Author: Tristan Wells

The next three weeks at Alexandra Place are the highlight of the festive period for many sport fans, with the action culminating in the final on January 3.Humphries was the headline act on day one as he beat Thibault Tricole, who earlier triumphed over Joe Comito, in straight sets.Luke Littler will take centre stage for the first time on December 21, when he could take on Fallon Sherrock in what would be a blockbuster encounter.It is now six years since Michael van Gerwen was crowned world champion and he begins his bid to end that wait against James Hurrell or…

Tottenham thrashed sorry Southampton 5-0 at St. Mary’s in a confidence-boosting win ahead of the midweek Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United and next Sunday’s meeting with Liverpool.James Maddison scored at the start and finish of the first half, putting Spurs in front after just 36 seconds and adding a fifth deep into stoppage time.In between, Heung-min Son, Dejan Kulusevski and Pape Matar Sarr also punished an abject Saints, prompting the home fans to openly turn on boss Russell Martin.Here are three Spurs talking points from the game…AFP via Getty Images(Almost) perfect night for SpursSuch were the depths plumbed by…

The previously all-conquering Premier League champions are on a miserable run of form, winning only one of their last 10 games and losing seven of those in the process.While injuries may not be the only problem facing City, they surely cannot have helped.The loss of key midfielder and Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has had a profound impact on the champions, while Guardiola has been without key defenders throughout the campaign thus far.What Guardiola does not need are more absences as he looks to steady the ship, particularly in defence.With that in mind, here’s a look at the Man City players…

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is facing what he has described as the worst injury crisis in his career.Postecoglou heads into Sunday’s Premier League trip to Southampton without key defenders in Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, along with first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.Ben Davies, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert and Mikey Moore are also missing, depriving the under-fire Spurs boss of a wealth of options and experience.With that in mind, Postecoglou could do without any further suspensions. Rodrigo Bentancur continues to his serve his seven-game domestic ban set following a racist remark made about captain Heung-min Son, while Yves Bissouma is suspended…

Manchester United continue to make inroads in the Europa League table, climbing into the automatic qualification spots with a comeback win over Viktoria Plzen.Former Burnley striker Matej Vydra fired the Czechs ahead early in the second half.United substitute Hojlund equalised just after the hour mark and then thumped home a late winner following a well-worked free-kick with two minutes left to give new boss Ruben Amorim his first away win.United sit seventh in the table on 12 points with two fixtures left to play.However, Spurs were unable to complete their own comeback win at Rangers after also going behind early…

Dejan Kulusevski came off the bench at half-time and scored a 75th-minute equaliser to rescue a point for Ange Postecoglou’s depleted Spurs on the former Celtic boss’ return to Glasgow.Hamza Igamane gave Rangers a deserved lead at the start of the second half and they looked set to heap the pressure on Postecoglou before Kulusevski’s cool finish.Here are three Spurs talking points from the match…Action Images via ReutersSpurs need strong finish in the Europa LeagueAn uninspiring draw at Ibrox stopped the rot but did little to lift the mood at Tottenham, extending their rough patch of form to one win…

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Though, things are improving slowly but surely. Phil Foden and Mateo Kovacic both took part in team training on Tuesday and have been named in a 22-man squad for the trip to Italy.With that said, Guardiola has urged for caution regarding the pair, stating their lack of match fitness means they may have to settle for a place on the bench.Back: Phil Foden is in contention for Man City after two games out.Getty Images“I don’t think so. Maybe a few minutes for Kova but I don’t think so,” the Spaniard said when asked if Foden or Kovacic are in line…

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