The second leg of this playoff tie was a very interesting game. Middlesbrough had to push for the win but Aston Villa’s stalwart defence proved too much for the North-East side and they just could not find a way through on the night. Villa held strong and now find themselves with a game at Wembley … Read more
Bournemouth came back from a goal down to beat Burnley 2-1 at the Turf Moor on the final day of the 2017/18 Premier League campaign. With just a little over five minutes left to be played in the first period, the Clarets pinched the lead, as an Ashley Westwood strike deflected off record signing Chris … Read more
Newcastle United sealed a top-half finish in the Premier League campaign after defeating Chelsea 3-0 at the St. James’ Park on the final day of the season. The Magpies started off the game on a better note and were deservedly ahead in the 23rd minute when Dwight Gayle nodded the ball home from close range after Thibaut … Read more
Manchester City left it very late in the day to seal a 1-0 win over Southampton in the final game of the 2017/18 Premier League season at the St. Mary’s Stadium, thanks to a last-gasp Gabriel Jesus winner. When it seemed certain that the game was going to end in a draw, substitute Jesus came … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur beat Leicester City 5-4 in a thrilling encounter on the final day of the 2017/18 Premier League campaign, to seal a third-place finish. The game was off to a flying start as Leicester took the lead just four minutes into the game, with Jamie Vardy brilliantly heading in a Riyad Mahrez cross. The … Read more
The final gameweek of the 2017-18 Premier League season still had a few things to settle down, particularly the top-four race where Liverpool had to secure a result at Anfield against Brighton & Hove Albion to seal a Champions League berth ahead of Chelsea, who were already in trouble following their shocking midweek draw against … Read more
Gareth Bale played a starring role as his brace guided Real Madrid to a 6-0 rout over Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday. Isco, Achraf Hakimi and Toni Kroos were also on the scoresheet along with a Sergi Gomez own goal as the Los Blancos assured themselves of at least a 3rd-place finish this … Read more
The second game of the playoffs contained two of the in-form teams in the Championship and it did not disappoint, with a total of 27 attempts from the sides combined. Both teams played attacking football but it was not a day for the strikers, with only 6 of those 27 strikes being on target. Aston … Read more
Full Time: West Ham United 0-0 Manchester United West Ham and Manchester United played out a boring goalless draw at the London Stadium, although the result ensured Jose Mourinho’s team a 2nd-place finish in the Premier League. West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic hit an early strike straight at David De Gea before heading over from six yards … Read more
Full Time: Celtic 0-0 Kilmarnock Celtic were held to a goalless draw by Kilmarnock in their penultimate game of the 2017/18 Scottish Premiership season at the Parkhead on Wednesday night. The champions dominated the possession but could never really muster up a serious threat apart from one Jozo Simunovic effort that ended up in the net but was ruled out … Read more