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
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EPL: Jose Mourinho involved in touchline melee at Chelsea
Jose Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge ended in ugly scenes as he reacted angrily to the celebrations of one of Chelsea's coaching staff after Ross Barkley's last-gasp equaliser on Sunday (NZ time). Barkley scored a 96th-minute equaliser to salvage a point for Chelsea in a thrilling 2-2 draw, prompting assistant coach Marco Ianni, to celebrate animatedly in front of Manchester United's bench, running right past Mourinho. Mourinho then jumped out of his chair, sparking a melee and had to be restrained by stewards. Then, as tempers cooled after the final whistle, the self-declared "Special One" stuck three fingers up to the home crowd, one for each of the league titles he won with the Londoners. Chelsea fans, who once lauded Mourinho by singing his name long and loud, responded to the United managers behaviour with a far from adulatory version of the song. Just as during his two spells in charge of Chelsea, Mourinho is dominating the headlines, … [Read more...] about EPL: Jose Mourinho involved in touchline melee at Chelsea
English Premier League title race wide open, says Liverpool great
Story highlights Grobbelaar is a former Liverpool goalkeeper He won 13 major trophies in 14 years at Anfield Goalkeeper made 440 appearances for the Reds (CNN)Manchester City won the English Premier League by a record margin last season with Pep Guardiola's team becoming the first side to accumulate 100 points in a season. No team had scored more or won more than City did in their record-breaking 2017-18 campaign. But this season will be different and the title holder will be pushed to the wire by a number of teams, says Liverpool great Bruce Grobbelaar. After seven games City and Liverpool are level at the top of the table with 19 points after an unbeaten start to the season and while Sunday's fixture at Anfield between the two sides is regarded by many as a showdown between the leading title contenders, six-time English league winner Grobbelaar does not believe this season will be a two-horse race. Follow @cnnsport "I've got no doubt, it'll go to the wire. Not only two … [Read more...] about English Premier League title race wide open, says Liverpool great
English Premier League: As EPL resists VAR, Man City wrongly concedes goal in draw
After failing to convince Premier League rivals of the need for VAR, Manchester City has contributed more evidence why the technology is needed. It came at the cost of dropping two points early in its title defense. The champions fell behind at Wolverhampton on Saturday when Willy Boly used his arm to divert the ball into the net when attempting to meet Joao Moutinho's cross with a header. That was clear from the replays but England is the only major European league that has yet to allow referees to defer to a video assistant referee for a second opinion. With City at least recovering to draw 1-1 — through Aymeric Laporte's header — City manager Pep Guardiola kept his cool. In public, at least. "I don't work for the Premier League," Guardiola replied when asked if VAR would have made a difference. While City backed the introduction of VAR, it requires at least 14 of the 20 clubs to approve any changes in the league. And when it came to a vote in April, the majority of clubs … [Read more...] about English Premier League: As EPL resists VAR, Man City wrongly concedes goal in draw
EPL: Chelsea off to flying start as newcomers struggle
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed away wins in the opening round of the Premier League season while promoted Fulham and Cardiff City were given quick reminders of the tough task they face on their returns to the top flight. Goals from N'Golo Kante, Jorginho (penalty) and Pedro gave Chelsea an impressive 3-0 win at Huddersfield Town on Sunday morning (NZ time) as their new Italian coach Maurizio Sarri watched his team respond well after enduring early pressure from David Wagner's side. Chelsea gave a debut to the world's most expensive goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who joined from Athletic Bilbao for 72 million pounds (NZ$136million) last week, but the Spaniard had little work to do. Spurs fans' concerns about their club's lack of transfer business may have eased after Jan Vertonghen, and Dele Alli scored as Mauricio Pochettino's team began the campaign with an entertaining 2-1 victory at Newcastle United. All three goals came in … [Read more...] about EPL: Chelsea off to flying start as newcomers struggle