Yet again Crystal Palace go close from a header, a Wharton cross headed back across goal by Jefferson Lerma and Lacroix this time puts it wide as it was almost beyond belief at this point that Palace hadn’t scored. Again, Spurs are able to break up the pitch once and put the ball in the net, a long ball by Porro found Kudus, a one-two with Gray and Kudus plays a wicked outside-of-the-foot cross for Richarlison. However again VAR denies Spurs a goal and the deficit is back to just one. A Wharton corner was met six yards out by Marc Guehi, and he became the latest Palace player to miss the target from a close-range header. Spurs have another flurry up the pitch again a long ball towards Kudus whose lay-off finds Richarlison but his shot is straight at Palace keeper Henderson. A Spurs free kick taken by substitute Joao Palhinha was headed goalwards by another sub Radu Dragusin but it flew over the goal. Spurs again went close as another sub Wilson Odobert hit the post with a powerful shot after good work from Palhinha to win back the ball and get it into Odobert’s path again. Spurs had one last chance late into injury time as Odobert got the ball to substitute Brennan Johnson who cut it back for Rodrigo Bentancur but his powerful shot was saved well by Henderson. The game finished with a 1-0 win for Tottenham in a game they deserved to lose, Palace had the majority of possession and chances, but they couldn’t get enough of their attempts on target and the ones that did hit the target were easy to save. This result took Tottenham up to 11th place as they face another away game as Thomas Frank goes back to his old club Brentford

December 28, 2025

Sunderland 1-1 Everton: Points Shared after Stunning Solo Goal

Sunderland 1-1 Everton Xhaka (46′) Ndiaye (15′) Granit Xhaka’s early second-half strike earned Sunderland a draw against Everton, as Regis Le Bris’ side moved back into the Premier League top four. The visitors entered the game just four points above the relegation side, but enjoyed the better chances in the first period. Thierno Barry headed down Jordan Pickford’s long ball in the opening seconds, Joe Garner connected sweetly on the edge of the box, but the left-footed strike whistled wide. Everton took the lead in the 14th minute thanks to a tremendous solo from Iliman Ndiaye. The Senegalese attacker drifted in from the right, jinking past several Sunderland bodies, before curling past Robin Roefs. Jack Grealish almost doubled the lead six minutes later. After shifting the ball onto his right foot, his 20-yard strike cannoned off the post to the relief of the home faithful. Barry should have doubled Everton’s lead on the half-hour mark. Barry ghosted in to the back post to meet Grealish’s clever cross, but from 5 yards, the striker could only flash over. David Moyes would have been pleased with his side’s performance, but perhaps frustrated that they were unable to add to Ndiaye’s solo effort. Xhaka responded for Sunderland just seconds into the second half. The captain drilled a left-footed shot towards Pickford’s goal, which took a deflection off James Tarkowski and sailed high into the net. Everton suddenly looked on the ropes, and Pickford had to react quickly to tip Enzo Le Fee’s deflected strike away from the goal to keep the score level. The draw leaves Sunderland in the top four on 18 points, as they grow on their outstanding start after promotion to the Premier League. Everton sit 14th, and are without a win in their last three matches. Sunderland: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Geertruida, Mandava, Traore (Talbi 82′) Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee, Isidor (Brobbey 83′) Everton: Pickford, O’Brien (Iroegbunam 83′) Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall (Alcaraz 83′) Grealish, Barry (Beto 57′)

November 3, 2025

Ange Postecoglou Axed By Nottingham Forest After Dismal Spell In Charge

Nottingham Forest will be on the search for their third manager of the season as Ange Postecoglou has been sacked after only a month in charge following 3-0 defeat to Chelsea. The Australian took charge of the Forest at the start of the season replacing the outgoing Nuno Espírito Santo who was sacked after poor results and a breakdown in relationship with the ownership. After failing to win any of his first 8 games in charge Postecoglou has been shown the exit door by Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, making him the shortest serving manager in the clubs history. The writing had been on the wall for the Aussie as pressure from the fans grew with each passing game as Forest looked to regain their form that gave them European football for the first time in 1996. Postecoglou who guided Celtic to two consecutive Premiership trophies as well as a treble in his final season has found his fortunes much worse since switching Scotland for England. Despite winning the Europa League ending Tottenham Hotspur’s 17 year trophy drought he was shown the door a mer 16 days later as the club finished 17th in a dismal league campaign. Whilst the Australian’s high pressing attacking style of play captivated the Scottish game he has not been able to transform his fortunes to the Premier League and he will be on the hunt for his third job this year. Postecoglou has faced criticism from the English media from the day he was appointed and it remains to be seen what his next move will be as his Premier League experiences have been far from ideal. It remains to be seen who the City Ground club will turn to in a bid to get there season back on track and it will be an interesting process to follow. The early contender is Sean Dyche who was reportedly on the shortlist should the axe fall on Postecoglou.

October 18, 2025

Newcastle Cruise Past Nottingham Forest As Pressure Grows On Ange Postecoglou

Newcastle 2 -0 Nottingham Forest Guimaraes (58) Woltemade (83) Bruno Guimaraes steals the show as Newcastle heap the pressure on Ange Postecoglou with a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest Eddie Howe placed his trust in an unchanged 11 from Wednesday nights 4-0 hammering of Union St.Gilloise in the Champions League. Whilst Ange Postecoglou still searching for his first win in charge of Nottingham Forest made 4 changes from defeat to FC Midtjylland away in the Europa League. Igor Jesus, Murillo, Ibrahim Sangare and Callum Hudson-Odoi dropping out of the side making way for Chris Wood,Ryan Yates, Jair Cunha and Nicolo Savona. The opening ten minutes passed without incident as both teams looked to settle into the game. Nottingham Forest looked happy to sit back and wait for the counter in a style that isn’t commonly associated with the under fire Postecoglou, Whilst Newcastle looked for quick passages of play in the final third to no avail. Joelinton was the first to test Sels in the Forest goal just after the 10 minute mark as he sent a first time effort goalwards after an excellent delivery was fired into the box by Kieran Trippier. Matz Sels was called into action five minutes later as Nottingham Forest failed to deal with a corner allowing Sven Botman to head the ball across the box which fell to Joelinton who saw his effort saved at close range by the Forest showstopper. Nottingham Forest had their first chance of the game just before the 20th minute, Morgan Gibbs-White sent a tame free-kick straight at Nick Pope in the Newcastle goal. Chris Wood passed up a glorious opportunity minutes later as Gibbs-White bombed down the right hand side firing a low driven cross into the box missed by the Newcastle backline however, the Forest talisman couldn’t sort out his feet in time to get a shot off. The game descended into a stop start affair with a number of fouls committed by both sides culminating in Ryan Yates and Neco Williams finding themselves into the book. Nottingham Forest won their first corner of the game in the 40th minute who looked to be growing in confidence as the clock ticked on after Sandro Tonali took no chances with a Neco Williams delivery. The proceeding corner was clawed away by Pope and the danger cleared by the Newcastle rearguard. A minute before the break Newcastle after a sustained period of pressure had two opportunities to take the lead with Joelinton seeing his effort deflected after a layoff from Woltemade the ball bouncing out to Tonali who fired his effort well wide of the post. Into added on time of the first half Neco Williams already in on a booking could consider himself lucky to remain on the park as his outstretched arm made contact with a Trippier cross and out for a corner which led to nothing as the first half came to a close. 3 minutes after the break Gordon had the first half chance off the half after good play down the right hand side by Trippier the ball was delivered into the box finding it’s way to Gordon who saw his effort deflected as the Forest defence had done for large spells of the game already. 2 minutes later Morato’s blushes were spared after a ball into the box by Anthony Gordon was heavily touched by the Forest defender which fell right to Woltemade who sent an effort goalwards with Morato recovering well to deflect the effort away. Newcastle had a VAR check for a potential penalty as Morato was all over Dan Burn as a corner was delivered by Tonali with the officials deciding there was minimal contact and play resumed. Bruno Guimaraes fired the Magpies into the lead in the 58th minute winning the ball from Gibbs-White in the middle exchanging a quick one-two with Dan Burn before firing a sensational strike from outside the box into the top corner which left Matz Sels with no chance in the Forest goal. VAR checked the goal for a potential foul on Gibbs-White who cleared the goal. Morato finally found himself into the book after a number of fouls in the second half as he brought down Elanga who looked got be racing away towards goal. Tonali sent the free-kick into the box with the ball being headed away. Sandro Tonali was the next to test Sels as his effort was expertly tipped over by the showstopper. The resulting corner delivered by Tonali fell to Woltemade who crashed his close range effort of the bar a follow up effort was deflected away. Hudson-Odoi with the first chance of note for Forest in the second half skinning Trippier before firing an effort straight at Nick Pope. 10 minutes from time Sels yet again with a save to keep his side in it as he kept out a close range effort from Thiaw before seconds later denying Harvey Barnes who was bearing down on goal. Former Magpie Elliot Anderson brought down Bruno Guimaraes in the box as Newcastle were awarded a penalty with 7 minutes remaining. Nick Woltemade in front of the Gallowgate fired the ball right into the top corner leaving Matz Sels rooted as he scored for the 3rd consecutive game. With 6 minutes added on at the end the game petered out as Newcastle saw out their professional performance with Forest failing to trouble them at all. Newcastle: Pope 6 Trippier 7 Thiaw 6 Botman 6 Burn 6 Guimaraes 8 Tonali 7 Joelinton 7 Elanga 6 Woltemade 7 Gordon 6 Substitutes: Barnes 5 Murphy 5 Miley 2 Osula 2 Nottingham Forest: Sels 7 Milenkovic 6 Cunha 6 Morato 5 Savona 5 Anderson 5 Yates 5 Williams 5 Ndoye 5 Wood 4 Gibbs-White 6 Substitutes: Hudson-Odoi 5 Hutchinson 5 Jesus 5 Bakwa 4

October 6, 2025

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