London, April 26 (IANS) Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League on Saturday with a nervy 1-0 win at home to Newcastle United.Arsenal took the lead after just nine minutes when Eberechi Eze unleashed a stunning strike that curled into the top corner.Perhaps affected by recent performances, Arsenal was content to try and manage its lead, a strategy also shaped by injuries to both Kai Havertz and Eze, who went off with knocks that cast doubt over their availability for Wednesday’s Champio…
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Sunderland, April 25 (IANS) Nottingham Forest moved eight points clear of the Premier League relegation zone after thrashing Sunderland 5-0 at the Stadium of Light.A stunning first-half rout, sparked by Trai Hume’s own goal in the 17th minute, was enough to get Forest over the line and dent the Black Cats’ European hopes.Chris Wood added a second following a costly error from Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs, while Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus both got in on the act before half-time, Pre…
London, April 20 (IANS) Manchester City moved to within three points of the top of the Premier League on Sunday with a 2-1 win at home to top-of the table Arsenal after a tense encounter in the Etihad Stadium.Goals from Rayan Cherki after 16 minutes and Erling Haaland after 65 minutes leave Pep Guardiola’s side three points behind Arsenal but with an extra game to play, and City will go top with a win away to second-from-bottom Burnley on Wednesday, reports Xinhua.Cherki scored a wonderful indiv…
London, April 17 (IANS) Second-placed Manchester City host leader Arsenal at Etihad Stadium on Sunday in a game that could decide the outcome of this season’s Premier League title race.Arsenal’s defeat at home to Bournemouth last weekend, coupled with Manchester City’s win away to Chelsea, threw the title race wide open. Although Arsenal hold a six-point lead, Manchester City have a game in hand, and victory at the Etihad Stadium would bring Arsenal within striking distance.According to the poin…
Nottinghamshire, April 17 (IANS) Morgan Gibbs-White’s deflected first-half effort proved enough for Nottingham Forest to reach their first European semi-final since 1984 following a tense quarterfinal second leg against ten-man Porto.Porto had started brightly in the opening leg seven days earlier and carved out the first chance of the return with barely a minute gone, Forest goalkeeper Stefan Ortega racing off his line to thwart Terem Moffi.Any Porto momentum disappeared shortly afterwards when…
Porto, April 10 (IANS) Nottingham Forest played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Reds’ UEFA Europa League quarter final tie against FC Porto at the Estadio do Dragao.Porto began brightly and could have taken the lead inside a minute, but visiting keeper Stefan Ortega was equal to Terem Moffi’s attempt to find the bottom corner.The Dragoes’ early intensity paid off with a little over ten minutes gone as William Gomes slammed Gabriel Veiga’s defence-splitting delivery high into the F…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Tottenham Hotspur’s chaotic season took another unexpected turn as Igor Tudor stepped down as head coach after just seven matches, ending a brief and difficult time in north London.The club announced this change in an official statement, saying, “We can confirm that it has been mutually agreed for Head Coach Igor Tudor to leave the Club with immediate effect.”Tudor, who took over 44 days ago after Thomas Frank was fired, was hired in hopes of turning the season a…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Nottingham Forest overcame Danish outfit FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, winning 3-0 on penalties after a 2-1 victory at the MCH Arena to turn the tie around following their 1-0 success at the City Ground in the first leg. After the contest finished 2-2 over the two legs, Forest maintained a 100 per cent record from the penalty spot while the home side missed their efforts to secure the Reds’ progress.Forest started on the front foot with Dilane B…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Ollie Watkins hit Aston Villa’s winner at Lille, while Porto and Midtjylland also took one-goal away advantages in the first legs of the UEFA Europa League round of 16.An Ollie Watkins header ensured Aston Villa will take a lead back to Villa Park following the first leg of the club’s UEFA Europa League Round of 16 tie against LOSC Lille.The striker looped a header into the back of the net in the 61st minute to decide a cagey encounter at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.Emi Mart…
London, March 5 (IANS) Arsenal moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win away to Brighton on Wednesday, while Manchester City was held to a 2-2 draw at home to Nottingham Forest.Bukayo Saka scored in the ninth minute, and Arsenal controlled the game after the goal, reported Xinhua.Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson scored a goal that could decide the title race, with the England midfielder hitting a 76th-minute equalizer.Manchester City twice led through Antoine S…