After another miserable cameo from Douglas Luiz, Juventus fans are left to wonder whatever happened to the midfielder who took the Premier League by storm last season. The former Aston Villa star has been a shade of his former self since joining Thiago Motta’s ranks following a €55-million move. While his early struggles were attributed to his physical condition, Calciomercato …

Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images. Brighton and Hove Albion ended Spurs’ five-game winning run. On an excellent run, including a 3-0 win over Manchester United last weekend, Ange Postecoglou’s Lilywhites came into Sunday afternoon’s Premier League matchup at the AMEX Stadium as one of the country’s most in-form teams. However, putting in a memorable performance, Fabian Hurzeler’s Seagulls completed a …

Barcelona returned to winning ways on Sunday, securing a comfortable 3-0 victory over Deportivo Alaves. Robert Lewandowski was the star of the show, as he bagged a first-half hat-trick to clinch all three points for Barça. Lewandowski widens the gap in Pichichi race Lewandowski was already leading the race for the Pichichi trophy heading into his game, thanks to his …

Credit: S Premier Live. Noni Madueke has dragged Chelsea level against Nottingham Forest. The Blues welcomed Nuno Espirito Santos’ Tricky Trees to Stamford Bridge for an important top-half Premier League clash. Although Enzo Maresca’s men came into the match as the overwhelming favourites to take all three points, the away team took a surprising lead thanks to a 49-minute goal …

Former Serie A referee Luca Marelli weighed in on the three episodes that marred the contest between Juventus and Cagliari. The Bianconeri were hoping for a routine league win at home to keep Napoli in striking distance, but eventually squandered two points in a 1-1 draw. Dusan Vlahovic scored early on from the spot while Razvan Marin replied from the …

Nuno Espirito Santo expressed delight at his side’s showing as ten-man Nottingham Forest held on for a point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chris Wood opened the scoring for Forest shortly after the break but Noni Madueke levelled for the hosts less than ten minutes later. James Ward-Prowse was shown his marching orders after a second booking on 78-minutes but …

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Newcastle United need to get Alexander Isak back in action as soon as possible to avoid being a mid-table team.  That’s according to club legend Alan Shearer, who was not impressed by what he saw from his former team in their 0-0 draw with Everton on Saturday. The Magpies controlled 68% possession at Goodison Park, attempted 14 shots and generated …

According to Mundo Deportivo, Cristiano Ronaldo has urged Al-Nassr to sign Kevin De Bruyne when the contract between the Belgian playmaker and Manchester City expires at the end of this season. Come next summer, De Bruyne will have spent exactly a decade with the Premier League champions, having joined from Wolfsburg back in 2015. Since then, he’s made an unbelievable …

West Ham United are interested in bringing Spanish forward Ayoze Perez back to the Premier League, according to reports. The Hammers thrashed newly promoted Ipswich Town 4-1 on Saturday. However, that result accounts for half of their wins and 40% of their goals scored in the Premier League so far this season, sitting 12th after a poor start under Julen …