premier league

James Hadland Hopefully the start of a weekly segment for Impact, James Hadland is here to discuss what we learnt about each team in the first Premier League gameweek. In chronological order, we will discuss what each match taught us for either team, perfect in case you didn’t catch...

James Hadland As the 2023/2024 Premier League season looms over, many look forward to not only giving their Sundays a sense of meaning, but also to manage their Fantasy Premier League team. Whether you take it a bit too seriously, wearing a three-piece while you plan your team’s line-up...

James Hadland With the only consistent factor of Tottenham Hotspur over recent seasons being disappointment, there has been mixed reception towards the appointment of Ange ‘he is unproven in a top five league’ Postecoglou. However, after years of pragmatic, negative football only overshadowed by management of the same nature,...

Ayman Ahmer Manchester United’s transformation into a confident and resolute side is testament to the strong management of Erik Ten Hag. United’s comfortable victory against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final brought them their first trophy since 2017 – a watershed moment in a bright future.  Few would have...

Matthew Boyd This time last season, some were saying Marcus Rashford could be ‘finished’ at an elite level club. His revival has been truly remarkable. On the back of missing one of the deciding penalties of Euro 2021, Rashford’s 2021-22 season was disastrous. Matthew Boyd assesses what went wrong, and...

Ben Broadbent There is an animal in Greek mythology called a hydra. When one tried to slaughter the hydra by cutting off its head, two grew back in its place. The European Super League feels a little bit like that. Two years ago, when the proposal was first made...

As the Premier League season recently reached the halfway point, no manager will have been pondering its highs and lows more than Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp. His sobering period of reflection during the World Cup break would have surely involved wondering how his side went from fighting for the quadruple...