Super League on the brink of collapse as English clubs withdraw Lyndon Lloyd Tuesday, 20 April, 2021
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The controversial breakaway Super League all but collapsed this evening as Manchester City formally withdrew and were followed by all five of Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham out of a venture that has sparked a vociferous backlash by supporters.
As fans clogged the road at the players entrance at Stamford Bridge ahead of Chelsea s Premier League match against Brighton this evening to provide a visual emblem of the near-universal disgust at the proposed closed-shop league, the founding of which by 11 other rebel clubs was only made official on Sunday night, the London club became the first to lose its nerve.
Everton paired with City in last eight of the FA Cup Lyndon Lloyd Thursday, 11 February, 2021
Everton will play Manchester City at Goodison Park in the FA Cup Quarter-Finals following tonight s draw.
A tie against the strongest team left in the competition was the Toffees reward for their heroics in the Fifth Round against Tottenham last night.
Pep Guardiola s men, who have moved convincingly into pole position in the Premier League in recent weeks, overcame Swansea City in their tie on Tuesday evening.
The ties in the last eight will be played the weekend of 20th March. As a result, Everton s trip to the Hawthorns to face West Bromwich Albion will need to be rescheduled.
Aston Villa vs Everton Postponed Thursday, 14 January, 2021
Everton s rescheduled clash with Aston Villa won t now being going ahead this weekend after the Premier League agreed to postpone the fixture following the Covid-19 outbreak at the Midlands club.
The game had been moved from this Saturday to Sunday 17 January as the entire Villa first team have been self-isolating and the club s training ground wasn t scheduled to re-open until the 16th.
Nine Villa players and five of their backroom staff have tested positive for the virus, which meant that the club had to field a raft of youth players in last Friday s FA Cup game against Liverpool. With matches against Manchester City and Newcastle having already been postponed, Dean Smith s team will have played three fewer than the majority of clubs in the Premier League until they face the Magpies on 23 January.
Everton and Bournemouth are reportedly talking about a swap deal involving Josh King in order to get some cash for his services before he leaves for free in the summer.
Bournemouth are thought to be interested in youngsters Jarrad Branthwaite and Jonjoe Kenny as part of any potential deal, with Everton having a long-term quest for King, but unwilling to pay the £15M asking price that Bournemouth had previously set.
Sami Khedira continues to be linked with Everton amid reports he is in England holding talks with interested parties.
According to Bild s Christian Falk and now The Mail, the 33-year-old is in negotiations with the Blues but is keeping his options open, with Tottenham also said to be a viable proposition for him.
“The Premier League is still missing in my collection, to play there would be the icing on the cake.” he told
The Athletic.
“There are fewer breaks in the game and many counter-attacks, but this is what I like. I ve done a lot of extra sessions with fitness coaches to get myself ready for a higher pace and intensity. I ve done extra sessions with fitness coaches to get myself ready for the pace and intensity in the Premier League.”