We’re starting to think Liverpool might win the league. And you know what else? We genuinely think Southampton will get relegated. Those hot takes and more in this bonus midweek edition of Winners and Losers. Winners LiverpoolIt is done. It was probably already done. But now there is no doubt whatsoever. What remains of … Read more
Liverpool, Wolves, Crystal Palace, Tottenham, Aston Villa, West Ham, Fulham, Leicester, Man City, Everton, Arsenal. Those are the 11 lucky Premier League teams who still get to play Southampton again this season. With the race for Europe a particularly tight one this season and the Saints so wretchedly overpowered by all but their fellow relegation … Read more
A Premier League season with no proper title race or relegation battle is being saved by what could turn out to be the greatest Champions League race of all time. Aston Villa, Brighton, Bournemouth and Fulham all played on Tuesday night, kicking off 45 minutes before fellow Champions League qualification contender Chelsea, who hosted bottom-club Southampton. … Read more
Not many Premier League weekends that go absolutely perfectly for as many clubs as this one did. We’re pretty sure that Liverpool, Newcastle, Villa, Spurs and Wolves wouldn’t change a single thing about it. Winners LiverpoolThe crisis – and let’s be honest it was a crisis largely contained within the Mailbox and The Sun, … Read more
It’s been an unusual Premier League season in a lot of ways, but we put it to you that Marco Asensio popping up with a matchwinning double in a game between Aston Villa and Chelsea, and those goals being against Chelsea is right up there. Asensio being in the Barclays just doesn’t feel right, somehow. … Read more
There’s already talk of Ruben Amorim being sacked by Manchester United after a rotten run of form that has seen them slump into the bottom reaches of the Premier League table. So who could take over at Manchester United; we have the big names with the latest odds here… 10) Thomas FrankThe current joint-favourite … Read more
Manchester City have broken their over-reliance on Erling Haaland and Ange Postecoglou has some respite – but what is the point of Ruben Amorim, Leicester or Raheem Sterling? Premier League winners Omar Marmoush and Manchester City’s returning goalscorer varietyOmar Marmoush completed his first senior hat-trick 33 minutes into a 4-0 win over Newcastle, and … Read more
Liverpool looked to be coasting after Luis Diaz and Mo Salah put them 2-0 up at the break, but were lucky to see out the win after an awful second half After the drama of their midweek Merseyside derby, Liverpool resumed their business-as-usual habit of taking comfortable victories with relatively minimal fuss when Wolves … Read more
Everton had some good fortune along the way at Crystal Palace but this latest win under the returning Moyesiah leaves them free to enjoy the rest of this Goodison Park farewell season in relative peace. That seemed wildly unlikely five weeks ago. Crystal Palace fans are free to disagree – and vehemently given the … Read more
Daniel Levy is seemingly very reluctant to do the very obviously necessary and put Ange Postecoglou out of his and our misery. Spurs are bad and getting worse and the only really compelling argument against not sacking him now is that it should have been done weeks and weeks ago. But Spurs continue to wait. … Read more