The ever-increasing number of games, combined with financial regulation, has produced flat play on the field but a tighter table overall
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4 days ago
Arsenal win battle of derby narratives but tell us little we didn’t already know | Jonathan Wilson ⊕⊕
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It was a close run thing for a time, but Tottenham’s haplessness prevailed over the idea that the league leaders might be inveterate bottlers
It was a derby but it was also a clash of emerging narrati…
6 days ago
All change at Spurs again and Igor Tudor has a relegation battle on his hands | Jonathan Wilson ⊕
Tottenham have rolled the dice and an injury-ravaged side’s anxiety may only get worse as West Ham close the gap
When did the reality dawn? Perhaps it was towards the end of the first half of West Ham…
11 days ago
Are we all Evangelos Marinakis? Why there has never been less patience with managers | Jonathan Wilson ⊕
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In an age in which every gripe is highlighted and performative fury is good business, there is an argument that long-termism has become impossible
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13 days ago
Keith Andrews’s gravity-defying miracle has Brentford dreaming of Europe | Jonathan Wilson ⊕⊕
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Their best players and managers may move on, but this thoroughly modern club keep punching above their weight
When the news cycle spins so fast, it’s worth remembering where Brentford were in the summ…
18 days ago
You may not like the Liverpool red card, but it was the right call | Jonathan Wilson ⊖
Referee Craig Pawson sent off Dominik Szoboszlai by the letter of the law; the only way it should be done
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Refereeing is the most thankless of jobs. There ar…
19 days ago
Liverpool v Manchester City: Premier League – live ⊖
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Minute-by-minute coverage of Sunday’s clash at Anfield
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Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager, speaks to Sky Sports:
As always, we will be ourselv…
Liverpool v City is no longer the Premier League’s big show: how have the mighty fallen? | Jonathan Wilson ⊖
Pep Guardiola has led the way with his tactics for a decade but he has changed course and Arsenal have taken advantage
Great rivalries are always more about feel than about numbers. There have been on…
25 days ago
Man City’s snakebitten second halves are destroying their title challenge ⊕
Pep Guardiola’s side would be on top of the league had they not consistently struggled to hold leads
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The focus had been on Arsenal. They had not won in thre…
26 days ago
Familiar tale of two halves haunts Manchester City as Spurs find belated resolve | Jonathan Wilson ⊕⊕
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City again needlessly threw points away but Solanke showed what Tottenham, with their long injury list, have been missing
There are times when football is gloriously silly, times when the logic of you…