Football: Premier League fixtures hit by Covid-19 as postponements rise
Football: Premier League fixtures hit by Covid-19 as postponements rise

LONDON, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – The Premier League fixture list was thrown into chaos on Thursday (Dec 16) as six games were postponed because of Covid-19 outbreaks, taking the total for the past week to nine. Leicester City’s home game against Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday was the first to go followed by Manchester United’s clash with... » read more

Football: Premier League top three need penalties to scrape wins

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – Premier League leaders Manchester City and title challengers Liverpool and Chelsea all needed penalties to secure victories on Saturday (Dec 11), leaving the top of the table unchanged. Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Etihad thanks to a Raheem Sterling spot kick after a controversial penalty award. Liverpool also won... » read more

Football: Arsenal cruise to 3-0 win over Southampton

LONDON (REUTERS) – Arsenal weathered storms on and off the pitch before coasting to a 3-0 Premier League win over Southampton on Saturday (Dec 11) as boss Mikel Arteta dropped captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from the match-day squad for disciplinary reasons. Before kickoff, Arteta was tight-lipped as he explained that Aubameyang’s absence was due to a... » read more

Football: Tottenham’s Brighton clash postponed after Covid-19 outbreak
Football: Tottenham’s Brighton clash postponed after Covid-19 outbreak

LONDON (AFP) – Tottenham’s Premier League game at Brighton on Sunday has been postponed due to a severe coronavirus outbreak at the north London club. Eight Tottenham players and five staff members have tested positive for the virus, forcing the postponement of Thursday’s (Dec 9) Europa Conference League tie against Rennes. Tottenham asked Premier League... » read more

Football: Silva shines as Man City stroll to top spot in Premier League

WATFORD, UNITED KINGDOM (AFP) – Bernardo Silva backed up Pep Guardiola’s claim he is the best player in the Premier League right now by scoring twice as Manchester City cruised to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at Watford. Silva’s sumptuous cushioned volley against Aston Villa in midweek earned Guardiola’s glowing... » read more

Football: Gerrard’s Villa win again to end Palace’s unbeaten run

LONDON (REUTERS) – Aston Villa continued their resurgence under new manager Steven Gerrard when they claimed a second consecutive Premier League win by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Saturday (Nov 27). Goals from Matt Targett and John McGinn moved Villa up to 11th spot, level with 10th-placed Palace who got a consolation... » read more

Football: Man City sweep aside Everton to close in on EPL leaders Chelsea

MANCHESTER (AFP) – Raheem Sterling, Rodri and Bernardo Silva got the goals as Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win over Everton to move within three points of Premier League leaders Chelsea. With the focus of the football world on events across Manchester on Sunday (ov 21) as United sacked manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, City... » read more