The first Monday Night Football of the season sees newly promoted Leicester face Tottenham. It was less than a decade ago that Leicester were crowned champions but their fortunes slowly faded thereafter to the point they suffered relegation. But, there will be a sense of excitement at being back after emphatically winning the Championship. Spurs are still a work-in-progress under …

Emmanuel Petit has backed Arsenal to make it ‘difficult’ for Manchester City to win a fifth straight Premier League title this season.  The Gunners have finished second to Pep Guardiola’s men for two seasons in a row but came agonisingly close to winning their first title since 2003/04 last time out, with the race going all the way to the …

Juventus have been offered the chance to sign Leon Goretzka, a player they have long been interested in. The German midfielder has been one of Europe’s best for several seasons, playing a key role in Bayern Munich’s recent successes. Previously, Bayern were unwilling to sell him, but their new manager, Vincent Kompany, has now made him available for transfer. Kompany …

Man Utd legend, Phil Jones, retires as a professional soccer player, with the former England international releasing an announcement. The defender initially began his career on the pitch at Blackburn Rovers. After rising up the ranks with the Riversiders, Jones made the big move to Manchester United in the summer of 2011. The Red Devils paid Blackburn around $21 million …

It looks like Matt Turner is third in the Nottingham Forest goalkeeping ranks heading into the 2024-25 English Premier League season. Turner has been left out of Nuno Espirito Santo’s squad for Saturday’s league opener vs. AFC Bournemouth. Matz Sels, who was acquired by Forest last February, will get the starting nod against the Cherries. Brazilian shot-stopper Carlos Miguel was …

Luton Town goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski received a straight red card after a moment of madness recklessly taking two players out. After being relegated back to the Premier League, Luton Town got their new season in the Championship off to a rough start, drawing away from home against Portsmouth. The visitors were reduced to ten men after goalkeeper Kaminski brought down …

Liverpool made a winning start to the Arne Slot era with a 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town on Saturday. Two goals in the space of five second-half minutes from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah settled the tie at Portman Road, with Slot becoming the first Liverpool manager to win his first league game in charge since Gerard Houlier and Roy …

New Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca will apparently be given plenty of time to settle into his role. The Italian recently arrived at the club after Mauricio Pochettino was fired following the 2023/24 season. Pochettino took the Blues up to sixth in the table following a disastrous 12th-placed finish in 2022/23. Although things were looking up for the Argentine, Blues …

Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo was forced off just minutes into his side’s opening Premier League clash against Bournemouth with a horrific injury. After a long summer break of international fixtures, the highly-anticipated Premier League season has finally kicked off with Manchester United’s Friday night win against Fulham the opening game of the new campaign. Sides will be eager to start …

Arne Slot’s first game in charge of Liverpool got off to the perfect start on Saturday with a 2-0 win over newly-promoted Ipswich Town. Two goals in the space of five second-half minutes from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were enough to settle the Portman Road clash, meaning Liverpool moved to the top of the very early Premier League table. Incredibly, this …