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Liverpool were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on Sunday. As Liverpool struggled to open up a five-point lead at the top, Semi Ajayi scored a late equalizer to cancel out Sadio Mane's first-half opener.After 12 minutes, when Matip clipped the ball into Mane. He then chested it down and rifled a shot past West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnston. Liverpool dominated possession from the first minute and opened the scoring. The hosts struggled to collect several clear-cut opportunities after the goal. But with their crosses into the box, fullbacks Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold presented a constant threat. Liverpool had enjoyed 87 % possession in the first half and no West Brom player had made more than 8 passes. In the second half, t...

For their first league win in almost two months, Arsenal defeated London rivals Chelsea 3-1. Goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Granit Xhaka, and Bukayo Saka raised the pressure on coach Mikel Arteta. Arsenal had failed to win any of their previous seven league games. In the 35th minute, Kieran Tierney was adjudged to have been clipped by Reece James. Lacazette sent Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy the wrong way from the spot and scored with a cool head. Arsenal, missing some first-choice starters, took the lead. Xhaka lifted an irresistible free-kick over the wall and beyond Mendy's dive nine minutes later. Frank Lampard, a clearly disappointed Chelsea coach, attempted to turn the tide at half-time. He replaced out-of-form German striker Timo Werner with winger Callum Hudson-Odoi ...

Wolves also instructed their players to defend themselves during the first national lockdown in March by avoiding trips to the supermarket. Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo wants the Premier League to implement twice-weekly Covid-19 checks in England for players and workers. The club has now responded by arranging their entire squad's shopping trips. "We have a staff to go shopping and to the supermarkets for them," Nuno said ahead of Sunday's home game with Tottenham, live on Sky Sports. "We have to avoid any kind of risk because we have a small squad and we have problems with some players out." But Nuno is not concerned by Tottenham, who are in Tier 4 London where people are told to stay at home and not travel outside the area, visiting Molineux. "Absolutely no problems a...

The vacant place at Paris Saint-Germain is linked to former Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino. And reports of a bid for Inter midfielder Christian Eriksen immediately emerged. Eriksen has played 255 matches over six seasons under the Argentine coach at Spurs. Under Pochettino, only Harry Kane and Heung-min Son scored more goals than Eriksen's 58 at Spurs, but the pair have never won a title together. Denmark International has been connected with a move away from the Nerazzurri. He has been failing to secure the starting line-up of a role coach Antonio Conte. Inter is reportedly interested in Leandro Paredes and stories in the Italian media earlier this month indicated a potential swap arrangement between the two. With Pochettino seemingly on his way to the French capital, t...

French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have sacked German coach Thomas Tuchel. PSG are widely believed to be in negotiations with Mauricio Pochettino, the former Tottenham Hotspur boss. Tuchel has paid the price for a slow start in Ligue 1. PSG have four defeats in their first 17 games and are a point behind Lyon and Lille. He departs after a 4-0 home win over Strasbourg on Wednesday. The former Dortmund manager was appointed head coach in June 2018, replacing Unai Emery. Tuchel, 47, won two Ligue 1 titles, completing a domestic treble last season. And in August this year led PSG to their first-ever Champions League final, which they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich. Also, Pochettino has reportedly reached an agreement with PSG to take over. With only a few details to be ironed ...

Arsenal welcomes London rivals, Chelsea, in one of the most highly awaited fixtures in the Premier League Stadium on Boxing Day. The Gunners are down in 15th position in the table and are searching for their first league win since the beginning of November. While Chelsea are looking to win back-to-back having easily dispatched West Ham United. At this stage of a campaign since1974-75, Arsenal's tally of 14 points out of 14 matches this season is actually their lowest. In football, the word crisis is used too much. But it might suit here as the Gunners continue to battle for results and indeed performances in the top flight of England. Arsenal has not been victorious in the Premier League since a 1-0 victory at Manchester United on November 1. They have lost five of their last...

Manchester United claimed a scrappy 2-0 win over Everton at a bitterly cold Goodison Park on Wednesday, Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial scored late goals to secure a place in the semi-final. Meanwhile, Tottenham beat Stoke city 3-1 and qualified for the semi-final. Thanks to goals from Gareth Bale, Ben Davies, and Harry Kane.In the opening stages, United missed several chances. And often the play was dire on both sides as the game seemed to be heading for penalties. The second half had none of the first's spark. Both sides misplacing passes in the third attack. And neither keeper had a significant save to make until Olsen picked the ball for Cavani's opener out of his net. Cavani picked up the ball on the right-wing, skipped on his left foot inside, and fired past Everton goa...

After beating Lazio 3-2 on Wednesday, Theo Hernández's stoppage-time winner ensured that Milan ended the year top of Serie A. Having gotten off to a good start, taking the lead in the 10th minute. When a corner was whipped in from the left and Ante Rebic headed in at the far post. In the 28th minute, however, Lazio got back into the match. They were awarded a penalty of their own after Joaquín Correa was caught by Pierre Kalulu. Ciro Immobile's effort was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, but Luis Alberto headed in the rebound. The comeback was completed in the 59th minute. After a perfectly-lofted pass from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Immobile scoring with an angled drive. But in the final minutes, Milan restored their lead. Hernández headed into a corner at the near post to ignite w...

Legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas has completed his return to Real Madrid. But this time as the new deputy to the Real Madrid Foundation's chief executive. Casillas made no less than 725 appearances for Real during his 16-year spell at the Santiago Bernabeu. Between 1999 and 2015 he won winning five La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues, before leaving to join Porto. In early2019, a heart attack led to the eventual retirement of Casillas in the summer of 2020. And he soon entered into negotiations with the Real Hierarchy about an emotional return to his boyhood club. Real went to their official website after months of rumors to announce that Casillas has now officially taken up a seat in the boardroom at the Santiago Bernabeu. Casillas will support Real's mission to use...