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Post by Webster on Apr 4, 2021 20:20:52 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 5, 2021 5:37:37 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 7, 2021 4:39:48 GMT
(BBC Sport) Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti insisted his side are still in the fight for European qualification despite conceding a late leveller to Crystal Palace. Palace substitute Michy Batshuayi equalised in the 86th minute, placing the ball beyond Robin Olsen into the bottom corner. Returning from injury, Everton's James Rodriguez had given the Toffees a deserved lead with a superb right-footed strike in the 56th minute. "The target is the same," Ancelotti told BBC Sport. "We lost two points. We have to get those two points back in other games." The result leaves Everton eighth, five points off fourth-placed West Ham having played one game fewer. Palace's safety is all but guaranteed, the draw leaving them 12 points clear of the bottom three with eight games remaining. (BBC Sport) West Ham captain Mark Noble says the Hammers have nothing to lose in the race to secure Champions League football after victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers moved them into the Premier League's top four. After racing into a three-goal lead during a brilliant opening 40 minutes, the Hammers held off a Wolves fightback to secure a win that moves them above Chelsea with eight games remaining. The only negative for David Moyes' side was the early withdrawal of Michail Antonio through injury, with the striker to be assessed in the coming days. But the Hammers showed real character following his departure to secure the win, and Noble says the squad are determined to fight for a top-four finish. "We said two or three weeks ago that when we get to single figures in games left we can have a right go, because we have nothing to lose and we can go for it," he said. "Let's hope it's a great [season]. We have eight games to go and we're in fourth We're mixing it with the top teams." On-loan Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard was in inspired form as the Hammers tore Wolves apart in the first half, scoring a fine solo goal and playing a part in the other two as the visitors raced into a 3-0 lead. After running from inside his own half for the opener, he produced a brilliant flick on the byline to find Arthur Masuaku, whose low cross was turned in first time by Pablo Fornals, before then leading a quick counter to tee up substitute Jarrod Bowen to drive in the third. Moyes' side had let slip a 3-0 lead in their previous game against Arsenal to draw 3-3 and they looked in danger of a repeat when Leander Dendoncker headed home just before half-time and substitute Fabio Silva rolled in a fine strike midway through the second half to reduce the deficit to one goal. West Ham dropped deep as they tried to hold on to their slender advantage, and although Wolves dominated the closing stages they could not find a way through for a third time. Moyes, like Noble, believes there is no reason why West Ham cannot stay in the fight for a top-four finish. "I am hearing pundits talking about West Ham having a chance of Champions League," he said. "Nobody would have envisaged or mentioned that last season. Can we keep it going? We are going to try and compete with the big teams right until the end."
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Post by Webster on Apr 10, 2021 3:57:33 GMT
(BBC Sport) Adama Traore struck a stoppage-time winner for Wolves as Fulham's hopes of remaining in the Premier League suffered another significant blow. Traore settled the game with a fierce angled drive with little time left. Earlier, Wolves had been denied a goal when the video assistant referee ruled that Daniel Podence's arm was fractionally offside before he crossed for Willian Jose to head in. Fulham stay 18th, a place and three points behind Newcastle. However, Scott Parker's side have also now played two games more than their nearest relegation rival and with just six games left to play have little room for further error. The players wore black armbands and there was a minute's silence before the game for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at the age of 99 on Friday.
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Post by Webster on Apr 12, 2021 3:27:54 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 12, 2021 3:31:48 GMT
(BBC Sport) Steve Bruce's Sunday lunch was almost spoilt last weekend when Aleksandar Mitrovic scored for Fulham to temporarily consign Newcastle to the relegation zone. But the Magpies were back out again by the time Bruce was getting stuck into his "apple pie and custard" thanks to Aston Villa's 3-1 victory. This Sunday, it was Allan Saint-Maximin who served up a treat as he scored and set up a goal in a 2-1 over Burnley which puts Newcastle six points clear of danger. On a freezing day where Turf Moor was surrounded by April snow, it felt like a decisive turning point in Newcastle's season which has lurched from one crisis to another. In addition to the overhanging prospect of a takeover, there has been a coronavirus outbreak, injuries to several key players, leaks from the training ground, accusations of Bruce losing the dressing room and bans for local journalists. For many fans who have grown tired of Bruce and the way his team plays, it felt like the team was "sleepwalking to relegation" as the Newcastle United Supporters' Trust described it. But through it all Bruce has retained the support of owner Mike Ashley, and after last week's unexpected comeback draw against Tottenham, Saint-Maximin helped earn a first win in 26 Premier League games where Newcastle had conceded first. They are not safe yet, but Fulham's momentum has ebbed away leaving Newcastle a chance to pull clear from the bottom three and perhaps even contemplate whether Bruce can get the club back to where fans think it belongs.
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Post by Webster on Apr 17, 2021 23:17:23 GMT
(The Guardian) Sheffield United equalled the earliest relegation from the Premier League as their demotion was confirmed following Willian José’s first goal for Wolves and Paul Heckingbottom, the interim manager, called for clarity from the club’s owner. This ninth defeat in 10 league games mean United depart for the Championship with six games remaining, as ignominiously in numerical terms as Huddersfield Town two years ago, Derby County in 2007-08 (and Ipswich Town in a 42-game season in 1994/95), after Willian José converted in his 12th league game for Wolves. United fought to the end, and had the better chances of a low-quality game, but their year of misery since they were competing for a top-six place upon their return to the Premier League was compounded when Wolves broke to score just after Enda Stevens had had the clearest chance of the game. “That goal encapsulates our season,” Heckingbottom said. “We’ve been done by a sucker-punch when they’ve scored 20 seconds after our best chance.” The former Barnsley manager, who has overseen five successive defeats since succeeding Chris Wilder, appealed for direction from the club’s owners 24 hours after the chairman stepped down. Prince Musaad Bin Khalid Al Saud, the son-in-law of the club owner, Prince Abdullah bin Mosa’ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, had resigned for personal reasons on the eve of the game but it is not thought this makes any difference to the day-by-day running of the club. “That’s what you want as a football club,” Heckingbottom said. “Direction needs to come from above then everything falls in line from that. Discussions are going on behind the scenes but clarity comes from above. We have six games left and we’re in control of how we present ourselves, on and off the pitch. It’s everyone’s careers at stake, personal pride. The effort’s there´.”
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Post by Webster on Apr 18, 2021 18:02:43 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 19, 2021 16:18:57 GMT
(The Guardian) José Mourinho has been sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur. His position has come under increasing scrutiny following a run of form that has left Spurs dumped out of the Europa League by Dinamo Zagreb in humiliating fashion, behind in the race for Champions League qualification – they sit seventh – and generally performing poorly. Mourinho had also somewhat reverted to type by criticising his own players and picking fights with opposition managers, but it was expected that the 58-year-old manager would at least get the chance to lead the side into the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday. That will not be the case. “The club can today announce that José Mourinho and his coaching staff João Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties,” read a statement released by Tottenham just before 11am on Monday. In the statement the chairman, Daniel Levy, added: “José and his coaching staff have been with us through some of our most challenging times as a club. José is a true professional who showed enormous resilience during the pandemic. On a personal level I have enjoyed working with him and regret that things have not worked out as we both had envisaged. He will always be welcome here and we should like to thank him and his coaching staff for their contribution.” The assistant coach Ryan Mason will assume first-team duties and is expected to see out the season with support from Chris Powell. Mourinho’s sacking comes less than 24 hours after Tottenham announced they were part of the hugely controversial Super League and this could be seen as a case of the club attempting to bury bad news. Letting go of Mourinho is undeniably bad news for the club’s hierarchy given the huge expense of hiring him – the Portuguese is believed to earning close to £12m a year – and the fact he arrived as a replacement for Mauricio Pochettino, who was popular with the fanbase having led Tottenham to consistently high finishes in the Premier League and to the Champions League final in 2019.
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Post by Webster on Apr 23, 2021 4:11:50 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 25, 2021 19:22:27 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 28, 2021 1:25:32 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 28, 2021 1:26:19 GMT
(BBC Sport) West Ham defender Fabian Balbuena has had his red card from Saturday's game against Chelsea overturned on appeal. The 29-year-old Paraguay international received a straight red card in the 81st minute for a foul on Ben Chilwell as the Hammers lost 1-0. West Ham boss David Moyes said the original decision had been made by someone "who's never played the game". Balbuena will now be able to play in West Ham's trip to Burnley on Monday, 3 May. The Hammers, who are fifth in the Premier League, have never played in the Champions League and are three points behind Chelsea in fourth, the final qualifying spot, with five games of the season remaining. West Ham trailed to Timo Werner's goal when referee Chris Kavanagh dismissed Balbuena after watching a replay of the incident on a pitchside monitor following a check by the video assistant referee. "It was a really poor decision, a really rank, rotten decision and it shouldn't be given," added Moyes after the match. "Where's he meant to put his foot? We had a day where the refereeing has been really poor."
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Post by Webster on May 3, 2021 3:03:42 GMT
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