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Injury-free Rodriguez ready for regular Saints starting role

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Injury-free Rodriguez ready for regular Saints starting role When it was announced that Charlie Austin would be sidelined for at least three months with a shoulder injury, Southampton fans had every reason to be fearful for their season. The former QPR man is the club’s top scorer in the league with six goals to his name, so when the initial fears were ...

The impossible football quiz #15

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The impossible football quiz #15 ...

Arsenal's dynamic duo primed to punish dire City defence

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Arsenal's dynamic duo primed to punish dire City defence Contrasting results in midweek mean just a solitary point separates Manchester City and Arsenal coming into the weekend’s fixtures. In the final round of games before Christmas, both teams will hope to enjoy the festivities with a vital three points on Sunday. With Chelsea six points ahead of ...

Scout Report: Overlooked Jesus the perfect forward for Pep approach

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Scout Report: Overlooked Jesus the perfect forward for Pep approach While Manchester City managed to save some face with a win over Watford in midweek, after falling to a shock defeat at the hands of a struggling Leicester side at the weekend it wasn’t just their calamitous defending that drew criticism. Many were concerned when Aguero was handed a four match ...

Can Arsenal still win the title in absence of injured Cazorla?

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Can Arsenal still win the title in absence of injured Cazorla? If Arsenal fail to win the title this season - or, more relevantly since it is something they have not done since 2004, fail to take their challenge past March - we may already have a defining and decisive image.That was the sight of one of their most important players, Mesut Ozil, cowering away fro...

Hot Streak: Is in-form Ake proving he warrants long-term Chelsea place?

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Hot Streak: Is in-form Ake proving he warrants long-term Chelsea place? On Tuesday night, Leicester’s away days woes continued. The Foxes now have the worst away record of any Premier League champion at this stage of a title defence, having only managed one point from their eight away league matches this season. Bournemouth were the latest side to stick the knife ...

Guardiola must ditch back three or surrender title hopes

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Guardiola must ditch back three or surrender title hopes After years of trying to coax the Spaniard to the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City finally appointed Pep Guardiola earlier in the year and many tipped his team to secure Premier League glory at a canter. After all, the manager had won 21 titles in seven years with Barcelona and Bayern Munich prior to...

Is Mourinho's treatment of Mkhitaryan now being justified?

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Is Mourinho's treatment of Mkhitaryan now being justified? Hearts were in mouths when Henrikh Mkhitaryan went to ground under a heavy Danny Rose challenge in Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday afternoon. There were fears the summer arrival had suffered serious damage to his ankle when he was felled by the England international and su...

The Expert: Have Everton sufficiently improved under Koeman?

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The Expert: Have Everton sufficiently improved under Koeman? How long does a manager have? Patience is in short supply in modern football. The year or two that a Don Revie or a Brian Clough were granted to turn their clubs around - let alone the five Sir Alex Ferguson was allowed - is a distant memory and the demand is always for instant success. Whether that...

Missed Man: Timely Alderweireld return key to Spurs' fading title hopes

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Missed Man: Timely Alderweireld return key to Spurs' fading title hopes Football leaks have made a habit of revealing the finers points of players’ contracts in recent years and earlier this week they caused quite the stir. Details emerged of a £30m release clause in Toby Alderweireld’s contract, which naturally left Tottenham fans fretting over their ...