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

West Ham United 0-2 Liverpool 'A wonderful man and one of the greatest competitors English football has ever seen'. It was a succinct, yet warm summary of West Ham United legend Billy Bonds at the London Stadium ahead of a minute's applause in his memory. The east Londoners welcomed ‘crisis club’ Liverpool to the capital, but this was one of those occasions holding the weight of the passing of a Hammers’ icon. A 2-0 defeat here leaves the Hammers perilously above the drop zon

Matchday programme : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Crystal Palace (1) 1 Mateta pen 32 Manchester United (0) 2 Zirkzee 54, Mount 65 The Eagles missed a chance to move up to fourth in the Premier League as they squandered a half-time lead before going on to record a first home defeat in the competition. Despite a bright start, energy levels dropped just enough to allow United a way back into the contest - and the obvious theory is that the extra game they had to play thre

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone Jefferson Lerma was in no mood to brand Crystal Palace as favourites against Manchester United. The Eagles go into Sunday's game sitting two points ahead of the Red Devils in the Premier League. But the Colombian midfielder told Capital Football: "In the Premier League there are no favourites. "We need to knuckle down,  work hard in training, recuperate and go into the game with a positive mindset." He then shed light on why Palace ended up l

By Alessandro Schiavone at BayArena, Leverkusen Bundesliga Matchday 12 Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Borussia Dortmund Goals : Anselmino 41', Adeyemi 65', Kofane 83' From the highest of heights to the lowest of lows in the space of four days. From pulling off the unlikeliest of victories away at Man City on Tuesday night to crashing to a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Borussia Dortmund. And with it, any hopes of staying hot on runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich's heels with the

On tonight's menu : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1 Kudus 59 Fulham (2) Tete 4 , Wilson 6 So much for the 'feelgood factor' from that 5-3 defeat in Paris, then. Thomas Frank was at pains to talk up the improved display against the Euro champions in midweek that followed last weekend's dismal surrender to Arsenal in the North London derby - even if it was still brutal in terms of the goals against column. But the understandable attempt to spin som

By Alessandro Schiavone in Strasbourg Ben Chilwell admitted that he's still not where he'd like to be as he eyes a place in Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad with England. Chilwell, who sealed a permanent move to Ligue 1 in the summer, helped Strasbourg overcome ex-club Crystal Palace in the Conference League last night. He told Capital Football: "For me what's nice and what's good here is that I am getting consistent performances where I can keep on building the level. "The m

Scene before kick-off in Strasbourg: Picture by Pennie Turrell UEFA Conference League Strasbourg 2-1 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace suffered the frustration of relinquishing a first-half lead and hitting the woodwork twice to no avail as their hopes of automatic qualification for the knockout stages of the Conference League took a blow last night in France. And yet, the one time the hosts hit the woodwork, they scored from the rebound. It was that kind of night for Palace who

By Alessandro Schiavone at Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg Conference League Matchday 4 Strasbourg 2-1 Crystal Palace Goals : Mitchell 35' (CP), Emegha 53' (S), El Mourabet 77' (S) Crystal Palace snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as Emanuel Emegha and Samir El Mourabet rendered Tyrick Mitchell's maiden European goal useless in a 2-1 defeat. The clash, between two of the competition's top dogs, was labelled by many as an 'anticipated final' given the talent at both sides

Red sky at night, Gunners' delight : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League MD5 Arsenal (1) 3 Timber 22, Madueke 70, Martinelli 77 Bayern Munich (1) 1 Karl 32 Arsenal's strength in depth could hardly be clearer now. This feels like a very different season from ones gone by given the power of the bench. Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli both came on to tilt a tight battle Gunners' way, while a third sub, Riccardo Calafiori, claimed an assist for the all-important second goal

By Alessandro Schiavone at Stade Orange Vélodrome Olympique Marseille 2-1 Newcastle United Goals: Barnes 6' (N) 46', 50' Aubameyang (M) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rolled back the years as his quick-fire brace within four second-half minutes helped Marseille come from behind to see off Newcastle United 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Marseille fans thought they would be served up the same old rubbish in Europe's premier competition when the red-hot Harvey Barnes

Another episode in a fixture with a great recent history : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League MD5 Chelsea (1) 3 Kounde og 27, Estevao 55, Delap 73 Barcelona (0) 0 So much history behind it. And the fixture with the sexy background once again delivered - as far as Chelsea fans were concerned, that is. It may not have carried quite the visceral joy of that famous 4-2 win in the Ronaldinho era or the '3-0 up in 19 minutes' tie at the Bridge - The Blues had no Messi to contend

Playing his part at number 30 : Picture by @YTJourno It will have been music to his ears. When the substitutes board went up at Ashton Gate six minutes from time, the crowd rose as one to acclaim the man going off who had given everything to the cause. Take a bow Sinclair Armstrong. The striker was not among the Bristol City scorers in a fine 3-0 win over Swansea City which kept the Robins in fourth place in the Championship. He didn't steal the headlines with a hat-trick of

Above us only sky : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Arsenal (2) 4 Trossard 36, Eze41, 46, 76 Tottenham (0) 1 Richarlison 55 When Manchester United won the old first division title back in 1967 - followed by their first European Cup win 12 months later - no one could have imagined how barren the next 25 years would be. Sure, there were some cup finals to enjoy, but that elusive return to the very summit of English football eluded them in the same way that the Invincibles s

Fulham (0) 1 v Sunderland (0) 0 Raúl Jiménez 84 By Kaz Mochlinski at Craven Cottage Premier League Matchweek 12 Fulham gained an absolutely vital victory over Sunderland with a Raúl Jiménez goal six minutes from full-time that significantly eased their fears of falling into the Premier League relegation zone. Having begun the weekend just one point above the bottom three, they left it late before getting the only goal of the game for a win which was thoroughly deserved after

By Alessandro Schiavone in Lille Friendly game: Brazil 1-1 Tunisia Goals : Mastouri 23' (T), Estevão 44' penalty (B) Lucas Paquetà missed a penalty as Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw by Tunisia in a friendly in Lille. Having replaced friend and Newcastle rival Bruno Guimaraes on the hour-mark, the West Ham midfield cog blazed over having previously converted 10 in a total of 11 spot-kicks and all seven for the Hammers. The last and only time he failed to guide home from the cl