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The Premier League is a ruthless beast, something Southampton are finding out the hard way after extending their long standing winless run in the top flight.  Russell Martin’s men unsurprisingly lost 3-1 to Arsenal this past weekend, although...

West Bromwich Albion remain top of the EFL Championship table despite losing their first game of the campaign away to Sheffield Wednesday. A Darnell Furlong own goal and fantastic looping header from Josh Windass put the hosts in charge but goals...

Crystal Palace are continuing their early work in this summer’s transfer period with a move to sign Lazio midfielder Daichi Kamada. Kamada is available as a free agent after contract talks with Lazio broke down and Palace are closing in on a deal...

Few things in football can compare to the EFL Play-Offs, with its high stakes, melodrama and unpredictability making it one of the most enjoyable spectacles in the sport. In the run-up to Sunday’s Championship Play-off final between Leeds United...

Leeds United set an unwanted record this season as they topped the list of teams with the most points to not gain promotion to the Premier League automatically.  The Whites ended the 2023/24 campaign on 90 points, but finished third in the...

There’s nothing quite like the unadulterated drama of the play-offs. A season’s work comes down to a set of crucial games, with the pressure at its maximum. Leeds face Southampton in the Championship play-off final this weekend in what is often...

Arne Slot became the tenth ever Dutchman to take charge of a Premier League team after Liverpool officially announced him as their new manager.  The 45-year-old has an unenviable task ahead of him in replacing Jurgen Klopp, who became a club legend...

They say 40 points is the magic number a Premier League team needs to reach if it is to avoid relegation. While that is usually true, it’s not a given. Since switching to 20 teams in 1995, the top flight has seen three teams relegated on 40...

Which English teams have had the highest average attendance during the 2023/24 season so far" We’ve looked at the best-supported clubs in the country during the current campaign, running through the 10 sides with the largest average gate. The...

Football photography has managed to capture some of the most memorable and iconic moments in the sport?s history in ways that have imprinted on our minds for the rest of our lives.  There is something enchanting and alluring about great sports...

We are all enjoying one of the most engaging and entertaining Premier League seasons in recent memory, despite the fact it contains arguably the worst bottom three we’ve ever seen. Burnley and Sheffield United have been abysmal, and although...

Premier League fans are often quick to call the league the best in the world but, in truth, there have been some rather second-rate sides throughout the division’s history. Sheffield United are currently making a case as the Premier League’s...

It’s the first Tweets of the Week of the new year, bringing you the best football content from the social media website that is slowly dying from the inside. Enjoy! Newcastle United won the ultimate prize when they beat Sunderland in the FA...

Newcastle United defender Dan Burn says the club are determined to win something after knocking fierce rivals Sunderland out of the FA Cup.  The Magpies dominated the third round tie at the Stadium of Light after Dan Ballard put the ball in his own...

Sunderland and Newcastle meet in the FA Cup third round this weekend, in the first Tyne-Wear Derby between the teams in seven years. Sunderland’s relegation from the Premier League in 2016 has brought a pause to their rivalry, but the FA Cup draw...

Eddie Howe has opened up on the importance of Newcastle’s homegrown core as the club prepare to face North-East rivals Sunderland for the first time in seven years. This weekend’s FA Cup third round will feature the first Tyne-Wear Derby since...

Boxing Day football is one of English football’s great traditions, with supporters enjoying a feast of football whether they’re packing into stadiums or lounging on the sofa with Christmas leftovers and selection boxes. Throughout the years...

The draw for the FA Cup third round has been made with a glamour tie between two of the Premier League’s top clubs. Arsenal will host Liverpool at the Emirates in an early match up between two of the favourites, with Premier League teams entering...

Erling Haaland has broken Premier League goal records on an almost weekly basis since stepping into the division, with no milestone appearing safe from the Manchester City goal machine. Haaland hit a brace as Manchester City thrashed cross-town...

Jake Daniels, the only openly gay active male professional footballer in English football, has called Jordan Henderson’s move to the Saudi Pro League a ‘slap in the face’ for the LGBTQ+ community. Henderson has been heavily criticised for his...

Sheffield United have endured a nightmare start to the Premier League season with the Blades rooted to the bottom of the table and without a win. Paul Heckingbottom’s side have picked up just a single point from their opening 10 games of the...

Gareth Southgate says it “defies logic” that England fans would boo Jordan Henderson.  The former Liverpool midfielder was booed by sections of the Wembley crowd when was substituted off in the second half of the Three Lions’ 1-0 win over...

Manchester United are expected to listen to loan offers for Amad Diallo this summer with a quartet of English clubs chasing a deal. Diallo will return to Manchester United this summer after an impressive loan spell at Sunderland last season, one...

Manchester United are set to send Amad Diallo out on loan again next season despite the winger’s impressive campaign at Sunderland. Diallo has shone on loan at Sunderland in the Championship this season after a difficult spell at Rangers last...

Sam Allardyce has emerged as a candidate to replace Javi Gracia as pressure mounts on the Leeds manager. Gracia’s position is under threat after a run of five games without a win, with an emphatic 4-1 defeat at relegation rivals Bournemouth...

Goals win games and a prolific centre-forward is worth their weight in gold in football. The Premier League era has seen its fair share of great goal-getters, but only a select few have reached the fabled landmark of 30 league strikes in a single...