London, United Kingdom | AFP | Collated English Premier League results on Wednesday: Aston Villa 0 Sheffield United 0 Manchester City 3 (Sterling 45+2, De Bruyne 51-pen, Foden 90) Arsenal 0 English Premier League table after Wednesday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Liverpool 29 27 …
Read More »100 days later: Premier League returns after coronavirus exile
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The Premier League makes its eagerly anticipated return on Wednesday after 100 days in lockdown, with Manchester City’s clash against Arsenal taking centre stage at the start of a frenetic dash to finish the season. While the coronavirus pandemic means the Premier League will look …
Read More »What next for Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The Premier League’s return is just two weeks away but there are plenty of details for the 20 clubs in the English top-flight to work out before competitive action resumes on June 17. AFP Sport looks at what is on the agenda at the latest …
Read More »Arteta reckons Arsenal ‘homework’ could lead to new coaches
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes the ‘homework’ he has set his players during the coronavirus outbreak could see some of them become coaches. With the Premier League halted and Britain in a state of lockdown, players are having to train at home. Arteta tested positive for COVID-19 a fortnight …
Read More »COVID-19: Arsenal players quarantined, Man City game called off
Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal’s game at Manchester City was postponed on Wednesday after players from the London club were put into quarantine, making it the first Premier League fixture to be called off because of the new coronavirus. Arsenal said players and four staff had been isolated at …
Read More »How Olympiakos knocked out Arsenal out of Europa League
Paris, France | AFP | Youssef El-Arabi scored in the last minute of extra-time as Olympiakos knocked Arsenal out of the Europa League on Thursday on a night when four former European champions were eliminated. Ajax, Celtic, Benfica and Porto went out but Manchester United hardly broke sweat after Simon …
Read More »Arsenal revival gathers pace as Aubameyang downs Everton
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang boosted Arsenal’s hopes of gate-crashing the race to reach the Champions League as his double clinched a 3-2 win against Everton on Sunday. For much of a troubled season Arsenal have been written off as also-rans in the battle to qualify for …
Read More »Three things we learned from the Premier League
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool’s lead at the top of the table extended to 22 points as their procession towards the title continued thanks to a 4-0 win over Southampton and Manchester City’s latest defeat at Tottenham. Victory for Spurs edged them ahead as the closest challengers to Chelsea …
Read More »Young guns shine as Arsenal move into 5th round of FA Cup
Bournemouth, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah gave a glimpse of their potential as the youngsters fired their side into the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win against Bournemouth on Monday. Mikel Arteta turned to youth at Dean Court and Saka, Nketiah …
Read More »Guardiola’s birthday ruined, Arsenal held as Chelsea have the blues
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola’s 49th birthday celebrations went flat as Fernandinho’s late own goal forced Manchester City to settle for a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, while Chelsea’s top-four bid was dented by a surprise 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. On a busy day of …
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