Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Sheffield United and Everton contested an entertaining Premier League draw as both sides picked up their first point of the campaign. The two teams have had wretched starts, losing their opening three games this season, but they could not be separated at Bramall Lane, sharing four goals in an enjoyable lunchtime game. Sheffield United had started the brighter but it was the visitors who took the lead through Abdoulaye Doucoure, poking in a rebound for Everton’s first league goal of the campaign. United responded well with the dangerous Gustavo Hamer forcing Jordan Pickford into a sharp save and they got…

Manchester City will be looking to continue their fine start to the English Premier League season when they take on Fulham in their next game of the campaign this weekend. The Pep Guardiola-led team will be going into the contest after their hard fought 2-1 away win over Sheffield United last Sunday, and they will be looking for another victory over Fulham to continue with their 100% start in the campaign. Fulham, on the other hand, will enter the game off the back of their 2-2 draw with Arsenal in their English Premier League outing, the cottagers also beat Tottenham 5-3 on penalties in their…

Mauricio Pochettino claimed his first win as Chelsea boss last time out in the Premier League, with the Blues dispatching Luton Town 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. Raheem Sterling was in fine form, scoring twice and providing the assist for new signing Nicolas Jackson to open his Chelsea account. Chelsea made hard work of beating AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Cup, coming from behind to beat the League Two side 2-1 on Wednesday. Forest, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back from successive defeats after a 3-2 loss at Manchester United last weekend and a 1-0 reverse at the hands of…

Paris Saint-Germain have signed Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year contract. The deal has reportedly cost Les Parisiens around £78million to bring the 24-year-old France forward back to his native Paris. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: “We are delighted to welcome Randal Kolo Muani — a proud Parisien and Frenchman – to Paris Saint-Germain; to his city and his home. “We have worked incredibly hard to get this transfer over the line. “Randal is a fantastic French international player and is committed to PSG and our project. I’m so excited to see Randal in a PSG jersey,…

Jarrod Bowen continued his fine start to the season to help West Ham to a victory at Luton that puts them top of the Premier League. After dominating possession throughout the first half, West Ham found the breakthrough shortly before half-time when Lucas Paqueta’s tantalising cross was headed in by Bowen, although Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski may feel he should have done better as he parried the shot over the line. Luton, despite being without the ball for long periods, did pose a threat on the counter and they carved out eight chances in the opening 45 minutes. However, they…

The Europa League draw took place today in Monaco, France. The draw took its usual format, with the 32 qualifiers divided into eight groups of four, A-H. Prior to the draw, all competing clubs were assigned to one of the four pots, with one team from each pot going into each group. No two clubs from the same country could be drawn in the same group. Newcomers Brighton Were drawn in Group B alongside Ajax and Marseille. Liverpool would also have to battle it out with LASK from Austria and last season Quarter Finalist Union St-Gilloise. 2023/2024 UEFA Europa League…

Fulham have agreed a fee with Everton to sign midfielder Alex Iwobi. The Nigerian, 27, will now travel to London for a medical with a view to completing the move before the transfer deadline. Iwobi has played in two of Everton’s three Premier League games this season, with the Toffees yet to pick up a single point and sitting bottom of the table. Injury kept him out of Saturday’s home defeat to Wolves. He joined the club from Arsenal in the summer of 2019 and has made 123 league appearances, scoring six times.

Manchester City have completed the signing of midfielder Matheus Nunes from Wolves for £53m. The deal includes a 10% sell-on clause for Wolves from any profit City make on the 25-year-old in future. The Portugal international, who has 11 caps for his country, has signed a five-year contract with City. “I’m so happy to be joining Manchester City, the champions of Europe and a club I’ve admired for a long time,” said Nunes. “The opportunity to work under [City manager] Pep Guardiola, one of the greatest managers ever, and alongside some of the best players in the world was something…

Chelsea have signed England Under-21 forward Cole Palmer from Manchester City for an initial £40m. The deal includes a further £2.5m in add-ons and the 21-year-old has signed a seven-year contract with the option of a further year. Palmer was part of the England side which won the European Under-21 Championship earlier this summer, and is a product of the City academy. “I’m excited to get started and it feels great to sign,” he said. “I’ve joined Chelsea because the project here sounds good and because of the platform I will have to try to showcase my talents. “It is…

Manchester United have completed the signing of Fenerbahce goalkeeper Altay Bayindir. The Turkish international joins United on a four-year contract with an option for a further year, for a fee of just over £4m, and replaces Dean Henderson as the club’s understudy to first choice goalkeeper Andre Onana. Henderson’s departure from Old Trafford was confirmed on Thursday evening. The 26-year-old has joined Crystal Palace on a permanent transfer for a fee of £15m plus £5m in add-ons – after making only 29 first-team appearances over the course of a 12-year association with the club. Henderson has sought first team football for some time and…

Manchester United against Bayern Munich is the standout fixture thrown out by the 2023/24 Champions League group stage draw, while Real Madrid are in the same group as Napoli. The draw took its usual format, with the 32 qualifiers divided into eight groups of four, A-H. Prior to the draw, all competing clubs were assigned to one of the four pots, with one team from each pot going into each group. No two clubs from the same country could be drawn in the same group. Manchester City and Sevilla headlined pot one as reigning Champions League and Europa League holders…

Callum Hudson-Odoi is close to joining Nottingham Forest on a permanent transfer from Chelsea. Hudson-Odoi has been training with the Chelsea academy all summer as he waited for clarity on his future, with the Blues prepared to cash in after he returned from an underwhelming loan spell with Bayer Leverkusen. Fulham were leading the race for Hudson-Odoi’s signature but the two London rivals could not come to an agreement over a transfer fee, opening the door for Forest to swoop in and strike a deal. The two clubs have already done business this summer, with midfielder Andrey Santos moving to the…