Author: Anjishnu Roy

Ex-Brighton manager Graham Potter was left with a bitter pill to swallow on his return to the Amex Stadium as Chelsea boss. His former side fought their way to a famous 4-1 win. It took merely five minutes for the hosts to get their noses ahead as Leandro Trossard showed some excellent footwork in front of the net to beat Kepa Arrizabalaga. Credit: Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea’s misery was soon doubled as two own goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trevor Chalobah quickly saw the hosts taking an unassailable 3-0 lead. Although the Blues looked like a completely different side in the second half, and Kai Havertz headed home…

Ex-Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has advised his former club to take a good look at and possibly sign Declan Rice from West Ham United. The midfielder is valued at close to 150 million pounds by the Hammers. Rice, 23, has already become one of the most coveted midfielders in the Premier League, and every transfer window, there is the sense that a big move for him to a major European club is on the cards. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1584655370047619072 The England international could just as well prove to be a viable alternative to Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham, who has also been on the radar…

Arsenal defender Pablo Mari, on loan at Monza, narrowly escaped dire consequences in an insane stabbing incident where a man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf and stabbed five people, killing one and wounding four others. The Spaniard was among the five people stabbed, but he escaped with an injury. A 46-year-old Italian man went on a stabbing spree in a supermarket in Milan, and Mari was unfortunate to be present on the scene and he suffered severe wounds to his back. Police eventually arrested the Italian man responsible for the attack at the shopping centre in Assago, a…

Despite dominating the possession and creating plenty of chances, Mumbai City were left frustrated by Jamshedpur as both sides shared points. Arriving into this match on the back of a win in their last encounter, City persisted with the same starting lineup against Jamshedpur while the visitors had made two changes to their XI. Both teams began proceedings well, with Jamshedpur winning a corner in the second minute, but it was MCFC who got their noses ahead. The deadlock was broken after just eight minutes on the clock. Greg Stewart was involved in the thick of the action once again as he…

Casemiro scored in the fourth minute of added time to stun Stamford Bridge as his late goal restored parity in the high-profile fixture with Chelsea, resulting in both sides having to share the spoils of the contest. Going into this high-voltage clash, most of the headlines in the buildup surrounded the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, who had been banished from the squad by manager Erik ten Hag after refusing to come off the bench in the previous fixture with Tottenham. In the absence of the Portuguese, as has been the case most often this season, United played fast and fluid attacking football, and they…

Eleven months into his job as Aston Villa head coach, former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been sacked from his position after a terrible start to the Premier League season. The Villans have won just two of their 12 Premier League outings so far this season and are dangerously close to the relegation zone. The decision came in the immediate aftermath of a 3-0 loss to newly-promoted side Fulham after a drab and underwhelming display. Harrison Reed and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored for the hosts, while Tyrone Mings put the ball into his own net to put Villa out of their misery in a game where their midfielder Douglas Luiz was…

An underwhelming Aston Villa side have been under the hammer so far this season and the pressure built up on manager Steven Gerrard following yet another lacklustre display at Craven Cottage where they suffered a 3-0 loss at the hands of Fulham. The former England captain was subjected to some humiliation as he faced plenty of stick from even the travelling Villa fans in the away stands after witnessing Harrison Reed and Aleksandar Mitrovic score for the hosts before Tyrone Mings put the ball into his own net to complete Villa’s misery. https://twitter.com/FulhamFC/status/1583346204212985856 After coming close to scoring on several occasions, they deservedly took the lead…

Two goals from Eberechi Eze and Wilfried Zaha in the second half ensured that Partick Vieira’s men came from behind to beat Wolvehampton 2-1 and collect all three points from their meeting at the Selhurst Park on Tuesday. The first half was openly contested as both sides had their fair share of chances. Cheick Doucoure rattled the woodwork with a bouncing pile-driver for Palace in the fifth minute, while new Wolves signing Diego Costa missed a chance from close range, and his attempt was deflected wide for a corner. While Adama Traore is more famous for his pace and tricky dribbling and cross, the Spaniard’s aerial…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has firmly rejected claims that his comments on the financial strengths and mark manoeuvrability of Gulf state-owned clubs such as Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, and Newcastle United were xenophobic in nature. Last week’s battle Liverpool and Manchester City was emotionally charged and it even got the better of Klopp, who was sent off by the referee after a strong outburst in the final minutes of the game at Anfield. There was also a significant acrimonious fallout from his team’s 1-0 win by an anonymous briefing linked to City. Klopp’s pre-match comments about Liverpool not being able…

Defending Spanish and European champions Real Madrid had the last laugh in the first El Clasico of the season. Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde, and Rodrygo got on the scoresheet as Los Blancos handed Barcelona a 3-1 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu to reclaim their top spot in the league. Real Madrid took an early 2-0 lead in the contest through Benzema and Valverde and even though Barca fought back well with Ferran Torres pulling one back, a late penalty converted by Rodrygo in additional time all but sealed the win for the hosts. Los Blancos took the lead in the 12th minute…