Newcastle won a brilliant FA Cup tie, with the joy that peaked upon Tomoki Iwata’s howitzer initiated by Eddie Howe before the game kicked off. Well done everyone. “I think our team is a reflection of the last week,” Eddie Howe said ahead of the game. “You have to take in the psychology of the … Read more
Ruben Amorim made another strange tactical decision and it took Alejandro Garnacho and an offside goal to save him from some very awkward questions. We weren’t at all surprised to see Patrick Dorgu coming straight into the Manchester United team. They’ve been desperate for a left wing-back. And he is definitely a left wing-back, or … Read more
Alexander Isak has had plenty of centre-backs “on toast” this season. It’s why he’s scored 19 goals and has had a £150m price tag slapped on his head by Newcastle amid interest from The Bigger Boys, including Arsenal. But we weren’t expecting William Saliba’s pants to be pulled down quite so roughly and regularly by … Read more
Liverpool beat Bournemouth 2-0 in a game entirely devoid of controversy. But that didn’t stop the Arsenal fans crying foul. As the cameras focused on Darren England sharing a joke with Mohamed Salah while the players prepared to kick-off the second half, rather than thinking how nice it was to see two professionals enjoying a … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur are slipping into a relegation battle under Ange Postecoglou and Sunday’s home defeat to Leicester City should be his last. It was 18th v 20th in the Premier League form table at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Leicester went into Sunday’s clash having lost seven top-flight matches in a row and with head coach … Read more
Ahead of the defeat to Aston Villa, David Moyes laid down the gauntlet to Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who should p*ss off now in a bid to save Everton from relegation. Ally McCoist managed to hide his mirth and gave a diplomatic answer on talkSPORT when an Arsenal fan suggested Calvert-Lewin as a left of left-field option … Read more
Ange Postecoglou has been failed by those above and below him at Spurs but his position is untenable as Mikel Arteta and Arsenal made their transfer point. Ange Postecoglou would not be the first to talk up “a night to remember” before delivering on a fraction of that promise. For a quarter of an … Read more
We knew that Arsenal were highly dependent on Bukayo Saka, and they had no shortage of stodgy performances even before his injury. But bloody hell, we still weren’t quite prepared for just how utterly toothless they would look so much of the time in his absence. Mikel Arteta’s side are very solid and can control … Read more