Ligue 1

After Ian Poveda admitted to traffic violations earlier in September, Dan Plumley urged that Leeds United may decide to punish him personally. According to The Yorkshire Evening Post, the winger admitted to using a vehicle while ineligible and without insurance. The financial expert thinks Leeds might punish him for PR reasons. “That goes back to the PR narrative around this …

West Ham United suffered a disappointing 3-1 defeat against Liverpool last weekend and one player who was snubbed by David Moyes is now facing an uncertain future. Despite being named on his manager’s substitute bench, winger Said Benrahma failed to feature at all, despite the Hammers trailing for the entire game. More Stories / Latest News …

Anthony Gordon has admitted he was ‘a bit disappointed’ not to start last weekend’s Premier League game against Sheffield United. Running out resounding 8-0 winners, Eddie Howe’s Magpies were on fire at Bramall Lane. However, although Gordon featured for the majority of the game, the former Everton winger was only afforded such an opportunity after Harvey Barnes hobbled off injured …

Manchester City are set to be without Rodri for three games after the midfielder was shown a red card last weekend. In action against Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest, Rodri was shown a red card by referee Anthony Taylor after the Spaniard put his hands around Morgan Gibbs-White’s throat. A lengthy VAR review deemed Taylor’s decision correct and therefore upheld the …

Arsenal have been dealt an injury blow after Mikel Arteta confirmed one key player could miss the Gunners’ next two matches. Bukayo Saka suffered a foot injury during last weekend’s North London Derby. Spurs came back twice to draw 2-2 and Arsenal’s afternoon was made worse after Saka limped off and was replaced by Emile Smith Rowe shortly before the …

Chelsea are considering making a January move for Brentford striker Ivan Toney. That’s according to journalist and CaughtOffside columnist Ben Jacobs, who believes a bidding war could break out for the wantaway Bees forward. Sparking rumours he is set to quit the Community Stadium after recently teaming up with leading agency CAA Stellar, Toney, 27, although currently serving a betting-related …

David Raya is Mikel Arteta’s preferred first-team goalkeeper. That’s according to journalist and CaughtOffside columnist Ben Jacobs, who is certain the Spanish shot-stopper has taken Aaron Ramsdale’s place as the Gunners’ number one. Having been signed from Brentford earlier this summer, initially on loan, but with a reported £27 million option-to-buy included (Sky Sports), Raya, 28, was expected to rival …

Sitting in 10th place of the Premier League table with a record of two wins, two draws and two losses from their six matches so far in the 2023/24 season, Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace can be relatively happy with their start to the campaign. Only six goals scored per the official Premier League website hints at where their troubles could …

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has spoken out on the incident after the weekend home defeat against Aston Villa, which saw co-owner Behdad Eghbali enter the dressing room to address the head coach and his team. Chelsea have endured a miserable start to the season, and were beaten 1-0 at home by Villa thanks to a goal from Ollie Watkins in …

With only five points from Chelsea’s six Premier League games so far in the 2023/24 season, things haven’t gone as well for Mauricio Pochettino as he’d like, and Sky Sports columnist has weighed in on just how bad things could get for the Blues before the turn of the year. Merson often throws out wild takes on various football matters, …