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1w ago
Marcus Rashford rises to the occasion, Stefan Ortega impresses and more VAR woe for West Ham
We need to save our season, Erik ten Hag had said. And they did, somehow, anyhow, with a goal from Antony and a goal from Amad Diallo. With twice as many wingers on the pitch (those two plus Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford) as defenders (just Harry Maguire and Diogo Dalot). After parking the bus at Anfield, Ten Hag revved the engine, and kept revving. Antony scored his first goal of the season against anyone other than Newport County. Diallo scored his first goal for United since a cute back-hea ..read more
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1w ago
Haji Wright settled a thrilling, ding-dong cup tie with a superb winning goal in the 10th minute of added time
6 min Ait-Nouri trips Van Ewijk 30 yards from goal and is booked. Coventry have made a bright start.
3 min Sarabia drives a long pass down the left to Ait-Nouri; he is not Usain Bolt circa 2009 and the ball skids behind for a goalkick ..read more
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1w ago
In seven years in the job, many of those in trying circumstances, Mark Robins has guided Coventry to two promotions, the Football League Trophy and, last season, to within a Wembley penalty shootout of the Premier League. This, however, was arguably his greatest feat yet, leading Coventry into the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since the club won the competition in 1987. No wonder some supporters consider his work worthy of a statue. Now they are heading back to the national stadium, after defeating Wolves in a tantalising tie, decided in the 100th minute by a magnificent, unerring fini ..read more
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1w ago
It’s an eight-game lineup, with places at Wembley up for grabs and a quartet of top-flight matches too
Gary O’Neil conceded his decision to start Pedro Neto against Fulham backfired, with the Portuguese winger set to miss Wolves’ FA Cup date with Coventry on Saturday after aggravating a hamstring problem. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde is also a doubt with a knee injury sustained in the same game, so opportunities could arise for those on the periphery. Nathan Fraser, a 19-year-old forward, made his full debut last time out. Noha Lemina, the 18-year-old brother of the midfielder Mario and who was on t ..read more
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2w ago
Liverpool youngster handles Haaland, Thomas Frank should face a kinder ride and another Luton fairytale
This was a phenomenal Liverpool performance, and the quality and consistency of the players’ decision-making – except, perhaps, in front of goal – was extraordinary. It is almost insulting to the collective to single out any individual for credit and Jarell Quansah was certainly not seeking any when he told Sky after the game that he “didn’t have the perfect game but I’m striving to be good”. There was one obvious mistake from him, when he surrendered the ball toJulián Álvarez in the 57th mi ..read more
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2w ago
From Kevin De Bruyne’s magic to Kai Havertz’s tumble, we hand out honors (and dishonors) from the top-flight weekend
Welp, Manchester City have taken notes from the NBA and figured out how to set screens on set pieces ..read more
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2w ago
Gary O’Neil rated Wolves’ 2-1 victory over Fulham as his favourite of the season given the adversity his side overcame. With several key players already out, they were forced into two first-half changes because of injuries to Jean-Ricner Bellegarde and Pedro Neto, but a second-half strike from Rayan Aït-Nouri and a Tom Cairney own goal put Wolves in control before Alex Iwobi pulled one back with virtually the last kick of the game.
“Unbelievable win,” said a delighted O’Neil, whose side are up to eighth. “My favourite I think in terms of what we’ve had to deal with, the position we were in bef ..read more
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2w ago
First host second in a seismic Anfield collision, while there’s another big battle as fourth entertain fifth at Villa
Bruno Fernandes lamented that last week’s Manchester derby defeat came down to “individual quality from the players of City”. Difficult to argue with, but the most frustrating part of United’s loss was the failure to commit for the full 90 minutes. At 2-1 down even some senior players had their heads down and appeared to show a lack of effort in the final 15 minutes. Never mind individual quality, that in itself is unforgivable. And that attitude only drives future opponents on ..read more
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2w ago
Manager has reinvigorated side to reach FA Cup quarter-finals
Club may sell two starters to keep to league’s financial rules
Wolves plan to reward Gary O’Neil with a new contract but will wait until the summer to hold talks as they prioritise achieving a top-eight Premier League finish. O’Neil has reinvigorated Wolves since succeeding Julen Lopetegui 48 hours before the start of the season.
Wolves are 10th, six points off sixth and in the FA Cup quarter-finals, despite being widely expected to struggle after an exodus of players. Lopetegui, who secured survival after taking over four months ..read more
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3w ago
Rashford displays his best and most frustrating qualities while Watkins and Eze lay down Euro 2024 markers
Manchester City are inevitable. It’s the quality that struck such fear into Manchester United in a derby that rarely seemed destined to be anything other than victory for the champions. And that includes the 48 minutes United were a goal ahead. Liverpool and Arsenal could only look on in vain hope, even when Erling Haaland delivered one of the greatest misses in Premier League history. City kept their cool. United’s latest derby humbling reminded there is so much more to Pep Guardiola’s t ..read more