Month: November 2020

Jamie Vardy of Leicester City scores his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Leicester City at Elland Road on November 02, 2020 in Leeds, England.Jamie Vardy inspired and Youri Tielemans scored twice as Leicester City enjoyed an impressive 4-1 win at Leeds United on Monday which moves them up to second in the Premier League.The Foxes, who have now won all four away games this season, grabbed the lead in the second minute when Vardy intercepted a poor back-pass from Leeds defender Robin Koch and set-up Harvey Barnes to slot home.The goal came directly after an early chance for Patrick Bamford, the Leeds striker, who could only head straight at Kasper Schmeichel from close range.Brendan Rodgers' side doubled their lead in the 21st minute when Marc Albri...

John McGinn of Aston Villa in action during a training session at Bodymoor Heath training ground on October 28, 2020 in Birmingham, England.Aston Villa have suffered a bit of a stumble in recent weeks in the Premier League, losing to Leeds United and Southampton in their last two games.The Villans shocked the footballing world with their heavy win over Liverpool earlier this season but since then it has gone a little bit flat and they now need to pick themselves up again and kick on.Indeed, there was a bit of a fightback against the Saints in the second half at the weekend but it was all too late with them racing well clear and fans will want their players to step in the weeks to come.One man they’ll look to is midfielder John McGinn and former defender Danny Mills has urged the Villans to...

Sergio Aguero of Manchester City warms up ahead of the Premier League match between West Ham United and Manchester City at London Stadium on October 24, 2020 in London, England.Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hasn't ruled out the possibility that Sergio Aguero could face champions Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend.Having only recovered from a knee injury, the Argentine striker injured his hamstring in the draw with West Ham United and missed last Saturday's win at Sheffield United and the Champions League trip to Marseille last week.Aguero will miss tomorrow's European group tie at home against Olympiacos but it is possible that he could be ready for the visit of the league leaders on Sunday."Right now, I don't know but it is getting better," said Guardiola."We don’t want to ...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates with team mates Alexandre Lacazette, Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny after scoring during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on November 1, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang condemned Manchester United to fresh misery at Old Trafford as his penalty clinched a 1-0 win for Arsenal, while Gareth Bale was the match winner with his first goal since returning to Tottenham in a 2-1 win over Brighton.Aubameyang ended a five-game goal drought in the league when he stepped up to convert a 69th-minute spot-kick after Paul Pogba fouled Hector Bellerin. The Arsenal captain's first league goal since the opening weekend of the season gave the Gunners their first league win at Old Traffo...

Southampton's English striker Danny Ings (C) celebrates scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Southampton at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on November 1, 2020.Southampton weathered a late fightback from Aston Villa to take a 4-3 win in the English Premier League on Saturday as Villa suffered its second loss after a winning start to the season.Southampton led 4-0 thanks to three goals from set pieces and a powerful long-range strike from Danny Ings. Villa seemed out of the game, even after Tyrone Mings made it 4-1 with a header, but scored twice more in stoppage time before running out of time to earn a draw.Southampton has won four of its last five Premier League games after starting the 2020-21 campaign with three los...

Jurgen Klopp, Manager of Liverpool interacts with Nathaniel Phillips of Liverpool after the Premier League match between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield on October 31, 2020 in Liverpool, England.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp described central defender Nathaniel Phillips as a “monster” in the air after the 23-year-old’s dominating performance on his Premier League debut in Saturday’s 2-1 win over West Ham United.Thrust into the starting side in the absence through injury of Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Fabinho, Phillips kept West Ham’s attackers at bay with his no-nonsense defending to earn praise from his manager.“He’s a brilliant guy, a smart guy, intelligent, everything. He knows... we both laugh about it... I was not really easy on the eye and he’s not easy on the eye, we’r...

Mason Mount of Chelsea and Frank Lampard, Manager of Chelsea celebrate following their team's victory in the Premier League match between Burnley and Chelsea at Turf Moor on October 31, 2020 in Burnley, England.Chelsea manager Frank Lampard said his team were finally finding the right balance between attack and defence after shutting out Burnley in Saturday’s 3-0 English Premier League soccer victory.Chelsea have now kept clean sheets in their last four games in all competitions. Lampard said experienced defender Thiago Silva and goalkeeper Edouard Mendy - both of whom joined the club in the close season - had added steel to their defence.“There was certainly balance there and we worked on that,” Lampard told reporters on Saturday. “That’s part of the process when we’ve brought in new play...