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Iwobi credits Lampard for his Everton turnaround

Alex Iwobi of Everton attempts to go round Lukasz Fabianski of West Ham United during the Premier League match between Everton FC and West Ham United at Goodison Park on September 18, 2022 in Liverpool, England.Everton beat West Ham 1-0 at Goodison Park as the Toffees finally secured their first league win of the season after four consecutive draws. Frank Lampard rolled out a midfield of Alex Iwobi, Amadou Onana and Idrissa Gueye, and the Blues engine room purred along very well today controlling the game and for the most part negating the impact of the Hammers’ Declan Rice. Speaking after the game, Iwobi commented on the win. “We have been playing really well. The performances were good, it was just about getting the result and getting the win. It’s a great way to go into the internationa...
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Arsenal sweep Brentford aside and return to top

Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Arsenal FC at Brentford Community Stadium on September 18, 2022 in Brentford, England.Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri became the youngest ever Premier League player aged 15 years and 181 days as the Gunners defeated Brentford to return to the top of the table. Mikel Arteta sent on the schoolboy midfielder in the closing moments with his side leading 3-0. Arsenal’s travelling fans greeted Nwaneri’s appearance by singing: “He’s going to school in the morning.” William Saliba set Arsenal on their way to a sixth win in seven top-flight games this season after the France defender climbed high to head Bukayo Saka’s corner in off the post. It was 2-0 inside the opening half an hour as Brazil forward Jesus, a £45m signing fr...
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Sub Son hits hat-trick as Spurs punish fragile Foxes

Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur scores their team's sixth and their hattrick goal past Danny Ward of Leicester City during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 17, 2022 in London, England.Son Heung-min ended his goal drought with a scintillating 13-minute hat-trick as Tottenham ruthlessly punished Leicester’s latest defensive horror show. The South Korea striker responded to Antonio Conte’s decision to drop him to the bench after a barren start to the season by coming on to curl home two fantastic strikes and slot home a late third. Spurs trailed to Youri Tielemans’ early penalty but took advantage of the Foxes’ failings at set-pieces as Harry Kane and Eric Dier nodded home from corners to turn the game around. J...
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Haaland scores again as Man City beat 10-man Wolves

Erling Haaland of Manchester City has a shot at goal during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux on September 17, 2022 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Erling Haaland continued his impressive scoring run as Manchester City went back to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable win against 10-man Wolves at Molineux. The hosts had only touched the ball once before Jack Grealish put City in front after just 55 seconds. Haaland scored for the seventh consecutive game and took his tally to 14 in the past nine when he doubled the visitors’ advantage with a long-range effort after 16 minutes. A spirited Wolves continued to try and attack, even after Nathan Collins was sent off for a high first-half tackle on Grealish. However, with ...
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Villa ease pressure on Gerrard as Premier League returns after queen’s death

Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard celebrates with goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Southampton FC at Villa Park on September 16, 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.Aston Villa eased the pressure on under-fire boss Steven Gerrard with a 1-0 win over Southampton on Friday as the Premier League returned following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The English top-flight was back in action for the first time since the queen died aged 96 on September 8, with last weekend’s games postponed as a mark of respect. This Sunday’s matches between Manchester United and Leeds and Chelsea and Liverpool, as well as Saturday’s Brighton versus Crystal Palace fixture, have also been cancelled due to policing issues before the Queen’s funeral on Monday. Ahead ...
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Arteta provides update on squad fitness

 Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal looks dejected after the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal FC at Old Trafford on September 04, 2022 in Manchester, England. Ahead of Arsenal Premier League clash against Brentford, Mikel Arteta provided updates on several key players' fitness. Arteta informed the press that no squad decisions will be made before tomorrow, as "one or two players can be considered for training and selection". "Whoever will have to be ruled out, that is going to be tomorrow. We have those 24 hours to see," he added.  Meanwhile, Emile Smith Rowe remains a doubt for the next match, after experiencing some discomfort in the groin area.  "It's been an ongoing issue that Emile's had," Mikel said in the pre-Brentford press confe...
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Graham Potter’s job will be safe even if Chelsea miss out on Champions League

Graham PotterChelsea’s long-term commitment to new head coach Graham Potter means he will not automatically face the sack if his team miss out on the top four in the Premier League and Champions League qualification this season. While the minimum aim of the club’s new owners is for Chelsea to finish in the top four, it is not considered a deal-breaker in terms of their commitment to Potter. Potter has been handed one of the biggest contracts in Chelsea’s history after signing a five-year deal worth £60 million (€70m). The former Brighton head coach is very much seen as a long-term appointment by co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, and the pair have faith that, given time and the right support, he can help achieve their aims. But an isolated failure to qualify for the Cham...
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Ross Barkley signs with OGC Nice in Ligue 1

11 Ross BARKLEY (ogcn) during the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Nice and Monaco at Allianz Riviera on September 4, 2022 in Nice, France.Ross Barkley left Chelsea by mutual consent last week, but he didn’t stay a free agent too long, signing with OGC Nice in Ligue 1 this weekend. He’s the latest former Premier League player to land on the Côte d’Azure, joining the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Kasper Schmeichel, and Nicolas Pépé at the club this summer. Former Chelsea goalkeeping prospect Marcin Bułka is another familiar name who arrived recently. Nice are owned by Ineos, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s company. Ratcliffe, who is one of Great Britain’s richest people, was named as a potential buyer for Chelsea and was more recently linked with a possible bid for Manchester United as well. Barkley, 28, ...
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Antony scores as Man Utd end Arsenal’s winning run

Antony Matheus dos Santos of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal FC at Old Trafford on September 4, 2022 in Manchester, United Kingdom.Man Utd have now won two of their last eight Premier League games against Arsenal, having drawn three and lost four.Manchester United’s £82m new boy Antony scored on his debut and Marcus Rashford got two as Erik ten Hag’s men ended Arsenal’s 100% start to the season at Old Trafford. The Brazilian opened the scoring 10 minutes before half-time in the pulsating duel, sweeping a shot into the far corner. Rashford claimed the assist for that and then, after Bukayo Saka had levelled on the hour, the England striker profited from two clinical United counter-attacks. Bruno Fernandes was at the heart of both, spli...
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Brighton beat Leicester in seven-goal thriller

Brighton and Hove Albion's Solly March celebrates their side's first goal of the game with his team-mates after Leicester City's Luke Thomas scores an own goal during the Premier League match at The Amex Stadium, Brighton. Picture date: Sunday September 4, 2022.Brighton fought back from conceding a first-minute goal to beat struggling Leicester City in a seven-goal thriller at the Amex. Leicester, bottom of the Premier League, scored after only 51 seconds when Kelechi Iheanacho finished from Patson Daka’s pull-back from the left. However, the lead only lasted eight minutes before Solly March’s header deflected into the net off Leicester defender Luke Thomas. Brighton went ahead in the 15th minute, capitalising on a loose pass from James Maddison with Moises Caicedo scoring after being set ...
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Wolves striker Kalajdzic suffers ACL injury

Sasa Kalajdzic of Wolverhampton Wanderers is challenged by Armel Bella-Kotchap and Mohammed Salisu of Southampton during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton FC at Molineux on September 03, 2022 in Wolverhampton, England.Wolves striker Sasa Kalajdzic suffered a knee ligament injury during his debut for the club in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Southampton.The Austrian, 25, who signed from German club Stuttgart for £15m on Wednesday, came off at half-time The club say scans showed an anterior cruciate ligament injury and he will see a knee specialist on Monday. “We now need to support Sasa in his recovery and further updates will follow,” they said. Meanwhile, Wolves said Mexican striker Raul Jimenez missed the Saints game after feeling a pain in his groin in t...
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Man City miss chance to go top as Villa earn draw

Erling Haland of Manchester City controls the ball during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park on September 3, 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.Champions Manchester City missed a chance to go top of the Premier League as Leon Bailey’s equaliser earned Aston Villa an excellent draw at Villa Park.The league’s top goalscorer Erling Haaland got his 10th goal in six games when he was in the right place at the back post to volley in Kevin de Bruyne’s superb cross.After scoring in the 50th minute, Haaland had another two efforts saved by Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez and De Bruyne also hit the crossbar with a 22-yard free-kick.Those missed chances proved costly as Bailey struck a sweet first-time shot into the top corner from Jacob Ramsey’s square pass...
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Chelsea come from behind to beat West Ham

Chelsea's German midfielder Kai Havertz (C) celebrates after scoring his team second goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge in London on September 3, 2022.Substitute Kai Havertz scored a late winner as Chelsea came from behind to record a dramatic victory over West Ham, who had a 90th-minute Maxwel Cornet equaliser ruled out. The Hammers frustrated Chelsea in a first half that saw plenty of home possession but no shots on target for either side, and looked to have executed their gameplan to perfection when Michail Antonio scored from a rare attack after 62 minutes. The forward bundled in from close range after Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy failed to deal with a corner, but the visitors’ lead was wiped out 14 minutes lat...
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Everton and Liverpool in eventful goalless draw

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah attempts a shot on goal during the Premier League match at Goodison Park, Liverpool. Picture date: Saturday September 3, 2022. Everton and Liverpool fought out an eventful Merseyside derby draw at Goodison Park. In a game that swung from end to end, Tom Davies hit the woodwork for Everton while Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz suffered a similar fate for Liverpool. Everton keeper Jordan Pickford turned Nunez's shot on to the bar brilliantly and also denied Liverpool substitute Roberto Firmino on three separate occasions while Mohamed Salah hit the post again in the final seconds. Former Liverpool defender Conor Coady thought he had broken the deadlock against his former club when he turned in debutant Neal Maupay's shot but the goal was disallowed after a lengthy V...
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Mikel Arteta gives injury news on three Arsenal players to give Manchester United boost

 Martin Odegaard of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on August 31, 2022 in London, England. Mikel Arteta revealed Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale are doubts for the trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday. Meanwhile, the situation also looks bleak for full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has not been able to train this week after sitting out the club's previous two games with a knee injury. Arsenal sit top of the table having won all five of their opening games. Many see their clash with United as their first big test of the season, and they could travel to Manchester without a number of their key players. Odegaard has scored three times this season while Ramsdale has kept...
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Antonio Conte delivers Cristian Romero injury update for Tottenham vs Fulham

Cristian Romero of Tottenham Hotspur controls the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on August 14, 2022 in London, England.Antonio Conte has confirmed that both Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur will be in the squad to face Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. Tottenham face the Whites in a 3pm kick-off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and they have been buoyed by Conte’s latest injury update. Romero has missed the last three Premier League fixtures after picking up an injury during the 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Bentancur, meanwhile, was not risked against West Ham in midweek after a suspected concussion during the win over Wolves. Both will be part of Conte’s plans for the Fulham clash though. Speaking...
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Sancho seal third successive win for Man Utd

 Jadon Sancho of Manchester United scores a goal to make the score 0-1 during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on September 1, 2022 in Leicester, United Kingdom. Manchester United reeled off their third successive Premier League win under new manager Erik ten Hag to ensure Leicester City's troubled start to the season continued at King Power Stadium. Jadon Sancho's smooth finish from Marcus Rashford's pass after 23 minutes maintained United's recent revival and allowed them to build on victories at home to Liverpool and away to Southampton. United remained largely in control against an out of sorts Leicester, who are still searching for their first league win of the season and who, along with manager Brendan Rodgers...
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‘He’s the world’s best’ – can anyone stop Haaland?

Erling Haaland of Manchester City scores a goal to make it 3-0 during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Nottingham Forest at Etihad Stadium on August 31, 2022 in Manchester, United Kingdom.Erling Haaland has certainly made an impact at Manchester City.Haaland’s first-half hat-trick in City’s 6-0 hammering of Nottingham Forest followed on from his second-half three-timer as they came back from two down to beat Crystal Palace four days before.The 22-year-old has become the first player to score nine goals in his first five Premier League games. He is the first player to score nine times in the month of August and is providing very useful cover for fellow City new boy Julian Alvarez, who marked his full debut with a second-half double.“He’s brilliant. He’s got the lot,” sai...
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Arsenal stay top of Premier League after fifth win on the trot

 Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal speaks with Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on August 31, 2022 in London, England.Arsenal edged to a fifth successive Premier League victory of the season as Gabriel Martinelli hit the winner against Aston Villa on a night of questionable goalkeeping at the Emirates Stadium. A deserved 2-1 win meant the Gunners remained top of the table with a perfect record, with Martinelli settling the game after Douglas Luiz had levelled direct from a corner. Ex-Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez had earlier gifted Gabriel Jesus the opener as Steven Gerrard’s side slipped to a fourth defeat, heaping the pressure on the former England captain.  “We are delighted with ...
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Southampton inflict fresh misery on “Soft” Chelsea with 2-1 win

 Romain Perraud of Southampton closes down Raheem Sterling of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Chelsea FC at Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium on August 30, 2022 in Southampton, England. Thomas Tuchel urged "soft" Chelsea to toughen up after a shock 2-1 defeat against Southampton plunged his spluttering team into Premier League turmoil on Tuesday. Tuchel's side blew the lead at St Mary's after Raheem Sterling put them ahead midway through the first half. England forward Sterling bagged his third goal in two games with a close-range strike in the 23rd minute. But Chelsea had squandered a host of chances before Sterling's opener and, not for the first time in Tuchel's reign, their profligate finishing came back to haunt them. Rom...
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