Alongside scoring them, creating goals is one of the hardest tasks in Premier League football. Removing set-pieces, we’ve looked at the most prolific creators in the division since the start of last season. The Premier League players with the most open-play assists since the start of last season: Leandro Trossard – Brighton/Arsenal (11) Leandro Trossard has proven to be an astute addition for Arsenal, after signing for the Gunners from Brighton during the January transfer window last season. The Belgian produced 10 assists in just 10 league starts for Arsenal over the second-half of last seaso ..read more

The draw for the FA Cup third round has been made with a glamour tie between two of the Premier League’s top clubs. Arsenal will host Liverpool at the Emirates in an early match up between two of the favourites, with Premier League teams entering the competition in the third round. There will be a first Tyne-Wear derby since Sunderland’s relegation from the Premier League in 2016, as the promotion chasing Black Cats host North East rivals Newcastle. Non-league Maidstone United, who have reached the third round for the first time since being reformed after upsetting League Two Barrow – will ho ..read more

Everton have submitted an appeal against the club’s 10-point deduction in the Premier League, given to the club for breaching the division’s profit and sustainability rules. The Toffees were handed the 10-point sanction last month after being deemed guilty of failing to comply with the Premier League’s financial rules, a punishment which has seen Sean Dyche’s side drop into the relegation places.   Everton called the sanctions ‘wholly disproportionate’ and ‘unjust’ during the club’s initial statement and the Merseyside club have now confirmed their appeal against the deduction. A club st ..read more

Erling Haaland is closing in on yet another Premier League record, as the Manchester City man closes in on 50 goals in England’s top division. Haaland has, incredibly, averaged better than a goal-per-game since his move to the Etihad, scoring 49 goals in 47 games for the Citizens. He broke the record for Premier League goals in a single season in 2022/23, before continuing where he left off this time around. Once again the league’s leading scorer, the Norwegian will shatter the record for the fastest footballer to reach 50 goals in the Premier League if he scores against Liverpool this weeken ..read more

Nigeria has produced more Premier League players than any other African nation, with several Super Eagles stars having impressed in English football across the last three decades. Nigeria are one of Africa’s most successful nations, with only two countries having reached the Africa Cup of Nations final on more occasions than the three-time continental champions. More than 50 Nigerian players have played for Premier League clubs, but we’ve attempted to list the five most influential. Five of the best Nigerians in Premier League history: Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo Kanu is remembered as one of Af ..read more

Own goals are one of football’s most embarrassing individual moments, as a player inadvertently hands the opposition side a huge helping hand. Throughout the Premier League era we’ve seen many own goals, from the mightily misfortunate to the downright bizarre. Here, we detail the Premier League players to have scored the most own goals, an unwanted record for each.   The players with the most own goals in Premier League history: =5. Frank Sinclair, Wes Brown, Ryan Shawcross, Jonny Evans and Lewis Dunk (6) A five-man shortlist kick off this list of own goalscorers, with Frank Sinclair, Wes ..read more

Premier League clubs are interested in a deal to sign Nico Gonzalez after the Fiorentina forward’s excellent start to the new campaign. Gonzalez was a transfer target for Brentford during the summer window and the Bees were prepared to break their transfer record to land the Argentina international, having submitted an offer in the region of £34.2million.   Brentford’s bid came after Leicester launched a failed move for the winger in January, while Liverpool, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Wolves have also been linked. Privacy Settings Gazzetta dello Sport are reporting that interest from the ..read more

Here is our weekly Women’s Super League round-up to help you catch up the key events from matchday three.  Russo saves Arsenal from worst ever start Arsenal 2-1 Aston Villa Arsenal were moments away from an unwanted record against Aston Villa on Sunday, as they stared down the barrel of starting a season with three consecutive defeats for the first time ever. With the game in injury time, Katie McCabe took the bull by horns and equalised in the 92nd minute. Moments later, Alessia Russo snatched the points from Villa’s hands with a last second winner. What a way for the England striker to ..read more

Possession is not always a guarantee of success, but the top teams more often than not dominate the ball. The modern era has seen some of the greatest teams thrive with a possession-heavy approach, with Pep Guardiola among the coaches to demand that his team suffocate opposition sides with a monopoly of the ball.   After all, opposition sides can’t score if they don’t have the ball and these five teams have done a fine job in dominating the play during the opening weeks of the campaign. We’ve looked at the five teams with the highest average possession across England’s top four divisions ..read more

Gareth Southgate has led England to the verge of another major tournament with the Three Lions nearing qualification to the 2024 European Championship. Next summer’s finals is just a matter of months away and Southgate is currently finalising his plans ahead of a tournament in which England will start among the favourites to be crowned champions. Ahead of Euro 2024, a number of former favourites are struggling to make the final selection, amid form, favour and fitness issues at club level. Five former Gareth Southgate regulars struggling to make the England squad for Euro 2024: Raheem Sterling ..read more