Football

Last Result: Arsenal 0-0 MIDDLESBROUGH BOURNEMOUTH 0-0 Tottenham Kick-off: 15:00, 29/10/16 Stadium: The Riverside Stadium Head-to-head: (Most recent first) Bournemouth 3-0 Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough 0-0 Bournemouth, Bournemouth 0-0 Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough 3-3 Bournemouth, Bournemouth 1-2 Middlesbrough Injuries and Suspensions Middlesbrough: Out – Grant Leadbitter Doubt – None Bournemouth: Out – Lewis Cook, … Read more

A regularly regurgitated gripe among those willing to devote the necessary time and brain power to analyse England squads for tournament qualifiers and friendlies is how reputation often seems to carry more weight than form in the selection process. In such moments, it seems clear that appeasing egos is of … 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

With the transfer window still over two months from opening and no competition anywhere near its conclusion, times are understandably tough for sports news generators to fill their allotted column inches. Site visits are down in this notoriously barren period, but the gossip peddlers are still playing with transfer yarns, … Read more

In the early part of the current decade, Chelsea v Manchester United made a play to be the most entertaining and unpredictable battle between so-called ‘big six’ outfits. The 2011/12 and 2012/13 campaigns saw the pair churn out scorelines of 5-4, 3-3, 2-2, 2-3 and 3-1, with both protagonists taking … Read more

Talk of Arsenal’s evolution into ‘the real deal’ as far as a Premier League title contenders was concerned was hushed by the Gunners’ goalless draw with Middlesbrough this weekend. A run of seven straight wins in all competitions was curtailed by the Emirates stalemate, which came just three days after … Read more

Last Result: CHELSEA 3-0 Leicester – Diego Costa (first), Eden Hazard, Victor Moses Liverpool 0-0 MAN UTD Kick-off: 16:00, 23/10/16 TV: Sky Sports 1 Stadium: Stamford Bridge Head-to-head (last five meetings – most recent first): Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd, Man Utd 0-0 Chelsea, Chelsea 1-0 Man Utd, Man Utd 1-1 … Read more