Leicester moved into the fourth round of the EFL Cup with a 2-0 win over Liverpool, thanks to an improved second half performance and goals from key substitute Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani. Here’s our player ratings for both teams. Leicester City Ben Hamer – denied Oxlade-Chamberlain early on and only faced two other shots… Read more →
Leicester moved into the fourth round of the EFL Cup with a 2-0 win over Liverpool, thanks to an improved second half performance and goals from key substitute Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani. Here’s five talking points from the game. Shakespeare’s surprising selection Craig Shakespeare picked big strikers Leonardo Ulloa and Islam Slimani, hoping to… Read more →
We’re eight games into the EFL season – here’s our round-up of the top 10 best signing of the season so far. David Forde – Goalkeeper – Cambridge United There were stages at Portsmouth last season where it looked like David Forde’s age might have been catching up with him. He lost some of his… Read more →
After a pulsating afternoon, Accrington Stanley beat 10-man Chesterfield 2-1 thanks to goals from Billy Kee and Mallik Wilks. Here’s six key talking points from an enthralling game. Chesterfield Joe Anyon – made some good reflex saves in the first half, denying McConville on a couple of occassions. Beaten by two good strikes in the… Read more →
After a pulsating afternoon, Accrington Stanley beat 10-man Chesterfield 2-1 thanks to goals from Billy Kee and Mallik Wilks. Here’s six key talking points from an enthralling game. Stanley’s strong start The visitors started at a high intensity in the first 10 minutes, playing out from the back and often attacking down the right. Wing-back… Read more →
Substitute Jordan Ibe inspired Bournemouth to pick up their first three points of the season on Friday night. Solly March’s header saw them fall behind to Brighton but goals from Andrew Surman and Jermain Defoe gave Eddie Howe’s side a 2-1 win. Here’s our ratings for players on both teams. AFC Bournemouth Asmir Begovic –… Read more →
Substitute Jordan Ibe inspired Bournemouth to pick up their first three points of the season on Friday night. Solly March’s header saw them fall behind to Brighton but goals from Andrew Surman and Jermain Defoe gave Eddie Howe’s side a 2-1 win. Here’s five key talking points. Cherries’ final third struggles Bournemouth got into good… Read more →
Arsenal were rightly ripped apart for their performance in their 4-0 thrashing at Liverpool at the end of August. The start they’ve had though depends largely on their aspirations. They have negligible chance of winning the title, which is the one thing the majority of fans want to see. Putting aside the Anfield debacle though,… Read more →
We might only be in September, but it is not too early to compare the performances of League Two teams with pre-season expectations. Carlisle United and Barnet have surprised the neutrals for different reasons. Carlisle haven’t shrugged off the poor form in the second half of last season that cost them promotion. Carlisle have conceded… Read more →
Things have gone according to plan for Wigan Athletic: a convincing 3-0 win away to promotion rivals Charlton Athletic means they have taken 13 points from their first six games. A repeat of that over a whole season would see them land 100 points, 13 more than Gary Caldwell’s title-winning side. Talk of dominance might… Read more →