Matt Wiggins 
Pep Guardiola is a really nice man. Here’s why: As the former manager of Barcelona and Bayern Munich, the 45-year-old has a wide array of world class players that he has worked with. Having been a very successful manager at both clubs, playing some wonderful football in the process, it … Read more
There are plenty of people associated with Chelsea that are enjoying Antonio Conte’s switch to 3-4-3, but Eden Hazard could arguably have the widest smile of the lot. The Belgian forward was named man-of-the-match as the Blues ran out 4-0 victors over Manchester United last time out, capping a fine … Read more
What Wayne Rooney is currently on is commonly known around football as an international break, although there has been precious little respite from the constant questions about his form and best playing position. Having been dropped from the Manchester United side by Jose Mourinho before joining up with England, the … Read more
Last Result: Burnley 0-1 ARSENAL – Laurent Koscielny (1st goalscorer) SWANSEA 1-2 Liverpool – Leroy Fer (1st goalscorer) Kick-off: 15:00, 15/10/16 Stadium: Emirates Stadium, London Head-to-head: (Most recent first) Arsenal 1-2 Swansea, Swansea 0-3 Arsenal, Arsenal 0-1 Swansea, Swansea 2-1 Arsenal, Arsenal 2-2 Swansea Key Stats: Both teams have scored … Read more
Sam Allardyce has become just the 15th manager this century to end his international management career with a perfect record – at least among the top 50 countries in FIFA’s world ranking – after leaving his England post by mutual consent. The former West Ham tactician was called to a … Read more
If there’s a sense of deja vu floating around about Harry Kane’s current goalscoring situation it’s because the England striker was in almost the exact same position last season. The Tottenham man has now gone four games without a goal this term, which is the identical number of goalless games … Read more
Jose Mourinho’s costly rebuild of Manchester United’s squad appears to be moving on at pace, with news that the Red Devils boss wants to spend £25m on Monaco right-back Fabinho. Having already brought in Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly this summer, it appears an attacking full-back is next … Read more
The pain of botching the chance to finish above Arsenal for the first time in 21 years may have sent Tottenham fans into a period of internet self-exclusion. But for any Lilywhites stumbling around the web in search of a meme safe haven, there are a number of positives to … Read more
When the city of Madrid takes its footballing rivalry to Milan for the Champions League final, it’ll be billed as Real’s flair against Atletico’s workmanlike organisation. A lavishly assembled and widely-recognised squad, playing in white will take on a group of relatively unheralded players in red stripes, who cost far … Read more
After a heavy first course in the mid-week feast of Premier League action, the quirks of fixture scheduling means fans only have two games to tuck into on Wednesday night. That certainly doesn’t mean there can’t be any money made though, and the bods at news.bwin have scoured the form … Read more
If Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial, Memphis Depay and Matteo Darmian all suffered long-term injuries this season, would Manchester United’s ambitions for the season drastically alter? It’s likely Louis van Gaal would cool title talk should his captain, leading striker and two integral summer signings all come a cropper in close succession. … Read more
With every passing performance, as one of the quickest declines of a Premier League-winning team continues at pace, Chelsea’s summer transfer activity looks all the more curious. Jose Mourinho’s insistence that his current squad needed little plumping, on the basis that they strolled to the Premier League title, was obliterated … Read more
With the walls closing in on Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool tenure, bwin.com make it a two-horse race in the bid to replace the Northern Irishman at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp, the former Borussia Dortmund manager, is favoured to take over at the Merseyside club, at a price of 6/4, with Italian trophy-magnet … Read more
2-0. 3-0. 2-1. The opening three away days of West Ham’s 2015/16 Premier League campaign aren’t going to be quickly forgotten around east London, as Slaven Bilic has engineered victories over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City in consecutive road trips. That set of results would have been unpredictable in any … Read more