Pedro provides instant impact as 10 man Chelsea beat West Brom
Chelsea were down to 10 men in the 55th minute as Chris Brunt’s sweeping pass found Salomon Rondon ghosting...
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Red hot Mahrez makes Spurs pay as Foxes draw level
All hail Riyad Mahrez because this man is hot, hot, hot. Four goals in three matches, six in his...
Bournemouth win a 7 goal ping pong with the Hammers
Kudos to the Cherries. It mustn’t have been easy coming into this match after being robbed of a draw...
Man Utd and Newcastle battle to an exciting but goalless stalemate
Memphizzle, no pop! For someone delegated to the delivering of set pieces, Memphis Depay was quite poor. Too close...
Premier League accepts Liverpool’s goal against Bournemouth was an “offside offence”
The Premier League does not usually comment on match official decisions. However, the governing body was forced to comment...
Now for the big one: Kevin De Bruyne close to Man City move for $80m
Looks like this deal is going to go through days after that Wolfsburg pledge of allegiance taken by a...
Adnan Januzaj linked with move to Dortmund
Bild is reporting Dortmund maybe interested in acquiring Adnan Januzaj on loan. The winger who is on contract with...
Rooney waits for the end of the goal drought
Nine long games have gone by without scoring a goal.Rooney has this to say on the long barren spell....
Pedro set for Stamford Bridge move as Old Trafford stalls
Fast moving action as the transfer deadline gets closer. Pedro is set to be a Chelsea man as Man...
Nicolas Otamendi reportedly to Man City is a done deal
I can see Blue Moon. The Valencia central defender is on his way to the Etihad for $50m and...
Pedro nears move to Man Utd
Old Trafford is that a way? Ed Woodward is in Barca finalizing personal terms with Pedro. The Manchester club...
Alexis Sanchez: Humanitarian and nice guy
Kudos to Alexis Sanchez, he not only drives this Arsenal side forward but he also helps people. More specifically,...
Mario Balotelli spotted: Ear today, gone tomorrow
Super Mario sporting a earring watching the Bournemouth match from the stands. Will he be earring from Brendan Rodgers...
EPL 2nd week: Knaves and Knights
It’s time for Soccerblog’s Knaves and Knights. Who were the week’s heroes and villains? The clubs who soared and...
Harry Lennard also denied West Ham “a famous victory” over Man Utd
Harry Lennard is the “Specsaver” guy. Bournemouth fans now know Harry Lennard well from today’s match letting Christian Benteke’s...
Disgraceful officiating gifts Liverpool a win over Bournemouth
John Henry, Liverpool’s owner and his wife Linda Pizzuti look relieved. The word plucky is essentially used as sublimation...
End of the road for John Terry ?
Chelsea getting beaten by Manchester City did not come as very big surprise. The medical mess that Mourinho got...
Doctor at the Etihad? Chelsea against City crash, burn, sputter and then are extinguished
Mourinho glowers at the carnage. Asmir Begovic was Chelsea’s best player today because this could have been a tonking...
Arsenal win a tough one against Palace at Selhurst
Three points in the bag. Yes, the Gunners had to work their socks off for it too. Defensively, they...
Leicester City outfox the Hammers as Adrian is sent off
The Foxes continue their dream start under the Tinkerman. The Hammers fell to first half goals from Shinji Okazaki...
Classy Swansea make short work of short handed Newcastle
Newcastle fans may have to bring the same banner out under Steve McLaren. Neutrals and newbies would be well...
West Ham Keeper joins list of red carded goalies
West Ham keeper Adrian is the second keeper of the season to get a red card.However this time he...
Spurs bottle it against Stoke as Mame Biram Diouf scores equalizer
Mame Biram Diouf was denied twice by Hugo Lloris in superbly reflexive form but he could not be stopped...
Hristo Stoichkov is not a big fan of Louis Van Gaal
Pedro, Barca’s forward now deemed surplus to his side’s requirements with Neymar Jr, Luis Suarez, and Leo Messi powering...
Did Mourinho just call Dr Eva Carneiro “Filha De Puta”?
The {Special One} clearly slurs Dr Eva Carneiro (Filha De Puta translates to a “whore’s daughter”) as she races...
Lukaku proves unstoppable as Toffees sweep aside the Saints
Romelu Lukaku overwhelmed the Saint defence. Jose Fontes came in for some merciless punishment. Everton on the break were...
Manchester United continue in the twilight zone beating Aston Villa
Wayne Rooney looks down to find a foreign object at his feet. He was mostly invisible getting his first...
Video:Adnan Januzaj gives United second win of the season
United and Aston Villa produced a game that was pretty listless .Rooney in particular had a very bad evening...
David De Gea will watch the Aston Villa match from the stands
David De Gea seems to have mentally checked out of Man Utd. He says he’s “not eager to play”....
Mourinho, heal thyself: Don’t undermine the Physician’s Oath or your player’s health
Medicine has been around a lot longer than Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, and Jose Mourinho. When Eva Carneiro...
Lehmann roots for Cech
Aresnal legend Jens Lehmann is sure that Cech will put his nightmare debut performance behind him and take the...
Mourinho targets Chelsea Medical Officer
Eva Carneiro,Chelsea’s team doctor has been at the receiving end of Mourinho’s ire ever since she went on to...
EPL’s first week: Knaves and Knights
Who were the heroes and the villains of the first week? The teams that soared and the ones that...
City score stylish win over West Brom
City made the most impressive start of all the teams that have been on view in the new season...
Liverpool pull off late winner against Stoke thanks to Coutinho’s stunning strike
Liverpool approached this match with some trepidation. Their memories still fresh off that 6-1 drubbing and for most part...
Van Gaal sings the Beatles
Van Gaal sang a bit of “When I’m 64” on his birthday – which was also the day Manchester...
Arsenal believing the hype promptly fall against West Ham
The pre-season glow is gone. The Community Shield shimmering lights dimmed. Arsene Wenger has never been good at managing...
Petr Cech makes disastrous debut
Arsenal lose 2 – 0 in the first game of the season – both goals coming off error’s from...
Riyad Mahrez tears asunder Sunderland as Leicester City win
Claudio Ranieri was derided as the “Tinkerman” when he was Chelsea’s coach in Roman Abramovich’s first year as owner....
Swansea make Chelsea sweat as Thibaut Courtois gets sent off
Chelsea were at their commanding best in the first half playing the sort of attacking, fluid football not associated...
Key moments from Matchday 1 of the season
Videos of two defining moments from the two big games on day #1 Kyle Walker’s record making own goal...
Opening match snoozefest: Kyle Walker’s own goal gifts Man Utd a win over Spurs
For the first time in Premier League history, the opening goal was an own goal. Nabil Bentaleb had a...
De Gea dumped out of first game
Van Gaal keeps Dea out of Man United’s opening game against Spurs today stating that he is not capable.....
Soccerblog goes to the Wil Walker radio show and talks Premier League
Soccerblog chatted with Wil Walker, the host of the Wil Walker radio show and his co-host Mike Walker, and...
Countdown to the new season
10 points to ponder as the countdown winds down to zero. And a little bit of irreverence…
Di Maria pens farewell letter to Manchester United
Di Maria ended his season of discontent at Manchester United,packed his bags and headed off to PSG. He left...
Chelsea lose again
Falcao was invisible again in the last pre season friendly against Florentina – which Chelsea lost 1- 0
Louis Van Gaal banishes Victor Valdes to Man Utd reserves
Ahead of this weekend’s opener against Spurs, the goalkeeping situation at Man Utd became more strained as Victor Valdes...
New offside rule for new season
The revised offside law for the new season states “A player in an offside position shall be penalised if...
Part One: Soccerblog’s predictions for top four in the EPL
The Arsenal vs Chelsea Community Shield “friendly” was a great preview into the madness descending down this weekend. So...
Mourinho’s medal
Mourinho,as has been earlier reported,was not exactly in the best of humour at getting beaten by Arsenal in the...
Rooney dons Everton Blue again
Wayne Rooney wore an Everton shirt again after 11 years to make a guest appearance at Goodison Park in...
Community Shield: Arsenal get monkey off back beating Chelsea 1-0
We all know the Arsene Wenger stats. 11 years, no wins, 506 scoreless minutes, the extent of futility endured...
Wenger breaks Mourinho Jinx at last
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored a superb 24th minute goal and Arsenal beat Chelsea to the Community Shield Cup.Wenger, finally beat...