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Manchester City star Erling Haaland has netted more Premier League goals this season than the entire Chelsea squad put together. The 22-year-old has been in monstrous form this year after joining Pep Guardiola’s squad last summer from Borussia Dortmund. In just 15 games in the league, the Norwegian has already scored 21 times – the fastest player to reach that total in the Premier League – and also has three assists. He has failed to score in just three matches in that time period, against Bournemouth, Liverpool and Brentford, but Chelsea will be shaking in their boots on Thursday night…

CHELSEA 0-1 MAN CITY: Riyad Mahrez struck for the reigning champions at Stamford Bridge on an evening when they cut the gap to Arsenal at the top of the table to five points The game hadn’t even started and Pep Guardiola was giving out tactical instructions. Shortly after both sets of players lined up for a wonderfully observed minute’s applause for Pele at Stamford Bridge, the Manchester City manager – perhaps having noted where Chelsea’s players were stationed for kick-off – called Kyle Walker over for a chat. Walker has probably experienced such moments before, he’s played under Guardiola for long enough now after all, but…

Jack Grealish revealed that he and Riyad Mahrez both thought Kepa Arrizabalaga would get a hand to his cross that led to the Algerian’s opener. Mahrez scored the only goal of the game as City recorded a third successive win at Stamford Bridge, although they needed several substitutions to finally impose themselves on the game, with Grealish replacing the recalled Phil Foden. And two of those changes – Grealish and Mahrez – combined for the opening goal, which gave Manchester City the all important three points against a Chelsea side hampered by injuries early in the encounter. And the England star was quick to reveal his surprise that Spain international…

John Stones won the Player of the Match award as he produced an impressive performance in Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night Pep Guardiola has hailed John Stones’ performance in the 1-0 win over Chelsea – and believes the centre-back is in the form of his Manchester City career. Riyad Mahrez’s second-half strike proved to be the difference between the two sides at Stamford Bridge as City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to five points. Guardiola’s side had hit a bump in the road with a 1-1 draw against Everton on New Year’s Day but bounced back with a dogged win. After…

Riyad Mahrez fired City to a 1-0 win at Chelsea to cut the deficit to the leaders back to five points. Pep Guardiola joked he was “a genius” after a double substitution kept Manchester City on Arsenal’s tail in the Premier League title race. Riyad Mahrez fired City to a 1-0 win at Chelsea to cut the deficit to the leaders back to five points. Less than three minutes after coming on as substitutes, Jack Grealish teed up Mahrez for the winner which keeps Arsenal firmly in their sights. Guardiola had earlier sent on Rico Lewis and Manuel Akanji for Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo…

Pep Guardiola joked he was ‘a genius’ after a double substitution kept Manchester City on Arsenal’s tail in the Premier League title race. Riyad Mahrez fired City to a 1-0 win at Chelsea to cut the deficit to the leaders back to five points. Less than three minutes after coming on as substitutes, Jack Grealish teed up Mahrez for the winner which keeps Arsenal firmly in their sights. Guardiola had earlier sent on Rico Lewis and Manuel Akanji for Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo in a bid to liven his side up following a lacklustre first half. ‘The first half was sloppy,’ he said. ‘We didn’t…

Graham Potter admitted Chelsea’s points return is not good enough but defended their performance after they suffered another setback against Manchester City. Chelsea were edged out by the champions at Stamford Bridge and are languishing in 10th in the table after winning just one, and drawing three of their last eight games. Potter said: ‘No [it’s not good enough for Chelsea] if you just analyse that in terms of points in the amount of games then it’s hard for me to argue against it. ‘Obviously there are factors you have to consider. The margins of the Premier League are, that’s a narrow defeat to Manchester…

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly is already losing patience with Graham Potter and there are question marks over the head coach’s future, says Chris Sutton. The Blues lost 1-0 at home to Manchester City on Thursday night, a result which keeps them 10th in the Premier League table, 10 points off the top four. Potter only arrived as head coach in September after Boehly – who took over from Roman Abramovich in the summer – sacked Thomas Tuchel in September. It has been a period of transition for the west London club, who spent around £280m on new players ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. Former Blues striker Sutton has…

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has provided an injury update on Christian Pulisic and Raheem Sterling following the 1-0 defeat to Manchester City. Sterling was replaced after just five minutes and could be seen holding his hamstring after a collision with John Stones. Pulisic, meanwhile, was also forced off after a crunching tackle from Stones on 22 minutes. N’Golo Kante (thigh), Reece James (knee), Edouard Mendy (shoulder), Wesley Fofana (knee), Armando Broja (knee) Ruben Loftus-Cheek (ankle), Ben Chilwell (hamstring) and Mason Mount (knock) are all also ruled out in what is an injury nightmare for the Blues. Potter provided an update on both Sterling and Pulisic after…

It was a bad night all round for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge as they lost 1-0 to Manchester City – but in particular for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who was subbed on and off Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s nightmare start to life at Chelsea continued against Manchester City as he was substituted off after being brought on earlier in the match. Aubameyang, who’s scored just three goals in 15 appearances in all competitions since joining the Blues last summer, started on the bench on Thursday (January 5) evening as they played host to City. He was called upon early on by Graham Potter after Raheem Sterling suffered a suspected hamstring injury,…

Erik ten Hag laid bare the one part of Marcus Rashford’s game that can still be improved upon. United have been in electric form in recent months after a rocky start to ten Hag’s reign. Indeed, just three months after United were crushed 6-3 in the derby they are now breathing down Manchester City’s neck, having climbed up to fourth place in the league Rashford in particular has been in scintillating form for the Red Devils. On Tuesday, the 25-year-old tapped into an empty net in the closing stages of United’s 3-0 victory over Bournemouth, scoring for the sixth successive time at Old…

Jadon Sancho hasn’t played for Manchester United since October, but manager Erik ten Hag has revealed the former Borussia Dortmund star is still not ready to be selected Jadon Sancho is not mentally or physically ready to return for Manchester United, according to boss Erik ten Hag. Sancho has not played for United since October 22 and continues to train away from the first-team squad after returning from an individual training camp in Holland. Ten Hag admitted he is impatient for the £73million signing to return quickly, given United’s lack of options in attack, but admitted he cannot rush the 22-year-old. “I…

A leading cosmetic clinic has revealed that Margot Robbie’s face is the most requested when women come in for non-surgical procedures. The Private Clinic in London found the Australian actress’s looks to be the most desirable after surveying their clients, with Margot picking up 18 per cent of their public vote. The 29-year-old star of Once Upon A Time in Hollywood was closely followed by 15 per cent of women, who said they wanted to look like Angelina Jolie. A leading cosmetic clinic has revealed that Margot Robbie’s face is the most requested when women come in for non-surgical procedures (Margot pictured this year) The…

Chelsea could look very different by the end of 2023 as Todd Boehly prepares to continue his high-spending approach. Between the end of the 2002/03 Premier League season and start of the 2003/04 campaign Chelsea’s starting XI changed by seven players. Their squad had been massively invested in by new owner Roman Abramovich and he effectively bankrolled the team. In the space of two years there was a total overhaul of skill and confidence, not to mention the sheer volume of players. It shocked opposition teams and set the ball rolling for a period of 19 years defined by chaos…

Manchester City head to Chelsea with the best squad in the league and a manager knowing how to get the best out of them – the big Stamford Bridge talking points Guardiola’s balance Pep Guardiola would never admit it in public, but his squad management has been at the heart of Manchester City’s four league titles in five years. The coach’s methods can be too demanding for some, especially over time, with Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus among those to seek out new challenges elsewhere. But even if players aren’t set on staying in Manchester, Guardiola needs to know that they…

Manchester City face a tricky trip to Stamford Bridge tonight and they need a victory to reduce Arsenal’s lead to five points at the top of the league. If you had been told in advance that Manchester City would sign a striker in the summer who would score 21 goals in his first 15 Premier League games, the only question to ponder would be how close they were to winning the title. Instead, City have added the one missing piece to the wonderfully-constructed jigsaw, but now found the edges fraying. Erling Haaland has fulfilled his end of the bargain, but the Blues have dropped…

Darwin Núñez could soon get what he needs at Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is elite in a niche area, only matched last season by Mohamed Salah and a transfer ‘target’. As is customary whenever a team signs a new player, Liverpool supporters have spent the last week poring over data and videos of Cody Gakpo. Many will have seen more of him at the World Cup than they had previously, so what will he bring to the Reds attack on a longer-term basis? After all, the three goals he scored from four shots in the Group Stage in Qatar is not…

A former member of Jurgen Klopp’s backroom staff is now working for Man Utd after departing Anfield last summer. The member of staff in question is club doctor Jim Moxon, who left Liverpool shortly before the beginning of the 2022/23 season. The Athletic claimed that the Reds were surprised by Moxon’s decision to step down from his role and, as of November, were yet to find his replacement. At the time, an appointment was close to being made after sporting director Julian Ward produced a list of external targets, with other Reds medical staff filling in for Moxon on matchdays. And in late November, Liverpool…

Every Luke Shaw season at Man Unitd seems to feature a redemptive arc and this one is no different. Come October, it will have been 10 years since Luke Shaw first played at Old Trafford in an imposing Southampton side that was broken up quicker than it was put together. The ninth anniversary of Shaw’s move to United is in June and when Phil Jones’s contract is shredded three days later, Shaw will officially be United’s longest-serving outfield player. He has played under five managers and Sir Alex Ferguson’s heir, David Moyes, initiated the process to sign Shaw before his Easter Monday burial in 2014. At the time…

SCARLETT JOHANSSON has been nominated for two Oscars and appeared in more than 50 movies, including blockbusters grossing £10billion. She has won over critics and her peers, becoming the world’s highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019. But the hardest person to please is her seven-year-old daughter Rose, who treats her like a “performing Alexa”. Scarlett said: “My daughter thinks I’m a jukebox or her Alexa. She loves to dance and get me to sing Disney songs. “I’ll sing her something from Moana then she’ll shout out ‘Next!’ Then The Little Mermaid . . . ‘Next!’ “Then she’ll say, ‘That one sucks — next!’ At the…

Scarlett Johansson has admitted that she’d be ‘flabbergasted’ if she discovered her fiancé was addicted to p**n but says women shouldn’t be afraid to enjoy it. The 28-year-old actress, who is engaged to Frenchman Romain Dauriac, made the admission as she posed in bed for Marie Claire and discussed her latest flick Don Jon, a film which sees lead character Jon – played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt – develop unrealistic expectations after watching p**n. She said: ‘If I found out my boyfriend watched that much p**n [as Jon] I would be totally flabbergasted, for sure. But I think p**n, like anything…

It’s not every day you find out you have a doppelganger, so when Scarlett Johansson found she had a about her 72-year-old one, she immediately invited her for a drink. So when the Hollywood actress found out about this borderline scary coincidence, she of course, wanted to find out more – and posted a YouTube video about it. In the online video, Scarlett says: ‘Geraldine, I cannot tell you, I have been absolutely inundated with emails and messages about how much we look alike. And I had to look at the photo myself. Holy crap. ‘I saw that you were, quote,…

Have a look at the denim looks of Scarlett Johansson The super talented actress and singer Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on 22nd November 1984 in New York, U.S. Scarlett started off with her acting career as a child actor appearing in an Off-Broadway play. She later made her film debut in the year 1994 in the fantasy comedy film North. Scarlett has been an important part of several films and has given an outstanding performance. Some of the films of Scarlett include- The Prestige, Iron Man 2, Her, Lucy, and many more. Johansson is a world-famous actress and has…

Paparazzi love to capture Scarlett Johansson’s natural beauty in its finest form when she goes without makeup. In the last two decades and a half, Scarlett Johansson built a remarkable career. Starting as a child actor in the early nineties, she is now at the top of her game as a multiple Oscar nominee. She also portrayed Marvel’s Black Widow, which made her one of the most famous actors out there. Everyone agrees that Scarlett Johansson is a very good-looking woman. She won the Sexiest Woman Alive award twice and was also named of The Most Beautiful in the World by People Magazine.…