Elsewhere on The Athletic… The King Power Stadium’s media room, April 2015. “I think you must have either your head in the clouds, or been away on holiday, or reporting on a different team, because if you don’t know the answer to that question… “Your question is absolutely unbelievable; the fact you do not understand … [Read more…]
Leicester City and Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League after a dramatic final day that saw Everton stay up. Abdoulaye Doucoure’s second-half strike saw Sean Dyche’s side beat Bournemouth 1-0, while Leeds were thrashed 4-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Leicester beat West Ham United 2-1, but it wasn’t enough given Everton’s … [Read more…]
Premier League winners in 2016 to relegation in 2023? Leicester City will go down this Sunday if they fail to beat West Ham, or even if Everton are victorious against Bournemouth, potentially leaving Jamie Vardy with the unusual record of lifting the top-flight title and then suffering relegation with the same club. Here’s an XI … [Read more…]
Southampton are gone already. Leicester City and Leeds United are on the cusp of following them, while Everton need a final-game win to be sure of staying up. With only the season’s final round of action to come tomorrow (Sunday), we are about to learn which three clubs will experience the sharp drop down from … [Read more…]
For Dean Henderson, Sepp van den Berg, Djed Spence, it wasn’t supposed to go like this. Here are 20 loan players almost certain to be returned to sender. We’ve gone through the best loanees, now here’s one from every Premier League club who have struggled away from their parent club… Arsenal: Albert Sambi-LokongaIt’s been … [Read more…]
Free transfers are becoming more common in football and some Premier League stars have now entered the final weeks of their contracts. While some players have a contract offer on the table and are weighing up their options, others have been deemed surplus to requirements. We’ve taken a look at every Premier League player whose contract … [Read more…]