Tottenham striker Harry Kane is expected to be out of action until March after suffering ankle injury damage, the Premier League club have announced. The England captain suffered the problem during the final stages of Spurs' 1-0 defeat to Manchester United on Monday (NZ time), with tests having taken place once the injury settled down. A statement on the club's website read: "Following preliminary assessments, we can confirm that Harry Kane has damaged ligaments in his left ankle, sustained during Sunday's match against Manchester United. Man Utd win streak continues against Spurs Man City sink 10-man Wolves "The striker will continue to be monitored by our medical staff as he commences rehabilitation and is expected to return to training in early March." Kane was injured after being caught in the middle of Phil Jones and Victor Lindelof as Spurs chased an equaliser against United. It is the third successive season in which he has suffered an ankle injury, the most recent one keeping … [Read more...] about EPL: Spurs captain Harry Kane to be sidelined with injury until March
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English Premier League: Aubameyang making it a 3-way fight to be EPL’s top scorer
It appears Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah have some company as they vie for the second straight season to be top scorer in the Premier League. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the Bundesliga's leading marksman in his last full season in German soccer — with 31 goals for Borussia Dortmund in the 2016-17 campaign — and he is proving just as prolific in England after reaching 14 this season by scoring Arsenal's fourth in a 4-1 win over Fulham on Tuesday. The Gabon striker moved to Arsenal in January last year as Arsene Wenger's final signing and has been an unqualified success with 23 league goals in barely 11 months. He might need to keep up that rate of scoring to stay in contention for the Golden Boot. Kane, the league's leading scorer in 2015-16 and 2016-17, is tied with Aubameyang atop the charts after scoring the goal that set Tottenham on its way to a 3-0 win at Cardiff. All three goals were scored in the opening 26 minutes. That result moved Tottenham back into second … [Read more...] about English Premier League: Aubameyang making it a 3-way fight to be EPL’s top scorer
Tottenham stumble in EPL title race by losing 3-1 to Wolves
Tottenham stumbled in its first game since seriously entering the conversation in the Premier League title race, losing 3-1 at home to Wolverhampton to give Liverpool a chance to extend its lead later Saturday. If Liverpool beats Arsenal at Anfield, the leaders will move nine points clear — at least until Manchester City plays at Southampton on Sunday. Tottenham crumbled after claiming the lead through Harry Kane's long-distance strike at Wembley Stadium, with Wolves scoring three goals in 15 minutes — through Willy Boly, Raul Jimenez and Helder Costa — near the end of the second half. It was the first time Wolves had scored three goals in any league game this season. Spurs moved into genuine title contention after winning its last five games in the Premier League, scoring a total of 11 goals in its two most recent victories. At the start of the third round of games in English soccer's busy festive period, Huddersfield stayed in last place after losing 1-0 at Fulham … [Read more...] about Tottenham stumble in EPL title race by losing 3-1 to Wolves
Pereira wonder goal dents City’s title defense
Story highlights Liverpool beats Newcastle 4-0 Leads EPL by six points (CNN)Liverpool pursuit of the English Premier League title received a festive boost as a 4-0 win over Newcastle saw Jurgen Klopp's side stretch its lead at the top to six points as defending champion Manchester City lost at Leicester City. Goals from Dejan Lovren, Mo Salah, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho gave the Reds a comfortable Boxing Day victory at Anfield while a stunning strike from Ricardo Pereira saw City beaten 2-1 at the King Power Stadium. Follow @cnnsport City had led through an early Bernardo Silva goal but the danger signs were there when Jamie Vardy set up Marc Albrighton to head the equalizer before halftime. A spell of prolonged City pressure looked set to give the visitor the three points it needed to keep pace with Liverpool until from a half cleared corner Pereira blasted an unstoppable shot past Ederson. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson can only watch as Ricardo Pereira's shot … [Read more...] about Pereira wonder goal dents City’s title defense
EPL: Manager Jose Mourinho sacked by Manchester United
Jose Mourinho's relationship with Manchester United reached the point of irretrievable breakdown a long time ago, but the club have finally served the divorce papers as the world's biggest club sacked the game's most famous manager. The decision came on Wednesday (NZ time) as United laboured to their worst start for 28 years, playing dull, defensive football, with Mourinho cutting an ever-angrier figure after each setback, but Sunday's 3-1 defeat by Liverpool was one humiliation too far. After decades of being the biggest fish in the English soccer pond, United had just about come to terms with the fact that bottomless new funding had enabled Chelsea and then Manchester City to displace them in terms of spending power and trophy accumulation. Shaqiri double sends Liverpool top of EPL But when Liverpool, in whose shadow United laboured for so long before Alex Ferguson finally "knocked them off their perch", brushed them aside on Sunday like the mediocre mid-table team they have … [Read more...] about EPL: Manager Jose Mourinho sacked by Manchester United