Updates from 5.30pm (BST) kickoffEmail Barry and follow us on BlueskyFun fact: Tottenham and Newcastle have met 61 times in the Premier League era without ever playing out a scoreless draw. Today could be the day for a dreary stalemate but it seems unlikely – fingers crossed for a glut of goals.Premier League: Hull City have made it back-to-back wins upon their return to the top flight, with Liam Millar scoring the only goal of their game at Coventry City to deposit another three precious points in the bank. James Tarkowski left it until added time to cancel out Alex Scott’s opener as Bournemouth were held by Everton at the Vitality Stadium. In today’s early game, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest served up an entertaining 2-2 draw at Anfield, where the hosts had to come from behind twice to rescue a point. Continue reading...
Desailly wants another signing up front (Picture: Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images) Chelsea legend Marcel Desailly has urged the club to take another run at signing Victor Osimhen before the summer transfer window closes. Joao Pedro picked up from where he left off last season with a superb display leading the Blues attack against Fulham, getting on the score sheet in a 3-2 win in their opening game of the campaign on Monday. Danny Welbeck has also been brought in to provide another option up top with Liam Delap leaving the club after just one season to join Nottingham Forest. Nicolas Jackson meanwhile has joined Aston Villa in a £65million deal while RB Leipzig are in talks to sign Marc Guiu. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. Chelsea were close to signing Osimhen two summers ago when he was still at Napoli only for the move to fall apart at the last minute. He instead joined Galatasaray where he has spent the last two seasons. Arsenal have explored a move for the Nigeria international in recent weeks with the Gunners still eager to recruit another centre forward. The Nigeria international is reportedly still open to a move to the Premier League with legend Desailly believing Chelsea still ‘need that kind of player.’ Arsenal had talks over a move for Osimhen this month (Picture: Ahmad Mora/Getty Images) ‘Osimhen, absolutely. He brings spirit and respect, strong respect from opponents and from his teammates,’ Desailly told Metro via SportsCasting. ‘He can be a bit unpredictable sometimes, but you need that kind of player who can justify his stature and his behaviour through performance, but also through a bit of controversy. He’s strong, and he can bring that spirit to Chelsea. ‘As for Jackson, he’s gone to Aston Villa now. Honestly, I would have brought in a proper number-nine type striker. The problem is there aren’t many strikers out there who could help Chelsea in the long run.’ Chelsea return to Premier League action on Sunday afternoon when they host Brighton at Stamford Bridge. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
When a team is an established part of English football’s upper echelons, plays its home games inside a 68,000-seater stadium and breaks the Championship transfer record immediately after relegation, there are expectations that naturally follow. By all accounts, West Ham are supposed to breeze through what is meant to be a brief dalliance with a second-tier existence.So, to be three matches into the Championship season and yet to register a single win is understandably difficult for their supporters to stomach. If the boos from the travelling contingent were brief at the final whistle, the subsequent burst of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” directed at their team’s manager left no ambiguity over their thoughts. This type of thing is not meant to happen, and now Nuno Espírito Santo has found himself in the firing line. Continue reading...
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