Set-pieces remain one of the most important facets of football, even at the very highest level. For teams looking for an edge in matches decided on fine margins, an ability to score from corners or free-kicks can often be the difference. That can be particularly important for clubs in the Premier League, where points are…
The second-ever Europa Conference League final promises to be a tantalising affair — with Fiorentina and West Ham United offered a rare chance at silverware. David Moyes’ side have endured a poor Premier League campaign but can more than make up for that by securing a first major piece of European silverware since 1965. Vincenzo…
The Premier League is an endless source of enjoyment and drama, with narratives that twist before your very eyes. The first batch of matches in this remarkable season – where we took a month-long break for the World Cup – have seen this incredible league live up to expectations. Arsenal, after missing out on the…
West Ham United’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa put them level on points with reigning champions Manchester City in fourth and just five points off of leaders Chelsea. David Moyes’ men have won five on the bounce across all competitions and eight of their last ten outings have ended in success for the Hammers. Not…
Attacking midfielders are back in fashion. Teams are moving away from 4-3-3 shapes and reverting back to 4-2-3-1. On paper, there’s not a huge dissimilarity between the systems, but the roles in midfield are drastically different. Throughout the course of the 2020/21 Premier League campaign, many of the top teams have made the switch and…
To say the 2020/21 Premier League campaign has been a strange one would be a bit of an understatement. We’re a third of the way through the season and the top four is made up of Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Leicester City and Southampton. Manchester City find themselves in ninth position while neighbours United are in…
No-one has scored more goals since the Premier League restart than Raheem Sterling. But he isn’t alone. You would be forgiven for overlooking West Ham United utility man Michail Antonio, who is level with the Manchester City and England forward on six. The descriptor ‘utility man’ does Antonio a disservice. When he signed for the…