upsfootball examines the most important Premier League developments from the weekend, dissecting the big talking points after a busy slate of action. City’s winning streak is simply incredible Let’s put Manchester City’s 20-match winning streak into context. It started back in December when Pep Guardiola’s side was languishing in nine place, and it continued while […]
Tottenham already booked their place in the last 16 with an early game on Wednesday. Below, we round up how Thursday’s second-leg fixtures are faring so far. Arsenal 3-2 Benfica – Arsenal win 4-3 on agg. A brutal giveaway from Dani Ceballos almost ended Arsenal’s Europa League campaign on another sour note. But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang […]
The Champions League knockout stage is in full swing. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from this week’s round-of-16 action. Chelsea can’t replace Giroud – and they have tried It was something that only a player of a certain intelligence and, of course, athleticism would dare to try. In a game that was getting […]
At 34, Olivier Giroud’s athleticism is supposed to be waning. Supposed to be waning. The striker scored a spectacular overhead kick in the 68th minute of Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 bout with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, securing a huge 1-0 away win for his club. His acrobatic effort was initially ruled out for offside but […]
upsfootball examines the most important Premier League developments by answering the key questions from this weekend’s slate of action. Was Tuchel too harsh on Hudson-Odoi? It’s hard to see a way back for Callum Hudson-Odoi after his latest – and possibly most embarrassing – setback at Chelsea. The English international didn’t appear to perform that […]
The hoodoo is over. Below, upsfootball picks the best statistics to surface following Everton’s overdue victory against Liverpool on Saturday. 0: Everton and Liverpool are level in the Premier League table on 40 points after the former’s 2-0 triumph at Anfield. The Toffees had 30 points at this stage of last season, while Liverpool had […]