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 …
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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 …
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Thomas Frank is expected to remain in the Tottenham Hotspur dugout for Tuesday night’s Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund, despite mounting scrutiny over his position.Frank will conduct his pre-match press conference on Monday as scheduled, signalling continuity for the time being. This comes amid growing speculation that Spurs’ leadership is weighing up alternative managerial options following Saturday’s damaging home defeat to West Ham.Senior figures a…
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…
Londin, Jan 18 (IANS) Michael Carrick debuted with the best possible result on Saturday as Manchester United beat local rival Manchester City 2-0 at Old Trafford.Bryan Mbeumo finished off a perfect counterattack to put United ahead in the 65th minute, and Matheus Cunha then squared the ball for Patrick Dorgu to double the lead in the 76th minute and seal the points for the home side.City struggled to contain its neighbor’s pace throughout the match, and once again Erling Haaland struggled to mak…
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 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….
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Declan Rice scored two second-half goals as Arsenal won 3-2 away to Bournemouth to open up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League.The England midfielder netted both of his goals from near the edge of the Bournemouth penalty area, after assists from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka in the 54th and 71st minutes respectively.Bournemouth opened the scoring after 10 minutes when a bad mistake from Arsenal’s Gabriel allowed Evanilson to put the home side ahead, but the d…
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Premier League leader Arsenal are at home to in-form Aston Villa in the most attractive and decisive of the six matches scheduled for Tuesday as the intense Christmas and New Year schedule continues.Arsenal goes into the game after an unconvincing 2-1 win at home to Brighton, which saw goalkeeper David Raya make a series of fine saves and ended with Declan Rice as an emergency right-back, and coach Mikel Arteta could bring Gabriel Jesus into his starting line-up as he looks…