An 89th-minute penalty from substitute Noni Madueke earned Chelsea a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace in a Premier League London derby on Wednesday. Madueke was brought down by Eberechi Eze and, after waving play on, referee Michael Salisbury was called by VAR to the screen where he signalled a foul. Palace’s Michael Olise
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Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he “hopes” Erling Haaland can return to action before the end of January after saying that the Manchester City forward is still not fit enough to train with his teammates following a recent foot injury. Haaland, 23, has now missed City’s last six games in all competitions after sitting
Tom Chambers Dec 27, 2023, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mauricio Pochettino has challenged his Chelsea players to follow the example set by once out-of-favour winger Noni Madueke, who won and scored a late penalty against Crystal Palace in the team’s 2-1 win on Wednesday. Madueke, who has struggled for game time
Manchester City climbed back into the Premier League’s top four as second-half goals by Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva sealed a comeback 3-1 victory at Everton on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola’s newly-crowned FIFA World Club champions had lost ground in the title race after a run of only one win in six league games,
Dec 27, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur‘s Cristian Romero will miss at least a month’s action due to a hamstring injury and the Premier League club may need to sign another centre-back as back-up, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Wednesday. Argentina international Romero came off at halftime during their 2-1 home
Open Extended Reactions Most managers are tasked with staying faithful to a club’s long-standing characteristics, but Ange Postecoglou is the latest Tottenham Hotspur boss charged with the responsibility of making the Premier League club less “Spursy.” It is a curious term, unique to one half of North London — a byword for some of the
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentDec 27, 2023, 11:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement to sign Corinthians midfielder Gabriel Moscardo, sources have told ESPN. PSG sporting director Luís Campos travelled to Brazil earlier this month to watch Moscardo, and the club have now agreed a €20 million deal for the midfielder. ESPN
Dec 27, 2023, 07:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vitor Roque landed in Barcelona on Wednesday ahead of his move to the Catalan club and is set to begin training with the first team on Friday afternoon. Roque’s arrival at Barça following a €40 million ($43.6m) deal with Brazilian club Athletico-PR is almost complete, barring
Open Extended Reactions Playing for both Chelsea and Manchester United, Mason Mount has had a disappointing 2023. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images) The end of 2023 and the start of 2024 can’t come quick enough for some of the Premier League‘s top players. A loss of form or failure to succeed at a
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United‘s new era began with a reminder that there are big problems at Old Trafford but ended with hope that the future might be bright after all. In their first game since the announcement that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS