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Gameweek 27 was full of what we’ve come to expect from the 2022/23 Premier League season. – Liverpool losing to a bottom four team. – Casemiro being sent off. – Arsenal winning. – Moises Caicedo putting in a barnstorming performance. So, with all of that in mind, here’s 90min’s Premier League team of the week: Enzo Fernandez is proving his worth for Chelsea / Malcolm Couzens/GettyImages GK – Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) – Made a string of stunning saves at Old Trafford to show why he’s one of the most exciting young goalkeepers in Europe. RB – Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) – A very impressive defensive displayRead More →

The BBC have confirmed that Gary Lineker will be back hosting Match of the Day this weekend after the two parties reached an agreement over social media use. Lineker was removed from his position after posting a tweet in which he compared the Government’s language concerning asylum seekers to that used during 1930s Germany. The decision sparked significant criticism of the BBC, with fellow pundits all refusing to take part in the BBC’s weekly football programming in support of Lineker, but the situation has now been resolved and the former England international will be back in front of the cameras again. “Gary is a valuedRead More →

90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Neymar is adamant that he will finish his career at Paris Saint-Germain. The Brazilian is under contract until 2027 and is not interested in any talk of a potential exit from the French capital. (The Athletic) Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha is emerging as one of the most-wanted players in the Premier League, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham all monitoring the Portugal international. (The Sun) Of that group, it’s Liverpool who are thought the be leading the race for Palhinha‘s signature. (Daily Mail) A Real Madrid representative recently met withRead More →

It’s been a season of ups and downs for Southampton. The Saints have won six games in cup competitions this term, although that’s as many as they’ve managed through their opening 26 league matches. The board finally gave in to the fans’ demands and got rid of Ralph Hasenhuttl but replaced him with Nathan Jones who didn’t even have time to get his hands on the club’s table tennis table before he was sacked. One rather large negative is the team’s current status as the Premier League’s bottom side. However, Southampton are just three points adrift of safety with 11 games of the campaign leftRead More →

Arsenal ended the previous season with just two players in double digits for Premier League goals. Yet, with 11 games of the current campaign still to go, the Gunners boast as many as three individuals with ten or more top-flight goals. Gabriel Martinelli (12 league goals), Bukayo Saka (ten) and Martin Odegaard (ten) have offered Arsenal three reliable routes to goal during their title charge this year. To put into context how impressive that feat is at such an early stage of the season, only one other club in Europe’s top ten leagues can boast as many prolific goal-getters (per Opta). 10+ – Arsenal andRead More →

Mikel Arteta has said that he’s delighted with reaching 100 wins as Arsenal manager, but was keen to insist that such a milestone isn’t a ‘title’. Arteta’s team were very impressive at Craven Cottage, putting Fulham to the sword in the Premier League with a dominant first half display in an eventual 3-0 win. The result sees the Gunners move back to five points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City in the title race, and was also Arteta’s 100th win as the club’s manager. The ex-Man City assistant coach took the reins at Arsenal at the tail-end of 2019, and since then has won theRead More →

The gap between Arsenal and Manchester City remained the same at the end of the weekend’s Premier League action with both winning, but other top-half sides faltered. Arsenal claimed victory against Fulham with ease thanks to three goals in what was a sumptuous first-half display. The hosts didn’t concede any others after the break but couldn’t get themselves on the scoresheet either. Man City weren’t nearly as comfortable as their title rivals in their match with Crystal Palace but a 78th-minute penalty from Erling Haaland ensured that they remained the only side other than the Premier League leaders to be unbeaten in their last fiveRead More →

Mikel Arteta has revealed that Leandro Trossard came back early from an injury for Arsenal’s thumping win over Fulham. Trossard was in fine form for the Gunners on Sunday afternoon, bagging three first half assists and earning himself a 9/10 rating from 90min for his showing at Craven Cottage. The January signing was close to not being able to feature for Arsenal at all in the win over Fulham however, as Arteta has revealed during his post-match press conference that Trossard suffered an injury scare in mid-week. “I think he was really impressive. He had an injury three days ago which could have taken aRead More →

Aitana Bonmati is quietly having a standout season at Barcelona, starring in midfield and leading her team to countless victories.  When Alexia Putellas suffered an ACL injury ahead of the 2022 UEFA Euro competition, the general narrative heading into the domestic season was that Barcelona would struggle without the Ballon d’Or Feminin winner.  But even without Putellas in the lineup, Barca have continued to dominate the domestic league. This season they’ve won every single match they’ve played in Liga F, Copa de la Reina, and Supercopa de Espana, the latter of which they won for a record third time. In the Champions League, they recordedRead More →

Sadio Mane has revealed that he would like Bayern Munich to sign Joao Cancelo on a permanent transfer from Manchester City. After joining City from Juventus in 2019, Cancelo established himself as one of Europe’s finest full-backs, demonstrating a proficiency to play on either flank and on the wing. But he fell out of favour under Pep Guardiola at the start of the 2022/23 season and was surprisingly sent out on loan to Bayern at the back-end of the January transfer window. Cancelo has since struggled for consistent minutes in Germany, but made an impression in a 5-3 win at home to Bavarian neighbours AugsburgRead More →