Fabian Hurzeler failed to put a ceiling on Brighton’s potential after watching his side roar back from two goals down to beat Tottenham 3-2 ahead of the international break.
The 31-year-old, appointed at the start of the season, was facing criticism after the Seagulls had gone four Premier League games without a victory, though he silenced those doubters, with Brighton now sixth in the standings ahead of facing Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Saturday.
And despite only being in the infancy of his tenure on the south coast, Hurzeler is confident his side can continue to build on their impressive start to the campaign.
“I don t judge the performances by the results because in the end I m completely convinced that if you focus on the process the result…
Everton must turn disappointing form around quickly to revive their Premier League fortunes in 2015, insists Leighton Baines.
Having finished fifth in Roberto Martinez s first season at Goodison Park, Everton were expected to kick on in 2014-15, but have failed to find any consistency.
An eighth league defeat of the season at Newcastle United on Sunday saw Everton drop to 12th in the table at the halfway stage. And Baines knows the Merseyside club must improve quickly to ensure they are challenging for a European place in May.
Obviously, we re down at the moment – we re on a poor run and there is no sense in kidding ourselves, he told the club s official website.
We ve got to go away and look at ourselves because, at the moment, things aren t go…
Spain equalled their record of nine straight wins with a 2-1 defeat of Greece here on Wednesday that confined the reigning champions to their third defeat of the tournament.
Andreas Charisteas opened the scoring for Greece before Ruben De la Red equalised and Daniel Guiza struck an 88th minute winner.
Spanish coach Luis Aragones immediately turned his thoughts to Sunday s quarter-final with Italy, for decades Spain s bogey side.
Now we are going to focus on the quarter-final with Italy. It will be complicated and we will have to be at 110 percent, said Aragones.
I think the team is ready for this kind of match. It learned a lot at the World Cup in 2006 when Spain looked very sharp only to crash out to France in the second phase.
There was no…
King Charles assured England remain the pride of the nation despite their Euro 2024 heartbreak on Sunday.
The Three Lions became the first side in history to lose two consecutive European Championship finals, having been undone by Mikel Oyarzabal s 86th-minute winner in Berlin.
Cole Palmer had earlier offered England hope when levelling after Nico Williams first-half opener, but as was the case against Italy at Euro 2020, Spain prevailed to inflict pain on Gareth Southgate s side.
Charles III urged England to understand the gravity of their success in reaching another final, though that may prove little consolation as their 58-year wait for a second major trophy continued.
Although victory may have eluded you this evening, nevertheless my wife and I join…
Manchester City s latest big win over Arsenal means Pep Guardiola s side have already scored more goals in 2017-18 than they did last season.
City failed to win a trophy in Guardiola s first season in English football, but routed the Gunners 3-0 at Wembley on Sunday to win the EFL Cup final.
And City were ruthless again when they travelled to the Emirates Stadium on Thursday, becoming the first time to score three first-half goals away at Arsenal in the Premier League era.
Bernardo Silva, David Silva and Leroy Sane were on target before the interval to wrap up a comprehensive victory that moved City 16 points clear atop the Premier League.
Guardiola marked his 100th game in charge of the club at the Emirates and the records continued to tumble for the Ca…
Spain duo Koke and Pablo Sarabia have snapped back at Rafael Van der Vaart by reminding him of what happened at the 2010 World Cup final.
Former midfielder Van der Vaart was stinging in his assessment of La Roja s first two performances at Euro 2020 as they drew 0-0 with Sweden and 1-1 with Poland, leaving their progress to the last 16 dependent on a win over Slovakia.
He told NOS that Spain were horrible to watch, adding he would be happy for the Netherlands to meet them in the knockout phase as all [Spain] do is pass from one side to the other .
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke claimed Van de Vaart wants his moment of glory and he s having it as he sought to highlight how the ex-Real Madrid player played in the World Cup final 11 years ago that the Netherland…
No one can mention a New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons matchup without bringing up “28-3.” But so much has changed since that historic Super Bowl that it seems unnecessary to bring it up anymore.
So, we won’t — because Atlanta has a whole new set of problems to be sad about. Despite a 4-5 record, the Falcons look like one of the worst teams in the NFL at the moment and are big NFL betting underdogs at home against Mac Jones and the Patriots, who are suddenly among the contenders in the wacky AFC.
Can New England keep rolling and cover a touchdown on the road tonight? Find out in our free NFL picks and predictions for Patriots vs. Falcons on Thursday, November 18.
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Welcome to our free NFL betting picks and predictions for the Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills, the first of two Monday Night Football games tonight.
The Bills proved they deserve to be atop the Super Bowl odds board by making a huge statement in the 2022 season opener last Thursday.
Buffalo blasted the reigning champion L.A. Rams on the road in Week 1 and now sets its sights on last year’s top seed in the AFC — the Titans — in Week 2.
The Bills have had a mini bye to prep for their home opener, which is one of the reasons why this line is rising toward the host team. Tennessee’s Week 1 effort against the N.Y. Giants isn’t helping the case for the visitor, as the Titans blew a 13-0 second-half advantage and lo…
If the NFL is in fact scripted, someone in the writers’ room is not a New York Jets fan.
No team entered 2023 with higher hopes than the Jets. The long-suffering franchise appeared as if it was finally crawling its way out of the dark depths of the AFC, adding a Hall of Fame quarterback in Aaron Rodgers this offseason.
Rodgers’ Big Apple debut — and perhaps his entire Jets career — would last just four snaps. He suffered an Achilles injury mere minutes into New York’s Monday Night Football showcase in Week 1, a game the Jets miraculously won on a 65-yard punt return touchdown in overtime. That’s one hell of a plot twist.
Gang Green has seen its 2023 script flip from “redemption story” to “survival tale,” and it’s only…
When it comes to football, there aren’t many better days than Thanksgiving, and the Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys game this year gives us a great opportunity to get into some Dak Prescott odds.
The Cowboys QB has had some big performances recently and I’m expecting another big game for Dak against a terrible Commanders team that lost to a Tommy Devito-led Giants last week despite being 9.5-point favorites. Now, Dak & Co. are listed as 11-point favorites in NFL Week 12 odds.
Let’s see how Prescott will factor into our Commanders vs. Cowboys predictions by adding a pair of NFL picks related to the star QB.
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