Author: Soccerhuz
Roy Keane has described Liverpool as “fairly average” after they were held 1-1 by Chelsea. The Reds got off to a strong start and lead through Luis Diaz after the Colombian steered home from Mohamed Salah’s incisive pass. Liverpool doubled their lead through the Egyptian but he was adjudged to have been offside as Trent Alexander-Arnold set him through on goal. Axel Disasi opened his Chelsea account to restore parity after scrambling the ball past Alisson. The Londoners were then left disappointed by VAR after Ben Chillwell’s goal was chalked off. Liverpool are looking to banish the memories of their…
Southampton midfielder Roméo Lavia might well have played his final game for the south coast side a year after moving there from Manchester City — but it remains to be seen what his next club will be Liverpool and Chelsea are battling for Lavia’s signature alongside the chase for Moisés Caicedo and Belgian journalist Sacha Tovalieri has provided an update on Twitter. He says that Chelsea’s offer, worth $70m (£55m/€64m), has been accepted by Southampton, but Liverpool is set to ‘level up’ its bid for Lavia — leaving the player with the choice of where he wants to go. Liverpool, the reporter…
Liverpool fans were on the verge of meltdown after it emerged Chelsea are reportedly nearing the signings of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia. Both the Reds and the Blues have been in the market for a new defensive midfielder this summer – with the former making Lavia their priority and the latter focusing on Caicedo. Both transfer sagas took major twists this week with the Premier League rivals bidding for each other’s No. 1 targets. Caicedo, 21, made it clear he only wants to head to Stamford Bridge, though. According to Fabrizio Romano late on Sunday (August 13) night, his £115m move has…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp took a pop at Chelsea, who look set to pip his side to the British record signing of Moises Caicedo. The two Premier League heavyweights went head-to-head on Sunday, contesting an entertaining 1-1 draw in their first game of the season. Speculation around Caicedo’s club future hit top gear on Friday, when Liverpool were reported to have gazumped Chelsea in a secret auction with Brighton by slapping £110million on the table. Shortly afterwards, Klopp confirmed that a fee had been agreed with the Seagulls, but there was to be an agonising twist in the tale as Caicedo is believed to have informed all parties…
The Reds and the Blues were unable to be separated in the capital, sharing the spoils in their opening Premier League fixture of the 2023-24 season. Luis Diaz struck first in the 18th minute of the contest, finishing off a well-worked team goal, before Axel Disasi levelled for Chelsea. Mohamed Salah and hosts full-back Ben Chilwell both saw goals chalked off for offside via VAR, with the sides having to settle for a point apiece amid a topsy-turvy encounter. Klopp gave his reaction to the game and much more during his post-match media briefing. Read a summary below… On the…
Chelsea vs Liverpool LIVE! New Chelsea coach Mauricio Pochettino saw the team he rebuilt in pre-season fight back to draw 1-1 at home to Liverpool in their Premier League opener as debutant defender Axel Disasi cancelled out Luis Diaz’s opener. In a meeting of two of last season’s heavyweight flops, Diaz threatened to ruin Pochettino’s first competitive match in charge of the Blues when the Colombian stretched out a boot to turn in a defence-splitting pass by Mohamed Salah in the 18th minute as the visitors attacked with lightening speed. Liverpool thought they had doubled their lead just over 10…
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has hosted two Osun-born Super Falcon players; Rofiat Imuran and Rasheedat Ajibade. The two players shined bright during the recently concluded Women’s World Cup competition that was hosted by Australia and New Zealand. During the tournament, Nigeria was knocked out at the Round of 16 stage by England via a penalty shoot-out. However, it was gathered that the reason the governor hosted the football stars was due to their stellar performance during the competition. One of the players, Rofiat Imuran hails from Ile-Ogbo area of the state. Born on 17 June 2004, the…
Hello and welcome to our dedicated Liverpool live blog for Sunday, August 13. Stick with us as we bring you all the latest on Liverpool’s tug-of-war pursuit of Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Moises Caicedo. The Reds are refusing to walk away from their bid to sign the 21-year-old – as Chelsea prepare to splash out a British record £115million for the player. The Reds stole a march on the Londoners when Brighton accepted a bid of around £110m for Caicedo in the early hours of Friday morning, with the Seagulls having set a midnight cut-off for their auction of…
The Reds travel to West London on the opening weekend of the Premier League season looking to strike back after last season’s disappointing fifth-placed finish. This afternoon’s affair at Stamford Bridge promises to have plenty of extra spice after both clubs this week pursued a deal for Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Moises Caicedo. Despite the Reds’ £111 million bid on Friday morning, the Blues seem to have won the race for the 21-year-old and according to some reports could even unveil him at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. Ian Doyle and Theo Squires will be in the Stamford Bridge press…
Liverpool visit Chelsea in the Premier League in a huge clash for two revamped heavyweights who struggled last season. The game kicked off at 4:30pm local time (15:30 GMT). It will be Mauricio Pochettino’s first competitive game in charge of Chelsea, while Jurgen Klopp begins his eighth season in charge of Liverpool. Both start with much-changed teams after key departures to Saudi Arabia, and the clubs have been battling each other in the summer transfer window – notably over Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo. Chelsea finished 12th last season, their lowest Premier League position since 1994, while Liverpool finished fifth and failed to qualify for the Champions…