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Hammers star comments on Fornals’ miss against Wolves, admits side miss injured 32y/o
West Ham United resumed Premier League action with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, and they will hope to do much better when they play Tottenham Hotspur this evening. Weekend’s loss left them hanging precariously outside of the relegation zone, but skipper Mark Noble reckons things might have been different had Pablo Fornals converted a rare chance in the opening minutes of the game. The Spaniard was through on goal from a tight angle, volleying his effort into the stand when he could have chosen to square pass the ball to Michail Antonio who had the best chance of scoring. West Ham were punished for the miss in the second-half, with the visitors scoring twice within the space of 11 minutes 28 minutes after the restart. “We didn’t create too many clear cha...
‘The audacity’ – Some Spurs fans fuming with Antonio’s comments ahead of Hammers clash
West Ham United are hoping to return to winning ways when they face Tottenham Hotspur tonight in North London, and Michail Antonio fancies his side’s chances despite weekend’s 2-0 loss at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Hammers striker was responsible for Spurs’ first defeat at their new stadium last year after scoring the only goal of the derby, and he isn’t convinced that they are unbeatable after their display against Manchester United last Friday. “It’s a fresh start again for us, we go again and Tottenham are a team we normally get some good results against,” the West Ham star told Sky Sports News. “One thing I noticed [from their draw against Manchester United] is that they are not that free-flowing, attacking team they used to be. They sat back quite a bit and played ...
Saint-Maximin’s hilarious reaction to making Alan Shearer’s TOTW
Newcastle United blew Sheffield United away at St. James’ Park on Sunday, securing a 3-0 victory to all but guarantee Premier League safety. Second-half goals from Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie and Joelinton handed the Magpies valuable three points, and their 10th win of the campaign saw them go 11 points clear of the relegation zone with eight games remaining. The French winger and English midfielder Isaac Hayden made Alan Shearer’s Premier League Team of the Week as a result, and they definitely deserve the spots given their stand-out performances against the Blades. Saint-Maximin’s pace and tricks proved too much for the visitors’ defence to handle, and he is pleased to have made Shearer’s TOTW, reacting thus on Twitter to the inclusion: pic.twitter.com/PiZ622fQn3 — Allan Saint-Maxi...
Report: Manchester United suffer massive transfer blow as Euro giants close to signing £30m target
According to reports from BBC Sport, German giants Borussia Dortmund are hopeful of completing the signing of Jude Bellingham. The highly-rated youngster broke the record of Trevor Francis when made his first-team debut aged 16 years and 38 days for Birmingham City in August. He became the youngest ever player to have represented the club. The exciting young versatile midfielder has made 33 Championship appearances this season, and has scored four goals thus far. He has provided two assists as well. The youngster has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United, but it seems he will be heading to Germany to join Dortmund. The German giants feel they can lure him with the example of how Jadon Sancho’s career has flourished after he moved to Germany from Manchester Cit...
‘Significant’: George Caulkin delivers ‘positive’ update on NUFC takeover
For the past three months, hardly a day has passed when we didn’t have any piece of new information on the Newcastle United takeover. That shows that it is arguably the most complicated takeover saga the Premier League has faced thus far, and we don’t know yet what the outcome will be. The Athletic journalist George Caulkin has been keeping the fans updated with regular information surrounding the takeover, and he has added something new on Twitter yesterday. I’ve not been asked much! The stuff that happened yesterday was viewed as positive, obviously, and significant. Haven’t heard more today. It’s the same position in the sense that everyone is still waiting. — George Caulkin (@GeorgeCaulkin) June 22, 2020 Newcastle United fans will love the fact that behind the scene actions were taken ...
‘Got to find other ways’ – Dean Smith hints at a new role for 24-yr-old Aston Villa star
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has hinted that there could be a positional change to get the best out of Jack Grealish in the upcoming games. The Aston Villa midfielder has been fouled more than any other player in the league this season and Smith claims that if Grealish is fouled in the good areas, it could help Aston Villa create chances and score from set-pieces. Smith has explained that Grealish will have to be more involved in the play. When asked if the 24-year-old midfielder could play centrally, the Villa manager revealed that Grealish is comfortable as an eight or a number ten. He said (via Birmingham Mail): “Listen, he’s a top player and he gets targeted hence getting 11 fouls yesterday (vs Chelsea). He got nullified in the game because of that as well. “Myself and Jack have got ...
‘Prodigiously talented’: Gary Lineker makes bold prediction on ‘special’ Man City player
Manchester City defeated Burnley in the Premier League on Monday night at the Etihad Stadium. Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice as Pep Guardiola’s side thrashed Burnley 5-0 to ensure that Liverpool have to wait longer to win the Premier League title. Former great England striker turned popular football pundit Gary Lineker has showered praise on Foden on Twitter. Lineker posted two tweets on Foden. In his first tweet, he has hailed him as a ‘prodigiously talented’ player. He has claimed that Foden will be one helluva player who will be a regular player for Guardiola next season. Stunning goal from the prodigiously talented @PhilFoden. He’s going to be one helluva player…and yes, he’ll be a regular feature next season. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 22, 2020 In a separat...
Brighton Focused On Out-Foxing Leicester
Brighton & Hove Albion head to the King Power Stadium in tonight’s 6pm kick-off, hoping to pull off another unlikely victory when they take on high flying Leicester City. With Neal Maupay’s last gasp winner on Saturday condemning Arsenal to their second defeat in less than a week, the Seagulls will be aiming to take another step towards securing their survival by beating the 2015/16 champions. Buoyed by the come-from-behind victory against the Gunners, another win on the road will put even more daylight between Brighton and 16th placed Watford who played out a 1-1 draw with Leicester on the weekend. Manager Graham Potter, speaking in yesterday’s press-conference explained the need to focus on the task his team has in front of them instead of dwelling on the performances of clubs also b...
Jack’s Back! Wilshere in contention for West Ham return after overcoming nightmare run of injuries
West Ham Manager David Moyes confirmed that Jack Wilshere is available and has every chance of featuring in the London grudge match at Tottenham this evening. Wilshere whose professional career has been hindered by consistent injury problems is said to have not missed a single training session in the build-up to tonight’s game and would be ready to play if called upon. It’s been a frustrating first season at the London Stadium for the former England international who has only featured in a total of eight times in all competitions so far for West Ham. A move across London was meant to reinvigorate Wilshere’s once-promising career but his injury record has been the only news of note since his arrival but his return coincides with a clash against Spurs, a team he knows only too well from his ...
Big win puts Swansea in playoff mix
For Swansea the aim for the season restart is to reach the playoffs and they have a really good chance to make that happen. Going into the first game at Middlesbrough after three months away was always going to be a difficult game back but it’s one Swansea came through with ease. Swansea started off with Rhian Brewster up top and with 4 goals in 11 going into the game with confidence he had a great start putting the ball in the net twice in three minutes to put the game to bed after 21 minutes but, it could have been more if Aldo Kalulu on loan from Basel put the ball just wide when it looked easy to score after racing on from a mistake from Boro captain George Friend. Swansea extended their lead on 31 minutes when George Friend took out Conor Gallagher in the box and that gave Andre Ayew ...
Mark Noble shares what Liverpool’s Henderson told him after the Merseyside derby
West Ham United face Tottenham Hotspur tonight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in both teams’ second game since the Premier League restarted, and while the derby is expected to be fierce given what is at stake for both sides, the lack of fans will definitely affect the players’ morale. Spurs boss Jose Mourinho felt most of the games played since the league resumed resembled friendly games, and Hammers skipper Mark Noble shares the same sentiment. The West Ham midfielder is hoping that tonight’s game is different, and has shared what his Liverpool counterpart Jordan Henderson told him after the Merseyside derby. “There were times on Saturday when it felt a little like a pre-season friendly,” Noble told Standard Sport. “I watched the Merseyside derby on Sunday night and it felt exactly the ...
‘Priceless’, ‘World class’- Some Chelsea fans react to what Terry did following Villa goal
Chelsea came from behind to run out 2-1 winners at Aston Villa yesterday, with goals from Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud cancelling out Kortney Hause’s opener. The hosts headed into the break with the lead, but it took just 15 minutes for the Blues to draw level when play restarted, and they were ahead two minutes later, securing their 15th Premier League win of the campaign, going five points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United and just three points behind third-placed Leicester City. The victory helped boost Chelsea’s top-four chances, and it will be interesting to see if they can finish in the Champions League zone with games against Manchester City, Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers still to come. Aston Villa assistant manager John Terry had divided loyalty yesterday, and...
