Tag: week

Inside Xabi Alonso’s first week at Chelsea with secret friendlies
14 July 2026 Off

Inside Xabi Alonso’s first week at Chelsea with secret friendlies

By Total Football News

Alonso and his wife, Nagore Aranburu, are in the process of finding a permanent home in London. The city itself was a major attraction for the couple, who are interested in culture, film and music and have teenage children.

They remained in Spain until the day before the first training session. During that time, Alonso worked remotely on transfer business with Chelsea‘s five-strong sporting director team, with whom he

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Kieran Trippier & Raul Jimenez join Wolves: BBC Radio WM’s Mike Taylor on a productive week
10 June 2026 Off

Kieran Trippier & Raul Jimenez join Wolves: BBC Radio WM’s Mike Taylor on a productive week

By Total Football News

“I want to reach the easy wins,” said Wolves’ executive chairman Nathan Shi at the fans’ forum last month.

He wasn’t talking about Raul Jimenez, but in terms of raising the morale of their supporters, bringing him back is the easiest win imaginable.

The idea had clearly been fully formed some time before the final home game against Fulham, but the impassioned singing of Raul’s song around Molineux that day

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Leeds 3-3 Liverpool: Daniel Farke on Leeds’ week of hope after Premier League comeback
7 December 2025 Off

Leeds 3-3 Liverpool: Daniel Farke on Leeds’ week of hope after Premier League comeback

By Total Football News

For Farke, the pressure was close to boiling point, with BBC Sport reporting that, according to sources, the process of identifying potential replacements had already begun.

But with four points against three of England’s top teams in eight days, Farke’s job will be safe for now.

The Leeds boss was asked by Sky Sports if this was one of his best weeks as a Premier League manager, and said: “No,

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FPL gameweek 14 tips: Alexander Isak, Mikel Merino and Bruno Fernandes great picks this week
2 December 2025 Off

FPL gameweek 14 tips: Alexander Isak, Mikel Merino and Bruno Fernandes great picks this week

By Total Football News

Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United (captain), £8.9m – West Ham (h)

Fernandes is never a bad call in FPL – it’s just trying to predict his hauls.

The Portugal midfielder has created 35 chances this season, five more than Jeremy Doku and 10 more than anyone else.

His xG of 4.81 is the third highest among midfielders – Antoine Semenyo has 4.82 and has scored six goals compared to the United

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FPL gameweek 13 tips: Thiago, Dango Ouattara and Morgan Gibbs-White are great punts this week
29 November 2025 Off

FPL gameweek 13 tips: Thiago, Dango Ouattara and Morgan Gibbs-White are great punts this week

By Total Football News

Eberechi Eze, Arsenal, £7.7m – Chelsea (a)

Why not ride the hot hand of London derby hero Eze?

His hat-trick against Spurs was not out of the blue and he makes this team of the week before because of his underlying statistics.

With 31 shots in 11 starts, Eze leads the way among Arsenal players. He had six in the derby alone.

The only note of caution is that he

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FPL gameweek 10 tips: Eberechi Eze, Bryan Mbeumo and Daniel Munoz in team of week
31 October 2025 Off

FPL gameweek 10 tips: Eberechi Eze, Bryan Mbeumo and Daniel Munoz in team of week

By Total Football News

Robin Roefs, Sunderland, £4.7m, keeper – Everton (h)

You can’t ignore Sunderland’s fine start to the season, particularly their defence.

Roefs is the top-scoring keeper already – thanks to four clean sheets and a penalty save – and faces an Everton side that has scored just three times in their past six games.

Nordi Mukiele, Sunderland, £4.1m – Everton (h)

If you’re backing Sunderland’s defence, why not go all in

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Troy Deeney’s team of the week: Micky van de Ven, Granit Xhaka, Bryan Mbeumo, Wilson Isidor, Zian Flemming
28 October 2025 Off

Troy Deeney’s team of the week: Micky van de Ven, Granit Xhaka, Bryan Mbeumo, Wilson Isidor, Zian Flemming

By Total Football News

Zian Flemming

Molineux was the stage for a thrilling game at the weekend, with bottom side Wolves losing in dramatic circumstances to promoted Burnley.

The visitors looked home and dry when Zian Flemming scored twice in the first 30 minutes, with the Dutchman becoming the first Burnley player to score more than once in a Premier League away game since Maxwel Cornet against Southampton in October 2021.

Both of Flemming’s

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Troy Deeney’s team of the week: Erling Haaland, Harry Maguire, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Moises Caicedo
23 October 2025 Off

Troy Deeney’s team of the week: Erling Haaland, Harry Maguire, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Moises Caicedo

By Total Football News

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Star of the show in Saturday’s six-goal thriller at Selhurst Park was Jean-Philippe Mateta, with the in-form Frenchman scoring a hat-trick against Bournemouth which meant he hit the 50-goal involvement mark in the Premier League for the Eagles, courtesy of 43 goals and eight assists (51 in total).

The striker has scored two of Palace’s three Premier League hat-tricks, while courtesy of his late penalty strike, he was

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