Premier League clubs shipped out unwanted or unneeded assets on loan this season, with more than 150 players spending temporary stints away from top-flight clubs in 2023/24. Some have impressed out on loan and could potentially re-enter the thoughts of their managers when pre-season rolls around. We’ve looked at four Premier League players, currently out on loan, who should be handed an opportunity next season. Deniz Undav (Brighton) Deniz Undav departed Brighton in the summer in search of regular minutes, after the Seagulls signed Joao Pedro from Watford to add competition to their forward l ..read more

Here are the best tweets of the week from Football Twitter over the past seven days.  The Premier League title race in a nutshell.  I can't believe it's happened again. pic.twitter.com/CfTxmg5qE6 — Joe Gilmore (@Gilology) April 16, 2024 I can’t stand this propaganda. Everyone with a football brain knows Princess Diana was nothing more than a YouTube highlight reel player.  You forget how good she really was https://t.co/ncTfV1zKlL — David Preece (@davidpreece12) April 20, 2024 Too soon? Such a promising career ended with a scrap in the tunnel. https://t.co/bqX6TUCOYq — Tea ..read more

The EFL has released a statement revealing there was no consultation with the Football League before the decision to scrap FA Cup replays. An announcement was made this week to confirm the FA and Premier League had agreed to abolish FA Cup replays from next season, amid concerns over the congestion of the football calendar. The decision has been greeted with criticism in the lower leagues, who insist FA Cup replays provide teams down the pyramid with a chance to earn revenue through money-spinning ties.   The Premier League has agreed to greater funding for the lower tiers as a result, t ..read more

FA Cup replays have been scrapped in changes to the competition’s format ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. The news comes amid concerns over the congested nature of the football calendar, with all replays to be removed from the first round. Previously, there had been no replays from the fifth-round onwards. Football League sides had opposed the abolishment of FA Cup replays with the potential to miss out on high-revenue ties against clubs higher up the pyramid, though the chances come alongside an agreement between the FA and Premier League for greater support of the lower leagues.   Premie ..read more

We’ve picked out some of the best and funniest tweets from Football Twitter over the past week.  Yet another masterpiece from Bryan’s Gunn.  Got the nod pic.twitter.com/V1w6lzHFdR — Bryan’s Gunn (@bryansgunn) April 11, 2024 Athletic Club won their first trophy in over 40 years – and they celebrated in some style on the River Nervion in Bilbao.  Bilbao is having a party. There's something extra special about one-club football cities. pic.twitter.com/Vf9VrkztNx — Euan McTear (@emctear) April 11, 2024 Spectacular. Who needs an open top bus? pic.twitter.com/RgL5Ra6te9 — The Sp ..read more

Fantasy Premier League has a way of turning your average, workmanlike top-flight footballers into beloved cult heroes.  You see, millions are battling for the highest rank possible every single season and that’s often achieved by having the best available players in your team. But a limited budget means you can’t always have the cream of the crop on your team. FPL managers have to be smart and find hidden gems, bargain buys and unfancied players who will give them the edge over their competitors. These footballers tend to be forgotten by everyone else, but remembered and immortalised as ..read more

Premier League clubs have unanimously voted to introduce semi-automated offside technology into the division next season. At a meeting between the 20 top-flight teams on Thursday, each of the Premier League clubs voted in favour of implementing the technology in the 2024/25 campaign.   Semi-automated offsides are already used in various competitions, including the Champions League, while a version of the technology, using a chip embedded inside the match ball, was implemented at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It will also be used at Euro 2024 in Germany this summer. The decision of the clu ..read more

We’ve picked out some of the best and funniest tweets from Football Twitter over the past week.  Just when you need your barber to come in clutch, he pulls out a Raheem Sterling level clanger.  Me: "I've going to a big event tomorrow" My barber: pic.twitter.com/lxjiuPXqHx — Deng (@UTDDengv2) April 2, 2024 Money well spent.  I enjoyed the first few levels of this but then it started to go really, really weird. pic.twitter.com/o7wM1XGtju — Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) April 2, 2024 Remembering the three-way Premier League title races Why did Alan Shearer ever do to him? Do ..read more

Football photography has managed to capture some of the most memorable and iconic moments in the sport’s history in ways that have imprinted on our minds for the rest of our lives.  There is something enchanting and alluring about great sports photography, and football has been able to produce enough incredible moments that we could make a hundred lists over of the best football photos ever taken. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so we’ve picked out some of the greatest Premier League images of the noughties, in chronological order, for your perusal. Part one of this ser ..read more

The new England kit has, regrettably, been front and centre of the interminable culture war this week.  Political leaders, pundits, keyboard warriors and columnists who haven’t written an original thought in years have all waded in, offering their tuppence on this confected quarrel. Nike, you see, had the temerity to alter the St. George’s cross and stick it on the collar of the new jersey. It was, in their words, a “playful update” to “unite and inspire”, but judging by the reaction on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, not in the way they hoped. A playful update to t ..read more