But the strategy is risky – players on very long contracts can get long-term injuries, or be banned for taking illegal substances, or simply lose form or indeed find a way to the first team blocked by ...

The Arsenal results against Chelsea really are quite extraordinary. Not just the fact that Arsenal have beaten Chelsea 20 more times than the reverse but also the failings of Chelsea this decade. For ...

So let’s consider this final issue. Pawson and Barrott are both considered to be in the elite bunch of Premier League referees and are being called upon regularly to oversee PL games. But so different ...

But here is a funny thing. In the last dozen Premier League and FA Cup matches, Chelsea have won just one – that on 20 August 2021 when they beat Arsenal 0-2 at Arsenal’s ground. Of the remaining ...