The reason Premier League players are taking the knee before games this weekend

Across the Premier League this weekend, players of all 20 teams will take the knee before kick-off. Project Restart, the name given to the Premier League restart during the Covid-19 hit 2019/20 season, saw teams across the division adopt the taking of the knee before kick-off, an anti-racism gesture in

Will Pochettino get the time to rebuild like Arteta at Arsenal?

Mikel Arteta’s patient Arsenal rebuild could be the perfect model for Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea… but as Saturday’s derby kick-starts a daunting acid test of progress, will the Argentine get the time he needs? Chelsea host Arsenal on Saturday evening in an anticipated London derby Mauricio Pochettino will hope for

Pochettino says Blues have 'strategy' to improve Reece James's fitness

Mauricio Pochettino reveals Chelsea have developed a ‘very good strategy’ to deal with Reece James’s injury problems with the club’s captain in contention for Arsenal clash Reece James has missed 90 games for Chelsea due to injuries and illness  Mauricio Pochettino said the club have devised a strategy to help

Zaniolo AVAILABLE for Aston Villa vs West Ham despite betting scandal

Nicolo Zaniolo is AVAILABLE for Aston Villa’s match against West Ham on Sunday despite facing questions from authorities about the Italian football betting scandal Nicolo Zaniolo is currently being investigated for alleged illegal betting  Aston Villa confirmed that he is training as normal and available for the weekend Listen to

Barnsley bus fire forces rivals to wear away kit despite being at home

Leyton Orient will have no choice but to wear their away kit in their home fixture against Barnsley due to an unfortunate bus fire. Orient – who sit 10th in League One – will sport their white away kit at Brisbane Road on Saturday (October 21) while their opponents will

Chelsea fans to honour club legend Hazard with banner against Arsenal

Chelsea fans will honour club legend Eden Hazard with massive crowd-surfing banner before Arsenal clash following 32-year-old’s retirement from football Eden Hazard announced his retirement from professional football this month Chelsea fans will salute him ahead of Saturday’s clash at home to Arsenal Listen to the latest episode of Mail

Premier League risk fan fury as ‘Christmas Eve lined up for Wolves vs Chelsea’

The Premier League and broadcasters face a huge backlash with reported plans to move Wolves’ scheduled home match against Chelsea to Christmas Eve. Top-flight English matches haven’t been played on Christmas Eve since 1995, but talks are ongoing to potentially change that this year. According to the Express & Star,

Jack Harrison says working with Frank Lampard and Marcelo Bielsa has boosted him

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Everton winger Jack Harrison took advice from Frank Lampard about the importance of having an on-field ego and

Liverpool boss Klopp makes frank Tsimikas admission after Robertson injury

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted he cannot only rely on Kostas Tsimikas in Andy Robertson’s absence. The German is set to be without his first-choice left-back for a sustained period after confirming he will undergo surgery on a discolated shoulder. Asked how key it is to have back-up players