Chelsea’s 12-match unbeaten run in home Premier League games was ended as Brighton & Hove Albion came from behind to beat the 10-man Blues 3-1 at Stamford Bridge. Substitutes Danny Welbeck and Maxim de Cuyper scored during 11 minutes of added time as the seagulls profited from Trevoh Chalobah’s 53rd-minute red card. The Blues had been cruising to victory in the first half when Enzo Fernandez headed in Reece James’s cross, via a deflection off Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma. However, Mitoma played a key role in the game’s big turning point – as he won possession from Chelsea’s Andrey Santos,…
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Liverpool’s impeccable start to the season was ended in dramatic fashion as Eddie Nketiah scored a 97th minute winner for Crystal Palace, who beat the Premier League champions 2-1 at Selhurst Park to go a club-record 18 matches unbeaten across all competitions. Although the visitors dominated the first half in terms of possession, Palace looked more dangerous in the final third and scored with the first major chance of the game in the ninth minute. Ryan Gravenberch did well at the back post to make the first contact when defending a corner, but he could only divert the ball towards Ismaïla Sarr, who gleefully…
Paris St-Germain’s star, Ousmane Dembele has won the 2025 Ballon d’Or, the award for the best player in the world, for the first time. The 28-year-old France forward netted 35 goals and made 14 assists in 53 matches for PSG last season as they won the treble, including their first Champions League. He was the joint top scorer in Ligue 1, with 21 goals, and named the French top flight and Champions League player of the year. Dembele also helped the French giant to the Club World Cup final where they lost to Chelsea. The foward, who beat Barcelona youngster…
Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench and scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Arsenal drew with Manchester City in a hard-fought Premier League game. It is the second match in a row that the Brazilian has made an impact off the bench, having provided a goal and assist against Athletic Club in the Champions League in midweek. The Gunners went behind in the ninth minute of the clash when Erling Haaland rolled past David Raya at the end of a devastating City counter-attack. Arsenal pushed for an equaliser for much of the second half and were rewarded with Martinelli’s dinked finish…
In a heated encounter that saw Chelsea and Manchester United both end the first half with 10 men, the Red Devils ran out 2-1 winners at Old Trafford to go 13 consecutive home Premier League (PL) H2Hs against the Blues unbeaten. Under the pouring rain at Old Trafford, Chelsea’s hopes took an early blow just five minutes in, when Robert Sánchez, beaten to Benjamin Šeško’s flick-on, charged off his line and brought down Bryan Mbeumo. The first match in Premier League history to see two or more goals, red cards and substitutions in the first half was settled by goals…
Erling Haaland broke another record by becoming the quickest player to score 50 Champions League goals as Manchester City beat Napoli 2-0 at Etihad. Haaland took only 49 games to reach the milestone, lofting home a header in the second half to set City on their way to three points, as Kevin de Bruyne’s much-anticipated return to Etihad Stadium lasted a disappointing 26 minutes. De Bruyne left City in the summer after a decade at the club and was given a warm welcome back by home supporters, but the joy of returning to a place he calls “home” was short…
Newcastle were punished for a series of missed chances as Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford scored his first goals in Barcelona colours to secure a 2-1 win at St James’ Park. On an occasion befitting of a Champions League opener, Eddie Howe’s side generated better chances and a sustained threat, but it was Rashford – the first Englishman since 1989 to score in Europe for Barcelona – who was decisive. Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes were both guilty of wastefulness, failing to convert any of Anthony Elanga’s numerous deliveries, before ‘motivated’ Rashford stole the show with two strikes – nine…
Jose Mourinho has been confirmed as Bruno Lage’s successor at Benfica, 25 years after the Portuguese first stint at the club. The 62-year-old coach returns to the Estadio da Luz to succeed Bruno Lage, who was sacked after the defeat to Qarabag in the Champions League on Tuesday. He signed a contract to run until the end of the 2026/27 season, with an option for either party to end the deal at the end of the current campaign, Benfica said in a statement. Mourinho had been without a club since being sacked by Fenerbahce after their elimination from the Champions League…
Liverpool delivered another dramatic late twist as they opened their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield. Alexander Isak made his eagerly awaited Liverpool debut but it looked as though Arne Slot’s side would be disappointed as Atletico came from 2-0 down to level, only for Virgil van Dijk to head a stoppage time winner. Mohamed Salah was instrumental as the Premier League champions went 2-0 up inside six minutes. Salah’s free-kick took a decisive deflection off Andrew Robertson to wrong-foot Atletico keeper Jan Oblak after four minutes, before the Egyptian finished off an exchange…
Chelsea felt the force of Harry Kane’s ruthlessness as he scored twice in a 3-1 victory for Bayern Munich in the Champions League. In the Blues first Champions League game since 2022/23, their inexperience at the elite level was exposed by Bayern, who took the lead through a Trevoh Chalobah own-goal before Kane bagged a double. Cole Palmer’s expert finish brought Chelsea back into the game in the first half but their downfall was self inflicted, with Moises Caicedo needlessly fouling Kane for a penalty and Malo Gusto playing a sloppy pass straight into the path of the England striker…