A pair of goals from Shinji Okazaki gave Leicester an early 2-0 lead against Chelsea in the EFL Cup, but defenders Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta scored on either side of halftime to equalize for the visitors. In the second half, with survival in the competition on the line, Chelsea brought in destroyer of worlds Diego Costa and in the 89th minute, Leicester defender Marcin Wasilewski was sent off for delivering a blatant forearm to Costa’s face, seemingly for no reason other than the fact that he is Diego Costa.
Category: England
Pep Guardiola holds Yaya Toure’s career hostage for an apology from his agent
Since Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City, he’s made it clear that Yaya Toure doesn’t factor into his plans. Toure’s only appearance under Guardiola this season was in a Champions League qualifier against Steaua Bucharest. But now Guardiola is suggesting that the 33-year-old midfielder will have a way back onto the pitch…if he produces an apology for his outspoken agent.
Pep Guardiola doesn’t have patience for stupid questions
Q: is the aim to win four trophies?
A: WTF pic.twitter.com/CbF3ifT4rt— Sam Lee (@Sammy_Goal) September 18, 2016
Pep Guardiola is already running the table in his first season with Man City, but if you’re a journalist who asks him if he’s gunning for a quadruple, he’s going to demonstrate his mastery of exasperated swearing in the English language for you.
How Man United lost to Watford in four easy steps
Heading to Vicarage Road with two consecutive losses, Man United were desperate for a win. Instead, they lost 3-1 — their first loss to Watford in 30 years.
The many facial expressions of Chelsea v Liverpool
Anytime you get Antonio Conte and Jurgen Klopp in the same building, you know there’s going to be a lot of facial contortions. Add in the fact that Liverpool dealt Chelsea their first loss under their new manager and you’ve got a recipe for some over the top face drama.
Man City fan gives tour of Old Trafford
I don’t know if these are real tourists that this Man City fan channel snarkily guided around the outside of Old Trafford, but it was a clever idea for a video, so I don’t really care. Here’s to hoping rival fan stadium tours become an ongoing thing.
Jose Mourinho spies on Pep Guardiola in funny Manchester derby sketch
With Pep Guardiola’s move to Manchester City to resume his eternal battle with Jose Mourinho, Catalan football satire show Crackovia is producing a series about the two rivals as they now share a city. The first episode spoofs the popular Man City YouTube video that had Guardiola sharing a cab with a young ginger fan and features a depiction of Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a Frankenstein’s Monster type character who can only say “Zlatan.”
Pretty good, Crackovia. Pretty, pretty good.
Sam Allardyce’s guide to being England manager
Sam Allardyce won his first match as England manager, beating Slovakia 1-0 on a late goal from Adam Lallana. Every word of that sentence is true, I swear. Clearly, Big Sam already has the poisoned chalice that is the England job all figured out and his methods are pure genius. Get out a pen, Pep Guardiola, because you’ll want to take notes.
Keeper scores from inside his own box during FA Cup qualifying match
Spennymoor Town beat Radcliffe Borough 5-2 in an FA Cup first round qualifying match thanks in part to an unintended 80-yard goal from keeper Dan Lowson. He caught out his counterpart on the bounce and now he’ll probably try and do this every single time.
Wayne Rooney’s warm-up playlist might be to blame for his decline
Wayne Rooney has a new personal website and it includes a warm-up playlist that could explain a lot. Take a look: