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Anthony Taylor had himself another contentious refereeing moment during a Championship clash between Preston North End and Coventry City. The Premier League referee was demoted to the second tier of English football this past week after controversially handing Newcastle a penalty in their 2-2 draw with Wolves last month. The official adjudged Hwang Hee-chan to bringing down Fabian Schar when attempting to clear the ball. The 45-year-old was backed up

Fulham 0-1 Man Utd: Match review Manchester United were warned that they were overpaying for Antony two before completing their £85million transfer for the Brazilian winger. Since joining the Red Devils from Ajax in the summer of 2022 Antony has struggled to adjust to life in England.  The 23-year-old has only scored eight times in 54 appearances across all competitions and has failed to make his intended impact thus far, failing

Mason Greenwood unveiled in Madrid to cheers from Getafe fans Anthony Martial’s Manchester United future is in serious doubt as he nears his contract expiry with little sign of an extension coming his way. Meanwhile, Mason Greenwood has rediscovered his scoring touch at Getafe, and Erik ten Hag is reportedly on the hunt for a new striker. Martial’s United career is stumbling to a flat end, scoring just once in

What has gone wrong at Man Utd? Erik ten Hag has only overseen three transfer windows as Manchester United manager, but he’s sanctioned 16 deals at a combined price surpassing £400million. Some have been hits, some have been misses, but the jury is still out for most. That’s to be expected, given he’s only 18 months into a long-term project. Ten Hag has had a prominent say in United’s transfer

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reiterated his support for Luis Diaz after the forward scored a stoppage-time equaliser which snatched a 1-1 draw at Luton. Diaz missed Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest last weekend after returning to Colombia

Sheffield United need to make Bramall Lane a fortress again in order to preserve their Premier League status following late winner against Wolves Sheffield United need to make the most of home advantage this season  Oliver Norwood scored a late winner from the penalty spot against Wolves Big debates on Man United, Chelsea and Arsenal on It’s All Kicking Off podcast  It has been some time since the Premier League

Chelsea vs Tottenham preview: Mauricio Pochettino admits Spurs still hold a special place in his heart… but said he will park emotions for return to North London Chelsea are looking to end Tottenham’s unbeaten run in the Premier League Mauricio Pochettino took Spurs to a Champions League final but lost the game Mauricio Pochettino vs Alan Shearer – who is right? Listen to It’s All Kicking Off  Managing Chelsea looks

MARK CLATTENBURG: Newcastle’s goal against Arsenal should have been disallowed for Joelinton’s push on Gabriel Newcastle’s controversial goal against Arsenal should have been disallowed  The goal should have been ruled out due to Joelinton’s push on Gabriel Kai Havertz is a broken man at Arsenal: Listen to the debate on It’s All Kicking Off  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was livid with the decision to allow Newcastle’s goal against his team

SPORTS AGENDA: David Moyes may move upstairs when his contract expires and has plenty of suitors… while Steven Gerrard calls on an old friend and Burnley abandon plans to improve atmosphere Moyes’ West Ham contract expired this season he call call quits on management UEFA are known to be keen on utilising his experience and may offer a position Burnley, having losing all home games, have now asked how to

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 Just when everything seemed to be coming together for the Uruguayan, Darwin Nunez has sent a reminder of his more wasteful ways. Liverpool's frontman came into Sunday's visit to Kenilworth Road with seven goals in 14 appearances