Premier League Teams

Pain in the Arsenal — The best squads in the world are those whose drop in quality from starting XI to fringe players isn’t overly noticeable. The Gunners’ performance against Southampton ran home that Arsenal do not boast quality second string options. At all. On the face of it, this shouldn’t be the case. The fringe players include a £72m […] Arsenal’s Second String Doesn’t Cut it - Pain in the Arsenal - Pain in the Arsenal - Arsenal News, Transfer Rumours, and Fan Community

Pain in the Arsenal — After another ineffective performance against Southampton on Saturday, it’s time to draw a line under the career of Willian at Arsenal. There were more than a few raised eyebrows when Willian joined in the summer on a three-year contract, with many fans believing that we were getting a player whose best days were firmly behind […] Arsenal and Willian: Time to Draw a Line - Pain in the Arsenal - Pain in the Arsenal - Arsenal News, Transfer Rumours, and Fan Community

Pain in the Arsenal — It wasn’t quite 22 games this time, was it? After a recent upturn in results had breathed new life into both the Arsenal squad and fans, their unbeaten run and FA Cup defence came to an abrupt end on Saturday afternoon as they succumbed to a disappointing 1-0 defeat away to Southampton. Our premature elimination […] Arsenal FA Cup Exit to Boost European Ambitions? - Pain in the Arsenal - Pain in the Arsenal - Arsenal News, Transfer Rumours, and Fan Community

Royal Blue Mersey — Photo by Clive Brunskill/ Blues are finally back in action, this time in the FA Cup Live Blog 90’ - There’s the final whistle, and Everton are through to the next round of the FA Cup, to play the winner of Wycombe Wanderers against Tottenham Hotspur. 86’ - Everton’s last two subs are Tyler Onyango and Thierry Small, with the later now becoming the youngest player ever to make a competitive appearance for the Everton senior side. 83’ - James sees Bernard’s run but the ball is blocked, falls to a charging Kenny who balloons it way over. 77’ - Some subs on...

Royal Blue Mersey — Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Toffees move into the FA Cup Fifth Round Everton huffed and puffed a bit, but made shorter work of Sheffield Wednesday than they had in the previous round against Rotherham United as they won their FA Cup Fourth Round tie at Goodison 3-0. Carlo Ancelotti ensured there would be no repeat of the extra time shenanigans it had taken to beat the Millers by naming a stronger side than he had that day, and the front four of James Rodriguez, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson all had good games as the Blues pulled away...

Royal Blue Mersey — Photo by Clive Brunskill/ Blues are finally back in action, this time in the FA Cup Live Blog 64’ - Almost four! DCL chips the onrushing goalie but a defender gets in behind and heads clear. The resulting inswinging corner from Sig causes chaos before being eventually cleared. 61’ - James finds Richy with a beauty and he almost scores, parried just wide of the far post. James’ inswinging corner is scored! Mina rises highest and heads home easily! Your browser does not support HTML5 video. 59’ - Richy! Goal! Delightful inswinging corner from James is headed in...

stokesentinel — Nathan Collins is one of the first names on the Stoke City teamsheet at the age of 19 but he's not the only young gun making his mark

stokesentinel — Latest Stoke City transfer news from StokeonTrentLive brings reports that Premier League pair Arsenal and Burnley are both interested in signing centre-back Nathan Collins

stokesentinel — Nick Powell stood in as emergency centre-forward as Stoke City took on Watford