Roberto Martinez believes Everton and Watford s progress to the FA Cup semi-finals might have hindered their respective Premier League form.
Martinez s men travel to Vicarage Road on Saturday having lost their past three league matches – a run punctuated by the stirring FA Cup quarter-final win over Chelsea last month.
Everton failed to find the net in subsequent losses to Arsenal and Manchester United, increasing murmurings of discontent from their fanbase as a season that promised so much ahead of the opening-day draw with Saturday s opponents continues to be dogged by frustrating inconsistency.
They re in a similar situation. If you look at each team that has got through to the FA Cup semi-finals, they haven t won a game in the league since, Martinez told a…
Thomas Tuchel does not intend to give in to Cesar Azpilicueta s demand for a cut-price exit to Barcelona.
Azpilicueta has reportedly asked to leave Stamford Bridge for Barca, who have already signed Andreas Christensen after his Blues contract expired.
It has been suggested that a £55million move for Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde could pave the way for the Spaniard to leave for Camp Nou.
However, Tuchel is standing firm and does not want to let Azpilicueta leave on the cheap, saying he was maybe a little bit annoyed by Barca s pursuit of the player.
It s a tough question because I m not sure if I want to give Azpi what he wants, said Tuchel, as quoted by Standard Sport.
At some point it is about what we want. I just made the compari…
Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were on target as Arsenal coasted past struggling Southampton 2-0 to move back into the Premier League s top four.
It took just six minutes for Lacazette to convert from Mkhitaryan s attempted shot and the latter turned home the dangerous Alex Iwobi s assist at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Lacazette wasted a couple of golden opportunities to stretch the lead before half-time and, while Arsenal s tempo noticeably dropped after the break, Unai Emery s side were in complete control.
Manchester United s goalless draw with rivals Liverpool consequently sends Arsenal back into the Champions League places, while Southampton remain mired in relegation trouble.
FULL-TIME Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
Two first-half goals…
Real Madrid want to sign Julian Alvarez from Manchester City in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that last season’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners are keen on signing the Argentina international forward and are going all out to get him from defending Premier League champions City.
Alvarez is one of the best young players in the world who helped Argentina win the 2022 Qatar World Cup. However, the striker is not guaranteed a place in the City starting lineup due to the form of Erling Haaland. The 23-year-old has made eight starts and 17 substitute appearances in the Premier League for City this season, scoring eight goals in the process.
City are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 76 points from 32 matches,…
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens was hailed as a very special talent as the latest English star to dazzle for Borussia Dortmund signed a new long-term contract.
England Under-19 star Bynoe-Gittens has committed to the German club until June 30, 2025, with the news emerging swiftly in the wake of his first Bundesliga goal.
The 18-year-old scored an equaliser as Dortmund went on to beat Freiburg 3-1 last Friday, following in the footsteps of Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham in becoming another exciting young English player to emerge at the club.
Bynoe-Gittens was acquired from Manchester City in September 2020 and played for Dortmund s age-group sides until recently breaking into the first-team ranks.
He has played just 159 minutes in the Bundesliga, spread across one s…
Arsenal are interested in signing Moussa Dembele from Lyon in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the French news outlet has claimed that the Gunners are among the Premier League clubs who have been scouting the striker this season.
Dembele has been on the books of Lyon since 2018 when he joined from Scottish Premiership giants Celtic. The French striker spent the second half of last season on loan at Atletico Madrid. The 25-year-old has made 15 starts and five substitute appearances in Ligue 1 so far this season, scoring 10 goals and providing two assists in the process. Dembele has given one assist in three Europa League matches so far this campaign.
Arsenal are fourth in the Premier League table at the moment with 51 points from 26 matches. Meanw…