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

Man United manager Erik ten Hag insists that his team are among “the most dynamic and entertaining” sides in the Premier League at the moment.  The Red Devils were held by Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday after Zeki Amdouni scored from the penalty spot late on to cancel out Antony’s opener. Ten Hag felt Man United were the better side over the course of the game, but admitted they threw away the opportunity to get a second win on the bounce.   “We put ourselves in a winning position and over long courses of the game we dominated,” he told BBC Match of the Day. “Only the second pa ..read more

Erik ten Hag was left “very frustrated” after Man United failed to hold onto their lead against Burnley at Old Trafford on Saturday.  Antony broke the deadlock in the 79th minute, capitalising on a poor pass from Sander Berge to intercept the ball and score. The hosts gave away a penalty though, after goalkeeper Andre Onana struck Zeki Amdouni with his arm while jumping for the ball.   The Swiss international duly converted from the spot for the equaliser with three minutes of normal time remaining, giving the Clarets a much needed point in the Premier League relegation battle. “Str ..read more

Six talking points ahead of the Premier League weekend, featuring Liverpool’s need to toughen up, Phil Foden’s fantastic form, and an acid test for Arsenal. Limp Liverpool must toughen up against Hammers Liverpool’s title hopes appear all but over after a crushing defeat in the Merseyside Derby in midweek, a second loss in three league games leaving the Reds down if not quite out. Their defeat at Everton was very unlike the Liverpool we have come to know under Jurgen Klopp. His side were outworked, outfought, and the Reds were rattled at set-pieces. Both Everton goals came from dead balls int ..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

Our weekly Premier League awards honour the best – and worst – of the football action from the weekend. Moment of the Week It just has to be that social media post. Nottingham Forest were pushed closer to the Premier League’s trap door after losing a relegation six-pointer at Everton, though it’s the aftermath that has caused the biggest controversy of the weekend. Forest saw three, credible, penalty appeals turned down at Goodison Park and can quite rightly feel aggrieved at those decisions, but the social media post aimed in the direction of the PGMOL is truly terrible. The club’s official a ..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

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and Coventry counterpart Mark Robins have criticised the decision to scrap FA Cup replays, as the teams prepare to meet in the competition’s semi-finals this weekend. The FA and Premier League have reached an agreement to scrap FA Cup replays from next season, with England’s top flight instead agreeing to provide extra funding to the football pyramid. The decision comes amid concerns over the congested calendar, though Ten Hag said that while ‘inevitable’ the decision is ‘very sad for the British football culture’.   “It’s very sad for the British f ..read more

The weekend schedule brings a big double gameweek in the world of Fantasy Premier League. Seven teams are in action twice in Gameweek 34, including title-chasing Arsenal and Liverpool. This weekend will be a popular one for managers to use their remaining chips, so ensure your squad selection is on point. Ahead of a crucial round of Premier League football in the run-in, we’ve looked at four FPL assets you should be targeting ahead of the Gameweek 34 deadline. FPL GW34 Deadline: Saturday, April 20, 13:30 BST. Join our FPL league: xugc83 Fantasy Premier League: Four transfers to target ..read more