Southampton host Hull City on Saturday knowing victory would lift them back into the top four of the Premier League.
If other results go their way, Mauricio Pochettino s charges could even find themselves second a scenario that illustrates the club s remarkable start to the 2013-14 campaign.
With just one defeat to their name this season a record shared only by Everton and table-topping Arsenal Southampton have established themselves as contenders for a European berth.
The south coast club had to settle for a point last time out, Jay Rodriguez s goal earning a 1-1 draw at the Britannia Stadium after Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic had sensationally opened the scoring from almost 100 yards 13 seconds into the game.
Rodriguez has since gained a first call-up to…
Trevoh Chalobah could end up leaving Chelsea in the upcoming January transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano.
The talented defender rose through the academy ranks at Chelsea and spent time on loan at Ipswich Town, Huddersfield Town and FC Lorient in France, before rising to the first-team ranks at his parent club just over a year ago. He was rather prominent in the team last season under Thomas Tuchel, making a total of 30 appearances in all competitions during which he scored four goals. However, this term the situation has been different and he s only played once so far, in the 2-1 win over Leicester City at the end of August.
At the age of 23, Chalobah obviously needs regular game-time to develop, and as he doesn t seem to be getting it at Stamford Bridge, he c…
Luton captain Tom Lockyer has shown the scar of his implantable cardioverter defibrillator and called it his “new little superpower” following his cardiac arrest.
The 29-year-old midfielder collapsed on the pitch in the 59th minute of the Hatters’ Premier League game at Bournemouth on December 16, his heart stopping for two minutes and 40 seconds, and has since been fitted with an ICD.
He said on Sunday it was “out of his hands” whether he will ever play football again, but joked on Wednesday morning that his defibrillator was not “too intrusive” as it does not affect his golf swing.
“I call it my new little superpower really because after something like this happens and you make a recovery you have it in there just in case,” Lockyer told ITV’…
In what was a real heavyweight showdown on Saturday lunchtime, Manchester City managed to lay down a title marker as the defending champions picked up a 1-0 win in west London.
With many feeling that the weekend s showdown was a battle between the two leading contenders, Pep Guardiola s side put in a dominant display at Stamford Bridge and were a more than worthy winner.
Watching Gabriel Jesus eventually grab the winner early in the second-half, we have taken a look at all the major talking points as Manchester City managed to right their Champions League wrong.
A season-best display from City
Left hugely disappointed to have had to settle for a toothless 0-0 stalemate at home against Southampton last weekend, Manchester City showed no signs of a hangover on Sa…
Gareth Bale failed to take a shot or create a chance for a team-mate after starting a club match for the first time since November 2016 as Tottenham beat LASK 3-0.
The Wales forward had made his second Spurs debut from the bench during the 3-3 Premier League draw with West Ham last weekend, but was included from the off as the London club began their Europa League campaign on Thursday.
Bale forced Andres Andrade to put through his own net to make it 2-0 with less than half an hour gone.
However, the on-loan Real Madrid man s influence somewhat waned from there before he was taken off by Jose Mourinho around the hour mark.
0 Tonight against LASK was the first time Gareth Bale has started a club match and not had either a shot or created a chance for h…
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri declared we have a duty to win the Scudetto after the Bianconeri failed to win a trophy last season.
Allegri returned to Turin at the start of the 2021-22 campaign and had to settle for fourth in Serie A after a poor start to the season.
Juve were unable to keep up with Scudetto challengers Milan and Inter, while Napoli finished in third, nine points clear of the Bianconeri.
Allegri s side also fell to extra-time defeat in the Coppa Italia final against Inter and crashed out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage to Villarreal.
That marked the first season Juve have not lifted a trophy in 10 years, and Allegri hopes he has laid the foundations for improvement in the upcoming campaign.
As always, we are st…
Robert Lewandowski will complement Barcelona s existing attacking options and help the club conquer the world once more, says team-mate Eric Garcia.
The Poland international has ended an eight-year stay with Bayern Munich to move to Camp Nou in one of the transfer window s more protracted transfers.
Lewandowski was on hand to watch Barca deliver a 6-0 pre-season thumping against Inter Miami on Tuesday in Florida, with a star performance from fellow new recruit Raphinha suggesting a bright season lays ahead.
Garcia believes Lewandowski, the European Golden Shoe winner in both 2020-21 and 2021-22, will add to their prowess on the pitch, and that they can deliver a return to the glory days over the coming season.
Lewandowski joins an imposing forward …