Author: Terna Nyamkyume

Chelsea lost their first game since the 29th August when Liverpool beat them 2-1 last weekend. However, Enzo Maresca’s side put a good performance in, holding 57% possession, limiting their opponents to just nine shots, and achieving a pass completion of 88.1% (the best at Anfield since 2004/05). The Blues’ game plan to control the game, build out from the back, and slow the match down worked very well, especially in the first half, creating plenty of chances around the box, just lacking the final pass or action to turn those into goals. One change Maresca did make at half-time…

A number of key Chelsea names have been left behind in England ahead of tonight’s Conference League game against Panathinaikos. After dropping the likes of Cole Palmer from the squad for the group stages altogether, the likes of Moises Caicedo and Malo Gusto haven’t gone with Chelsea to Greece. The opportunity is there for some of the fringe players at the club to make a difference for the Blues, proving their worth to Enzo Maresca in the process. Tyrique George trained with the first team this week, meanwhile an opportunity has cropped up for teenager Shumaira Mheuka to be involved…

Enzo Maresca has hit back at claims that Chelsea are conceding easy goals as they prepare to take on Panathinaikos in the Conference League on Thursday night. The Blues slipped to their second defeat of the season against Liverpool last weekend and have conceded ten goals in eight league games so far. Having conceded a club record number of goals under Mauricio Pochettino in the league last season, it’s an area the Blues must improve in if they want to progress as a team. Maresca doesn’t think Chelsea are conceding easy goals Former Chelsea player Pat Nevin believes a lack…

The Citizens followed up their last-gasp 2-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend with a thumping 5-0 victory at home to Sparta Prague in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Pep Guardiola’s men will now shift their focus back to the Premier League and can climb to the top of the table with victory over Southampton, before current leaders Liverpool face third-placed Arsenal on Sunday. Here, Sports Mole rounds up Man City’s latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with Russell Martin’s side. Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown Man City will be without…

Manchester City cruised to victory in the latest Champions League outing against Sparta Praha – and Phil Foden was on target once again. Manchester City beat the Czech side 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium, and now sit third in the League Phase table. Erling Haaland scored twice, including one stunning acrobatic effort, with Foden, John Stones and Matheus Nunes all scoring. Foden got City off to the perfect start when he received the ball between the lines from Manuel Akanji. He worked his way into the area and fired into the far corner for his second goal of the season.…

For many Manchester City fans, it’s almost impossible to imagine life without Erling Haaland. The Norwegian striker immediately won the hearts of fans when he arrived in 2022, scoring 53 goals in 52 games as the club stormed to the Premier League title and reached the Champions League final. Against Sparta Prague in the Champions League last night (October 23) he added once again to his legacy by scoring a sensational flying backheel in a brace for the reigning domestic champions. For months, Barcelona have been coveting Man City’s star man, but he seemed dead set on staying put. However,…

Erling Haaland continues to blow the minds of football fans everywhere with goalscoring feats: this time it was with an acrobatic backheel that very few other players on the planet would even attempt. Manchester City romped home against Sparta Praha with a 5-0 win in front of a delighted Etihad crowd who had already seen them put bag four in their previous Champions League fixture. Nevertheless, high-scoring games are nothing new to Blues be it home or away – it was Haaland and his audacious, physics-defying backheel that was the story of the night and it’s not hard to see…

Dubois and Joshua could run it back in 2025. Francis Ngannou made an emphatic return to MMA this weekend when he scored an impressive first round win against Renan Ferreira. Following a brief spell in boxing where he fought Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, Ngannou is now back in a familiar surrounding where he continues to look great. Despite his extensive MMA background, Ngannou is still keeping his focus on boxing after his time facing the sport’s best fighters and a return to the ring hasn’t been ruled out. After facing Fury and Joshua, Ngannou is fully aware of how…

Jarrell Miller has warned Anthony Joshua he is risking the end of his career if he fights Daniel Dubois. Joshua, 35, was emphatically stopped in five rounds by Dubois in their fight for the IBF heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium in September and is expecting to challenge him again in a rematch in 2025. Where prior to losing to Dubois, Joshua was considered on course to finally fight Tyson Fury, a second successive, destructive defeat by Dubois would leave him with fewer options than ever before. Miller had been on course to fight Joshua in 2019 until his failing a…

Mike Tyson has released training footage ahead of his upcoming fight with Jake Paul, with the former heavyweight champion appearing to be in impressive shape. The 58-year-old had been due to face Paul on July 20 in Texas, but that was postponed after Tyson was forced to halt training following an ulcer flare up. The pair will now fight on November 15 in what has been sanctioned as a professional bout and Tyson has provided an update on his camp ahead of his return to the ring. A video posted on his YouTube account shows Tyson working on the heavy…