London, UK | XINHUA | Aymeric Laporte’s 82nd-minute header gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the Carabao Cup final to give Pep Guardiola’s side their first title of the season. Laporte nodded home a free kick taken by Kevin de Bruyne. Manchester City dominated the game from …
Read More »Man City reach Champs League semi-finals for first time since 2016
Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | City came from behind with a stunning second-half display to end the Champions League quarter-final jinx in style on Wednesday. Trailing to an early Jude Bellingham strike, second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden secured a fully deserved 2-1 victory as they …
Read More »PREMIER LEAGUE: Master visits student as Man City takes on Leeds
✳ London, UK | XINHUA | The master will visit the student, although the student is likely to emerge the winner when Manchester City entertain Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has always said he views Leeds coach Marcelo Bielsa as the biggest …
Read More »Liverpool v Man City: Vital showdown as Reds title defence hangs by a thread
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool have lost each of their last two Premier League home outings, having been unbeaten in 68 at Anfield before this. They have not lost three in a row at home in league competition since September 1963. Since a 2-1 defeat in May 2003, Liverpool …
Read More »Mourinho’s Spurs tame Guardiola’s Man City
✳ Tottenham 2 Man City 0 London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | A performance of real discipline and maturity laid the foundation for a superb 2-0 victory over Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening, as Jose Mourinho’s side climbed back to the top of the Premier League. A …
Read More »Premier League: All eyes on Man City versus Liverpool
Saturday 7 November 14:30: Everton v Manchester United 17:00: Crystal Palace v Leeds United 19:30: Chelsea v Sheffield United 22:00: West Ham United v Fulham Sunday 8 November 14:00: West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur 16:00: Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers 18:30: Manchester City v Liverpool 21:15: Arsenal v Aston …
Read More »EPL BACK: Premier league table
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 »Takeovers that changed Premier League history
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Newcastle United’s sale to a Saudi-backed consortium appears to be close to completion — a deal that could turn the long-time underachievers into a major Premier League power. The potential £300 million ($370 million) takeover will reportedly see Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund take …
Read More »Three things we learned from the Premier League
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea manager Frank Lampard enjoyed a memorable win over his former Blues boss Jose Mourinho as his side beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in a fiery London derby overshadowed by racism allegations, while Manchester United again succumbed to one of the Premier League’s lesser lights as …
Read More »Leicester, Chelsea leapfrog Man City as Arsenal, Tottenham fall further behind
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Leicester moved up to second in the Premier League as a 2-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday further dented the Gunners’ hopes of a top-four finish. Chelsea were also 2-0 victors against Crystal Palace as they too jumped above Manchester City into third. But …
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