• Premier League Transfer Round-Up – Part Two

    In the second half of this transfer round-up mini-series, Vinay Patel has all the information on the summer activities (up to the first gameweek) of last season’s bottom half of the table, as well as the trio of newly promoted teams.  ...
  • Premier League Preview – Southern Half

    With the Premier League recently underway once more, Daniel Evans returns with the second half of his season preview (written ahead of the opening weekend), this time looking at the ten most southernly sides. ...
  • Karanka eases pressure with glorious win at the City ground

    The past four weeks has seen the Reds winless in five, with three defeats and two draws. Karanka’s job seemed to be under pressure after this run of results, particularly after their surrender of a 3-0 lead over Norwich, where they allowed the Canaries to score three minutes after...
  • Are Southampton just a selling club or the masters of moneyball?

    In each summer transfer window from 2013 to 2016, Southampton have sold their best players to other Premier League clubs. Rather than entering a period of decline, however, after each exodus they seem to have actually become stronger. In successive seasons, Southampton have moved further up the table and...
  • Friday Five-Way: 27th September

    First and foremost I would like to thank James Hirst and John Mastrini for filling in for me over the last fortnight with a Five-Way each. I hope the experience hasn’t left a bitter taste in their mouth after they fell foul to some of the season’s biggest shocks...
  • Premier League Fresh Faces: Cabella & Lovren

    Last time we took a look at the first impressions Ander Herrera and Cesc Fàbregas gave in their Premier League debuts, for their new clubs at least. Now let’s move on to the next batch of Fresh Faces, and starting by passing judgement on one of Newcastle United’s new...