Articles by Simon Wilkes

Featuresa year agoFA Cup talking points: Man Utd and Chelsea seeking a quick responseThe midweek FA Cup fifth round fixtures will give several Premier League clubs the opportunity to make up for significant setbacks over the weekend.

Featuresa year agoCarabao Cup final stats: Klopp’s trophy haul, Chelsea’s ‘bottle jobs’Sunday’s Carabao Cup final brought Jurgen Klopp an eighth trophy as Liverpool manager as his inexperienced side saw off Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley.

Featuresa year agoCarabao Cup final analysis: The young stars who helped Liverpool to gl...Liverpool beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday with a side containing a number of inexperienced youngsters due to a host of injuries to senior players.

Featuresa year agoMan Utd analysis: A look at Rasmus Hojlund’s record-breaking scoring r...Rasmus Hojlund’s goals against Luton on Sunday made him the youngest player ever to score in six consecutive Premier League games.

Featuresa year agoAnalysis: How Sheffield Utd’s defensive record compares to worst in PL...Sheffield United’s fifth defeat of the season by five goals or more leaves Chris Wilder’s side facing the prospect of setting several unwanted Premier League records.

Featuresa year agoWho will replace Jurgen Klopp? Liverpool to take scientific approach i...Liverpool’s unenviable search for Jurgen Klopp’s replacement is still in its infancy but there has been no shortage of potential successors touted both publicly and privately.

Featuresa year agoChelsea analysis: The stats around Mauricio Pochettino’s record as Blu...Chelsea’s 4-2 defeat at home to Wolves brought further scrutiny on manager Mauricio Pochettino and the Blues’ expensively-assembled squad.

Featuresa year agoXabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard in running to replace Jurgen Klopp at L...Jurgen Klopp stunned the football world on Friday when he announced he will stand down as Liverpool manager at the end of the 2023/24 season.

Featuresa year agoWin record, trophies, greatness: The numbers behind Jurgen Klopp’s Liv...Jurgen Klopp is to leave Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season after almost 500 games in charge at Anfield - and a host of trophies.

Featuresa year agoJurgen Klopp leaving Liverpool: A look at his trophy haul as Reds mana...Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, a moment which will bring to an end another successful chapter in the club’s history.