Archive for August 31st, 2022

Known for his flamboyant range on the pitch, Quaresma is a powerful influence off it tooA mobile phone was a luxury that a young Ricardo Quaresma could not afford.In May 2000 he was away in Israel with the Portugal Under-16s. He’d woken up feeling unwell and was desperate to get in touch with his mum…

Anthony Gordon has now scored two Premier League goals this season, half of his total for the whole of last seasonEverton boss Frank Lampard said the deadline for which he would consider selling winger Anthony Gordon had now passed.Gordon has been the subject of a £45m bid from Chelsea, but scored in a second successive…

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl praises his side’s “perfect performance” as they beat Chelsea 2-1 to get their first home win of the season.MATCH REPORT: Southampton 2-1 ChelseaWatch the Premier League highlights on Match of the Day from Wednesday 22:40 BST on BBC One & BBC iPlayer.

Chelsea too easy to beat – TuchelChelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says his side need to “toughen up and show a different mentality” after they were beaten by Southampton at St Mary’s.The German boss criticised “soft, soft, soft defending” in what was the Blues’ second defeat in their opening five Premier League games this season.Raheem Sterling…

Everton manager Frank Lampard is delighted with his players’ efforts in a new system that earned them a 1-1 draw with in-form Leeds United.MATCH REPORT: Leeds 1-1 EvertonWatch the Premier League highlights on Match of the Day from Wednesday 31 August at 22:40 BST on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website *…

Dubravka played against Manchester United when Newcastle held the Red Devils to a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park on 27 December 2021Manchester United are close to completing the signing of Newcastle United keeper Martin Dubravka.Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag has been trying to get back-up for number one David de Gea following Dean…

Antonio Conte (left) says captain Harry Kane is an “important” player for TottenhamTottenham manager Antonio Conte feels he needs at least two more transfer windows to challenge for the Premier League title.Spurs are level on 10 points with champions Manchester City in the top-flight table after winning three of their opening four games.Conte has made…

Hannibal Mejbri made his Manchester United debut in May 2021, a month before his international debutManchester United teenager Hannibal Mejbri has completed a season-long loan move to Birmingham City. Mejbri follows the same loan path to St Andrew’s taken by Tahith Chong last season and Jesse Lingard in 2013.The 19-year-old Tunisia midfielder has already made…

Chelsea defeated West Ham 1-0 in the corresponding fixture last seasonChelsea’s home game with West Ham on Sunday has been moved forward to Saturday by the Premier League following the Champions League draw.The game was due to be shown live by Sky Sports this Sunday at 14:00 BST.It will now take place on Saturday at…

Sasa Kalajdzic is set to join Wolves from Stuttgart after the clubs agree a fee for the strikerWolves have agreed to pay Stuttgart 18m euros (£15.4m) plus add-ons for their striker Sasa Kalajdzic.Manager Bruno Lage spoke of his desire to bring in an additional forward to compete with Raul Jimenez after yesterday’s 1-1 draw with…