Month: April 2025
Arne Slot resists criticism of Liverpool players for defeat at Fulham
‘It’s something we are not used to,’ says manager Fulham’s Marco Silva: ‘We were the best team’ Arne Slot stopped short of laying into his Liverpool players after a chaotic 3-2 defeat at Fulham put Premier League title celebrations on temporary hiatus. The gap between them and Arsenal stayed at 11 points, meaning Liverpool still…
Injured Russo replaced by England Under-19s striker Michelle Agyemang
Brighton striker has first senior call-up in Nations League Chloe Kelly also out of England squad with injury The in-form Arsenal striker Alessia Russo has been forced to withdraw from the England squad with injury before their Women’s Nations League fixture away against Belgium on Tuesday. In her place, the Brighton striker Michelle Agyemang, on…
Liverpool’s title stumble shows strength of Premier League, not its weakness | Barney Ronay
Fulham were excellent in beating the champions-elect and credit should be given to the mid-table tier’s progression Here it comes then. The much-promised collapse. The improbable, but somehow also deserved and collectively willed disintegration of these champions by default. Something like that anyway. Tell you what though. Fulham are good aren’t they? And particularly so,…
Ivan Juric tells players ‘be thankful’ for Southampton fans after relegation
Saints manager: ‘For me this is something completely new’ Ange Postecoglou focusing on Europa League When the final whistle went, Ivan Juric advanced on to the pitch and stared across at the corner where the away fans were gathered. Southampton had just suffered the earliest relegation in Premier League history, with seven games still remaining,…
Tour of Flanders: Pogacar stops Van der Poel’s bid while Kopecky earns third women’s title
Slovenian takes title in style after 19km solo attack Lotte Kopecky makes history and adds to previous wins Tadej Pogacar denied Mathieu van der Poel a record fourth Tour of Flanders title when the Slovenian won the second Monument of the season in Belgium for the second time in his career on Sunday. The 26-year-old…
Pep Guardiola left to rue dropped points as Manchester derby ends in a draw
Blunt and tame, the 196th Manchester derby was a curio that failed to ignite despite the cross-town rivalry, conjuring memories of the last goalless affair of this sort here, in December 2020, before an empty Old Trafford, owing to Covid. This edition can be rated slightly better yet, towards the close of play, when the…
Chris Evans ‘secret talent’ may shock fans
Chris Evans pays surprise to fan at tattoo shopChris Evans has multiple talents that many people might not know. Recently, one of the tattoo parlour owners has unveiled a rare fact about the Captain America star which could come out as a shock to his admirers. The news comes after Evans showed up…
Williams’ solo try edges Warrington to Challenge Cup win against St Helens
Quarter-final: Warrington 20-12 St Helens Wolves to play Leigh Leopards in semi-final Warrington Wolves edged a pulsating Challenge Cup quarter-final with St Helens to set up a semi-final showdown with Leigh Leopards next month. Two of the cup’s most successful clubs met on a sun-drenched afternoon in Warrington, in a contest that was level at…
Enzo Maresca’s rotation gamble fails as Brentford hold Chelsea to goalless draw
Enzo Maresca’s calculated gamble did not come off. Chelsea’s head coach turned into the Tinkerman, benching Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson in an attempt to keep his best forwards fresh for the run-in, but his side’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were dented by their failure to summon any attacking inspiration…
Rodrigo Muniz bullies past Van Dijk as leaders Liverpool falter at Fulham
That Liverpool will be deserved Premier League title winners but far from infallible has been obvious for some time. No need to panic just yet after defeat by the Thames. Collecting silverware while requiring further growth and repair can be taken as a positive sign. An often-rampant Fulham, enjoying their football perhaps because any pressures…
Manchester United v Manchester City: Premier League – live
Premier League latest, 4.30pm BST at Old Trafford Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Email Niall Fun fact: at least one Manchester club has finished in the top three in every Premier League season but one – 2015-16, when Leicester, Arsenal and Tottenham were on the podium. City have work to do to keep…