Before a ball had even been kicked in the 2025-26 English Premier League season the three clubs newly promoted from the Championship were already being tipped for relegation. Even though both Leeds United and Burnley had achieved a record breaking 100 points to secure promotion, recent history was not on their side as for the…
Category: Premier League
Premier League’s Biggest Summer Signings So Far as Spending Approaches £2 Billion
At the time of writing, the total summer spending by Premier League clubs is a whopping £1.8 billion… and rising by the day. Just 10 signings make up almost £700 million of that expenditure, and in this article we’ll run through that pricey top 10 signings that have been split between just five clubs who…
Premier League’s Race for the Champions League Places Looks Set to Go to the Wire
On Tuesday, Manchester City took a significant step towards securing Champions League qualification when they beat Aston Villa 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Villa, who are also very much in the hunt for a Champions League spot, held their own in the match and were looking likely to earn a point before an injury-time goal…
Paddy Power Pay Out Early On Liverpool to Win the Premier League But Will it Backfire?
If you backed Liverpool to win the Premier League this season with either Paddy Power or Betfred, you might have be in for a surprise next time you log into your account. Those two firms have paid out early on Arne Slot’s men winning the title… despite there still being ten more games of the…
Alexander Isak Keeps on Scoring But Can He Lead Title Challenge?
Image: Chun Long Cheung, flickr. On Wednesday two things that have become highly predictable occurred: Alexander Isak scored and his goal, or in this case goals, helped Newcastle to victory. The Swedish striker and his club are on an incredible run right now and some are even daring to suggest a tilt at the title…
West Ham v Arsenal Equals Premier League Record for Most First Half Goals
When Arsenal visited near neighbours West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday evening, few could have predicted the record-equalling first-half goalfest. In an astonishing opening 45 minutes, the teams managed a whopping seven goals between them, with the Gunners going into the break 5-2 to the good. As it turned out, neither side…
Have the Wheels Come Off the Manchester City Juggernaut?
Image: hm-photo via flickr It’s fair to say that few football fans will be too sympathetic about Man City’s recent run of poor form (other than those in the blue half of Manchester, of course). Given how dominant the club have been in English football in recent years, your average Arsenal, Chelsea or Man United…
Anthony Gordon: Is the Newcastle Winger a Big Hit or Does He Have a Point to Prove?
Image (cropped): fuboTV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Anthony Gordon moved from Everton to Newcastle on the 29th of January 2023 for a fee of £45m. It was a very controversial transfer given Gordon had been with the Toffees since he was just 11 years old and had, at least at one stage, been…
Can Newcastle United End Their Long Wait for Silverware?
Newcastle United are certainly one of the bigger clubs in English football, even if their critics, particularly those in red and white around the River Wear, love to say they are not. It might be true that they are not as big as their fans believe they are but then in fairness all clubs have…
Mo Salah’s Incredible Old Trafford Goal Scoring Stats
Above image: Cosmin Iftode, Bigstockphoto Mo Salah will go down as one of the greatest footballers to have appeared in the Premier League. He is also a Liverpool legend and has certainly been a true star since moving back to the PL. He also has strong claims to be the best African player of all…