Liverpool, March 4 (IANS) Everton made it two wins from two on Tuesday evening, easing past Burnley with a comfortable 2-0 Premier League victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium.David Moyes had challenged his team to replicate their outstanding away performances at their new ground – and the Blues did just that, finding a first-half lead when James Tarkowski – skippering the side – powered home a header from a James Garner set piece on 32 minutes. Despite a dominant half, Everton had to wait unt…
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Liverpool, Feb 24 (IANS) Benjamin Sesko scored from the bench yet again as Manchester United edged out Everton 1-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium to secure a fifth victory in six outings under Michael CarrickThe Slovenian substitute’s strike salvaged a point at West Ham United last time out, and he was once again the headline-maker, sliding home after 71 minutes to settle a tight contest at Everton’s new home.Sesko ran on to Bryan Mbeumo’s pass and curled past Jordan Pickford, a quarter of an hour af…
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Tomas Soucek’s 50th goal for West Ham was not enough to secure a vital home win as a 96th-minute strike from Benjamin Sesko earned Manchester United a 1-1 draw.West Ham limited United’s attacking threat for much of the match and was seconds from a victory that would have pulled the London club level with Nottingham Forest. But Bryan Mbeumo whipped a late ball into the area and Sesko squeezed his effort through a narrow gap and into the net. The draw ended United’s four-game…
London, Feb 8 (IANS) Arsenal overcame stubborn first-half resistance from Sunderland to strengthen its grip at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 home win on Saturday, moving nine points clear of both Manchester City and Aston Villa.Leandro Trossard set up Martin Zubimendi to break Sunderland’s resistance in the 42nd minute, and Kai Havertz then demonstrated the depth of Mikel Arteta’s attacking options when the German teed up Viktor Gyokeres to double the lead shortly after the Swede had …
London, Feb 1 (IANS) Arsenal assured they will retain at least a four-point lead over Manchester City and Aston Villa while piling the pressure once again on their two closest rivals with a convincing 4-0 win away to Leeds United in the English Premier League.Mikel Arteta was without Mikel Merino with a foot injury, and lost Bukayo Saka with a physical problem as the teams were warming up. However, it wasn’t a problem as Arsenal controlled the first half and went in 2-0 up at halftime thanks to …
Cairo, Jan 29 (IANS) The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) disciplinary board imposed sanctions on the Federation Senegalaise de Football (FSF), the Federation Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) and certain players and officials for the incidents during the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Final, which violated the CAF Disciplinary Code. The controversy unfolded deep into stoppage time when Morocco was awarded a penalty following a VAR review, moments after Senegal had a goal disa…
London, Jan 19 (IANS) Aston Villa missed the chance to move second in the Premier League after a 1-0 home defeat to Everton.Thierno Barry scored in the 57th minute for his third goal in four games to settle the match after an error by Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.The loss ended Villa’s run of 11 straight home wins and left Unai Emery’s side behind Arsenal and Manchester City in the table, reports Xinhua.Newcastle United also missed an opportunity to move into the top five as it was h…
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Michael Carrick will make his debut as interim coach of former champions Manchester United with one of the toughest games imaginable as his side hosts neighbour and cross-town rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.Carrick was three games in charge at Manchester United at the end of 2021, but will now be holding fort for the rest of the season and takes over after another difficult week following an FA Cup exit at home to Brighton.A win at home to Pep Guardiola’…
London, Jan 8 (IANS) Benjamin Sesko’s second-half double was only enough for a 2-2 draw at struggling Burnley in Darren Fletcher’s first game as Manchester United’s interim head coach.Fletcher stepped in after Ruben Amorim was dismissed on Monday, and the former Man Utd midfielder may have been fearing the worst when Ayden Heaven’s early own goal handed Burnley the lead at Turf Moor.But after United defender Lisandro Martinez saw what would have been a first-half equaliser ruled out, Sesko produ…
London, Jan 7 (IANS) The Premier League’s festive fixture crunch reaches its final stretch this week, with eight matches on Wednesday before leaders Arsenal host Liverpool on Thursday in the fourth round of games in a hectic holiday schedule.Arsenal welcome Liverpool after an impressive run through Christmas and New Year that has opened a six-point lead at the top. Mikel Arteta has also been boosted by the returns of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Magalhaes, giving him more scope to rotate his squad….