Author: Soccerhuz
The Reds drew 1-1 at home to Arsenal on Saturday, as they failed to go top of the Premier League over Christmas, but they are still in a strong position. Burnley find themselves at the other end of the table, sitting in 19th place and finding life in the top flight tough under Vincent Kompany. How would you assess Burnley’s start to the season? Oh, much worse than expected. Only the really optimistic of us expected anything other than a bottom-six scrap this season, but nobody thought we would be breaking unwanted records by losing seven home games on the…
The Reds played out an entertaining 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday evening, with Mohamed Salah earning a point for Jurgen Klopp’s side after Gabriel’s early opener. Liverpool are heavy favourites to pick up a win at struggling Burnley, but they will no pushovers on their own patch, particularly as they come into the game fresh from a much-needed 2-0 win at Fulham. Burnley have no fresh injury concerns from their win at Craven Cottage, with Vincent Kompany potentially considering an unchanged lineup. Luca Koleosho is sidelined with a knee injury and will miss the next few weeks,…
Spurs returned to the top four with an important win over Everton at the weekend. They’re in a great place now at Christmas, but Agbonlahor believes a new striker is a necessity for Ange Postecoglou in January. Tottenham signed Richarlison from Everton last year, but his first season as a Spurs player was awful. The Brazil international managed to score just three goals in 35 appearances in all competitions. Only one of those came in the Premier League. Richarlison had a poor start to this season as well, scoring just once in his first 10 league games. Everyone expected another difficult campaign…
James Maddison was absolutely exceptional for Spurs, scoring three goals and providing five assists as the club made a flying start to life under Ange Postecoglou. Tottenham were leading the way in the table. And Maddison was arguably the player of the season following his £40 million switch. However, Tottenham have had to deal without Maddison since their defeat to Chelsea due to injury. And he is not expected back for a little while yet. But with that, one of his teammates has arguably done what would have previously seemed impossible by staking a claim to be considered an even better…
Tottenham have a number of positions they will be hoping to improve in the January transfer window despite some FFP restrictions. Signing a new defender is the absolute priority, although adding depth in midfield and attack should certainly be on the agenda for Ange Postecoglou and Johan Lange. The Lilywhites have been hit significantly by injuries this season with Micky van de Ven and James Maddison injured in the same game. Spurs struggled initially without the influential duo but have improved their form as of late despite also losing Rodrigo Bentancur and Giovani Lo Celso to injury. Ahead of January,…
Reports have been circulating around Spurs making a move for Todibo over the past few weeks. David Ornstein shared his view on the potential transfer over the weekend, while there’s also been suggestions that Manchester United could make their own move as well. Tottenham, though, are believed to have made some guarantees to the defender over his game time at the club if he was to sign. However, according to Football.London’s Alasdair Gold, Nice could hold out for a summer bidding war for Todibo due to the amount of teams who want to sign him. “Spurs have a big interest in Nice’s Jean-Clair…
The year of 2024 could prove to be a very memorable one in Alfie Devine’s young career. Joining Tottenham’s academy in July 2020 as a 15-year-old after making the switch from Wigan Athletic, the midfielder made an instant impression in N17 and it wasn’t long before he found himself in the national headlines. Initially given a chance in the team’s pre-season friendly games by Jose Mourinho, Devine was named in the matchday squad for the FA Cup third round clash away at non-league side Marine and he went on to net on his senior bow for the club. The goal saw him…
Liverpool vs Arsenal was a game that showcased exactly why both sides are in the hunt for the Premier League title this season. In an enthralling clash, both teams will believe they could have come away with more. But it wasn’t all good news for Liverpool. “It was massively overshadowed by Kostas Tsimikas’ collarbone issue,” Klopp outlined after the 1-1 draw with Arsenal. “Definitely broken, so he is out for a long time. The other issues we will have to see. It is hard for us to swallow with the Robbo [Andy Robertson] situation.” Andy Robertson is on track to…
Several Premier League clubs will go into the 19th round of matches nervous about players being hit with suspensions. Players on four yellow cards are currently just one caution away from a one-game ban – but that rule is only in effect for the first half of the season. That means after the 19th match is completed, any player who then picks up a fifth yellow will not be subjected to a ban. However, if they reach 10 bookings across the 38-game campaign, they will be hit with a two-game suspension. The 2023-24 season’s 19th match-day begins tomorrow on Boxing…
Liverpool will take their partnership with Danish beer company Carlsberg to 42 years after inking a new 10-year deal. Carlsberg, which began its partnership with the Reds back in 1992 when it took over the front of shirt sponsorship from electronics firm Candy, was the club’s principal partner until 2010 when Standard Chartered took over, with Carlsberg then becoming the club’s official beer partner. Last year the club celebrated a 30-year anniversary of the partnership, the longest commercial agreement in Premier League history, and the current deal, which still had time to run, sees the firm continue the journey with…