Tag: lead

Everton 2-2 Man Utd: Manuel Ugarte and Bruno Fernandes lead late comeback before hosts denied late penalty
22 February 2025 Off

Everton 2-2 Man Utd: Manuel Ugarte and Bruno Fernandes lead late comeback before hosts denied late penalty

By Total Football News

Manchester United staged a late comeback before being saved by VAR in a dramatic draw at Everton after looking set to plunge deeper into crisis at Goodison Park.

Everton’s resurgence under their returning manager David Moyes – formerly of United – looked set to continue as they exerted total domination in the first 45 minutes to establish a deserved two-goal lead.

They exposed every United flaw in that opening half,

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Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City: Premier League leaders will ‘stay humble’ – but lead at top ‘feels different’
27 December 2024 Off

Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City: Premier League leaders will ‘stay humble’ – but lead at top ‘feels different’

By Total Football News

At first it was just a small section of fans singing it.

‘Liverpool, Liverpool, top of the league… Liverpool, top of the league’ they chanted after Curtis Jones marked his 100th Premier League appearance by sweeping his side into a 2-1 lead against struggling Leicester.

It was much louder after Mohamed Salah scored his 19th club goal of the season in the 82nd minute to seal a 3-1 win.

Having

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Chelsea lead spending on agents’ fees as Premier League clubs pay out £409.5m
12 April 2024 0

Chelsea lead spending on agents’ fees as Premier League clubs pay out £409.5m

By Total Football News
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly
Chelsea have spent more than £1bn on player signings since the Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the club two years ago

Chelsea paid out more than £75m to football agents and intermediaries over the 12-month period to February 2024, as Premier League clubs spent a combined £409.5m.

Manchester City’s outlay on agent fees exceeded £60m, according to figures released by the Football Association detailing payments made by Premier League, EFL

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