Inside Newcastle’s transfer plans – goalkeepers, Gibbs-White and Guimaraes

Another set of interviews for Newcastle United‘s director of football vacancy took place last week. It is a big job with some big contenders. Crystal Palace’s Dougie Freedman is now among the front runners, and the Eagles are taking the threat seriously enough to be making overtures to possible replacements. With a final round of … Read more

Tottenham showed all the best and worst bits of Angeball in Arsenal defeat

This is an extract of The Score. Click the sign-up box below to receive the newsletter every Monday morning this season for our verdict on all 20 Premier League clubs Sometimes it can be valuable delving into history to find out what it can reveal about the present and even the future. Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham … Read more

Marcus Rashford can leave Man Utd with his head held high

Rashford has struggled for form this season (Photo: Getty) “I appreciate your support! It is abuse and has been for months. Enough is enough.” With one quote-tweet of a Manchester United fan account at 12.36am on Friday morning, Marcus Rashford finally snapped. The criticism and antagonism became overwhelming. For what feels like the umpteenth time, … Read more

Arsenal’s forgotten man who could be the perfect antidote to their title hopes

This is an extract of The Score. Click the sign-up box below to receive the newsletter every Monday morning this season for Daniel Storey’s verdict on all 20 Premier League clubs All Arsenal can do is put the last week behind them. They cannot change their own reality on their own, now out of the … Read more

Three possible outcomes of Forest’s FFP appeal – and an expert’s prediction

Nottingham Forest’s appeal against their four-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) is set to begin on Monday 22 April. The club are reportedly still hopeful for a reduction in their punishment, which would have a massive impact on their hopes of Premier League survival. Everton appealed against their 10-point … Read more

The ‘crazy’ trend threatening to derail Newcastle’s bounce

Newcastle United have momentum again in the chase for Europe but do they have the players? To the seven first teamers missing for the extraordinary defeat of West Ham, Eddie Howe can add four more who succumbed to injury or suspension on a chaotic, cathartic, season-saving afternoon. That list includes club captain Jamaal Lascelles, who … Read more

What Nottingham Forest have to do to avoid another points deduction next year

Nottingham Forest’s have released their 2022-23 accounts, which have confirmed the club is at risk of a further points deduction next season. Forest are currently appealing the four-point penalty imposed on them this season for breaching the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR). But they may now be in line for a further penalty … Read more

Three possible outcomes of Forest’s FFP hearing – and an expert’s prediction

Nottingham Forest’s hearing verdict after being charged with breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability regulations (PSR) is expected on Monday With Forest 17th in the table, just three points above Luton Town and the relegation zone, the possibility of points deductions presents a huge threat to their Premier League safety. Everton were initially deducted … Read more

The Forest-Liverpool fallout proves we’re entering dangerous territory

Forest’s frustrations are evident for all to see (Photo: Getty) We go again. Another Premier League weekend that spills controversy into the week that follows. Nottingham Forest were decidedly quiet across their social platforms on Sunday. After their full-time X post shortly before 5pm on Saturday, just the one tweet in the 24 hours that … Read more

Nottingham Forest owner storms pitch after Liverpool’s 99th-minute winner

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis stormed onto the pitch in the wake of Liverpool’s last-minute win at the City Ground. Darwin Nunez left it until the 99th minute to score the only goal of the game, before carnage broke out after the final whistle, leading to Forest first-team coach Steven Reid being sent off. And … Read more