ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol addresses his top five takeaways from all of Saturday’s action in the Premier League.
Watford couldn’t convert their chances, as West Ham walked away with a 3-1 win at Vicarage Road Stadium.
Watford
West Ham United
1
3
FT
Game Details
Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now »
GameCast
Lineups and Stats
LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Record signing Sebastien Haller scored a tap-in and a superb bicycle kick for West Ham as they beat Watford 3-1 in the Premier League at Vicarage Road on Saturday, the home side’s third straight league defeat of the season.On the 15th anniversary of his West Ham debut, Mark Noble put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot after Manuel Lanzini was crudely chopped down in the box by Abdoulaye Doucoure in the opening minute.Andre Gray scored Watford’s first goal of the season…
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop will “always defend VAR” and doesn’t understand why people are so resistant to evidence it’s a positive.
Shaka Hislop gives full credit to Pep Guardiola and Man City for their 5-0 opening day win vs. West Ham.
Man City kicked off their season perfectly with a 5-0 drubbing of West Ham at the Olympic Stadium.
The Luck Index shows Manchester City were unlucky not to pass 100 points again, and beat Liverpool to the Premier League by a bigger margin.
The Luck Index shows Manchester City were unlucky not to pass 100 points again, and beat Liverpool to the Premier League by a bigger margin.
The Luck Index shows Manchester City were unlucky not to pass 100 points again and beat Liverpool to the Premier League by a bigger margin.
Ilkay Gundogan explains it’s always been a huge achievement to play under Pep Guardiola after he extended his Man City contract to 2023.
Defender Joao Cancelo outlines what he expects from the Premier League after securing his move to Manchester City.
LONDON — The 59,870 people present at the London Stadium on Saturday for Manchester City’s latest demolition of West Ham United will no doubt one day wistfully tell their grandchildren that they were present for a moment of history: yes, they were lucky enough to be there on the day the first Premier League goal was disallowed by the video assistant referee.
VAR has arrived, ruling out a Gabriel Jesus goal in City’s 5-0 victory, and while it may well increase the number of correct decisions in…
With VAR set to reduce refereeing mistakes in the Premier League, will we see the end of ESPN’s Luck Index?
Former Premier League referee Neil Swarbrick believes other leagues’ VAR systems are more advanced but it is important that they learn from their mistakes throughout the season.
With VAR set to reduce refereeing mistakes in the Premier League, will we see the end of ESPN’s Luck Index?
With VAR set to reduce refereeing mistakes in the Premier League, will we see the end of ESPN’s Luck Index? Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) changes the “dynamic” of games after his side’s 5-0 victory over West Ham on Saturday, where striker Gabriel Jesus became the first player in Premier League history to have a goal retrospectively disallowed.
Already 2-0 ahead, Jesus thought he’d scored a third for City — only for Mike Dean to disallow the goal for offside following a consultation with VAR.
– Premier League fixtures 2019-20 in full
– ESPN fantasy:…
West Ham United
Manchester City
0
5
FT
Game Details
Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now »
Highlights
GameCast
Lineups and Stats
Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus became the first player in Premier League history to have a goal ruled by the video assistant referee (VAR) during his side’s 5-0 victory over West Ham, which included a hat trick for Raheem Sterling.
The Brazil international gave the reigning champions the lead in the first half before Sterling tapped home Kevin De Bruyne’s pass on 51 minutes.
– Premier League fixtures 2019-20 in full
– ESPN fantasy: Sign up now!
– When does the transfer…
West Ham United
Manchester City
0
5
FT
Game Details
Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now »
Highlights
GameCast
Lineups and Stats
Aug 10 (Reuters) – Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus became the first player to have a goal disallowed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier League during the defending champions’ opening game at West Ham United on Saturday.Jesus thought he had scored his second of the match to make it 3-0 for City in the 53rd minute when he finished off Raheem Sterling’s pass following a fine move. However, the VAR adjudged that Sterling was marginally offside as he ran into the box.VAR is making…