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Having Tested Positive For Covid Twice This Week, West Ham’s Moyes Will Coach Sunday (From Home)

West Ham United assistant coach Alan Irvine has confirmed boss David Moyes will still be in charge for Sunday's Premier League game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, but from home as he is still self-isolating.

Moyes and players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen, had to leave the London Stadium ahead of their League Cup tie against Hull City on Tuesday after they returned positive tests for COVID-19.

Irvine, who took charge against Hull and secured a 5-1 victory, said Moyes will be remotely available to make all the decisions during the match this weekend.

Spurs Given Free Pass To Next Round Of Carabao Cup, Setting Dangerous Precedent

Tottenham Hotspur have advanced to the League Cup fourth round via a bye after their match against Leyton Orient was called off due to a number of Orient players testing positive for COVID-19, the Football League (EFL) said on Friday.

Spurs' third-round match against Orient was cancelled on Tuesday, a day after the fourth-tier club revealed the positive tests and closed their Breyer Group Stadium and training ground facilities until further notice.

FPL Week 3 Picks And Predictions

It's about that time. The weekend is approaching, you just sat through a meaningless Carabao Cup match where your favorite team casually trotted out a pack of 15-year-old reserve players and took an L to a League Two side, and the Premier League is back this weekend. Time to fix that FPL roster that scored you 29 points last week and find this week's Son Heung-min to captain. We're here to help with the best FPL Week 3 picks out there. 

Is Edouard Mendy The Solution To Chelsea's Goalkeeping Woes?

It appears that the Kepa Arrizabalaga experiment is ending for Chelsea. The club announced the signing of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from Stade Rennais on Thursday for a fee of $26 million. The Senegalese international allowed just 0.76 goals per game in Ligue 1 last season, second in the league, but is he the solution to Chelsea's goalkeeping headache, or will he be just another overpaid, underperforming shot-stopper? 

English FA Confirms Opponents Called Akinfenwa A ‘Fat Water Buffalo,’ Determines Phrase Isn't Racist

A report from the English Football Association has determined that no rules were breached and no punishment would be bestowed upon Fleetwood Town FC after an incident with Wycombe Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa in July.

After Wycombe’s second-leg playoff victory against Fleetwood, Akinfenwa claimed he had been subjected to racial abuse from a representative of the opposition. The 38-year-old striker said in a statement on Twitter he had been called a “fat water buffalo,” which “dehumanized him as a black man.”

Mikel Arteta Explains Why Mesut Özil Hasn’t Been Playing

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says his side are "evolving" and that German playmaker Mesut Ozil will find it difficult to break into the squad.

Ozil, whose contract is set to expire next June, did not feature towards the end of last season and was not named in Arsenal's matchday squad for the first three games of the new campaign.

Always Sunny’s Rob McElhenney Is Trying To Buy A Club In England’s Fifth Tier

In an incredibly unexpected piece of news that I absolutely did not make up (here’s the club statement; here’s the report from Sky Sports), Rob McElhenney (better known as Mac McDonald) and Ryan Reynolds (better known as Van Wilder) are coming together in hopes of buying Wrexham AFC, a Welsh club in England’s fif

Fancy New Boy Havertz Scores First Chelsea Goal, Adds Two More For Good Measure

Chelsea midfielder Kai Havertz got off the mark with a hat trick in a 6-0 thrashing of Barnsley at Stamford Bridge in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday.

Havertz, who joined Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen for 71 million pounds ($90 million), started both of his side's Premier League games against Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool but showed his class against Championship (second tier) side Barnsley.

Poised To Start Thursday’s EFL Cup Match, Zack Steffen Gives First Man City Interview

It’s been a challenging couple weeks for Americans keeping tabs on Yanks abroad. With Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and Sergiño Dest making headlines, Zack Steffen’s new role as understudy to Ederson at Manchester City has been largely overshadowed.

Wolves Nab Barcelona Outcast (And Yes He’s From Portugal)

Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed 26-year-old Portuguese defender Nelson Semedo from Barcelona for 30 million euros ($35.1 million) plus add-ons, the La Liga club announced on Wednesday.

The right back, 26, has penned a deal that will keep him at Molineux until June 2023, with an option to extend it to June 2025.

Nelson Semedo Transfer Fee: $35.1 million

Semedo made 122 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions after arriving from Benfica in 2017. He won two Spanish league titles, a Copa del Rey and a Spanish Super Cup.

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