4+ week, 8+ hour ago (404+ words) Alan Shearer has had his say on the reaction of Tottenham's players after Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea. Enzo Maresca's side scored the only goal of the game 34 minutes in after sloppy play from the home team. First Djed Spence gave the ball away - before Spurs initially won it back - only for Xavi Simons to under-hit a pass to teammate Micky van de Ven and the Dutch defender lost it in trying to dribble past Moises Caicedo, who found Joao Pedro to score. Tottenham barely created anything, other than a couple of Mohammed Kudus efforts before the break, and had goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to thank for it not being a far heavier defeat on the night, making a string of saves, mostly from match-winner Pedro. Spurs' players Spence and van der Ven opted not to join manager Thomas Frank in staying…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (438+ words) Arsenal face Slavia Prague at the Fortuna Arena in the fourth matchday of the UEFA Champions League first phase. The Gunners have a perfect record so far and are looking to extend that in this season's competition. Mikel Arteta is, however, unfortunate in that he has lost another striker option. Viktor Gyokeres is out of the game, joining both Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus in the treatment room. Kepa Arrizabalaga also misses out while Martin Zubimendi is suspended. Declan Rice is one yellow card away himself from a one-match ban which would see him miss the clash with Bayern Munich at the end of the month. Should the Gunners secure an eighth clean sheet in a row this would equal a record set by the club in 1903. Mikel Arteta faced the press ahead of Arsenal's clash with Slavia Prague in…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago (351+ words) Tottenham Hotspur are back in action with another Premier League derby as Fulham make the trip across London. Saturday evening's clash will see Spurs aiming to improve their dreadful record at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with just three wins in the league in the entirety of 2025 so far. Thomas Frank's men come into the game off the back of an eight-goal Champions League thriller at PSG as they twice gave away the lead to lose 5-3 to the holders in Paris on Wednesday evening despite two goals from Randal Kolo Muani and a header from Richarlison. Now Tottenham welcome Fulham, who have been struggling in the Premier League this season under Marco Silva, with both teams looking for a morale-boosting victory. Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold is at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to cover the game. Scroll down for all the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago (235+ words) Hello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Chelsea's Premier League meeting with Wolves this evening. The Blues go head-to-head with the division's bottom side tonight at Stamford Bridge as Enzo Maresca's team look to return to winning ways after a draw against Qarabag in the week. Maresca was strongly criticised for making seven changes in Azerbaijan, but the Chelsea head coach, who defended his decision, is set to do something similar this evening as well. Wolves, meanwhile, come into today's game without a permanent manager. Under-21 coach James Collins and Under-18 boss Richard Walker will be in the dugout at the Bridge following the sacking of Vitor Pereira six days ago. While Chelsea come into this game as enormous favourites, Maresca will guard against complacency following recent home defeats to Sunderland and Brighton in the Premier League…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago (412+ words) England manager Thomas Tuchel has explained why he was left unimpressed by Djed Spence's behaviour after the Tottenham Hotspur star blanked Thomas Frank. It was after Spurs were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in the Premier League earlier this month that Spence left the pitch and appeared to ignore Frank after the final whistle. The Tottenham defender has been called up by Tuchel for the World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, but was an unused substitute for the first fixture on Thursday against Serbia. Tuchel is currently preparing the England squad to face Albania on Sunday evening, and has explained why he was not impressed by Spence's behaviour. "Yeah, I didn't like it," Tuchel told the Daily Mail. "Because the players know they are not only national players when they are the 10 days in camp, they are always national players and…...

6+ day, 15+ min ago (545+ words) Arsenal have a very difficult week ahead of them and the win over Tottenham in the North London Derby has kicked things off in the perfect way. That said, there was one element that has rightfully raised some eyebrows and not for a good reason. The lack of changes before the final minutes of the affair, especially with Bayern Munich and Chelsea to come, has been questioned by many. Considering the club's current injury situation, it is a fair query when so many starters stayed on the field as long as they did. Could it point, however, to several changes for the game against the German champions in midweek as a result? Vincent Kompany's side comes off the back of a 6-2 drubbing of Freiburg last weekend, but without star winger Luis Diaz, who is suspended. Arsenal already have four wins from…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago (391+ words) Arsenal continued their brilliant start to the season with a 3-1 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The result means Mikel Arteta's side is still unbeaten in Europe's elite competition and is among the favourites to win it outright. The Gunners have conceded just once in the competition so far after clashes with Athletic Club Bilbao, Olympiacos, Atletico Madrid, Slavia Prague and Bayern. Their incredible defensive record was breached by Lennart Karl, who equalised for Vincent Kompany's side just after the half-hour mark, cancelling out Jurrien Timber's opener. However, the Gunners showed their class and would run out winners thanks to goals from Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli. All eyes will now turn back to domestic action, with Arsenal leading the Premier League title race as things stand. Arteta's men are six points clear of their nearest rivals, Chelsea,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (524+ words) Tottenham Hotspur have extended their partnership with AIA Group Limited. The Hong Kong-based life insurance and financial services company will remain the club's front-of-shirt sponsor until the end of the 2026/2027 season, before becoming the training wear sponsor until 2032. In July 2027, AIA will transition from a Global Principal Partner to a Global Training Partner. The company's logo will continue to appear on LED signage at the stadium, and its campaigns will include both the men's and women's teams. Tottenham boasts one of the longest club sponsorships in Premier League history, having been partnered with AIA since 2013, when they initially sponsored the kit for cup fixtures. Since the 2014/15 season, the company has been the primary kit sponsor. In the last 12 years, Tottenham have established themselves as one of the biggest clubs in the English top-flight. Spurs won their first and only trophy…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (520+ words) Brazil earned a comfortable win in a chaotic, frenetic and feisty clash with Senegal. Plenty of London-based players involved, but while Chelsea fans will be delighted with their young stars' performance, Arsenal and Tottenham supporters have cause for concern. Matheus Cunha came close to scoring the opener for Brazil in the first half when Bruno Guimaraes" cross found the Man United forward, who headed onto the bar. Chelsea"s Estevao, however, would soon after earn them the lead, the ball falling to him on the right, which he dispatched excellently. Casemiro then doubled the lead after a free kick was sent to the back post, which he duly curled off the far right post and in. A worry for Tottenham will be that Pape Matar Sarr had to be replaced with an injury just after half-time. Then it would be…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (267+ words) Hello and welcome to football.london for live coverage of Enzo Maresca's pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea's Premier League clash with Wolves on Saturday evening. Little over 72 hours after the Blues were held to a frustrating draw by Qarabag in Azerbaijan, 2500 miles from home, Maresca's team welcome Wolves to Stamford Bridge. With just two points to their name, Wanderers are rock bottom of the top-flight table going into this weekend's round of fixtures. Vitor Pereira was sacked as Wolves manager last weekend following the poor run of results, with no permanent boss in place at the time of writing for Saturday evening's game. Either way, Maresca will be fully aware that he or his Chelsea players cannot afford to take Wolves lightly when Saturday night comes around. The Blues head coach is set to preview the game in today's…...