Liverpool will not start record-signing Alexander Isak when they return to Premier League action against Burnley on Sunday, according to Joe Cole. Cole predicts Isak won’t start against Burnley Isak joined Liverpool in British record transfer Striker returned to action for Sweden on Monday Source link
Jurgen Klopp spoke of wanting to win titles with “a team full of Scousers”. Eddie Howe described the Geordies in his Newcastle United side as “very special… they bring a uniqueness about them”. “He’s one of our own,” sing dozens of fanbases around the country. Yet that number is beginning to shrink. On Sunday, the…
By ADRIAN BISHOP, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 20:35 BST, 7 September 2025 | Updated: 20:51 BST, 7 September 2025 Sean Dyche revealed that he once attempted to sign Peter Crouch during a musical festival. The former England international hilariously turned out as a mascot for non-league Farnham Town this weekend, helping the club to a record…
The transfer window closed earlier this week. The passing of the deadline brought to an end an extended summer in which Premier League clubs spent £3.11billion ($4.2bn) to improve their squads. There were strikes, big moves and, fundamentally, hundreds of millions of pounds splashed by clubs across the English top flight. It was a window…
At the Stadium of Light, the Sunderland players emerged for the club’s first Premier League game in eight years to see a huge tifo of Crusader John Lambton slaying the worm of local folklore. At Elland Road two days later, Leeds United’s Championship winners were met with a banner reading: ‘Premier League, have you missed…
The transfer window is over. Over 150 senior players have been signed by Premier League clubs. Others have moved on to the continent. Much like every year, a club’s transfer window will likely be judged a success or a failure based on the season that follows — that big-money striker who fires his new side…
It’s been a long summer of activity in the transfer market, and now we come to the final 24 hours, deadline day. The window remains open for Premier League clubs to sign players until 7pm BST today, and many clubs and players are still looking to finalise deals. Here, The Athletic rounds up where we…
Only five Premier League clubs have refused to litter the opposition box with a single long throw-in this season. The kicker? Rory Delap’s son, Liam, plays for one of them. That is Chelsea, joined by Fulham, Manchester City, Sunderland and West Ham United as the quintet of clubs who must have missed the memo circulated…
Welcome back to The Alternative Premier League Table, a new series you can enjoy on The Athletic every Thursday during the season. We all know how compelling it is to stare at standings. Whether your team is in the middle of a winning run or mired in terrible form, five minutes looking at the table can convince you…
One team has installed three rows of new seats, another has a new corner-taker and one side began the 2025-26 campaign by deliberately smashing the ball out of play. Yes, the Premier League is back and on the opening weekend we asked our reporters in addition to covering the games and the new signings to…