As the title charge seemingly grinds to a halt, gaining the three points was an absolute necessity for Chelsea. Standing in the way was Aston Villa, along with Chelsea’s own offensive issues. Ta...

For thirty minutes, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace produced an intriguing but unproductive affair. However, the hosts had showcased solutions to passing problems and seized on a Palace collapse ...

After a relatively comfortable debut, Domenico Tedesco faced the first stiff challenge of his Leipzig tenure against Markus Weinzierl’s Augsburg. As it transpired, this was not a challenge that the ne...

Two underperforming sides faced off as Roma hosted Sampdoria at the Stadio Olimpico. Being the slightly better team, Roma seemed to snatch three points in the second half, but their inability to defen...

A raft of injuries, six goals, and a tense penalty shootout gave spectators at Anfield an early Christmas gift. Leicester’s 4-4-2 diamond shape pierced at the heart of a new look back four, but ...

The dream of the Scudetto is clear for AC Milan, eleven years on from their last title. Against Serie A’s latest maverick, Milan made important ground on those beneath them, but to challenge the top w...

Two young Serie A managers squared off when Fiorentina faced Sassuolo on the final matchday of the first half of the 2021/22 campaign. Going into the season, both sides would have hoped to be in the r...

It was a karmic finish for Atlético Madrid, as they were the side to experience a loss at the hands of a late set piece goal, when Lucas Ocampos’ eighty-eighth minute volley from a corner kick made it...

Slipping away from the summit, Chelsea’s pursuit of the league title led them to a tricky test at the Molineux. A back five, deep block, and drilled pack of wolves returned Thomas Tuchel to wher...

With Premier League postponements all around, all eyes were transfixed to a thrilling contest in North London. Antonio Conte and Jürgen Klopp’s differences in styles married with the addictive chaos, ...