Nigel Farage suggested Reform UK was on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results. Sir Keir Starmer’s party was haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight, in a set of contests that could prove decisive for his premiership. You can follow MyLondon’s live election…
Voters will go to polling stations on May 7 in the biggest test at the ballot box for political parties since Labour won the general election in July 2024. Almost 25,000 candidates are fighting to be elected to more than 5,000 seats on 136 councils across England, with Reform UK fielding around 4,800, less than…
The good news: some of the world’s best players will be congregating in Morocco in December and January to take part in what’s expected to be another thrilling instalment of the biannual Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The bad news: at least for some Premier League clubs, this means some of the division’s biggest talents…
The defending champions suffered a crushing 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, marking their joint-heaviest loss at home in the Premier League era. This setback brings their tally to six defeats in their last seven league matches, a startling fall from grace for a side once at the top of the pile. This…
So what can we make of the next Premier League game for Everton, following another invasive international break where whatever momentum we had in the goalfest of offside calls against Fulham has been lost because it now seems so long ago? And the wait will seem even longer as Everton’s match at Manchester United has…
Arsenal’s run towards the Premier League title suffered a minor bump on Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw by high-flying Sunderland. Former Arsenal academy product Dan Ballard fired the hosts into a first-half lead with a powerful finish which ended the Gunners’ run of eight consecutive clean sheets in all competitions. Bukayo…
Chelsea’s influential midfielder Moises Caicedo has been named Player of the Matchweek for Premier League round 10. The Ecuadorian topped the official Premier League fan poll for his dominant display in Chelsea’s 1-0 win at London rivals Tottenham last weekend. “Caicedo delivered a trademark powerhouse performance,” wrote the Premier League. “He made two tackles and…
Manchester City moved up to second in the Premier League table on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Bournemouth at the Etihad. Erling Haaland scored either side of Tyler Adams’ equaliser before Nico O’Reilly’s first goal of the season ensured City would remain six points behind Arsenal. Haaland’s brace took his tally to 13 Premier…
Reiss Nelson made the first Premier League appearance of his loan spell with Brentford this weekend, coming off the bench against Crystal Palace. Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Two months to the day after finalising his loan move from Arsenal to Brentford, Reiss Nelson made his first Premier League appearance for the club on Saturday….
Anfield breathed a huge sigh of relief on Saturday as defending Premier League champions Liverpool ended a run of four successive league defeats with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa. The poor run of form, which includes six losses in seven games across all competitions, had raised question marks over Liverpool’s title defence. But Arne…