Eddie Nketiah flicked home a late winner as Arsenal beat Manchester United in a five-goal thriller to keep their Premier League title tilt in full swing. The striker has been in fine form since replacing the injured Gabriel Jesus and has now scored seven goals in as many games, including Sunday’s last-gasp effort which secured […]
Read MoreErling Haaland scored his fourth Manchester City hat-trick and took his goal tally for the season to 31 in all competitions as relegation-threated Wolves were swept aside by Pep Guardiola’s men. By his own incredibly high standards, Haaland had been going through a barren spell. But after ending a three-game drought against Tottenham on Thursday, […]
Read MoreGraham Potter’s system was exposed by Arsenal. Manchester United were blown away by Unai Emery’s counter-pressing style. And Willy Gnonto inspired Leeds United’s fight-back. Here’s five lessons we learned from the Premier League weekend, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports… 1) Gabriel-Saliba pairing reveals Chelsea weaknesses Gabriel Magalhaes’ winner capped a brilliant individual performance from him alongside William Saliba in what was the clearest example yet that Arsenal have […]
Read MoreThe Premier League has been told to cancel the final round of fixtures before the World Cup begins, Abbeylivenetwork.com understand. Club games will be suspended after the weekend of November 12/13 fixtures before the tournament in Qatar kicks off on November 20 An increasing number of players are picking up injuries that could end their […]
Read MoreMichael Carrick has been appointed as the new manager of Middlesbrough, Abbeylivenetwork.com understand. It is the first permanent job in the 41-year-old managerial career. Before now, Carrick had worked as a coach at Old Trafford under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jose Mourinho after retiring as a player in 2018. He will replace Chris Wilder, who […]
Read MoreThree years to the month since his darkest moment in an Arsenal shirt, Granit Xhaka produced a wonder strike to seal the Gunners’ progression to the UEFA Europa League knockouts, overcoming a stubborn PSV side 1-0, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports. PSV manager Ruud Van Nistelrooy faced no side more often in his playing career than Arsenal, with […]
Read MoreAston Villa have sacked manager Steven Gerrard after defeat at Fulham, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports. Villa lost 3-0 on Thursday night to leave them above the dropzone on goal difference. The Villans announced this evening: “Aston Villa Football Club can confirm that head coach Steven Gerrard has left the club with immediate effect. “A club spokesman said: ‘We would like to thank Steven for […]
Read MoreLiverpool ran out 1-0 victors at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah’s second half strike settling a fiery clash at Anfield and bringing Manchester City’s 21-match unbeaten run in the Premier League to an emphatic end, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports. The peculiarity of this match was that it had not been dubbed a ‘title decider’ as many recent league […]
Read MoreIn what was otherwise a drab goalless affair, Crag Pawson’s decision to deny Cristiano Ronaldo’s cheeky decision to rob a free-kick off the toe of Nick Pope ensured there was nothing to separate Manchester United and Newcastle United, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports. Despite justifiably being many people’s favourites to win on the back of just one defeat […]
Read MoreBukayo Saka’s first-half strike turned out to be the winner, as Arsenal brought Leeds United’s six game unbeaten run at Elland Road in all competitions to an end, Abbeylivenetwork.com reports. Looking for their first Premier League (PL) win since August, Leeds United played host to an Arsenal side fresh from an impressive 3-2 victory over […]
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