Liverpool

Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after both goals in a 1-1 draw came from the spot. Rogers scored for Chelsea in the 40th minute and Gakpo levelled for Liverpool in the 43rd. Shots finished 10 to 11 and…

Aston Villa's Nicolas Jackson scored twice to stop Manchester City's perfect league run, and Arsenal's 2-0 win over Everton later on Saturday took them level with City on 21 points. All twenty clubs were in…

Eight rounds in, the biggest surplus of goals over chances belongs to Chelsea, who have scored 17 from 9.81 expected, 7.19 more than the chances were worth, and who host Manchester United at 12:30 on Saturday.…

Liverpool beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-0 at Anfield. Groß scored an own goal in the 17th minute and Isak scored in the 21st, and neither side scored again. Brighton had 64 per cent of possession and 17…

Como led Manchester United after 118 seconds and won 4-1. Nico Paz scored twice, Tasos Douvikas and Jacobo Ramón added the others, and Joshua Zirkzee scored United's only goal in stoppage time.

Diego Gómez scored from the halfway line as Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0, and Manchester City won their seventh Premier League game in seven, 3-2 against Ipswich Town.

Seven rounds in, one club has opened the widest gap between what its results say and what its chances say. Brighton have scored 23 goals and conceded five, which is plus 18 on goal difference, while their…

Paris Saint-Germain led Manchester City 3-0 at the Etihad after 32 minutes and won 4-2. Erling Haaland scored twice in a second-half rally that came too late, and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a late penalty.

Manchester City won 3-0 at Anfield, their first match since being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations.

Matchday two of the Champions League is on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Manchester City against Paris Saint-Germain the headline, so this is the recap of where the league phase started. Five English clubs…

Manchester City won 3-0 at Anfield on the day they returned to action after a guilty verdict, yet one second yellow card sits at the centre of the afternoon. This article asks how much of the result was a…

Manchester City's players are being asked to treat a damning Premier League verdict as background noise, and a trip to Anfield arrives before the appeal does. This article explains what Enzo Maresca and Erling…

Five rounds in and the Premier League has stopped for three weeks, which is long enough for a table to harden into a story. Manchester City have won five from five and lead by three points; Arsenal, the…

Kylian Mbappe has finally explained how close Liverpool came to signing him a decade ago, and why he ignored his own mother's preference to do it. This piece looks at what Liverpool actually offered, why it…

Arsenal had won nine Premier League matches in a row. Brighton were three up on them by the 57th minute.

Liverpool needed only ten changed places in their starting eleven to beat Tottenham 3-1 in the Carabao Cup, and that gap raises a sharper question than the scoreline alone. This piece explains what the…

Two rounds in, and the table is doing its favourite early-season trick: telling stories the underlying numbers refuse to sign. Hull have won both games while being out-shot in both. Aston Villa have taken 13…

The Premier League's second matchweek stretched across the bank holiday, from Friday 28 August at Selhurst Park to Monday 31 August at Villa Park: ten games, all reviewed here, with the transfer window closing…

Liverpool have agreed to pay up to £123m for Paris St-Germain's Bradley Barcola, but the fee is only half the story. Read on to understand why the deal squeezes Cody Gakpo out of the picture, what gap it still…

One round of football has been played and the table has already started telling stories: Hull above Manchester United, Brighton top on goal difference, Aston Villa bottom. Every one of those lines is a single…

Liverpool needed a stoppage-time penalty just to salvage a point at Newcastle on the opening weekend, and the manner of it raises an obvious question: is this a squad building towards a title challenge, or one…

Liverpool have a new investor group with a sizeable reported stake, yet FSG remain central to the club’s ownership story. This article explains what the 38% agreement confirms, why the valuation matters and…

Last season's full ledger, top flight and second tier, disagrees with the summer's talk often enough to make ten calls worth writing down.

Liverpool's American owners have agreed to sell a chunk of the club to a group that includes the world's fourth-richest man. This article explains exactly what changes at Anfield, what stays the same, and why…

Jeff Bezos has been here before, twice circling major American sports franchises before walking away without a bid. Now his name is attached to a consortium advancing talks over a stake in Liverpool, and this…

Liverpool led Monaco by two goals inside half an hour and still lost 3-2 in Andoni Iraola's first Anfield match in charge. This article explains how the new-look attack justified the summer hype while…

Seven league goals in a season rarely triggers transfer interest from a rival club, yet Tottenham are reportedly keen on Liverpool's Cody Gakpo. This article explains the gap between his modest scoring return…

What does Mohamed Salah’s expected move to Trabzonspor say about a club accustomed to a different transfer strategy? This article explains why the deal carries consequences beyond one famous forward, from the…

One month remains before the Premier League window closes, yet several clubs are waiting on sales as much as signings. This article explains why those unresolved exits could dictate the final shape of August.

Liverpool have prepared to make their move for Bradley Barcola, yet the proposed transfer begins with PSG’s reported price rather than a simple vacancy on the wing. Continue to see why the contract situation,…

Liverpool have just helped police seize £1.2m from organised ticket touts and banned hundreds of fans for life. Read on to see what the club's own figures reveal about how large this problem still is, and why…

Liverpool fans have spent decades wondering whether a takeover would bring fresh transfer money or simply new faces at the top table. This article works through what a possible Jeff Bezos investment, via a…

Kevin Keegan's death at 75 revives a question that trailed him for decades: why does English football remember him with such warmth when so many of his biggest jobs ended in near-misses rather than trophies?…

Curtis Jones looked destined to leave Liverpool this summer, a boyhood fan squeezed out of his own club's plans. Andoni Iraola has other ideas. This covers the third Inter Milan bid Liverpool have just turned…

Liverpool have been linked with a move for PSG winger Bradley Barcola, with TeamTalk reporting fresh contact between the clubs and Sky Sports separately naming him among the alternatives to top target Yan…

Xabi Alonso has given his first public explanation of why he took the Chelsea job rather than returning to Liverpool, the club where he won the Champions League as a player. This covers what he actually said,…

Liverpool have spent a year changing almost everything, and now they have changed the man who was supposed to oversee the changing. Michael Edwards, the executive Fenway Sports Group brought back to steady the…

The 2026-27 Premier League season arrives later than usual, shaped by a World Cup, a clutch of new managers, and a set of rule changes that could genuinely alter how games are managed on the pitch. This piece…

Andy Robertson's move to Tottenham marks the end of a defining era at Anfield and the beginning of a very different chapter for both club and player. We examine what the free transfer means for a Spurs side…

Liverpool's appointment of Andoni Iraola is one of the most compelling managerial moves English football has seen in years, reuniting a sporting director with the coach he first brought to the Premier League.…

Ibrahima Konate has broken his silence on one of football's most painful personal stories of the past year, speaking with a candour rarely heard from elite athletes. This piece examines what his words reveal…

Less than twelve months after winning the Premier League title, Liverpool have already moved on from Arne Slot and are closing in on their next manager. This piece examines what the appointment of Andoni…

Liverpool's decision to sack a title-winning manager within twelve months is one of the most striking pieces of club business in recent Premier League history. This piece examines why the Reds are turning to…

James Milner's retirement announcement is not simply the end of a playing career. It is the closing chapter of one of English football's most disciplined and quietly extraordinary stories. This piece traces…

Arne Slot arrived at Anfield as the steady hand tasked with following a legend, and promptly won the Premier League at his first attempt. Twelve months on, he has been sacked. This piece examines the tactical…

Liverpool are set to lose yet another key figure without receiving a penny in compensation, as Ibrahima Konate heads towards the exit door at Anfield. This piece examines what his departure means for the…

After nine years and one of the most decorated individual tenures in Premier League history, Mohamed Salah's time at Liverpool is drawing to a close in circumstances no one would have scripted. Adrian Dane…

Mohamed Salah's social media statement after Liverpool's defeat at Aston Villa was more than a frustrated forward venting on a bad night. It was a pointed, carefully worded indictment of where the club stands,…

Aston Villa didn't just win on Friday night - they delivered a performance that emphatically settled their Champions League fate at Liverpool's direct expense. This piece examines how Unai Emery's side…

Anfield was supposed to be a straightforward opportunity for Liverpool to bank three Premier League points against a Chelsea side in the middle of a damaging losing run. Instead, it became another evening of…

Liverpool have stepped back from a three-year ticket pricing plan that tied increases to inflation, following organised protests from supporters groups. This piece examines what was agreed, what remains…

After Liverpool's 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford, the questions surrounding Arne Slot have sharpened considerably. This piece examines what Jamie Carragher's concerns really reveal about the structural tension at…

News broke on Sunday afternoon that Sir Alex Ferguson had been taken to hospital as a precaution after feeling unwell at Old Trafford, casting a shadow over one of the most consequential Premier League…

This piece examines how Kobbie Mainoo's late winner against Liverpool did far more than secure three points — it confirmed Manchester United's return to the Champions League and shone a harsh light on the…

When Mohamed Salah was helped off against Crystal Palace on Saturday, the prospect of a quiet, unceremonious final appearance loomed over Anfield. Liverpool have now offered significant relief, confirming the…

Liverpool made hard work of seeing off Crystal Palace at Anfield, but three goals from Isak, Robertson and Wirtz secured a 3-1 victory that keeps the Reds firmly on course for a top-five finish. Third-choice…

Arne Slot's future at Liverpool appeared genuinely uncertain for large parts of this season, yet the picture has shifted considerably in recent weeks. With a seven-point buffer over Chelsea and fifth place now…

Ibrahima Konate has broken his silence on his Liverpool future, revealing that contract negotiations are nearing a conclusion and that remaining at Anfield has always been his intention. This piece examines…

History was made at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday as the first Merseyside derby at Everton's new ground ended in the cruellest possible fashion for the home side. Two of Liverpool's all-time greats wrote…

For the second season in succession, Liverpool's Champions League journey has ended at the hands of Paris St-Germain. Ousmane Dembele was the architect of their downfall at Anfield, scoring twice to complete a…

Liverpool's Champions League elimination by Paris St-Germain was painful enough. What happened to Hugo Ekitike 30 minutes into the second leg threatens to make it significantly worse. We examine the gravity of…

Andy Robertson's nine-year Anfield career is drawing to a close, and Tottenham Hotspur are positioning themselves as his most likely next destination. This piece examines the state of those transfer talks,…

Liverpool face one of their most difficult second-leg assignments in recent European history when PSG visit Anfield on Tuesday, trailing 2-0 from the first leg. Arne Slot has been characteristically measured…