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

Here are the best and funniest tweets from Football Twitter from the past seven days.  It will never be ‘X’ to me, damn it. Liverpool are set to appoint Arne Slot as their next manager when Jurgen Klopp steps down at the end of the season.  Class of Liverpool to arrange a joint press conference with Klopp welcoming Slot pic.twitter.com/Q5iQdvu96S — Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) April 26, 2024 Arne Slot to Liverpool – Everything we know so far This is the real challenge facing Slot at Anfield.  No doubt Arne Slot is a decent football coach. But more importantly, does he have the ..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

The best penalty takers must have a combination of technique and temperament, with converting from the spot a high-pressure situation. Which players have held their nerve most often this season? We’ve looked at the Premier League players to have scored the most penalties in 2023/24 to date. =4. Erling Haaland, Bruno Fernandes, Alexander Isak, Carlton Morris, Joao Pedro, Douglas Luiz – 4 Six players are tied on four penalties scored this season, including Premier League Golden Boot leader Erling Haaland. The Norwegian has not been quite as prolific as his record-breaking debut campaign at Manc ..read more

Centre-forwards need service and these Premier League stars have been the division’s finest when it comes to creating chances in 2023/24. From set-piece experts to inventors capable of splitting defences with penetrative passes, we’ve looked at the Premier League players who lead the way for chances created this season. Andreas Pereira – Fulham (80) After bouncing around a number of clubs on loan while at Manchester United, Andreas Pereira has found a home at Fulham. The 28-year-old never quite made the grade at Manchester United in over a decade on the club’s books, but has become an integra ..read more

Who has the most assists in the Premier League so far this season? The Premier League Playmaker of the Season was introduced in the 2017/18 campaign to recognise the most creative player in England’s top tier. For decades the leading scorer had been awarded the Golden Boot, but now the chance creators – and not just takers – have their own award to shoot for. Kevin De Bruyne won the award last season for a record-extending third time, but who is in the frame to claim the prize in 2023/24? Premier League Playmaker Award – Who is leading the race? =4. Cole Palmer, Mohamed Salah, Son Heung-min, B ..read more

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