Mark Donaldson and Shaka Hislop look at how Chelsea’s starting XI should look after their appeal against a two-window transfer ban was rejected by FIFA. After Chelsea guaranteed themselves Champions League football with a win over Watford, the FC crew examine the overall success of their season. LONDON — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is rooting
UEFA Europa League
Craig Burley is at a loss after Arsenal drop points again, leaving them with a near insurmountable path to finishing in the top four. Arsenal coach Unai Emery would rather focus on winning the Europa League than worry about securing a place in next season’s Champions League, the Spaniard said on Wednesday ahead of his
Alexandre Lacazette scored a double as Arsenal beat Valencia 3-1, while Chelsea were held 1-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt. Despite winning their Europa League first leg match 3-1 over Valencia, Paul Mariner wasn’t impressed with Arsenal’s night at The Emirates. The FC boys preview Thursday’s Europa League semi-finals with Arsenal and Chelsea trying to finish their
Despite winning their Europa League 1st leg match 3-1 over Valencia, Paul Mariner wasn’t impressed with Arsenal’s night at The Emirates. LONDON — With strikers this good, sometimes everything else just takes care of itself. Arsenal have one foot in the Europa League final, and that is in spite of the fact that nobody would
Eintracht Frankfurt hung on in the Bundesliga but have established themselves as a consistent developer of young talent and a team to be reckoned with. “Best football team in Germany,” read the Eintracht Frankfurt supporters’ banner and over the course of the game, it went from being vaguely funny to painfully ridiculous. Their side were
Craig Burley has been unimpressed by Maurizio Sarri’s first season at Chelsea but explains why he deserves another season at Stamford Bridge. Manchester United must win their final two games and rely on other results to have any hope of making the top four after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea. After another David De Gea
With Arsenal’s top four hopes in peril after a loss at Leicester, the FC crew dissect the issues still plaguing the club in the post-Wenger era. Leicester hand Arsenal their third defeat in a row to leave the Gunners’ top-four spot in peril. Chelsea and Manchester United did little to lay claim to the 4th