Welcome to the latest edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each week, The Athletic analyses the entire division through a specific lens. After looking at big chance creation and conversion last week, we will now, following events in east London last Sunday, dive into fouls won and conceded from corners. As usual, the

Bayern Munich reach Anthony Gordon agreement, Ander Barrenetxea attracting Premier League interest and Manchester United prepare Elliot Anderson move. Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Anthony Gordon and have begun negotiations with Newcastle United over signing the England forward, 25. (Bild – in German), external Chelsea and Manchester United have Real Sociedad’s 24-year-old Spain

Slaven Bilic will never forget one conversation he had with a young Joao Pedro as he was starting to make an impact in English football. Bilic had been in charge of Watford for a short time after being given the job in September 2022 but had already seen enough to know the then-21-year-old had huge

MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola regards Mikel Arteta as one of his closest friends in football, but the Manchester City manager is showing no mercy to his Arsenal counterpart. If Arteta wants to win the Premier League title, Guardiola is making him earn it. Even though he chose to start with Erling Haaland, Jérémy Doku

Bayern Munich loanees remain busy in the final weeks of the seasons throughout Europe. Nübel came up big in a pivotal match with a Champions League spot on the line, Ibrahimović and Heidenheim are still alive, and Palhinha and Peretz are fighting two different battles to help their teams play in next season’s Premier League.

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has praised the club after securing a record-extending Ligue 1 title. In a statement following the triumph, Al-Khelaifi highlighted the collective effort behind the Parisians’ success, crediting the players, the coaching crew and the wider staff for delivering another dominant domestic campaign. Advertisement Advertisement He then stated that the immediate

ROME, ITALY – MAY 13: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale Milano celebrates his side’s first goal, an own goal by Adam Marusic of Lazio (not pictured), during the Coppa Italia Final match between SS Lazio and FC Internazionale at Stadio Olimpico on May 13, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images)

No Erling Haaland, no Rayan Cherki and no Jérémy Doku from the start. The result: a canter to victory against Crystal Palace that takes Manchester City back to within two points of Arsenal after 36 games each. The good news for Pep Guardiola is that a much-changed team before Saturday’s FA Cup final did the

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s hopes of reaching the 100-point mark in the Spanish league ended with a 1-0 loss at Alaves on Wednesday. Barcelona clinched its second straight league title on Sunday with a 2-0 win over rival Real Madrid at home and needed three wins in its last three matches to reach 100 points.

Manchester City kept the title race alive and well with a 3–0 win over Crystal Palace at the Etihad on Wednesday to the despair of Arsenal fans around the world. Had the Cityzens not secured the three points, Arsenal would have needed just a win at the weekend against relegated Burnley to hoist their first