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[ad_1] Chelsea are in historically woeful form but could begin a long apology to fans with a good result against Arsenal on Tuesday. Five straight defeats in a run of eight games without victory is objectively awful, but adding a loss to Arsenal into the mix would make things even worse. Chelsea need a serious response if they are to get fans back on their side. Here’s how caretaker boss Frank Lampard could set up. READ NEXT Raheem Sterling needs to find some form / Robin Jones/GettyImages GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga – He may only have six games left at Chelsea, so here’s hoping the SpaniardRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea and Liverpool saw this game abandoned due to a frozen pitch when it was originally scheduled back in January, something which shone an enormous spotlight on the often inadequate facilities that women’s football regularly still has to contend with. The game was allowed to start that day after efforts had been defrost the playing surface, but that decision was reversed owing to safety concerns only six minutes later. Delayed until this late stage of the season, it arguably takes on vastly more significance because of potential implications on the title race. Chelsea fell seven points behind leaders Manchester United on Friday night, butRead More →

[ad_1] Harry Kane has lamented Tottenham’s slow starts to games this season after the Lilywhites conceded three goals in the opening 15 minutes at Anfield. Spurs gave themselves a mountain to climb on Sunday against Liverpool, with three defensive lapses inside the earliest part of the game leaving them 3-0 down. While Tottenham did manage to claw their way back into the game to make it 3-3 via a Richarlison goal in the 93rd minute, they did eventually lose the game thanks to an even later goal from Diogo Jota. The start to the game was extremely similar to the one last weekend, when SpursRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester City will not stand in Bernardo Silva’s way if he insists that he wants to leave this summer, but they will demand their full valuation of him is met, 90min understands. Silva was keen to leave City last summer for Barcelona, but the club stood firm and told the Portugal international he would not be allowed to leave this season. Barcelona also came calling in January, but again City insisted that he would remain part of their squad until this summer at least. Now, the Catalans are ready to return ahead of next season to try and get Silva once more – ifRead More →

[ad_1] Lamine Yamal has admitted that his nerves gradually faded away when he made his record-breaking for Barcelona on Saturday, becoming the club’s youngest ever La Liga player at just 15-years-old. Yamal had previously been on the bench for La Liga games against Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano without getting on the pitch, before being given seven minutes plus stoppage time at the end of Saturday’s win over Real B*tis. The locally-born youngster broke the record held by teammate Ansu Fati, who had come off the bench himself just over 20 minutes earlier in the game. “I felt a lot of emotions,” Yamal told clubRead More →

[ad_1] Paulo Dybala has been offered to a number of Premier League sides this summer as a bargain release clause in his Roma contract becomes active, 90min understands. The 29-year-old joined on a free transfer from Juventus last summer and has enjoyed a successful year under Jose Mourinho, racking up 16 goals and eight assists in 34 appearances and helping inspire Roma to the Europa League semi-finals. Dybala’s contract contains a handful of release clauses – €20m for fellow Serie A clubs and just €12m for overseas teams – and sources have confirmed to 90min that the Argentine’s representatives have been making sure clubs inRead More →

[ad_1] Nashville SC’s attacking midfielder Hany Mukhtar might as well announce he’s dropping a mixtape full of diss tracks against Atlanta United. While they momentarily trail the ATL in the Eastern Conference standings, Nashville – and Mukhtar specifically – have become a thorn in the side of the Five Stripes. Cold hard facts speak for themselves and Mukhtar’s tally of six goals and seven assists against their geographical rivals say a lot about the German’s confidence when he faces them on the pitch. To date, he’s accumulated 13 goal contributions – six goals and seven assists – in matches across all competitions against Atlanta. ButRead More →

[ad_1] Things are looking grim for New England Revolution winger and Colombian international Dylan Borrero after an early game injury last night against FC Cincinnati. The 21-year-old avoided an open ball challenge coming up the right flank from center back Yerson Mosquera by jumping over the defender but landed awkwardly on Gillette Stadium’s synthetic surface. “Dylan looks like a serious injury,” head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena said after the 1-1 draw. “I haven’t gotten confirmation, but I think it’s a serious knee injury.” Read the latest MLS news here Borrero, who joined the Revolution last year from Brazilian side Clube Atlético Mineiro, isRead More →

[ad_1] By extending their unbeaten home run, Manchester United halted Aston Villa’s unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. Erik ten Hag’s side have not lost a Premier League game in front of their own fans since the opening weekend of the season. The Red Devils have not been as faultless on the road this season – particularly against clubs in the top half of the table – and face a few more stern tests home and away before closing out the campaign. Here’s what lies ahead for Ten Hag’s side. Manchester United ended Brighton’s FA Cup hopes last timeRead More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain suffered yet another embarrassing Ligue 1 defeat on Sunday evening, losing 3-1 to Lorient at Parc des Princes. The home side went behind after 15 minutes thanks to an Enzo Le Fee goal, before Darline Yongwa and Ahmadou Bamba Dieng added a second and third after Achraf Hakimi was sent off for a second bookable offence. PSG were made to pay for that missed chance in the 15th minute when Lorient took a shock lead through Enzo Le Fee. After some good play from Gedeon Kalulu and Romain Faivre on the right flank, the latter was able to drill the into theRead More →