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[ad_1] West Ham United are leading the chase for Bournemouth left-back Jordan Zemura, who was dropped at the weekend over his contract situation, 90min understands. The 23-year-old has been one of the Cherries’ more impressive players during a difficult run of results, but was left out of the side that beat Liverpool 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday. Manager Gary O’Neil told The Daily Echo of his absence: “Just an internal decision that JZ shouldn’t be in the matchday squad today. So that was all really. “I don’t want to go into the details.” Zemura saw a one-year contract extension clause triggered in MarchRead More →

[ad_1] The WSL dished up its usual servings of drama and excitement in the latest round of matches. Chelsea’s narrow win over Manchester United took the headlines as it sent the Blues to the top of the table at United’s expense. Arsenal, meanwhile, were big winners over struggling Reading, with Manchester City also squeezing the top four with a late win of their own. Elsewhere, Liverpool got an important victory over free-falling Tottenham, while Leicester continue to build positive momentum, and Aston Villa are putting distance between themselves and the bottom seven to take an ever firmer grip on the ‘best of the rest’ titleRead More →

[ad_1] Gameweek 27 was full of what we’ve come to expect from the 2022/23 Premier League season. – Liverpool losing to a bottom four team. – Casemiro being sent off. – Arsenal winning. – Moises Caicedo putting in a barnstorming performance. So, with all of that in mind, here’s 90min’s Premier League team of the week: Enzo Fernandez is proving his worth for Chelsea / Malcolm Couzens/GettyImages GK – Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) – Made a string of stunning saves at Old Trafford to show why he’s one of the most exciting young goalkeepers in Europe. RB – Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) – A very impressive defensiveRead More →

[ad_1] The BBC have confirmed that Gary Lineker will be back hosting Match of the Day this weekend after the two parties reached an agreement over social media use. Lineker was removed from his position after posting a tweet in which he compared the Government’s language concerning asylum seekers to that used during 1930s Germany. The decision sparked significant criticism of the BBC, with fellow pundits all refusing to take part in the BBC’s weekly football programming in support of Lineker, but the situation has now been resolved and the former England international will be back in front of the cameras again. “Gary is aRead More →

[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Neymar is adamant that he will finish his career at Paris Saint-Germain. The Brazilian is under contract until 2027 and is not interested in any talk of a potential exit from the French capital. (The Athletic) Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha is emerging as one of the most-wanted players in the Premier League, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham all monitoring the Portugal international. (The Sun) Of that group, it’s Liverpool who are thought the be leading the race for Palhinha‘s signature. (Daily Mail) A Real Madrid representative recently metRead More →

[ad_1] It’s been a season of ups and downs for Southampton. The Saints have won six games in cup competitions this term, although that’s as many as they’ve managed through their opening 26 league matches. The board finally gave in to the fans’ demands and got rid of Ralph Hasenhuttl but replaced him with Nathan Jones who didn’t even have time to get his hands on the club’s table tennis table before he was sacked. One rather large negative is the team’s current status as the Premier League’s bottom side. However, Southampton are just three points adrift of safety with 11 games of the campaignRead More →

[ad_1] Arsenal ended the previous season with just two players in double digits for Premier League goals. Yet, with 11 games of the current campaign still to go, the Gunners boast as many as three individuals with ten or more top-flight goals. Gabriel Martinelli (12 league goals), Bukayo Saka (ten) and Martin Odegaard (ten) have offered Arsenal three reliable routes to goal during their title charge this year. To put into context how impressive that feat is at such an early stage of the season, only one other club in Europe’s top ten leagues can boast as many prolific goal-getters (per Opta). 10+ – ArsenalRead More →

[ad_1] Mikel Arteta has said that he’s delighted with reaching 100 wins as Arsenal manager, but was keen to insist that such a milestone isn’t a ‘title’. Arteta’s team were very impressive at Craven Cottage, putting Fulham to the sword in the Premier League with a dominant first half display in an eventual 3-0 win. The result sees the Gunners move back to five points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City in the title race, and was also Arteta’s 100th win as the club’s manager. The ex-Man City assistant coach took the reins at Arsenal at the tail-end of 2019, and since then has wonRead More →

[ad_1] The gap between Arsenal and Manchester City remained the same at the end of the weekend’s Premier League action with both winning, but other top-half sides faltered. Arsenal claimed victory against Fulham with ease thanks to three goals in what was a sumptuous first-half display. The hosts didn’t concede any others after the break but couldn’t get themselves on the scoresheet either. Man City weren’t nearly as comfortable as their title rivals in their match with Crystal Palace but a 78th-minute penalty from Erling Haaland ensured that they remained the only side other than the Premier League leaders to be unbeaten in their lastRead More →

[ad_1] Mikel Arteta has revealed that Leandro Trossard came back early from an injury for Arsenal’s thumping win over Fulham. Trossard was in fine form for the Gunners on Sunday afternoon, bagging three first half assists and earning himself a 9/10 rating from 90min for his showing at Craven Cottage. The January signing was close to not being able to feature for Arsenal at all in the win over Fulham however, as Arteta has revealed during his post-match press conference that Trossard suffered an injury scare in mid-week. “I think he was really impressive. He had an injury three days ago which could have takenRead More →