Liverpool will round off a calendar year of extreme highs and lows this afternoon when they play Wolves in their final fixture of 2025. It’s been a chastening
Wilfried Nancy has named his Celtic team for this afternoon’s game against Livingston at the Set Fare Arena. The Scottish Champions will be encouraged by the scoreline at Easter Road, which means that Celtic could cut the gap at the top to three points with a win today.
Arsenal takes on Brighton in the Premier League in a few hours and this is the confirmed starting eleven. The Gunners have not been at their most fluent in recent weeks, but they have still managed to claim wins, including an away triumph over Everton in their last league match.
Italy international Federico Chiesa has finally been called in for his first Premier League start of the 2025-26 campaign for Liverpool’s league match at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday afternoon. The former Fiorentina and Juventus winger has struggled for first-team opportunities since moving to the Premier League last summer.
With the season reaching the halfway point, it’s interesting to now have a look at the stats and the data and see what conclusions we can draw about how Chelsea are getting on.
Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior is going through arguably the most difficult spell in his career at the Bernabeu, and certainly since he broke into the first team.
Inter Milan are closely monitoring Ebenezer Akinsanmiro after his strong loan spell with Pisa, as the Nigerian midfielder continues to show steady growth away from San Siro.
Parma picked up a massive three points at home against the relegation-threatened Fiorentina on Saturday afternoon as an early second-half goal from Oliver
Sandro Tonali remains a dream signing for Juventus, and the Bianconeri are reportedly prepared to add him to their squad should Newcastle United open up an opportunity, according to Il Bianconero.
Spurs star Xavi Simons was “flattered” by Serie A interest involving Inter Milan, but his priority in the summer remained a move to the Premier League, according to his agent Ali Barat.
Because of the weird timings of the Christmas schedule, Enzo Maresca ended up doing his press conference previewing today’s Aston Villa game way back at the start of the week, and there’s since been a little update from the coach.
Arsenal is reportedly targeting a move for Aleksandar Stanković as he continues to impress at Club Brugge, just a few months after joining from Inter Milan.
Leeds are planning to make signings in January, as they seek to improve their squad for the second half of the Premier League season. Defence is one area that could be addressed, which is why targets have been drawn up by the club’s sporting department.
West Ham have already finalised their first January deal, with Niclas Fullkrug making the move to AC Milan. The veteran striker will officially join the Serie A giants when the January transfer window opens, having reached an agreement to end his disappointing 18-month spell at the London Stadium.
Man City are very much in the Premier League title race, and in order to consolidate their bid, they want to make signings in January. Pep Guardiola wants at least one attacking reinforcement brought in, with the idea being for that player to be Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo.
Serie A outfit Roma are in talks over a permanent move for Chelsea outcast Axel Disasi according to reports in Italy. Disasi is part of the infamous “bomb” squad after he failed to secure a move away from Stamford Bridge in the summer.
Ethan Nwaneri has found regular game time hard to come by at Arsenal this season, a situation that could lead to a loan move when the next transfer window opens.
Enzo Maresca has insisted he’s happy with Filip Jorgensen, but refused to rule out the goalkeeper leaving in January. Jorgensen joined Chelsea from Spanish side Villarreal in a deal worth £20.9m in the summer of 2024, but has struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim managed to deceive his Newcastle counterpart through a pre-match ploy. Ahead of the Boxing Day clash against the Magpies, all sources projected a 3-4-2-1 formation when the lineups were announced, with Lisandro Martinez combining with Luke Shaw and Ayden Heaven in the back-three.
Tyrique George is attracting interest from a number of teams in the Premier League and Champions League clubs in Europe according to The Athletic. George saw a move to Fulham fall through on deadline day despite a fee of £22m being agreed between the clubs.
Paul Merson believes that Liverpool’s match this afternoon provides the ‘perfect’ opportunity for Arne Slot to hand one player his first Premier League start of the season.
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Brennan Johnson has been linked with a move away from the club in recent months. The 24-year-old has struggled for regular opportunities at the North London club, and he has not been at his best.
Liverpool have been linked with a surprise January loan swoop for a Champions League-winning striker. The Reds’ gradual resurgence over the past month has come at a cost as injury problems pile up for Arne Slot, most notably the fractured fibula for Alexander Isak last weekend which means he’ll miss at least the next two months of action.
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Kenan Yildiz from Juventus in the coming months. The 20-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from Italy.