Alejandro Moreno makes his predictions for how the race to be Premier League top-scorer will pan out at the end of the season.
Samir Nasri assisted on Declan Rice’s winner as West Ham defeated Arsenal at home for the first time since November 2006.
English Premier League: Declan Rice (48′) West Ham 1-0 Arsenal
Arsenal suffered another disappointing away day with a 1-0 defeat to West Ham. Declan Rice settled the London derby with a coolly placed finish, and Arsenal got precisely what they deserved: nothing.
Positives
It’s genuinely difficult to decipher positives after a performance like this. Perhaps the only good thing to come of this match would be if Arsenal’s owner, Stan Kroenke, recognises the need to invest in this squad. As things stand, they simply do not look good enough to reclaim their Champions…
Mohamed Salah has been named African Player of the Year for the second year running.
Salah was crowned at the CAF Awards in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday night as he beat teammate Sadio Mane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the award.
“I have dreamt of winning this award since I was a child and now I have done so twice in a row,” he said.
Arsenal’s Unai Emery admitted he tried to sign Mo Salah from Roma when he was at PSG.
Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have again made the shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year award, the second year running the trio have battled it out for the prestigious prize.
Salah claimed the honour last year and will be favourite again following another successful first half of the season for Liverpool.
The Egyptian will be hoping to become the fourth player to win back-to-back titles after Senegal forward El Hadji Diouf, Cameroon…
The FC crew answer your tweets on the length of Unai Emery’s honeymoon at Arsenal, Neil Warnock’s success at Cardiff, New Year’s resolutions and more.
Manchester City beat Southampton to end their losing run, but Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol examine why teams are no longer afraid of the champions.
With a third successive win under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop assess the marked differences in Man United’s play.
Stewart Robson and Peter Walton discuss the big refereeing decisions from the weekend’s football action.
After Manchester City’s win at Southampton, Steve Nicol says the returns of David Silva and Sergio Aguero will help steady the reigning champions.
Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s latest win over Bournemouth and the turnaround of Paul Pogba since United sacked Jose Mourinho.
Manchester United’s star man Paul Pogba says he’s happy with his teams recent offensive performances, after a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth at Old Trafford.
ESPN take a look back at a year Paul Pogba will never forget.
The guys respond to your tweets about Roberto Firmino, fantasy football and the struggle for a good Indian curry in America. Liverpool ended the year with a 5-1 thrashing of Arsenal, while Manchester United continued their impressive start under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, brushing aside Bournemouth 4-1. Over in Italy, Juventus entered the winter after a VAR-controversy fueled 2-1 win over Sampdoria thanks to a brace from… who else, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Here, then, are the best of the numbers from the last bit of footballing action in 2018.
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Roberto Firmino’s hat trick is the sixth in fixtures between Arsenal and Liverpool…
The FC crew answer your tweets on the length of Unai Emery’s honeymoon at Arsenal, Neil Warnock’s success at Cardiff, New Year’s resolutions and more.
Manchester City beat Southampton to end their losing run, but Shaka Hislop and Steve Nicol examine why teams are no longer afraid of the champions.
With a third successive win under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop assess the marked differences in Man United’s play.
Stewart Robson and Peter Walton discuss the big refereeing decisions from the weekend’s football action.
After Manchester City’s win at Southampton, Steve Nicol says the returns of David Silva and Sergio Aguero will help steady the reigning champions.
Steve Nicol breaks down Manchester United’s latest win over Bournemouth and the turnaround of Paul Pogba since United sacked Jose Mourinho.
Manchester United’s star man Paul Pogba says he’s happy with his teams recent offensive performances, after a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth at Old Trafford.
ESPN take a look back at a year Paul Pogba will never forget.
The guys respond to your tweets about Roberto Firmino, fantasy football and the struggle for a good Indian curry in America. Liverpool ended the year with a 5-1 thrashing of Arsenal, while Manchester United continued their impressive start under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, brushing aside Bournemouth 4-1. Over in Italy, Juventus entered the winter after a VAR-controversy fueled 2-1 win over Sampdoria thanks to a brace from… who else, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Here, then, are the best of the numbers from the last bit of footballing action in 2018.
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Roberto Firmino’s hat trick is the sixth in fixtures between Arsenal and Liverpool…
Steve Nicol recaps Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sensational start as Man United manager with a 5-1 win over Cardiff City.
Steve Nicol rounds up a big day in the Premier League with Man City and Chelsea beaten at home and Man United thrashing Cardiff.
Kylian Mbappe found the net for the twelfth time this season for PSG, as the league leaders secured another three points at Parc des Princes.
Craig Burley reflects on Ole Gunnar’s Solskjaer’s fantastic start as Manchester United manager.
Following Man City’s shock home defeat to Crystal Palace, Craig Burley believes Liverpool are now in the driving seat for the Premier League title.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche had plenty to say about the standard of refereeing in Burnley’s defeat at Arsenal. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought smiles back to Manchester United, while Manchester City suffered a shock defeat this weekend. Elsewhere, Lionel Messi did Lionel Messi things (again) as Real Madrid went on to win the Club World Cup.
It’s been an eventful weekend in football, and here are the best numbers from it:
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Since 2010, there have only been two instances in which a player from Europe’s Top 5 Leagues has at least 15 goals and 10 assists through 17 match days. On both occasions, it’s…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was celebrating scoring a goal against Tottenham when a fan threw a banana skin from the stands.
A Tottenham fan has been banned from football matches for four years for throwing a banana skin at an Arsenal player who is black.
Averof Panteli was found guilty of a “targeted gesture” aimed at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a “racial element.”
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Aubameyang was celebrating scoring a goal in front of visiting Tottenham fans at Emirates Stadium on Dec. 2.
Panteli, who lives in Norwich, got a 4-year ban and was ordered to pay £635 ($800) in fines and court costs.
He pleaded guilty to throwing…
Marouane Fellaini scored another trademark header in the dying embers of the match to see Man United prevail 2-1 over Arsenal last April.
Unai Emery looks ahead to the challenge of taking his in-form Arsenal side to face Manchester United.
Arsenal’s Unai Emery admits he ‘didn’t know’ if Mesut Ozil attended the north London derby win over Tottenham, with the German missing due to back problem.
Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino believes his side were mentally and physically tired from their Champions League win over Inter Milan during their 4-2 defeat to Arsenal.
LONDON — Arsenal manager Unai Emery has challenged Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to compete for the Premier League’s Golden Boot award this season, despite continuing to regularly play out of position to help the team.
Aubameyang climbed to the top of the Premier League’s scoring charts with 10 goals so far after his double in the 4-2 win over Tottenham on Sunday, despite often having to play on the left wing to make room for Alexandre Lacazette. Four of the goals even came off the bench as he was…
A Tottenham fan has been arrested after a banana peel was thrown in the direction of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during the North London derby against Arsenal.
Unai Emery’s men won the clash 4-2, but at one stage trailed 2-1, before a storming comeback. Aubameyang put Arsenal 1-0 ahead from the penalty spot and, while he was celebrating, a banana skin was thrown in his direction. Tottenham have confirmed the fan will face a ban.
“Behaviour such as this is completely unacceptable and the supporter…