December's first round of fixtures has come and gone, and they produced plenty of drama as expected. We got the highest scoring game of the season so far, a surprise victory by a relegation team, and the second highest scoring game of the season in a Midlands derby. And it's still only round one. Premier League action resumes tomorrow, but before then, here are the winners and losers from this round of games.Losers: Manchester UnitedEvery time Manchester United have a chance to climb up the t...

December's first round of fixtures has come and gone, and they produced plenty of drama as expected. We got the highest scoring game of the season so far, a surprise victory by a relegation team, and the second highest scoring game of the season in a Midlands derby. And it's still only round one. Premier League action resumes tomorrow, but before then, here are the winners and losers from this round of games.Losers: Manchester UnitedEvery time Manchester United have a chance to climb up the t...

Woltemessi?Every once in a while, a new player gets compared to Messi. If you've been around long enough, you know the drill. It's usually a bright young wonder kid, a good dribbler, great in tight spaces, and can play multiple positions across the forward. After a few good games, people start throwing terms like "Messi-esque" around when describing them. This year, Newcastle signed 23-year-old Nick Woltemade from VFB Stuttgart, and I noticed fans of the German club referring to him as "Wolte...

Woltemessi?Every once in a while, a new player gets compared to Messi. If you've been around long enough, you know the drill. It's usually a bright young wonder kid, a good dribbler, great in tight spaces, and can play multiple positions across the forward. After a few good games, people start throwing terms like "Messi-esque" around when describing them. This year, Newcastle signed 23-year-old Nick Woltemade from VFB Stuttgart, and I noticed fans of the German club referring to him as "Wolte...

Some title challengers faltered again, someone got sent off for slapping his teammate, and a North London Derby unfolded in typically dramatic fashion. Another gameweek of football has come to a close and here are the winners and losers from the weekend's action.Winners: Everton Football ClubThat was a statement win in so many ways. It was the first win for David Moyes as an away manager at Old Trafford in the Premier League. It was Everton's first win at Old Trafford since 2013 under Roberto...

Some title challengers faltered again, someone got sent off for slapping his teammate, and a North London Derby unfolded in typically dramatic fashion. Another gameweek of football has come to a close and here are the winners and losers from the weekend's action.Winners: Everton Football ClubThat was a statement win in so many ways. It was the first win for David Moyes as an away manager at Old Trafford in the Premier League. It was Everton's first win at Old Trafford since 2013 under Roberto...

This weekend, two embattled teams finally managed to grab three points for the first time in a while, a struggling contender seems to be reversing their poor run of form, the set-piece boys were at it again, and Erling Haaland continued to score goals at an alarming rate. Here are all the winners and losers from this gameweek.Winners: Fulham Football ClubEveryone at Fulham can breathe again, perhaps no one more than Marco Silva. Some might argue that Fulham just needed a win this weekend afte...

This weekend, two embattled teams finally managed to grab three points for the first time in a while, a struggling contender seems to be reversing their poor run of form, the set-piece boys were at it again, and Erling Haaland continued to score goals at an alarming rate. Here are all the winners and losers from this gameweek.Winners: Fulham Football ClubEveryone at Fulham can breathe again, perhaps no one more than Marco Silva. Some might argue that Fulham just needed a win this weekend afte...

The board went up. The number 10 flashed red. And for a fleeting second in the 84th minute against Albania, the mask slipped. Jude Bellingham didn’t storm off. He didn’t kick a water bottle. He just looked… perplexed. When Thomas Tuchel replaced the Real Madrid star with Morgan Rogers, the narrative was immediately spun into a web of "attitude problems" and "ego." The body language experts on Twitter were already diagnosing a rift. But if you cut through the noise, the reality is far more nua...

The board went up. The number 10 flashed red. And for a fleeting second in the 84th minute against Albania, the mask slipped. Jude Bellingham didn’t storm off. He didn’t kick a water bottle. He just looked… perplexed. When Thomas Tuchel replaced the Real Madrid star with Morgan Rogers, the narrative was immediately spun into a web of "attitude problems" and "ego." The body language experts on Twitter were already diagnosing a rift. But if you cut through the noise, the reality is far more nua...

Well, so much happened this weekend that I'm not going to waste a lot of time on introductions. Let's get right into the winners and losers from gameweek eight action.Losers: Liverpool Football ClubWell, four defeats in a row is never good in any context. It's even worse when you've just spent half a billion euros improving a squad that won the Premier League. To be sure, there are tactical implications to the issues at hand for Liverpool and Arne Slot, however, the main problem is quite simp...

Well, so much happened this weekend that I'm not going to waste a lot of time on introductions. Let's get right into the winners and losers from gameweek eight action.Losers: Liverpool Football ClubWell, four defeats in a row is never good in any context. It's even worse when you've just spent half a billion euros improving a squad that won the Premier League. To be sure, there are tactical implications to the issues at hand for Liverpool and Arne Slot, however, the main problem is quite simp...

There is no better way to show the absolute madness and sheer unpredictability of the Premier League this season than to show you what the top four teams on the league table are after gameweek 9.So, without further ado, here are the winners and the losers from a weekend of twists and turns.Winners: Unai EmeryAston Villa's manager needed a great result against Manchester City badly. His team had gone on a five game winning run and seemed to be putting their shaky start to the season behind the...

There is no better way to show the absolute madness and sheer unpredictability of the Premier League this season than to show you what the top four teams on the league table are after gameweek 9.So, without further ado, here are the winners and the losers from a weekend of twists and turns.Winners: Unai EmeryAston Villa's manager needed a great result against Manchester City badly. His team had gone on a five game winning run and seemed to be putting their shaky start to the season behind the...

Last year, we made a list of five young players we thought would go on to have breakout seasons at their respective clubs, and it was... well, a mixed bag. With predictions like Tino Livramento and Dean Huijsen, we were absolutely spot on as both players went on to have fantastic seasons, with the latter even earning a summer move to Real Madrid. However, with predictions like Wilson Odobert, and, to a lesser extent, Archie Gray, we were not as right as we'd thought. We still don't have a cry...

Last year, we made a list of five young players we thought would go on to have breakout seasons at their respective clubs, and it was... well, a mixed bag. With predictions like Tino Livramento and Dean Huijsen, we were absolutely spot on as both players went on to have fantastic seasons, with the latter even earning a summer move to Real Madrid. However, with predictions like Wilson Odobert, and, to a lesser extent, Archie Gray, we were not as right as we'd thought. We still don't have a cry...

The final whistle against Fulham on Saturday was not the sound of defeat; it was the sound of a cultural combustion.

The final whistle against Fulham on Saturday was not the sound of defeat; it was the sound of a cultural combustion.

If football is a game of cycles, Liverpool are currently stuck in the spin cycle of a washing machine that’s threatening to tear the whole house down. Six months ago, Arne Slot was the Messiah. He had done the impossible: followed the man who walked on water and somehow managed to keep the Reds afloat, delivering a Premier League title in his debut 2024/25 season. The transition was seamless. The "heavy metal" football was tuned down to a more melodic, controlled symphony, and it worked. But ...

If football is a game of cycles, Liverpool are currently stuck in the spin cycle of a washing machine that’s threatening to tear the whole house down. Six months ago, Arne Slot was the Messiah. He had done the impossible: followed the man who walked on water and somehow managed to keep the Reds afloat, delivering a Premier League title in his debut 2024/25 season. The transition was seamless. The "heavy metal" football was tuned down to a more melodic, controlled symphony, and it worked. But ...

It was a weekend of twists and turns in the Premier League as teams finished up the fixtures for another stretch of the Premier League before heading into yet another international break. There was a title challenger clash as Manchester City faced off Liverpool, a relegation scrap as West Ham entertained Burnley, and several other significant matchups in between. Here are all the winners and losers from the 11th weekend of Premier League action.Winners: Keith AndrewsWhat a season set-pieces a...

It was a weekend of twists and turns in the Premier League as teams finished up the fixtures for another stretch of the Premier League before heading into yet another international break. There was a title challenger clash as Manchester City faced off Liverpool, a relegation scrap as West Ham entertained Burnley, and several other significant matchups in between. Here are all the winners and losers from the 11th weekend of Premier League action.Winners: Keith AndrewsWhat a season set-pieces a...