Julien Laurens reacts to the news six Premier League players from three clubs tested positive for Covid-19. Watford defender Adrian Mariappa said he was shocked at testing positive for the coronavirus, having strictly followed Britain’s social distancing guidelines and not shown any symptoms. The Premier League said on Tuesday that six people from three different
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ESPN Should Liverpool be awarded the title? Steve Nicol says ‘NO!’ ESPN The world has come to a standstill, so we compiled 10 shows and documentaries that will scratch your soccer itch while in isolation. ESPN The Hall of Fame is a concept as old as sports itself but the Premier League finally has a
Nigel Pearson has not managed in the Premier League since 2015. Nigel Pearson has been named the new Watford coach, the club announced on Friday, with the hiring comes a week after Quique Sanchez Flores was sacked. Watford said in a statement on their website that Pearson was given an initial contract until the end of
2:33 PM ET James Ward-Prowse struck a stunning free kick seven minutes from time as Southampton fought back from a goal down to beat fellow strugglers Watford 2-1 on Saturday and record their first home Premier League win this season. Southampton came into the game with the weakest defence in the league, and it sprung
Alejandro Moreno says Manchester City could have scored far more in their 8-0 win vs. Watford, and he wanted to see them do it. Manchester City’s 8-0 win over Watford was a “joy to watch” after the shock loss to Norwich last weekend, manager Pep Guardiola said. City came within one goal of equalling the all-time
1:22 PM ET Arsenal let a two goal lead slip to draw 2-2 against Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored two goals in the first half but Watford produced a great comeback in the second half with goals from Tom Cleverley and Roberto Pereyra. – ESPN Champions League fantasy: Sign up now!
After Watford parted ways with Javi Garcia, the FC crew assess the chances that Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino could leave his post this season. Javi Gracia has said he was surprised by his “abrupt” sacking as Watford manager after leading the Premier League club to their highest finish last season. Watford, who have one point from
Chelsea prove too strong for Arsenal in the second half, running away with a 4-1 victory to claim the Europa League trophy. Gab Marcotti explains what is happening in Juventus’ search for a new manager after Maurizio Sarri reportedly told Chelsea he might want to leave. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti answers the burning question at
LONDON — It is never easy to put history into context just as it’s being made, so it may be many more years before the real magnitude of Manchester City’s domestic Treble can be properly judged. But by inflicting a 6-0 defeat on Watford in the FA Cup final on Saturday, Pep Guardiola’s City achieved
Manchester City will be eyeing a domestic treble when they face Watford in Saturday’s FA Cup final, with the team a far cry from the one that Yaya Toure inspired to the 2011 title. Having clinched the Premier League at Liverpool’s expense on Sunday, added to the EFL Cup in February, City are aiming to
ESPN FC’s Stewart Robson outlines what it will take for Alexis Sanchez to return to form between now and the start of next season. Manchester United go without a win in their final six games to finish sixth in the Premier League, 32 points behind newly crowned champions Man City. Manchester United go without a
Find out the date and details of the 2019 FA Community Shield. Where is the 2019 FA Community Shield being played? The full details have not yet been confirmed by the Football Association, but traditionally the final would be played at Wembley Stadium in London. The stadium has an official capacity of 90,000 for football, but
10:53 AM ET Chelsea are one win from a return to the Champions League after a comfortable 3-0 victory at home to Watford. The Blues were disappointing in the first half and were booed off, but it was a different story after the break. Ruben Loftus-Cheek headed Chelsea in front in the 48th minute, nodding
4:52 PM ET Arsenal leapfrogged Chelsea for fourth place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 victory at 10-man Watford on Monday night. An early Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike and a Troy Deeney red card paved the way for Unai Emery’s men to move ahead of their London neighbours on goal differential with just five
The Premier League is cming to an exciting conclusion and the FA Cup has reached the semifinal stage. With the business end of the season upon us, Nick Miller lays out the weekend’s biggest storylines. PREMIER LEAGUE Arsenal need to sort out their away form There’s an air of cautious optimism around Arsenal at the
Former Premier League referee Peter Walton concedes that VAR could have changed the outcome of the FA Cup quarterfinal between Swansea and Man City. Decisions overturned by VAR reviews during this weekend’s FA Cup semifinals (live on ESPN+) will be shown on the big screens at Wembley to provide “clarity” for fans, FA director of
Wolves comfortably beat a listless Manchester United 2-1 at Molineux to move on to the semifinals of the FA Cup. Manchester City survived an almighty scare at Swansea coming back from 2-0 down to advance to the FA Cup semi finals. Andre Gray made an instant impact off the bench as Watford edged past Crystal