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English Premier League reports highest weekly number of Covid-19 cases

The Premier League has reported its highest number of positive coronavirus cases in a single week

EPL: Tottenham's Gareth Bale ruled out 'a few weeks' with calf injury

Tottenham winger Gareth Bale has been ruled out for a "few weeks" with a calf injury.

Manchester City's match with Everton postponed due to Covid-19 cases

The Premier League said further testing would take place at City on Tuesday

Liverpool's Klopp says players are 'angry' after draw against West Brom

After being held to a draw by West Brom, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expressed frustration over the result and said his team should have won the game.

Man City eases to 2-0 win over Newcastle in English Premier League

Manchester City secured a routine 2-0 win over Newcastle thanks to goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres to climb to fifth place in the Premier League. Gundogan tucked home a cutback from Raheem Sterling to score in consecutive home games in the league and put City ahead in the 14th minute. Torres, a winger, was playing as the lone striker in the absence of Gabriel Jesus who has contracted the coronavirus and scored for the second time in the league this season to make it 2-0. He showed a striker's instinct to hold back as Federico Fernandez blocked a cross from the right and the ball arrived at the feet of Torres, who stroked in a finish from eight meters in the 55th. Bernardo Silva struck the post as City threatened more goals in the pouring rain at Etihad Stadium, despite again struggling to show the free-flowing football of previous years under Pep Guardiola. That might be because Guardiola is playing a more defensive system this season and it's producing more clean ..

Everton up to second in EPL with 1-0 win at Sheffield United

Gylfi Sigurdsson produced a Merseyside top two in the Premier League by scoring a late goal for Everton in its 1-0 win over last-place Sheffield United. The Iceland midfielder beat goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale with a low shot from inside the area in the 80th minute following some good buildup play involving Abdoulaye Doucoure and Bernard. Everton jumped into second place above Leicester and Manchester United, after their 2-2 draw earlier Saturday. Everton is two points behind rival Liverpool, which plays at home to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Everton has won its last four games, despite having key players injured such as Lucas Digne and James Rodriguez. Brazil forward Richarlison was also missing against Sheffield United while he followed concussion protocols. It is Everton's second four-win streak of the season, with the team also picking up a maximum of 12 points from its opening four games to be the early league leader. Sheffield United has lost 13 of its 15 league matches thi

English Premier League: Have to be calm in good moments, says Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that every team needs to remain calm after winning matches as the ongoing 2020-21 Premier League season can go in favour of any team.Guardiola's remark came as Manchester City defeated Newcastle United 2-0 on Saturday. IIkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres registered goals for City at the Etihad Stadium.As a result of this win, City has moved to the fifth spot in Premier League standings with 26 points from 14 matches."It was a tough game, with the weather conditions and an opponent who we have struggled to score against. That is the tempo we need to play. Today our positional game was perfect, unfortunately, we could not score more goals but it is a good result and three more points," Goal.com quoted Guardiola as saying."We cannot think much, the schedule is a game every three days. The players are committed and focused. We are far away from the top, last week we were 10th in the table, all the season is up and down. There are weird results ..

EPL: Edinson Cavani gives another dimension to Man Utd, says Rashford

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford believes that Edinson Cavani brings another dimension to the club.

Arsenal lifts gloom with 3-1 win against Chelsea in English Premier League

Arsenal finally lifted the gloom surrounding the club and beat Chelsea 3-1, with the Gunners winning their first Premier League match in nearly two months. A calmly taken penalty from Alexandre Lacazette, a sensational free kick from Granit Xhaka and a bizarre goal from Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal all three points at Emirates Stadium. But it was a nervy finish for the hosts as Chelsea got a consolation goal from Tammy Abraham in the 85th minute after initially being flagged for offside. The visitors were then awarded a penalty a few minutes later, but Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno saved Jorginho's shot in injury time. Arsenal climbed up to 14th place with 17 points after the team's worst start to a season in decades. The victory at Emirates Stadium, which was empty because of coronavirus restrictions, relieved pressure on manager Mikel Arteta. It was Arsenal's first league win since Nov. 1 against Manchester United. Prior to the victory against Chelsea, Arsenal was winless in its last

EPL: James Rodriguez to miss next two games for Everton, confirms Ancelotti

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti on Friday confirmed that midfielder James Rodriguez will miss the next two games for the side.

Arsenal vs Chelsea highlights Boxing Day in English Premier League

ARSENAL vs. CHELSEA, the pick of the Boxing Day matches in England sees Arsenal in desperate need of a win

IPL's sojourn to the Reds rise: Silver linings in sport's year of disaster

While there was limited action, there were seminal moments, of record-breaking achievements and bold political statements. Here's the pick of the lot

Arteta wants players to 'keep fighting' as Arsenal suffer 'painful' defeat

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said players should keep fighting in order to turn things around as the club suffered a defeat against Manchester City, which he termed as "really painful".Manchester City defeated Arsenal 4-1 in the Carabao Cup quarter-final here on Wednesday."A really painful moment, again. We started the game by conceding a really early and really soft goal and after that, in this moment, to get through that is obviously difficult. But the players reacted to be fair and they started to grow as the game was moving forwards," the club's official website quoted Arteta as saying."We scored a goal, a really good goal and after that I think that we were the better team for the next 25 minutes. But when we had the best moments in the game, we conceded another soft goal and that makes it even harder. But still, we kept going and we had an open situation where we could've played Laca through and we missed the pass and then they scored the third goal in an offside position. ...

Pepe 'trying his best' to prove himself, says Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has backed striker Nicolas Pepe and said that he is 'trying his best' to deliver the expected results for the club.

Carabao Cup loss sees Newcastle United facing up to another bleak season

The carrot was a first cup semifinal in 16 years. The opponent was a second-division club fielding a team mostly containing reserve players. This was Newcastle's players' big chance to give their disillusioned fans something to smile about, three days before Christmas. They blew it. A listless performance in a 1-0 loss to Brentford in the English League Cup quarterfinals left Newcastle facing up to another bleak season and its manager fearing the worst. I have to accept what's coming my way is part and parcel of being the manager of Newcastle, Steve Bruce said. The criticism is fully justified. With the Brentford Community Stadium empty during the pandemic, Newcastle's players were spared criticism from the team's match-going fans at the final whistle. Instead, the backlash came over social media, with renewed calls for Bruce to be fired and questions to be asked about the direction of a northeast club still up for sale after the aborted takeover attempt by Saudi Arabia's sovere

Covid-19: English soccer might need 'circuit breaker,' says club doctor

English soccer would benefit from being briefly suspended as more clubs are hit by COVID-19 outbreaks, including the new variant strain, a team's medical staff member said on Tuesday.

Arsenal's 'Pundit' thinks back

The manager's contribution to modern European football becomes apparent in his autobiography

Énglish Premier League: Everton wins 3-2 after more penalty woe for Fulham

Everton ended its three-match losing streak in the Premier League with a 3-2 win on Sunday as Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored twice to continue his brilliant start to the season

For England's top football clubs, Jack Grealish is the one that got away

Given Grealish's status as English soccer's new star, it's strange how reluctant national coach Southgate was to place his trust in a midfielder many are now understandably comparing to Paul Gascoigne

Manchester Utd count cost of Covid disruption as EPL continues without fans

The pandemic has played havoc with the sporting calendar, forcing the suspension of English Premier League fixtures for three months, with fans still unable to attend matches