Pressure cooker at the Bridge: Chelsea seek revival versus resurgent Forest
Chelsea enter Monday's meeting under severe pressure. Five defeats in a row have dragged them down to ninth and left the Stamford Bridge cro...
Frederic Lumiere
Hill Dickinson Reckoning: Can Moyes' Toffees Derail Guardiola’s Relentless Title Pursuit?
I cannot watch Everton welcome Manchester City without thinking back to David Moyes pacing this touchline in 2009, fists clenched, when Tim ...
Frederic Lumiere
Newcastle snap slump as Osula, Burn and Barnes sink Brighton 3-1
Newcastle 3 Brighton 1 brought overdue relief for Eddie Howe after five straight league defeats. The St James' Park crowd left believing aga...
Frederic Lumiere
Saint-Maximin Shines, But Ten-Man Lens Let Riviera Lead Slip Again
Match Narrative What is it about the Riviera that still makes Lens tighten up? They arrived with the assurance of Ligue 1’s runnersup, only ...
Frederic Lumiere
Zaïre-Emery spark not enough as Lorient’s bench bites back at Parc des Princes
Paris SaintGermain were held 22 by Lorient at Parc des Princes, a result that keeps the title race twitchy with Lens still chasing. Luis Enr...
Frederic Lumiere
Nantes’ Eight-Minute Blitz Shocks Marseille and Reignites Survival Bid
Nantes made a mockery of their relegation ranking with a 30 dismantling of Marseille last night, the threegoal surge inside eight secondhalf...
Frederic Lumiere
Leeds’ four-minute blitz buries Burnley as Farke finds nine-point daylight
Leeds 31 Burnley and suddenly Daniel Farke has clear daylight to the drop. Nine points stand between Leeds and the bottom three this morning...
Frederic Lumiere
Bournemouth’s European push meets Palace’s compact counter in South Coast showdown
Bournemouth hold seventh place on 49 points, and Europe remains within reach as Crystal Palace arrive at Vitality Stadium tomorrow afternoon...
Frederic Lumiere
Lille’s Champions League Chase Faces Le Havre Roadblock at Packed Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Lille enter Sunday still chasing the final automatic Champions League berth, level on points with Lyon yet sitting fourth, and the margin fo...
Frederic Lumiere
Ligue 1's Run-In Pivot: Lyon's Positional Precision Meets Rennes' Relentless Press
The springtime joust between Lyon and Rennes has so often shaped France's European landscape that I find myself leafing through old notebook...
Frederic Lumiere