March 2019

Sunderland’s ‘hair-raising’ deadline day signing of striker Will Grigg was captured by film makers for a potential second series of hit Netflix show Sunderland ‘Til I Die, club owner Stewart Donald has told talkSPORT. The Black Cats finally announced the arrival of Northern Ireland international Grigg from Wigan on Friday morning, having sealed the signing…

Arsenal deserve to be playing Champions League football because of the club’s status, according to Lucas Torreira. The Gunners have failed to qualify for Europe’s elite club competition for the past two seasons. Arsenal are three points off fourth-placed Chelsea after losing 3-1 to Manchester City on Sunday. And Torreira admits Arsenal must improve their…

Liverpool dropped more points in their pursuit of the title as they struggled to a 1-1 draw at West Ham. Playing to restore their five-point advantage over second-placed Manchester City, the league leaders performed like a team feeling the weight of expectation as they failed to build on a controversial opening goal that should have…

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has denied he was having a secret dinner date with David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane earlier this week – claiming they bumped into each other by “coincidence”. The Sun obtained pictures of the trio at swanky London restaurant Locanda Locatelli, setting the rumour mill racing that Pochettino could be on his…

Virgil van Dijk has called for patience from Liverpool fans, admitting he could sense nervousness from the crowd following their 1-1 draw with Leicester on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s side failed to beat a side outside of the top six for the first time this season after the Foxes battled back to claim a point at Anfield…

Tottenham have been handed a major boost as Harry Kane has stepped up his recovery from injury. Kane suffered ankle ligament damage in Spurs’ defeat to Manchester United last month. The striker was expected to be out until the middle of March because of the problem. However, the 25-year-old posted a video on social media…

West Brom and Brighton face each other tonight to complete the FA Cup fourth round and it will be live on talkSPORT. Championship West Brom host their Premier League opponents following a goalless draw on the south coast two weeks ago. The winner will earn a home tie against Derby in the fifth round and…

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has returned to full training ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Huddersfield on Saturday. The midfielder has not featured since fracturing his metatarsal in his right foot in December. The 30-year-old played 45 minutes in Arsenal’s Under-23s game against West Ham earlier this week as it was called off due to poor visibility. The…

It was inevitable. It’s always inevitable with Watford. As soon as Christian Kabasele leapt with his hand in the air, needlessly conceding a free-kick just outside the area, there was no chance Everton were not going to score. Right on cue, Lucas Digne stepped up and curled a superb finish into Ben Foster’s net, scoring…

Manuel Pellegrini has called on West Ham to punish any supporters responsible for abusing Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. Footage has been widely shared on social media of Salah, the Egypt forward, being targeted by West Ham fans during Monday night’s Premier League draw. Expletives can be clearly heard throughout the video, as well as comments against…