James Goldman

Arsenal were beaten by Galeno’s late strike for Porto in their Champions League last 16 first leg clash (Picture: Getty)Michael Owen believes Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya was at fault for the concession of the goal that leaves the Gunners with an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League quarter finals.A dull first leg appeared destined to end in a goalless draw, but Galeno’s injury-time strike means Porto will travel to north London in three weeks’ time with a slender advantage.There a…

Omari Forson could make his first Premier League start for Manchester United against Fulham (Picture: Getty)Manchester United’s injury crisis could see teenager forward Omari Forson make his first Premier League start this afternoon against Fulham.The academy graduate has already made three appearances for the first team this season, and made his top flight bow as a late substitute in the recent win over Wolves.United confirmed on Friday that Rasmus Hojlund is set to miss the next two weeks at l…

Tim Sherwood fears there is a big weakness in Axel Disasi that Liverpool can exploit (Picture: Sky Sports)Tim Sherwood has aimed a major dig at Chelsea defender Axel Disasi and fears his lack of quality on the ball could be exposed in tomorrow’s Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.The 25-year-old joined the Blues in the summer in a £38.5million transfer from Monaco and has taken time to settle at the heart of the Blues’ defence.After a shaky start, the France international has shown signs of imp…

Harry Kane is enjoying a prolific debut campaign with Bayern Munich (Picture: Getty)Martin Keown fears Harry Kane will be ‘licking his lips’ ahead of Bayern Munich’s Champions League quarter final against Arsenal.The England captain has enjoyed a stellar debut campaign for the German giants, amassing 37 goals in all competitions and is closing in on Robert Lewandowski’s single season record. Kane has feasted on Arsenal defences in the past and no body has scored more goals in the history of the…

Harry Kane was taken off during the closing stages of Bayern Munich’s win over Darmstadt (Picture: Getty)Bayern Munich are sweating on the fitness of Harry Kane after the England captain was substituted during the closing stages of Saturday’s 5-2 win over Darmstadt. Thomas Tuchel’s side kept their hopes of hauling in runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen alive by coming from behind to record a third straight victory. The German champions fell behind early on but goals from Jamal Musiala an…

Pep Guardiola has much to ponder ahead of Man City’s crunch game against Arsenal (Picture: Getty)Martin Keown believes Manchester City will have to alter the tactics they used to expose Arsenal’s weaknesses last season following injuries to Kyle Walker and John Stones. The champions will be without two of their senior defenders for Sunday’s summit meeting against the currentPremier League leaders after thy suffered setbacks on international duty with England. Aside from their defensive capabilit…

Erik ten Hag is hoping his Manchester United team can build on their win over Liverpool prior to the international break (Picture: Getty)Lisandro Martinez appears set to make his Manchester United comeback against Brentford this evening. The Argentina international has endured an injury-ravaged campaign and been restricted to making just 10 appearances in all competitions. Martinez sustained made a return to first team action after three months out against West Ham in February but suffered anoth…

Bukayo Saka started for Arsenal against Manchester City on Sunday following his decision to pull out of the England squad (Picture: Getty)Mikel Arteta insists Bukayo Saka is ‘fine’ but will make a decision on his potential involvement against Luton after Tuesday’s training session. The Arsenal winger has enjoyed another stellar season but has been carrying an injury for several weeks.Saka was called-up to the most recent England squad last month, but was forced to pull out and took no part in th…

Cole Palmer scored four goals in Chelsea’s 6-0 thrashing of Everton (Picture: Getty)Cole Palmer enhanced his ever burgeoning reputation with a four-goal display against Everton last night as Chelsea significantly enhanced their prospects of European qualification. The summer signing from Manchester City scored a perfect hat-trick inside the opening half an hour, and rounded off a stellar performance with a second half penalty. Palmer is now level with Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Bo…

Martin Odegaard scored Arsenal’s late second goal against Wolves (Picture: Getty)Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League with a narrow but vital 2-0 win over Wolves.After consecutive defeats threatened to totally derail their campaign, nothing but a win was likely to suffice at Molineux on Saturday night.With the hosts ravaged by injury, the Gunners would have hoped to make early inroads but a combination of stubborn defending and wasteful finishing prevented Mikel Arteta’s side from…