Tottenham confirm Xavi Simons has suffered a ruptured ACL and will miss World Cup

Tottenham confirm Xavi Simons has suffered a ruptured ACL and will miss World Cup

Tottenham have confirmed midfielder Xavi Simons sustained a ruptured ACL in Saturday’s win at Wolves and will miss the rest of the season, as well as the World Cup. The Netherlands international suffered the injury during the second half of the game at Molineux after falling awkwardly near the touchline. Simons took to social media…

McFarlane relieved by FA Cup semi-final victory

McFarlane relieved by FA Cup semi-final victory

Relief was the overriding emotion for Calum McFarlane after Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. The last-four clash marked the first game of McFarlane’s second spell as interim boss following the sacking of Liam Rosenior on Wednesday. Chelsea were vastly improved from the last game of Rosenior’s tenure, a…

Chelsea v Leeds: Commentary, updates, goals and stats for FA Cup semi-final

Chelsea v Leeds: Commentary, updates, goals and stats for FA Cup semi-final

Calum McFarlane starts his second spell in interim charge of Chelsea this afternoon when they face Leeds in the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley. McFarlane was handed the reins after the sacking of Liam Rosenior in midweek, a day after the shambolic 3-0 defeat at Brighton. He will need to raise the spirits of what…

Confirmed teams and full line ups, TV channel, live online stream for FA Cup semi-final

Confirmed teams and full line ups, TV channel, live online stream for FA Cup semi-final

Leeds go into this afternoon’s clash with Chelsea looking to clinch a place in the FA Cup final for the first time in 53 years. The West Yorkshire club made headlines for the wrong reasons the last time they reached the showpiece game, memorably losing 1-0 to Second Division side Sunderland in 1973, and have…

Champions dent Welsh club’s Premier League hopes with late goals

Champions dent Welsh club’s Premier League hopes with late goals

Wrexham’s hopes of clinching a place in the Premier League were hit this afternoon by defeat at Coventry. Phil Parkinson’s side went into the game in sixth place in the Championship, the final position that would secure a spot in the end-of-season play-offs, and knowing a win would move them three points clear of Hull…