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Manchester United are suffering from the predictable growing pains that Ruben Amorim himself prophecized when he first took over the job from Erik ten Hag (and Ruud van Nistelrooy). After an excellent 4-0 win over Everton last weekend, Manchester United have fallen back to earth with poor results against much tougher tests, losing 2-0 to Arsenal at mid-week and then collapsing in a 3-2 loss against rising side Nottingham Forest. In truth, only the Everton win was convincing, and the Toffees did just about everything they could to hand the result to Manchester United, who simply don't have the quality to compete at the top of the table. But now, Manchester United are in the bottom half of the table after Ten Hag's latest disastrous management, as Amorim is saddled with a squad that...

Chelsea got off to a scary start on the road against Tottenham this Sunday afternoon in the biggest match of the Premier League weekend, as Marc Cucurella slipped twice to gift Spurs a 2-1 lead at the half. But Chelsea would buckle down and dominate the second half, as Cole Palmer converted two penalties and the Blues would pick up a well-deserved 4-3 victory in juxtaposition to rivals Arsenal dropping points in their own pivotal battle, drawing 1-1 to Fulham. Chelsea are now unequivocally the second-best team in the Premier League after clear leaders Liverpool, rising at the same time as Arsenal and Manchester City are falling. And on Sunday against Tottenham, the star of the show was none other than Enzo Fernandez, who has come on incredibly strong in recent weeks and is startin...

Tottenham had a 2-1 lead over Chelsea at the half, and, in typical fashion, blew it just as easily. They lost to the Blues 4-3 in the biggest matchup of the Premier League weekend, surrendering two penalties to Cole Palmer while playing rather poorly overall. In addition to the loss, Tottenham have to deal with new injuries to star center backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, adding injury to insult after another heartbreaking collapse to a heated rival. What doomed Tottenham in the end was a phenomenon that has plagued them throughout the 2024/25 season - one of the key reasons why Spurs were just 10th coming into the weekend fixtures. Just like their 3-2 loss to Brighton all the way back in the beginning of October two months ago, Tottenham lost this game in midfield and w...

West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui seemed to have his job saved a couple of weeks ago with a massive 2-0 win over Newcastle, but that optimism was short-lived after losses to Arsenal and Leicester City. While there is no shame in losing to one-time title contenders Arsenal, a 3-1 loss to Leicester City is untenable, and since it came against a relegation side coached by a new manager in first-time coach Ruud van Nistelrooy, Lopetegui's defeat looked that much worse. Lopetegui and West Ham will face the Spanish manager's former employers on Monday night in a must-win game, as Wolve are currently in the relegation places while West Ham themselves are only a few points higher from the relegation battle. As Lopetegui faces more pressure on his job, West Ham continue to be linked to new ...

Arsenal dropped more valuable points in a Premier League title race that is beginning to look more and more like a landslide in Liverpool's favor, as the Gunners could only muster a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon in a marquee matchup with local rivals Fulham. Although Fulham are back in the European places for the second time in three seasons, everyone expected Arsenal to get another win against the Cottagers, who are not on the same talent level as the Gunners. Yet Arsenal failed to impose themselves on the game, and their substitutes after the hour mark failed to significantly improve things either, with the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli continuing to struggle to offer a legitimate goal threat. Arsenal suffered from a host of disappointing performances on Sunday ag...

West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui saved his job a couple of weeks ago on Monday night with an excellent 2-0 win over Newcastle, but he may have put himself even deeper in the doghouse with his latest defeat, 3-1 to Leicester City. A 3-1 loss to a team that just made it back to the Premier League and is currently in a relegation fight would be bad enough, but what hurt Lopetegui even more is the fact that the Foxes were riding high off the debut of an exciting young manager in Ruud van Nistelrooy. Likely on the West Ham shortlist before his Leicester City appointment, Van Nistelrooy impressed as the assistant manager for Manchester United and is one of the greatest strikers in Premier League history, having dominated the 2000s with the Red Devils. Now, it looks like West Ham, facing...

Tottenham have been hit as hard as any team in the Premier League this season with injuries, but they came into Sunday's match against Chelsea with optimism that their defensive woes may soon be behind them. Although star goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is still out until at least February with an ankle injury, Tottenham had a surprise in store for their fans with both Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven back together in the starting lineup at the same time for the first time in the Premier League since Oct. 27. Romero had been out since the November international break after suffering an injury with Argentina, while Van de Ven had been out since late October with a more serious ailment. Van de Ven was, therefore, a surprising inclusion in the starting lineup, though Romero was expe...

Arsenal were seven points behind Liverpool coming into Matchday 15 of the Premier League, but with four wins and no losses in their last six games, there was optimism that the Gunners were, once again, turning the corner. Although Arsenal did not lose on Sunday to local rivals Fulham, they failed to beat former players Bernd Leno, Alex Iwobi, and Emile Smith-Rowe in what was another largely dismal performance from a team that has fallen well below expectations this season. Arsenal could only muster a 1-1 draw to Fulham in the end, and while some will point to a controversial finish as VAR chalked off Bukayo Saka's goal, the officiating excuses Arsenal use have become nauseating; simply put, this team isn't getting the job done. Here are three talented Arsenal players who need to s...

Tottenham will host the biggest game of the Premier League weekend on Sunday, as Chelsea will be in the house for the latest edition of this increasingly heated London derby. Whereas Chelsea are securely in the top four and actually second-best to only Liverpool in the Premier League, Spurs have fallen all the way down to 11th and have suffered as many defeats (six) as they have wins. Ahead of Sunday's massive clash on Matchday 15 of the Premier League, let's take a look at two players on Tottenham and two players on Chelsea who will decide this fixture. Tottenham RW Brennan Johnson Brennan Johnson is one of the more underrated attacking players in European football, as the 23-year-old has been a consistent scoring threat for Spurs this season with six goals as a wide forward, incl...