Articles by Seb Stafford-Bloor

by Seb Stafford-Bloor | 07 March, 2018
West Brom's shambolic season should serve as a cautionary tale to the rest of the Premier League
At the time of writing, Alan Pardew is still clinging to his job. However, whether West Bromwich Albion dismiss him or not, the club seems to be on an...

by Seb Stafford-Bloor | 27 February, 2018
Forget mentality, the simple truth is that Arsenal are not good enough
Arsenal’s League Cup Final defeat brought a familiar reaction. They were semi-humiliated at Wembley and a very distant second best, but that see...

by Seb Stafford-Bloor | 20 February, 2018
Why the next two weeks could define Chelsea's medium-term future
This is the fortnight which will define Chelsea’s season. Barcelona travel to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night, Antonio Conte’s team journ...

by Seb Stafford-Bloor | 06 February, 2018
Forget Conte's future, Chelsea should be more worried about losing Eden Hazard
Monday night couldn’t have been much worse for Chelsea. Tiemoue Bakayoko’s red card made the visit to Vicarage Road harder than it ever ha...

by Seb Stafford-Bloor | 29 January, 2018
Newcastle, a club on the brink of catastrophe, face a crunch 48 hours
Sitting fifteenth in the Premier League table, Newcastle United aren’t an obvious crisis club. Their points tally may place them perilously...

by Seb Stafford-Bloor | 25 January, 2018
Pochettino must start getting more from Tottenham’s fringe
One start, twelve substitute appearances, and 216 Premier League minutes; now six months into his Tottenham career, Fernando Llorente’s contribu...