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2023-24 Premier League season: 3 winners and losers from the opening fixtures

2023-24 Premier League season: 3 winners and losers from the opening fixtures

Just 18 days after the conclusion of the 2022-23 Premier League season, the fixtures of the 2023-24 campaign have been released. It's going to be another season of ups and downs, giant-killing results and underdog upsets and Afrosport takes a look at three teams that have received favourable opponents on the opening weekend that starts on August 12 and another three teams that will be sweating...

Premier League: Man City to begin title defence against Burnley; Chelsea to face Liverpool

Premier League: Man City to begin title defence against Burnley; Chelsea to face Liverpool

Premier League champions Manchester City will begin their title defense with a visit to Turf Moor Stadium, where they will face club legend Vincent Kompany and his Burnley side that emerged as champions of the English championship. As announced by the organizers of the English top division, the two teams will kick off the 2023–24 Premier League season, which begins on Friday, August 11, with a...

Leicester City’s 2022-23 Premier League season: Best player, best result & top scorer

Leicester City’s 2022-23 Premier League season: Best player, best result & top scorer

Seven years after pulling off, arguably, the most sensational underdog story in the English top-flight football history, Leicester City are demoted to the Championship with the hopes of an instant bounce back. Now infamous as the most expensive team to be relegated in Premier League history with their huge wage bills, the Foxes will rue a poor 2022-23 season. Best Player: James Maddison Maddison had 19...

Burnley coach Kompany responds to Tottenham links

Burnley coach Kompany responds to Tottenham links

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany has stated he is happy at Turf Moor amid reports linking him with the vacant post at Tottenham Hotspur. The Belgian tactician and former Manchester City player has earned rave reviews this season after guiding the Clarets to automatic Premier League promotion having joined them last summer from Anderlecht. Tottenham have been without a permanent manager since Antonio Conte departed the Tottenham...

Burnley coach Kompany feeling ‘special’ after securing Premier League promotion

Burnley coach Kompany feeling ‘special’ after securing Premier League promotion

Vincent Kompany has led Burnley back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, following a 2-1 win at Middlesbrough in Friday night's Championship action. The Clarets have been the dominant force in the English second-tier since the Belgian tactician arrived Turf Moor after their relegation from the top-flight last term after six consecutive seasons. Long-serving forward Ashley Barnes gave Burnley the lead in...