Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs Girona FC starting lineups as well as the Barca Girona newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 30 March, 2025. Barcelona FC beat Girona 4-1 (48.258 official attendance at Lluis Companys Stadium)
FC Barcelona Girona 4-1 Match Timeline 2025 March
BAR 1-0 GIR (Krejci own goal 43′)
BAR 1-1 GIR (Danjuma goal 53′)
BAR 2-1 GIR (Lewandowski goal 61′)
BAR 3-1 GIR (Lewandowski goal 77′)
BAR 4-1 GIR (Ferran Torres goal 86′)
F.C. Barcelona vs Girona FC 2025 starting lineups and subs La Liga
Barca in 4-2-3-1 formation
Szczesny; Kounde, R.Araujo, Inigo Martinez (Pau Cubarsi 81′), Gerard Martin; Eric Garcia (Balde 81′), Pedri (Pablo Torre 87′); Yamal, Fermin Lopez (Ferran Torres 66′), Gavi (De Jong 66′); Lewandowski
Here is a look at the PSV Eindhoven vs Ajax Amsterdam starting lineups and timeline from this PSV v AJA Dutch league game at De Kuip in Rotterdam on 30 March 2025.
PSV vs Ajax Amsterdam FC 0-2 Match Timeline 24-25 season
Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs CA Osasuna as well as the Barca Osasuna newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 27 March, 2025. Barcelona FC beat Osasuna 3-0 (42,319 official attendance at Lluis Companys Stadium)
FC Barcelona CA Osasuna 3-0 Match Timeline 2025 March
BAR 1-0 OSA (Ferran Torres goal 11′)
BAR 2-0 OSA (Dani Olmo penalty goal 21′)
BAR 3-0 OSA (Robert Lewandowski goal 77′)
F.C. Barcelona vs CA Osasuna 2025 starting lineups and subs La Liga
Barca in 4-3-3 formation
Szczesny; Kounde, Eric Garcia, Inigo Martinez, Balde (Gerard Martin 84′); Olmo (Fermin Lopez 28′), de Jong (Pablo Torre 46′), Pedri (Pau Victor 84′); Yamal, Ferran Torres (Lewandowski 68′), Gavi
Here is the Premier League table as it stands after Round 29 of the 2024/25 season- the EPL standings at the end of March 2025.
There were a limited number of fixtures player in March 2025 owing to the international break.
Premier League table at the end of March 2025/at the beginning of April 2025
Liverpool, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea form the Premier League top 4 in the table at the end of March 2025.
Note– Newcastle United and Crystal Palace have a game in hand owing to the former’s Carabao Cup final fixture, and NUFC v CPFC will be played in April.
Here is a look at the Bolivia national football team vs Uruguay starting lineups and important match stats from their South American World Cup qualifier in El Alto (official attendance 10,723). This BOL vs URU qualifying match ended in a 0-0 draw, but Bolivia dominated the match stats (see below)
Bolivia vs Uruguay national football team 0-0 starting lineups and substitutes March 2025
Here is a look at the Colombia national football team vs Paraguay starting lineups and timeline from their South American World Cup qualifier in Barranquilla (official attendance 42,262).
Paraguay fought from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Colombia in this 2026 CONEMBOL WC Qualifying match.
Colombia national football team vs Paraguay 2-2 WCQ Timeline 2025
COL 1-0 PAR (Goal Luis Diaz 1′ | assist Jhon Arias)
COL 2-0 PAR (Goal Jhon Duran 13′ | assist Luis Diaz)
COL 2-1 PAR (Goal Junior Alonso 45+4′ | assist Diego Gomez) COL 2-2 PAR (Goal Julio Enciso 62′ | assist Miguel Almiron)
Colombia vs Paraguay national football team 2-2 starting lineups and substitutes March 2025
Colombia (4-2-3-1 formation; made only 2 substitutions)
Vargas; Daniel Munoz, Cuesta, Lucumi, Mojica; Rios, Lerma; Arias (Yerry Mina 62′), James Rodriguez (Campaz 62′), Luis Diaz; Duran
Here is a look at the player ratings for France v Croatia (Nations League quarter final second leg). Les Bleus won 2-0 to overturn a two goal loss from the first leg, and then prevailed on penalties.
L’Equipe player ratings France vs Croatia 2-0 March 24 2025
Here is a look at the Belgium national football team vs Ukraine starting lineups and timeline from their Nations League playoff (second leg) in Genk (official attendance 19,446).
Belgium, who had lost the first leg 3-1, won 3-0 in the second leg (4-3 on aggregate) to preserve their Nations League A status.
Belgium national football team vs Ukraine 3-0 Nations League Timeline 2025
Here is a look at the Spanish newspaper player ratings following European champions Spain’s 3-3 draw against the Netherlands in Valencia. Spain went on to win the resulting penalty shootout 5-4 and progressed to the semifinals.
Diario AS player ratings Spain v Holland Second Leg
Four Spanish players were deemed as La Furia Roja’s best players on the night- goalkeeper Unai Simon, defender Dean Huijsen and forwards Mikel Oyarzabal and Nico Williams, with the quartet getting three stars.
Here is a look at the player ratings for Denmark vs Portugal from some of the European sports newspapers following the former’s 1-0 win in their UNL quarterfinal first leg.
Christian Eriksen missed a penalty for Denmark, who still managed to win 1-0 thanks to a goal from substitute Rasmus Hojlund.
Diario AS player ratings Denmark vs Portugal 2025
The only player on either side to get three stars in Spanish newspaper Diario AS’ ratings was Denmark’s Isaksen.
Most of the Danish players got two stars, but a notable exception was Man United veteran Eriksen, whose missed spot kick ensured he finished with a single star, the lowest rating among the Danish starters.
Here is a look at the player ratings from some of the big Spanish sports newspapers following the country’s 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in the first leg of their Nations League quarterfinal.
Spain managed to come away with a draw thanks to a stoppage time equaliser from Arsenal’s Mikel Merino.
Diario AS player ratings Netherlands 2-2 Spain
AS thought Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella didn’t deserve a rating for his performance.
Mikel Merino, a late replacement off the bench (replacing Fabian Ruiz) got 2 stars for his impressive cameo that also produced La Furia Roja’s late equaliser.
Nobody in the Spain starting lineup got more than 2 stars, but on the Netherlands side, Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo was one of two players to get 3 stars. His Liverpool team mate, Virgil van Dijk, however got only a single star.
Here is a look at how some of the big French newspapers rated Les Bleus’ players following their 2-0 defeat against Croatia in the first leg of their Nations League QF on Thursday night. France lost 2-0 to Croatia in Split, with Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic scoring for the hosts.
L’Equipe player ratings Croatia vs France 2-0 2025 Nations League
French sports paper L’Equipe wasn’t pleased with Les Bleus’ performance in Split, giving them a team rating of just 4.1/10.
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate got the worst player rating in their books, with a 2/10 for the CB. His defensive partner, Arsenal’s William Saliba, only fared marginally better with a 3/10 rating. Konate was replaced at half time by Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano.
On the Croatian side, Man City defender Josko Gvardiol got a 7/10, which was the highest player rating on either side (shared with some other Croatian players). His MCFC team mate Mateo Kovacic however only got a 5/10 from L’Equipe.
Here is a look at the Atletico de Madrid S.A.D. vs F.C. Barcelona starting lineups as well as the ATL vs FCB newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 16 March, 2025.
This Atleti v Barca March 2025 fixture at the Metropolitano Stadium (official attendance of 67,602) saw a dramatic ending, with FC Barcelona prevailing 4-2 in a six goal thriller.
Atletico Madrid FC Barcelona 2-4 Match Timeline 2025 March
ATL 1-0 BAR (Julian Alvarez goal 45′)
ATL 2-0 BAR (Alexander Sorloth goal 70′)
ATL 2-1 BAR (Robert Lewandowski goal 72′)
ATL 2-2 BAR (Ferran Torres goal 78′)
ATL 2-3 BAR (Lamine Yamal goal 90+2′) ATL 2-4 BAR (Ferran Torres second goal 90+8′)
Club Atletico de Madrid S.A.D. vs FC Barcelona 2025 starting lineups and subs La Liga
Oblak; Marcos Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Reinildo; Giuliano Simeone (JM Gimenez 79′), De Paul (Nahuel Molina 79′), Barrios, Lino (Gallagher 60′); Griezmann (Rodrigo Riquelme 86′), Alvarez (Sorloth 60′)
Here is a look at the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. vs Olympique de Marseille starting lineups as well as the PSG OM Le Classique newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 16 March, 2025 (official attendance of 47,926 at Parc des Princes)
PSG-Marseille 3-1 Match Timeline 2025 March
PAR 1-0 OM (Ousmane Dembele goal 17′, assist Fabian Ruiz)
PAR 2-0 OM (Nuno Mendes goal 42′, assist Fabian Ruiz)
PAR 2-1 OM (Amine Gouiri goal 51′, assist Adrien Rabiot) PAR 3-1 OM (Pol Lirola own goal 76′)
Paris SG FC vs Olympique de Marseille FC starting lineups and subs Ligue 1 March 2025
Here is a look at the Orlando Pirates F.C. vs Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. starting lineups and timeline from this OPFC vs Masandwana PSL game at the FNB Stadium in Soweto on 16 March 2025.
Orlando Pirates vs Sundowns FC 2-1 Match Timeline 24-25 season
PIR 1-0 SUN Relebohile Mofokeng goal 4′
PIR 2-0 SUN Relebohile Mofokeng second goal 5′
PIR 2-1 SUN Khuliso Mudau goal 66′
Orlando Pirates F.C. vs Mamelodi Sundowns starting lineups and subs PSL 2025
Here is a look at the RasenBallsport Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund starting lineups as well as the RBL BVB Bild newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 15 March, 2025.
Here is a look at the FC Union Berlin vs FC Bayern Munich starting lineups as well as the FCU FCB Bild newspaper player ratings and timeline from their Bundesliga Week 26 game on 15 March, 2025 (official attendance of 22,012 at the Alte Foresterei Stadium)
FC Union-Bayern 1-1 Match Timeline Bundesliga 2025
75 minute– goal Leroy Sane (FCU 0-1 BAY)
83 minute– goal Benedict Hollerbach (FCU 1-1 BAY)
FC Union Berlin vs Bayern Munich player ratings 2025 (Bild newspaper)
(German rating system, so 6 is very bad and 1 is very good)
Union Berlin goalkeeper Ronnow was the best player against Bayern in these Bild paper player ratings (he got a 1)
Bild was critical of the performances of Kane, Urbig, Gnabry and Goretzka, giving them a 5.
Here is a look at the Queens Park Rangers F.C. vs Leeds United F.C. starting lineups and timeline from this QPR vs LUFC Championship game (official attendance of 17,457 at Loftus Road) on 15 March, 2025.
QPR FC vs Leeds United 2-2 Match Timeline 24-25 season
17 minute Koki Saito goal (QPR 1-0 LEE)
30 minute Steve Cook goal (QPR 2-0 LEE)
40 minute Morgan Fox own goal (QPR 2-1 LEE)
51 minute Jayden Bogle goal (QPR 2-2 LEE)
90+3 minute Koki Saito red card (for QPR)
QPR vs Leeds United F.C. starting lineups and substitutes EFL Championship 2025
Chris Kavanagh has been appointed as referee for the crunch GW29 clash between Arsenal and Chelsea FC at the Emirates Stadium this weekend (24/25 season)
Chelsea have had an excellent month so far and will be looking to end it on a winning note going into the international break, but their recent record under Kavanagh doesn’t make for good reading.
The Blues are winless in their last seven games across all competitions when Kavanagh’s been in charge. Four of those seven ended in defeat, with three ending in draws.
Here is a look at the Leeds United F.C. vs Millwall F.C. starting lineups and timeline from this LUFC v MFC Championship game (official attendance of 34,401 at Elland Road) on 12 March 2025.
Leeds United vs Millwall FC 2-0 Match Timeline 24-25 season
3 minute– own goal Jake Cooper (LEE 1-0 MIL)
85 minute– goal Ao Tanaka; assist Firpo (LEE 2-0 MIL)
Leeds United F.C. vs Millwall starting lineups and subs EFL Championship 2025
Meslier; Bogle (Byram 87′), Rodon, Struijk, Junior Firpo; Tanaka, Rothwell (Gruev 87′); Dan James (Ramazani 90+1′), Aaronson, Solomon (Gnonto 87′); Piroe (Mateo Joseph 90+1′)
Leeds Utd used all five of their subs against Millwall, but made their first substitution very late (in the 87th minute, just after going 2-0 up)
Here is a look at how some of the big European sports newspapers rated both Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven’s players following the second leg of their Round of 16 Champions League match at the Emirates Stadium (Attendance 59,410). Arsenal took the lead twice, but PSV equalised both times as the game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the Gunners progressing 9-3 on aggregate thanks to their 7-1 win last week.
Arsenal’s next game is against Chelsea at the Emirates.
L’Equipe player ratings Arsenal vs PSV 2-2 Champions League 2025
French newspaper L’Equipe thought the two teams were pretty evenly matched on the day, giving both of them the same team rating. They weren’t very impressed with the performances of Tierney and Merino though- the duo got a 4/10 rating, the lowest among the starting Arsenal players.
On the PSV side, LB Tyrell Malacia (on loan from Manchester United), also got a 4/10, as did midfielder Schouten.
Here is a look at the Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FC Bayern Munich starting lineups as well as the LEV FCB Bild newspaper player ratings and timeline from their Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg clash on March 11, 2025 at the Bay Arena.
Bayern Munchen beat Bayer 04 2-0 to win the tie 5-0 on aggregate and progress to the quarterfinals, where they will meet Inter Milan.
Leverkusen-Bayern 0-2 Match Timeline UCL Round of 16 2025 March
LEV 0-1 BAY Harry Kane goal 52′ LEV 0-2 BAY Alphonso Davies goal 71′
Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munchen 0-2 Player Ratings Champions League (Bild)
(German rating system, so 6 is very bad and 1 is very good)
According to Bild, Kane and Upamecano were Bayern’s best players against Leverkusen in their Champions League match
Here is a look at the player ratings for Liverpool vs PSG (Round of 16 Second Leg) from big European sports newspapers L’Equipe, Marca & Gazzetta dello Sport following the Reds’ shock exit from the Champions League. Liverpool had won the first leg in Paris, but lost 1-0 in normal time here, and the game went to penalties, where PSG won 4-1.
Liverpool’s defeat leaves Arsenal and Aston Villa as the only English sides left in the Champions League.
L’Equipe player ratings Liverpool 0-1 PSG March 2025
The French newspaper loved the performance of Italian goalkeeper Donnarumma, giving him a 9/10 player rating (which is quite high praise given their standards). Nuno Mendes wasn’t too far behind in their eyes, with a 8/10.
L’Equipe thought that centre-back Virgil van Dijk and Hungarian medio Dominik Szoboszlai were Liverpool’s best players on the evening, giving the duo a 7/10 rating
Here is a look at the Premier League’s TOTW for Week 28 of the 24/25 season from the BBC and Alan Shearer. The round saw another blow to Arsenal’s title chances after they could only draw away at struggling Man United, while Liverpool continued to move ahead after beating Southampton.
However both the Gunners and the Red Devils find a spot in the BBC’s official team of the week, with Declan Rice and Bruno Fernandes representing their respective teams.
BBC Team of the Week GW28 March 2025
Henderson (Palace)
Aina & Murillo (Forest), Mings (Villa), Kerkez (Bournemouth)
Rice (Arsenal), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle)
Salah (Liverpool), Bruno Fernandes (Man United), Sarr (Palace)
Watkins (Aston Villa)
Palace, Villa and Forest all have two representatives in the BBC’s Team of the Round for MD28, with Bournemouth, Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool and Man United having one representative each.
Aston Villa and Newcastle were also the only away teams to win in GW28.
Shearer Team of the Week Round 28 (2024-25 PL season)
There’s a fair bit of similarity between Shearer and Deeney’s TOTW, especially in the backs and in midfield. The two Teams of the Week have SEVEN players in common (see below), but primarily differ in their choice of goalkeeper, centre-back, winger and centre-forward.
Sels (Forest)
Aina and Murillo (Forest), Disasi (Villa), Kerkez (Bournemouth)
Rice (Arsenal), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle)
Hudson Odoi (Forest), Bruno Fernandes (Man United), Salah (Liverpool)
Nunez (Liverpool)
Struggling Ipswich Town will lock horns with high-flying Nottingham Forest for the second time this month, but this time around at Portman Road in their final league game of the month before the international break.
The two sides met at the City Ground in the FA Cup earlier this month, with Forest prevailing in the shootout after the game had ended 1-1 in normal time.
Here is a look at the Getafe C.F. vs Atletico de Madrid S.A.D. starting lineups as well as the GET vs ATL newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 9 March, 2025. Getafe came from behind to upset Atleti 2-1 in this clash.
Getafe-Atletico Madrid 2-1 Match Timeline 2025 March
GET 0-1 ATL (Sorloth penalty goal 75′)
GET 0-1 ATL (Angel Correa red card for Atletico Madrid 88′)
GET 1-1 ATL (Arambarri goal 88′) GET 2-1 ATL (Arambarri second goal 90+2′)
Getafe C.F. vs Club Atletico de Madrid S.A.D. 2025 starting lineups and subs La Liga
Here is a look at the FC Bayern Munich vs VFL Bochum starting lineups as well as the FCB BOC Bild newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 8 March, 2025.
A missed penalty and a first half red card saw Bayern Munchen fall to a rare 3-2 defeat here.
Bayern-Bochum 2-3 Match Timeline 2025 March
BAY 1-0 BOC (Raphael Guerreiro goal 14′)
BAY 1-0 BOC (Serge Gnabry missed penalty for Bayern 22′)
BAY 2-0 BOC (Raphael Guerreiro second goal 28′)
BAY 2-1 BOC (Jakov Medic goal 31′)
BAY 2-1 BOC (Joao Palhinha red card for Bayern 42′)
BAY 2-2 BOC (Ibrahima Sissoko goal 51′)
BAY 2-3 BOC (Matu Bero goal 71′)
Bayern Munich FC vs VFL Bochum FC starting lineups and subs Bundesliga March 2025
Here is a look at the Stade Rennais FC vs Paris SG starting lineups as well as the SRFC PSG timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 game on March 8, 2025 at Roazhon Park (official attendance 28,550)
Stade Rennais-PSG 1-4 Match Timeline 2025 March
REN 0-1 PAR (Bradley Barcola goal 27′)
REN 0-2 PAR (Goncalo Ramos goal 50′)
REN 1-2 PAR (Lilian Brassier goal 53′)
REN 1-3 PAR (Ousmane Dembele goal 90+1′)
REN 1-4 PAR (Ousmane Dembele second goal 90+4′)
Stade Rennais FC vs PSG starting lineups and subs Ligue 1 March 2025
Samba; Jacquet, Rouault, Brassier; Assignon, Jordan James (Fofana 72′), Ismael Kone (Matusiwa 72′), Truffert; Blas (Tamari 83′), Kalimuendo; Meite (Furuhashi 81′)
Here is a look at the player ratings for PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal (Round of 16 First Leg UCL March 4 2025) from the big European newspapers following the Gunners’ stunning 7-1 triumph.
L’Equipe, as you’d expect, reserved some pretty harsh ratings for PSV Eindhoven, giving them a team rating of 2.4/10. Left back Tyrell Malacia, on loan at PSV from Man United, was one of several starters to be given a 2/10 player rating by the French paper.
On the Arsenal side, goal scorers Odegaard, Nwaneri and Trossard all got a 8/10 rating, as did Declan Rice. No Gunners player got more than 8/10 from L’Equipe, who also thought Mikel Arteta (manager rating 8) completely eclipsed his opposite number Peter Bosz (2/10)
L’Equipe were also not very pleased with referee Manzano’s performance, giving him a 4/10 ref rating.
Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs Real Sociedad as well as the Barca Sociedad newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 2 March, 2025. Barcelona FC beat Sociedad 4-0 (46,324 official attendance at Lluis Companys Stadium)
FC Barcelona Real Sociedad 4-0 Match Timeline 2025 March
BAR 0-0 SOC (Aritz Elustondo red card for Sociedad 17′)
BAR 1-0 SOC (Gerard Martin goal 25′)
BAR 2-0 SOC (Marc Casado goal 29′)
BAR 3-0 SOC (Ronald Araujo goal 56′)
BAR 4-0 SOC (Robert Lewandowski goal 60′)
F.C. Barcelona vs Real Sociedad 2025 starting lineups and subs La Liga
Here is a look at the Real Betis Balompie S.A.D. vs Real Madrid C.F. starting lineups as well as the Betis RMA newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 1 March, 2025. Real Betis upset Real Madrid 2-1 at the Benito Villamarin Stadium (55,873 official attendance)
Here is a look at the Paris Saint-Germain F.C. vs LOSC Lille starting lineups as well as the PSG LOSC newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 1 March, 2025. Paris SG beat LOSC Lille 4-1 at the Parc des Princes
PSG-Lille 4-1 Match Timeline 2025 March
PAR 1-0 LIL (Bradley Barcola goal 6′)
PAR 2-0 LIL (Marquinhos goal 22′)
PAR 3-0 LIL (Ousmane Dembele goal 28′)
PAR 4-0 LIL (Desire Doue goal 37′)
PAR 4-1 LIL (Jonathan David goal 80′)
Paris SG FC vs LOSC Lille starting lineups and subs Ligue 1 March 2025
Here is a look at the VfB Stuttgart vs FC Bayern Munich starting lineups as well as the STU FCB Bild newspaper player ratings and timeline from their league clash on 28 February 2025.
Stuttgart-Bayern 1-3 Match Timeline 2025 February
STU 1-0 BAY (Angelo Stiller goal 34′)
STU 1-1 BAY (Michael Olise goal 45′)
STU 1-2 BAY (Leon Goretzka goal 64′)
STU 1-3 BAY (Kingsley Coman goal 90′)
Stuttgart FC vs Bayern Munich starting lineups and subs Bundesliga February 2025
Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs Atletico de Madrid starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their Spanish Copa del Rey semi final first leg clash on 25 February 2026. This Barca vs Atleti Spanish Cup (attendance 40,915) game ended in a 4-4 draw.
FC Barcelona vs Atletico de Madrid F.C. starting lineups Copa del Rey 2025
Here is a look at the Sheff United vs Leeds United F.C. starting lineups and timeline from this SUFC vs LUFC Championship game (official attendance of 29,702 at Bramall Lane) on 24 February, 2025. Leeds United took a massive step towards the title by beating SUFC 3-1.
Sheff United vs Leeds United 1-3 Match Timeline 24-25 season
14 minute– Meslier own goal (SHU 1-0 LEE)
72 minute– Junior Firpo goal (SHU 1-1 LEE)
89 minute– Ao Tanaka goal (SHU 1-2 LEE)
90 minute– Joel Piroe goal (SHU 1-3 LEE)
Sheffield United vs Leeds United F.C. starting lineups and substitutes EFL Championship 2025
Here is a look at the Man City vs Liverpool FC standings in February 2025- the Premier League table as it stood after the Manchester City 0-2 LFC game on Sunday (February 23) Liverpool had a 20 point lead over Man City after their game in February 2025, which LFC won 2-0 against MCFC thanks … Read more
Here is a look at the Olympique Lyonnais FC vs Paris SG starting lineups as well as the OL PSG timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 game on February 23, 2025 at the Groupama Stadium (official attendance 52,777)
Olympique Lyon vs PSG starting lineups and substitutes 2024/25
The draw for the Round of 16 of the Champions League has been conducted and somewhat interestingly, all the three remaining English sides are on the same side of the draw.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa are the three Premier League teams left in the Champions League this year following Man City’s exit in the playoff, and only one of those three can make the final, as can be seen below.
Round of 16 opponents for English teams in Champions League 2025
Liverpool will play PSG
Aston Villa will play Club Brugge
Arsenal will play PSV Eindhoven
Who are Liverpool’s potential opponents in the Champions League knockout stages?
After PSG in the Round of 16, Liverpool will face the winner of Brugge v Aston Villa in the quarterfinals.
Should the Reds progress to the semifinals, their opponents will be one of Real, Atletico, PSV and Arsenal.
Here is a look at the Real Madrid vs Man City 2025 UCL player ratings from the Spanish and European press following Los Blancos’ win over MCFC in their playoff tie. Real won 3-1 at home to win the tie 6-3 on aggregate.
City are the only English team to be eliminated from the UCL this season- Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa all directly progressed to the Round of 16.
City’s next game after this Real Madrid defeat is a home one against Liverpool this weekend.
L’Equipe player ratings Real Madrid 3 Manchester City 1 Champions League 2025
Kylian Mbappe got a 9/10 player rating from the French newspaper, who are known for their notoriously tough player ratings. No Man City player got a rating of more than 4/10 from L’Equipe, with Gundogan and Ruben Dias given a 2/10 for their performances. Khusanov and Marmoush both got a 4/10, as did Nico Gonzalez and keeper Ederson.
Here is a look at the Paris SG vs Brest starting lineups as well as the PSG SB29 timeline, match stats and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Champions League (Knockout playoff second leg) clash on February 19 2025. Paris Saint-Germain won 7-0 and progressed 10-0 on aggregate, having won the first leg 3-0 last week.
PSG vs Stade Brestois 7-0 Champions League player ratings (from French paper L’Equipe, rating out of 10)
Paris Saint-Germain vs Stade Brestois 7-0 starting lineups & subs Champions League 2025
Here is a look at the Leeds United vs Sunderland A.F.C. starting lineups and timeline from this LUFC v SAFC Championship game (official attendance of 36,804 at Elland Road) on 17 February, 2025.
Leeds United vs Sunderland AFC 2-1 Match Timeline 24-25 season
32 minute– goal Isidor (LEE 0-1 SUN)
78 minute– goal Struijk (LEE 1-1 SUN)
90+5 minute– second goal Struijk (LEE 2-1 SUN)
Leeds United F.C. vs Sunderland A.F.C. starting lineups and subs EFL Championship 2025
Here is a look at the Arsenal W.F.C. vs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their Women’s Super League clash on 16 February 2025. Arsenal Ladies won this NLD 5-0 against Spurs FC Women, and the official crowd figure at the Emirates for this WSL game was 56,784.
Arsenal Ladies vs Tottenham Women Timeline 2024/25 season
Here are the player ratings from the big continental and Spanish newspapers following Real Madrid’s 3-2 win against Man City in the first leg of their Champions League playoff tie. Real came from behind to win 3-2, with the winning goal struck in second half stoppage time.
L’Equipe player ratings Man City 2 Real Madrid 3 February 2025
A 4.8/10 team rating for Man City from French paper L’Equipe. Bernardo Silva was the worst Man City player against Real Madrid in L’Equipe’s eyes, with the Portuguese medio getting a 3/10 rating. At the other end, Vini Jr got a 8/10 for Real Madrid.
Former Chelsea keeper Thibault Courtois got a 6/10
Here is a look at the Brest vs Paris SG starting lineups as well as the SB29 PSG timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Champions League (Knockout playoff first leg) clash on February 11 2025. Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0 to take control of the two-legged playoff.
Brest vs PSG 2025 Player Ratings UCL First Leg
Player ratings for Stade Brestois vs PSG in the Champions League from French paper L’Equipe, and Ousmane Dembele is the best player on either side for this game in their eyes with a rating of 8. Disappointing evening for Brest captain Chardonnet, who gets a rating of just 3/10 (SB29 with a team rating of just 3.9/10)
Here is a look at the Premier League table as it stood after Round 24 in the current 2024/25 season. Defending champions Manchester City were hammered 5-1 by Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal at the Emirates and that took the Citizens out of the top four, with Chelsea taking their place following a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over London rivals West Ham.
Enzo Maresca’s CFC were the biggest gainers in Round 24- they won when all their immediate rivals- the likes of City, Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Newcastle United, all lost.
PL standings after MD24 ( after Arsenal vs Man City 5-1 game in 2024/25 season)
Nottingham Forest also made a statement of sorts by thumping Brighton 7-0, practically doubling their goal difference (+6 to +13) in the process.
Wolves climbed out of the relegation zone after beating Aston Villa 2-0, with Leicester City taking WWFC’s place in the bottom 3 after they were beaten 4-0 by David Moyes’ Everton.
Here is a look at the Chelsea F.C. Women vs Arsenal W.F.C. starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their Women’s Super League clash on 26 January 2025. The official crowd figure for this CFC Women vs AFC Women clash at Stamford Bridge was 34,302, a record attendance for a ladies league game at the venue.
Chelsea FC Women vs Arsenal Ladies Timeline 2024/25 season
Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs Valencia C.F. starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their GW21 clash on 26 January 2025. Barca hammered VCF 7-1, and this match became the highest scoring game of the 24/25 La Liga season so far.
FC Barcelona vs Valencia CF starting lineups 2024/25
Szczesny; Kounde (Hector Fort 71′), Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Alejandro Balde (Gerard Martin 60′); Casado, Frenkie de Jong (Pablo Torre 78′); Lamine Yamal (Pau Victor 71′), Fermin Lopez, Raphinha (Lewandowski 60′); Ferran Torres
This Emi Riis goal vs Middlesbrough (GIF VIDEO BELOW) was an example of some very poor defending from Boro as they failed to clear the ball in their own area and gifted PNEFC’s Danish striker the winning goal. The Riis goal against Boro came in the 78th minute for Preston North End, and was the winner as the home side won 2-1.
Poor Middlesbrough defending against Preston 2025 | Riis goal Boro (2-1 78′) Video
Official YT Video, vid starts at point of buildup to Riis goal for PNE
Here is a look at the Paris SG vs Stade de Reims starting lineups as well as the SDR PSG timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 clash on January 25, 2025. Paris Saint-Germain had to settle for a 1-1 draw in this fixture.
Paris St Germain vs Reims 2025 January player ratings from L’Equipe newspaper
France’s biggest sports newspaper, L’Equipe, wasn’t too pleased with PSG’s performance, giving them an average team rating lower than Reims. No PSG player got more than 6 and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on his PSG debut was given a 5/10 rating despite assisting Ousmane Dembele for the club’s opener.
Here is a look at the SC Freiburg vs FC Bayern Munich starting lineups as well as the SCF FCB Bild newspaper player ratings and key post match stats from their league clash on 25 January 2025.
SC Freiburg vs Bayern Munich 2025 Bild player ratings
(1 best player rating; 6 lowest)
No 1’s on either side, but Kane, Kimmich and Dier all managed a 2 player rating from German paper Bild.
Key Stats from Freiburg vs FC Bayern 1-2 24-25 season
Here is a look at the FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC starting lineups as well as the match stats from FCG vs CFC and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on January 25, 2025.
Here is a look at the Champions League table (league phase 2024-25 season) as it stood after Round 7. Liverpool remain table toppers, with a 100% record after MD7, with Barcelona in second place and Arsenal in third.
UCL group stage table 24/25 before last week (Round 8) of league phase
The top 8 (after MD7) consists of two English and Spanish teams, three Italian teams and one German team. The Bundesliga representative is Bayer Leverkusen (who are 8th), with Dortmund and Bayern Munich languishing in 14th and 15th respectively.
Here is a look at the player ratings for PSG vs Man City in the Champions League from their league phase clash on 22 January 2025. Man City lead 2-0 at one stage in the second half, but ended up crashing to a 4-2 loss.
City are now 25th in the league phase standings, and could potentially miss out on progressing to the next round. Liverpool top the CL currently, with Arsenal in third place.
City will now play Chelsea this weekend in the league, but have home advantage for that crucial fixture against Enzo Maresca’s men.
L’Equipe player ratings Paris Saint Germain 4-2 Man City
L’Equipe are generally quite harsh with their player ratings, and that’s reflected in Paris SG (6.2) and Man City (4.6)’s average team ratings. No player got more than 8 on either side, and no City player managed more than a 6/10 rating, with manager Pep Guardiola given a 4/10.
Here is a look at the FC Goa vs East Bengal FC starting lineups as well as the match stats from FCG vs EBFC and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on January 19, 2025.
FC Goa vs East Bengal 1-0 Timeline 2024/25 ISL season
Here is a look at the RC Lens vs PSG starting lineups as well as the RCL Paris SG timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 clash on January 18, 2025. Paris Saint-Germain edged Racing Club de Lens 2-1 in this fixture.
Here is a look at the FC Bayern Munich vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim FC starting lineups as well as the FCB TSG timeline and post match player ratings from Bild for their 2024/25 season Bundesliga clash on January 15, 2025. This BAY vs HOF match ended in a 5-0 win for the home side.
Bayern vs Hoffenheim 5-0 Match Timeline 2024/25
6 minute– goal Leroy Sane, assist Muller (BAY 1-0 HOF) 12 minute– goal Raphael Guerreiro, assist Kane (BAY 2-0 HOF) 26 minute– penalty goal Harry Kane (BAY 3-0 HOF) 48 minute– second goal Leroy Sane, assist Tel (BAY 4-0 HOF) 66 minute– goal Serge Gnabry (BAY 5-0 HOF)
Here is a look at the Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC starting lineups as well as the match stats from KBFC vs OFC and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on January 13, 2025.
Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC 3-2 Timeline 2024/25 ISL season
4th minute– goal Jerry Mawihmingthanga, assist Dori (KBFC 0-1 OFC)
Here is a look at the L’Equipe French newspaper player ratings for PSG vs St Etienne over the weekend. Paris SG dominated the game against ASSE (xg of nearly 4 and 25 shots to St Etienne’s 8), but only managed to win by a single goal margin, and that’s reflected in these player ratings. No … Read more
Here is a look at the AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio official starting lineups as well as the timeline of key events & post match stats from their 2024/25 season Serie A clash (official crowd attendance of 69,263 at the San Siro) on January 11, 2025. The game, Milan’s first league fixture of the new 2025 year, ended in a 1-1 draw.
AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio 1-1 timeline January 2025
51 minute- goal Alvaro Morata (MIL 1-0 CAG)
55 minute- goal Nadir Zortea, assist Felici (MIL 1-1 CAG)
AC Milan vs Cagliari Calcio starting lineups and substitutes 2024/25
Here is a look at the Leicester City FC vs Queens Park Rangers starting lineups as well as the LCFC QPR timeline and key post match stats from their FA Cup clash on January 11, 2025.
Here is a look at the Real Madrid vs RCD Mallorca starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their Spanish Supercup semifinal (Supercopa Espana) on 9 January 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid beat Mallorca 3-0 to set up an El Clasico final against Barcelona, who beat Athletic Bilbao in the other Supercopa semifinal.
Real Madrid vs RCD Mallorca Timeline 2025 Supercopa Espana
63rd minute– goal Bellingham (RMA 1-0 MAL)
90+2 minute– own goal Valjent (RMA 2-0 MAL)
90+5 minute– goal Rodrygo, assist Lucas Vazquez (RMA 3-0 MAL)
Real Madrid vs RCD Mallorca starting lineups Super Cup 2025
Here is a look at the Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their Spanish Supercup semifinal (Supercopa Espana) on 8 January 2025 in Jeddah. Barca beat Bilbao 2-0 to advance to the final.
Athletic Club vs FC Barcelona Timeline 2025 Supercopa Espana
Here is a look at the Premier League table as it stood on 1 January 2025 (at the beginning of the New Year). This is also the PL log at the halfway stage of the current 24/25 season (19 game weeks had been played at this stage of the 38 game season)
This table is after the Brentford 1-3 Arsenal game on New Year’s day. Every team has played 19 rounds, with the exception of Liverpool & Everton (who have a game in hand because of Storm Darragh postponing their fixture earlier in the season)
EPL Standings at the beginning of 2025 | Premier League 24/25 table at half way mark
Here is a look at the Scottish Premiership league table at Christmas 2024- the SPFL league standings for the current ongoing 2024-25 season as it stood on December 25, 2024.
Reigning champions Glasgow Celtic were again top of the Scottish Premier League at Christmas 2024 with 44 points from 16 games.
Here is a look at the Premier League standings on Christmas this season (24/25 season as on December 25 2024 before Boxing Day fixtures) as well as the league table on Xmas eve the previous season (23/24).
Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest were the top four teams in the Premier League on Christmas 2024. Liverpool have also played one game lesser than the rest (their Merseyside derby against Everton was postponed due to Storm Darragh)
Premier League log on Christmas eve 2024 (2024-25 season)
Man City league position on Christmas eve 2024?
Man City were 7th in the table at Christmas in the 2024/25 season, shockingly outside the top six.
Chelsea have finished the UECL league phase as one of two unbeaten teams in the competition, and the only team with a 100% record in the Conference League.
Unlike the Champions League and the Europa League whose league phase is for 8 matchweeks in the 24-25 season, the Conference League’s group (league) phase is only for 6 matchweeks.
Chelsea hammered Shamrock Rovers 5-1 last night to finish the UECL league phase with 6 wins out of 6. Marc Guiu scored a hat trick for the Blues against the Irish side, who suffered their first loss in the process and will now have to go through the knockout playoff round.
UECL league phase 24/25 final standings after Matchday 6
The only other unbeaten team in the Conference League after Round 6 are Portuguese outfit Vitoria Guimaraes. Fiorentina, one of Chelsea’s expected competitors for the title, finished third.
Here is a look at the AS Monaco FC vs PSG starting lineups as well as the ASM Paris timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 clash on December 18 2024. Paris Saint Germain won this midweek clash 4-2.
AS Monaco vs PSG FC L’Equipe Newspaper Player Ratings 2024 December
AS Monaco vs Paris SG 2-4 Match Timeline 2024/25
24th minute– goal Doue, assist Hakimi (ASM 0-1 PAR)
53rd minute– penalty goal Ben Seghir (ASM 1-1 PAR)
Here is a look at the Premier League table after 16 games in the current 2024/25- also the EPL standings after the Manchester derby which was won in stunning fashion by Ruben Amorim’s Man United.
Chelsea are now just two points behind leaders Liverpool, although the latter do have a game in hand (their fixture against Everton that was postponed due to Storm Darragh)
Manchester City’s loss to Man United has seen Pep Guardiola’s team fall out of the top 4, with Nottingham Forest taking their spot.
EPL log after Round 16 (24/25 season)
Another surprise entrant in the top six are Bournemouth, who have taken advantage of Aston Villa (away loss to Forest) and Brighton (home loss to Crystal Palace) in GW15. The Cherries drew 1-1 with West Ham last night, but it was enough to catapult them into 6th place.
Here is a look at the PSG vs Olympique Lyon starting lineups as well as the Paris SG OL timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 clash on December 15, 2024. Paris Saint Germain won this game 3-1 (official crowd attendance of 47,926 at Parc des Princes in Paris)
Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs C.D. Leganes starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their La Liga GW17 clash on 15 November 2024. Leganes upset Barca 1-0 (official crowd attendance of 39,523)
FC Barcelona vs CD Leganes Timeline 2024/25 La Liga
Here is a look at the FSV Mainz 05 vs FC Bayern Munich starting lineups as well as the M05 FCB timeline and key post match stats from their league clash on December 14, 2024.
Despite having only 31% of possession, Mainz upset Vincent Kompany’s Bayern 2-1 in this game- this was Bayern’s first Bundesliga defeat of the 24/25 season.
FSV Mainz vs Bayern Munich 2-1 Timeline 2024/25
41st minute goal Lee Jae-Sung (M05 1-0 BAY)
60th minute goal Lee Jae-Sung (M05 2-0 BAY)
87th minute goal Leroy Sane (M05 2-1 BAY)
Mainz vs FC Bayern starting lineups and subs Bundesliga December 2024
Robin Zentner; Moritz Jenz, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr; Anthony Caci, Kaishu Sano, Nadiem Amiri, Philipp Mwene; Paul Nebel (Hong Hyun-Seok 84′), Lee Jae-Sung; Jonathan Burkadt (Armindo Sieb 15′ | Karim Onisiwo 77′)
Armindo Sieb replaced Burkadt in the 15th minute and Sieb then himself got replaced in the 77th minute by Onisiwo
Here is a look at the Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Kerala Blasters FC timeline, the MBSG vs KBFC starting lineups and important match stats from their ISL 2024-25 match played on 14 December 2024. A stunning late comeback from Mohun Bagan saw them prevail 3-2 in a five goal thriller!
Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Kerala Blasters Timeline December 2024
33rd minute goal Jamie MacLaren (MBSG 1-0 KBFC)
51st minute goal Jesus Jimenez (MBSG 1-1 KBFC)
77th minute goal Milos Drincic (MBSG 1-2 KBFC)
86th minute goal Jason Cummings (MBSG 2-2 KBFC)
90+5 minute goal Alberto Rodriguez (MBSG 3-2 KBFC)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Kerala Blasters FC starting lineups & subs 2024/25 ISL
Here are the player ratings for Arsenal vs Monaco in the Champions League (MD6) from the big French newspapers- renowned sports one L’Equipe as well as local paper Nice Matin (Monaco Matin)
Arsenal 3-0 Monaco (Bukayo Saka*2, Kai Havertz)
L’Equipe player ratings Arsenal vs Monaco UCL December 2024
Not surprisingly, Bukayo Saka’s brace had him as Arsenal’s best player on the evening, but L’Equipe tend to be notoriously harsh in giving out player ratings, and the winger got a 8/10. No other Arsenal player got as much, but coach Mikel Arteta got the same rating for his tactics.
The lowest rated Arsenal players in L’Equipe’s players were defender Jakub Kiwior and winger Gabriel Martinelli (both 5/10), with Arsenal as a team getting a rating of 6.3/10
On the Monaco side, former Liverpool player Takumi Minamino got a good rating from the bench (6/10) and was their best performer on the evening, along with Lamine Camara. The worst ASM players, according to L’Equipe, were central defender Salisu (2/10) and forward Breel Embolo (3/10)
Here are the player ratings for Brest vs PSV Eindhoven in the 2024/25 Champions League from well known French newspaper L’Equipe. Stade Brestois won the game 1-0, thus ending PSV’s six-game unbeaten streak across all competitions. L’Equipe player ratings SB29 1-0 PSV Eindhoven Brest goalkeeper Bizot was the pick of the home side’s players, getting … Read more
Here is a look at the Real Betis vs FC Barcelona starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their La Liga GW17 clash (official crowd attendance of 51,749) on 7 December 2024. Betis held Barca to a 2-2 draw here, just days after FCB had beaten Mallorca 5-1.
Real Betis vs FC Barcelona Timeline 2024/25 La Liga
Real Betis Balompie vs FC Barcelona starting lineups December 2024
Fran Vieites; Youssouf Sabaly, Marc Bartra, Diego Llorente, Romain Perraud (Aitor Ruibal 71′); Mateo Flores (Isco 77′), Sergi Altimira; Chimy Avila, Giovani Lo Celso, Abde Ezzalzouli (Jesus Rodriguez 86′); Vitor Roque (Assane Diao 77′)
Note– as you can see from the infographic, Rui Silva was supposed to be the starting goalkeeper for Betis, but he picked up an injury and Fran Vieites started instead.
Here is a look at the Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters starting lineups as well as the match stats from BFC vs KBFC and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on December 7, 2024. Sunil Chhetri scored a hat trick for Bengaluru as they beat KBFC 4-2.
Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters 4-2 Timeline 2024/25 ISL season
8th minute– goal Chhetri, assist Ryan Williams (BFC 1-0 KBFC)
38th minute– goal Ryan Williams, assist Edgar Mendez (BFC 2-0 KBFC)
Here is a look at the Premier League standings after Round 14 in the Premier League this 2024/25 season. This was a midweek set of fixtures and produced some interesting results.
Liverpool remain top of the table, but their lead was marginally cut after they conceded a late equaliser away at Newcastle.
The Reds are followed by Chelsea, who hammered Southampton 5-1 and Arsenal, who beat Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United.
Arsenal’s next opponents are Fulham, who interestingly, are in the top 6 following their win over Brighton and Hove Albion. BHAFC are 5th, with Manchester City in 4th following their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
Here is a look at the Athletic Club vs Real Madrid starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their La Liga GW16 clash on 4 December 2024. Bilbao beat Real Madrid 2-1 at San Mames (official crowd attendance of 51,364)
Here is a look at the RCD Mallorca vs FC Barcelona starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their La Liga GW16 clash on 3 December 2024. Barca, who had lost to UD Las Palmas over the weekend, bounced back with a 5-1 win here.
RCD Mallorca vs FC Barcelona Timeline 2024/25 La Liga
84th minute– goal Pau Victor, assist De Jong (MLL 1-5 BAR)
RCD Mallorca vs FC Barcelona lineups (starting XI + substitutes) December 2024
Leo Roman; Pablo Maffeo (Cyle Larin 78′), Martin Valjent, Antonio Raillo, Johan Mojica; Valery Fernandez (Robert Navarro 67′), Manu Morlanes, Samu Costa, Sergi Darder (Dani Rodriguez 67′); Vedat Muriqi (Abdon Prats 78′), Antonio Sanchez (Mateu Morey 78′)
Here is a look at the Borussia Dortmund vs FC Bayern Munich starting lineups as well as the BVB FCB timeline and post match player ratings from Bild for their 2024/25 season Bundesliga clash on November 30, 2024. This DOR vs BAY Der Klassiker match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Here is a look at the PSG vs FC Nantes starting lineups as well as the Paris FCN timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 clash on November 30, 2024. Paris Saint Germain had to settle for a 1-1 draw in this game.
Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs UD Las Palmas starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their La Liga GW15 clash on 30 November 2024. Barca suffered a rare defeat as LPA beat them 2-1 and played spoilsport in their 125th anniversary clash.
FC Barcelona vs Las Palmas FC 1-2 Match Timeline 2024-25 La Liga
Here is a look at the player ratings for Real Sociedad vs Ajax in the Europa League on 28 November 2024 from the Spanish sports newspapers.
Sociedad won 2-0 thanks to goals from Barrenetxea (67) and Kubo (85)
Diario AS player ratings Sociedad vs Ajax UEL
Kubo the only starting player on either side to get 3 stars from Diario AS (Aramburu and Turrientes also got 3 stars, but from the bench). Sucic didn’t get a rating for Sociedad.
Marca Spanish paper player ratings RSO 2-0 AJA Europa League
Marca however chose to give no player 3 stars. Sucic didn’t get a rating here too while a handful of Ajax players, including Jordan Henderson and Chuba Akpom got 2 stars.
Here is a look at the Kerala Blasters vs FC Goa starting lineups as well as the match stats from KBFC vs FCG and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on November 28, 2024.
Here is a look at the player ratings for PSV vs Shakhtar in the UCL on 27 November, 2024. The game was a memorable one for PSV fans- their side trailed 2-0 at the 86th minute mark, but ended up winning 3-2
L’Equipe newspaper player ratings PSV-Shakhtar 3-2
Left back Pedrinho, who was red carded midway through the second half, got a 2/10 player rating from L’Equipe. Tillman, who spearheaded PSV’s comeback, is the pick of the players with a 8/10 rating.
A 5.2/10 team rating for Shakhtar; PSV fared marginally better with a 6.3/10.
Here is a look at the player ratings for Liverpool vs Real Madrid in the Champions League last night from the big contintental newspapers- we’ve got ratings from French paper L’Equipe as well as Spanish newspapers Marca and Diario AS. LFC won the game 2-0.
L’Equipe player ratings Liverpool Real Madrid 2-0
Kylian Mbappe got a 2/10 player rating from L’Equipe, as did Arda Guler and Ferland Mendy. L’Equipe thought former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibault Courtois and medio Eduardo Camavinga were the pick of the Real players, with both given a 7/10.
L’Equipe didn’t think Liverpool’s starting XI team performance was that great either, giving them a team rating of 5.8/10. But they clearly thought Arne Slot (manager rating 7/10) outcoached Ancelotti (4/10)
Marca player ratings LFC 2-0 RMA 2024/25
Marca deemed Mbappe and Mendy as not worth a rating at all, and had Alexis MacAllister as the best player on either side- he was the only one to get 3 stars.
Here is a look at the Mumbai City FC vs Punjab FC starting lineups as well as the match stats and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 Indian Super League clash in November 2024. Punjab FC won the game 3-0.
Here is a look at the player ratings for FC Bayern vs Paris SG from French paper L’Equipe and German sports paper Bild after their Champions League game on November 26, 2024. Bayern won the game 1-0.
L’Equipe player ratings Bayern vs PSG UCL 2024
A 2/10 for Ousmane Dembele and a 3/10 for goalkeeper Safonov- L’Equipe thought PSG had a shocker of a game at the Allianz Arena. They weren’t impressed with the performance of the referee either, giving him a 4/10 rating.
Bild player ratings Bayern 1-0 PSG 2024/25
Note- 1 best rating, 6 worst rating under German rating system.
Here is a look at the player ratings for Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal from the big continental newspapers following AFC’s 5-1 win in the Portuguese capital.
Sporting 1 (Inacio) Arsenal 5 (Martinelli, Havertz, Magalhaes, Saka pen, Trossard)
L’Equipe player ratings Sporting CP v Arsenal 1-5
The French newspaper is notoriously harsh with its player ratings, and Sporting managed a team rating of just 3.7/10. No SCP player got more than 5 in their player ratings, with Viktor Gyokeres, recently linked with Manchester United, given just a 3 by them.
On the Arsenal side, they had winger Saka and central defender Gabriel Magalhaes as the best outfield players against Sporting (8/10 rating). Manager Mikel Arteta also got a 8/10 from L’Equipe. Former Chelsea star Kai Havertz scored a goal, but was given a 6/10, with Arsenal’s starters getting a team rating of 6.7/10.
Here is a look at the official starting lineups for Newcastle United F.C. and West Ham United F.C. for their Week 12 Premier League clash on Monday night (November 25, 2024) as well as the PL table standings after this NEW v WHU clash and the post match stats for the game.
West Ham claimed a surprise 2-0 win at St.James Park in this fixture.
Newcastle United FC vs West Ham starting lineups 2024/25 Premier League
Here is a look at the Hyderabad FC vs Odisha FC starting lineups as well as the match stats from HFC vs OFC and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on November 25, 2024.
Hyderabad FC vs Odisha FC starting lineups 2024/25 & substitutes
HFC: Lalbiakhlua Jongte Biaka; Mohammed Rafi, Alex Saji, Stefan Sapic (Goddard 59′), Parag Shrivas (Murgaonkar 80′); Abdul Rabeeh, Lenny Rodrigues (Adhikari 59′), Andrei Alba, Ramhlunchhunga (D’Cunha 80′); Edmilson Correia, Allan Paulista (Sunny 90+3′)
Here is a look at the Swansea City AFC vs Leeds United starting lineups as well as the timeline & post match stats from this SWA v LEE Championship game (official crowd attendance of 17,125) on 24 November, 2024. The fixture produced seven goals and some real late drama, with LUFC emerging 4-3 winners.
Swansea City vs Leeds United 2024/25 Championship starting lineups and substitutes
Vigoroux; Key, Dabango, Darling, Tymon; Goncalo Franco (Bianchini 75′), Grimes; Pearl-Harris, Allen (Fulton 56′), Ronald (Abdulai 84′); Cullen
Here is a look at the Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC starting lineups as well as the match stats from KBFC vs CFC and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on November 24, 2024. KBFC ended a run of three league defeats (they had lost to Hyderabad FC before the November break) by beating Chennaiyin 3-0 here.
Kerala Blasters vs Hyderabad FC 3-0 Timeline 2024/25 ISL season
Here is a look at the Celta Vigo vs FC Barcelona starting lineups as well as the RC Celta FCB timeline, post match stats & player ratings from their 2024/25 season clash on November 23, 2024. Celta drew 2-2 with Barca (official attendance of 24,573)
Celta Vigo vs FC Barcelona Match Timeline La Liga 2024/25
Here is a look at the Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Jamshedpur FC timeline, starting lineups and important match stats from their ISL 2024-25 match played on 23 November, 2024. MBSG continued their strong start to the 24/25 season with a 3-0 win over JFC in this fixture.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Jamshedpur FC Timeline November 2024
15th minute Goal Tom Aldred, assist Alberto Rodriguez (MB 1-0 JFC)
Here is a look at the Leicester City F.C. vs Chelsea starting lineups, timeline of key moments and match stats from their Premier League Matchweek 12 game played on November 23, 2024. This was the first game of GW12, and Chelsea won it 2-1 at the King Power Stadium as they continued their good recent record under referee Andy Madley.
Leicester City vs Chelsea FC Timeline 2024 Premier League
Here is a look at the PSG vs Toulouse starting lineups as well as the Paris TFC timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 clash on November 22, 2024. Paris Saint Germain won this clash 3-0 with Vitinha and Beraldo scoring late goals for the home side.
The referee for Chelsea’s Week 12 game against Leicester City has been announced as Andy Madley. Blues fans have reason to feel encouraged by his appointment- CFC are unbeaten in the last four games that he’s been in charge, and one of those fixtures, interestingly, was a FA Cup clash between these very two teams (Chelsea v Leicester) last season that CFC won 4-2.
Chelsea last four games under Andy Madley as referee (going into Leicester game in 24/25)
Chelsea 2-0 Brentford (December 2023)
Man City 1-1 Chelsea (February 2024) Chelsea 4-2 Leicester (March 2024; FA Cup QF)
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham (May 2024)
Here is a look at the player ratings for Italy vs France from the big French and Italian newspapers following Les Bleus’ 3-1 away win in their Nations League clash.
L’Equipe player ratings Italy vs France football November 2024
French newspaper L’Equipe tend to be notoriously harsh with their player ratings, and it’s reflected in their notes for this clash.
Despite winning 3-1, France have an average team rating of 5.9/10. The French forwards have pretty poor ratings- Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku gets a 4/10- the same as Marcus Thuram, but better than Kolo-Muani (3/10)
At the back, Arsenal’s William Saliba gets a 6/10. His defensive partner was Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate, who was also France’s designated captain for this clash against the Azzurri. Konate got a 7/10. The pick of the backs was Everton’s Lucas Digne, who got a 9/10 from L’Equipe, while Barca’s Jules Kounde was the lowest rated (4/10)
Mo Salah (Liverpool), Matheus Cunha (Wolves), Yoane Wissa (Brentford)
Alexander Isak (Newcastle)
Man United and Newcastle dominate Deeney’s Team of the Week with three representatives each. MUFC have Onana, Mazraoui and Bruno while NUFC have Burn, Joelinton and Isak. Wolves have two players (Dawson and Cunha) while there is one each from Brighton, Brentford and Liverpool to complete his XI.
There is no Arsenal, Chelsea or Man City player in Deeney’s TOTW.
Here is the Premier League table for 2024/25 as it stands after Week 11, going into the November 2024 international break.
Nottingham Forest’s loss to Newcastle has seen NFFC slip out of the top 4. Both Chelsea and Arsenal are present in the top 4 after their 1-1 draw over the weekend, but only one point separates 3rd place Chelsea from 9th place Aston Villa- that’s how tight things are in the log table Round 11.
Premier League Top Six for 2024-2025 before November international break
Full Premier League Table for 2024-25 season after 11 games
Here is a look at the Inter Milan vs SSC Napoli official starting lineups as well as the timeline of key events & post match stats from the INT vs NAP 2024/25 season Serie A clash (official crowd attendance of 72,951 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium) on November 10, 2024. The fixture ended in a 1-1 draw.
Inter Milan vs SSC Napoli 1-1 timeline November 2024
Here is a look at the Real Sociedad vs F.C. Barcelona starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their La Liga GW13 clash on 10 November 2024. Real Sociedad beat Barca 1-0 at the Anoeta, thus handing Hansi Flick’s men their second league defeat of the season (the 4-2 loss to Osasuna in September was their first loss)
Real Sociedad vs FC Barcelona Match Timeline 2024/25 La Liga
13th minute– Goal Robert Lewandowski, but disallowed controversially by VAR
Here is a look at the FSV Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund starting lineups as well as the match stats from M05 vs BVB and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 Bundesliga clash on November 9, 2024.
Mainz picked up their first league win in over a month by beating BVB 3-1, with Emre Can’s red card hurting the visitors.
FSV Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Timeline November 2024
27th minute– red card Emre Can for Dortmund (Mainz 0-0 BVB)
Here is a look at the Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC starting lineups as well as the match stats and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 Indian Super League season clash on November 7, 2024. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, but had some very interesting post-match stats with regards to shots and possession (see below)
Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC Timeline November 2024
Here is a look at the Kerala Blasters vs Hyderabad FC starting lineups as well as the match stats from KBFC vs HFC and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on November 7, 2024. KBFC’s inconsistent start to the season continued as they squandered a 1-0 lead to go down 2-1 at home to Hyd.
Kerala Blasters vs Hyderabad FC 1-2 Timeline November 2024
The big game this weekend is without a question the London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge- a game that pits two teams on the same number of points (18 from 10 games).
Here is how the big pundits think the game will go.
Chris Sutton
Sutton at the BBC thinks this match hinges on whether or not Cole Palmer is fit enough to take the field for Chelsea.
He reckons Palmer makes such a difference to the team that he’s predicted a 2-1 Chelsea win if the forward plays, and a 1-1 draw if he doesn’t.
Here is a look at the UCL League Phase table for 24/25 after Round 4. Liverpool are now the only team with a 100% record- the Reds beat Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 at Anfield.
The top 4 teams after Match Day 4 has some interesting names after Liverpool in the form of Sporting Lisbon, AS Monaco and Brest. Sporting beat Manchester City 4-1 in a massive upset in Lisbon. Inter are the highest ranked Serie A team (5th) after beating Arsenal while Barca are sixth (they beat Red Star 5-2).
Aston Villa’s loss in Belgium to Brugge has seen them drop to 8th.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are perhaps the most shocking ones if you look at the table. If the league phase were to end today, both these two European giants wouldn’t qualify automatically- they’d have to go through a playoff and they’d be unseeded in it. The likes of Man City, Arsenal and Celtic would potentially be seeded as it stood today.
Arsenal will be looking to end a three-game winless run in the Premier League when they meet London rivals Chelsea in Week 11’s final game on Sunday evening. Mikel Arteta’s title-hopefuls have had some ordinary results since the last international break- losing away to both Bournemouth and Newcastle and drawing at home to Liverpool.
The twin setbacks at the Vitality Stadium and St.James Park have seen the Gunners drop out of the top four. Defeat here could potentially mean them being ten points off the top of the table going into the November break. Liverpool play before the Gunners and should the Reds win against Aston Villa as expected, this fixture against Chelsea then enters a “cannot lose” zone for the Gunners.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Inter vs Arsenal in the Champions League on November 6 2024 (official crowd attendance of 75,222 at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium)
xG Inter 1.12-1.79 Arsenal shots map (actual score INT 1-0 ARS)
1-0 Calhanoglu goal vs Arsenal xG 0.80
Most of Inter’s xG came from the Calahanoglu penalty goal. Arsenal had some decent header chances, with the likes of Merino, Saliba and Saka all coming close, but no real high xG chance.
Inter vs Arsenal 1-0 Match Stats for comparison
While first half possession was more even (53 to 47% in Arsenal’s favour), the Gunners had over 70% second half possession.
6 of Inter’s 7 shots came in the first half- the only second half Internazionale shot was in the 72nd minute to Dumfries.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Sporting vs Man City in the Champions League (Attendance 47,453) on 5 November, 2024. A stunning 4-1 win for SCP despite having less than 30% of possession.
xG Sporting 2.39-1.91 Man City shots map (Actual score SCP 4-1 MCI)
0-1 Foden goal vs Sporting xG 0.07
1-0 Gyokeres goal vs Man City xG 0.08
2-1 Araujo goal vs Man City xG 0.31
3-1 Gyokeres penalty goal vs Man City xG 0.80
4-1 Gyokeres penalty goal vs v Man City xG 0.80
Man City also had a missed penalty through Haaland in this game.
Sporting vs Manchester City 4-1 Match Stats UCL
(Sporting stats on left; Man City on right)
Sporting finished with 9 shots in total (only 3 in the first half). Man City had a whopping 73% of possession and had 20 shots to Sporting’s 9. 11 corners for MCFC to SCP’s 1.
Here is a look at the Premier League table for the 24/25 season after 10 games. Week 10 had a couple of surprise results, with Arsenal and Manchester City both losing to Newcastle and Bournemouth respectively.
Interestingly, Nottingham Forest are now third in the table after GW10- they beat West Ham in this game week to jump from 7th to 3rd. Forest also have the second best defensive record in the EPL currently- only Liverpool have conceded fewer goals!
Manchester United drew 1-1 with Chelsea, but their tally of 12 points after 10 games represents their worst start to the league season in the modern Premier League era.
Premier League top six after 10 games 24/25 season November
Arsenal were third in the log after Round 9; but this loss to NUFC has seen them drop to 5th, with Chelsea now in the top four. The two teams will do battle next week- that promises to be an epic clash.
Full Premier League standings after 10 games (2024-2025)
Here is a look at the Lille OSC vs Lyon player ratings, official starting lineups and the timeline of important moments from their French league clash on 1 November 2024. The LOSC v OL game (official crowd attendance of 45,084 at Pierre Mauroy) ended in a 1-1 draw.
LOSC Lille vs Olympique Lyon Player Ratings from L’Equipe French newspaper
Alexandre Lacazette gets a 2/10 for Lyon (the lowest), while left back Tagliafico gets a 8/10 (the highest player rating)
Lille OSC vs Olympique Lyonnais starting lineups and subs 2024/25
The referee for Newcastle v Arsenal in the 2024/25 season- the Premier League’s first game of November 2024, has been officially announced as John Brooks.
This is the first game that Brooks will be refereeing for both clubs in the current season. Newcastle have won only 1 of their last 4 games under Brooks.
Here is a look at the Feyenoord vs Ajax Amsterdam official starting lineups as well as the timeline of key events & post match stats from their 2024/25 season Eredivisie clash. Feyenoord Rotterdam suffered their first league defeat of the 24/25 season here at De Kuip as their bitter rivals won the Dutch Klassieker 2-0.
Feyenoord vs Ajax Amsterdam 0-2 timeline October 2024
Here is a look at the AC Milan vs SSC Napoli official starting lineups as well as the timeline of key events & post match stats from their 2024/25 season Serie A clash (official crowd attendance of 73,507 at the San Siro) on October 29, 2024. Napoli won this game 2-0 to continue their excellent start to the season
Here is a look at the EPL Team of the Week for Match Day 9 from Troy Deeney at the BBC and Alan Shearer at the Premier League
Troy Deeney Team of the Week GW6 2024-2025 season
Dean Henderson (Goalkeeper; Palace)
Marc Guehi (Palace), Ruben Dias (Man City), Issa Diop (Fulham)
Thomas Partey (Arsenal), Ryan Yates (Forest), Edson Alvarez (West Ham), Ait-Nouri (Wolves)
Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Chris Wood (Forest), Bryan Mbuemo (Watford)
Palace and Nottingham Forest have two representatives each in Deeney’s Team of the Week. Seven other clubs, including Arsenal and Chelsea, have one representative each, with Thomas Partey being chosen for the Gunners and Cole Palmer for Chelsea.
There is no Liverpool or Man United player in his TOTW.
Alan Shearer Team of the Week MD9 24/25 PL season
Travers (Goalkeeper; Bournemouth)
Aina (Forest), Zabarnyi (Bournemouth), Guehi (Palace)
Here is a look at the Premier League table as it stood when Manchester United sacked Erik Ten Hag. The Dutch manager was shown the door by United after a 2-1 away loss at West Ham United in Game Week 9 on October 27, 2024. MUFC’s next league game is against Chelsea (they’re yet to play Arsenal and Man City in the league this season too)
This log also represents the full PL standings after GW9 for 2024-2025 and the table at the end of October 2024.
24/25 Premier League table when United sacked Ten Hag
Here is a look at the Olympique de Marseille vs PSG starting lineups as well as the OM Paris SG timeline and post match player ratings from their 2024/25 season Ligue 1 clash (official crowd attendance of 66,115) on October 27, 2024. Paris Saint Germain won this clash 3-0 with all of their goals coming in the first half.
Marseille vs PSG 0-3 Timeline 2024/25 season
7th minute Goal Joao Neves (OM 0-1 PAR) 20th minute Amine Harit red card for Marseille (OM 0-1 PSG) 29th minute own goal Balerdi (OM 0-2 PSG) 40th minute goal Barcola (OM 0-3 PSG)
Olympique de Marseille vs Paris SG starting lineups and substitutes used October 2024
Here is a look at the Inter Milan vs Juventus FC starting lineups as well as the Inter Juve timeline and key match stats from their 2024/25 season Serie A clash on October 27, 2024. This Inter v Juventus clash ended in a 4-4 draw.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Real Madrid vs Barcelona (official crowd attendance of 78,192 at the Bernabeu on 26th October 2024)
A fairly comfortable win for Barcelona, who had 59% of possession and had 15 shots to Real Madrid’s 9. It could’ve been even more comfortable had Robert Lewandowski converted two other decent chances (one was practically an open goal attempt that hit the post)
Real Madrid had just 1 shot in the first half, and their best chances on xG in the whole game went to Vini in the 22nd minute and Mbappe in the 71st. Mbappe also had another in the 64th minute, although Pena made it tough by advancing on the striker.
xG Real Madrid 0.76-1.91 Barcelona shots map (Actual score Real 0-4 Barca)
0-1 Lewandowski goal vs Barca xG 0.25
0-2 Lewandowski header goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.06
0-3 Yamal goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.09
0-4 Raphinha goal vs Real Madrid xG 0.07
The referee for Chelsea vs Newcastle this weekend has been officially announced as Simon Hooper. Blues fans will remember that they lost all three games with him as the referee last season, one of which was a 4-1 loss to this very Newcastle United side at St.James Park. This GW9 2024/25 fixture between CFC and the Magpies is however taking place at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea last five games under Simon Hooper as referee (P5- Won 1, Lost 4)
Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea (2023/24)
Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea (2023/24)
Chelsea 0-2 Brentford (2023/24)
Chelsea 2-0 Bournemouth (2022/23)
Man City 2-0 Chelsea (2022/23 Cup)
The referee for GW9’s marquee Arsenal vs Liverpool clash has been officially announced, and it’s Anthony Taylor. Interestingly, Taylor was also the ref when the two sides met last season at the same venue- a fixture the Gunners won 3-1 thanks to some rare Alisson mistakes. He was also in charge of this fixture in 2019/20 (3-1 win for LFC at home) and 2014/15 (4-1 win for AFC at home)
Interestingly, Taylor is yet to referee a game involving Arsenal in the current 2024/25 season, but has already had the whistle for two league games involving Arne Slot’s Liverpool- their 3-0 win over Manchester United in Week 3, and the 2-1 triumph at Wolves in Week 6.
Here is a look at the Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC starting lineups as well as the match stats from KBFC vs BFC and the timeline of key moments from their 2024/25 ISL season clash on October 25, 2024. BFC won the game 3-1.
Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC Timeline October 2024
8th minute– goal Pereyra Diaz (KBFC 0-1 BFC)
45+2′ minute– penalty goal Jesus Jimenez (KBFC 1-1 BFC)
74th minute– goal Edgar Mendez (KBFC 1-2 BFC)
90+4′ minute– second goal Edgar Mendez (KBFC 1-3 BFC)
Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC starting lineups ISL 2024/25 & subs used
KBFC: Som Kumar; Hormipam Ruivah, Pritam Kotal, Alexander Coeff (Milos Drincic 84′); Sandeep Singh (Rahul Kannoly 78′), Danish Farooq (Freddy Lallawmawma 46′), Vibin Mohanan, Naocha Singh; Adrian Luna; Kwame Peprah, Jesus Jimenez
Here is a look at the Champions League table for 2024/25 as it stood after Week 3 of the league phase. Three English teams are in the top 8 (the clubs that directly progress to the knockout stages), but Arsenal aren’t one of them. The Gunners are currently 9th which means they’ll have to go through the playoff round as things stand.
Interestingly, the top 3 are all English teams, and two of them- Aston Villa and Liverpool, are the only unbeaten teams in the group stage of this competition after three rounds.
Villa beat Bologna 2-0 on Matchday 3, while Liverpool edged RB Leipzig 1-0 in Germany.
UCL group stage table after Week 3 24/25 season
The three Premier League clubs at the top of the table are followed by two Ligue 1 outfits in the form of Monaco and Brest
Here is a look at the SL Benfica vs Feyenoord player ratings from the big European newspapers- French paper L’Equipe and Portuguese newspapers O Jogo and Record. Feyenoord won 3-1 in Lisbon, with Milambo scoring a brace for the visitors.
L’Equipe player ratings SLB FR 1-3 UCL 2024
L’Equipe gave Feyenoord a team rating of 6.1/10, as opposed to the 3.8 for SLB. Both Feyenoord goal scorers (Ueda and Milambo) got a 7/10 from L’Equipe, with Paixao getting a 8 (the highest rating on either side)
A few Benfica players, including forward Pavlidis and former United star Angel di Maria, got a 3/10
O Jogo and Record player ratings for Benfica vs Feyenoord October 2024
O Jogo ratings out of 10; Record player ratings out of 5
Here is a look at the player ratings for Atletico de Madrid vs Lille OSC from their Champions League Matchday 3 clash at the Vicente Calderon. Atleti lead 1-0 but a late comeback from LOSC saw them surprisingly run out 3-1 winners.
Full time score: Atleti 1 (Alvarez) LOSC 3 (Zhegrova, David*2)
L’Equipe player ratings Atletico Madrid 1 Lille OSC 3
No Atleti player got more than 6 in L’Equipe’s player ratings for this UCL game, with Sorloth being the lowest rated at 2/10.
A 2 was given to Toure on the Lille side as well, with his centre back partner Mandi getting the best player rating (8/10).
Marca Spanish newspaper player ratings ATM 1-3 LOSC
Sorloth and Toure weren’t deemed worthy of a rating by Spanish paper Marca. Zhegrova, who started LOSC’s comeback was the only player on either side to get 3 stars.
Here is a look at the starting lineups, key match stats and timeline of important moments from Liverpool F.C. vs Chelsea F.C. in the Premier League (Week 8) in October 2024. Liverpool won 2-1- an important result for the Reds after Arsenal had slipped up against Bournemouth and Man City scored a late winner against Wolves.
Liverpool F.C. vs Chelsea F.C. Timeline October 20, 2024
Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs Sevilla F.C. starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their La Liga clash on 20 October, 2024. Barca comfortably won 5-1, with Robert Lewandowski adding a brace to go with his hat trick against Alaves in the previous round.
FC Barcelona vs Sevilla FC Timeline 1-5 October 2024
Here is a look at the Paris SG vs RC Strasbourg player ratings from well known French newspaper L’Equipe. Paris Saint Germain won the game 4-2 to stay first in the league standings.
The highest PSG rating came for winger Bradley Barcola, who was given a 8/10 by L’Equipe. Despite only losing by two goals and almost matching PSG in terms of shots (16 to Paris’ 18), most of the RCSA players had a tough evening at the office, as shown by these ratings.
Here is a look at the FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC starting lineups as well as the FCG vs MCFC timeline- the key moments from this clash in the 2024/25 ISL season on October 19, 2024. Mumbai City won the game 2-1 in Margao.
FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC Timeline 2024/25
21st minute– goal Karelis, assist Van Nieff (FCG 0-1 MCFC)
40th minute– goal Van Nieff (FCG 0-2 MCFC)
55th minute– penalty goal Sadiku (FCG 1-2 MCFC)
FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC Starting Lineups & Substitutes October 2024
Here is a look at the East Bengal FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant starting lineups as well as the EBFC vs MBSG timeline- the key moments from this Kolkata derby clash in the 2024/25 ISL season. Mohun Bagan ran out 2-0 winners.
East Bengal FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant Timeline October 2024
Here is a look at the Bengaluru FC vs Punjab FC timeline, key match stats and starting lineups from their ISL 2024-25 match played on 18 October, 2024. Punjab FC suffered their first defeat of the 24/25 league season in this game, losing 1-0.
Bengaluru FC vs Punjab FC Timeline 2024
43rd minute Goal Roshan Singh (BFC 1-0 PFC) 58th minute Red Card Chinglensana Singh Konsham (two yellows for Bengaluru FC player)
Full time: Bengaluru FC 1-0 Punjab FC
Bengaluru FC vs Punjab FC lineups and used substitutes
Here is a look at the Mexico El Tri vs USA starting lineups and timeline from their friendly at the Akron Stadium (official crowd attendance of 43,537) in Guadalajara on 15 October 2024.
This was also Mauricio Pochettino’s first loss as United States manager, just days after his USMNT reign began with a win over Panama, and the game was also Andres Guardado’s final one for the Mexican national team (his 182nd and last cap)
Mexico national men’s football team vs USMNT timeline 2024
22nd minute Goal Raul Jimenez (MEX 1-0 USA) 49th minute Goal Cesar Huerta, assist Raul Jimenez (MEX 2-0 USA)
Mexico vs USA soccer team starting lineups and substitutes used 2024
Luis Malagon (Goalkeeper)
Jorge Sanchez
Cesar Montes
Johan Vasquez
Jesus Angulo (Obed Vargas 83′)
United States starting lineup vs El Tri soccer 2024
Note: USMNT originally had Mark McKenzie in the starting XI (shown in the infographic), but he got injured in the warm-ups and was replaced by Miles Robinson.
Here is a look at the Spain vs Serbia player ratings from some of the big Spanish newspapers after their Nations League game on 15 October, 2024. Spain, the reigning European champion won this game 3-0, with goals from Laporte, Morata and Baena.
The Arsenal pair of David Raya and Mikel Merino both started for La Furia Roja, as did left back Marc Cucurella. While Cucurella and Raya played the full 90, Merino was on the field for 65 minutes before becoming the first Spanish player to be subbed off in this game, with Pedri replacing him on the pitch.
Diario AS player ratings Spain 3-0 Serbia UNL 2024
AS gave Raya a single star, technically making him the lowest ranked of the Spanish starters. Cucurella got 2 stars, as did Merino. As many as four Serbian players, including Pavlovic who was sent off, weren’t given a rating by the Spanish paper.
Marca player ratings Spain vs Serbia 3-0 October 2024
A single star here for Raya too from Marca, while his opposite number Rajkovic got 3 stars.
Here is a look at the player ratings for Belgium v France in the Nations League last night from Brussels. Arsenal’s William Saliba was in the French lineup against Les Diables Rouges, but had a shocker, as shown from these ratings. His Gunners team mate Leandro Trossard in the Belgian starting XI.
Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate started alongside Saliba in defence while Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku came off the bench for Les Bleus.
L’Equipe player ratings Belgium vs France 14 October 2024
L’Equipe gave Saliba a 3/10 player rating for his performance against Belgium- the worst player rating on either side.
They gave Trossard a 5/10 with the best French players in their eyes being striker Kolo Muani (who scored a brace) and keeper Mike Maignan. Kolo Muani got a 8/10 while Maignan was given a 7.
They thought the Belgian starting XI (5.2/10) did better than Les Bleus’ starters (4.9/10 team rating)
Le Figaro used the adjective “catastrophique” for Saliba’s performance in their headline, and gave him a 3/10 too. However while L’Equipe thought Konate only fared marginally better (4/10), Le Figaro gave the Liverpool defender a 6/10 for his efforts.
Here is a look at the Belgium national football team vs France starting lineups and timeline from their UNL Group A game on 14 October, 2024 in Brussels (official crowd attendance of 39731 at the King Badouin Stadium). France won the game 2-1 despite finishing the game with ten men (Belgium had a missed first half penalty too)
Belgium vs France Nations League Oct 2024 team starting lineups and substitutes used
Belgium XI and shirt numbers
1 Koen Casteels (Goalkeeper)
2 Zeno Debast
4 Wout Faes
3 Arthur Theate
21 Timothy Castagne (5 Maxim de Cuyper 67′)
18 Orel Mangala (6 Aster Vrancx 67′)
7 Jeremy Doku
17 Charles De Ketelaere (20 Arne Engels 82′)
8 Youri Tielemans (captain- 11 Dodi Lukebakio 82′)
10 Leandro Trossard
Here is a look at the Manchester United W.F.C vs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women starting lineups, match stats & timeline of key moments from their Women’s Super League clash on 13 October 2024. MU Women won this game 3-0 against Spurs ladies to join Chelsea Women at the top of the table (CFC women had beaten Arsenal Ladies 2-1 earlier in the round)
MU Women vs Spurs Ladies starting lineups and substitutes October 2024
Man United WFC (4-2-3-1 formation, player shirt numbers and nationality)
Here is a look at the USA vs Panama starting lineups and timeline from their friendly in Austin (official crowd attendance of 20,239 at the Q2 Stadium) on 12 October 2024. This was also Mauricio Pochettino’s first game as USMNT manager, and the national side won 2-0.
USMNT vs Panama national men’s football team timeline 2024
Here is a look at the Arsenal W.F.C vs Chelsea F.C. Women starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their Women’s Super League clash on 12 October 2024. CFC Women picked up their third straight win of the season by beating Arsenal Women 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium (official crowd attendance of 45,860). Mayra Ramirez scored an overhead kick for CFCW.
Arsenal Ladies vs Chelsea FC Women Timeline 2024/25 season
4th minute Goal Mayra Ramirez, assist Millie Bright (AFCW 0-1 CFCW) 16th minute Goal Sandy Baltimore, assist Lauren James (AFCW 0-2 CFCW) 43rd minute Goal Caitlin Foord, assist Emily Fox (ARS 1-2 CHE) Full time score: Arsenal WFC 1-2 Chelsea Ladies
Arsenal Ladies vs Chelsea Women starting lineups and substitutes October 2024
Arsenal WFC (4-2-3-1 formation, player shirt numbers and nationality)
Daphne van Domselaar (14 Netherlands Goalkeeper)
Emily Fox (8 USA)
Leah Williamson (6 England)
Lotte Wubben-Moy (3 England)
Katie McCabe (11 Ireland)
Kim Little (10 Scotland | Kyra Cooney Cross 32 Australia 76′)
Lia Walti (13 Switzerland)
Here is a look at the Bosnia vs Germany player ratings from their Nations League football clash on 11 October,2024. The Germans won 2-1 to take another step towards the next round. Denis Undav scored a brace for Die Mannschaft. Bild paper player ratings Bosnia Germany Nations League Undav scored two goals and would’ve had … Read more
Here is a look at the player ratings for Israel vs France (crowd attendance of 2,226) from their Nations League clash in October 2024. Les Bleus lined up the exact same way that was predicted before the match, and here are the player ratings for that clash from well known French newspaper L’Equipe.
Israel 1 (Gandelman 24′) France 4 (Camavinga 6′, Nkunku 28′, Guendouzi 87′, Barcola 89′)
L’Equipe player ratings Israel France 1-4
As a team, L’Equipe was disappointed with Les Bleus’ performance, giving them a team rating of 4.8/10 (Israel got a 4.2/10) despite the French running out eventual 4-1 winners.
Chelsea’s Nkunku was considered the best of the four attacking players France fielded (Dembele, Olise, Nkunku and Kolo Muani), and was given a 6/10.
Here is a look at the Jordan national football team vs Korea Republic starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their World Cup 2026 Asian Qualifier on 10 October, 2024. The Jordan vs Korea game was played in front of an official crowd of 14,655 in Amman, with South Korea winning 2-0.
Jordan vs South Korea national football team 2024 timeline
35th minute yellow card to Nizar Al-Rashdan (only yellow card of whole game across both teams)
Jordan vs Korea Republic 2024 starting lineups and substitutes used
Jordan playing XI and subs: Yazeed Abulaila; Abdallah Nasib, Yazan Al-Arab, Husam Abu Dahab (Mohammad Abualnadi 78′); Ihsan Haddad (Yousef Abu Al-Jazar 84′), Nizar Al-Rashdan (Ibrahim Sadeh 78′), Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Mohammad Abu Hashish; Mahmoud Al-Mardi (Ahmad Ersan 78′), Mohannad Abu Taha (Yazan Al-Naimat 46′); Ali Olwan
Here is a look at how the French media expects Les Bleus to line up in their Nations League game against Israel tonight. France will be without the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Adrien Rabiot and N’Golo Kante for this clash, and coach Didier Deschamps has chosen to appoint Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni as captain.
L’Equipe thinks that Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku will start on the left side in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with former Crystal Palace (and now Bayern) star Michael Olise in the centre and Ousmane Dembele on the right.
Arsenal’s William Saliba is expected to partner Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate in the heart of defence, with Barca’s Jules Kounde at right back and Theo Hernandez on the left.
Nkunku has mostly been restricted to appearances off the bench for Chelsea in the Premier League this season, with Blues coach Enzo Maresca opting to play Nicolas Jackson upfront and the trio of Cole Palmer, Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke behind the Spaniard.
Here is a look at the Premier League table after Week 7 (seven rounds of fixtures in the 2024/25 season). These are also the PL standings just before the October 2024 international break.
Here is a look at the Jamshedpur FC vs East Bengal FC timeline and starting lineups from their ISL 2024-25 match played on 5 October, 2024. East Bengal dominated most attacking metrics, as can be seen below but Jamshedpur won 2-0, thus condemning EBFC to their fourth straight defeat of the league season.
Jamshedpur FC vs East Bengal Timeline October 2024
21st minute Goal Rei Tachikawa (JFC 1-0 EBFC)
64th minute Missed penalty Saul Crespo for East Bengal
70th minute own goal Lalchungnunga (JFC 2-0 EBFC)
Jamshedpur FC vs East Bengal starting lineups and used substitutes
JFC: Albino Gomes; Ashutosh Mehta, Pratik Chaudhari, Samuel Eze, Muhammad Uvais, Rei Tachikawa (Javi Siverio 33′), Javi Hernandez, Imran Khan (Aniket Jadhav 76′), Sourav Das (Mobashir Rahman 76′), Mohammed Sanan (Len Doungel 68′), Jordan Murray (Lazar Cirkovic 76′)
Here is a look at the Club Deportivo Alaves vs F.C. Barcelona starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their La Liga clash on 6 October, 2024. Barcelona won 3-0 thanks to a hat trick from Robert Lewandowski, thus bouncing back from their GW8 loss against Osasuna.
Deportivo Alaves vs FC Barcelona Timeline 0-3 October 2024
7th minute first goal Lewandowski, assist Raphinha (ALA 0-1 BAR)
22nd minute second goal Lewandowski, assist Raphinha (ALA 0-2 BAR)
32nd minute third goal Lewandowski, assist Eric Garcia (ALA 0-3 BAR)
Full time: Alaves 0-3 Barca
Deportivo Alaves vs Barca lineups 2024/25
Alaves: Antonio Sivera, Nahuel Tenaglia (Moussa Diarra 46′), Abdel Abqar (Adrian Pica 67′), Santiago Mourino, Manu Sanchez, Ander Guevara, Antonio Blanco (Joan Jordan 78′), Carlos Vicente, Stoichkov (Tomas Conechny 57′), Abde Rebbach, Toni Martinez (Kike Garcia 57′)
Barcelona: Inaki Pena; Hector Fort (Kounde 67′), Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez (Gerard Martin 81′), Alejandro Balde (Frenkie de Jong 81′), Marc Casado, Pedri, Lamine Yamal (Ansu Fati 67′), Raphinha, Ferran Torres (Eric Garcia 6′), Lewandowski
Here is a look at the Real Madrid vs Villarreal C.F. starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their La Liga clash on 5 October 2024. Real maintained their unbeaten start to the new Spanish league season while this 2-0 reverse was only Villarreal’s second defeat of the campaign. The win was however marred by a knee injury to Dani Carvajal late in the game.
Real Madrid vs Villarreal CF Timeline 2024 October
Here is a look at the Everton F.C. vs Newcastle United F.C. starting lineups and timeline of key moments plus the key match stats from their EPL game played on 5 October, 2024.
Here is a look at the Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Timeline and starting lineups from their ISL 2024-25 match played on 3 October, 2024. The game produced four goals- all in the first half, and ended in a 2-2 draw.
Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Timeline October 2024
Here is a look at the Arsenal vs Paris SG player ratings from the likes of French newspaper Marca and well known Spanish sports paper Marca following their Champions League clash on 1 October, 2024. Arsenal won the game 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium (official crowd attendance of 60,103)
L’Equipe player ratings Arsenal vs Paris Saint Germain Champions League
L’Equipe gave Paris SG a team rating of 3.6 for their performance against the Gunners. Defender Willian Pacho was their highest rated player- he got a 5/10, but there were mostly 3/10’s for the others, including manager Luis Enrique.
Arsenal were given a team rating of 5.8/10 by the French paper, with no AFC player rating more than a 7/10 in their eyes.
Here is a look at the BVB vs Celtic UCL player ratings from the likes of German newspaper Bild and well known French sports paper L’Equipe following their Champions League clash on 1 October, 2024.
Borussia Dortmund hammered Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic 7-1 at Signal Iduna Park (half time score was 5-1)
Bild player ratings BVB Celtic 7-1
(Note German rating system where 6 is very bad and 1 is very good)
The worst Celtic player according to Bild was left back Greg Taylor (he got the worst possible player rating of 6), with a bunch of others getting 5. The best Celtic players against Dortmund were Maeda (3) and goalkeeper Schmeichel (4)
The best BVB players v Celtic were Guirassy and Adeyemi (both with the best 1 player rating)
Here is a look at the EPL Team of the Week for Match Day 6 from Troy Deeney at the BBC, Alan Shearer from the Premier League and Gabriel Agbonlahor at TS.
Troy Deeney Team of the Week GW6 2024-2025 season
Mads Hermansen (Leicester)
James Justin (Leicester), Micky van de Ven (Spurs), Joachim Andersen (Fulham), Joskvo Gvardiol (Manchester City)
Lewis Cook (Bournemouth), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle)
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Dwight McNeil (Everton)
Liam Delap (Ipswich)
Micky van de Ven’s superb assist for Brennan Johnson’s opener at Old Trafford makes him the only Spurs player to earn a spot in this week’s TOTW from Deeney.
Arsenal scored twice in second half stoppage time to pick up a 4-2 win over Leicester City at the Emirates over the weekend. This was a crucial win for the Gunners given that Man City had dropped points away at Newcastle earlier in the day, and it allowed them to draw level with MCFC in the league table.
Here are our main talking points from the game.
Arsenal dominant going forward
The first half was all Arsenal- they had 12 shots to Leicester’s solitary one and had more than 75% of possession before the interval. And they were rewarded for that dominance, with goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard giving them a deserved 2-0 lead at half time.
James Justin’s brace brought Leicester back into the game (his second goal was an absolute peach), but no neutral would’ve begrudged Arsenal a win. The Gunners were as dominant in the second half as they were in the first, and finished with a whopping 35 shots (LCFC added 4 more in the second half to finish with 5)
Mikel Arteta’s side had 16 shots on target here against Leicester- the first time in 7 years that a Premier League side has managed more than 15 on target in a game!
A solid response after all the parking the bus talk last weekend against Man City!
Mads Hermansen saves vs Arsenal
The reason Leicester stayed so long in the game was due to the brilliance of their goalkeeper Mads Hermansen. The Danish stopper virtually decided to turn into prime Manuel Neuer in the second half, and produced save after save, denying the likes of Trossard, Gabriel, Havertz and Calafiori goals.
Hermansen was eventually beaten in the 94th minute and even that was down to a generous dose of luck for the home side- Trossard’s shot took a deflection off Ndidi.(it was declared an Ndidi own goal)
Here is a look at the Everton F.C. vs Crystal Palace F.C. starting lineups and timeline of key moments plus the key match stats from their EPL game played on 28 September, 2024.
This was Everton’s first league win of the 24/25 season after a horror start to the campaign, and was secured thanks to a brace from Dwight McNeil.
Everton FC vs Crystal Palace Timeline 2024 September
10th minute Goal Marc Guehi, assist Maxence Lacroix (EVE 0-1 CRY) 47th minute First Goal Dwight McNeil, assist Ashley Young (EVE 1-1 CRY) 54th minute Second Goal Dwight McNeil (EVE 2-1 CRY)
Full time: Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace
Everton vs Crystal Palace F.C. lineups and subs used 2024-25 season
Here is a look at the Premier League table after Week 6 (six rounds of fixtures in the 2024/25 season). These are also the standings at the end of the month of September 2024 (beginning of October 2024)
Liverpool are the new league leaders after GW6, claiming top spot after they beat Wolves and Man City dropped points against Newcastle. Arsenal have also gone level on points with MCFC after beating Leicester in stoppage time. City and Arsenal remain the only undefeated teams in the league.
Here is a look at the Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their La Liga clash on 29 September, 2024. With Barcelona losing 4-2 to Osasuna earlier in the round, there was a chance for Real to close the gap, but they were held to a 1-1 draw here by Atleti.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Timeline 2024/25 season
64th minute Goal Eder Militao, assist Vini Jr (ATM 0-1 RMA) 90+5 minute Goal Angel Correa, assist Javi Galan (ATM 1-1 RMA) 90+9 minute Red Card Marcos Llorente (Atleti)
Full time Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid starting lineups and substitutes Sep 2024
Atleti: Oblak; Molina (Koke 46′), Le Normand, Gimenez, Reinildo Mandava (Javi Galan 75′), Rodrigo de Paul, Marcos Llorente, Conor Gallagher (Angel Correa 70′), Julian Alvarez (Rodrigo Riquelme 75′), Alexander Sorloth (Samuel Lino 56′), Antoine Griezmann
Here is a look at the Manchester United F.C. vs Tottenham starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their game played on 29 September, 2024. United had skipper Bruno Fernandes red carded in this game and lost 3-0 at home to Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs, who were without Son.
Man United vs Tottenham Timeline 2024
3rd minute Goal Brennan Johnson, assist Micky van de Ven (MUN 0-1 TOT) 42nd minute Red Card Bruno Fernandes for foul om Maddison
Half time Man United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur 47th minute Goal Dejan Kulusevski (MUN 0-2 TOT) 77th minute Goal Dominic Solanke, assist Pape Matar Sarr (MUN 0-3 TOT)
Full time Man United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United F.C. vs Tottenham Lineups and Subs used September 2024
MUFC: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Lisandro Martinez, Dalot; Mainoo (Mason Mount 45′ | Amad Diallo 85′), Ugarte (Christian Eriksen 73′); Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford (Rasmus Hojlund 73′), Zirzkee (Casemiro 46′)
Here is a look at the Chelsea F.C. vs Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their game played on 28 September, 2024. This was also a historic fixture as it saw Cole Palmer score four goals in the first half of a Premier League football game- the first time the feat has been achieved.
Chelsea FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC 4-2 Timeline September 2024
7th minute Goal Rutter, Assist Baleba (CHE 0-1 BHA) 21st minute First Goal Palmer, Assist Jackson (CHE 1-1 BHA) 28th minute Penalty second goal Palmer (CHE 2-1 BHA) 31st minute Third goal Palmer (CHE 3-1 BHA) 34th minute Goal Baleba (CHE 3-2 BHA) 41st minute Fourth Goal Palmer, Assist Sancho (CHE 4-2 BHA)
Chelsea FC vs Brighton and Hove Albion FC Starting Lineups and substitutes used 2024/25
Here is a look at the C.A. Osasuna vs F.C. Barcelona starting lineups and timeline of key moments from their La Liga clash on 28 September, 2024. Osasuna won 4-2, thus handing Barcelona their first league defeat of the 2024/25 season in the process (FCB were 7/7 going into the game)
CA Osasuna vs FC Barcelona Timeline 4-2 September 2024
Here is a look at the Arsenal vs Leicester City F.C. starting lineups, timeline of key moments and match stats from their league game played on 28 September, 2024. Arsenal won the fixture 4-2 to go level on points with defending champions Manchester City.
Here is a look at the Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant Timeline and starting lineups from their ISL 2024-25 match played on 28 September, 2024. Bengaluru beat MBSG 3-0 to maintain their 100% start to the new Super League season
Bengaluru FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant Timeline September 2024
Here is a look at the Europa League table as it stood after Match Day 1 (the first round of games) in the newly revamped UEL competition. The two English representatives in the tournament- Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, had differing starts. United were held to a 1-1 by manager Erik ten Hag’s old team FC Twente while Spurs beat Qarabag 3-0.
The two results, plus the way of how the rankings are determined after the first round, means that United are a lowly 20th while Spurs are fourth. If the group stages were technically stopped today, Spurs will automatically progress to the knockout stages while United will have to go through a playoff round where they will be unseeded.
Interestingly, the two teams will do battle in the Premier League this weekend (GW6) with Ange Postecoglu’s men travelling to Old Trafford to take on the Red Devils. Spurs beat Brentford 3-1 at home last week, while United were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace.
This Edson Alvarez red card v Liverpool (VIDEO BELOW) saw the West Ham midfielder get sent off for collecting two yellow cards in a matter of minutes. The first Alvarez yellow card against Liverpool came for a foul on Tsimikas in the 67th minute and the second yellow was for a tackle on Mo Salah shortly after the Egyptian forward had put LFC 3-1 up.
This Tsimikas head block vs West Ham (VIDEO BELOW) saw some body on the line stuff defending from the Liverpool left back in their Cup clash against the Hammers. Tsimikas attempted to dive with his head to block/clear Kilman’s shot with the score 2-1 in favour of Liverpool- they eventually went on to win 5-1. Reminds one of that famous Phil Jones defending with his head that went viral years ago.
Here is a look at the Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City FC Timeline and starting lineups from their ISL 2024-25 season opener. The two teams had contested the final of ISL 23/24 (won by Mumbai). This fixture was the first of ISL 24/25, and Tiri achieved the rare feat of scoring both a goal and an own goal in the same Indian Super League fixture.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City FC Timeline September 2024
9th minute Tiri own goal (MBSG 1-0 Mumbai City FC) 28th minute Alberto Rodriguez goal (MSG 2-0 Mumbai City FC) 70th minute Tiri goal (MBSG 2-1 Mumbai City FC) 90th minute Krouma goal (MBSG 2-2 Mumbai City FC)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Mumbai City FC Lineups & substitutes used 2024/25
Onana (GK- Man Utd) Alexander Arnold (Liverpool), Konsa (Aston Villa), Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori (both Arsenal) Morsy (Ipswich), Dibling (Southampton), Maddison (Tottenham) Diaz (Liverpool), Jackson (Chelsea), N’Diaye (Everton)
Here is a look at the Kerala Blasters vs Punjab FC timeline and starting lineups– the big moments from this Super League opener between KBFC and PFC. The game produced very few clear-cut chances but sparked into life at the end, with Punjab snatching a dramatic late winner.
Kerala Blasters vs Punjab FC Timeline September 2024
43rd minute Bakenga chips ball over keeper, but PFC goal disallowed for offside
86th minute Luka Majcen scores penalty after Saheef fouls Leon Augustine (KBFC 0-1 PFC)
90+2 minute Goal Jesus Jimenez, assist Pritam (KBFC 1-1 PFC)
Here is a look at the Man City vs Arsenal FC stats and timeline of key moments from their match on September 22, 2024. Arsenal lead 2-1 at the break, but lost Leandro Trossard to a red card just before the interval.
The dismissal changed the complexion of the game- Manchester City had 28 shots in the second half (Arsenal had only 1), and also had 88% of possession in that period (it was over 90% at one stage!). In the first half, City had 5 shots to Arsenal’s 4, so you can really see how Trossard’s sending off affected Arsenal’s tactics.
Arsenal’s only second half shot came through Havertz (90+7′). Interestingly neither Havertz nor defender Jurrien Timber (playing at RB) completed a single successful pass in the game despite playing the 90- it’s a record since stats for the same started to be kept by the league.
Full time post match stats Man City vs Arsenal 2-2 September 22, 2024
(MCFC stats on left; AFC on right)
Second half only shots map (Man City with 28 shots; Arsenal with just 1)
Second half possession Man City 88%, Arsenal 12% (first half it was 66 & 34)
Second half passes Man City 415, Arsenal 60 (first half it was 290 & 148)
Here is a look at the Bengaluru FC vs East Bengal timeline– all key moments from both clubs’ ISL 2024/25 opener, as well as the starting lineups for this BFC v EBFC clash. It finished 1-0 in favour of the home side, with the visitors having a player sent off.
Bengaluru FC vs East Bengal Timeline 2024
8th minute Lalchungnunga gets yellow card for foul on Noguera
12th minute Long range effort from Jeakson forces diving save from Gurpreet
Here is a look at the Premier League table after 5 games (after Man City v Arsenal in GW5 on 22 September, 2024). City saw their 100% record broken in this game week, with Arsenal seconds away from claiming a famous away victory after playing a full half with ten men following the dismissal of Leandro Trossard. However John Stones scored a last gasp equaliser- City had a whopping 28 shots in the second half and finally got the goal they so desperately wanted.
Premier League standings after Manchester City vs Arsenal September 2024
The gap between City and Liverpool at the top of the table is now just a single point.
Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea, who had a horror start to the season, seem to have hit their straps and are now only a point behind Arsenal. Chelsea were the only team to win away from home in Week 5- they comfortably beat West Ham United 3-0 at the London Stadium, with Nicolas Jackson starring for the Blues.
This Di’Shon Barnard red card vs Luton (VIDEO BELOW) saw the Sheffield Wednesday defender sent off for handling the ball and denying Mark McGuinness a header goal. The Barnard handball for SWFC came in the 74th minute with the Owls leading 1-0. Luton scored from the resulting penalty through Morris and went on to win the game 2-1
This Joel Bagan red card v Leeds (VIDEO BELOW) saw the Cardiff player sent off midway through the first half of their second division game earlier today (September 21, 2024). The Bagan dismissal against Leeds came for a foul on Gnonto & the ref deemed it worthy of a red card. Leeds eventually won the game 2-0.
A thoroughly entertaining game saw Spurs return to winning ways after a disappointing North London derby as they beat Brentford 3-1 (Crowd attendance of 61,246 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
Tottenham vs Brentford F.C. Timeline & Big Moments September 21, 2024
1st minute Mbeumo 23 second goal for Brentford- superb volley (TOT 0-1 BRE)
8th minute Mistake from Ethan Pinnock and while Maddison first time shot is saved by Flekken, Dominic Solanke scores from rebound (TOT 1-1 BRE)
28th minute Mistake from Vitaly Janelt and Spurs pounce, with move resulting in Brennan Johnson goal
(TOT 2-1 BRE)
40th minute Spurs GK Vicario gets caught in possession, but Mbuembo shoots straight at him
Half time Tottenham 2-1 Brentford (Spurs with 17 shots in first half)
West Ham put in a disappointing performance at the London Stadium (official crowd attendance 62,473) as they lost yet another home Premier League game, this time a derby fixture to Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea.
West Ham vs Chelsea FC Timeline & key moments 2024
4th minute 0-1 West Ham caught napping from a free kick & Nicolas Jackson scores with a nutmeg finish
Goal Jackson, assist Jadon Sancho (WHU 0-1 CHE)
11th minute Decent chance for Cole Palmer in the box, but he shoots wide.
18th minute 0-2 Another superb finish from Jackson as West Ham are cut open down the middle by Caicedo’s pass
Goal Jackson, assist Caicedo (WHU 0-2 CHE)
28th minute Fofana grabs Summerville’s hand inside the box, but no penalty
32nd minute Kudus scores for West Ham, but it’s offside
47th minute Lovely counter attack from Chelsea that begins in their own box and finishes in West Ham’s
Here is a look at the timeline of key moments from the Qatar national football team vs India game in 2024. This was a World Cup 2026 qualifier and if India had held on their 1-0 lead, they would’ve qualified for the next round. Instead they lost 2-1 in controversial circumstances.
Qatar vs India national football team match timeline
37th minute Chhangte gives India the lead (Qatar 0-1 IND)
Half time Qatar 0-1 India. Qatar make three substitutions
Here is a look at the timeline and important moments from AS Monaco vs Barcelona in the Champions League on 19 September 2024 plus starting lineups for both ASM and Barca and player ratings for the match from newspapers L’Equipe (French) and Diario As (Spanish)
Here are the Champions League league phase standings after MD1 (Round 1 of fixtures) for the 2024/25 season. Week 1 had games like AC Milan v Liverpool and Atalanta v Arsenal, and this is how the 36 teams rank after the first round of matches.
Bayern obviously top the UCL table after MW1 following their 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb. Teams 1-8 will qualify directly for the knockout stages while 9-24 will compete in a playoff round.
As it stands currently (after the first week), both Liverpool and Aston Villa qualify automatically, while Arsenal and Man City will be involved in the playoffs.
Here is a look at the Manchester City vs Internazionale starting lineups, key moments and player ratings from their Champions League clash on 18 September, 2024. The game ended in a 0-0 draw.
Man City starting lineup and substitutes used v Inter 2024 UCL
This Ferdi Kadioglu goal vs Wolves (VIDEO BELOW) saw the Turkish leftback score his first goal for Brighton in their Cup clash against WWFC on September 18, 2024. The Kadioglu goal against Wolverhampton came in the 85th minute and put BHAFC 3-1 up- they eventually won 3-2.
Some lovely work from Simone Adingra in the buildup to the Kadioglu goal- his turn on the half-way line from the goalkick is essentially what creates this goal
Here is a look at the player ratings, key moments and starting lineups for Sporting Lisbon vs LOSC in the Champions League on 17 September. 10-man Lille, who had Angel Gomes sent off in the first half, lost 2-0 in Lisbon. Sporting with 18 shots in the whole game; Lille had just 3 by comparison.
Player Ratings for Sporting CP vs Lille from L’Equipe (French) and O Jogo (Portuguese) newspapers
Viktor Gyokeres had a great game for SCP (all ratings below are out of 10)
Here is a look at the player ratings for Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb from their Champions League clash. Bayern scored NINE goals, with Harry Kane himself netting four of them!
L’Equipe player ratings Bayern Munchen Dinamo Zagreb 9-2
Here is a look at the AC Milan vs Liverpool timeline and key moments from their UCL group stage clash on 17 September, 2024. Liverpool won the game 3-1 at the San Siro.
AC Milan vs Liverpool F.C starting lineups
ACM playing XI & subs used v LFC: Maignan (Torriani 51′), Calabria (Emerson Royal 69′), Tomori (Gabbia 84′), Pavlovic, Theo Hernandez, Fofana, Loftus Cheek (Abraham 69′), Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao, Morata (Okafor 84′)
Yellow cards: Calabria 22, Fofana 31
LFC playing XI & subs used v AC Milan: Alisson, Alexander Arnold (Gomez 79′), Van Dijk, Konate, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, MacAllister (Endo 90+2′), Salah (Chiesa 90+2′), Szoboszlai, Gakpo (Diaz 68′), Jota (Nunez 68′)
Here is a look at the Real Madrid CF vs VfB Stuttgart timeline- all the big moments from their UCL MD1 clash on 17 September, 2024. Stuttgart dominated the first 20 minutes, but Thibault Courtois had a great game in goal for Real Madrid and after weathering the initial storm, RMA scored thrice after the interval to run out 3-1 winners.
RMA starting lineup and subs used v Stuttgart 2024
Here is a look at the Premier League table after GW4 (the standings after Spurs v Arsenal) in the 24/25 season (after Week 4). This match week had the North London derby, which was won 1-0 by Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the season in this round, also conceding their first goal in the process. Nottingham Forest’s 1-0 win over the Reds took them to 7th in the table.
Man City remained the only unbeaten team with a 100% record after matchday 4.
Here are the official starting lineups and substitutes used for YB vs Aston Villa in the latter’s first ever Champions League match of the modern UCL era. Unai Emery’s side qualified for the Champions League after a fine domestic campaign in 2023/24.
BSC YB 0-3 Aston Villa (Tielemans, Ramsey, Onana)
Aston Villa starting XI vs BSC Young Boys September 17, 2024
Here is a look at the Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim 4-2 player ratings from the big German media outlets. Karim Adeyemi scored a brace for BVB and was the star of the show at the Signal Iduna Arena while Adrian Beck struggled for FCH.
Bild player ratings Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim September 2024
(Note-German rating system- 1 very good; 6 very bad)
Adeyemi got the perfect 1 from Bild. The Heidenheim ratings were mostly 4’s, with the exception of Pieringer (3) and Beck (5)
Mikel Arteta became the first Arsenal manager since George Graham in 1988 to register three consecutive away wins at Tottenham as the Gunners beat their bitter rivals 1-0 in the 196th North London derby between the two teams on Sunday afternoon. Here is a look at the Spurs v Arsenal FC timeline- all key moments from the game.
5th minute– Dejan Kulusevski has the first shot of the game, and it is parried away by Arsenal keeper David Raya, in goal for the Gunners on his 29th birthday.
14th minute– A very decent chance for Spurs striker Dominic Solanke, who is in about 10 yards of space, but he takes too much time to get his shot away, and William Saliba arrives to deny him.
Chelsea’s first game after the international break saw them edge Bournemouth 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday night. Christopher Nkunku scored a late winner for the Blues on the South Coast. Here are our talking points from the fixture.
Referee Anthony Taylor sets Premier League record for most yellow cards in a match
In terms of quality of football, this game wasn’t the greatest, but it will go down in the history books as the fixture with the most YC’s in Premier League history. Anthony Taylor issued a total of 14 yellow cards (six to Bournemouth, eight to Chelsea).
The bookings started in the 18th minute, with the first yellow card in this Bournemouth v Chelsea game going to Ryan Christie, and the last one to Semenyo in second-half stoppage time.
Players booked for Bournemouth: Smith, Senesi, Christie, Cook, Tavernier, Semenyo Chelsea yellow cards v AFCB: Sanchez, Cucurella, Fofana, Colwill, Veiga, Jackson, Felix, Madueke
Sancho stars on Chelsea league debut
There were plenty of Chelsea fans with reservations when the Blues announced Jadon Sancho’s signing towards the end of the transfer window- another winger in a squad that has plenty of options in that position. The former Dortmund star made his CFC debut here as a half-time substitute for Pedro Neto and was a constant threat down the left flank after the interval.
He gave both Adam Smith and Julian Araujo a real working over, and most importantly, assisted Nkunku for the match winner.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Spurs v Arsenal (official crowd attendance of 61,645 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) on 15 September, 2024. Arsenal won the game 1-0 thanks to Gabriel’s second half header.
Spurs’ best chance fell to Solanke in the first half, but he dithered and the chance was gone (low xG) by the time he took a shot.
Spurs had 15 shots to Arsenal’s 7, but both sides had similar shots on target numbers (Spurs 5; AFC 4)
This QPR 96th minute goal vs Sheffield Wednesday (VIDEO BELOW) saw Alfie Lloyd score his first ever league goal for the R’s in dramatic circumstances towards the end of their Championship game.
SWFC had taken the lead through Barry Bannan, only for Lloyd to equalise in the 96th minute.
And this is perhaps the best goalmouth scramble you’d ever have seen- the commentator even says they “don’t know where the ball is”!
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest (official crowd attendance of 60,344 at Anfield on September 14, 2024). This is a new record Premier League attendance for a Premier League game at Anfield, but it saw the Reds slump to their first defeat under Arne Slot- LFC were unbeaten and hadn’t conceded a goal at the end of Week 3.
Some interesting stats from the game
Nottingham Forest had 0 xG in the first half- no shots whatsoever from NFFC till half time.
Coming into the game, NFFC had registered the most shots of all PL teams till GW3 (53)
The first shot of the game came from LFC in the 17th minute (through Luis Diaz)
Chelsea’s first game after the international break sees them travel to the South Coast to take on Bournemouth this weekend- a late kickoff on Saturday night at the Vitality Stadium. CFC will be wearing their 24/25 away kit against AFCB- the “guava ice” shirt from Nike.
Here is what the pundits have predicted for this clash, which will be refereed by Anthony Taylor, who was also in charge of Chelsea’s opening round defeat to Manchester City last month.
Paul Merson
Merson has called this the “hardest game” to predict this weekend. Says Chelsea “lack consistency” and they could win “3-0, 4-0” but “they could also lose”.
Here is a look at the pundit predictions for this GW4 league fixture.
Paul Merson
Merson says he’s “worried for Arsenal” and adds that Rice (suspended) and Odegaard (injured) will be big misses for the Gunners. Has gone for a 1-1 draw, but “more in hope” because he says Spurs could’ve been higher up the table if not for some “naive” play at the back.
The referee for this weekend’s marquee North London derby has been announced as Australia’s Jarred Gillett. The 37-year-old was in charge of the Chelsea v Crystal Palace game (GW3) before the international break (it ended in a 1-1 draw), and somewhat interestingly, has already refereed the Gunners this season- he was the man with the whistle for their season opener against Wolves (2-0 win for AFC). He was also the referee for the Community Shield curtain raiser between Man Utd and City (which was won on penalties by MCFC)
Spurs record under Jarred Gillett going into 2024/25 NLD v Arsenal
Going into this fixture, Spurs have a 50% win rate (4 wins and 4 losses from 8 games) under Gillett.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from England v Finland (official crowd attendance of 70,221 in the UNL at Wembley on 10 September, 2024). This game was also Harry Kane’s 100th England international game, and he marked it with a second half brace.
Finland had just two shots in the entire game (Pukki in the 12th minute and Keskinen in the 26th), and neither of the two were on target.
xG England 1.44-0.10 Finland shots map (Actual score ENG 2-0 FIN)
1-0 Harry Kane first goal vs Finland xG 0.07
2-0 Harry Kane second goal vs Finland xG 0.12
Here is a look at the player ratings for Netherlands vs Germany in the Nations League on 10 September 2024 from well known German newspaper Bild and Abendzeitung Munchen. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
With Nicklas Fullkrug unavailable through injury, Germany started Undav. The Dutch had a strong Premier League core (Verbruggen, de Ligt, van Dijk, Ake, Gravenberch, Gakpo) although another potential starter (Zirkzee) didn’t feature as Koeman opted to give Ajax’s Brobbey a start upfront.
Bild player ratings Netherlands vs Germany football September 2024
Note- German rating system (6 very bad, 1 very good)
Bild thought Man Utd defender De Ligt was the worst player on the Holland side, giving him a 5 player rating. The Liverpool trio of Gravenberch, Van Dijk and Gakpo (all played the full 90) were given a 3 while Ake got a 4.
Havertz was also given a 4, with the best German player ratings reserved for Undav, Wirtz and Kimmich.
Germany take on the Netherlands in what promises to be a blockbuster Nations League clash later this evening, and here are the predicted lineups for NED v GER from well known German sports newspaper Bild.
Bild predicted lineup for Holland vs Germany September 2024
The Dutch are expected to lineup with Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Manchester United’s Matthijs de Ligt in the centre of defence. De Ligt’s United team mate- Joshua Zirzkee, is however not expected to feature in this game, with Ajax’s Brian Brobbey likely to start upfront. Zirzkee started against Bosnia, but Koeman has indicated in the Dutch media that he wants to see what Brobbey can do against Germany.
Here is a look at the French and Italian newspaper ratings for France v Italy in the Nations League on 6 September, 2024. France took the lead in this game in the 1st minute, but Italy ended up winning 3-1.
France 1 (Barcola) Italy 3 (DiMarco, Frattesi, Raspadori)
L’Equipe player ratings France 1-3 Italy UNL 2024
Arsenal defender William Saliba got a 3/10 for his performance here, as did his defensive partner- Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate. The worst rating was reserved for Theo Hernandez (2/10) while the best was reserved for left winger Bradley Barcola.
Former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante got a 3/10 while Michael Olise, on his Les Bleus senior debut, got a 4/10 player rating from L’Equipe.
Here is a club-wise breakdown of the full list of 30 nominees for the 2024 Ballon D’Or (23/24 football season). The club names of the nominees are the clubs as on the date of the nomination (for example, Kylian Mbappe played the 23/24 season for PSG, but is currently a Real Madrid player as of 24/25)
Among the Premier League clubs, Arsenal and Man City have 4 nominees for the 23/24 Ballon d’Or, followed by 1 each from Aston Villa & Chelsea. No Manchester United or Liverpool player was nominated for the Bdor in 2024.
Bdor all 30 Nominees for 2024 by club
Real Madrid (7)– Bellingham, Carvajal, Kroos, Rudiger, Valverde, Vini Jr & Mbappe
Here is a look at the Spanish newspaper player ratings for Serbia vs Spain in the Nations League last night. The game- Spain’s first since their Euro 2024 triumph, ended in a 0-0 draw. Marca almost got their predicted Spanish lineup right- the only thing they missed was Ayoze Perez starting instead of Oyarzabal.
Marca player ratings Serbia vs Spain UNL 2024
A single star for Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, who had a rare start for the national side in the absence of Unai Simon. His opposite number Rajkovic got 3 stars from Marca- the highest player rating on the Serbian side.
Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella got a single start too. Spain’s highest rated player was Lamine Yamal (3 stars), with the likes of Zubimendi, Laporte and Le Normand following closely behind with 2 stars.
Diario AS player ratings SRB 0-0 ESP
The ratings were similar in Diario AS, with Raya and Cucurella getting one star and Lamine getting 3. AS however thought Zubimendi only deserved a single star (as opposed to Marca’s 2), and that Jovic didn’t deserve a rating at all.
Euro 2024 champions Spain return to action in the Nations League later tonight away at Serbia and here is how the big Spanish newspapers have predicted La Furia Roja to lineup.
With Unai Simon’s injury, all the papers are of the opinion that Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya will start ahead of Alex Remiro and Robert Sanchez. Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella will be on the left side of defence, with Aymeric Laporte and Robin le Normand in the centre.
Martin Zubimendi, who was widely linked with Liverpool in the summer transfer window, is expected to start in midfield.
The big game of the weekend in the Premier League was the one at Old Trafford between great rivals Manchester United and Liverpool. It turned out to be a rather tame one-sided affair, with Liverpool coasting to victory and scoring 3 unanswered goals in the process. Here are our talking points from the fixture.
Casemiro has a stinker; Colyer-Mainoo in the centre of the park in the second half
Casemiro had an absolute shocker of a first half for United, and two of his mistakes directly led to first-half goals for Liverpool. The Brazilian midfielder was one of the best in the world at Real Madrid, but has looked like a pale shadow of his former self at Old Trafford, and his performance on Sunday was so bad that manager Erik Ten Hag was forced to sub him off at half-time, and bring 20-year-old Toby Collyer (on Premier League debut) in midfield alongside teenager Kobbie Mainoo.
Arne Slot’s side kept yet another clean sheet in an impressive 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford, and it’s no surprise that they dominate several pundits’ TOTW for MW3.
Almost half of the BBC TOTW for Round 3 come from Liverpool, with Deeney’s XI having 5 LFC players- goalkeeper Alisson, defenders Van Dijk and Robertson and forwards Luis Diaz and Mo Salah.
Arsenal’s 100% record in the league came to an end over the weekend as they drew 1-1 with Brighton and Hove Albion at the Emirates. Most pundits pre-match expected the Gunners to beat BHAFC, and on the evidence of the first half, it did look like a victory for the Gunners before a controversial red card to Declan Rice changed the game.
Here are our talking points from the game.
First ever Havertz Premier League goal from outside the box
Kai Havertz scored Arsenal’s only goal of the afternoon and it was a very well-taken one too from the German, chipping the keeper from outside the box following a mistake from Albion defender Lewis Dunk.
Interestingly, this was Havertz’s 34th PL goal (Arsenal + Chelsea combined), but his first league goal scored from outside the box (see the shots map of his goals so far below)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Man U vs Liverpool (Official attendance of 73,738 at Old Trafford on 1 September, 2024). A comfortable 3-0 win for Liverpool as they capitalised on United errors in midfield
xG Man United 0.72- 1.06 Liverpool shots map (Actual score MU 0-3 LFC)
0-1 Diaz header goal vs Man United xG 0.35
0-2 Diaz second goal vs MU xG 0.08
0-3 Salah goal vs MUFC xG 0.11
Not much for United in terms of chances on xG apart from one Zirkzee header (63rd minute) from close range that was saved by Alisson. The chance accounted for most of United’s xG- the rest of the ones weren’t really high percentage opportunities.
United had only two shots in the first half (both to Mazraoui), and their first shot came after half an hour.
Liverpool also had a first half Trent Alexander Arnold goal disallowed for Salah being offside.
The Champions League returns this year with a radically different format, one that sees each team play EIGHT group games. The 8 will be split into four home games and four away ones, but you don’t play the same team home and away- instead there are 8 different group opponents.
The group stage in 24/25 has 36 teams this year (up from 32 in previous years), and the table will be one big, combined log. Teams that finish 1-8 will directly progress to the knockout stages, while 9-24 will face each other in a playoff. 25-36 will be eliminated from Europe altogether (no EL for them)
Premier League opponents in UCL this year (2024/2025)
Man City (Home): Inter, Brugge, Feyenoord, Sparta Man City (Away): PSG, Juventus, Sporting Lisbon, Slovan Bratislava
Liverpool (Home): Real Madrid, Leverkusen, Lille, Bologna Liverpool (Away): Leipzig, AC Milan, PSV, Girona
Arsenal (Home): PSG, Shakhtar, Dinamo Zagreb, Monaco Arsenal (Away): Inter, Atalanta, Sporting Lisbon, Girona
Liverpool appear to have the toughest draw on paper, although City have some tricky fixtures away from home. Arsenal have a very winnable fixture list.
New interim England manager Lee Carsley has announced his first Three Lions squad for their upcoming fixtures against Ireland and Finland. There are quite a few changes from England’s last squad- the Euro 2024 one by Gareth Southgate, which reached the finals of the Championships before losing to Spain.
Out from England Euro 2024 squad: Aaron Ramsdale, Kyle Walker, Luke Shaw, Jude Bellingham, Kieran Trippier, Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, Ivan Toney, Adam Wharton
Note- out includes retired/injured/not selected
New names/inclusions in Carsley squad not present in Euro roster: Nick Pope, Levi Colwill, Toni Livramento, Rico Lewis, Harry Maguire, Angel Gomes, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jack Grealish and Noni Madueke
First ever England call-ups for Gomes, Gibbs-White, Livramento and Madueke.
Chris Kavanagh has been appointed as referee for the crunch GW3 clash between Arsenal and Brighton this weekend (24/25 season). Both teams are unbeaten and are in the top four as of Week 2, which means one of the two could potentially lose that status this weekend. The Gunners are also yet to concede a goal in the PL this campaign (GS 4, GA 0)
Arsenal recent games under Chris Kavanagh as referee (2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22 seasons)
Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal (23/24)
Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal (23/24)
Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal (22/23)
Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth (22/23)
Leeds 0-1 Arsenal (22/23)
Arsenal 2-1 Leeds (21/22)
Noni Madueke’s hat trick against Wolves saw Chelsea overtake London rivals Arsenal in the list of players with most Premier League hat tricks. Chelsea now have 23 different players who have achieved the feat, with Arsenal closely behind at 22.
PL clubs with most hat tricks from different players (as of the 24/25 season)
Chelsea 23
Arsenal 22
Man City 16
Liverpool 16
Man Utd 14
If you’re wondering who the 23 Chelsea players are, here’s the full list of CFC EPL hat tricks so far
Gavin Peacock was the first Chelsea player to score a Premier League hat trick back in the 1995/96 season.
Hasselbaink, Drogba, Lampard, Hazard and Palmer have multiple EPL hat tricks in Chelsea colours.
1 Gavin Peacock (v Middlesbrough 1996)
2 Mark Hughes (v Leeds 1996)
UEFA have officially announced Marco di Bello as the referee for the Servette v Chelsea Conference League Playoff (2nd Leg) clash on Thursday. The 43-year-old Di Bello will have fellow Italians Alessandro Giallatini and Giovanni Baccini as his assistant refs, with Luca Zufferli as the fourth referee and Gianluca Aureliano on VAR duty. Chelsea lead 2-0 from the first leg.
While Di Bello has never previously refereed a Chelsea or Servette game as the main ref, he was on VAR duty when Servette drew 0-0 with Ludogorets in the UECL last season (February 2024)
The last UEFA game Di Bello refereed before this Chelsea clash with a 4-3 away win for Malmo at PAOK in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League earlier this month.
Here is a look at the Premier League Table for the current 2024/25 season after Week 2, and comparing it to the standings as of Week 1.
Chelsea, as you can see, are the biggest movers up the table- they were 17th in the standings at the end of GW1 and are now in 8th spot after GW2 courtesy of their 6-2 win away at Wolves.
French newspaper L’Equipe had an interesting headline today (August 27, 2024) covering Mason Greenwood and his start at Olympique Marseille. The former Manchester United youngster joined OM earlier this summer for a 30 million euro fee and has already scored 3 goals for his new club, prompting L’Equipe to run an article on him.
The French paper’s cover page had the headline “OM- Greenwood, L’Amour Sans Condition” (Marseille & Greenwood, Unconditional Love”). The article inside had the subheadline “OM, Sweet Home” (a play on Home, Sweet Home using OM)
There have been many folks asking for Cole Palmer to play in a more central role, and the forward showed what he was capable of in that position, racking up a hat-trick of assists for Noni Madueke in a 14 minute period in the second half.
Palmer became the first Chelsea player to achieve a PL assist hat-trick since Cesc Fabregas did so over 8 years ago (in April 2016 v Bournemouth to be precise).
Noni Madueke was a constant threat down the right wing for Chelsea- the first shot of the game came from him in the 2nd minute (and the Blues scored from the resulting corner seconds later).
Palmer and Madueke combined very well and made life tough for Rayan Ait-Nouri, who was playing left back for Wolves. All three of Madueke’s goals came in the same area of the pitch.
In the process, Madueke became the 6th youngest Chelsea player to score an EPL hat trick (22y 168d), and it’s only the 5th time that a Premier League hat trick has had the same player assisting all the goals.
At the end of Game Week 2, four teams remain unbeaten in the new 24/25 Premier League season- defending champions Man City, Brighton, Arsenal and Liverpool. Of these four, Arsenal and Liverpool are yet to concede a goal. The Gunners and LFC both won by identical 2-0 margins over the weekend, but the nature of those victories- they didn’t really dominate or stand out, meant that the two teams didn’t have any representative in the official BBC and PL TOTW.
Arsenal maintained their unbeaten start to the new Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday evening. The result was a crucial one for the Gunners, given that AVFC had beaten AFC both home and away in the PL in 2023-24.
Here are our talking points from the game
Two BIG Ollie Watkins misses for Aston Villa
This could’ve been a completely different game for Villa had Ollie Watkins converted two glorious chances for them before Arsenal scored. For the first one, he shot wide after some excellent Villa pressing had forced Gabriel Magalhaes into a mistake. For the second, Watkins’ header was brilliantly saved by David Raya from point blank range.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Wolves v Chelsea (Official crowd attendance of 31,235 at Molineux) on August 25, 2024.
Wolves were more than competitive in the first half, but were blown away in a fourteen-minute second half spell that saw Cole Palmer set up a hat trick for Noni Madueke.
xG Wolves 0.96- 1.18 Chelsea shots map (Actual score WOL 2-6 CHE)
0-1 Jackson header goal v Wolves xG 0.14
1-1 Cunha goal vs Chelsea xG 0.25
1-2 Cole Palmer goal vs Wolves xG 0.03
Chelsea striker Cole Palmer scored a marvellous goal against Wolves to put his side 2-1 up in their GW2 clash, but experts were of the opinion that the goal should have been disallowed as the ball was still rolling when CFC keeper Robert Sanchez took the restart.
After beating Ipswich on the opening day of the season, Liverpool host Brentford on Sunday afternoon at Anfield. The Bees also started their 24/25 season campaign on a winning note, edging Crystal Palace 2-1 thanks to goals from Mbuemo and Wissa. Here is what the big TV pundits think about this GW2 clash. Paul Merson … Read more
Both Wolves and Chelsea come into this GW2 clash on the back of identical 2-0 defeats in the opening round- Wolves went down to Arsenal while Chelsea were beaten by defending champions Manchester City. Another loss here at Molineux, and one of these teams could find themselves in the relegation zone after this weekend’s round of fixtures.
Here is what the pundits think about this clash
Paul Merson
Sky pundit Merson doesn’t think Chelsea have got their first XI figured out. Adds that he could predict Arsenal’s XI for next month’s match against Spurs today, but simply can’t do the same for CFC.
Merson isn’t also a fan of how new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has frozen out Raheem Sterling, saying that he’s better than many of the other wingers in their current squad.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Aston Villa vs Arsenal on August 24, 2024. The Gunners won this game 2-0, but it could’ve been a very different story had AVFC striker Ollie Watkins converted two very good chances for the home side before Arsenal’s goals.
xG Aston Villa 1.27-0.78 Arsenal shots map (Actual score AVL 0-2 ARS)
0-1 Trossard goal vs Aston Villa xG 0.10
0-2 Thomas Partey goal vs Villa xG 0.06
Watkins 25th minute chance vs Arsenal xG 0.33 (shot wide after great Villa pressing)
Watkins 54th minute chance vs Arsenal xG 0.45 (great save from Raya after Onana’s shot hit woodwork)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Brighton v Manchester United (official crowd attendance of 31,537). BHAFC won the game 2-1 thanks to a late goal from Joao Pedro.
United were left ruing a huge missed opportunity at 1-1 when Garnacho had an empty net to shoot at, but team mate Joshua Zirkzee ended up making contact with his shot, leading to the goal being disallowed for offside.
The game of this weekend sees Aston Villa, coached by former Arsenal boss Unai Emery, host the Gunners in the Midlands. Both teams got their campaigns off to winning starts on the opening weekend- Arsenal beat Wolves 2-0 while Villa got the better of Julen Lopetegui’s West Ham.
Here are the pundit predictions for this GW2 clash.
Here is a look at how different media pundits (Troy Deeney for the BBC, Alan Shearer for the official PL and Gabriel Agbonlahor for TS) had their Team of the Week after Round 1 of the 24/25 season.
Only two of the 10 games in Week 1 (Forest v Bournemouth and Leicester v Spurs) ended in draws.
The biggest margin of victory came from Brighton, who beat Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park. Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Aston Villa all got off to winning starts, as did defending champions Man City, who got the better of Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea 2-0.
Chelsea and Manchester City will meet this evening in what is the most widely anticipated game of the opening weekend of the new 24/25 Premier League season.
The Blues have a new manager in Enzo Maresca and have heavily invested in the transfer market to strengthen their squad. Pep Guardiola’s side are the reigning champions, and the corresponding fixture between the two sides last season (a 4-4 draw) was one of the best games in the league in 23/24.
The official Euro 2024 team of the tournament has been announced by governing body UEFA, and not surprisingly, is dominated by champions Spain, with six of the eleven players coming from La Furia Roja.
Spain went 7/7 to win the tournament and dominate the attacking part of this TOTM- the midfield troika (Fabian Ruiz, Dani Olmo, Rodri) is all Spanish, as are two of the top three upfront (Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal). Olmo was not originally in the Spanish starting XI, but came into it after Pedri suffered a tournament ending injury following a Kroos tackle in their last eight clash against Germany.
Interestingly, the back four of this TOTM all play in the Premier League- left back Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), centre backs William Saliba (Arsenal) & Manuel Akanji (Man City) and right back Kyle Walker (also MCFC).
Akanji and Musiala are the only two non-semifinalists in this TOTM. There is however no Dutch player in this XI.
UEFA Euro 2024 team of the tournament (with club names and nationality)
Goalkeeper– Maignan (FRA/AC Milan/Serie A)
Defenders– Cucurella (ESP/Chelsea), Saliba (FRA/Arsenal), Akanji (SUI/Man City) and Walker (ENG/Man City)- all Premier League
Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings for England vs Spain in their Euro 2024 final on July 14, 2024. Spain dominated the game on xG and ran out 2-1 winners.
L’Equipe player ratings England v Spain Euro final
The French newspaper, who are notoriously tough to please, didn’t rate a single player on either side above 7. They were particularly harsh on England skipper Harry Kane, giving him a 3/10. L’Equipe also thought Man Utd’s Kobbie Mainoo only merited a 4/10. They gave Spain an average team rating of 6.3/10, as against the 4.9/10 given to the Three Lions here.
Bild player ratings England 1-2 Spain Euro 2024 Final
Nobody on either side got a 6, but Kane and Phil Foden were both given a 5. Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella, who provided the assist for the winning goal got a 2 here, as did Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for the Euro 2024 final between England and Spain (Attendance 65,600). Spain dominated the game and were deserving winners at the end.
Here is a look at the top speeds of Chelsea players representing their countries at Euro 2024 so far. The Blues have some representatives in the tournament and both the finalists for the Euros (Spain and England) have Chelsea players in their squads.
Mykhailo Mudryk (UKR)
The fastest Chelsea player at Euro 2024 is Mykhailo Mudryk, with the Ukrainian winger registering a top speed of 34.9 km/h (average of 33.44) during the tournament as per official records.
Mudryk was Ukraine’s joint quickest player along with Artem Dobvyk (also measured at 34.9 km/h) and the pair are 18th in the overall list for quickest players at the tournament, which is headed by Kylian Mbappe (36.5 km/h)
Romelu Lukaku (BEL)
The Belgian striker is still technically contracted to Chelsea, and had a top speed of 33.5 km/h (avg of 32.35 km/h), which made him Les Diables Rouges’ fifth fastest player at Euro 2024 after Trossard, Onana, Doku and Openda.
Here is a look at the list of Man of the Match winners for every game at Euro 2024, their nationality and the club/league they were representing. Player clubs are the clubs they were contracted to when the tournament squads were announced.
12 POTM Awards at Euro 2024 have been won by Premier League based players (club breakup below)
Man City (5)– De Bruyne*2, Akanji, Rodri, Bernardo Silva Liverpool (2)– Cody Gakpo*2 Man Utd (2)– Christian Eriksen*2 Arsenal (1)– Bukayo Saka Aston Villa (1)– Ollie Watkins Tottenham Hotspur (1)– Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Here is a look at the quickest English players at Euro 2024. Not surprisingly, Manchester City’s Kyle Walker comfortably tops the list- a defender known for his pace and speed despite being over 30 years of age. But Walker’s top speed of 34.8 km/h at Euro 2024 only places him at 20th in the overall list of quickest players at the tournament (French forward Kylian Mbappe is the fastest at 36.5 km/h)
Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa has been the second fastest player for England at this tournament, followed by the duo of Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka. Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher rounds off the top five.
Quickest England players at Euro 2024 | Top Speeds of English football players at the 2024 European Championships
(Official data for only Euro 2024 games- after England-Netherlands semifinal)
1) Kyle Walker 34.8 km/h (Manchester City)
2) Ezri Konsa 34.2 km/h (Aston Villa)
3) Jude Bellingham 33.5 km/h (Real Madrid) & Bukayo Saka 33.5 km/h (Arsenal)
Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings for England vs Netherlands. The Three Lions edged this clash 2-1 and we have ratings from French, German as well as Spanish papers (England will meet Spain in the final).
L’Equipe player ratings for England vs Netherlands
The French paper thought Arsenal midfielder Rice had a rare off-day (he was dispossessed for the Simons goal), and gave him a 5. Saka got a 6, while Real Madrid star Bellingham was given a 3.
L’Equipe was also unhappy with the performance of referee Felix Zwayer, giving him a 4/10 ref rating.
Bild player ratings Netherlands 1-2 England
(Note German rating system; 1 very good, 6 very bad)
Xavi Simons was the only player on either side to get a 2- no one got the best 1 rating. It was a pretty average game by Bild’s standards, as demonstrated by the number of 3’s and 4’s in terms of player ratings that they gave both sides.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for England v Holland (Attendance 60,926 in Dortmund). The Netherlands took the lead through a powerful Xavi Simons shot, but a penalty for Harry Kane and a late Ollie Watkins goal saw England book their spot in the final.
xG England 1.27-0.50 Netherlands shots map (Actual score ENG 2-1 NED)
0-1 Simons goal England xG 0.04
1-1 Kane penalty goal vs Netherlands xG 0.80
2-1 Watkins goal vs Netherlands xG 0.07
Xavi Simons’ goal against England in their Euro 2024 semifinal had a shot power of 116 km/h, as shown by the official broadcasters on TV. Simons’ goal put the Netherlands 1-0 up in the 7th minute- a powerful effort that Three Lions goalkeeper Jordan Pickford got a hand to, but was simply unable to stop from going into the back of the net.
However, Yamal’s goal had a spin of 6 (RPS), but that value was 1 for Simons’ strike (see above)
Simons dispossessed Arsenal’s Declan Rice in midfield- not many folks manage to do so, before unleashing his thunderbolt. It was his second international goal for the Netherlands and meant that Gareth Southgate’s England had conceded first in each of their knockout games at these Euros (v Slovakia, v Switzerland and now Holland)
Click here for shot power stats of Xavi Simons great goal v England for Holland in the other semifinal The Lamine Yamal goal vs France, taken from a distance of 25 metres, had a speed/shot power of 102 km/h, as recorded by the official TV broadcaster stats. The Yamal goal for Spain had a xG … Read more
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for France vs Spain from their Euro 2024 semifinal. The star of the show was Lamine Yamal, as shown in these player ratings for the game from the newspapers– his marvellous strike started Spain’s comeback.
xG France 0.81-0.49 Spain shots map (Actual score FRA 1-2 ESP)
1-0 Kolo Muani header goal vs Spain xG 0.26
1-1 Lamine Yamal goal vs France xG 0.03
1-2 Dani Olmo goal vs France xG 0.09
Spain had only one shot after the interval– one from Lamine Yamal in the 81st minute. In fact, 3 of Spain’s 6 shots in the full game were taken by Yamal (his goal plus ones in the 40th and 81st minutes). Two shots went to Fabian Ruiz (5th minute header and 36th minute shot)
France had only 3 shots in the first half (two to Mbappe- both blocked) and the Kolo Muani goal.
They had some chances after the interval- not very high on xG, but decent-ish chances. They primarily went to
Hernandez 76th minute (over the bar; unmarked on edge of area), Mbappe 86th minute, Tchouameni (53rd minute header) and Upamecano (63rd minute header)
Here is a look at the newspaper player ratings for Spain vs France (Attendance 62,042) from the big European papers. We’ve got player ratings from Spanish, French and German ones.
L’Equipe player ratings Spain v France semi final Euro 2024
French newspaper L’Equipe had Arsenal defender William Saliba as the best France player v Spain, and by some margin. Saliba got a 6 while their team rating was 3.6. Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella also got a 6, while Man City midfielder Rodri was given a 7.
The best player on either side, according to L’Equipe, was Lamine Yamal (8/10; the worst player was Theo Hernandez (2/10 rating)
Bild player ratings Spain 2-1 France July 9, 2024
German rating system (1 very good; 6 very bad)
Yamal was again the pick of the players with a 1 rating while Rodri got a 2.
No French player got above 3- Saliba was one of a few with that rating.
Here is a list of attendances for all Copa America 2024 games. The tournament has been held in the United States across 14 different venues.
Argentina vs Colombia Final Attendance Copa 65,300 Hard Rock Miami Gardens
Canada vs Uruguay Third Place Playoff Attendance 24,386 (Bank of America Stadium Charlotte NC)
Semi final Crowds Copa America 2024
Argentina vs Canada 2-0 SF Attendance 80,102/strong> (Metlife NJ)
Uruguay vs Colombia 0-1 Attendance 70,644 (Bank of America Stadium Charlotte NC)
Quarter final Crowds Copa America 2024
Argentina vs Ecuador 1-1 QF Attendance 69,456 (NRG Houston)
Venezuela vs Canada 1-1 QF Attendance 51,080 (Arlington Texas)
Colombia vs Panama 5-0 Attendance 39,740 (Glendale Arizona)
Uruguay vs Brazil 0-0 Quarter final attendance 55,770 (Allegiant Paradise Nevada)
Group A Attendances Copa America 2024
Argentina vs Canada 2-0 Attendance 70,564 (Atlanta)
Peru vs Chile 0-0 Attendance 43,030 (Arlington Texas)
Peru vs Canada 0-1 Attendance 15,625 (Children’s Mercy Park Kansas City)
Chile vs Argentina 0-1 Attendance 81,106 (Metlife New Jersey)
Argentina vs Peru 2-0 Attendance 64,972 (Hard Rock, Miami Gardens)
Canada vs Chile 0-0 Attendance 24,481 (Orlando Florida)
Here is a look at the England v Switzerland player ratings from the big European newspapers. We’ve got ratings from French, Spanish and German newspapers here. England created very little on xG against the Swiss, but advanced to the semis on penalties (they won 5-4)
L’Equipe player ratings ENG 1-1 SUI Euro 2024
French paper L’Equipe had Bukayo Saka as the pick of the English players, giving him a 8/10. Behind him were Arsenal team mate Declan Rice and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (both 7/10).
The worst ratings (3/10) were reserved for Walker and Aebischer, with Kane and Foden getting a 4/10.
Both teams weren’t great on the day, but L’Equipe had the Swiss as marginally better (team rating of 5.2 versus 5.1/10 for England)
Bild player ratings England v Switzerland Quarterfinal
(Note- German rating system; 1 very good; 6 very bad)
A 6 was given to Aebischer, with Kane and Foden closely behind at 5. Bild had Saka as the best on the English side (rating 2) with Schar and Embolo on the Swiss one (also 2). Nobody got a 1 rating though.
Here is a look at the England vs Switzerland xG (expected goals) stats from their Euro 2024 quarterfinal. England prevailed 5-4 on penalties in front of a 46,907 strong crowd in Dusseldorf.
xG England 0.68-1.53 Switzerland shots map (Actual score ENG 1-1 SUI)
1-0 Breel Embolo goal vs England xG 0.90 (empty net, poked home)
1-1 Bukayo Saka goal vs Switzerland xG 0.04 (long range effort)
Total shots- England 13, Switzerland 11
Shots distribution
First half: England 5-2 Switzerland Second half: England 4-6 Switzerland AET 1 Half: England 4-0 Switzerland AET 2 Half: England 0-3 Switzerland
8 of England’s 13 shots in the game were blocked by Swiss players.
England’s first shot in the game came in the 14th minute (Declan Rice blocked xG 0.06)
Saka had the most shots for England (3), followed by Rice, Mainoo, Kane and Bellingham (2 shots each) and 1 each for Eze and Foden.
Time of England’s shots vs Switzerland
Rice 14′
Mainoo 16′
Kane 22′
Saka 43′
Mainoo 45′
Saka 47′
Saka 80′ (goal)
Kane 83′
Eze 88′
Rice 95′
Foden 101′
Bellingham 102′ (two shots- one blocked, one saved)
As you can see, there was no shot for England between Saka’s 47th minute effort and his 80th minute goal.
Another game where England’s xG was below 1. The Swiss didn’t create too many big xG chances either- theirs was primarily down to the Embolo goal.
Several major media outlets appear to be in agreement that England will field 3 at the back in their quarterfinal clash against Switzerland later this evening in Dusseldorf.
England have traditionally played these Euros with four at the back, with Kieran Trippier, John Stones, Marc Guehi and Kyle Walker being Gareth Southgate’s first choice combination.
Guehi is suspended for this one, and Southgate apparently wants to try a 3 ATB combination for this clash to match the Swiss, with Ezri Konsa coming into central defence alongside Stones and Walker.
That means Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, who started the tournament on the right wing, is likely to be employed as a left wing-back against the Swiss in a 3-4-2-1 formation.
With Man Utd youngster Kobbie Mainoo set to partner Declan Rice in the middle of the park, the big question arises as to who plays RWB. Certain media outlets have it as Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold (who originally started the tournament as a CM partnering Rice), but others think Trippier will get the nod over TAA.
Here is look at the player ratings from the big European newspapers for Spain vs Germany. La Roja edged Die Mannschaft to move into the last four, where they will meet France.
Marc Cucurella was involved in one of the more controversial moments of the game- there was a handball call against him, but the referee didn’t award a penalty. Kai Havertz had one of Germany’s good chances when Unai Simon was off his line- he could’ve passed it to Wirtz who would’ve had a tap-in, but instead went for an ambitious chip, which missed the target.
Bild player ratings Germany 1-2 Spain Euro 2024
(German rating system; the lower the better; 1 very good, 6 very bad)
Cucurella got a 3 here, while Havertz was given a 4 by German paper Bild. They were very unhappy with Anthony Taylor’s performance, giving him a 5. The best player in their eyes was Dani Olmo (1 rating), who was an early replacement for Spain following a tough challenge by Kroos on Pedri.
ABC player ratings Espana Germany
Spanish newspaper ABC gave just one star to Cucurella, and chose not to rate Kai Havertz at all. Rodri got two stars.
French paper L’Equipe gave Saliba a 8/10 for his performance here, the highest of any French outfield player. They were very unhappy with the performances of Bruno Fernandes and Kylian Mbappe though- the pair got a 2/10 rating here. Cristiano Ronaldo was given a 3/10, as was Antoine Griezmann.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Spain vs Germany on 5 July, 2024. Spain edged a tightly fought clash 2-1.
Germany had only 3 shots in the first half, but that figure improved to 13 in the second half as they searched for an equaliser. Spain had 8 in the first half, but only 3 in the second.
1-0 Olmo goal vs Germany xG 0.12
1-1 Wirtz goal vs Spain xG 0.08
2-1 Merino header goal vs Germany xG 0.04
Germany had a couple of other chances- Havertz chip when Simon was off his line, and Fullkrug hitting the post (he wasn’t standing when he took the shot) and then a late Fullkrug header that went wide.
Spain’s other best chances on xG went to Morata (47th minute) and Torres (122nd minute)
This Pedri injury vs Germany from a Kroos challenge and another Kroos stamp on Lamine Yamal were two early controversial moments from the Spain vs Germany Euro 2024 quarterfinal.
The first one saw Kroos produce a rough challenge on young Pedri that saw the medio substituted minutes later. Kroos also had an incident where he appeared to stamp on Lamine Yamal, but referee Anthony Taylor thought neither tackle was worthy of any card.
Kroos tackle on Pedri | Pedri injury vs Germany | Pedri substituted for Spain
Here is a look at the Romania vs Netherlands player ratings from the big European sports newspapers following the latter’s 3-0 triumph in their Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash. We’ve got player ratings from French, German and Spanish papers below.
L’Equipe player ratings Romania 0-3 Holland Euro 2024
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo was the pick of the Dutch players in French newspaper L’Equipe’s ratings, with his performance getting him a 8/10. LFC team mate Virgil van Dijk was given a 6/10 while Man City’s Nathan Ake got a 7. Forrmer Spurs forward Steven Bergwijn was the lowest rated Dutch player by L’Equipe- they gave him a 3/10.
Bild player ratings Romania Netherlands
(German rating system- 1 is very good; 6 is very bad)
Gakpo got the best possible rating under the German system from Bild, who gave him a 1 here. Bild thought De Vrij and Bergwijn were the worst Dutch players (4 rating). No one on the Romanian team got more than 3 as a rating from Bild.
Here is a look at the player ratings for Portugal vs Slovenia (Euro 2024 Round of 16) from the big European sports papers. We’ve got player ratings from Portuguese, French, German, Spanish and Slovenian newspapers below.
O Jogo player ratings Portugal v Slovenia
Portuguese sports paper gave goalkeeper Diogo Costa a 10/10 for his performance here. The Porto keeper, who has been linked with the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea in recent weeks, saved all three penalties in the shootout to help the Selecao move into the quarterfinals.
O Jogo was also unhappy with the performance of veterans Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe, giving them both a 4/10.
L’Equipe player ratings Portugal-Slovenia Round of 16
The French sports newspaper gave Costa a 9/10 for his performance. Cristiano Ronaldo and Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes were both 3/10 in their books, while Bernardo Silva got a 4/10.
Dnvenik Slovenian paper player ratings POR SVN
The Slovenian newspaper also recognised Costa’s efforts, giving him a 9/10. His opposite number Oblak fared well too.
Here is a look at the player ratings for France vs Belgium from the big European sports newspapers. We’ve got player ratings from French, German and Spanish papers. (also see xG stats for France v Belgium Euro 2024)
L’Equipe player ratings France 1-0 Belgium
French newspaper L’Equipe was very impressed with the performance of Arsenal defender William Saliba, giving him a 8/10 for his performance- the highest on either side.
Marcus Thuram and Antoine Griezmann got a 3/10 rating for their performance, as did Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku.
Both managers- Deschamps and Martinez, were given a 4/10 manager rating.
Nice Matin paper player ratings France Belgium 1-0
Nice Matin were disappointed with the performance of France’s forwards but praised the backline. They didn’t think the match was of any great quality though, and also thought the referee was poor.
Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings following England’s last ditch escape against Slovakia in their Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash. We’ve got player ratings from French, German and Spanish sports papers below.
L’Equipe player ratings England 2-1 Slovakia Euro 2024
L’Equipe thought Kyle Walker was England’s worst player (3/10) rating followed by fellow defenders John Stones and Kieran Trippier (4/10 rating). Nobody on the England side got more than 6/10, and they thought the Slovakian starting XI was better as a team (average rating of 5.4) as compared to England (average team rating 5.1/10)
Goal scorer Schranz and midfielder Lobotoka both got 7/10 on the Slovakian side, as did the referee for the game.
Bild player ratings England-Slovakia 2-1
(German rating system 6 very bad, 1 very good)
On to German paper Bild, who thought Foden was the worst England player on show (5 rating). They had Jude Bellingham as the best (2) followed by Kane and Rice (3)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from France vs Belgium (Crowd attendance of 46,810) in their Round of 16 Euro 2024 clash on July 1.
xG France 0.93-0.24 Belgium shots map (Actual score FRA 1-0 BEL)
1-0 Vertonghen own goal (no xG value for an own goal- deflected off Kolo Muani’s shot)
Belgium had just five shots in the entire game (and only one shot in the first half). Their five shots were Carrasco (27′ and 61′, both blocked), Lukaku 71′, De Bruyne 83′ and Theate’s long range one (90′)
France vs Belgium 1-0 Match Stats for comparison
(FRA stats on left; Belgium on right)
France had 19 shots to Belgium’s 5, and more possession.
The French newspaper had Jude Bellingham and Kyle Walker as England’s worst players on the evening (3/10 rating), and had Pickford, Rice and Kane as their best (6/10).
Slovenian centre back Drkusik was the highest rated player on either side (7/10), with the Slovenians also getting a better average team rating than England.
Bild player ratings England 0-0 Slovenia Euro 2024
(German rating system 1 very good; 6 very bad)
Declan Rice was the pick of the England players in Bild’s eyes- he got a 3 while the others mostly got a 4 and a 5. The German paper was also impressed with the Slovenian defence, with a troika of defenders getting a 2 rating.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Scotland v Hungary at Euro 2024 (June 23, 2024). A disappointing game for the Scots, who had 0 xG in the first half, and just managed four shots in the entire game (the Hanley shot at the end didn’t count in the stats)
Here is a look at the France vs Netherlands player ratings from the big European newspapers. We have newspapers from France, Germany and Spain below. The game ended in a goalless draw.
L’Equipe player ratings France vs Netherlands Euro 2024
French newspaper L’Equipe were very disappointed with Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele, giving them both a 3/10 player rating.
Ex-Chelsea medio Ngolo Kante was the pick of the outfield players in their eyes (7/10), while goalkeeper Mike Maignan got the highest overall rating (8/10)
On the Dutch side, they thought Memphis Depay and Cody Gakpo were poor.
Nice Matin French player ratings vs Holland Euro 2024
Nice Matin thought the match was a poor one to watch, giving it a 4/10. Kante and Maignan again the pick of the players here.
Here are the European newspaper player ratings for Spain vs Italy at Euro 2024. A convincing win for Spain- Italy had just four shots in the whole game. We’ve got player ratings from Spanish, Italian and French newspapers.
L’Equipe player ratings Spain vs Italy Euro 2024
French paper L’Equipe were pretty scathing of Italy’s performance, giving them a team rating of 4.4/10, which owed a fair bit to Donnarumma’s fine performance in goal (8/10). Jorginho got a 3/10, as did Chiesa and Scamacca.
Nico Williams had a fine game on the left wing for Spain (8/10), with Chelsea wingback Cucurella getting a 7/10.
Diario AS newspaper player ratings ESP ITA Euro 2024
AS thought several Italian players- Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Frattesi and Pellegrini, didn’t even deserve a rating. Jorginho got a single star.
Here is a look at the Denmark vs England player ratings from the big European sports newspapers. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. We’ve got player ratings from French, German and Spanish newspapers.
L’Equipe player ratings Denmark v England 1-1 Euro 2024
No England player got above 6/10 in L’Equipe’s player ratings, with the worst ratings (4/10) reserved for Trent Alexander Arnold, Jude Bellingham and manager Gareth Southgate.
Rasmus Hojlund got a 4/10 but Spurs medio Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg got a 7/10, as did Danish goal scorer Morten Hjulmand.
Marca player ratings Denmark 1-1 England Group Stage
Three players weren’t deemed worthy of a player rating by Marca- Kristiansen on the Danish side and Alexander-Arnold and Declan Rice on the England side.
No England player got more than one star from this Spanish newspaper while four Danes got two stars.
Here is the look at the Spain vs Italy expected goals (xG) stats from their game on 20 June, 2024 (official crowd attendance of 49,528).
Only four shots for Italy in the entire game– the first of which came through Chiesa in the 45th minute. Their other shots came in the 74th, 86th and 90+7th minutes.
Here is a look at the England Denmark xG from their Euro 2024 game on 20 June, 2024 (Crowd attendance of 46,177 in Frankfurt). The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
xG England 1.24-0.56 Denmark shots map (Actual score ENG 1-1 DEN)
1-0 Kane goal vs Denmark xG 0.70
1-1 Hjulmand goal vs England xG 0.02
Very few clear-cut opportunities that were high on xG, and Denmark’s goal was another outside the box screamer.
Denmark vs England 1-1 Match Stats for comparison
(Danish stats on left; England on right)
Both possession and shots marginally in favour of Denmark.
Here is a look at the list of all games managed by Igor Stimac as India coach. He took over as manager in 2019 and was in charge till 2024 when failure to qualify for the next round of the World Cup saw him get sacked.
Stimac record as India manager & all matches managed (2019 till 2024)
Managed 53– Won 19, Drew 14, Lost 20 (Win Percentage of 35.85%)
Stimac’s first four games saw them lose 3-1 to Curacao, beat Thailand 1-0 (first win under him) and score two goals each in 4-2 and 5-2 losses to regional giants Tajikistan and North Korea.
Here is a look at the European paper player ratings for Germany vs Hungary at Euro 2024. Germany won the game 2-0 to book their spot in the last 16.
L’Equipe player ratings Germany vs Hungary 2-0
Arsenal forward Kai Havertz was Germany’s poorest player on the evening according to French paper L’Equipe, who gave him a 5/10. They liked the performance of defender Jonathan Tah, who has been linked recently with Chelsea- he got a 8/10. Jamal Musiala also got a 8, while Liverpool medio Szoboszlai got a 4.
Bild player ratings Germany v Hungary Euro 2024
(German rating system- 1 very good, 6 very bad)
Goal scorers Musiala and Gundogan were Germany’s best players on the evening according to Bild, with both getting a 1. Havertz got a 3, as did Szoboszlai. A bunch of Hungarian players- Schafer, Bolla, Orban and Dardai got 5, the worst on the evening according to the German newspaper.
Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings for Portugal vs Czech Republic (Attendance 38,421 in Leipzig) at Euro 2024. We’ve got ratings from Portuguese, French, German and Spanish newspapers here.
L’Equipe player ratings Portugal 2-1 Czech Republic
French sports paper L’Equipe were very disappointed with the performance of Man Utd pair Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot, giving them both a 3/10 for their performance.
Man City defender Ruben Dias and PSG medio Vitinha were the pick of the players in their eyes with a 7/10 rating.
O Jogo player ratings Portugal v Czechia
In comparison to L’Equipe, Portuguese paper O Jogo thought Bruno had a better evening, giving him a 5/10. Dalot thought got a 4/10 (the lowest of the Portuguese player ratings along with Rafael Leao)
Here are the European paper player ratings for Belgium v Slovakia following Les Diables Rouges’ shocking 1-0 loss in their opening game of Euro 2024. We’ve got ratings from French, Belgian, German and Spanish newspapers here for the game.
L’Equipe player ratings Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
French newspaper L’Equipe gave both Leandro Trossard and Jeremy Doku 3/10 ratings. Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, on loan at Roma, fared marginally better in their eyes with a 4/10 while Kevin de Bruyne got a 6/10.
Het Nieuwsblad Belgian newspaper player ratings
Het Nieuwsblad was very disappointed with Trossard’s performance giving him a 4/10. Lukaku and Doku both got a 5/10 while KdB was again given a 6 here.
Arsenal’s first game of the 24/25 Premier League season has been announced, and it’s a fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers at home.
It is also the first time Arsenal and Wolves will be meeting on the opening day of the top flight season in the modern Premier League era (1992 till date)
Here are the European (French + German + Spanish) player ratings for Austria v France at Euro 2024. Les Bleus won 1-0, with Wober scoring a first half own goal.
L’Equipe player ratings Austria-France 1-0
L’Equipe gave Arsenal defender Saliba a 6/10 for his performance, with ex Chelsea medio Ngolo Kante getting a 7/10 for his performance.
Wober, the scorer of the own goal that gave France victory, got a 2/10. L’Equipe were also not really pleased with the performance of Ousmane Dembele and Marcus Thuram, both of whom got a 4/10 rating.
Diario AS player ratings Austria-France 0-1
Spanish paper Diario AS chose not to rate two players- Wober and Marcus Thuram. They thought Theo Hernandez was the best French player on the evening- he was the only player on either side to get 3 stars. Saliba got two stars, as did Kante.
Here is a look at the Belgium vs Slovakia xG from their Euro 2024 game in Frankfurt (Crowd attendance of 45,181) on June 17, 2024. A major upset as Slovakia won 1-0.
Here is a look at the Romania vs Ukraine xG from their Euro 2024 game in Munich (Crowd attendance of 61,591 on June 17, 2024). A stunning win for the Romanians, with two excellent low xG strikes from distance, and a high xG third goal.
xG Romania 1.15-0.57 Ukraine shots map (Actual score ROM 3-0 UKR)
1-0 Stanciu goal vs Ukraine xG 0.03
2-0 Marin goal vs Ukraine xG 0.02
3-0 Dragus goal vs Ukraine xG 0.93
Romania vs Ukraine 3-0 Match Stats for comparison
(Romania stats on left; Ukraine on right)
Both possession and shots were in Ukraine’s favour, but they struggled to carve out clear out opportunities and that shows up in their low xG score.
Jude Bellingham was the highest rated player on either side in L’Equipe’s player ratings- he got a 7/10. The lowest rated English player was John Stones (3/10). Vlahovic and Gudelj on the Serbian side got a 3/10 from L’Equipe too.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from England v Serbia (official attendance of 48,953) in this Euro 2024 game.
Not much in terms of action- the total shots for both teams put together just about entered double digits (6 for Serbia; 5 for England), with England shading possession.
xG England 0.58-0.19 Serbia shots map (Actual score ENG 1-0 SRB)
A picture of some Netherlands fans dressed up as Ruud Gullit ahead of their Euro 2024 opener against Poland in Hamburg has gone viral. While some simply saw it as a tribute to Gullit, a key person in the Dutch Euro 1988 title triumph, others felt it was a case of blackface- white football fans dressing up as black/coloured players.
Dutch football fans dressed up as Ruud Gullit photo Euro 2024
Here are the player ratings for Italy vs Albania at Euro 2024 from the big European sports newspapers. The Italians won 2-1 thanks to goals from Bastoni and Barella after Bajrami had given Albania a shock first minute lead.
Corriere della Sera Italian paper player ratings ITA 2-1 ALB
CdS gave Arsenal midfielder Jorginho a 6/10 for his performance here; his midfield partner Barella was the pick of the players in their eyes with a 8/10.
Armando Broja got a 5/10 player rating from CdS, with goalkeeper Strokosha the highest rated Albanian player with a 7/10.
L’Equipe player ratings Italia vs Albania
The French paper gave both Broja and Jorginho a 6/10 here, with Barella getting a 8.
Interestingly, L’Equipe didn’t think of Strokosha’s performance too highly, giving him only a 4/10. Broja was also the best Albanian player on the afternoon according to them, as can be seen below.
Spanish paper Marca thought Gvardiol wasn’t worthy of a rating in this game and gave Rodri a single star. They had a favourable view of Cucurella, giving him 2 stars.
Diario AS player ratings Spain-Croatia 3-0
Cucurella got 3 stars from Madrid based AS- the highest rating they gave to several Spanish players in this game. Gvardiol was again deemed not worthy of a rating here, while Kovacic got a single star. Two stars for Rodri from AS.
L’Equipe player ratings Spain 3 Croatia 0
L’Equipe was a rare publication which thought Cucurella had a poor game- the Chelsea left back was given a 5/10 for his performance by the French paper
Gvardiol got the same rating too while midfielder Rodri emerged with a 7/10, the next best for Spain in their eyes after Fabian Ruiz. Mateo Kovacic got a 6/10 (better than Luka Modric and Marcelo Brozovic)
Here is the Spain vs Croatia xG from their Euro 2024 game on 15 June, 2024.
Croatia edged possession and shots and therefore had the better of xG, although a bulk of that xG came primarily from two moments- a goalmouth melee in the 55th minute where several players had a crack, and a missed late penalty from Petkovic.
Here is a look at the player ratings for Germany vs Scotland (Euro 2024 opening game) from the big European newspapers (Bild, L’Equipe and Marca). An evening to forget for the Scots as they were thrashed 5-1, with Porteous also getting a red card.
Bild player ratings Germany Scotland 5-1
The German system has 1 as very good, and 6 as very bad.
Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan got the best 1 rating while Arsenal’s Kai Havertz got a 2. Bild thought Scott McTominay was the best of the Scotland players on show, giving him a 4 rating. Tierney got the worst possible 6 rating while Andy Robertson was given a 5.
Germany 5-1 Scotland L’Equipe player ratings 2024
Ratings out of 10- 1 very bad, 10 very good
Jamal Musiala again considered the best of the German players- he was given a 8/10. Havertz got a 7/10 rating here from the French paper.
On the Scottish side, no one got more than 3/10 from L’Equipe. Tierney got a 2/10 from the paper while Robertson and McTominay were both given a 3/10.
Here is a look at the Germany vs Scotland xG stats from their Euro 2024 opening game on 14 June, 2024. Only one shot in the entire game for Scotland, as compared to the 20 odd for Germany, with possession also in the hosts’ favour.
xG Germany 1.96-0.02 Scotland shots map (Actual score GER 5-1 SCO)
1-0 Wirtz goal vs Scotland xG 0.09
2-0 Musiala goal vs Scotland xG 0.15
3-0 Havertz penalty goal v Scotland xG 0.80
4-0 Fullkrug goal vs Scotland xG 0.08
4-1 Rudiger own goal v Scotland 0 xG (no xG for an own goal)
5-1 Can goal vs Scotland xG 0.07
Scotland’s only shot in the game came from McKenna in the 87th minute (leading to the Rudiger own goal)
Here is a look at the player ratings from the likes of L’Equipe, Marca and Diario AS following Real Madrid’s Champions League win over Dortmund at Wembley.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Real Madrid vs Dortmund (Official crowd attendance of 86,212 for the UCL 2024 final at Wembley on June 1, 2024)
Dortmund had a good first half (Real had only two shots in the first half totalling 0.09 xG), but Los Blancos bounced back in the second, with one goal a lovely header and the other coming from a Maatsen mistake.
Here is a look at the shirt numbers for France’s official 25 man squad for the 2024 European Championships (Euro 2024). Les Bleus are in Group D for the tournament alongside Poland, Austria and the Netherlands.
Arsenal’s William Saliba will wear No.17 for France at the tournament.
Who will wear which jersey number for France at Euro 2024?
Jersey No 1 for France- Brice Samba (Goalkeeper RC Lens)
Shirt Number 2 for France- Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan)
Jersey No.3 for France- Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid)
Shirt Number 4 for France- Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
Jersey No.5 for France- Jules Kounde (Barcelona)
Shirt Number 6 for France- Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)
With the rumours strongly linking Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca to Chelsea, here is a look at the Italian gaffer’s record at the King Power Stadium in 2023/24.
Maresca was only in charge at LCFC for one season, but that campaign was enough to convince the powers that be at Stamford Bridge that he could be Mauricio Pochettino’s successor. Pochettino had a tough start at Chelsea, but improved towards the end of the season, but was still shown the door.
Maresca list of all games as Leicester manager in 23/24 season
Maresca started with a win over Northampton Town in a pre-season friendly, but his first competitive game as Leicester manager saw the Foxes beat Coventry City 2-1.
The referee for this weekend’s FA Cup final has been announced, and it’s Andy Madley, the same referee who had the whistle when Manchester United lost 7-0 to Liverpool in March last year. Madley was also the referee when Brighton thrashed United 4-0 at the end of the 2021/22 season.
Has Andy Madley refereed a Manchester Derby before?
Yes, Madley was in fact also in charge of the City v United league clash a couple of months ago (March 2024) at the Etihad, which the former comfortably won 3-1.
Tottenham vs Newcastle 2024 (Spurs NUFC May 2024 MCG Friendly)
Final score and result: Spurs vs Newcastle 1-1 (NUFC win 5-4 on penalties)
A good crowd of 78,419 was in attendance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia for this friendly between Spurs and Newcastle United on May 22, 2024.
Mauricio Pochettino has surprisingly been sacked as Chelsea manager at the end of the 2023-24 despite the Blues finishing the campaign strongly and getting a spot in Europe.
Here is a look at how Poch’s tenure at Chelsea went- all the 51 games he managed at CFC during the 2023-2024 season
Arsenal finished the 2023/24 season on a winning note as they beat Everton 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Unfortunately for the Gunners, it wasn’t quite enough to end their league title drought as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 at the Etihad. Here are our talking points from the clash.
The 2023/24 Premier League season has just concluded, and here’s a look at all the goalless draws (0-0 scoreline games) that we saw in this edition of the league.
Interestingly, there were only 11 draws in the 2023/24 PL season. Given that a single campaign has 380 games, that amounts to 2.89% ending in 0-0 scorelines.
Arsenal’s only 0-0 league draw was against Man City and Liverpool’s solitary 0-0 was against Manchester United.
The very first 0-0 of the season involved Chelsea, but they didn’t have any other 0-0 game in the league.
This Semedo red card v Liverpool (VIDEO BELOW) saw Wolves’ Nelson Semedo sent off for a challenge on Alexis MacAllister. The Semedo dismissal came in the 28th minute. The scores were 0-0 at that time; LFC went on to win 2-0, and it ensured that Klopp remained unbeaten in all final day league games for Liverpool.
This Moises Caicedo half way line goal vs Bournemouth (VIDEO BELOW) saw the Chelsea midfielder score his first ever goal for CFC on the final day of the 23/24 league season. The Caicedo goal against Bournemouth came in the 17th minute and put the Blues 1-0 ahead- they eventually won 2-1.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his staff wore t-shirts and hoodies/sweatshirts with the message “Thank you luv” on the front and “I’ll never walk alone again” during his farewell. LFC won the final game of the Klopp era 2-0 against Wolves.
Anthony Taylor has been officially announced as the referee for Chelsea’s final league game of the 23/24 season against Bournemouth. The Blues are sixth in the table, but could potentially even finish fifth if they beat Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur fail to get points against Sheffield United.
Chelsea are unbeaten in games where Taylor’s been referee in the current 23/24 season. In fact, Chelsea haven’t lost a single game in the last three and a half odd years under Taylor– their last defeat when he had the whistle came back in the 2020/21 season (January 2021, when they lost to Man City)
The referee for Brighton vs Manchester United has been officially announced as Craig Pawson. This is United’s final league game of the season- they’re currently 8th with 57 points while Brighton are 10th with 48 points.
Has Pawson refereed Brighton v Man Utd before?
Yes, he’s in fact been in charge of this fixture twice- in 2017/18, when Brighton won 1-0 and in the FA Cup semifinal in 2022/23, when Man Utd won 7-6 on penalties (game ended 0-0 after extra time)
Here is a look at Liverpool’s record on the final day of the season in the Premier League era (1992 till date). Contains a list of every LFC match played on the last day of the PL season from 1992/93 till date and their result (W/D/L)
Interestingly, Liverpool have never lost their last league game of the season in the Jurgen Klopp era (from 2015/16). The 2023/24 fixture against Wolves was LFC’s final one under Klopp, who is leaving the club at the end of the campaign.
Liverpool last league game of every Premier League season and result
The referee for Man City vs West Ham this weekend has been officially announced as John Brooks. City can seal the league title if they beat the Hammers at the Etihad- Pep Guardiola’s men are two points ahead of Arsenal going into the final day of the 2023/24 season.
Has Brooks refereed a City v West Ham game before?
Yes, Brooks was in charge of City vs West Ham in May 2023 (22/23 season). That game saw City win 3-0, with goals from Nathan Ake, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.
The Premier League has officially announced Michael Oliver as the referee for Arsenal’s final league game of the 2023/24 season. The Gunners trail Man City by two points going into the final day of the campaign and need to beat Everton & hope that City slip up in their own game against West Ham.
Interestingly, Everton are yet to lose a game with Oliver as the referee in 2023/24. The Toffees have won 13 league games all season, and 3 of those 13 have come under Oliver.
Everton record with Oliver as referee in 2023/24 (3 wins, 1 draw)
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Spurs vs Man City (Crowd attendance of 61,065 on May 14, 2024). Two high xG goals from Man City, and Spurs were left ruing a miss from Heung-Min Son in the 86th minute.
xG Spurs 0.85-2.14 Man City shots map (Actual score TOT 0-2 MCI)
0-1 Haaland first goal vs Spurs xG 0.95
0-2 Haaland second goal vs Spurs xG 0.80
Son missed chance vs Man City xG 0.26
A bulk of City’s xG came from the two Haaland goals- their next best chance apart from that went to Foden (16th minute xG 0.15) and De Bruyne (47th minute xG 0.11)
Apart from Son’s chance, Spurs had half chances for Bentancur (6th minute) and Kulusevski (71st minute)
Spurs vs Man City 0-2 Match Stats for comparison
(THFC stats on left; MCI match stats on right)
As you can see Spurs edged possession and were ahead in most of the other metrics.
Here is a look at the player ratings for Paris SG vs Toulouse on 12 May, 2024 from France’s biggest sports newspaper L’Equipe. The game was also Kylian Mbappe’s final home game at Parc des Princes for PSG- their remaining fixtures are away games. L’Equipe paper player ratings PSG vs TFC 2024 Mbappe was the … Read more
Here is a look at the teams who have got promoted from Bundesliga 2 at the end of 2023/24 to the Bundesliga for the next 2024/25 season. Automatic promotion from 2.Bundesliga 23/24 to Bundesliga 24/25: St.Pauli, Holstein Kiel Promotion/relegation playoff: Fortuna Dusseldorf (vs third last team from Bundesliga VfL Bochum) Leg 1- Bochum 0-3 Dusseldorf; … Read more
Here is a look at which teams beat Arsenal in the Premier League, Champions League and the Cups during the previous 2023-24 season.
Updated after Arsenal 2-1 Everton on 19 May, 2024.
Arsenal Premier League defeats last season 23/24 (5)
Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal (4 November 2023)
Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal (9 December 2023)
Arsenal 0-2 West Ham (28 December 2023)
Fulham 2-1 Arsenal (31 December 2023)
Arsenal 0-2 Aston Villa (14 April 2024)
Arsenal UCL defeats last 23/24 season (3)
Lens 1-0 Arsenal (3 October 2023)
Porto 1-0 Arsenal (21 February 2024, Round of 16 First Leg)
Bayern 1-0 Arsenal (17 April 2024, Quarter final second leg)
Arsenal EFL Cup Defeat in 2023/24 (1)
West Ham 3-1 Arsenal (1 November 2023, Fourth Round)
Arsenal FA Cup Loss this season (1)
Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool (7 January 2024, Third Round)
Arsenal results 2023/24 season (list of all games played- win/draw/loss)
Here is a look at the player ratings for Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich (UCL Second Leg semi final) from the big European newspapers.
L’Equipe player ratings Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern
French newspaper L’Equipe thought Joshua Kimmich had a horror evening at right back for Bayern, giving him a 2/10 rating. His tormentor on the opposite wing, Vini Jr. had the best player rating on the Madrid side with a 8/10.
Real Madrid’s players wore shirts with “A Por La 15” written on the back after their stunning late comeback win over Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu.
Real have won 14 European titles and will be aiming for their 15th one (hence A Por La 15) when they face Dortmund in the 2023/24 Champions League final.
PSG had 30 shots, but only 5 of them were on target.
They also hit the woodwork from a few low xG chances (Mendes, Vitinha). Their best chance on xG went to Warren Zaire-Emery in the 47th minute (xG 0.33). Goncalo Ramos also wasted a couple of decent opportunities (60′, 63′), as did Mbappe (86′)
Paris vs Dortmund 0-1 Match Stats for comparison
(PSG stats on left; Borussia Dortmund stats on right)
Here is a look at the final EFL Championship table at the end of the 2023/24 season.
Automatically promoted: Leicester, Ipswich Promotion playoffs: Leeds, Southampton, West Brom, Norwich Relegated: Birmingham, Huddersfield, Rotherham United
As you can see, Birmingham City had excellent home form, but were relegated because of their shocking away form.
Also check out the EFL Championship table at Christmas 2023– Hull were in the playoffs then, but failed to qualify, and QPR and Sheffield Wednesday managed to avoid relegation after being in the drop zone at Xmas.
Final EFL Championship Standings for 2023-2024 season (combined log 46 games)
Here is a look at the list of defeats suffered by Manchester City during the previous 23/24 season. Includes MCFC losses across all competitions (Community Shield, Premier League, Champions League and domestic Cups)
Last updated after Man City 1-2 Man Utd (FA Cup Final) on 25 May 2024.
Man City Premier League defeats last 2023/24 season(3)
Wolves 2-1 Man City (30 September 2023)
Arsenal 1-0 Man City (8 October 2023)
Aston Villa 1-0 Man City (6 December 2023)
Man City Champions League Defeats in 23/24 season
Man City 1-1 Real Madrid (17 April 2024 QF Second Leg; lost on penalties)
Man City League Cup defeat in 23/24 (1)
Newcastle 1-0 Man City (27 September 2023, Third Round )
Man City FA Cup defeat in 2023/24 (1)
Man City 1-2 Man Utd (25 May, 2024 Final )
Man City Community Shield defeat in 23/24 (1)
Arsenal 1-1 Man City (6 August 2023, lost on penalties)
Mikel Arteta became the first Arsenal manager to win back-to-back away league games at Spurs in the modern Premier League era as his side beat Ange Postecoglou’s men 3-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Arteta opted to keep faith with the same XI that had thrashed Chelsea 5-0 in midweek while Spurs made three changes, with Destiny Udogie, Yves Bissouma and Brennan Johnson dropping out and Ben Davies, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Dejan Kulusevski coming into the starting XI.
Here are our talking points from the big NLD.
Ben White vs Vicario
White made a nuisance of himself at corner time, distracting Spurs goalkeeper Vicario and indirectly having a hand in both goals that the Gunners scored from set-pieces in this game. A little bit of the dark arts from the Arsenal right-back (he even attempted to intefere with Vicario’s gloves just before the first goal!), but one could also argue that Spurs’ players should’ve protected their goalkeeper better.
Possession and match stats in favour of home side
Spurs were clearly the dominant side in the first half, with 72% of possession and more than 3x the number of passes, but bizarrely trailed 3-0 at the interval, with Arsenal punishing the Lilywhites for every little mistake they made.
Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League despite winning 1-0 in Bergamo on Thursday night, with Atalanta’s 3-0 victory last week in the first leg helping the Italian side progress 3-1 on aggregate. It was a disappointing round for English sides in Europe, with Arsenal, Man City and West Ham also knocked out of continental competition.
Here are our talking points from this Atalanta v Liverpool clash.
Six changes to starting XI
Jurgen Klopp made as many as six changes for this must-win clash, with the likes of Alisson, Mo Salah, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold all restored to the starting XI. This was more like the lineup that Reds fans thought he should’ve fielded in the first leg at Anfield.
First leg starting XI: Kelleher, Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Jones, Endo, MacAllister, Gakpo, Nunez, Elliott
Second leg starting XI: Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate, TAA, Jones, Szoboszlai, MacAllister, Gakpo, Diaz, Salah
Here is the Scottish Premiership table just before the league split in April 2024. The split, which divides the SPFL into two halves of six teams each, takes place after 33 games.
We’ve also shown the SPL log for only home games and only away games at split time. Kilmarnock (4th in the overall table), have the 3rd best home record, but are 6th in the away games table. St.Mirren are 8th in the away log, but 5th overall.
SPFL overall table just before splitting in the 2023/24 season
Here is a look at the Bayer Leverkusen results for the current 2023/2024 season (Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Europa League). Under Xabi Alonso, Bayer 04 went unbeaten through the German league season, ending Bayern Munich’s long-standing dominance of the Bundesliga and becoming the German Invincibles. (The Invincibles of Arsenal also went unbeaten in the Premier League in 2003-04)
Last updated after Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen (UEL Final) (May 22, 2024)
Bayer Leverkusen all matches in 2023/24 and their results so far (wins, losses, defeats)
Here is a look at the Premier League table during Arsenal’s Invincibles season (03/04) as well the results for all games played by AFC during that historic 2003/2004 campaign under Arsene Wenger.
Arsenal went undefeated through the 2003/04 season (26 wins, 12 draws), which is why they were dubbed the Invincibles.
EPL 2003/04 Arsenal Invincibles Season League Standings
Arsenal Premier League Results in 2003-04 Invincibles Season (26W, 12D)
Here is a quiz featuring ten tough, medium and easy questions (English language) on the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament being held in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire). While it’s officially the 2023 edition of the tournament, it’s being held in January/February 2024, leading to several fans knowing it as AFCON/CAN 2024.
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Liverpool vs Chelsea (Official crowd attendance of 57,524 at Anfield on 31 January, 2024)
LFC dominated this game- 28 shots to Chelsea’s 4, and could’ve won by even more if Darwin Nunez hadn’t missed a penalty and struck the woodwork several times.
xG Liverpool 2.81-0.55 Chelsea shots map (Actual score LFC 4-1 CFC)
1-0 Jota goal vs Chelsea xG 0.40
2-0 Bradley goal v Chelsea xG 0.07
3-0 Szoboszlai goal vs Chelsea xG 0.13
3-1 Nkunku goal vs Liverpool xG 0.12
4-1 Diaz goal vs Chelsea xG 0.21
Biggest chances on xG missed by either side
Nunez missed penalty v Chelsea xG 0.80
Mudryk missed chance vs Liverpool xG 0.36
This Tebogo Mokoena goal vs Morocco (VIDEO BELOW) was a stunning free kick from the South Africa player that sealed a shock 2-0 win for Bafana in their Round of 16 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 tie on January 30, 2024. The Mokoena free kick for Bafana came in the 95th minute, shortly after Achraf Hakimi had missed a penalty for Morocco.
This Moussa Niakhate missed penalty vs Cote d’Ivoire (VIDEO BELOW) was the only penalty missed during the Round of 16 shootout between Senegal and CIV and cost the Teranga Lions a spot in the quarters, with Ivory Coast winning 5-4.
Niakhate hit the woodwork while taking Senegal’s third penalty (with the scores at 2-2)
This Neblu red card vs Namibia (VIDEO BELOW) saw the Angola goalkeeper sent off for handling the ball outside the box in their Round of 16 clash. The Neblu dismissal vs Namibia saw Angola reduced to ten men in the 18th minute with the score at 0-0, but they managed to win 3-0.
Here is a look at the official squad & shirt numbers of Namibia’s 23 member team for AFCON 2024 (technically Africa Cup of Nations 2023, but being held in January 2024)
The Brave Warriors of Namibia are in Group E alongside Tunisia, Mali and neighbours South Africa for AFCON 2024.
Who wears
Jersey No 1 for Namibia- Lloyd Kazapua (Goalkeeper Chippa United)
Shirt Number 2 for Brave Warriors- Denzil Haoseb (Khomas Nampol)
Jersey No.3 for Nambia- Ananias Gebhardt (Baroka FC)
Shirt Number 4 for Brave Warriors- Riaan Hanamub (Amazulu FC)
Jersey No.5 for Namibia- Charles Hambira (African Stars)
Shirt Number 6 for Brave Warriors- Ngero Katua (UNAM Windhoek)
Here is a look at the official jersey numbers for Egypt’s 27 member AFCON 2024 squad (technically the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 tournament, but it’s being held in January/February 2024).
Who wears which jersey number for Egypt at AFCON 2023 (Pharaohs roster)
Jersey No 1 for Egypt- Ahmed El Shenawy (Goalkeeper Pyramids)
Shirt Number 2 for Egypt- Ali Gabr (Pyramids)
Jersey No.3 for Egypt- Mohamed Hany (Al Ahly)
Shirt Number 4 for Egypt- Omar Kamal (Future)
Jersey No.5 for Egypt- Hamdy Fathy (Al Wakrah)
Shirt Number 6 for Egypt- Ahmed Hegazi (Al Ittihad)
This Seko Fofana goal vs Guinea Bissau (OFFICIAL VIDEO BELOW) saw the Cote d’Ivoire player create history by scoring the first goal of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Fofana AFCON goal for Ivory Coast came on the opening day of the tournament on 13 January, 2024 and put CIV 1-0 up in the 4th minute. They eventually won 2-0
Here is a look at the official shirt numbers for Tanzania’s 27 member 2023 Africa Cup of Nations squad. (officially the AFCON 2023 tournament, but is being held in January 2024).
Jersey No 1 for Tanzania- Kwesi Kawawa (Goalkeeper Karslunds)
Shirt Number 2 for Taifa Stars- Haji Mnoga (Aldershot)
Jersey No.3 for Tanzania- Mudathir Yahya (Young Africans)
Shirt Number 4 for Taifa Stars- Ibrahim Hamad (Young Africans)
Jersey No.5 for Tanzania- Dickson Job (Young Africans)
Shirt Number 6 for Taifa Stars- Feisal Salum (Young Africans)
Here is a look at the official shirt numbers for Ghana’s 2024 Africa Cup of Nations squad (technically AFCON 2023, but being played in January/February 2024).
The Black Stars are in Group B for AFCON 2024 alongside Egypt, Cape Verde and Mozambique. They are coached by Chris Hughton.
Who wears
Jersey No 1 for Ghana- Richard Ofori (Goalkeeper Orlando Pirates)
Shirt Number 2 for Black Stars- Alidu Seidu (Clermont Foot)
Jersey No.3 for Ghana- Denis Odoi (Brugge)
Shirt Number 4 for Black Stars- Nicholas Opoku (Amiens SC)
Jersey No.5 for Ghana- Kingsley Schindler (Samsunspor)
Shirt Number 6 for Black Stars- Mohammed Salisu (AS Monaco)
Here is a look at the official jersey numbers for Zambia’s 27 member squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023 being held in January/February 2024).
The Chipolopolo won CAN back in 2012, and are in Group F for this AFCON alongside Morocco, DR Congo and Tanzania.
Who wears
Jersey No 1 for Zambia- Toaster Nsabata (Goalkeeper Zesco United)
Shirt Number 2 for Chipolopolo- Zephaniah Phiri (Prison Leopards)
Jersey No.3 for Zambia- Benedict Chepeshi (Red Arrows)
Shirt Number 4 for Chipolopolo- Frankie Musonda (Ayr United)
Jersey No.5 for Zambia- Miguel Chaiwa (BSC Young Boys)
Shirt Number 6 for Chipolopolo- Benson Sakala (Mlada Boleslav)
Here is a look at South Africa’s 23 member squad (plus 3 reserve/standby players) and their jersey numbers for the upcoming 2024 AFCON tournament (officially the 2023 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations).
Bafana are in Group E alongside Tunisia, Mali and Namibia.
Who wears
Jersey No 1 for South Africa- Ronwen Williams (Goalkeeper Mamelodi Sundowns, Captain)
Shirt Number 2 for Bafana- Nyiko Mobbie (Sekhukhune United)
Jersey No.3 for South Africa-Terrence Mashego (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Shirt Number 4 for Bafana- Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Jersey No.5 for South Africa- Siyanda Xulu (Supersport United)
Shirt Number 6 for Bafana- Aubrey Modiba (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Here is a look at the shirt numbers for Nigeria’s African Cup of Nations squad (CAN January/February 2024, but officially named the 2023 edition of AFCON). The Super Eagles are in Group A for AFCON 2024 alongside hosts Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
Who wears
Jersey No 1 for Nigeria- Francis Uzoho (Goalkeeper Omonia Nicosia)
Shirt Number 2 for Super Eagles- Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest)
Jersey No.3 for Nigeria- Zaidu Sanusi (Porto)
Shirt Number 4 for Super Eagles- Alhassan Yusuf (Antwerp)
Jersey No.5 for Nigeria- William Troost-Ekong (PAOK)
Shirt Number 6 for Super Eagles- Semi Ajayi (West Brom)
The legendary Franz Beckenbauer, only one of the three people to win the FIFA World Cup as both player and manager (Mario Zagallo and Didier Deschamps are the others), passed away yesterday (January 8, 2024) at the age of 78.
Apart from Bayern Munich, which other Bundesliga club did Franz Beckenbauer play for?
Which French Ligue 1 side did Franz Beckenbauer manage in 1990?
All this & more below- here is our quiz with ten questions on this German football legend. The questions are a mix of easy, moderate and very difficult ones on Beckenbauer’s football career, and there are four options given for every question.
This Franz Beckenbauer free kick vs Duisburg (VIDEO BELOW) was a stunning goal from the legendary German defender, who showed how skilfull he was with this outside of the boot setpiece free kick. This particular Beckenbauer free kick against Duisburg came in the 1973/74 season and was the first goal of the game (22nd minute). Bayern Munich won the game 4-0
Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats from Nottingham Forest vs Man United (Official crowd attendance of 29,529 at the City Ground on 30 December, 2023). xG Forest 0.58-0.66 Man United shots map (Actual score NFFC 2-1 MU) 1-0 Dominguez goal vs Man U xG 0.14 1-1 Rashford goal vs Forest xG … Read more
Here is a look at the Premier League table at the halfway mark of this current 2023/24 season (PL standings after 19 rounds of a 38 game season).
At the halfway stage of 2023/24, Liverpool were top of the Premier League table, with Arsenal losing in Round 19 to West Ham (Arsenal were top of the table at Xmas 2023)
EPL standings after 19 matches 2023-2024 season (table at half way stage)
Note- Everton points below are after their 10 point deduction for FFP reasons
Man City v Brentford (City Club WC commitments) and Luton v Bournemouth (postponed due to Lockyer heart attack) games weren’t played, which is why these 4 teams have 18 games.
This Ilan Meslier red card vs Preston North End (OFFICIAL VIDEO BELOW) saw the Leeds goalkeeper get sent off for shoving Milutin Osmajic in the face. The Meslier dismissal vs PNE came in the 53rd minute with the scores at 0-0- Leeds eventually lost 2-1
Here is a look at the Scottish Premiership league table at Christmas 2023- the SPFL league standings for the last/previous 2023/24 season as on December 25, 2023.
Defending champions Celtic were top of the Scottish Premier League at Christmas 2023 with 45 points from 19 games.
Here is a look at the Premier League standings on Christmas last season (23/24) as well as the league table the season before (22/23).
For the second successive season, Arsenal lead the PL log on Christmas Day.
Combined Premier League Table Christmas Eve 2023
Note– Everton have been deducted 10 points for failing to comply with FFP rules, and the combined table above takes their 10 point deduction into account. Without the deduction, Everton would have 26 points at Christmas 2023.
Here is a look at the Premier table after 17 rounds (in December 2023). Week 17 was also the GW when Liverpool drew 0-0 with Manchester United, thus allowing Arsenal to go top of the table. Aston Villa went level on points with LFC after beating Brentford 2-1.
The Luton Bournemouth game was postponed due after Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch (you can see both teams with 16 games in the log below)
Premier League table after MW17 this 2023-2024 season (Arsenal first)
Here is a look at Diego Alonso’s record as Sevilla manager in this 2023/24 season after he was sacked by the Andalusian outfit following their 3-0 home loss to Getafe.
Alonso was coach of Sevilla for 14 games, but did not win a single game in La Liga or the Champions League. His only two wins as Sevilla manager came in the Copa del Rey, giving him a win percentage of 14.29%
Diego Alonso all games managed at Sevilla in 23/24 season
Managed 14- Won 2, Drawn 5, Lost 7
Diego Alonso first game as Sevilla manager?
Diego Alonso’s first game as Sevilla manager was a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid on 21 October 2023
