Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has compared the Premier League title race to the battle for supremacy in men's tennis that's raged for years between Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. City lead Liverpool by two points, and Guardiola was reminded of the 2009-10 La Liga season when his Barcelona team pipped Real Madrid to the title by three points. He made his tennis comparison when asked if the English top flight this term bears any similarities to that campaign in Spain, per Yahoo Sports: "It was so nice because we did those 99 points when the year before we won the treble with Barcelona. To maintain that level...we did 99 points with someone else pushing us. We knew that if we dropped points Madrid were going to win the title. "It's similar with Nadal, Federer and Djokovic, no? They push one to be better than the other one because they know. "We need it in sport, as athletes. They [the City players] know. I didn't tell them, but they know how strong … [Read more...] about Pep Guardiola Compares Premier League Title Race to Nadal, Federer and Djokovic
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Twitter reacts as Alvaro Morata has now been caught offside more than an entire Premier League team
News 26 Nov 2018, 14:03 IST SHARE Chelsea star Alvaro Morata has marked his somewhat mixed spell at Stamford Bridge with an unwanted record on Saturday evening.The London club succumbed to their first Premier League defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur in a game that ended 3-1.Goals from Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min broke Chelsea's unbeaten run under Maurizio Sarri as a lone goal from former Arsenal star Olivier Giroud was not enough to save the Blues.Sarri has opened up about the defeat, stating that he hopes the derby loss will serve as a wake-up call for the team to acknowledge their problems. Speaking at Wembley Stadium (via Goal), Sarri said, "The character of the team is very strange. 93 points, the season after just 60 points, then 87 and then 70. Of course, I hope for a reaction. A reaction first of all in training and then in the next match but I knew very well that we have problems and that we have to work.""Now everybody knows it. We have to work … [Read more...] about Twitter reacts as Alvaro Morata has now been caught offside more than an entire Premier League team
Wolves 0 Huddersfield Town 2 – Aaron Mooy double gives Terriers welcome lift in Premier League standings
0 Have your say AARON MOOY scored twice as Huddersfield climbed off the bottom of the Premier League table with a surprise 2-0 victory against Wolves. The Australia international midfielder found the net in each half as the Terriers were deserved winners at Molineux, where the hosts looked off the pace on their return from the international break.Mooy’s double was the first time Huddersfield had scored twice in a game this season and their second win of the campaign lifted David Wagner’s team up to 14th in the table. Wolves are now without a win in five Premier League matches, losing four.The game started at a frantic pace, with Wolves doing much of the attacking. But it was Huddersfield who took the lead after six minutes.Uncharacteristically, Matt Doherty failed to track his man, allowing Erik Durm to get in behind the Wolves defence on the left. His low cross was perfectly into the path of Mooy, whose measured side-foot finish flew into the bottom … [Read more...] about Wolves 0 Huddersfield Town 2 – Aaron Mooy double gives Terriers welcome lift in Premier League standings
EPL Table: 2018 Premier League Standings After Sunday’s Week 13 Matches
Sunday was a good day for the away sides, as Arsenal and Huddersfield won their respective matches in Week 13 of the Premier League season. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted the winner for Arsenal, who beat Bournemouth 2-1. Aaron Mooy was on point twice for Huddersfield in the 2-0 win over Wolverhampton. Here is a look at the standings after Sunday's action (Position, team, games played, goal difference, points): 1 Manchester City 13, +35, 35 2 Liverpool 13, +21, 33 3 Tottenham 13, +12, 30 4 Chelsea 13, +17, 28 5 Arsenal 13, +12, 27 6 Everton 13, +5, 22 7 Manchester United 13, -1, 21 8 Bournemouth 13, +4, 20 9 Watford 13, 0, 20 10 Leicester 13, +1, 18 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13, -3, 16 12 Brighton 13, -5, 15 13 West Ham 13, -8, 12 14 Huddersfield 13, -14, 10 15 Newcastle United 12, -6, 9 16 Crystal Palace 13, -9, 9 17 Burnley 12 -13, 9 18 Southampton 13, -14, 8 19 Cardiff 13, -15, 8 20 Fulham 13, -19, 8 The Gunners got back to their winning ways after three consecutive … [Read more...] about EPL Table: 2018 Premier League Standings After Sunday’s Week 13 Matches
Premier League Results Week 13: Sunday’s 2018 EPL Scores, Top Scorers and Table
Arsenal moved to within a point of the Premier League's top four as they beat Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the winner in the 67th minute after Joshua King had drawn the hosts level following Jefferson Lerma's own goal on the half-hour. Meanwhile, Huddersfield Town lifted themselves from the bottom of the table to 14th as they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at Molineux. Aaron Mooy netted in each half to to condemn Wolves to their fifth game in a row without a win. Sunday Results Bournemouth 1-2 Arsenal Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Huddersfield Town Top Scorers (Player, club and goals, per the division'sofficial website) T1. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City: 8 T1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal: 8 T3.Eden Hazard, Chelsea: 7 T3. Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur: 7 T3. Aleksandar Mitrovic, Fulham: 7 T3. Glenn Murray, Brighton & Hove Albion: 7 T3. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool: 7 T3.Raheem … [Read more...] about Premier League Results Week 13: Sunday’s 2018 EPL Scores, Top Scorers and Table