A step-by-step guide to show Harry Kane has actually scored precisely zero proper goals for England
Harry Kane having 68 England goals would indicate that he’s good. That won’t do, so here’s how none of those goals actually count.
Harry Kane having 68 England goals would indicate that he’s good. That won’t do, so here’s how none of those goals actually count.
Harry Kane is about to win his 100th England cap but how many more can he win playing so ponderously? And who replaces him anyway?
If Declan Rice doesn’t celebrate goals, he can’t expect to play for England. Turns out muted celebrations are our ‘not singing the national anthem’.
Manchester United are the season’s first crisis club, Erik ten Hag the first Beleaguered Manager. There are a few others lucky to dodge that spotlight.
If there’s a better use of an international break than finding reasons why all 97 of Erling Haaland’s Man City goals don’t count, we can’t think of it.
Liverpool were great, Manchester United were terrible, and Manchester City are already threatening to be more crushingly unstoppably relentless than ever before.
Erling Haaland has scored seven goals already this season, more on his own than every other team in the Premier League. It is all quite mad.
Everton have done something that is incredibly Everton, even by their own sky-high standards, while there’s several pennies for Ivan Toney’s thoughts.
Chelsea’s ridiculousness shows no sign of slowing down, while Newcastle and Liverpool are among those not to get done what they wanted to get done.
Man United remain a long way from being back, but ignore all the other nonsense it does look on paper like a very decent transfer window. Same for West Ham. ...
Raheem Sterling is on his way out of Chelsea, but where to? Juventus? Man United? Fenerbahce for some reason? Or even somewhere sensible like Villa?
Chelsea get some grudging credit where it’s due while the other half of Winners and Losers contains, inevitably, a great deal of Man United and Everton.
Liverpool were comfy winners of Arne Slot’s first home Premier League game and any fears of a post-Klopp downturn already look misplaced.
Bournemouth thought they’d snatched a late win against Newcastle before we all learned in real time that ‘factual handball’ is now a thing.
To sign for this club as a player or manager is now to become a willing human experiment; this is why Chelsea appointed Enzo Maresca.
Spurs are ripe for kneejerk reactions after that effort at Leicester and we’ve got another one: it’s time to move on from Son Heung-min.
Chelsea make up half the top 18 of this ranking of 110 Premier League players based on how annoyed they should be to have not even made the opening bench.
Raheem Sterling’s move from Manchester City to Chelsea must now be considered among the worst footballing decisions made by a player in the modern era.
West Ham-Villa was the first game of the embryonic Premier League season that looked tough to call. Then Jhon Duran proved inevitable.
The return of the Premier League means the return of the Blackout, with a title favourite getting the job done while summer specialists Brighton are at it again.
Liverpool flicked a switch in the second half to overpower Ipswich, for whom the good news is that far easier days are ahead. But not next week.
Dominic Solanke to Spurs is a transfer that fascinates specifically because we have no idea whether he or they will be great or rubbish.
Chelsea’s strategy of signing all the footballers and selling only some means they have no choice but to banish and we have no choice but to rank.
There are some absolutely brilliant away and third kits in the Premier League for 2024/25, and then there are ones that look like bottles of Lynx Africa.
We have given each of the 20 Premier League teams a target for the campaign ahead and we start with Arsenal, who need to produce a trophy.
What’s the vibe like around the 20 Premier League clubs ahead of the new season, then? We’re not remotely convinced by Man Utd’s performative optimism.
We know you’re all currently big canoe slalom and BMX fans but guys – the Premier League is back in a couple of weeks. We need to be ready.
Arsenal have made some very good signings in response to finishing second in the Premier League. They probably need another to finally topple Man City.
The best home kit revealed for the 2024/25 Premier League season is either the very best or the absolute worst, while Crystal Palace get it just right.
What does pre-season mean? Nothing much, really, and even less during the first week or so which is where we’re at. Does throw up some quirks, though.