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New-look Newcastle take on Frank Lampard’s Everton on Tuesday. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)

Newcastle face moment of truth as Premier League winter break ends

The January transfer window was always likely to be make or break for the Magpies, who have just two Premier League wins all season and remain stuck in the relegation zone

Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola and Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC via Getty Images)

The Premier League returns: Strange times, stranger football

English football is set for (another) defiant return, bringing with it several bizarre subplots

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard (left) takes on Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta in the FA Cup final on Sunday. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Lampard vs Arteta: Managers of a forgotten generation

Two of football’s youngest coaches are competing for one of its highest honours. This tells us something about how the Premier League appoints manager

Manchester United completed the double over Manchester City in the English Premier League for the first time in a decade. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Derby delight for the Red Devils kept them on Chelsea’s coattails in the battle for a top-four finish, but it was also a good Sunday for the Blues as they thrashed Everton 4-0.

Chelsea Manager Frank Lampard applauds the home fans after the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. (Visionhaus)

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was firmly back in the spotlight in the Premier League this weekend as Manchester United and Arsenal showed signs they are finding form as the race…

Harry Maguire of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. (Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

Race for Champions League descends into madness

Predicting who will qualify for Europe next season is now shamefully a fool’s errand

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp. (Alberto Lingria/Reuters)

Chaos theory: How Jürgen Klopp has harnessed the unpredictable

The Liverpool manager has his side playing unstoppable football but it’s the attention to detail off the field that has bred the success

Liverpool defender Virgil van Djik celebrates the opener against Manchester United at Anfield. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Liverpool’s march towards the Premier League title gathered pace with a 2-0 win over rivals Manchester United. The battle for top four places was at a standstill after Chelsea,…

Can’t stop, won’t stop: Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham has scored seven goals in five matches this Premier League season. (Carl Recine/Reuters)

Chelsea may just fool ’Pool

Liverpool are the far superior team but their old rivals have a knack for showing up uninvited

The traditional curtain-raiser to the European season may not be taken entirely seriously by everyone, but neither club will turn their noses up at the chance of lifting more silverware. (Gallo)

Liverpool seek more silverware as Lampard eyes Super Cup boost

Jurgen Klopp will look to inflict further damage on Chelsea and lift the Uefa Super Cup on Wednesday

Frank Lampard’s first game in charge of Chelsea will be against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United. (Matthew Aston/Getty)

Lampard returns to Chelsea as head coach

The club’s record goalscorer will take over as Maurizio Sarri’s successor after signing a three-year deal

Maurizio Sarri joins Juventus as their new head coach. (Reuters/Matthew Childs)

Sarri takes charge at Juventus after leaving Chelsea

The Italian coach returned home to take charge of the Old Lady after a season of mixed emotions in London

Maurizio Sarri will have a lot to think about as his side faces a two window transfer ban. (Tony OBrien/ Reuters)

Under-fire Sarri insists he can avoid Chelsea axe

Media reports claim Sarri will be axed if Chelsea are beaten in any of their next three matches after losing the backing of the club’s hierarchy

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri waves to the fans at the end of the match (Russell Cheyne/Reuters)

No Hazard, no problem as Chelsea hit Burnley for four

​Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri believes his side has proved they can cope without Eden Hazard, although he doesn’t want to be missing him much longer

José Mourinho and Paul Pogba in happier times after winning the Europa League. (Getty)

Why is Mourinho so desperate to get sacked?

The elite manager has put himself in a hot spot after yet another exchange with a top player

Mourinho jokes about Gerrard loan deal

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho told BBC radio he’d rather the Premier League keep its top players than see the likes of Steven Gerrard head to the US.

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Lampard rates Aguero’s skills with top players Messi, Ronaldo

Frank Lampard believes teammate Sergio Aguero can be compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after his win against Bayern Munich.

Chelsea’s Frank Lampard.

Benitez: Ugly scenes won’t ruin Lampard’s milestone

The nasty sights sparked by Frank Lampard’s 200th goal for Chelsea should not overshadow the midfielder’s landmark achievement, says Rafael Benitez.

Chelsea move to third as Spurs draw a blank

Jon Walters scored two headed own goals and missed a late penalty as Chelsea won 4-0 at Stoke City to reclaim third place in the Premier League.

A FIFA officer displays a watch displaying “goal” during a demonstration of new goal-line technology by Hawk-Eye Innovations at Toyota Stadium in Toyota

Crossing the line – goal-line tech debuted

Hawk-Eye and Goalref execs are hoping for a Frank Lampard-like "ghost goal" at the Club World Cup, where the goal-line technologies are debuting.