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As for Newcastle, they host AC Milan on Wednesday with both sides needing to win to stand any chance of qualification, and they also need PSG to fail to beat Borussia Dortmund.

It’ll be a very tough task for both Premier League sides who are struggling for form and with injuries, but Owen believes that one of his former clubs stands a good chance of making it to the round of 16.

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Arsenal batter Chelsea in front of record WSL crowd of 59,042 at Emirates Arsenal 4-1 Chelsea  In front of a record crowd at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal delivered a remarkable performance, securing a convincing victory over reigning champions Chelsea and making their WSL title defence a serious challenge. With both teams now level on points, Chelsea’s first league defeat of the season unfolded in front of 59,042 spectators, marking a new WSL record. The Gunners took an early lead as Beth Mead found the net after eight minutes, but Chelsea responded with an equaliser from Johanna Rytting-Kaneryd against the run of play. Instead of…

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Football Roundup – Everton stun Chelsea, Toons angered by Spurs ‘disrespect’ & Arsenal women set new WSL attendance record There were four Premier League matches in action on Sunday with several shock results, including Everton’s 2-0 win over Chelsea and tensions boil over at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It was poor results for Spurs in the WSL, as they were beaten 4-0 by Man Utd. Everton bagged a narrow win over Bristol. But the big match – Arsenal vs Chelsea saw the current WSL champions get battered at the Emirates in front of a record crowd of 59,000. Premier League Sunday…

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Mirror Sport – Hatt’s More Like It The back page of the Daily Mirror reports that ‘City survive Luton scare’ after initially going 1-0 down, the treble-winning team pulled the game back and secured all three points. The back page reports on most of the weekend’s Premier League games – including Everton’s 2-0 win over Chelsea, and Spurs beating Newcastle 4-1.

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Sun Sport – Champions League exclusive: Harry Pain The back page of the Sun newspaper leads on the upcoming Man Utd vs Bayern Munich as boss Thomas Tuchel says Harry Kane will pile on the pain for the embattled Manchester United. Spurs thrashing of Newcastle also features prominently on the back page with a large image of Son Heung-Min and Bissouma celebrating. Toon’s player Callum Wilson has accused the Spurs keeper of being disrespectful after the gloating keeper reportedly mocked the Newcastle players.

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Express Sport – Toon taunter The back page of the Daily Express leads on Tottenham’s thrashing of Newcastle, as Spurs put 4 past the keeper. Newcastle’s Callum Wilson’s comments back the backsplash as he accused the Spurs keeper of showing a ‘lack of respect’ due to his behaviour. The big Premier League match results make the back page as Fulham thrashed West Ham and Everton shockingly beat Chelsea.  

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Star Sport – City soar again after perfect day trip The back page of the Daily Star says Man City boss Pep Guardiola is ‘flying high’ after the champions beat Luton Town FC – ending their four-game losing streak. The paper’s headline reports on the fact that City broke away from their normal travel plans and instead of flying to the location and staying the night before the match, City travelled to Luton on the morning of the match instead. The back page also reports on the latest Man United loss, with captain Bruno Fernandes once again apologising and Tottenham’s thrashing…

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Ange Postecoglou with laughable claims on Newcastle United and Tottenham THE MAG SAYS Ahead of Sunday’s match, Ange Postecoglou was keen to claim that Tottenham had just as bad injury problems as Newcastle United. The Tottenham boss even claiming that they had been hit even worse than Eddie Howe and his squad. Ange Postecoglou declaring ‘Newcastle are the only other club who have gone through anything like we have.’ When I looked at the injury situation / players missing that Spurs had been facing in recent times, I didn’t think it came anywhere close to the issues for Newcastle United.…

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Howe likely to ditch cup ambitions with Newcastle running on empty The Guardian says When the red fuel light on the dashboard starts flashing drivers know they are on borrowed time. It all depends on a car’s make and model but there will be 30, 40, possibly even 50 miles left in the tank. Eddie Howe’s problem is that, unlike a motorist, he cannot steer his increasingly drained squad towards the sanctuary of a nearby filling station. “We’re missing a big number of players,” says Newcastle’s manager. “You can keep going for a while, but the longer it lasts, the…

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