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Gabriel was fortunate to see his goal stand in the north London derby on Sunday, believe Arsenal hero Paul Merson and former Tottenham star Les Ferdinand. The Brazilian defender scored the only goal of the game as the Gunners picked up a vital away win despite being without key players Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard. It was a frustrating afternoon for Spurs as they had plenty of possession and efforts on goal, but struggled to break down a disciplined Arsenal side and didn’t create many clear-cut chances. It was also a frustration for the home fans as they conceded a…

Kai Havertz says he and his Arsenal team-mates were ‘very happy’ to welcome Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling to the club and believes he is an ‘incredible’ signing. Sterling made the move from west to north London on transfer deadline day, joining the Gunners on a season-long loan deal. The 29-year-old has won four Premier League titles and played for Manchester City and Liverpool as well as the two London giants. Despite his standing, Sterling was exiled by new Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca, who banished the England regular from first-team training and told him to leave towards the end of the…

Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke says the team is ‘a million miles away’ from winning the title and in many ways the worst it has been since the Premier League began in 1992. The Red Devils actually had a good weekend as they beat Southampton 3-0 at St Mary’s taking their points tally to six from their first four league outings. However, defeats to Brighton and Liverpool mean they are already off the pace and doubts remain over their ability to make the top four, let alone muster up a title challenge. Yorke certainly does not see Erik ten Hag’s…

Paul Merson has insisted that James Maddison must improve his level of performance after another flat display for Tottenham against Arsenal. Despite facing an Arsenal side without Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard, Spurs failed to find a breakthrough and were ultimately punished by Gabriel’s second-half header. Spurs’ blunt attacking display is in sharp contrast to their free-flowing start under Ange Postecoglou and Merson believes that key players must hold themselves responsible. ‘Last season was better than this season,’ he told Sky Sports. ‘They were mind-blowing. As a neutral, I do like watching Tottenham, I like Ange, they play entertaining football…

Diego Simeone loves the attitude of Conor Gallagher, full of praise for the summer signing after he scored his first goal for Atletico Madrid on Sunday. The England international opened the scoring in the first-half of a 3-0 win over Valencia in Madrid, continuing a fine start to the season for Simeone’s side. The victory put them second in La Liga, only behind Barcelona although already four points adrift of the leaders. It was just Gallagher’s second start for Atletico Madrid and Simeone says he is proving to be exactly what the team needed in midfield. ‘He came with a…

Manchester United should have spent £150m to sign Premier League superstar Erling Haaland before he joined Manchester City, according to an Old Trafford legend. Haaland boasted extraordinary numbers before his move to England in 2022, having scored 86 goals in 89 games for his previous club Borussia Dortmund. The 24-year-old’s emergence as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time has continued over the last two years, with Haaland bagging over 50 goals in his first season at Man City and another 38 last term. Haaland could be set to eclipse even his own remarkable numbers during the 2024-25 campaign,…

Rob McElhenney is expecting to enjoy Birmingham vs Wrexham on Monday night alongside David Beckham and Tom Brady in surely the most star-studded League One game ever. McElhenney is co-owner of Wrexham along with Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, while NFL legend Brady is a minority owner of Birmingham City. After the Welsh side’s promotion from League Two and the Blues’ relegation from the Championship, they now meet in League One, the first time they have met in a league fixture since 1995. Things have changed a lot for the two clubs since that last meeting, with Wrexham now attracting the…

Premier League survival is paramount for Everton and Southampton but victory in their Carabao Cup clash at Goodison Park is almost as important. It’s a meeting between the two teams at the bottom of the table and alarm bells are already ringing with neither side having gained a single point so far this season. Yes, we’re only four games into the term but a long slog is already in store and confidence will swiftly drain away the longer the run without a victory continues. Both sides suffered devastating defeats on Saturday, with Southampton losing 3-0 at St Mary’s as Manchester…

Robert Pires has rowed back on his claim that Bukayo Saka lacks consistency and the suggestion that Manchester City’s Jeremey Doku is better than the Arsenal icon. Saka only turned 23 this month and has already made 230 appearances for Arsenal and won 42 caps for England. The winger enjoyed his most prolific season last time around, scoring 20 goals in all completions, outstripping his previous best of 15 in the campaign before. However, Gunners hero Pires sounded like he wanted more from the winger as he discussed his development last week and, somewhat surprisingly, brought Doku up as a…

Manchester City have become one of the most successful clubs in world football since their new owners took the reigns 16 years ago. This is in no small part down to the vast amounts of money the club’s owner have plunged into City, which has helped lure some of the biggest talents in the game to the blue side of Manchester. But a huge cloud now hangs over the club – and their unrivalled recent success – with the club in the dock over alleged financial fair play violations in the so-called ‘Trial of the Century’, which is now underway…

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…

Premier League fixtures today 15/09 – where to watch, kick-off English Premier League fixtures Kick offWhere to watch?Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal14:00Sky SportsWolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United16:30Sky Sports

To have to pull out of an Olympics on the eve of being set to compete is not a nice thing to have to do, but I’m back and setting my sights on the future. I took a holiday and am beginning to move on after my hamstring injury denied me the chance to run in Paris and go for a first Olympic medal. It’s not been an easy time, for sure. My girlfriend and I went to Sardinia for a break after I had to admit defeat and pull out of the 800metres but the Olympics was inescapable. It…

Premier League fixtures today 14/09 – where to watch, kick-off English Premier League fixtures Kick offWhere to watch?Southampton vs Manchester United12:30TNT SportsBrighton vs Ipswich Town15:00Crystal Palace vs Leicester City15:00Fulham vs West Ham United15:00Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest15:00Manchester City vs Brentford15:00Aston Villa vs Everton17:30Sky SportsAFC Bournemouth vs Chelsea20:00 Sky Sports

‘Sport’s trial of the century to begin’ BBC sports editor Dan Roan writes: Finally, after years of build-up, perhaps English football’s biggest and most controversial contest is set to begin. On one side, the Premier League. On the other, its defending champions and dominant force Manchester City. City face 115 charges for allegedly breaking the financial rules of the competition they have won for a record-breaking four consecutive seasons. Those charges will be heard at an independent hearing, which is set to start on Monday at an unknown location, subject to any late legal delays. Billed as sport’s ‘trial of…

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged by the Football Association after controversial comments he made about Spurs captain Son Heung-min. In an interview with Uruguayan Television programme Por La Camiseta in June, Bentancur suggested that all people from South Korea ‘looked the same’. The 26-year-old swiftly apologised for the comments but now faces the prospect of a ban after the FA brought charges against the Uruguayan. A statement from the FA read: ‘Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged with an alleged breach of FA Rule E3 for misconduct in relation to a media interview. ‘It’s alleged that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder has breached…

William Gallas is confident Raheem Sterling has found his perfect club and believes the Chelsea flop will be rejuvenated by his move to Arsenal. With their primary targets out of reach, the Gunners looked unlikely to strengthen their forward line in the summer until the final day of the transfer window. Having been deemed surplus to requirements by Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca, Arsenal launched an audacious move for a player who had previously thrived under Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta at Manchester City. Sterling watched from the stands as his new club played out a 1-1 draw against Brighton prior to…

Villarreal CEO Fernando Roig Negueroles says Filip Jorgensen was overly ‘hasty’ joining Chelsea this summer and believes the goalkeeper would have benefitted from another season in Spain. Chelsea were intent on bringing in a high-class ‘keeper to provide cover for Robert Sanchez before the transfer deadline and agreed a deal with Villarreal for Jorgensen worth in the region of £20million. Source link