Tag: Dele Alli

West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur – betting tips and predictions

Vyom Chaudhary

West Ham will face their London rivals Tottenham at London Park in an early kick-off on Saturday. The Hammers have picked up four points from their last two games, after starting the season with three consecutive defeats. The East London side climbed up to the 17th-spot after their goalless draw with West Brom last weekend, and they also registered an impressive 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers in the midweek League Cup game. Manager Slaven Bilic will be hoping for the run to continue, but it would be a huge task…

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Tottenham vs Burnley predictions and betting tips

Vyom Chaudhary

Tottenham will attempt to break their Wembley-hoodoo when they host Burnley at their new home on Sunday. Spurs started the season with a decent 2-0 win at Newcastle, but last weekend, they lost 2-1 to champions Chelsea at Wembley. Spurs need to start winning at their new home before it becomes a thing for them. Another failure to win at Wembley on Sunday will surely put unnecessary pressure on the title-chasing side this early in the season. Ahead of the game, the visitors find themselves level on points with their…

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City set to spend world record fee for Alli

Ricci Rox

Manchester City are set to break the world record for Dele Alli, according to a report from the Express. Alli broke into the Tottenham team last season following his transfer from League One side MK Dons in the summer of 2015. The fiery 20-year-old won the PFA Young Player of the Year award at the end of last season after he set the league on fire with impressive displays, his ten goals and eight assists in the league helping Spurs on their way towards a third place finish. The England man…

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Premier League Season Review – Tottenham Hotspur

Stephen Donovan

Tottenham Hotspur: 3rd FA Cup: Round Five Capital One Cup: Round Three Europa League: Round of 16 With a talented young squad and one of Europe’s most promising managers at the helm, Tottenham were clearly on the up when the season began and their target, as ever, was to finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League. However, very few would have expected them to achieve this with several weeks still to spare and indeed make a sustained challenge to win the title. This they did, and as…

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Tottenham won’t even sell Dele Alli for ridiculous fee, in talks with Belgian striker

Vincent Van Genechten

Tottenham gave away a two-goal lead at Stamford Bridge to draw 2-2 against Chelsea, handing Leicester City the Premier League title in the process. It was a huge disappointment for the Spurs, who received a record nine yellow cards during a frustrating game that saw them lose every chance at winning their first title since 1961. Still, Tottenham can look back on one hell of a season, as they are still ranked second in the league table and will finally play Champions League football next season. If the Spurs want to…

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Twitter celebrates Riyad Mahrez winning the PFA Player of the Year award

Vincent Van Genechten

On Sunday, Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez was crowned the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year. The Algerian joined the Foxes during the 2014 January transfer window and has been the team’s most important player during their tremendous Premier League run. Twitter celebrated Mahrez’ win with much praise: 24th April 2015: Riyad Mahrez an unused sub vs Burnley. 24th April 2016: Riyad Mahrez wins PFA Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/wZ1z2JEFty — BBC Sporf (@BBCSporf) 25 april 2016 Congratulations to @LCFC’s Riyad Mahrez on being voted @PFA Player of the Year…

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Premier League club have Europe’s most deadly duo

Vincent Van Genechten

In today’s football world, we often talk about trio’s. Like Barcelona’s MSN (Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar) or Real Madrid’s BBC (Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo). But football success is often build on two players who are able to find each other blindly on the offensive end. And this season, the most prolific duo has been Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Dele Alli, according to Goal. The Spurs’ young gun has found Kane on seven occasions, more than any other duo in the five biggest European competitions (England, Italy, Spain,…

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Tottenham star “talks smack” about his team-mates [Video]

Vincent Van Genechten

Dele Alli has been one of the Premier League’s greatest stories of the season, as the youngster has blossomed at Tottenham Hotspur. The Spurs are currently ranked second in the league, just three points behind leaders Leicester City. However, they lost 2-1 at West Ham on Wednesday, failing to grasp their opportunity to go on top due to the Foxes’ 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Still, Alli has been outstanding all season long, after joining the White Heart Line team from MK Dons in February 2015 on a £5 million…

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Tottenham star says he didn’t kick opponent [Video]

Vincent Van Genechten

Tottenham returned home from their encounter with Fiorentina in the first leg of the Round of 32 in the Europa League with a 1-1 draw. A strong hit by Federico Bernardeschi around the hour mark deleted Nacer Chadli’s first half penalty. Still, Spurs got away with a pretty solid result and are looking to finish the job at White Heart Line. However, the contest was overshadowed by an incident involving Tottenham’s star Dele Alli and the Viola’s Nenad Tomovic. In the 28th minute, both players fought for the ball in the…

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Two Premier League starlets lead best Under-20 players in Europe

Vincent Van Genechten

For football clubs, it’s important to invest in young talent. Like Manchester United spending on Anthony Martial and Tottenham landing Dele Alli. Both have been solid buys for their respective Premier League clubs, as they are leading all Under-20 players in the five biggest European leagues: England, Italy, France, Spain and Germany. Alli and Martial have both collected 11 “scoring points”, which sums up their total goals and assists. The Spurs’ starlet has hit the net seven times, while providing four assists. The Frenchman sits at six goals and five…

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Norwich vs Tottenham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Norwich City will be desperate to bounce back from the late heartback they suffered last time out, but face a huge challenge as they entertain a Tottenham side that is very much part of the race for the title. Having put themselves in a great position to pick up three vital points in their battle for Premier League safety, Norwich came up with an emphatic example of how not to defend a 3-1 lead, committing error after error at the back to fall behind and then, after seemingly salvaging a…

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Glenn Hoddle believes Wayne Rooney’s England spot is under threat from rising Tottenham star

Vyom Chaudhary

Tottenham’s youngster Dele Alli has emerged as one of the most exciting youth prospects in Premier League this season. The 19-year old, who was playing for MK Dons in League Two last season, has made everyone stand up and take notice of his talent this season. The Spurs midfielder has scored six goals and provided four assists in 21 league appearances this season, and some of his goals have been nothing short of spectacular. The most remarkable one being the one he scored against Crystal Palace on January 23: Former…

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Top 15 highest rated Under-21 Premier League players

Vincent Van Genechten

The winter transfer market is nearing its close. Some Premier League teams made a couple of moves, while others seem to be happy with their current squad. Making transfers is not always about the present time, in some cases it’s about a team’s future. Therefore, we’ll be looking at the 15 highest rated Under-21 footballers currently playing in the Premier League. Note: it’s never easy to put an accurate market value on a player, but Transfermarkt does a pretty good job at it. On top, we find Anthony Martial. The French…

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Greedy American owners spoiled British starlet’s move to Liverpool

Vincent Van Genechten

Liverpool fans have not been very happy with the Reds’ transfer policy the past few seasons. Now, former boss Brendan Rodgers has added to the fans’ frustrations. According to The Daily Mail, Liverpool was on the brink of signing Delle Ali from MK Dons. The British starlet supported the Reds as a kid, but instead of coming to Anfield, joined Tottenham on a bargain £5 million fee. Rodgers recalled how frustrating and disappointing it was to let Alli slip away, despite having talked to the player on different occassions. The…

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Watford vs Tottenham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Watford will be looking to pick up a fifth win in their last six Premier League games as the welcome another in-form team to Vicarage Road in the shape of Champions League chasing Tottenham. The hosts come into this after claiming a hard earned 2-2 draw at Chelsea, and while it was a match where their defensive resolve was severely tested they more than matched the champions throughout and showed why they have surprised so many this season to lie in the lofty heights of seventh place. Manager Quique Flores continues…

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Tottenham vs West Ham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

A fierce local rivalry is renewed on Sunday afternoon as Tottenham look to continue their fine form with victory over a West Ham United side who are hoping to get back to winning ways on the road. For Spurs, this match comes after a meeting with their biggest rivals of all, and that they came away from Arsenal disappointed to have taken just a point is testament to the way they have been performing of late, with their run without a defeat in the Premier League now standing at an…

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