With all eyes from across the footballing world falling on England s top-flight over the weekend, the 2022/23 Premier League campaign got underway with plenty of major talking points.
While defending champions Manchester City and Tottenham might have opened the New Year with a pair of routine victories, others failed to hit the ground running.
Watching both Manchester United and Liverpool drop shock points in their opening showdowns, there could be some early-season nerves kicking in behind the scenes.
With the first weekend of the 2022/23 campaign now behind us, we have taken a look at a few of the big losers of the Premier League s return.
Manchester United
Enjoying what was an eye-catching pre-season run while on their tour of Australia this summer, …
Federico Chiesa s brilliant hat-trick helped Fiorentina hammer 10-man Roma 7-1 to book a Coppa Italia semi-final spot.
Giovanni Simeone came off the bench to score twice in the second half as Roma capitulated in Wednesday s tie, which included Edin Dzeko seeing red for Roma.
Luis Muriel and Marco Benassi were also on target to add to the growing pressure on Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco.
Chiesa struck twice in the opening 18 minutes, turning in a Kevin Mirallas cross to open the scoring before racing on to the same team-mate s throughball to dink a chip over Robin Olsen.
Aleksandar Kolarov was caught out of position for Chiesa s second goal, but his typically powerful 20-yard drive reduced the deficit, only for Muriel to restore Fiorentina s two-goal …
Barcelona are interested in signing Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners are looking for potential long-term replacements for Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, and former Manchester United winger Zaha is on their radar.
Zaha is out of contract at Palace at the end of the season. The Ivorian forward has scored seven goals and given two assists in 25 Premier League matches for the Eagles this campaign. The 30-year-old also played once in the FA Cup for the London club this campaign.
Lewandowski joined Barcelona from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022. The 34-year-old striker has made 27 starts and one substitute appearance in La Liga for Xavi’…
Jose Mourinho backed Paulo Dybala to make an impact when he returns to Juventus as a Roma player on Saturday, as he praised the Argentina forward s contribution since joining the Giallorossi.
Roma have recorded back-to-back 1-0 wins over Salernitana and Cremonese to start the Serie A season, and Saturday s clash in Turin represents a real test of both sides Scudetto credentials.
The Giallorossi s acquisition of Dybala, who left Juventus upon the expiration of his contract in July, was regarded as something as a coup after he scored 82 league goals during a seven-year spell in Turin.
That haul places Dybala 10th in Juventus all-time Serie A goalscoring charts, making him the highest-scoring non-European player in their league history and their fourth-most prolific…
With another stacked weekend from across the Premier League on our hands, we have a host of noteworthy meetings that are worth keeping an eye out for. So, for those of you looking to stick on a Saturday acca, we have found a handful of helpful tips that are worth taking note of.
Saturday February 19th
BST 15:00 Arsenal vs Brentford
Starting with Saturday s hosts, while Arsenal might have opened the New Year in the midst of a struggle, the Gunners should be boosted by an eye-catching side last time out. Picking up a hugely impressive 1-0 win away at fellow European contenders Wolves, Mikel Arteta s men have their sights firmly set on securing a Champions League return this season. Once again showing their resolve in the Midlands, Pep Guardiola s former right-…