The Blues have been held in three of their last four top-flight outings, but they trail Manchester City and Liverpool by just a couple of points heading into this weekend’s fixtures
Browsing: Burnley
Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard will miss Thursday’s Europa League tie against Belarusian side BATE Borisov with a back injury and faces a race to be fit for Sunday’s Premier League game against Burnley, manager Maurizio Sarri said.
The Citizens, held for just the second time this season in their last outing before the international break, pulled away from their opponents with quickfire goals early in the second half.
The Citizens played out a goalless draw with Liverpool prior to the international break, leaving three teams locked on 20 points after eight rounds of matches.
The ball was in play in Burnley’s 2-1 win for just 42 minutes and two seconds out of the regulation 90 minutes. Cardiff defender Sean Morrison reportedly took an average of 25 seconds to make long throw-ins.
Sixth-placed Bournemouth, whose three wins in five games had helped give them 10 points start to the campaign, had the majority of possession but were finished off after the break
Watford Manager, Javi Gracia, has been named August’s Premier League manager of the month after guiding the club to a winning start this season.
Jose Mourinho has said that he does not fear being sacked as Manchester United boss due to the amount of money that the club could have to pay to release him from his contract.
Jesse Lingard was the main protagonist in the opening exchanges, though, and he saw one looping effort clawed away by Hart before getting a 25-yard effort all wrong in the 10th minute
United have put together their worst start to a domestic campaign since 1992, and manager Jose Mourinho is under pressure to register another three points before the international break
Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho said on Friday he remains “one of the greatest managers in the world” despite his team’s poor start in the Premier League season.
Pressure is on Manchester United as they visit Burnley on Sunday, desperate to avoid a third straight defeat in what has been a poor start to their Premier League campaign.
Southampton FC defender, Oriol Romeu, said on Wednesday he had only kicked into gear in the second half of their two Premier League matches this season and that the club must show more intent from the first whistle.
Burnley have signed goalkeeper Joe Hart from Manchester City on a two-year contract.
This became a necessity after they lost their two England international goalkeepers to injury.
Nick Pope, who was part of England’s squad at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, suffered a dislocated shoulder last week.
The Clarets winger was withdrawn 63 minutes into Iceland’s 1-1 draw with Argentina on Saturday and it has now been confirmed that he has suffered a muscle tear.
Last season, Sean Dyche’s side were the surprise package of the Premier League and the Clarets’ reward for finishing in seventh place is an all-British tie with Aberdeen.
The first Manchester derby of the season is scheduled for November 10 at the Etihad Stadium, and the reverse will take place on March 16 at Old Trafford
Tributes were paid to the outgoing Frenchman throughout Sunday’s 5-0 thrashing of Burnley, starting with an appreciative guard of honour from both sets of players and ending with speeches and presentations on the pitch.
The club paid tribute to the Frenchman ahead of the match, and the players put on a fine performance for their manager to record their 15th home Premier League victory of the 2017-18 campaign