David Moyes backed West Ham United star Jarrod Bowen to receive an England call-up after he helped his side knock Leeds out of the FA Cup. Bowen put the result beyond doubt in stoppage time as he made it 2-0 after Manuel Lanzini had fired West Ham ahead before half-time. The Englishman has been one…
Everton avoided a scare to see off Championship side Hull City in the third round of the FA Cup, winning 3-2 after extra-time. There were times on Saturday evening when it looked like Hull could again prove the end of the road for Rafael Benitez, but Townsend came to the rescue in extra-time as Everton…
Date published: Saturday 8th January 2022 8:38 – Ian Watson The best Rafa Benitez could realistically have hoped for at Hull was an FA Cup third-round win to paper over the cracks at Everton. The former, however, could not achieve the latter. The Toffees have been wretched of late, sitting bottom of the Premier League…
Southampton are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after defeating Championship side Swansea 3-2 in extra time. The Saints spent a full 90 minutes down to 10 men, but goals from Nathan Redmond, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Shane Long saw them progress from a tie played behind closed doors because of the Welsh…
Chelsea avoided an upset by easily defeating Conference Premier outfit Chesterfield 5-1 in the third round of the FA Cup. The Champions League holders flexed all their muscles of quality and depth to nullify any prospect of a cup upset. Romelu Lukaku tapped in debutant Lewis Hall’s low cross and missed three gilt-edged chances before…
Vanarama National League outfit Boreham Wood will be in the FA Cup fourth-round draw after a 2-0 home win over AFC Wimbledon. Tyrone Marsh gave the Wood an early lead with a fierce drive and substitute Adrian Clifton, who had only just come on, sealed a memorable win with four minutes left. Non-league football is…
Abu Dhabi served up one of the most dramatic ends to a season in Formula 1 history as Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the last lap to become champion. In a controversial finish that caused confusion among drivers and frustration among fans, Verstappen capitalised on a late restart following the safety car to overtake…
The American 20-year-old will re-join the British team for their third season together, after campaigns in the F4 British Championship (2017) and FIA Formula 3 Championship (2019) before spending the past two years in F3 with Prema Racing and Charouz Racing System. Sargeant, who will make his F1 test debut with Williams in this week’s…
The Red Bull driver was crowned F1 world champion for the first time on Sunday after a last-lap overtake on title rival Lewis Hamilton to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It means Verstappen now has the opportunity to race with #1 on his car next season, which is reserved for the reigning world champion…
Paul Merson hasn’t been convinced by Ralf Rangnick and believes they missed a trick not appointing Brighton manager Graham Potter. Rangnick hasn’t set the world alight since taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, struggling to turn around performances and reports emerging of dressing room discontent. ‘Funny’ Woodward could never get Klopp and did an alright…
