Guus Hiddink disagreed with Slaven Bilic s assessment of Chelsea s late penalty against West Ham on Saturday and thought the decision looked accurate.
The West Ham boss had described the decision by referee Robert Madley as unacceptable , claiming that Michail Antonio had impeded Ruben Loftus-Cheek outside the penalty area with one minute to go of Saturday s 2-2 draw.
But Hiddink s verdict was the foul took place on the line of the 18-yard box and that the benefit of the doubt had rightly been given to Chelsea in a marginal decision, with Cesc Fabregas subsequently scoring from the spot.
The Dutchman told Sky Sports: I think that the real, fair judgement can be done when you have a camera very straight on the line because from my side, with a blue shirt, then yo…
Chelsea right-back Reece James does not want to join Manchester City, according to . It has been reported that City, who won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup last season, are interested in signing James from Chelsea.
City reportedly see James as a long-term replacement for Kyle Walker. Walker signed a new contract with the Citizens in September 2023, but he is 23 now. Like Walker, James is also an England international, but he is 23 and has a lot of potential.
Spanish and European giants Real Madrid are also keen on James. Madrid want the 23-year-old as a potential successor to Daniel Carvajal. However, James does not plan to leave Chelsea anytime soon. 90min has claimed that the defender has completely ruled out a potential transfer to a dir…
England manager Gareth Southgate has hailed the “big progress” in Marcus Rashford’s goalscoring prowess and insists the Manchester United forward “loves” playing for his country.
The 25-year-old has scored eight goals in his last 17 international appearances, including three at the 2022 World Cup.
Having netted just seven goals in his first 35 caps, Rashford’s improved recent record has mirrored his new-found killer instinct at club level.
He ended the season with 30 goals in 56 appearances for United as Southgate praised his improved output.
“The obvious thing is the goals,” he replied when asked what Rashford has brought to his game.
“I think when he has had chances this season that you expect him to score as the season has gon…
Chelsea secured their place in a third successive FA Cup final after second-half goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount clinched the 2-0 defeat of Crystal Palace at Wembley on Sunday.
The Blues have made something of a habit of reaching the FA Cup showpiece in recent years, contesting four of the past five, and while this semi-final win was by means vintage, Thomas Tuchel s side looked comfortable once they found the breakthrough.
Neither side showed much inspiration in attack during a cagey opening 45 minutes and there were few signs of improvement initially after the interval.
But a couple of kind deflections helped substitute Loftus-Cheek break the deadlock just past the hour for his first Chelsea goal since May 2019, and Mount s finish soon after ens…
According to Florian Plettenberg of Sky in Germany, Manchester United are monitoring the situation around Fiorentina s Sofyan Amrabat. The 20-time English champions have already held the initial talks about a potential transfer, but those talks are yet to yield results or reach an advanced stage at this point.
Meanwhile, the 26-year-old midfielder, one of the heroes of Morocco s impressive 2022 World Cup campaign, is also on the wish list of Bayern Munich, who are yet to take concrete steps towards securing his services. The first report linking the Bavarians with Amrabat appeared some time ago, when they were said to be considering him as an alternative to Arsenal-bound Declan Rice.
Before that, the Morocco international was also linked with Liverpool, Manchester City,…
Master meets apprentice in the Premier League this weekend as Jose Mourinho and Tottenham entertain Frank Lampard s Chelsea.
Spurs, after taking 12 points from a possible 15 under their new boss, have the chance to climb above their London rivals and into the top four.
Mourinho managed Lampard across two separate stints at Stamford Bridge and will hope to assert his authority after the then-Derby County boss knocked his Manchester United team out of the EFL Cup in September 2018.
Chelsea, meanwhile, have endured a sudden run of losses that leaves them in danger of coming unstuck against opponents who have enjoyed a swift rise since parting ways with Mauricio Pochettino.
Here, we assess Opta data to determine what changes Mourinho has made, and whethe…
Manchester City regaining the Premier League title is not a foregone conclusion yet, despite Pep Guardiola s side moving three points clear of Liverpool on Sunday.
That is according to Manchester United great Gary Neville, who believes the injury to centre-back Ruben Dias in City s 5-0 rout of Newcastle United offers hope to Jurgen Klopp s Liverpool.
Liverpool were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham on Saturday, before a Raheem Sterling double inspired City to a comfortable victory the following day.
City furthered their advantage with three games to play and also boast a better goal difference than Liverpool, whose 64 is four fewer than Guardiola s side.
However, Neville – speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast – insisted the title r…
David Moyes week went from bad to worse as his Sunderland side slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Leicester City that pushed them even closer to the Premier League trapdoor.
Islam Slimani s first club goal of 2017 and his sixth Premier League strike of the season turned the match in favour of Craig Shakespeare s resurgent Foxes, who are now nine points clear of the drop zone.
Before Slimani s 69th-minute header, the visitors had given under-fire manager Moyes cause for optimism in a week in which he was widely criticised for comments made to a BBC reporter in March.
Jermain Defoe looked sharp throughout as he sought his first goal for Sunderland since February, but when the England striker fails to find the net his side lack an alternative threat and they are now with…
According to a recent report from O Jogo, Manchester United’s push to try and sign Bruno Fernandes may well be back on. The Sporting Lisbon star has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford over the course of the last few months, but it seemed as if any talks between the two parties had begun to fizzle out.
It no longer appears as if that’s the case, with Sporting needing to clear £57 million of debt as soon as they possibly can. One way in which they can do that would be to try and sell off some of their biggest and best stars, of which Fernandes certainly qualifies.
He was a hefty target during the summer transfer window but they couldn’t quite come to terms on the specifics of the deal, and now, it seems like playing the waiting game has worked out …
Chelsea must clarify Maurizio Sarri s future at the club after he was defied by Kepa Arrizabalaga in the EFL Cup final defeat to Manchester City, according to Michael Ballack.
Having gone down for a second time with apparent cramp, Kepa refused to go off in extra time of Sunday s encounter at Wembley, much to Sarri s frustration, with Willy Caballero ready to come on.
City eventually won on penalties – Chelsea s goalkeeper failing to keep out Sergio Aguero s tame spot-kick before making a fine save to deny Leroy Sane, with Raheem Sterling hammering home the winning effort.
Both Sarri and Kepa played down the incident as a misunderstanding but Ballack, who won five major trophies at Chelsea between 2006 and 2010, believes the club must now provide clarity on t…