9+ min ago (262+ words) Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has called for the referees to be more consistent after Moises Caicedo was shown a red card in their 1-1 Premier League draw with Arsenal on Sunday (November 30). The 24-year-old was initially shown a yellow card for a rash challenge on Mikel Merino by referee Anthony Taylor before VAR intervened and called him to the monitor. Upon review, Taylor upgraded the yellow to a straight red and Caicedo will now miss Chelsea's next three games against Leeds, Bournemouth, and Everton. Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Maresca acknowledged that it was the right decision, but called for greater consistency, comparing the tackle to Rodrigo Bentancur's on Reece James earlier in the season. "I think he red card is the red card," he said. "I struggle to understand the different ways to judge. What about Bentancur to…...

22+ min ago (372+ words) Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admitted he was disappointed his side weren't able to get all three points agains ten men Chelsea, but felt proud following a difficult week overall. Arteta's side faced Chelsea just four days after securing a memorable 3-1 Champions League win over Bayern Munich in midweek. The visitors were unable to secure all three points at Stamford Bridge, despite Moises Caicedo's early red card as the game ended 1-1. Speaking after the game, Arteta admitted he was disappointed but was proud of how his players handled a difficult week. "Right from the beginning you could sense how much was at stake. Every duel and action was full gas, very short sequences of play. With the 10 men we expected a different game, we plan it, we went through it in the second half." "They get a free kick and they…...

39+ min ago (144+ words) Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino has admitted he know Moises Caicedo's horror tackle in their 1-1 Premier League draw on Sunday (November 30) would result in a red card. The Chelsea man was initially shown a yellow card before VAR intervened and told referee Anthony Tayor to check out the pitch side monitor. Upon review, Caicedo, 24, was shown a straight red for clearly going over Merino's foot and potentially causing serious harm. Speaking after the game, Merino admitted he knew Caicedo would be sent off immediately after the tackle was made. "I felt my ankle go all the way but luckily I have very mobile ankles and body. I knew it was a horrible challenge, and it was going to be a red card," he said. When asked about whether he has spoken to Caicedo about the tackle, he added: "No. Nothing."...

52+ min ago (254+ words) Chelsea earned a hard fought 1-1 Premier League draw with Arsenal on Sunday despite being down to ten men for the best part of an hour. Moises Caicedo gave Anthony Taylor no choice but to brandish the red card for a rash tackle on Mikel Merino after VAR called him to the monitor. Despite being down to ten men, Chelsea took a surprise when James" corner landed on the head of Trevoh Chalobah just after half time. Speaking after the game, James, 25, believes his side made a "big statement" following their performance at Stamford Bridge. "Disappointing to come away with only one point. We went down to 10 men pretty early in the game and that made it more difficult," he said. "I think everyone can see where we are and what we are fighting for. I think today was a big…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago (155+ words) West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta took to social media fired back at ex-Hammer Rob Green following his red card in their 2-0 Premier League defeat to Liverpool on Sunday (November 30). The 28-year-old picked up two yellow cards in the span of a minute as he continued to protest his initial booking, which was for dissent. It was a completely self-inflicted sending off for a player who was recently acquitted of spot fixing by the FA, with commentator Green calling it "ridiculous behaviour." Paqueta took to X, formally known as Twitter, after the game to fire back at Green, saying: "It's ridiculous to have your life and career affected for two years without any psychological support from the federation (The FA)." "Perhaps this ridiculous behavior is just a reflection of everything I've had to endure and, it seems, have to continue enduring!...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago (391+ words) Aston Villa secured a fifth successive win across all competitions, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 in the Premier League (PL), leaving the Old Gold winless in 17 top-flight matches and rooted to the foot of the table. Given that five of Wolves" seven PL goals this term had arrived before HT, a quick start appeared essential if Rob Edwards" side were to spring a big upset here. And after surviving an early scare when Lucas Digne"s free-kick deflected off the bar, the visitors were arguably the more threatening side in a first half that produced very little in the way of clear-cut chances. J'rgen Strand Larsen thought he"d broken the deadlock on the quarter-hour, but after sweeping home from Jackson Tchatchoua"s cutback, his celebrations were cut short by the offside flag as Jhon Arias had interfered with Emiliano Mart'nez. Villa…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago (428+ words) Liverpool's dominance over West Ham United continue as they secured a 15th victory in the last 13 Premier League (PL) meetings between the pair, winning 2-0 to round off a hugely disappointing period in which they'd lost their last three games The mood at the London Stadium was a sombre one after news of Billy Bonds' sad passing, but after paying tributes pre-match, it was straight down to business. A ropey few weeks for Liverpool has shown no signs of slowing in recent weeks, having suffered three heavy defeats in a row. This was at least a favourable fixture on paper in which they could bounce back, and they did start sharply, with big-money signing Alexander Isak's acrobatic effort forcing a stunning reaction save out of Alphonse Areola." With star man Mohamed Salah on the bench, the Reds looked a little toothless in…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago (180+ words) Manchester United midfielder Mason Mount was delighted completing a rare full 90 for victory at Crystal Palace. Mount proved the matchwinner in Sunday's early kickoff as United came from behind to win 2-1. He said afterwards: "We've not found it easy away from home this season, obviously a very difficult result in the last game so we knew we needed to bounce back. "That's what we spoke about before the game, I thought we showed good character to come back after the 1-0 down first half so it was about reacting in the changing room. Second half, and I thought we did that really good. We came out and we were at it. "I'm feeling good, the win obviously was massive but also for me to play the full game, I can't remember, I haven't done that in a while. I've been feeling…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago (158+ words) Josh Zirkzee was delighted with his goal in Manchester United's win at Crystal Palace. Zirkzee sparked a second-half comeback after going into the break 1-0 down, with Mason Mount later scoring the winner. Holland striker Zirkee said afterwards: "Great feeling, it's always a good feeling but most importantly just got us back into the game and this guy (Mount) scored a pretty good goal after. "It was all about three points today, just very happy we got them. "It's one of the biggest clubs in the world and you have to perform so if you don't score for a long time it can get to you but I'm surrounded by great players, great people and we help each other every day. "So they made it quite easy for me and today is just a reward I think for patience, hard work,…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago (357+ words) Leeds United's goalscorers Lukas Nmecha and Dominic Calvert-Lewin admitted frustration after defeat at Manchester City. Leeds fought back from 2-0 down to level at 2-2 through Calvert-Lewin and Nemcha before Phil Foden struck City's winner in injury-time. Nmecha said afterwards: "It's really tough to take, but we've just got to take the positives and learn from the negatives. I think in the second half we were really good. We caused them massive problems. "I think the manager read the game well. We changed formation and we went two up top and I think that really gave us the freedom to, if we were in trouble, to go a bit longer. And that, after a while, created some spaces in between the lines, which was really important. "When you concede like that, there's always little things and we're getting to that stage where…...