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Top transfer round-up: January 21st: Barcelona set to sign Boateng, while Pogba eyes Manchester United extension

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Top transfer round-up: January 21st: Barcelona set to sign Boateng, while Pogba eyes Manchester United extension Here we run through the latest rumours and round-up the possible movers dominating today’s gossip columns Pogba keen on new Manchester United deal Paul Pogba is ready to discuss a new Manchester United contract after rediscovering his best form under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The 25-year-old had a...

The striker Chelsea should look to amidst lazy target man search

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The striker Chelsea should look to amidst lazy target man search While Antonio Conte refuses to be drawn into such rumours and talk directly about players at other clubs, it has been widely reported that he is in the hunt for a target man to bolster his attacking options.Having failed to bring in Fernando Llorente in the summer, who instead headed to Tottenham de...

Six of the Best: Positive impact players in the Premier League

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Six of the Best: Positive impact players in the Premier League Sunderland’s Premier League record with and without Jack Rodwell is well documented. The Black Cats have failed to win any of the 35 top-flight matches Rodwell has started since moving to the Stadium of Light in August 2014, with the midfielder last on a winning side in a league match he start...

Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 16 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 16 in the Premier League It was another profitable weekend for the WhoScored tipster as Christian Benteke and Gylfi Sigurdsson both performed as expected in Gameweek 14. The fixtures are coming thick and fast now as we enter the festive period and the WhoScored tipster is back, earlier than usual, with some more tips ahead ...

Why Hodgson Should Opt Against Taking Andy Carroll to Euro 2016

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Why Hodgson Should Opt Against Taking Andy Carroll to Euro 2016 There are major problems international managers face that club managers do not. One is that if, say, your country hasn’t produced any left-wingers for a decade you can’t simply go out and buy one. And the other is that as soon as a player who is qualified for your country plays well, the...

Player Focus: Fit Again Carroll Could Yet Have West Ham & England Impact

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Player Focus: Fit Again Carroll Could Yet Have West Ham & England Impact On Saturday afternoon, after issuing a mild public rebuke to Andy Carroll about his fitness history, Slaven Bilic also issued what seemed to be a rebuke to English football. The West Ham United manager, who had just watched his side beat Liverpool 2-0 partially thanks to a Carroll goal, had just bee...

Player Focus: Allardyce's Tactics Complimenting Carroll's West Ham Return

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Player Focus: Allardyce's Tactics Complimenting Carroll's West Ham Return Due to its timing, the Africa Cup of Nations presents fringe players with the perfect opportunity to stake a claim for a regular starting berth for teams whose players will participate in the tournament. Andy Carroll was one of those hoping to leapfrog a striking rival in the pecking order earler in...

Team Focus: West Ham Reaping Rewards of Pragmatic Allardyce’s Versatility

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Team Focus: West Ham Reaping Rewards of Pragmatic Allardyce’s Versatility Sam Allardyce has always gone by the nickname ‘Big Sam’; the thought of him being known as anything else almost seems perverse. To say that he might indeed be given a new pseudonym isn’t for a second to imply that he is not a big person and a big character, anything but. The point ...

Fantasy Football: Top Premier League Tips in Gameweek 16

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Fantasy Football: Top Premier League Tips in Gameweek 16 WhoScored.com have teamed up withFootball Fanageronce again to give you the opportunity to chance your arm against our pundits. We return to pick a brand new XI and are once again offering you the chance to win some great prizes, simply by joining our free-to-play league. Finish at the summit of the...

Match Report: Soaring Carroll Rises to Sink Underperforming Swans

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Match Report: Soaring Carroll Rises to Sink Underperforming Swans The last time that Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan were regular features of Sam Allardyce's side the home support were calling for his head. Booing would resonate around the Boleyn Ground. A few months later Big Sam finds himself without a home defeat in his last 5 games and his side is playing some of...