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What next for Man Utd's Jesse Lingard? Weighing up his next move

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What next for Man Utd's Jesse Lingard? Weighing up his next move Jesse Lingard's time at Manchester United has been winding down for some time but with 10 days left to run in the current transfer window he is running out of it to secure a move away. Problems off the pitch impacted performances on it last year but he hasn't been the same player since the 2018 Worl...

Match winner Pogba returns to Premier League player form rankings

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Match winner Pogba returns to Premier League player form rankings We are back with our up-to-date Premier League player form rankings following the midweek action that saw top of the table change hand three times and Liverpool drop six points off first. It wasn't a full gameweek so some players in the top-10 have simply moved around based on the performances of th...

Premier League team news and prediction: Man City vs Aston Villa

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Premier League team news and prediction: Man City vs Aston Villa Aston Villa hope they are now coming through the other side after being hit with an outbreak of COVID-19 earlier this month as they bid to take on Manchester City in their first match in nearly two weeks.Dean Smith's side have remarkably played four fewer matches than some teams in the Premier Leagu...

Premier League team news and prediction: Leicester vs Chelsea

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Premier League team news and prediction: Leicester vs Chelsea Leicester face Chelsea in the pick of the midweek action from the Premier League with plenty riding on the outcome. Brendan Rodgers' side have quietly gone about their business to move into third, while Frank Lampard desperately needs a run of good results to relieve the pressure on his job. Ahead o...

Chelsea's interest in Haaland speaks volumes of Werner's woes

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Chelsea's interest in Haaland speaks volumes of Werner's woes Even with a measly release clause of £66m that becomes active in the summer of 2022, it's safe to say Borussia Dortmund can expect enquiries for star striker Erling Haaland long before then. It is exactly a year to the day Dortmund fended off competition from Manchester United to land Haaland ...

Fans vote Grealish over Ronaldo into European Team of 2020

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Fans vote Grealish over Ronaldo into European Team of 2020 After running a series of polls to find out the WhoScored Followers Ultimate XI for 2020 earlier this week, the results are finally in! Nearly 34,000 votes were cast in that time to create a punchy XI with some notable names failing to make the cut. Apologises in advance for anyone that voted in fav...

WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Grealish joins Ronaldo as one of the best left forwards in Europe

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WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Grealish joins Ronaldo as one of the best left forwards in Europe In our penultimate review of the top rated players per position in Europe's top five leagues over 2020, we reveal the four nominees for a spot on the left wing of our Team of the Year.You will have the chance to vote for your favourite on our Twitter feed, with the winner gaining a place in said XI....

WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Did anyone dethrone Messi as the best winger in Europe?

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WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Did anyone dethrone Messi as the best winger in Europe? Into the final three positions of our countdown of the best players in Europe in 2020 and this is where it starts to hot up for most people, where the best players in the world generally start to come into play. Before we move on to the strikers, it's time to address the best right wingers in Europe...

WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Calhanoglu one of Europe's top creative midfielders

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WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Calhanoglu one of Europe's top creative midfielders So far in our rundown of Europe's best players from 2020 we have focused on more defensive-minded players but that is all about to change. From here on out it's time to celebrate those that prefer attack over defence, starting with the best No.10s in world football from the last calendar year. As ev...

WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Bayern have some of the best central midfielders in Europe

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WhoScored 2020 Rewind: Bayern have some of the best central midfielders in Europe At the midway point in our assessment of the players in Europe per position in 2020, we move into central midfield in the construction of our ultimate XI.Again there are six nominees as opposed to four, as was the case with the centre-back category, with two spots in the lineup up for grabs, and you...