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Despite only spending five months in the red and white of Brentford, there can be little doubt that Christian Eriksen had a significant impact on the west London club in the second part of the 2021/22 Premier League season.
In the space of six months, Tottenham Hotspur’s central midfield has gone from a key area of concern for Antonio Conte to an area of the squad that is now bursting with quality options for the head coach to choose from.
Gabriel Jesus made an ideal start to life as an Arsenal player with a brace in Friday’s pre-season friendly fixture against FC Nurnberg. There has already been plenty of consternation in regards to whether or not the Brazilian can score the goals to get the Gunners back into the Champions League, but it may well be other aspects of his game that make the move to North London a successful one.
Whilst he may not yet be a familiar name to a Premier League audience, Fulham’s latest recruit Joao Palhinha has more than proven himself in his native Portugal, in the Champions League, and at International level. His statistics suggest he may well be the man to make the Cottagers a sturdier proposition in the top flight next season.
Manchester United completed their first signing of the Erik Ten Hag era yesterday morning, announcing the arrival of Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia.
Fulham are aiming to put an end to a run of five consecutive seasons that have ended in either second tier promotion or top flight relegation by keeping their heads above water in the 2022/23 Premier League season. Learning lessons from their brief previous stints at this level and taking inspiration from one of their local rivals could be key to their survival hopes.
Brighton have noticeably struggled this season when highly-rated centre-back Adam Webster has been unavailable, and this has never felt more prescient than during the run of defeats they are currently on. Getting Webster fit and available again could be vital if the Seagulls are to achieve their ambition of a top-half Premier League finish.
Brighton should be well set to adapt to the recent departure of technical director Dan Ashworth given the structure he helped to develop at the club over the past three seasons, but with a number of key players out of contract in the not-too-distant future, he may only be the start of a process of change at the Amex.
Enock Mwepu has shown glimpses of the quality that convinced Brighton and Hove Albion to part with a reported £20 million to secure his services from RB Salzburg in the summer, but the man nicknamed ‘The Computer’ put together his best 90-minute performance so far in the Boxing Day win against Brentford, offering a tantalising sign of things to come.
Saturday’s goalless draw against Leeds United means that Brighton have now gone nine games across all competitions without a win. Although a spattering of boo’s from a section of the home support at The Amex Stadium have probably been blown out of proportion, the performances that Graham Potter’s side are putting in still merit plenty of patience.
Bamber Bridge’s unbeaten run came to an end at Broadhurst Park on Tuesday night as FC United of Manchester ran out 1-0 victors.
Canada strike gold after 20-year-old Julia Grosso’s spot-kick saw them beat Sweden 3-2 on penalties.
Adam Reach has become West Bromwich Albion’s third summer signing after penning a three-year deal at The Hawthorns.
The big problem for the Elephants heading into the Olympics had to be stepping out of the shadows of the Eagles, the Lions and the Black Stars.
It was a game of missed chances for Team GB as a nail-biting seven-goal thriller saw Australia book their place in the semi-finals.
Securing top spot in Group E after a 1-1 draw with Canada, Team GB face Australia at the Kashima Stadium in the quarter-finals of the Olympic women’s football; their first meeting in an international tournament.
Unbeaten in the group stage, winning seven out of a possible nine points, Team GB’s players have been a force so far at the games.
Team GB drew 1-1 with Canada to top Group E’s table at the Kashima Soccer stadium
Ellen White’s third goal in just two games was enough to see Team GB edge out hosts Japan and secure their place in the knockout stages at the Olympics.
Team GB will hope to continue their winning streak as they face Japan in their second game of Group E.
Ellen White’s brace saw Team GB open their Olympic campaign with a 2-0 win against debutants Chile.
The Cheltenham centre-back is one of the longest-serving players for the Robins.
Slowly, football is starting to catch up with other sports – many across the Atlantic – in its use of statistics to analyse the game.
It’s been announced that England’s non-leagues teams at steps 3-6 have agreed to curtail the 2020/21 season as null and void for a second consecutive season despite the news from the government on Monday that football can return.