With the Premier League making its return to action this weekend following the international break, this season has already thrown up a string of upsets and nobody has managed to cement their spot as the frontrunner in the title chase.
Watching defending champions Liverpool hit with an ever-growing injury list that is topped by talisman Virgil van Dijk, have also failed to lay down an early marker and make their return this weekend with just their goal difference sneaking them into the top-half of the table.
In a title race that appears too close to call already, we have taken a look at the three dark horses who could be smelling a Premier League upset this season.
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While Chelsea s new-look squad might have flattered to deceive at the start of…
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Jurgen Klopp and Diogo Jota have been encouraged by Darwin Nunez s displays ahead Liverpool s Champions League meeting with Rangers.
Nunez struggled to hit the ground running at Liverpool following his arrival from Benfica and has only featured in five Premier League matches – for a total of 267 minutes – due in large part to a three-game suspension he received for lashing out at Crystal Palace s Joachim Andersen in August.
The Uruguay forward was foiled on several occasions as Liverpool beat Rangers 2-0 last week. He has had nine shots in the Champions League without scoring this season – only Mohamed Salah (10) has had more attempts for the Reds. It is in stark contrast to last term, when he netted six times in the competition for Benfica.
However, after …
Postecoglou feels Klopp´s Liverpool pain as high-octane Yokohama F.Marinos look to bounce back after
There are similarities between Yokohama F.Marinos manager Ange Postecoglou and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
Pressing is a vital feature of Postecoglou and Klopp s teams, with both managers enforcing a high-octane brand of attacking football.
Postecoglou and Klopp were also coming off drought-ending title triumphs as the coronavirus pandemic set in.
In 2019, F.Marinos boss Postecoglou guided the Japanese club to their first J.League title since 2004, while Klopp ended Liverpool s 30-year league drought in the Premier League last season.
But F.Marinos were unable to back it up, finishing ninth and 36 points adrift of champions Kawasaki Frontale last year. Klopp has already publicly conceded Liverpool s title defence is over – the Reds are sixth and 19 poi…
Wrexham took the spoils in a hotly contested local derby as Phil Parkinson’s side won 1-0 at Tranmere to notch their second League Two victory of the season.
A second-half header from Aaron Hayden was the difference as the Red Dragons earned the bragging rights in the first fixture between these two since January 2018.
The visitors enjoyed the better of the early opportunities in a frantic opening with Ollie Palmer, Elliott Lee and James McClean coming the closest to opening the scoring.
At the other end, Rovers’ best chance fell to Kristian Dennis who was inches away from prodding the ball home at the far post following a Regan Hendry cross.
Wrexham continued to turn the screw after the break and were rewarded in the 56th minute when Hayden headed ho…
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Wouter Burger from Stoke City in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed Stoke do not want to sell Burger, but the Potters could part company with the 23-year-old defensive midfielder for £12 million.
Burger has been on the books of Stoke since the summer of 2023 when he joined from Basel. The 23-year-old defensive midfielder was one of the best players for the Poteters this past campaign. The Dutchman made 31 starts and eight substitute appearances in the Championship for Stoke this past season, scoring three goals and providing four assists in those games. Burger scored one goal in one Carabao Cup and played once in the FA Cup for the Potters this past campaign.
Tottenham finished fifth in the Prem…
Rangers want to keep hold of Borna Barisic beyond the end of the season, according to . Barisic is out of contract at Rangers at the end of the season, and the Scottish Premiership club have offered a contract extension.
The report has claimed that Rangers have offered Barisic a two-year contract. The left-back has been on the books of the Gers since 2018 and is an important player in the team. The 30-year-old Croatia international defender helped Rangers win the Scottish Premiership title in 2021 and the Scottish Cup in 2022 and also helped the Gers reach the final of the UEFA Europa League in 2022.
Barisic has made five starts and one substitute appearance in the Scottish Premiership for Rangers this season, providing two assists in the process. The Gers are second in…
UEFA president Michel Platini is delighted with the progress being made at the Euro 2016 venues in France.
The tournament was awarded to Platini s home country in 2010 ahead of Italy and Turkey and the 11 venues it plans to use are all on schedule to be ready well in advance of the planned start date.
The event will be a 24-team tournament for the first time in its history after UEFA increased the number of participants from 16 at Euro 2012, with France, who have won the tournament on three occasions, not having to qualify as the home nation.
The work being done around the country will see some new stadiums being built and others being renovated. A new 50,000-seater stadium in Lille and a 35,624 capacity ground in Nice have already been completed, the new home fo…
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Two sides who will be desperate to pick up a first-leg advantage on Saturday evening, Real Oviedo will welcome Eibar to the Estadio Carlos Tartiere.
Real Oviedo
Starting with the hosts, while Real Oviedo might have eventually clung to their play-off ticket earlier in the month, the Blues only scrapped by thanks to their goal difference. Signing off their Segunda adventure with an action-packed 4-3 loss away at Eibar, Luis Miguel Carrion’s men have struggled with their constancy over the past month. Signing off April with a 1-0 loss at the hands of Tenerife, the Asturias-based outfit collected just a trio of victories from any of their final eight Segunda appearances. However, knowing the importance of picking up a crucial first-leg…
According to Fabrizio Romano, Benjamin Sesko has decided to stay at RB Leipzig past this summer and sign a new, improved contract with the Bundesliga side.
Sesko s decision will have come as a huge disappointment for Arsenal and Chelsea, both of whom had hoped to bring the Slovenia international to the Premier League. Previous reports credited Newcastle and Manchester United with interest in his services as well. However, it is understood that the 21-year-old striker does have a gentleman s agreement with Leipzig over a potential departure in the future.
Having arrived from RB Salzburg last summer, Sesko scored 18 goals and contributed two assists in 42 matches across all competitions for Leipzig in 2023/24. He s currently heading to represent Slovenia at the Euros, wit…