Match Report: Southampton 0-0 Swansea City Southampon’s poor record on the first day of the season continued as they were held to a 0-0 draw at the St. Mary’s by Swansea City on Saturday. The club began on a strong note under new boss Mauricio Pellegrino, with Manolo Gabbiadini’s header clipping off the crossbar and Dusan … Read more
Wycombe 0 Fulham 2: Whites See Off Wycombe Challenge Second half strikes from Lucas Piazon and Denis Odoi secured an EFL Cup victory for Fulham over their League Two opponents. An upset never looked likely in this tie, as Fulham took control of the game from the start. The West-London side had the better of … Read more
Real Madrid 2-1 Manchester United – Los Blancos Clinch UEFA Super Cup Despite Red Devils’ Fightback Real Madrid won the UEFA Super Cup, defeating English giants Manchester United 2-1 in Skopje, Macedonia, on Tuesday, thanks to goals from Casemiro and Isco. There were no big surprises in the line-ups from either side, with Zinedine Zidane choosing not to start Cristiano … Read more
Wolves 1 Yeovil 0: Dicko Strike Sees Off League Two Side A late strike from Wolves forward Nouha Dicko secured the Midlands clubs’ place in the EFL Cup second round. This was the first competitive meeting between Wolves and Yeovil Town, and fans will be hoping that there aren’t many more repeats of this fixture … Read more
Full Time: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea – Match Report And Twitter Reaction Arsenal began the 2017/18 season with a silverware as they defeated Premier League champions Chelsea 4-1 on penalties (1-1 at full-time), to win the FA Community Shield. Chelsea’s team was pretty much as everyone predicted, with Thibaut Courtois in goal and the trio of … Read more
Match Report: Valerenga 0-3 Manchester United Manchester United continued their impressive pre-season form, by comfortably defeating Norwegian club Valerenga 3-0 on Sunday. Manager Jose Mourinho started off with Sergio Romero in goal, with Matteo Darmian, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones and Daley Blind forming the back four. In the middle of the park, captain Michael Carrick took … Read more
Match Report: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Rangers Rangers ended their pre-season campaign on a high, beating EFL Championship outfit Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 on Sunday. Pedro Caixinha fielded as many as six new signings in the starting line-up as summer signing Eduardo Herrera started upfront with veteran forward Kenny Miller for support. Bruno Alves and Fabio Cardoso started in the … Read more
Match Report: Arsenal 1-2 Sevilla Arsenal won the Emirates Cup 2017, despite losing 2-1 to Sevilla on Sunday evening, thanks to their superior goals tally. The Gunners named a strong starting line-up with Petr Cech starting in goal, while Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal were partnered by Mohamed Elneny in the three-man backline. Hector Bellerin and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain occupied the wing-back … Read more
Full Time: Liverpool 2-1 Leicester City Liverpool won the Premier League Asia Trophy, after they defeated Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday, thanks to goals from summer signing Mohamed Salah and star playmaker Philippe Coutinho. Manager Jurgen Klopp named a nearly full-strength line-up, with Loris Karius starting in goal and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren and captain James Milner forming … Read more
Full-Time: Chelsea 3-0 Arsenal Chelsea produced a bang in their pre-season tour to Asia, defeating London rivals Arsenal 3-0 earlier in the day. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte named a full-strength starting XI, featuing all his regulars from last season, that won the title, with Michy Batshuayi leading the line. Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Nemaja Matic were the notable absentees. Arsene Wenger … Read more