Premier League • England
The international break has come at a great time for these five Premier League players, who are either struggling for game time or struggling in general.
Rio Ferdinand insists Enzo Maresca must give “disrespectful” Noni Madueke a “two-week fine” after an incident in their 1-1 draw against Chelsea.
Here is the worst player for every Premier League club in 2024/25. We are using WhoScored average match ratings, so please shout at them, not us.
The 2024/25 Premier League season is bubbling along nicely and we have some lovely statistics for you to enjoy. We have leaders across 29 metrics.
Liverpool and Brighton take top winner honours, while it should take about 0.3 seconds to realise which dafties are getting both barrels in the losers.
Five Arsenal players are joined by three from Man City and one each from Liverpool and Chelsea in the early PFA player of the year favourites.
Glenn Hoddle has hit out at Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca for “tying down” Cole Palmer during their 1-1 draw against Arsenal on Sunday.
Man Utd are lining up a move for Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku as they look to add goals to Ruben Amorim’s side, according to reports.
Theo Walcott insists Arsenal should have signed Chelsea winger Pedro Neto in the summer transfer window after drawing 1-1 against the Blues.
Arne Slot has had the second best start of any Premier League manager over his first 11 games at a club but he’s no Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Andre Onana is the only Premier League goalkeeper with five clean sheets but we have Nick Pope just ahead here on goals conceded.
Liverpool are top of the Premier League and have two players in the Premier League XI of the season so far.
Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. And Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal and Tottenham are ahead of the other 16.
Erik Ten Hag is gone, but the Sack Race moves on regardless. Martin, Lopetegui and O’Neil are the men now under pressure.
It feels like another two points dropped for Arsenal, given recent events, but there were at least reasons for optimism in a hard-earned draw at Chelsea.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca “enjoyed” his side’s 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal and admitted the Blues are “behind” the Gunners due to his inexperience.
There’s nowt wrong with a draw at Stamford Bridge these days, but Arsenal’s habit of letting three points turn into one continues to hold them back.
Graham Potter believes the Chelsea fans had a “real dislike” for Marc Cucurella during his time as head coach at Stamford Bridge.
Current form is not reflected in our combined XI of the two sides. Class is permanent and all that. Arsenal have seven players and Chelsea have four.
Mikel Arteta is one of only five Premier League managers not to have been booked this season. Arne Slot, Enzo Maresca and Pep Guardiola are close to bans.
Chelsea attacker Cole Palmer is still in a race against time to be fit for the Blues’ clash against Arsenal on Sunday after providing an update.
Ethan Nwaneri and Amad Diallo are among the Premier League benchwarmers who deserve a chance from the start. Bournemouth ruined it but otherwise there’s one per club.
These are some of the most influential men in the Premier League – but how many do you actually recognise?
Paul Merson has made his prediction for Sunday’s match between Chelsea and Arsenal with and without Cole Palmer in the line-ups.
Fair warning to Viktor Gyokeres and Manchester United, 30+ goals isn’t a guarantee of success in the Premier League. This ten did the same and flopped.
The Premier League is dragged kicking and screaming into another international break with Chelsea v Arsenal and Liverpool hoping to stay on top.
According to reports, Liverpool are willing to increase their ‘offer’ to Real Madrid to sign France international Aurelien Tchouameni next year.
Pat Nevin has tipped Billy Gilmour to make a “move way up the ladder” as he believes the Napoli midfielder has “the technical ability to do huge things in football”.
There are slim pickings among the players available on free transfer, but Dele Alli is ‘back on the grass’ again…
Man Utd are supposed to have a creativity problem but it might just be that they actually have a finishing problem as they create more Big Chances than City.
