Chelsea survived suffering a historic loss to Qarabag through substitute Alejandro Garnacho’s second-half equaliser, avoiding the embarrassment of becoming the first English team to lose to the Azerbaijani side. Qarabag had lost all seven of their previous matches against English opposition. The last time they played in the Champions League, they faced Chelsea and lost both matches by an aggregate score of 10-0 and secured just two points from six matches. However, they gave the Blues a real scare at the packed 32,000-seater Tofiq Bahramov Stadium. Chelsea who Estevao, 18, cut inside and shot low into the near post after…
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Wolverhampton Wanderers have sacked manager Vitor Pereira after a disappointing start to the Premier League season that has left them winless and bottom of the table, the club have confirmed on Sunday. Wolves suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday, extending their winless run to 10 league games with just two points from a possible 30. They are eight points from the safety zone, having scored the fewest goals while they also have the league’s worst defence. Pereira’s departure ends an 11-month spell in charge after he joined in December 2024, replacing Gary O’Neil with Wolves languishing in 19th place. The…
Joao Pedro ended his 10-game goal drought to give Chelsea a deserved 1-0 victory against Tottenham. The 24-year-old Brazilian has been struggling for both fitness and form but confidently chipped in the winner after persistent pressing by Moises Caicedo forced defender Micky van de Ven into a mistake inside his own box. Pedro could have had a hat-trick by half-time but for two fine saves by Italian keeper Guglielmo Vicario who saved low to his right and then reacted quickly to tip away a volley. But in the end, that solitary goal was enough to beat a Spurs side that…
Premier League leaders Arsenal continued their impressive run with a comfortable win at Burnley to make it nine consecutive victories in all competitions. Goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Declan Rice secured the win – the Gunners fifth in a row in the league – as Mikel Arteta’s side moved seven points clear at the top, albeit having played a game more than some of their rivals. It was an impressive victory against a Burnley side that can often prove difficult to break down and had recorded back-to-back victories before facing the Gunners. But no side has scored more goals from…
Amad Diallo blasted home a terrific 81st-minute volley to earn Manchester United a point in a thrilling Premier League encounter with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. The Red devils thought they were heading for a fourth straight win and second spot in the table after Casemiro headed them into a half-time lead from a corner Forest were convinced should not have been awarded. A period of sustained Forest pressure at the start of the second half paid handsome rewards, as they netted twice in the space of 92 seconds to completely turn the game on its head. First, Morgan Gibbs-White met Ryan…
Crystal Palace beat a youthful Liverpool side 3-0 at Anfield to power through to the quarter final of the Carabao Cup. A brace from Ismaila Sarr before half-time and a late strike from Yeremy Pino condemned Liverpool’s manager Arne Slot to another humiliating deafest at home. Elsewhere, Max Dowman became Arsenal’s youngest ever starter as the Gunners powered past Brighton 2-0 at the Emirates, courtesy of goals from Ethan Nwaneri and substitute Bukayo Saka. Chelsea survived an almighty scare at Molineux Stadium as they raced into a 3-0 lead, only for Wolves to fight back with two unanswered goals. Liam Delap was sent off for a second yellow card four…
Real Madrid came out on top in an enthralling El Clasico, defeating Barcelona 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu to extend their lead at the top of the LaLiga table to five points. Jude Bellingham scored and assisted for the first time in La Liga this season, the England midfielder produced a defence-splitting through ball to tee up Kylian Mbappe for the 22nd-minute opener, before his 43rd-minute tap-in restored his side’s lead, five minutes after Fermin Lopez had levelled for Barcelona. It was Bellingham’s fourth goal in five appearances in the clash between the league’s top two sides, with Xabi Alonso’s…
Aston Villa became just the second team in top-flight history to follow a five-game winless start with four consecutive victories after Matty Cash’s first-half strike condemned Manchester City to their first Premier League defeat since August. A City side that had opened the scoring in their last 10 matches were left with an unfamiliar feeling when the hosts netted the winner on 19 minutes courtesy of Matty Cash’s precise left-foot finish from the edge of the box after a corner, but the visitors were unhappy with the set-piece being awarded, feeling Lucas Digne had fouled Matheus Nunes in the build-up. City…
Eberechi Eze scored against his former club as Arsenal beat Crystal Palace to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points. Eze who joined the Gunners in a deal worth £67m in the summer, scored the only goal of the match from another trademark Arsenal set-piece. Declan Rice curled a free-kick into the area which was knocked down by centre-back Gabriel, then Eze acrobatically fired the ball into the corner of the net. The Gunners came out for the second half with real purpose, and five minutes after the restart, they very nearly doubled…
Bryan Mbeumo netted twice as Manchester United survived a late scare against Brighton to claim a third successive Premier League win for the first time since February 2024, moving them up to fourth in the table. United were cruising after an hour thanks to goals from Matheus Cunha, who broke his 16-match scoring drought by scoring for the first time for his new club. The Red Devils added a second when Luke Shaw’s challenge found its way to Casemiro, and his 25-yard strike deflected off Yasin Ayari and rolled past a stranded Bart Verbruggen, before Mbeumo followed his goal at Liverpool by driving home…