Football Blog (Page 51)

[ad_1] There’s were a lot less Premier League games last weekend due to the FA Cup quarter-finals, but there were still plenty of brilliant performances to enjoy. Arsenal steamrolled another lowly team. Aston Villa continued to improve. And Sean Dyche’s Everton annoyed another one of the big boys with a defensive masterclass. Here’s 90min‘s Premier League team of the week after all that fun. READ NEXT GK: Emiliano Martinez – A comfortable win in the end up for Aston Villa, but it was only that because their World Cup-winning goalkeeper was in brilliant form, making a number of stunning saves. RB: Ben White – TheRead More →

[ad_1] Club football lovers haven’t been treated to the dread that an international break brings for a while. The winter World Cup altered the international calendar this season, but the March international break has always been thrust upon us ahead of the final stretch of the domestic campaign. This time around, though, there’s plenty to look forward to. While some might struggle to get up for non-major tournament international football, the upcoming fixtures could play a big role in determining who qualifies automatically for Euro 2024. England, in particular, have two huge games. Here are some of the upcoming international fixtures you’d be wise toRead More →

[ad_1] Gameweek 28 may have lost three fixtures to the FA Cup quarter-final, and yet it was still one of the most chaotic rounds of games of the 2022/23 Premier League season. We had upsets, drama and an unbelievable number of goals, many of which are worth watching over and over again. Here’s a look at the best goals from gameweek 28. This angle > pic.twitter.com/ciiyIl5VJK — Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) March 20, 2023 A lovely, composed lob from Emmanuel Dennis to kick off the scoring in Nottingham Forest’s meeting with Newcastle. Forest would go on to lose the game, but hey, they’ll always haveRead More →

[ad_1] Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has called on his players to ‘step in and give a little more’ in order to secure the Premier League title. The Gunners have moved eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the standings, though have played a game more than the reigning champions and still have to visit the Etihad Stadium before the end of the season. Perhaps crucially, Man City are still fighting on three fronts whereas Arsenal’s sole focus is on the Premier League after they were dumped out of the UEFA Europa League by Sporting CP on Thursday. During that exit from Europe,Read More →

[ad_1] Barcelona extended their lead atop of the La Liga table to 12 points with just 12 games remaining thanks to a famous El Clasico win. An own goal from Ronald Araujo would open the scoring for Real Madrid, but goals from Sergi Roberto and substitute Franck Kessie would earn the win for Barca at Camp Nou. The tempo of the game was set early on by two long-range efforts from star number nines Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema – both of which forced the opposition goalkeepers into smart saves. In the fifth minute, Barca created the first good chance of the game. A wonderfulRead More →

[ad_1] Lionel Messi never seemed massively happy to sign for PSG, and the feeling is very much becoming mutual. Every man and his dog knew that Messi would have preferred to remain at Barcelona than head to Paris back in 2021, with his teary farewell press conference in Spain making it abundantly clear. However, there was a sense that he could find happiness at his new club, leading them to Champions League glory and becoming a hero of the Parc des Princes faithful in the process. Almost two years on though, that dream looks further than ever from becoming a reality, with both success andRead More →

[ad_1] Erik ten Hag has hailed his side’s character after their come-from-behind win over Fulham in the FA Cup. Man Utd deservedly went behind at Old Trafford in the first half of the game on Sunday, but were able to capitalise on Fulham’s complete capitulation – a capitulation which saw Aleksandar Mitrovic, Willian and manager Marco Silva be given red cards – to run out comfortable 3-1 winners. The win sees the Red Devils book a place at Wembley Stadium for the second time this season, with previous visit seeing Man Utd win the Carabao Cup thanks to a 2-0 win over Newcastle United. READRead More →

[ad_1] Sheffield United have spent the vast majority of the season in a position to return to the Premier League but the Blades still have to hurdle the final few weeks of the campaign to ensure that is where they finish by May. Paul Heckingbottom’s side have not finished a day outside the play-off positions since August and have been firmly ensconced in one of the two automatic spots at the end of every post-World Cup weekend. However, such a stellar regular season would only heighten the agony if Heckingbottom can’t nudge his side over the line. While an FA Cup semi-final looms after aRead More →

[ad_1] The draw for the 2022/23 FA Cup semi finals has been made, with Brighton set to host one of Manchester United or Fulham. The Seagulls breezed past Grimsby on Sunday with a 5-0 win and will take on the victors of Sunday’s clash between Man Utd and Fulham at Old Trafford. Sheffield United came from behind to beat Blackburn Rovers in an all-Championship clash on Sunday. Their reward is a tie with Manchester City, who smashed Vincent Kompany’s Burnley 6-0 on Saturday. Sheffield United are four-time FA Cup winners though the last of those came in 1925. They last reached a final in 1936,Read More →

[ad_1] Manchester United reached the semi-finals of the Women’s FA Cup for the first time after beating Lewes 3-1 at The Dripping Pan. The WSL title hopefuls weren’t at their best on the south coast but managed to squeeze their way into the next round against the resilient Rooks of the Women’s Championship. Lewes went ever so close to taking a shock lead with just six minutes on the clock. A low cross from Nat Johnson fell to Kirsty Barton in the six yard box, but Maria Thorisdottir managed to make a brilliant recovery challenge to deny what would have been a certain goal. AndRead More →