Six talking points ahead of the Premier League weekend, featuring huge games in the relegation battle and an Eagles midfielder for England? Can Luton up the pressure on their relegation rivals? Luton face Everton in Friday night football with the Hatters having the chance to up the ante in the relegation battle. A win would lift Rob Edwards’ side out of the bottom three, temporarily at least, and pile the pressure on Nottingham Forest and Burnley. Luton’s fight to survive has stalled of late with just one win since January and a run of three consecutive defeats, though Edwards will hope his s ..read more

We’ve reached the final month of the Premier League season and attention will soon turn towards the chaos of the summer transfer window. England’s top clubs will scramble for signings in a never-ending bid to improve, but with the tightening of financial regulations, Premier League sides could be forced into finding cost-efficient additions. There’s a long list of players heading towards free agency and we’ve compiled a Premier League XI of stars out of contract in the summer. Goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham – Sheffield United Featuring behind the Premier League’s worst-ever defence over a 38-gam ..read more

Five things we learned from the Premier League weekend, featuring ‘entertaining’ Manchester United and Arsenal’s in-form enigma. Ten Hag is right, Manchester United are entertaining but not how he would like “We are one of the most dynamic and entertaining teams in the league at this moment. We are creating loads of chances by playing good football,” Erik ten Hag said after his Manchester United side drew at home to relegation-threatened Burnley. Zeki Amdouni’s late penalty, following some inexplicable defending, earned Burnley a point and extended United’s run to one win in six games. Their ..read more

Our weekly Premier League awards honour the best – and worst – of the football action from the weekend. Moment of the Week The North London derby always delivers, doesn’t it? Tottenham were on the wrong side of the fine margins against Arsenal, as Ange Postecoglou’s side fell to a 3-2 defeat. Spurs trailed 3-0 to Arsenal at half-time, in a home derby, for the first time in the Premier League era, though it could have been so different. After Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s own goal handed Arsenal the lead, Spurs hit the post through Cristian Romero, before Micky van de Ven had the ball in the net. Di ..read more

The Football Faithful’s Premier League Team of the Week is back for another edition. Arsenal edged an entertaining North London derby after seeing off a Spurs fightback, though Manchester City kept the title race in their own hands. Elsewhere, concerns continued for Liverpool and Manchester United, though it was better news for Everton who confirmed Premier League status for another season. Each week we delve through the weekend action and compile our Premier League Team of the Week from the fixtures’ finest performances. Goalkeeper: Arijanet Muric – Burnley Burnley kept alive their hope ..read more

Newcastle United are well positioned in the battle for Europe after dismantling Sheffield United at St James’ Park on Saturday.  The Blades took an early lead after Anel Ahmedhodzic headed home just four minutes after kickoff. A bright start turned into a miserable day for the visitors, though, as they were officially relegated thanks to a 5-1 turnover. Alexander Isak equalised in the first half before Bruno Guimaraes put them ahead after the break. The Swedish striker grabbed his second of the day from the penalty spot soon, which was followed up by an own goal by Ben Osborn. Substitute ..read more

Getting above your marker to win aerial contests is a vital part of handling the Premier League package, with several teams preferring to take a higher route to goal. Whether it’s being first to the ball when defending their own box, or attacking set-pieces and long balls at the opposite end, these players have towered above opponents in 2023/24. The Premier League players with the most aerial duels won this season: 5. Oliver McBurnie – Sheffield United (114) Oliver McBurnie has been Sheffield United’s outlet for much of the campaign, with the Scot springing above defenders to win battles in ..read more

Erik ten Hag praised the composure Manchester United showed after his team fought back to earn a 4-2 win over Sheffield United. After losing a 3-0 lead in the FA Cup semi-finals against Coventry at the weekend, the defensive vulnerabilities of the Red Devils were again on show at Old Trafford.   United twice trailed as Sheffield United took leads through Jayden Bogle and Ben Brereton Diaz either side of half-time, with Harry Maguire netting the first equaliser against his former team, before Bruno Fernandes levelled a second time from the penalty spot. Fernandes’ delightful drive put Ten ..read more

Five talking points ahead of the Premier League’s midweek action, featuring the race for Europe, Ineos’ need for a scalpel at Manchester United, and a Merseyside Derby with high stakes. European race heating up The title race might be the overriding narrative of the run-in but the chase for continental competition is becoming equally as tight. The top five are all but confirmed, though behind that is a fascinatingly close pack. Newcastle currently sit sixth, ahead of facing Crystal Palace this week, a position that at present will secure Europa Conference League football. However, should Manc ..read more

Five things we learned from the Premier League weekend, featuring Arsenal’s defensive record, Crystal Palace’s future, and Nottingham Forest opening a can of worms. Arsenal defence keeping title dream alive Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win at Wolves, a fixture that saw the Gunners keep a sixth successive clean sheet on the road. Only two teams have ever had a longer sequence of clean sheets in away games in the Premier League, while their latest shutout was the 15th of the campaign for Arsenal – five more than any other side in the division. William Sali ..read more