England star Grealish misses out on Nations League XI to ex-Man Utd flop
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Nov 16 2020 11:45
Netherlands at long last earned their first victory under Frank de Boer over the weekend, securing a 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and are the dominant side in the UEFA Nations League team of the week. Chelsea fans will be happy, too, to see two representatives in the best XI after their resp...
Mbappe and Fernandes make up star-studded UEFA Nations League best XI
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Nov 11 2020 11:50
Portugal have made a sprint start in their bid to defend their UEFA Nations League crown, picking up 10 of a possible 12 points in Group 3. As such, the Selecao dominate the League A best XI so far, with representatives from Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City all featuring.Of those to ...
Chelsea and Aston Villa dominate Premier League best new signing XI
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Nov 10 2020 15:35
Now in the midst of the November international break, and the Premier League season eight games old, the table is beginning to take shape. While there will be plenty more twists and turns between now and May, the early indications suggests Liverpool will be challenging for their Premier League crown...
Ziyech sparkles for Chelsea in Premier League Team of the Week
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Nov 9 2020 11:27
Chelsea newboys Hakim Ziyech and Ben Chilwell both impressed over the weekend in the Blues' 4-1 win over Sheffield United to make the Premier League team of the week, dominated by West Ham after their 1-0 win over Fulham.Here, we run through the final best XI ahead of the international break...Lukas...
No Alexander-Arnold as Man City edge Liverpool 6-5 in combined XI
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Nov 8 2020 10:48
Last season's Premier League title contenders clash this afternoon in a meeting that could prove decisive come May. While the 2020/21 season remains in its infancy, Liverpool are joint-top of the Premier League, level on 16 points with Southampton, five clear of Manchester City, who'll seek to maxim...
Sancho misses out on Ultimate Klassiker XI between Bayern and Dortmund
by Ben McAleer
at Saturday, Nov 7 2020 09:40
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich sit level on points at the top of the Bundesliga after six league matches this season with only goal difference separating the pair. Bayern have been in rampant form in front of goal, bagging 24 goals after six matches, an average of four per game, but will face t...
Only three Man Utd players make combined XI with Everton
by Josh Wright
at Saturday, Nov 7 2020 08:45
Manchester United could be one place above relegation by the end of the weekend if they lose away to Everton on Saturday. If the pressure wasn't already on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's job then it will really ramp up a notch with a third defeat in the space of six days. The Red Devils followed up their 1-...
England squad announcement - When is it and who should Southgate consider?
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Nov 5 2020 11:53
Lockdown 2.0 is unfortunately timed with the return of international football. The endless stream of domestic football will come to an end after this weekend and will be put on the backburner for two weeks. International football will once again put a strain on clubs, who are doing all they can to k...
Liverpool pair star in Bundesliga dominated Champions League Team of the Week
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Nov 5 2020 10:38
Here we assess the best WhoScored rated XI from the midweek Champions League action, as we reach the halfway point across all eight groups. There were some big surprises across matchday 3, with Manchester United slipping to a 2-1 defeat away to Istanbul Basaksehir, Liverpool trouncing Atalanta 5-0 i...
Arsenal and Chelsea signings feature in Premier League Team of the Week
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Nov 3 2020 10:15
Chelsea earned another clean sheet at the weekend, this time at Burnley, and have two players make the Premier League team of the week after their 3-0 victory at Turf Moor. Meanwhile, Arsenal ended their dire run of results away at the Premier League's 'Big Six' with a 1-0 win at Manchester United o...