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Antonio sets record as Hammers beat 10-man Leicester

Michail Antonio of West Ham United scores their 4th goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Leicester City at The London Stadium on August 23, 2021 in London, England.Michail Antonio became West Ham's outright top scorer in the Premier League in a dominant victory for the Hammers over 10-man Leicester City at London Stadium.Antonio celebrated by lifting a cardboard cut-out of himself after scoring his 48th top-flight goal to break Paolo di Canio's club record.The 31-year-old added a second four minutes later to wrap up an impressive win for David Moyes' side.It is only the second time the Hammers have won their opening two fixtures of a Premier League campaign.Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma scored West Ham's first two goals either side of Ayoze Perez's dismissal f...
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Lukaku scores his first Chelsea goal in dominant win over Arsenal

Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea scores their side's first goal past Bernd Leno of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on August 22, 2021 in London, England.Romelu Lukaku scored his first ever Chelsea goal - almost a decade after his debut - as Thomas Tuchel's team deservedly beat Arsenal.Lukaku, who was at Chelsea as a teenager, started at the Emirates after his £97.5m signing from Inter Milan and looks to have given the Blues an ominous new dimension.His hold-up and link-up play caused Arsenal problems all day - and the Belgian duly gave them the lead.Lukaku was involved in the build-up and then finished the move from close range into an empty net from Reece James' pass.James got the second himself as he slammed the ball into the roof of the ne...
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Kane comes off bench as Alli penalty earns Nuno’s Spurs win at Wolves

Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring their side's first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux on August 22, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England.Dele Alli scored his first league goal in 17 months and Harry Kane made his long-awaited return from his extended summer break as Tottenham maintained their 100% start to the season at Wolves.Alli's ninth-minute penalty proved enough to separate the sides in a breathless encounter at Molineux.Roared on by an enthusiastic crowd, Wolves were unlucky not to come away with a point.The dangerous Adama Traore wasted the best of a succession of chances for the hosts when he was sent through by Ruben Neves, only to shoot straight at Hugo Lloris.Tottenham, t...
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Jota & Mane goals continue Liverpool’s winning start to season

Sadio Mane of Liverpool scores their side's second goal past Nick Pope of Burnley during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfield on August 21, 2021 in Liverpool, England. Goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane ensured Liverpool made it two Premier League wins from two with victory over Burnley at a packed Anfield.Jota opened the scoring in the 18th minute, heading past Nick Pope from Konstantinos Tsimikas' cross for his second goal in as many games.Mohamed Salah had the ball in the back of the net eight minutes later, but it was ruled out by the video assistant referee as the Egyptian was offside in the build-up.Sean Dyche's side were looking for back-to-back league wins at Anfield for the first time since 1897 after ending Liverpool's 68-game unbeaten home run las...
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Salah in Liverpool contract talks – Klopp

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates after scoring the third goal during the Premier League match between Norwich City and Liverpool at Carrow Road on August 14, 2021 in Norwich, England.Liverpool have opened talks with forward Mohamed Salah over a new contract, manager Jurgen Klopp said.Salah, who joined Liverpool from Serie A club AS Roma in 2017, has two years left on his deal.The Egypt international is one of Klopp's key players, having scored 126 goals in all competitions and helped the club win the Premier League and Champions League titles. "I am involved in pretty much everything in the club. Maybe some talks happen without me, that's possible, but apart from that I know about all the things," Klopp told Liverpool's website."Two things. Mo is obviously in a really, really good mo...
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Nuno Espirito Santo doesn’t expect Harry Kane to leave Spurs

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur poses with the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Golden Boot Winner award, and the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Playmaker Winner award following his team's victory in the Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at The King Power Stadium on May 23, 2021 in Leicester, England.Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito Santo says he expects Harry Kane to remain at the club this summer, but what might happen on transfer deadline day is out of his hands.Kane did not feature for Spurs as they opened their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win over Manchester City, who the England captain wants to join this summer.Spurs are insistent that Kane is not for sale and the noises coming out of City are that they will not be prepared to pay the £150million-plus that would be need...
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Benitez begins Everton reign with comeback win over Southampton

Mohammed Salisu of Southampton and Dominic Calvert-Lewin of Everton battle for possession during the Premier League match between Everton and Southampton at Goodison Park on August 14, 2021 in Liverpool, England.Rafael Benitez got off to the perfect start as Everton manager, with his team coming from behind to beat Southampton in front of an ecstatic Goodison Park.As Goodison welcomed back fans for the first time since December 2020, the former Liverpool boss received a warm reception before kick-off which led to a positive start.But the fervent atmosphere soon turned when Michael Keane gifted an opener for Saints debutant Adam Armstrong, who joined from Blackburn earlier this week, as he latched on to Che Adams' ball to curl into the top corner.Everton struggled for the rest of the first ...
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Chelsea begins EPL title bid with 3-0 win over Palace

Marcos Alonso celebrates scoring Chelsea's first goal with Mason Mount during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on August 14, 2021 in London, England.Chelsea showed their Premier League title credentials with a thoroughly comfortable win over Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace.The highlight in front of a noisy, near-full Stamford Bridge was when academy product Trevoh Chalobah smashed home their third from 25 yards on his Premier League debut.Blues boss Thomas Tuchel said before the game he was surprised his side - who are European champions and won the Uefa Super Cup on Wednesday - were considered among the favourites to win the title.But they were excellent in their league opener as Vieira's first game as a manager in England resulted in a limp p...
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Fernandes hat-trick helps Man Utd thump Leeds

Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United celebrates after scoring their side's third goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Leeds United at Old Trafford on August 14, 2021 in Manchester, England.Bruno Fernandes fired in a hat-trick as Manchester United thrashed Leeds United 5-1 to get their Premier League season off to a flying start on Saturday.Paul Pogba also starred with four assists – one more than he managed in the whole of last season in the league – to help United run riot in front of their first full crowd in 17 months.Fernandes got the goalscoring underway on the half-hour mark, before a Luke Ayling thunderbolt out of nowhere levelled things up three minutes into the second half. It was only a short reprieve for Leeds, however, as Man United livewire Mason...
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Brentford stuns Arsenal in Premier League opener

Sergi Canos of Brentford celebrates after scoring their team's first goal during the Premier League match between Brentford and Arsenal at Brentford Community Stadium on August 13, 2021 in Brentford, England.The Premier League season has got off to a sensational start as Brentford marked their first game in the top flight for 74 years and their first in front of fans at their new stadium with an emotional 2-0 victory over ragged Arsenal.Sergi Canos carved his name into the west London club's Hall of Fame on Friday when he cut inside Calum Chambers and drilled a low shot past Bernd Leno after 22 minutes to spark an explosion of joy from the fans who have waited so long to take their place in the new 17,500-capacity home. It was the least Brentford deserved as, revelling in their chance to ...
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Chelsea reveal Romelu Lukaku’s new shirt number

Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale trains during an FC Internazionale training session at the club's training ground Suning Training Center in memory of Angelo Moratti on August 03, 2021 in Como, Italy. The shirt number that Romelu Lukaku will wear for Chelsea during the 2021/22 season has been revealed. After weeks of speculation, the Blues finally confirmed the arrival of Lukaku - who previously had a spell at the club as a youngster - on Thursday evening. The Belgian arrives at Stamford Bridge off the back of a pair of terrific campaigns for Inter. Over the past two seasons he has hit 47 Serie A goals, helping the Nerazzurri win the Scudetto last term. Chelsea have splashed out a club-record fee of £97.5m for the striker, who had publicly stated he had no desire to leave...
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John Stones Signs Fresh Five-Year Deal at Man City

John Stones of Manchester City celebrates after scoring their sides third goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace at Etihad Stadium on January 17, 2021 in Manchester, England.Manchester City star John Stones has signed a five-year contract extension at the Etihad Stadium, according to reports.The 27-year-old enjoyed a stellar 2020/21 campaign for the Premier League champions, as he forged a formidable partnership alongside Rúben Dias at the heart of defence.Just over a year on from being linked with an exit, Stones, who was entering the final year of his contract at City, has very and truly cemented his spot in the starting XI after a season filled with imperious defensive displays that proved to be the bedrock of Pep Guardiola's side during the prev...
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Leicester tops Man City 1-0 at Wembley in Grealish debut

Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City is mobbed by his team mates after scoring to make it 1-0 during The FA Community Shield match between Manchester City and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium on August 7, 2021 in London, England.Kelechi Iheanacho's late penalty gave Leicester a 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield on Saturday, stealing the spotlight from Jack Grealish.Iheanacho’s left-footed rocket from the spot beat goalkeeper Zack Steffen in the 88th minute in the English season-opener, and Leicester celebrated once again at Wembley Stadium, where they won the FA Cup final in May.Grealish made his debut for City just two days after the Premier League champion broke the British transfer fee record by paying 100 million pounds ($139 million) to sign him from Aston Villa...
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Solskjaer’s update on Henderson’s condition

Matej Kovar, Tom Heaton, Dean Henderson, Nathan Bishop of Manchester United in action during a first team training session at Carrington Training Ground on July 13, 2021 in Manchester, England.Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has provided an update on Dean Henderson’s condition, after the goalkeeper tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this summer.It was confirmed on Monday that the Academy graduate would miss the squad's week-long training camp in Scotland because he was still feeling the effects of the virus, after initially testing positive a few weeks earlier.Henderson was therefore not involved in Saturday’s entertaining 4-0 win over Everton at Old Trafford, where the Reds produced a rampant performance that included goals by Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernand...
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Fofana suffers broken leg in Leicester’s pre-season win

Wesley Fofana of Leicester City during the Leicester City training session at Leicester City Training Ground, Seagrave on July 20th, 2021 in Leicester, United Kingdom.Leicester defender Wesley Fofana has revealed he has suffered a fractured fibula.The French centre-back suffered the injury during the second half of Wednesday's pre-season friendly against Europa League winners Villarreal.Fofana was the victim of a late tackle by forward Nino, after which he immediately called to the bench, with physios and paramedics rushing on.The 20-year-old had lengthy treatment on the King Power Stadium pitch, including being given oxygen, before being stretchered off to applause in front of a crowd of over 17,000 fans."Hello guys, many thanks for all your messages. It is a bad day today but I am in a t...
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Defender Adam Webster signs new five-year deal at Brighton

Adam Webster of Brighton & Hove Albion passes the ball during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham at American Express Community Stadium on January 27, 2021 in Brighton, England.Brighton defender Adam Webster has signed a new five-year contract, the Premier League club have announced.The 26-year-old centre-back has been a key part of Graham Potter’s side, making 60 Premier League appearances since moving from Bristol City in a £20million deal two years ago.The news is a boost for the Seagulls following the £50million sale of Ben White to Arsenal.“I am absolutely over the moon to sign a new deal,” Webster told the club’s website. “As soon as I heard there was the potential for me to sign a new contract I was thrilled and I am pleased to get it done. Now...
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirms Granit Xhaka will remain at the club

Granit Xhaka of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium on May 23, 2021 in London, England.Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed midfielder Granit Xhaka will not be leaving the club this summer.The 28-year-old has been linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium and was reportedly close to joining Roma, now managed by Jose Mourinho, just a few weeks ago.Xhaka headed Arsenal’s equalising goal during the Gunners’ 2-1 home defeat to Chelsea in a pre-season friendly at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.After the game, Arteta told TalkSPORT: “Granit is going to stay with us. He is a key member of our squad.”Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey sustained an ankle injury in the first half against Chelsea following a collision wit...
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Seamus Coleman: Everton skipper pens new deal

Seamus Coleman poses for a photo with manager Rafael Benitez after signing new contract with Everton on July 27, 2021 in Orlando, Florida, United States.Everton captain Seamus Coleman has penned a new one-year contract extension, keeping him at Goodison Park until the summer of 2023.✍️ | Captain Seamus Coleman has signed a one-year contract extension until the end of June 2023!  — Everton (@Everton) July 28, 2021News of a new deal for Seamus Coleman will be music to the ears of Everton fans. The right-back joined the Toffees from Sligo Rovers in January 2009 for a fee of £60,000. Since, the Republic of Ireland international has gone on to make 350 appearances for the club, scoring 26 times and adding 31 assists. Coleman was appointed Everton captain in 2019, two years after the ...
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Jack Grealish sends message to Chelsea legend John Terry after Aston Villa exit

Jack Grealish of Aston VIlla celebrates scoring their first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford on December 01, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom.Jack Grealish bid John Terry a fond farewell after his exit from Aston Villa was confirmed. Grealish, the club captain, played with Terry at Villa Park before he returned as part of the backroom staff.Since Dean Smith took over, Villa earned promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, narrowly survived relegation before establishing themselves in 11th place last season.Terry, 40, is said to have played a big role in adding defensive stability to the Villa backline last season but has decided to pursue a career in management.Grealish was fond of the Chelsea legend – who has mad...
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Fabrizio Romano delivers update on Tammy Abraham’s Chelsea FC future

Tammy Abraham of Chelsea celebrates with the Champions League Trophy during the UEFA Champions League Final between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Estadio do Dragao on May 29, 2021 in Porto, Portugal.Arsenal have not yet made a bid for Chelsea FC striker Tammy Abraham, according to Italian reporter Fabrizio Romano.The Gunners have been credited with an interest in signing the English striker this summer as they look to strengthen their squad before the new campaign.The 23-year-old’s future at Stamford Bridge has become a talking point due to the fact that he fell down the pecking order at the south west London club last term and struggled to hold down a regular starting spot.It remains to be seen what the future holds for the striker after he was left out of the club’s squad for the FA ...
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