Aston Villa became just about everybody's favorite team over the weekend, ending Manchester City's perfect season. The Premier League has a serious image problem right now, and it won't be fixed until they announce the sanctions that will be enacted on Man City. In the meantime, the more City drops points the more the problem will ease. And then conversely, the more City wins, … [Read more...] about Unai Emery Likely to Rotate His Aston Villa Side at AFC Bournemouth
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Liverpool Team News vs Chelsea: Florian Wirtz, Victor Munoz
Liverpool hosts Chelsea on Wednesday night, in what is no doubt the headliner tie of the EFL Cup fourth round. The Reds head into this blockbuster tie (to the extent that any League Cup clash can be "blockbuster") with two new injury concerns: Florian Wirtz and Victor Munoz. Let's get you up to speed on both. Wirtz suffered a knock/injury/issue of some sort on his ankle, in … [Read more...] about Liverpool Team News vs Chelsea: Florian Wirtz, Victor Munoz
Chelsea Team News at Liverpool: Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer, Emmanuel Emegha, Pep Chavarria
Chelsea FC saw injury added to insult this past weekend, when they lost their top striker, Joao Pedro, for an indefinite amount of time. Pedro suffered an undisclosed injury, thought to be connected to his knee problems, in training ahead of the 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. As manager Xabi Alonso said on Friday: "He felt something [in training yesterday]. At the moment he … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Liverpool: Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer, Emmanuel Emegha, Pep Chavarria
Man City vs Brighton Team News: Matheus Nunes, Pascal Struijk, Yankuba Minteh, Mats Wieffer
Manchester City are no longer perfect this season, after dropping all three points at Aston Villa yesterday. It was a win that was celebrated by supporters of numerous clubs, not just Aston Villa. City can't dwell on the defeat for too long, however, as the next match will get here very quickly. Luckily for the Cityzens, their injury list is extremely short. Matheus Nunes was … [Read more...] about Man City vs Brighton Team News: Matheus Nunes, Pascal Struijk, Yankuba Minteh, Mats Wieffer
Arsenal Team News at Fleetwood Town: Riccardo Calafiori, Bukayo Saka, Christos Tzolis
Arsenal had a nice 4-2 win over Everton yesterday, but the Gunners did not come out unscathed. Defender and Italian international Riccardo Calafiori obviously suffered an injury of some sort on Saturday, and while manager Mikel Arterta conveyed that his problem is pretty minor, don't expect to see Calafiori on Tuesday night in the League Cup. Arsenal head to Fleetwood Town, for … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Fleetwood Town: Riccardo Calafiori, Bukayo Saka, Christos Tzolis
Barcelona Team News vs Real Madrid: Dani Olmo, Jules Kounde, Xavi Espart
So far, FC Barcelona have been perfect- nine matches, nine wins, thus far in La Liga. And thus, they'll enter the first El Clasico of 2026-27 brimming with confidence. Their injury list is not very long either, so that's another reason for major positivity right now. They did suffer a fresh injury in midweek though, in the form of Dani Olmo. During Tuesday night's loss to Paris … [Read more...] about Barcelona Team News vs Real Madrid: Dani Olmo, Jules Kounde, Xavi Espart
Real Madrid Team News at Barcelona: Vinicius Jr, Ferland Mendy
The first of the two annual El Clasico match-ups transpires this Sunday, and Real Madrid will enter it looking up at their arch-rivals. Los Blancos almost always enter this match sitting in first or second place, but this time, they're actually in third place. Manager Jose Mourinho will have to contend with a number of key absentees as well, including Brazilian forward Vinicius … [Read more...] about Real Madrid Team News at Barcelona: Vinicius Jr, Ferland Mendy
Man United Team News vs Bournemouth: Martinez, Heaven, Rashford
Manchester United have three injury doubts for Sunday's visit from AFC Bournemouth: Lisandro Martinez, Ayden Heaven and Marcus Rashford. All three will need to pass a late fitness test in order to make the matchday squad here, for what is clearly a must-win game for the club. Manager Michael Carrick could easily be sacked by Monday, if the Red Devils don't deliver a result. … [Read more...] about Man United Team News vs Bournemouth: Martinez, Heaven, Rashford
Man United Team News vs Bournemouth: Carrick, Sesko, Shaw, Mainoo
Michael Carrick is still around, at least for now. However, Manchester United's Wednesday night showing was the type of performance that gets a manager sacked. Como manager Cesc Fabregas admitted that he eased up on United for the last 10 minutes, and that he regretted taking his foot off the gas. It was only during this relaxed period that the Red Devils were able to score. … [Read more...] about Man United Team News vs Bournemouth: Carrick, Sesko, Shaw, Mainoo
Liverpool Team News vs Brighton: Victor Munoz, Jeremie Frimpong, Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool currently sit outside the top four, but only by one single point. They're nine points adrift of the top of the table, but we'll see what happens when the Premier League finally gets around to deciding what the sanctions will be for Manchester City and their breach of financial rules. The longer the league waits, the worse it is for all involved. If City gets hit with … [Read more...] about Liverpool Team News vs Brighton: Victor Munoz, Jeremie Frimpong, Dominik Szoboszlai