Dan Thomas, Gab Marcotti and Stewart Robson try and separate fact from fiction as the summer transfer rumour mill cranks up.
The Premier League transfer window is open. Click here to review all the latest transfers and, below, keep up to date w…
Dan Thomas, Gab Marcotti and Stewart Robson try and separate fact from fiction as the summer transfer rumour mill cranks up.
The Premier League transfer window is open. Click here to review all the latest transfers and, below, keep up to date w…
The pair had been rivals for many years. First competing for the Ligue 1 Golden Boot award, but also for a few seasons as part of one of the biggest derbies in French football, Lyon vs. Saint-Etienne. It was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang vs. Alexand…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as joint top scorers in the Premier League in Arsenal’s 3-1 win at Burnley.
Sadio Mane’s brace against Wolves wasn’t enough for Liverpool to steal the Premier League title on Manchester City on the final day of the season.
Liverpool’s Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang both scored twice on the final Sunday to share the Premier League’s Golden Boot award for top scorer with last season’s winner Mohamed Salah.
The achievement of the three African strikers left Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp especially proud as he has played such an important part in the development of the trio’s careers.
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They all ended on 22 goals for the league campaign after Senegalese forward Mane scored twice in Liverpool’s 2-0…
English Premier League: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (63′) Burnley 0-2 Arsenal
Arsenal finished the season with a 3-1 victory over Burnley to ensure they finished above Manchester United in fifth place.
A double from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave the Gunners control of the game, before Ashley Barnes pulled one back. However, Eddie Nketiah set the seal on the victory in stoppage time with his first career Premier League goal.
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Aubameyang will be delighted that his brace meant that he was jointly awarded the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane. It…
Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joined Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane in hitting the 20-goal mark in the Premier League this season after scoring against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, but all three appear set to end the campaign disappointed.
Auba’s opener against Brighton took him to 20 goals in 35 Premier League outings so far this term, meaning that this season represents the first time that three African players have passed 20 goals in the same campaign.
The Gabon international…
English Premier League: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (77′) Arsenal 2-3 Crystal Palace
Arsenal secured their first clean sheet away from home this Premier League season and soared back into the top four with a 1-0 win over 10-man Watford.
Arsenal clung on to a 1-0 win against 10-man Watford to climb back into the Champions League places.
Watford were the architects of their own downfall after a huge Ben Foster error to gift Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the game’s only goal was swiftly followed by a Troy Deeney red card.
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It will be a huge relief for Arsenal to have finally recorded their first clean sheet on their travels this season. They owe plenty to Ainsley Maitland-Niles, who came off the bench to produce a brilliant…
The Exploding Heads review the weekend in the Premier League, including Swansea forgetting to turn on VAR and Millwall fan’s actually caring.
The Premier League remains Europe’s most international, multicultural top-flight league in terms of players and managers, and yet somehow there often seems to be a distinctly old-school feel to the football. For instance, Pep Guardiola has spoken of the importance of coping with winning second balls, while Jurgen Klopp has spoken about the need to deal with the inclement weather.
Tactically, things are somewhat different: we’re in the age of false nines and gegenpressing, rather than long balls…
Alejandro Moreno makes his predictions for how the race to be Premier League top-scorer will pan out at the end of the season.