Joe Cole and Peter Crouch slam Liverpool star for 'giving up' vs Bournemouth

Virgil van Dijk has been slammed for ‘giving up’ after his wretched first-half display for Liverpool against Bournemouth. The Reds came into Saturday’s fixture flying after last Sunday’s historic 7-0 win over arch-rivals at Manchester United but endured a disappointing first-half on the coast, trailing thanks to Philip Billing’s 28th minute opener. Cherries winger Dango Ouattara was able to easily […]

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Harry Kane double gets Tottenham back on track against Nottingham Forest

Richarlison thought that had changed with three minutes played when he fired home after Oliver Skipp’s perfectly-weighted through ball but a lengthy VAR check deemed the striker offside in yet another controversial margin call. It was reminiscent of what happened to Richarlison against Fulham here in September but the mood in N17 has vastly changed since that early-season optimism. Disappointment […]

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Leeds in bottom three despite fighting back to draw with Brighton

The home crowd’s sombre mood was reflected in their side’s nervy start as mis-placed passes at the back invited more Brighton pressure. Leeds sporadically threatened and Luke Ayling was a denied a scoring chance from six yards by Kaoru Mitoma’s last-ditch tackle. But there was an air of inevitability about Brighton’s opener. Pascal Gross picked out Mitoma at the far […]

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