[ad_1] Martin Dubravka has thanked Manchester United for an ‘enjoyable’ loan spell and called Newcastle his ‘home’ following his return to the Magpies. The goalkeeper was David de Gea’s deputy throughout the first half of the 2022/23 season but failed to make a single Premier League appearance for the club – instead making just two appearances in the Carabco Cup. Following a few months on loan at Man Utd, Dubravka has now seen his season-long loan at Old Trafford cut short by his parent club. In an Instagram post Dubravka commented on his time at Man Utd and his future at Newcastle: “Hi guys, IRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United and Bournemouth will kick off their 2023s with a clash at Old Trafford that could see the home side move up to third in the league. Man Utd ended 2022 in style, winning their final five competitive matches of the year to move above Tottenham and into the top four. Bournemouth, on the other hand, finished their year with 2-0 defeats to Chelsea and Crystal Palace, leaving them just four points off the bottom of the Premier League table. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming match between the two sides. Man Utd vs Bournemouth H2H Results (Last Five Games)Read More →

[ad_1] Tottenham put on another concerning showing for their home fans as they were deservedly beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa on Sunday. After another slow start, Emiliano Buendia tapped home shortly after the break but, unlike in previous weeks, conceding did not spark Spurs into life and Douglas Luiz put them to the sword with a nice finish to seal the victory. The first chance fell to Ollie Watkins. The Villa striker beat the offside trap and cut inside, but he dragged his effort well wide of the goal when he really should have at least tested Hugo Lloris. Moments later, Matt Doherty went downRead More →

[ad_1] Ben Godfrey has discussed his clash with Erling Haaland during Everton’s match with Manchester City, which saw the Norwegian lose his cool. Godfrey started just his second match of the season against Man City, being played alongside James Tarkowski and Conor Coady in a back three. Their efforts were largely focused on containing Haaland, and while the striker scored one goal, he wasn’t able to add to his tally and grew frustrated with his opponents. Godrey in particular seemed to anger Haaland with the Man City player losing his head at one point, directing an outburst at his opposite number. After the match, whichRead More →

[ad_1] The Premier League fixture bandwagon rolls into west London on Monday evening as Brentford host Liverpool at the Gtech Community Stadium. Thomas Frank’s Bees have picked up where they left off prior to the World Cup, extending their unbeaten run with a point against Tottenham on Boxing Day before downing struggling West Ham at the London Stadium. Liverpool have also hit the ground running, first dispatching Aston Villa on their own turf before earning an unconvincing win over Leicester at Anfield, courtesy of two Wout Faes own goals. Here’s 90min’s preview of their New Year clash. United Kingdom United States Canada Brentford team newsRead More →

[ad_1] Barcelona manager Xavi has insisted he is not concerned by Ansu Fati’s continued struggles for La Blaugrana. The 20-year-old suffered a knee injury in November 2020 and then did not manage a constant run of games until April 2022 after setbacks and further fitness issues continued to plague his young career. Since returning, Fati has bagged nine goals and four assists in 36 games, although he has still faced plenty of criticism for a number of below-average performances this season, the latest of which came in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Espanyol. Fati started the game but was hauled off after a frustrating hour inRead More →

[ad_1] La Liga have rejected criticism from Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior over an alleged lack of protection from racism. Vinicius called out the Spanish officials after Saturday’s victory over Real Valladolid, in which racist chants could be heard from the Valladolid fans, as he argued not enough was being done to punish fans who are found guilty of racism. In response, La Liga president Javier Tebas openly rejected Vinicius’ complaints and put together a lengthy list of evidence of the league’s responses to previous examples of racist abuse. “At La Liga, we have been fighting racism for years,” Tebas wrote. “Vinicius is very unfortunateRead More →

[ad_1] From the AMEX – Arsenal staved off a second-half comeback from Brighton to edge a New Year’s Eve classic and go seven points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. Bukayo Saka pounced barely a minute into proceedings by lifting into the top corner from close range before Martin Odegaard sent the Gunners into the break with a two-goal advantage, converting from a Saka corner. Eddie Ntekiah had the visitors 3-0 up with a tap in during the 47th minute before Kaoru Mitoma offered Brighton a route back into the game with a calm finish. Gabriel Martinelli shot throughRead More →

[ad_1] Luis Suarez has moved to the fifth different country of his glittering career by signing for Brazilian club Gremio on a two-year contract until the end of 2024. The former Liverpool, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid star will turn 36 next month and endured a disappointing World Cup with Uruguay during which he seemed off the pace and over the hill. But Suarez, who left Europe during the summer of 2022 to return to boyhood club Nacional in Uruguay, has now embarked on a fresh chapter elsewhere in South America. Earlier on Friday, Suarez posted a farewell message to Nacional on social media. “It wasRead More →