Leagues

When Champions League winners, international strikers and touted young talents were arriving at Middlesbrough in their droves during the summer, optimistic predictions were made and lofty aspirations revealed. In addition to the exciting signings, the flames of pre-season optimism were fanned by a favourable fixture list that pitted Boro against … 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

Manchester City are already reaping the rewards this season when it comes to making the most of a direct and free-dribbling wide player that has a preference for hugging the touchline. It’s four goals and two assists in seven Premier League starts for Raheem Sterling and the way that City … Read more

At first glance, the damage to Man City following their first defeat under Pep Guardiola away to Tottenham doesn’t seem too severe: with top spot in the Premier League maintained and likewise their status as 91/100 title favourites. However, the problem with being perfect, as the Citizens were for their … Read more

Having led for 50 minutes of their Premier League home match against Liverpool, a 2-1 defeat will be a sour pill for Swansea to swallow. Francesco Guidolin’s charges looked a good bet to become the first side in five games to avoid defeat to the Reds for most of the … Read more

Nobody was talking about Arsenal as they hit upon a run of four successive domestic victories, but they made sure that people started paying attention with their performance in extending that to five. The Gunners exorcised close to five years of unrelenting misery in Premier League combat with Chelsea, going … Read more