Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Mikel Arteta's epic VAR rant will not lead to a Premier League punishment – early this week at least. The Arsenal boss let rip at officials after a triple-check on Anthony Gordon's late winner for Newcastle that

Kai Havertz has failed to make an impact for the Gunners following his £65m signing That came before Gordon’s goal, not in the remaining half-hour when Arsenal required a response; instead theirs was a mediocre reaction. This is a team who demonstrated an ability to finish strongly: they came from 2-0 down to draw at Chelsea, held their nerve to get a late winner against Manchester City and an even

In pictures: Tottenham v Chelsea Mauricio Pochettino showed his classy side in his post-match interview after Chelsea’s hard-fought win over Tottenham on Monday night. The hosts went ahead in the first half but threw away their lead after Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off, allowing Chelsea to capitalise and secure all three points. Cole Palmer equalised from the penalty spot before Udogie was dismissed after picking up two

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. London: Tottenham Hotspur and Ange Postecoglou’s hopes of returning to the top of the Premier League table were dashed in extraordinary fashion as they went down 4-1 at home to Chelsea on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) in a frenetic London derby that they completed with nine men. A Nicolas Jackson hat-trick made it a

Former Premier League hardman Joey Barton couldn’t help but get involved in the reaction to a completely chaotic first half between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. The famous ‘Battle of the Bridge’ was made to look a tame game following the most exhilarating half of football in memory, as countless controversial VAR checks and flash points littered the opening 45. Dejan Kulusevski put Spurs ahead after six minutes when his effort

Chelsea star Levi Colwill squared up to his Tottenham rivals as the London derby boiled over. The defender “completely snapped” in a match full of incidents at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The game already had it all before Colwill saw the red mist. Deep into first-half stoppage time, the Blues academy graduate lost it with Spurs midfielder Pape Sarr. Nicolas Jackson had just been booked and Sarr attempted to take

Tottenham defender Cristian Romero was sent off during the early stages of Monday’s game against Chelsea as yet another controversial VAR saga unfolded in north London. The hosts went ahead through Dejan Kulusevski after just six minutes before a frantic period of fouls disrupted play on a hot-tempered evening at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Raheem Sterling thought he had equalised for Chelsea after 22 minutes, although the goal was promptly

David Beckham has revealed how Sir Alex Ferguson took his favourite shirt number off him over the phone while he was away on holiday. Beckham is synonymous with the number seven shirt at Manchester United, with him one of the icons of the club to have worn the number. But Beckham at first wasn’t happy with how he came to wear the number thanks to a classic Sir Alex ploy.

Virgil van Dijk has revealed how Luis Diaz wants his plight to be motivation for his Liverpool team-mates. Diaz's parents were seized at gunpoint on October 28 but, while his mother was found, his dad, Luis Manuel, is still missing. The Liverpool winger scored a vital equaliser in stoppage-time against Luton on Sunday before revealing a t-shirt that said ‘Freedom for my father’. Diaz then put out a statement calling

Talk about making a drastic career change after hanging up one's boots. After bringing the curtain down on an 18-year career in professional football in 2018, ex-Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly made the move into politics. And the 70-cap former Egypt international is hoping to make a different kind of history after playing his part in one of Spurs' most significant results of the 21st century. After joining Tottenham from Feyenoord