After the seventh home defeat of a wretched Premier League campaign against Sunderland on Saturday, Manchester United will be desperate to make amends when they host Hull City on Tuesday. United last lost seven times at home in the 1973-74 season, when…
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Nemanja Vidic has said he is uncertain as to how he will react when he takes part in his final home match as a Manchester United player on Tuesday evening. The Premier League fixture against Hull is set to be the final time club captain Vidic, 32, turns…
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero will miss Premier League title-chasers Manchester City’s match against Aston Villa on Wednesday because of a groin injury. “Injuries are just Sergio Aguero,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini told a news conference on Tuesday…
Tottenham Hotspur apologised to Liverpool for posts mocking the collapse of the Merseysiders’ Premier League title challenge that appeared on the hacked social media accounts of the London club. Shortly after Liverpool squandered a 3-0 lead by letting…
Liverpool’s Premier League title bid was left in ruins after Crystal Palace mounted a sensational comeback from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Selhurst Park on Monday. Liverpool were on course to move three points clear of Manchester City at the top of the…
Yaya Toure has declared himself fit for the final two matches of Manchester City’s Premier League title push. The Ivory Coast midfielder, a key figure in City’s bid for the English championship trophy, was substituted during the second half of the 3…
Having seen Manchester City seize the initiative in the Premier League title race, Liverpool have no option but to win when they visit Crystal Palace on Monday. Liverpool’s title challenge was compromised by their 2-0 loss at home to Chelsea last weekend…
Norwich City all but ended Chelsea’s Premier League title challenge and gave themselves a fighting chance of avoiding relegation by recording a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Chelsea would have provisionally gone top of the table if they had…
Despite manager Jose Mourinho’s insistence that Chelsea cannot win the Premier League this season, beating Norwich City on Sunday would leave them top of the table with a week remaining. Title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool will each have a game…
Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described his side’s relegation from the Premier League as the bleakest day of his illustrious career. Solskjaer saw Cardiff drop back into the Championship on Saturday as their fate was sealed by a 3-0 defeat at…
Felix Magath wants to be given the responsibility of leading Fulham back to the Premier League despite suffering one of the worst days of his managerial career. Magath suffered his first relegation as a manager as second bottom Fulham’s drop into the…
Manuel Pellegrini has insisted Manchester City still have plenty of work to do to wrap up a second English title in three years, despite their hopes being in their own hands. City moved top of the Premier League table for the first time since early…
Ryan Giggs, Manchester United’s caretaker manager, conceded David Moyes’s permanent replacement faces a difficult task in resurrecting the fallen Premier League champions next season. Louis van Gaal, who is about to lead the Netherlands in the upcoming…
Edin Dzeko scored twice as Manchester City took control of the Premier League title race by coming from behind to secure a nail-biting 3-2 win at Everton on Saturday. Manuel Pellegrini’s team moved level on points with Liverpool, who travel to Crystal…
Aston Villa inflicted a 3-1 defeat on FA Cup finalists Hull at Villa Park on Saturday to give Paul Lambert’s side a massive boost in their fight to stay in the Premier League. After taking only one point from the last 18 available, this was a hugely…
England striker Rickie Lambert left it late to score the only goal of the game as Southampton assured themselves of an eighth-place finish in the Premier League this season with a 1-0 win away to Swansea. Lambert struck in bizarre fashion in the third…
Manchester City claimed top spot in the Premier League and took a significant step towards the title by coming from behind to edge Everton 3-2 on Saturday. Ross Barkley’s stunner put hosts Everton ahead in the 11th minute, but Sergio Aguero quickly…
Fulham and Cardiff City were relegated from the Premier League on Saturday after defeats in their penultimate games of the season left them unable to reach safety. Fulham’s 13-year run in the English top flight was ended by a 4-1 defeat at Stoke City…
West Ham United secured their Premier League status after stemming a run of four straight defeats with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The early dismissal of Spurs centre back Younes Kaboul gave West Ham control and they prevailed…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has explained that he switched to a counter-attacking strategy midway through the season in order to safeguard the club’s position in the Premier League’s top four. Mourinho has a reputation as a tactical pragmatist, but…