Liverpool Suffer Frustrating Training Injury to ‘Rising Star’ Ahead of Busy Period

Liverpool youngster Harvey Elliott has suffered an injury and is set for at least a month on the sidelines after fracturing his foot while training for England U21s. After joining the side, the 21-year-old aggravated an existing issue and didn’t play any part in the Young Lions’ two U21 European Championship qualifiers. Last Word on Football evaluates Elliott’s injury and how much it will impact the Reds’ season. Harvey Elliott Injury Comes at the Wrong Time for Liverpool Frustrating Season Continues Elliot has been a fringe player at the start of the Arne Slot era, playing just seven minutes as […]

'Agreement Reached': Chelsea Ready to Make Young Forward Their 41st Summer Departure: David Datro Fofana

‘Agreement Reached’: Chelsea Ready to Make Young Forward Their 41st Summer Departure

September 11, 2024

Chelsea had a thrilling 2024 summer transfer window in which they made over ten signings to bolster Enzo Maresca’s squad and it doesn’t look like their entire transfer business is done yet. That is because they’re now seemingly set to offload another young player in David Datro Fofana. Chelsea Agree David Datro Fofana Loan Move to AEK Athens How Much Could Chelsea Receive for Fofana? Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Blues will be able to offload the striker after there was an “agreement reached” with the Greek club AEK Athens to loan him for the entirety of the 2024/25 […]

Celtic in the Champions League: What to Expect After Kind League Phase Draw

Celtic in the Champions League: What to Expect After Kind League Phase Draw

September 11, 2024

Celtic have underperformed in Europe for multiple seasons. Since the 2019/20 campaign when Neil Lennon’s side topped their Europa League group with a game to spare, it’s been a messy collage of disappointments. In 2020/21 they finished bottom of their group, losing to a Covid-stricken Sparta Prague 8-2 over two games. In 2021/22, during a rebuild phase, they exited the Europa League in third place, before losing to Bodo/Glimt 5-1 on aggregate in the Conference League. In the previous two campaigns, they have finished rock bottom in both their groups. At Last Word on Football, we predict how well Celtic […]

Oxford United

Oxford United International Round-Up

September 11, 2024

Oxford United saw six of their players head off on international duty over the past week. There was a mixed bag of minutes and results for the players but we have a full round-up right here. International Duty for Six Oxford United Players First Fixtures On Thursday, Ciaron Brown picked up his 20th cap for Northern Ireland during a 2-0 win over Luxembourg. The defender played the full 90 minutes in the Nations League clash at Windsor Park. There was another U’s player in action with summer signing Marcelino Ferdinan playing the final half an hour as Indonesia began their […]