Premier League

Graham Potter hailed Enzo Fernandez after Chelsea’s win over Leicester City and shared his delight over Mykhailo Mudryk getting his first assist for the club. Chelsea made it three wins from three in all competitions with a 3-1 victory over the Foxes on Saturday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ben Chilwell scored against his former team before Kai Havertz clipped a superb finish over the goalkeeper after a Leicester equaliser from Paston Daka. Mateo Kovacic sealed the win for the Blues with Potter full of praise for his side after another improved and clinical performance. Fernandez shone in midfield, providing a sublime assist for Havertz with Potter identifying him as the player who ‘gets the team moving’. ‘He’s a fantastic player and a youn...

Virgil van Dijk has been criticised for ‘giving up’ after his wretched first-half performance for Liverpool against Bournemouth. The Reds came into Saturday’s game flying after last Sunday’s historic 7-0 victory over arch-rivals at Manchester United but endured a poor first-half on the coast, trailing thanks to Philip Billing’s 28th minute opener.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Dango Ouattara was able to easily drive down the right wing, shrugging off van Dijk before moving past the Dutchman and cutting the back for Billings to drill home. Former Liverpool players Peter Crouch and Steve McManaman were left unimpressed with Liverpool’s defending as a whole and van Dijk’s efforts, with the former feeling the defender had made life ‘too easy’ for Bourn...

Fulham winger Willian has admitted he made a huge mistake in leaving Chelsea to join Arsenal almost three years ago. The experienced former Brazil international left Stamford Bridge after seven trophy-laden years, frustrated he was only offered a two-year deal.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal were ready to offer the player an additional 12 months and completed Willian’s signing on a free transfer. The ex-Shakhtar Donetsk winger had a miserable time of it in London, however, and failed to thrive under the tutelage of Mikel Arteta. Willian fared a little bit better on his return to Brazil with Corinthians and eyebrows were raised when he joined Fulham in the summer. But the veteran has proved his doubters wrong, excelling for the Cottager...

Premier League players and manager will not speak to Match of the Day as the row over the BBC’s decision to stand down Gary Lineker continues. Saturday’s show, due to air this evening, will have no presenters or pundits after Alan Shearer and Ian Wright announced on Friday their boycott of the highlights programme. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The mass walkout, which has already prompted Alex Scott to pull out of hosting Football Focus, was prompted by the BBC declaring it had ‘decided’ Lineker would take a break from presenting the show until an ‘agreed and clear position’ on his use of social media had been done. How Ronaldo reacted furiously to Lionel Messi mocking before leaving pitch FIFA considering new ‘mercy rule’ to help teams after ...

Graham Potter says Mykhailo Mudryk is only going through a settling in stage at Chelsea, and regardless of his transfer fee, it will take as long as it takes. The Ukrainian star signed from Shakhtar Donetsk for £88m in the January transfer window as Chelsea beat Arsenal to his signature after a lengthy pursuit from the Gunners. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There was hype surrounding the winger but he is yet to deliver on it, starting just two Premier League games and three more league appearances from the bench, without a goal or assist yet. Potter intends to get Mudryk into the side, potentially as soon as this weekend against Leicester, and says it is a bedding in period in a new country, new league and having not played for quite some time wh...

Ben Chilwell says Raheem Sterling has helped Chelsea on and off the pitch despite his unimpressive first campaign at Stamford Bridge. Sterling has scored only four league goals for Chelsea since his £50million move from Manchester City last summer.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The England international netted 131 goals in 339 games at the Etihad, helping Man City win four Premier League titles, five League Cups and the FA Cup. But Sterling has struggled to rediscover his best form in a Chelsea team who have slipped to 10th in the Premier League table – 11 points outside the top-four and 29 points behind leaders Arsenal. As a result of Sterling’s poor form, he has been linked with an early exit from Stamford Bridge, although his agent recently d...

Lisandro Martinez says Manchester United's Europa League win over Real Betis "doesn't say anything" as they are looking to meet Erik ten Hag's "standards". The Red Devils thrashed Betis with a 4-1 at Old Trafford with goals by Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Weghorst - the visitors got a goal in the first half with Leicester loanee Ayoze Perez. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This comes after Sunday's 7-0 loss to Liverpool, which led to some remarks by Ten Hag accusing his players of dropping their "standards" after a dominant run in all competitions. Martinez said the team took the Dutchman's criticism on board and are refusing to lose their concentration. United picked up a lead in the first leg of the Last 16 but the defender says ...

Antonio Conte has called Tottenham flop Richarlison ‘selfish’ in response to the interview he gave after Wednesday’s Champions League defeat against AC Milan. Tottenham crashed out of Europe after a goalless draw in which they had just two shots on target in front of their home crowd that ended the night by chanting for the reappointment of Mauricio Pochettino. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Richarlison, who was restricted to a 20 minute cameo, poured out his soul to the media after the game and took issue with his Conte’s tactics & described his side’s season as ‘s***’. The big signing from Everton has endured a tough time of it under Conte but the manager says the Brazil international, who is yet to score a Premier League goal this campaign, c...

Marcus Rashford conceded that Manchester United's players were thrilled for Wout Weghorst after he scored his first Old Trafford goal in the 4-1 Europa League win over Real Betis. The Dutchman, who joined United on loan from Burnley for the rest of the campaign in January, netted their fourth goal of the clash, meaning they will head into the second leg of their last-16 with the Spanish team next week with one foot in the quarter-finals. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The striker turned the ball home from close range after McTominay's strike was parried into his path by Claudio Bravo. Weghorst, who had scored just one goal prior to the win over Betis, was relieved to have finally ended his goal drought in an emotion-filled celebration. The Red De...