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Why Cooper deserves praise following Nottingham Forest's successful Premier League return

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Why Cooper deserves praise following Nottingham Forest's successful Premier League return There are several strong contenders for the Premier League Manager of the Season award. Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta, Eddie Howe, Unai Emery, Roberto De Zerbi and Marco Silva are the six head coaches who made the shortlist, while Thomas Frank and Gary O’Neil can feel a little hard done by to ha...

Does Howe opt for Isak, Wilson, or both, in Newcastle's top-four pursuit

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Does Howe opt for Isak, Wilson, or both, in Newcastle's top-four pursuit Newcastle United are not over the line yet. A 2-2 draw with Leeds on Saturday, coupled with weekend wins for Brighton and Liverpool, means the Magpies still have work to do in their bid to qualify for the Champions League.A top-four finish would be an excellent achievement in Eddie Howe’s firs...

Defensive ineptitude set to cost Leicester their Premier League spot

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Defensive ineptitude set to cost Leicester their Premier League spot For much of this season the common consensus was that Leicester City were too good to go down. Anyone who still holds that belief has clearly not seen them play recently.Monday 8th May may prove to be the most decisive day of all in the Premier League relegation battle. Huge wins for Nottingham Fore...

Liverpool's attack well-equipped to help challenge for honours next season

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Liverpool's attack well-equipped to help challenge for honours next season And breathe.Liverpool put their supporters through the whole gamut of emotions on Sunday, as they edged out Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 in a topsy-turvy encounter at Anfield. The Reds stormed into a 3-0 lead within a quarter of an hour, then proceeded to not so much take their foot off the gas as pull the...

What next for spineless Spurs following Newcastle drubbing?

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What next for spineless Spurs following Newcastle drubbing? So it turns out the defeat by Bournemouth was not the nadir after all. Eight days on from that 3-2 home loss to Gary O'Neil's relegation candidates, Tottenham Hotspur plumbed new depths. A 6-1 demolition by top-four rivals Newcastle United goes down as one of their worst results in Premier League hi...

O'Neil close to pulling off Bournemouth's mission impossible

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O'Neil close to pulling off Bournemouth's mission impossible There has barely been a time this season where Bournemouth were not odds-on favourites to go down - until now. Promoted as Championship runners-up last term, the Cherries were always going to be up against it in their bid to avoid an immediate return to the second tier. When they changed their manag...

Olise and Eze performance gives Crystal Palace fans cause for optimism

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Olise and Eze performance gives Crystal Palace fans cause for optimism Sunday’s game at Elland Road was a historic one for Crystal Palace, and not just because Jordan Ayew scored twice.A 5-1 victory over Leeds United went down as the club’s joint-biggest away win in Premier League history, matching a 5-1 triumph over West Bromwich Albion in December 2020 th...

Stones' adaptability has proven a key asset in Man City's title push

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Stones' adaptability has proven a key asset in Man City's title push Back in 2018, Pep Guardiola made a vow.I do not know how long I will be here in Manchester, but as long as I am here, John Stones will be with us, he said.Five years on and Guardiola has stayed true to his word. After his terrific displays over the last few weeks, Stones is more important to the Man...

Poor Premier League form has Forest looking nervously over their shoulder

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Poor Premier League form has Forest looking nervously over their shoulder April is approaching and the score is still 30-26. Ahead of a crunch clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend, Nottingham Forest have still made more signings than they have won points this season.It has been an extraordinary campaign off the pitch for Forest. It is true that substantial inve...

Crystal Palace taking a huge gamble in replacing Vieira with Hodgson

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Crystal Palace taking a huge gamble in replacing Vieira with Hodgson It was a stroke of genius from the club to give Patrick [Vieira] the job, Roy Hodgson said of his successor as Crystal Palace manager in November 2021.I admire him very much and respect him – he’s a very good person as well. I am pleased to see a club that means a lot to me in such good ...