Why are there so few goals in the Premier League this year?

Premier League leaders Arsenal have just been held to back-to-back 0–0 draws, first at home to Liverpool and then away at Nottingham Forest. It is the first time they have gone consecutive goalless games in the Premier League since 2012. On its own, that would be a curiosity. In context,…

Manchester United vs Manchester City Preview: Pressure on both sides

Old Trafford at lunchtime is usually a recipe for chaos. Add a title-chasing Manchester City, a Manchester United side trying to stabilise under interim boss Michael Carrick’s first game, and a league table that suddenly feels crowded from second to ninth, and you get a derby that can swing a…

Manchester City vs Chelsea Preview – the Blues go to battle without Maresca

Manchester City vs Chelsea has the feel of a regular big-six Sunday, right up until you remember Chelsea have arrived in Manchester with their manager-shaped space suddenly empty. Enzo Maresca walked away on New Year’s Day, leaving Calum McFarlane to steer the ship on an interim basis and leaving Chelsea…