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Forest win thriller to leave Southampton on brink

 Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi (centre) celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game with team-mates during the Premier League match at City Ground, Nottingham. Picture date: Monday May 8, 2023. Nottingham Forest came out on top in a seven-goal thriller at the City Ground to climb out of the bottom three and leave Southampton on the brink of relegation. In a raucous atmosphere on a rain-soaked night, Forest established a two-goal cushion on three occasions – and each time the visitors responded to pull themselves back into the contest. But Southampton couldn’t manage an equaliser. Now they must win all three remaining games and hope either Forest don’t pick up another point, or Everton fail to get more than one, otherwise they will be back in the Championship for the fi...
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Fulham hit five to keep Leicester in deep trouble

 Carlos Vinicius of Fulham FC scoring goal during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Leicester City at Craven Cottage on May 8, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.Leicester City's Premier League survival hopes suffered a blow as they were beaten 5-3 by Fulham at Craven Cottage. The hosts opened the scoring through a Willian free-kick before strikes from Carlos Vinicius and Tom Cairney powered them into a 3-0 half-time lead. Cairney added another after the restart before Harvey Barnes pulled a goal back for the visitors, who then saw Jamie Vardy miss a penalty in the 66th minute. Willian re-established Fulham's four-goal lead with another fine strike before James Maddison netted Leicester's second with an 81st-minute spot-kick. Barnes scored a late third but the struggling ...
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De Gea blunder hands West Ham win

 Said Benrahma of West Ham United scores the opening goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Manchester United at London Stadium on May 7, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.  A howler from David de Gea gifted West Ham victory over Manchester United to boost their chances of Premier League survival and deal a blow to the Red Devils’ top-four hopes. De Gea let a tame Said Benrahma effort frm distance slip through his grasp to put the Hammers in front midway through the first half. The win moved David Moyes’ side seven points clear of the relegation zone with a superior goal difference to all the sides below them. Fourth-placed Manchester United missed the chance to move above Newcastle into third as they remain just a point ahead of Liverpool in fifth, with a ...
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Arsenal keep title hopes alive with win at Newcastle

 Martin Odegaard of Arsenal celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 0-1 during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on May 7, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.Newcastle, attempting to strengthen their push for a place in the Champions League next season, started at lightning pace – Jacob Murphy hitting the post and having a penalty award overturned by VAR. Arsenal, however, showed their strength and it was inspirational captain Martin Odegaard who followed up his double against Chelsea in midweek by drilling his 15th Premier League goal of the season past Newcastle keeper Nick Pope from 25 yards after 14 minutes. What followed was a magnificent game full of opportunities in a frenzied atmosphere, Pope saving crucially from Ga...
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Wolves edge out Villa to banish relegation fears

 Julen Lopetegui the head coach / manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates the 1-0 victory during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa at Molineux on May 6, 2023.Toti scored his first Wolves goal as Julen Lopetegui’s side beat European hopefuls Aston Villa at Molineux to banish any lingering fears of Premier League relegation. The hard-fought victory lifts Lopetegui’s team to 40 points, 10 clear of 18th-placed Nottingham Forest, who have four games left to play. Portuguese centre-back Toti gave Wolves the lead inside 10 minutes, sending a towering header beyond Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez via the underside of the crossbar. The visitors dominated possession and went close to equalising in the first half through Emiliano Buendia and Ollie ...
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Kane surpasses Rooney on scoring list in Spurs win

 Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur scores the opening goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 6, 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Harry Kane became the outright second-highest goalscorer in Premier League history as Tottenham ended a four-game winless run with a much-needed victory over Crystal Palace. Kane, 29, expertly headed in Pedro Porro’s cross in first-half added time to reach 209 goals in the competition and surpass former Manchester United and Everton striker Wayne Rooney. It proved enough to earn a first victory under interim manager Ryan Mason and move Spurs above Brighton into sixth place – although they have now played three games more than the Seagulls, who face Everton on Monday. The hosts had go...
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Chelsea beat Bournemouth for first win since Lampard return

 Chelsea's Portuguese striker Joao Felix (C) celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Bournemouth and Chelsea at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, southern England on May 6, 2023.Two late goals finally gave Frank Lampard his first win since his return as Chelsea’s interim manager. The Blues had lost all four Premier League games since Lampard’s return in April, but had led through Conor Gallagher’s early header. Matias Vina levelled for Bournemouth, but Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix struck inside the last 10 minutes. Relegation remains a possibility for the Cherries with three games left, while Chelsea are 11th in the table. With Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Raheem Sterling among five players left out from the side that h...
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Nervy Man City beat Allardyce’s Leeds to go four points clear at top

 Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 2-0 during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Leeds United at Etihad Stadium on May 6, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Manchester City moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League by surviving a late scare to beat a Leeds side playing under new manager Sam Allardyce for the first time. Two fine first-half goals by Ilkay Gundogan had done the damage for City, who appeared utterly dominant as they headed towards their 10th straight league win.Gundogan’s first neat finish, which came after Riyad Mahrez found him in space on the edge of the area, was into the bottom left-hand corner of Joel Robles’ goal. His second, again with Mahrez the provider, was identical apart from that h...
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Brighton score late penalty to beat Man Utd

 Brighton & Hove Albion's Alexis Mac Allister celebrates scoring his side's first goal from a penalty during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester United at American Express Community Stadium on May 4, 2023 in Brighton, United Kingdom.  Manchester United’s Champions League hopes suffered a setback as Brighton scored a dramatic 99th-minute penalty winner to keep their own European ambitions on track. Alexis Mac Allister converted deep into injury time to settle a Premier League thriller at Amex Stadium. United – in the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot – stay four points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool, but now have only one game in hand. And Brighton deserved this victory for a relentless approach that finally gave them ...
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Smith hopes in-form Vardy can help Leicester beat the drop

 Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates scoring the 2nd goal with Youri Tielemans during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Everton FC at The King Power Stadium on May 1, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom.Leicester manager Dean Smith says his team have had to play more to Jamie Vardy’s strengths as they battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The veteran forward has scored in each of the past two games, draws against Leeds and Everton, to help the club edge out of the relegation zone after Vardy went 19 matches without a goal. Smith, who replaced Brendan Rodgers last month with a brief to keep 2016 champions Leicester up, said Vardy was “firing” ahead of Monday’s trip to mid-table Fulham. “People will have seen in his last few performances the hunger and...
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Man City regain top spot as Haaland makes history

 Erling Haaland with Phil Foden and Jack Grealish of Manchester City celebrate 3rd goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and West Ham United at Etihad Stadium on May 03, 2023 in Manchester, United Kingdom.Erling Haaland broke the Premier League record for goals in a season as Manchester City returned to the top of the table by beating West Ham. Haaland’s sublime chip over Lukasz Fabianski 20 minutes from time took him on to 35, one clear of Andy Cole and Alan Shearer, whose 34-goal tallies had come in a 42-match campaign. The Norwegian is now on 51 in all competitions, 12 behind Dixie Dean’s all-time English record, with a potential nine games still to play. Haaland’s latest effort helped City to a ninth successive league win – and they now lead Arsenal by a poi...
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Julen Lopetegui: Chiquinho unlikely to play this season for Wolves

 Chiquinho of Wolverhampton Wanderers continues his rehabilitation from injury during a Wolverhampton Wanderers Training Session at The Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground on October 04, 2022 in Wolverhampton, England.Julen Lopetegui admits it is unlikely Chiquinho will play for Wolves in the remaining weeks of the season. The 23-year-old winger suffered an anterior cruciate ligament to his knee in a pre-season fixture against Burnley back in July and needed surgery. Chiquinho, who signed in January 2022 for around £3million, impressed in the second half of last season before his eventual injury. He has now returned to team training, but with just four games remaining this season, Lopetegui now admits the winger is still a long way off being ready to play and is unlikely to feature. “He’...
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Arsenal outclass sorry Chelsea to return to top

 Chelsea's Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta (R) vies with Arsenal's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium, in London, on May 2, 2023.Arsenal delivered an emphatic warning that they remain serious title contenders as they outclassed abysmal Chelsea at Emirates Stadium to return to the top of the Premier League. The Gunners had gone four league games without a win and were heavily beaten last time out at reigning champions Manchester City, who replaced them at the summit with victory at Fulham on Sunday. Arsenal responded by producing a magnificent first-half display, racing into a 3-0 lead inside 34 minutes courtesy of two crisp strikes by captain Martin Odegaard and a scrambled finish by G...
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Leeds United set to sack Javi Gracia with Sam Allardyce favourite to take over

 Leeds United manager Javi Gracia (left) looks on in frustration during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Leeds United at Vitality Stadium on April 30, 2023 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom.Sam Allardyce is set to become Leeds United’s third manager of the season with the club poised to sack Javi Gracia following the 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday. Leeds are only outside the relegation zone on goal difference after five Premier League games without a win. Director of football Victor Orta will also leave his role. Gracia took over from Jesse Marsch on 21 February and oversaw a 1-0 win over Southampton in his opening match – but the Whites took just seven points from a possible 30 after that. The humiliation at Bournemouth prompted a public statement from the playe...
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Leicester & Everton remain in trouble after chaotic draw

 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy defending against Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Everton FC at The King Power Stadium on May 1, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom.Leicester City and Everton had to settle for a draw in a chaotic match which leaves both in deep trouble at the wrong end of the Premier League table. The two clubs started the game in the bottom three but a point was enough to drag Leicester out of the drop zone on goal difference, while Everton stay 19th, one point behind 17th-placed Leeds. Dominic Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring with just his second goal of the season from the penalty spot, picking himself up to convert after being bundled over by Timothy Castagne. The lead lasted just seven minutes as the hosts eq...
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Liverpool edge past Spurs in seven-goal thriller

 Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates scoring to make it 4-3 during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on April 30, 2023 in Liverpool, England.Diogo Jota’s injury-time winner gave Liverpool a dramatic victory at Anfield after Tottenham looked on course to salvage a point despite going three goals behind inside 15 minutes. Spurs were 5-0 down after 20 minutes at Newcastle United and swiftly found themselves three goals adrift at Anfield as Liverpool delivered an opening salvo that left them chasing what looked like a lost cause. Instead, when former Everton striker Richarlison headed his first Premier League goal of the season in stoppage time, Spurs were on the brink of rescuing an unlikely draw – until Jota capitalised on Cristian Romero’s mi...
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Man City go top as Haaland reaches 50-goal mark

 Manchester City's Erling Haland in action with Fulham's Manor Soloman and Fulham's Antonee Robinson during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Manchester City at Craven Cottage on April 30, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.Manchester City beat Fulham to return to the top of the Premier League as Erling Haaland scored his 50th goal of the season in all competitions. Haaland converted a third-minute penalty, after Julian Alvarez had been fouled by Tim Ream, to become the first top-flight player to reach a half-century of goals in one campaign since Tom ‘Pongo’ Waring did so for Aston Villa in 1931. The Norwegian striker also moved level for most goals in a Premier League season – matching the 34 goals Andy Cole scored for Newcastle in 1993-94 and the same amount Alan Shearer r...
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Forest stunned as Dasilva seals Brentford comeback

 Danilo of Nottingham Forest celebrates scoring their teams first goal during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Nottingham Forest at Brentford Community Stadium on April 29, 2023 in Brentford, England.Nottingham Forest were stunned as a late Brentford fightback denied them precious points in their fight for Premier League survival. Brazilian midfielder Danilo marked his 22nd birthday by putting Forest ahead just before half-time, reacting quickest to steer home Morgan Gibbs-White’s shot which deflected into his path. Brentford had plenty of the ball but created few clear chances until Ivan Toney’s 82nd-minute free-kick went in off Forest keeper Keylor Navas. With Forest hanging on and only 10 men on the pitch after Danilo went off injured, substitute Josh Dasilva score...
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Brighton thump Wolves to boost European hopes

Deniz Undav of Brighton & Hove Albion is congratulated by team-mate Kaoru Mitoma after he scores a goal to make it 6-0 during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers at American Express Community Stadium on April 29, 2023 in Brighton, England.Brighton reignited their push for a place in Europe next season by recording their biggest-ever top-flight victory at the expense of woeful Wolves. The Seagulls remain eighth in the Premier League but are now just a point behind Liverpool in seventh and two behind fifth-placed Tottenham, who have played two games more than Roberto de Zerbi’s side. Deniz Undav broke the deadlock with his first Premier League goal, before Pascal Gross made it 2-0 with an easy finish following Julio Enciso’s driving run...
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Crystal Palace edge West Ham in seven-goal thriller

 Jordan Ayew of Crystal Palace is challenged by Lucas Paqueta of West Ham United during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Ham United at Selhurst Park on April 29, 2023 in London, England.Crystal Palace edged a seven-goal thriller against West Ham to reach the 40-point mark targeted by manager Roy Hodgson and leave the Hammers in relegation trouble. Former England boss Hodgson has led Palace to four wins in six games since returning as manager last month to almost certainly guide the Eagles, now 11 points clear of the bottom three, to safety. Kick-off in south London was delayed by 15 minutes because of an issue with the turnstiles – but there was no shortage of action once the match got under way. Although West Ham took an early lead when Tomas Soucek punished M...
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