Category: Football

EPL Matchday 29 of 38 – Saturday, March 13, 2021 Leeds hold Chelsea to a goalless draw Leeds 0, Chelsea 0 Thomas Tuchel's Blues stretched their unbeaten run to 12 games as both sides wasted several good chances to win the game at Elland Road on Saturday afternoon. Chelsea almost went ahead early when Luke Ayling's clearance went straight into Diego Llorente and back…

2020-21 UEFA Europa League: Round of 16 First Leg: Manchester United 1, AC Milan 1 A late goal by Simon Kjaer allowed AC Milan to draw level with Manchester United in a first-leg Round of 16 tie of the Europa League at Old Trafford on Thursday night. Milan had more of the ball in the first half with Franck Kessie missing out on a…

Paris St. Germain 1 Barcelona 1 – PSG win 5-2 on aggregate Paris St Germain survived some immense first-half pressure, as they drew 1-1 with Barcelona and progressed into the Champions League Round of 8. Ronald Koeman's side needed to score four goals at Parc des princes to make up for the 1-4 mauling they took in at Nou Camp last month. The Catalans…

UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg: Liverpool 2 RB Leipzig 0 – Liverpool win 4-0 on aggregate Scorers of the first leg, Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mane, helped themselves to goals in the return fixture at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Wednesday as Liverpool beat RB Leipzig 2-0 and 4-0 on aggregate to progress to the quarter finals of the 2020-21…

Borussia Dortmund 2 Sevilla 2 – Borussia Dortmund wins 5-4 on aggregate Erling Haaland scored a brace, becoming the fastest and youngest player to reach 20 goals in the Champions League, helping Borussia Dortmund to draw level with Sevilla and progress to the quarter-finals on a 5-4 aggregate. [box_text]The young Norwegian needed just 14 matches to reach the 20-goal mark, 10 fewer than the…

EPL Matchday 28 of 38: Manchester United end City's winning streak as Fulham stun beleaguered Liverpool. Manchester City 0, Manchester United 2 – Sunday, March 8, 2021 Goals early in either halves from Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw helped Manchester United end Manchester City's 21-match winning streak at the Etihad stadium on Sunday evening. United started the evening on a sensational note when Anthony…

EPL Matchday 27 of 38 match reports. Liverpool 0, Chelsea 1 – Anfield – Thursday, March 4th, 2021 Liverpool crashed to their fifth successive defeat at Anfield even as Mason Mount's first half goal helped Chelsea to break into the Top Four and keep their Champions League hopes for next season alive. Chelsea, coming in Thursday night's away clash on back of nine unbeaten…

EPL mid-week round-up – Tuesday & Wednesday, March 2nd & 3rd, 2021 Manchester City 4, Wolverhampton 1 Manchester City continued their imperious run in the English Premier League as they extended their winning streak to 16 games by brushing aside Wolves 4-1 at the Etihad stadium on Tuesday night. City were in fact gifted the first goal of the night when a Riyad Mahrez…

EPL Matchday 26 of 38: Chelsea survive penalty scare in a goalless draw Chelsea 0, Manchester United 0 – Sunday, February 28, 2021 Ole Solksjaer's Red Devils drifted further away from leaders Manchester City as they played out a drab goalless draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last Sunday evening. The hosts who are into their ninth unbeaten outing under new boss Thomas Tuchel,…

UEFA Europa League: Round of 32 match report 2021. Coming on the back of a resounding 0-4 away win in the first leg, Manchester United were in control as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side eased into the last-16 of the Europa League with a 0-0 draw against Real Sociedad in the return fixture at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes came the closest to scoring for the…

EPL Matchday 24 of 38 report: Leicester City shatter Liverpool's Premier League title hopes as Manchester City march towards crown. Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1 – King Power stadium Brendan Rodgers' Foxes overcame their home venue jitters to beat the visiting Reds in an enthralling encounter at the King Power stadium on Saturday. Liverpool dominated the proceeding in a barren first half but it…

FA Cup 5th round report as Southampton knock out Wolves and Chelsea progress to the final eight. Wolverhampton 0, Southampton 2 Second-half strikes from Danny Ings and Stuart Armstrong sink Wolves Second-half strikes from Danny Ings and Stuart Armstrong helped Southampton knock out Wolverhampton in a 5th round clash of the FA Cup at the Molineux stadium on Thursday night. Despite arriving at the…

2020-21 EPL Preview: Leeds United vs. Everton – Elland Road – Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 – 17:30 hrs Carlo Ancelotti's Everton visit Elland Road for a critical tie with Leeds United who are on a high after a morale-boosting 1-3 win over Leicester City last weekend away at King Power stadium. The Toffees' confidence on the other hand took a beating after a shock…

2020-21 EPL Preview: Aston Villa vs. West Ham United – Villa Park – Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 – 20:15 hrs Dean Smith's Aston Villa will host West Ham United at Villa Park with the hope of catching up on the 5th-placed visitors' on the points table. The Villans are on 32 points from 19 outings and have the advantage of a couple of games…

Manchester United 1, Sheffield United 2 – Old Trafford Manchester United's title-chasing effort received a blow when they were beaten 1-2 by a resurgent Sheffield United side at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side needing just 3 points to move to the top of the table showed none of the verve of their recent games as they allowed the visiting Blades…