Brentford (0) 1 v Leeds United (0) 1 Henderson 70 Calvert-Lewin 82 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium Premier League Matchweek 16 Jordan Henderson’s first goal for Brentford proved precious in picking up a point against Leeds United to take the Bees a little further from the threat of relegation in the lower reaches of the Premier League table. In a close encounter between two excellently-coached, well-organised and evenly-matched sides, Brentford took the l

Picture: Wikimedia Commons / Adam Haworth A first win at Turf Moor since April 1951 has given Marco Silva's team vital breathing space in the battle to avoid getting sucked into a relegation campaign. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey and Harry Wilson gave Fulham a crucial 3-2 win at Burnley and takes them to 20 points and moves them up to 13th place in the table - seven points clear of 18th placed West Ham , who occupy the third relegation place. It was a perfect s

Post-match reflections from Oli : Picture by @YTJourno Oli Glasner said he took as much satisfaction from the performance against Man City on Sunday as in some games the Eagles have won this year - despite the 3-0 loss. Palace could have leapt up to fourth in the table with a win and their first-half performance suggested they might unseat the title chasers, as they did in May's FA Cup final. In the end, Erling Haaland's header gave Pep Guardiola's team a fortunate lead and

Selhurst setting : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Crystal Palace (0) 0 Manchester City (1) 3 Haaland 41, 89pen, Foden 69 The Eagles may have the eternal happy souvenir of that famous May day at Wembley against City, but haven't had too many fond memories to look back on against them at Selhurst in recent times. And so it continues. They could have leapt up to fourth in the table with a win over Pep Guardiola's men but, as against Man United in the last match, did not hav

Premier League Arsenal (0) 2 Johnstone og 70, Mosquera og 90+4 Wolverhampton Ws (0) 1 Arokodare 90 For the second week running, Arsenal shipped a last minute goal which looked certain to see them squander vital points - and did it against the one team who should not have had a prayer against them. Rock-bottom Wolves - without a win all season and only two measly draws to set alongside defeat after defeat should have been easy fodder. They had only scored once away from home t

Let the routine home win commence. The Bridge ahead of kick off : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Chelsea (2) 2 Palmer 21, Gusto 45 Everton (0) 0 They didn't even have to play particularly well to get the job done - but victory over Everton at Stamford Bridge is always pretty much a given, give or take the odd draw. It is something of a minor miracle that this fixture draws any away fans. The Toffees had failed to win any of their previous 29 league visits to the Bridge a

Tottenham Hotspur (1) 3 v Slavia Praha (0) 0 Zima (og) 26 Kudus (pen) 50 Xavi Simons (pen) 79 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Champions League MD6 Tottenham Hotspur edged encouragingly closer to the Champions League knock-out stages, extending their excellent European run with another home victory as they battled to beat Slavia Praha 3-0. However, it took an own goal and two penalties to maintain their 100% winning start in the competition this season in N1

Ready for the off at the Tallaght Stadium : Picture by David Rake Europa Conference League Shelbourne 0, Crystal Palace 3 The last thing Crystal Palace needed with a fixture pile-up such as theirs was two extra playoff games in the Europa Conference league but that grim possibility receded somewhat in Dublin last night. It was with a comprehensive victory over Shelbourne in the Tallaght Stadium that Palace moved tantalisingly to within a point of the top eight, which they sho

By Alessandro Schiavone at Santiago Bernabeu Champions League Matchday 6 Real Madrid 1-2 Man City Goals: Rodrygo 28' (RM), O'Reilly 35' (MC), Haaland 43' penalty (MC) MADRID- Manchester City impressively played themselves into bigger confidence ahead of their tricky trip at Crystal Palace on Sunday. Dreaming of beating Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu is one thing, going on and doing it is yet another. And Pep Guardiola’s men ended a four-game winless run in the Spanish

By Alessandro Schiavone at Stade Louis II, Montecarlo Champions League, Matchday 6 Monaco 1-0 Galatasaray Goal : Balogun 68' Mikel Arteta must have tapped himself on the shoulder in self-congratulatory mode and shouted "Muy bien, Mikel' to himself if he happened to watch Folarin Balogun's avalanche of missed chances against Galatasaray from his Brugge hotel yesterday night. And watching the scoreboard should not deceive anyone here! Balogun may have displayed his more opportu

Heading in the right direction. Bees boss Dean Brennan : Picture by @YTJourno Barnet's crushing 4-0 win against an ailing Bristol Rovers was a result that had been coming, according to boss Dean Brennan - who believes his side are playing as well as anyone in League Two. The Bees' bid to get involved in the promotion picture in their first season back in the Football League appeared to have stalled with a run of five draws and a defeat in the last six games, but Brennan beli

Night time Hive of activity : Picture by @YTJourno League Two Barnet (2) 4 Senior 15, Ofoborh 30, Shelton pen 78, Stead 89 Bristol Rovers (0) 0 A win against a team who had lost their last eight league games in a row could never really be described as a sliding doors moment in a season but this one still feels significant. After a run of five successive draws, the need to find a bit of momentum was obvious and Barnet achieved that with room to spare. The ambition must be to b

Exclusive Interview by Alessandro Schiavone MARSEILLE- Glenn Hoddle claimed that Tottenham Hotspur only have one world-class footballer in their ranks in Micky van de Ven. Yet Hoddle, who spent 17 years at White Hart Lane before leaving for Monaco, doubts the Dutchman will commit his long-term future to the club given how coveted he is. Former fan favourite Hoddle, 68, exclusively told Capital Football: "Van de Ven is under still a long contract. "They are looking to sign hi

Cottagers v Eagles programme by @JTaylorSport Fulham 1 Crystal Palace 2 “We are watching the best manager and the best team in Crystal Palace's history”. An eye-catching quote from Jamie Carragher on the rise of the south London club under Oliver Glasner. And this was prior to three points conjured up in disciplined, industrious fashion at Craven Cottage against luckless Fulham. It was a London derby with quality goals, firstly from Eddie Nketiah who fired Palace into a 20 th

Lighting up time : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Fulham (1) 1 Wilson 38 Crystal Palace (1) 2 Nketiah 20, Guehi 87 The fixture that refuses to end in home wins once again saw the away side make off with the spoils. For the 10th head-to-head running, it was visitors who enjoyed the better of it when games have not ended in draws. The Eagles scored a cracking opener through Eddie Nketiah and were pegged back by an even more outstanding goal from Harry Wilson. But Marc Gueh

Bournemouth 0 v Chelsea 0 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Vitality Stadium Premier League Matchweek 15 Chelsea’s sudden stumble continued as they suffered a scoreless Saturday afternoon stalemate on the South Coast in a forgettable draw with Bournemouth which made it three consecutive winless matches in a week. The Blues’ high point so far this season when they beat Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League 11 days ago has been followed by a failure to repeat such fireworks in any of th

Picture by @YTJourno Tottenham Hotspur ended a run of six home games in the Premier League without a win when they defeated Brentford 2-0 in N17 this afternoon. It comes on the back of a gutsy 2-2 draw at Newcastle United in midweek - when skipper Christian Romero scored twice and saved the day with a last minute overhead kick. This time, the plaudits went to Richarlison and Xavi Simons, who both scored in the first half. It was Simons' first goal for the club and brought b

Lunchtime booking : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Aston Villa (1) 2 Cash 36, Buendia 90+5 Arsenal (0) 1 Trossard 52 Arsenal were stunned by a 95th minute strike which brought their 18-game unbeaten run to a juddering end. The goal from Villa sub Emi Buendia came after an almighty goalmouth scramble and came so late on in injury time that there was no time to restart. It was a bitter blow for the Gunners, who had shrugged off a disappointing first half to get themselves

Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1 v Fulham (2 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Thomas Frank finally fought back against the fans turning the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium toxic for the team, after the deteriorating atmosphere again appeared to affect the players in a disappointing defeat by Fulham. “They can’t be true Tottenham fans” was the Spurs head coach’s most forthright comment about the recurrent booing that marked the Saturday night London derby, as

Hey Noni, Noni : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Arsenal (1) 2 Merino 11, Saka 91 Brentford (0) 0 It was gritty rather than spectacular - but will do just fine as far as Arsenal are concerned. Successful seasons are built around games like these. Brentford made it tough work but in the end, it was a case of another day, another Mikel Merino header - plus a Bukayo Saka coup de grace to complete the job. Merino just loves this false nine role and his licence to drift in on

Under the lights: Picture by @capitalfootball Premier League Fulham (1) 4 Smith Rowe 45, Iwobi 57, Chukwueze 72, 78 Manchester City (3) 5 Haaland 17, Reijnders 38, Foden 44, 48, Berge og 54 In the end, the craziness stopped just in time for Man City to claim the points - but this near-miss for Fulham will linger in the memory as much as a win. The Whites found themselves 5-1 down early in the second half to an imperious Man City and were staring down the barrel. But in the ev

Exclusive Interview by Alessandro Schiavone in Prague Photo by Alessandro Schiavone A Czech legend revealed that he's a big fan of polarizing West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek. Soucek regularly chips in with goals and makes life hard for the opposition off the ball as he gives them no inch. But all the same Pavel Horvath, who played for both Slavia and Sparta Prague before retiring in 2015, feels it's a big shout to tell whether the Hammers midfield cog would have had his plac

Brentford (0) 3 v Burnley (0) 1 Igor Thiago (pen) 81 Flemming (pen) 85 Igor Thiago 86 Ouattara 92 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium Premier League Matchweek 13 Brentford added another home victory, with another Igor Thiago double, including another penalty, plus another stoppage time goal, as a very late, late show in the end ensured that Burnley were beaten 3-1. The Bees have now won five of the seven Premier League matches which they have played on their

When West meets North : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Chelsea (0) 1 Chalobah 48 Caicedo s/o 38 Arsenal (0) 1 Merino 59 Chelsea's bid to close a six-point gap on league leaders Arsenal fell just short but they pushed the Gunners all the way, even with 10 men. They had to cope without Moises Caicedo after his 38th minute dismissal but still had enough about them to grab a lead and then showed defensive nous to make sure they denied the Gunners a win the visitors had threa