Carlos Corberan expressed his delight as West Brom came from behind to thump Huddersfield 4-1.
Marking his first return to the Terriers since departing in 2022, Corberan oversaw a rampant Baggies display as they tightened their grip on the play-offs.
It was not plain sailing for the visitors, who failed to register a shot in the first half as they fell behind to Delano Burgzorg’s opener.
But a double courtesy of the in-form Mikey Johnston – his fifth and sixth goals since a January loan move from Celtic – inspired a second-half comeback.
And a poacher’s finish from Kyle Bartley twinned with an Okay Yokuslu thunderbolt topped off a rampaging second half showing.
“We knew that today was important and that it was going to be a tough game,�…
Pep Guardiola s Manchester City offer the highest level of football in Europe, according to Bayern Munich head coach Thomas Tuchel.
The Bavarian side travel to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday to face an in-form City side in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Guardiola s men have won their last seven in all competitions to leave their fans dreaming of a potential treble, hot on the tails of Premier League leaders Arsenal, while they have reached the latter stages of both the Champions League and FA Cup.
Tuesday s game will only be Tuchel s fourth game in charge of Bayern since replacing the sacked Julian Nagelsmann, and his side head into the match as underdogs to progress through the tie despite lifting the famous trophy as recently as the 2019-…
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We have a brand new year that will be upon us in a matter of as we bid goodbye to one decade and say hello to another. It s going to be a fascinating time for us all, especially in the world of football, but we re not quite done yet with 2019. There are still a handful of games that need to be played with one of them being set for the Etihad as Manchester City host Sheffield United. Both have had interesting seasons, but both will feel like there s so much more they can give.
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The loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers has certainly thrown a spanner into the works regarding what could be next for Manchester City, with many choosing to believe that the title race is dead and buried. We don…
Mikel Arteta confirmed Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will be out for a while after suffering a significant ankle injury while playing for Norway.
The 25-year-old hobbled off during his country s Nations League 2-1 win over Austria in Oslo on September 9 and returned to London on crutches.
Odegaard missed Sunday s 1-0 derby victory against Tottenham and Arteta revealed the bad news on the midfielder ahead of Arsenal s opening Champions League game away to Atalanta.
The scans showed that he s got some damage especially on one of the ligaments in the ankle, the Arsenal manager said on Wednesday.
It s something quite significant so we re going to lose him for a while.
Arteta, whose side are second in the league and two points behind Manchester Ci…
Lionel Messi is on Olympus as one of the greatest players in history, and former Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo cannot believe he brought the star to Ligue 1.
Leonardo departed at the end of the 2021-22 campaign, with former Monaco and Lille transfer guru Luis Campos joining the Ligue 1 champions as a football advisor.
Coach Mauricio Pochettino is also widely expected to be heading for the exit door after failing to deliver in the Champions League, which is the crown jewel in the eyes of PSG owners Qatar Sports Investments (QSI).
However, Pochettino and Leonardo did manage to bring Argentina great Messi to Paris at the start of the season, ending a 17-year spell with Barcelona.
Messi ranked only behind Kylian Mbappe (45) for goal involve…
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has been hospitalised in Switzerland, his family have confirmed.
Blatter, 84, requires a period of rest but his condition is improving, according to daughter Corinne Blatter Andenmatten.
Swiss publication Blick has reported Blatter s condition is serious but stable.
My father is in hospital, Corinne said.
He is getting better every day. But he needs time and rest. On behalf of my family, I ask for privacy.
Blatter also spent time in hospital in 2015 and 2016 due to health problems.
The eighth president of FIFA resigned in 2015 amid a corruption scandal in football s governing body.
He was given an eight-year ban, reduced to six on appeal in 2016, over an alleged undue payment made to former UE…
Mesut Ozil s nonchalant backheel flick from the byline for Ainsley Maitland-Niles was legitimately the most efficient way to let his team-mate put Arsenal 4-2 up.
His nonchalant lean on the advertising hoarding as a gaggle of Gunners fans leapt towards him in celebration was simply the best thing he could possibly have done.
After five weeks on the outside looking in, a playmaker of rare talent was back on the field enjoying himself. It was wonderful to see.
Wednesday s riotously berserk 5-5 EFL Cup draw preceding a penalty shoot-out defeat to Liverpool was Ozil s third appearance of the season in all competitions and a first since a 5-0 win at Nottingham Forest in the previous round.
Since then, there s been an error-strewn draw at Manchester United,…
Gabriel Jesus might have beaten Nick Pope to delight fans of both sublime finishes and easy wordplay, but it was Burnley who were truly counting their blessings after the first half of Tuesday s Premier League encounter with Manchester City.
But for Pope s point-blank stop to deny Raheem Sterling from a devilish Kevin De Bruyne cross and another reaction save with his boot when Bernardo Silva roved into the Clarets box, Sean Dyche s men would have been playing for pride alone during the second half at Turf Moor. In the end, it mattered little.
After a sapping run of one win in five matches across all competitions, compounded by Liverpool streaking away into the distance, Pep Guardiola s champions looked something like their old selves in a commanding 4-1 win.
Th…
The 2015-16 Premier League campaign will forever be remembered as the year that great underdogs Leicester City pulled off the most magical title triumph of all time.
That was also the last season in which Arsenal finished in the top four of the Premier League, the Gunners having slipped as low as eighth in the past two campaigns.
Arsenal, then under Arsene Wenger, beat Leicester home and away en route to finishing second that season but have not pulled off a league double in this fixture since.
On a run of eight wins in their past 10 league games, Arsenal will be full of confidence heading into Sunday s contest – though City have themselves finally found some form.
As the two sides prepare to meet at Emirates Stadium, we take a look at some of the key n…
England goalkeeper Tom Heaton has joined Manchester United on a two-year contract.
Heaton, who won the last of his three international caps in 2017, was available on a free transfer after his contract expired at Aston Villa.
The 35-year-old began his career at Old Trafford, graduating through the youth ranks and spending 13 years on the club s books.
He did not make a first-team appearance and embarked upon several loan spells before joining Cardiff City in 2010.
He arrived at Burnley via Bristol City, with his career taking off under Sean Dyche. Heaton played 188 league games for the Clarets and earned all his England caps while at Turf Moor.
A serious shoulder injury saw him lose his place for club and country to Nick Pope, while Heaton s injury…