Darren Fletcher admitted Manchester United's "fragile" players have lost their confidence after Sunday's FA Cup exit against Brighton left Old Trafford in turmoil. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/12/soccer/fragile-united-reeling-after-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #manchesterunited #darrenfletcher #facup #premierleague
Arsenal's Premier League title prospects were enhanced without even kicking a ball on Wednesday as its closest challengers Manchester City and Aston Villa both dropped points. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/08/soccer/arsenal-title-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kaorumitoma #brightonandhovealbion #manchestercity #astonvilla #bournemouth #tottenhamhotspur #manchesterunited #chelsea #pepguardiola #premierleague
Liam Rosenior was confirmed on Tuesday as Chelsea's new head coach on a six-and-a-half-year deal, saying the opportunity to succeed Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge was too good to turn down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/07/soccer/chelsea-hires-rosenior/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #liamrosenior #chelsea #premierleague
Ruben Amorim was sacked by Manchester United on Monday, bringing a dramatic end to his turbulent 14-month spell as manager of the struggling Premier League giant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/06/soccer/ruben-amorim-fired/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #rubenamorim #garyneville #paulscholes #garylineker #manchesterunited #premierleague
Chelsea handed London rival Arsenal a welcome boost in the Premier League title race as Enzo Fernandez struck a stoppage-time equalizer that prevented Manchester City closing the gap at the top to four points on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/05/soccer/premier-league-title-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #premierleague #manchestercity #arsenal #liverpool #chelsea #manchesterunited
The Premier League's festive feast turned stale on Thursday as the New Year's Day program served up three 0-0 draws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/02/soccer/premier-league-new-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #premierleague #liverpool #manchestercity #arsenal #leedsunited #danielfarke #pepguardiola
This is wild! Maresca won the UECL last season (he wasn’t the coach who finished so low the season before) plus brought in huge unexpected cash by winning the (yes stupid) Club World Cup and has #Chelsea fourth in the PL and doing well in the Champions League too.
Okay Slot won the #PremierLeague last season but had a much worse patch and was given time to get #LFC out of it. Can’t imagine that FSG would’nt have been more supportive in Maresca’s situation. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2006696654720860343
Six months after Everton let an injury-prone Dominic Calvert-Lewin leave on a free transfer, the English striker is on one of the hottest scoring streaks in the Premier League. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/29/soccer/calvert-lewin-leeds-revival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #dominiccalvertlewin #leedsunited #premierleague
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard's first club goal of the season helped his side beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 at home on Saturday to return to the top of the Premier League table. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/28/soccer/arsenal-brighton-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #arsenal #manchestercity #premierleague #brightonandhovealbion #martinodegaard
Aston Villa faces a tough challenge at Chelsea on Saturday after muscling its way into the Premier League title race alongside Arsenal and Manchester City. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/26/soccer/villa-chelsea-premier-league/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #astonvilla #chelsea #manchesterunited #arsenal #liverpool #premierleague #brunofernandes #diogodalot
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has urged his players to "step up" in the absence of "impossible to replace" skipper Bruno Fernandes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/25/soccer/amorim-challenges-manchester-united-players/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #manchesterunited #rubenamorim #brunofernandes #premierleague
Liverpool striker Alexander Isak is expected to be sidelined for at least a couple of months after breaking his leg and undergoing surgery, the Premier League club's manager Arne Slot said on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/24/soccer/isak-two-months-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #arneslot #alexanderisak #liverpool #sweden #premierleague
Manchester United blew the lead three times to miss out on moving up to fifth in the Premier League as Bournemouth would not be beaten in a thrilling 4-4 draw at Old Trafford. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/16/soccer/manchester-united-bournemouth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #premierleague #bournemouth #manchesterunited
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City made a "big statement" in the Premier League title race with its 3-0 win against Crystal Palace on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/15/soccer/pep-guardiola-city-statement-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #manchestercity #premierleague #crystalpalace #pepguardiola
Ruben Amorim said Manchester United had "improved a lot" after the team climbed back into the race to qualify for the Champions League as Bruno Fernandes inspired a 4-1 rout of woeful Wolves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/09/soccer/united-fernandes-wolves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #manchesterunited #wolverhamptonwanderers #premierleague
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah said he had been "thrown under the bus" as he tore into the club over his treatment and signaled a potential exit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/07/soccer/salah-liverpool-future-doubt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #liverpool #premierleague #arneslot #mohamedsalah
Enzo Maresca slammed lackluster Chelsea after the club's Premier League title challenge suffered a huge setback in a shock 3-1 defeat at lowly Leeds United on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/04/soccer/chelsea-setback-leeds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #chelsea #leedsunited #aotanaka #premierleague
Manchester City's Erling Haaland became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals with his blistering left-footed strike in the 17th minute of a wild 5-4 victory at Fulham on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/03/soccer/haaland-fastest-100-goals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #manchestercity #erlinghaaland #pepguardiola #premierleague
Mikel Arteta insisted Arsenal deserved respect after the Premier League leader battled to a bruising 1-1 draw with title rival Chelsea at the end of a grueling week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/01/soccer/arsenal-chelsea-draw-arteta/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #arsenal #chelsea #premierleague #mikelarteta
