As for the visitors, also ending their own losing run by snatching a 1-0 win over a resurging Newcastle last weekend, Burnley find themselves in almost an identical position to Saturday s hosts. With their victories over the Magpies now seeing Sean Dyche s side sit just a single point adrift of breaking into the top half, fans around Turf Moor will be calling on leading marksman Chris Wood to lead their charge on the South Coast. Bagging the winner against Newcastle last weekend, the New Zealand international ended his three-match barron run and has seven Premier League goals in his last 10 appearances. More impressive, the 27-year-old has found the net in three of his last four matches outside of Lancashire. If the Clarets are to land back-to-back victories and pile more pressure onto …
This was not a European performance that will live long in the memory, but Liverpool s 1-0 win over Napoli provided further evidence they can challenge for honours without needing to be at their swashbuckling best.
Faced with needing a 1-0 result or a victory by two clear goals in their final fixture in Group C, it seemed somewhat implausible that the first possible outcome would be achieved by a Liverpool side renowned as much for their attacking brilliance as their defensive fragility in recent years.
In both the quarter-final and semi-final last year, Manchester City and Roma left Anfield flummoxed by first-leg flurries, overwhelmed by the intense approach which led Jurgen Klopp s side all the way to the final in Kiev.
Yet this year s squad feel somewhat d…
England Under-21s got their Euro 2023 finals campaign off to the perfect start with a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic in Georgia.
Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey broke the deadlock at the start of the second half, with substitute Emile Smith Rowe adding another in stoppage time to seal victory.
There was a lively start to the Group C opener at the Batumi Arena, with Chelsea forward Noni Madueke seeing his early effort from the edge of the penalty area clip the crossbar, while at the other end Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford saved from Vasil Kusej.
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West Ham United are interested in signing Sead Kolasinac from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told the left-back that he can leave, with Kieran Tierney the first-choice player for that position.
West Ham are looking for a new left-back and have identified Bosnia and Herzegovina international as a potential target. Arthur Masuaku has not been at his best for a while, and he has also made defensive mistakes from time to time.
Arsenal will be challenging for a place in the top four of the Premier League table this season, while West Ham could end up fighting for survival in the top flight of English football again like the 2019-20 campaign. It would be a step-down for Kol…