Articles by James Yorke
by James Yorke | 14 January, 2018
Poor recruitment has not helped Pellegrino at Southampton, but manager is also to blame for poor form
Four Premier League wins by the end of November will usually land you in mid-table, as it did for Southampton this season. On November 26 Saints steam...
by James Yorke | 18 December, 2017
Manchester City are irresistible, but are they storing up trouble for later?
After Manchester City followed up their defeat of Manchester United by dismantling Tottenham at the weekend, any semblance of a title race looks ...
by James Yorke | 11 December, 2017
Why Mark Hughes must sort out Stoke's defence to keep his job
Stoke City are not having a good season. They won one Premier League game in August, one in September, one in October, none in November and last week ...
by James Yorke | 04 December, 2017
Which of the big six is best placed to rotate their squad ahead of the festive period?
December has arrived, and once more the Premier League departs from most of Europe by inflicting a heavy schedule on its teams. After last weekend kic...
by James Yorke | 27 November, 2017
Raheem Sterling proves the doubters wrong with sparkling performances for Manchester City
Manchester City’s season has been so good that you could pick almost any of their regular starters and write an ode to their form. Ederson has f...
by James Yorke | 19 November, 2017
Premier League stat round-up: West Brom's decline in shot numbers key to Pulis' sacking
Plenty of moderate to bad Premier League teams will get rolled over by Chelsea this season. Indeed, there are plenty of moderate to bad teams in the P...