Author: News Desk

Sunday’s front pages feature a wide variety of leads with only a handful of papers covering the same stories. Several newspapers carry pictures of the Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden being hoisted on her fellow dancers’ shoulders in celebration of her return to the show after battling cancer.

Nuno Espirito Santo has revealed that targeting two Liverpool stars helped Nottingham Forest pull off a stunning 1-0 win at Anfield. Forest inflicted the first defeat of Arne Slot’s Liverpool career on Saturday, with Anthony Elanga setting up Callum Hudson-Odoi to score the stunning winner in the 72nd minute. This was Forest’s first win at Anfield since 1969 and maintains their impressive unbeaten start to the Premier League season. Post-match, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker criticised Santo’s ‘long ball’ tactics, but he seemed to be in minority, with much praise going to Forest’s performance and the impact of substitutes Hudson-Odoi and…

Jamie Redknapp was among those to praise Cole Palmer’s ‘mind games’ after Bournemouth missed a penalty against Chelsea in their Premier League clash. Bournemouth were the better team for much of Saturday night at the Vitality Stadium, but lacked a clinical edge, with the Blues snatching a late 1-0 win courtesy of Christopher Nkunku. As half-time break neared, the Cherries were handed a golden opportunity to break the deadlock when Robert Sanchez fouled Evanilson in the box after the striker pounced on Wesley Fofana’s poor backpass. Anthony Taylor had no choice but to point to the spot and after a…

Jadon Sancho marked his Chelsea debut with a player of the match performance against Bournemouth – despite only coming on at half-time. The England winger made a surprise transfer to Chelsea on loan from Manchester United on deadline day after three nightmare years at Old Trafford. Aside from his brief loan spell at Borussia Dortmund last season, fans have scarcely seen the best of Sancho who was once considered one of the best young players in the world which lead to his £73million move to United. Enzo Maresca opted not to start him at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday night…

Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth set a new record for the most yellow cards in a Premier League match. A total of FOURTEEN yellow cards were dished out by referee Anthony Taylor and that doesn’t count ones shown to the coaching staff including managers Enzo Maresca and Andoni Iraola. Eight Chelsea players were booked including Robert Sanchez for giving away a penalty which he would go onto save – with a little help from Cole Palmer. That save proved to be crucial, with Christopher Nkunku scoring the winner in the 86th minute after being set up by player of the…

Mikel Arteta has some huge selections to make when Arsenal take on Tottenham in the north London derby this afternoon. Declan Rice misses out after his red card against Brighton and Arteta’s problems only got worse during the international break. New signing Mikel Merino is also unavailable after the Spain international injured in his very first training session with the club after a collision with Gabriel Magalhaes. Merino has suffered a fractured shoulder with Arsenal expecting him to be unavailable until after the next international break in mid-October. There was more misery for Arsenal with club captain Odegaard forced off…

Rafael van der Vaart is backing his old side Tottenham to do a job on an injury-hit Arsenal in today’s north London derby. After winning their opening two games of the new Premier League season, the Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw with Brighton on a wild afternoon at the Emirates where Declan Rice was given a controversial red card. The England international misses the derby as a result, along with Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard who was helped off the pitch with an ankle injury while playing for Norway during the international break. Mikel Arteta is also without the…

Arsenal hero Paul Merson has predicted a draw in Sunday’s north London derby, but he is not even convinced the Gunners will manage that. Mikel Arteta’s side have won on their last two trips to Tottenham but the Spaniard is suffering with multiple selection headaches this weekend. Source link

Richarlison may have given a hint that Dominic Solanke will be lining up for Tottenham against Arsenal on Sunday through an Instagram comment. Spurs host the north London derby this weekend and Solanke is hoping to return from an ankle injury that has slowed down his start to life at the club. The £65m summer signing from Bournemouth made his debut against Leicester on the opening day of the season but has not been seen since, However, the England international looks set to return in the huge game on Sunday and Richarlison has even made a prediction for him. Solanke…