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Perfect Potter pilots Premier League winners and losers Date published: Friday 5th February 2021 12:36 - Matthew Stead Graham Potter engineered a fine victory over Liverpool, who cannot bully those at the bottom anymore. There is love for Brendan Rodgers.   Graham Potter What a performance. It was understandably and justifiably lost in the rubble of the fallen fortress that is Anfield, but Brighton were absolutely sensational on Wednesday. Over the course of three days they have beaten both 2019 Champions League finalists, with Graham Potter deservedly snaring two of the most...

Sheffield United earn vital win over relegation rivals West Brom Updated: February 2 2021, 8.27pm Billy Sharp, right, is tackled by a delighted Oli McBurnie after scoring Sheffield United’s winner (Dave Thompson/PA) Sheffield United came from behind to win 2-1 against fellow strugglers West Brom and keep alive their hopes of pulling off the greatest of escapes in the Premier League. The bottom two clashed at a wet Bramall Lane on Tuesday night in a game that Blades boss Chris Wilder admitted was a must-win for his team, while Baggies boss Sam Allardyce said it was a “must-not-lose”. It ...

FOOTBALL January 27, 2021 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer [REUTERS] Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he has been informed by the refereeing body PGMOL that two costly errors were made by match officials during their 2-1 Premier League defeat by Sheffield United last week. Solskjaer said the independent report as part of the match assessment by PGMOL revealed that Kean Bryan's opening goal for Sheffield United should have been chalked off for a foul on goalkeeper David De Gea. Meanwhile, United forward Anthony Martial's goal was wrongly disallowed at the other...

Sheffield United's Billy Sharp, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League football match against West Bromwich Albion at Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, Pool). Sheffield United’s improbable quest to escape relegation from the Premier League gathered pace as the last-place team came from behind to beat fellow struggler West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Tuesday. After failing to win any of their first 17 games — a first in the Premier League — United have now won three of their last fi...

Premier League winners and Manchester United Date published: Thursday 28th January 2021 10:55 - Sarah Winterburn We’ll get to Manchester United but first…   Ilkay Gundogan and a purring Manchester City Much has rightly been written about Manchester City’s improved defence. Over their last 1,015 Premier League minutes, only one opposition player has scored against them – Callum Hudson-Odoi’s last-minute consolation goal for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. That defensive record has clearly provided the foundation for everything else. But it has also allowed for a change i...