Free-scoring Liverpool must breach one of the Premier League s sternest defences in order to maintain their title charge at West Ham.

Brendan Rodgers table-toppers are in line for their first top-flight crown since 1990, and head into the final six games of the season knowing a haul of 18 points will be enough to fend off the challenges of Chelsea and Manchester City.

Liverpool s attacking potency is the primary reason for their unexpected title bid, with the Anfield outfit on course to break Chelsea s record of goals in a Premier League season 103, set in 2009-10.

They have racked up 88 in their 32 top-flight games so far, with lethal strike duo Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge the division s top two scorers accounting for 49 of those.

A run of eight consecutive…

Fulham have brought in former-Wolfsburg Felix Magath as a replacement for Rene Meulensteen

The Premier League’s bottom club Fulham have decided to replace Dutch boss Rene Meulensteen with veteran German boss Felix Magath.

The move is a shock one considering that Meulensteen only took over from compatriot Martin Jol in December.

The ironic thing is that Fulham have produced two of their best performances of the season in their last two games against Manchester United and Liverpool.

Improving

Fulham have showed real promise in their last-gasp 2-2 draw at Old Trafford and the very unlucky 3-2 home defeat to Liverpool. The team were starting to look like they could have a chance to get out of the relegation mire.

Meulensteen himself has sta…

Sheffield United’s FA Women’s Championship fixture against Crystal Palace, scheduled for this Saturday, has been postponed following the death of Maddy Cusack.

The 27-year-old, who had made over 100 appearances and also worked for the club as a marketing executive, died last Wednesday.

United said on social media: “Our @BarclaysWC fixture at Crystal Palace, scheduled for Saturday 30th September, has been postponed.

Our fixture at Crystal Palace, scheduled for Saturday 30th September, has been postponed.

The Blades asked for the game to be postponed following the recent devastating news of the passing of Maddy Cusack.

A new date for the fixture will be announced in due course.

— Sheffield United Women (@sufc_women)

“The…

Nathaniel Clyne has joined Bournemouth on loan from Liverpool for the remainder of the season.

The 27-year-old England full-back has struggled with injury problems over the past 18 months and Trent Alexander-Arnold s rapid development has left him surplus to requirements on Merseyside.

Clyne made his solitary start for the Reds in the Premier League this term when Manchester United were swatted aside 3-1 at Anfield last month.

But James Milner slotted in at right-back for the subsequent trip to Wolves and Joe Gomez s ability to operate in a wide defensive role means Jurgen Klopp is not short of options.

By contrast, Bournemouth are without a recognised right-back after Simon Francis and Adam Smith underwent knee operations.

I m really excited by …

Former Inter and AC Milan coach Leonardo has no regrets after his short stints coaching the Serie A powerhouses.

The Brazilian, 44, was handed the reins at Milan in 2009 for his first mentoring role, but would last just one season before hopping to rivals Inter, and seeing out only one Serie A campaign there too.

Out of the coaching hot seat for almost three years now, Leonardo said he does not rue any opportunity missed at the Milanese clubs.

I left Milan because of personal problems and misunderstandings, seeing as I started to feel left to one side by the club, Leonardo told UOL Esporte.

I was free at that point to accept any proposal and I had an excellent rapport with Massimo Moratti. I accepted the challenge of coaching Inter, which for me was a grand exper…

Diego Milito is confident that Roberto Mancini can return Inter to the top of Italian football in his second spell at the club.

Mancini was reappointed as Inter coach last Friday as a replacement for Walter Mazzarri and will take charge of his first game back at the club in Sunday s derby with city rivals Milan.

The 49-year-old won three Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia crowns in his first stint with Inter, which came to an end in 2008 when he was sacked and succeeded by Jose Mourinho.

Three-and-a-half seasons at Manchester City, in which he won the Premier League and the FA Cup, followed before a one-campaign reign at Galatasaray.

Despite Mancini s failure to enjoy sustained success with his previous two employers, Milito who ended his five-year spell…

Antoine Griezmann is taking time out to decide whether to stay at Atletico Madrid, says strike partner Diego Costa, who expects the France forward to stay.

Griezmann struck twice to deliver Europa League glory for Atletico, who beat Marseille 3-0 in the final earlier this month, but has been strongly linked with a switch to LaLiga champions Barcelona.

The striker is reported to have a release clause of €100million in his contract, with Barca ready to bolster a forward line that already boasts Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele.

But Costa, who re-joined Atletico in the January transfer window, feels Griezmann can be persuaded to stay at the Wanda Metropolitano.

He is taking a little time to say what is next for him and I think there is perha…

Barcelona may have suffered a humiliating Champions League exit at the hands of Roma, but Ernesto Valverde s men have written their names into the European history books nonetheless.

Saturday s 2-1 win against Valencia at Camp Nou means Barca have gone 39 games unbeaten in LaLiga, breaking the Spanish top-flight record in the process, with Valverde yet to taste defeat in the league since taking over as head coach.

Barcelona are in similarly elite company as a result of their new landmark, joining the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Bayern Munich in holding a European league record.

Here, we take a look at the longest unbeaten runs in each of the continents top five divisions: the Premier League, LaLiga, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and Serie A.

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Goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero either side of half-time helped Manchester City to the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 2012-13 at the expense of Middlesbrough.

Silva opened the scoring from close range after just three minutes, before Aguero completed the 2-0 win at Riverside Stadium after the break with a fine finish.

City boss Pep Guardiola had acknowledged ahead of Saturday s encounter that a lack of silverware in 2016-17 would mean his first season at the club will be considered a failure and he thus fielded a strong XI regardless of the upcoming Champions League trip to Monaco.

And the former Bayern boss decision paid off as City were well in control throughout the game, eventually cruising to a comfortable win to prevent a repea…

Tottenham Hotspur could be signing a player! That might sound as the most common thing, especially in modern football, but considering Spurs have not bought a single player during 2018-19 season, this is news. And that player could be Layvin Kurzawa.

Spurs have identified Paris Saint-Germain defender as a summer transfer target, as the Frenchman has only one year remaining until the end of his contract. Calciomercato claim that could be the biggest reason for this deal to happen, as Spurs have been known for waiting to secure deals, especially if they are potential bargain deals.

Layvin Kurzawa is not playing much this season, as he fell in the squad pecking order following the arrival of Thomas Tuchel. The German coach has not been impressed with Kurzawa, who …