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Sam Allardyce became the fourth successive boss to bounce back from an opening defeat to beat arch-rivals Newcastle as Sunderland finally secured their first Barclays Premier League win of the season. However, he did so in controversial circumstances as the Magpies saw skipper Fabricio Coloccini sent off in first-half injury time for a professional foul […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reflected on a "perfect week" after watching his side battle to a 2-1 win over Everton at the Emirates Stadium which sent them top of the Barclays Premier League. The Gunners had beaten Bayern Munich on Tuesday night to kickstart their Champions League campaign, and were out to take advantage of […]

Arsenal moved to the top of the Barclays Premier League following a hard-earned 2-1 win over Everton at the Emirates Stadium. Two goals inside as many minutes in the first half from Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny looked to have set the Gunners up for a comfortable evening. A deflected effort from Ross Barkley pulled […]

Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands as Chelsea's dreadful season hit a new low in a 2-1 defeat at West Ham. Andy Carroll's second-half header condemned the Blues to a fifth defeat in 10 matches as the ailing champions imploded at Upton Park. Having seen Nemanja Matic red-carded on the stroke of half-time, and […]

Louis van Gaal believes Manchester United are underdogs for the derby at Old Trafford on Sunday. Manchester City are without first-team stars Sergio Aguero and David Silva for the 170th meeting between the two sides, but Van Gaal still thinks Manuel Pellegrini's men are favorites: "When you look at the facts they are first and […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has backed the club's supporters over their continued booing of the Champions League anthem. City are the subject of UEFA disciplinary proceedings after fans continued to voice their disapproval of the European governing body prior to Wednesday's Champions League match against Sevilla. Fans regularly started jeering during the competition's familiar […]

The 170th Manchester derby takes place at Old Trafford on Sunday. Here are five talking points ahead of United's meeting with City. Will Manuel Pellegrini bring Vincent Kompany in from the cold? Kompany has not started a game for City since he went against his manager's wishes by playing for Belgium in their Euro 2016 […]

Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana admits successive draws in new manager Jurgen Klopp's first two matches have added a dose of realism to temper fans' sky-high expectations. The former Borussia Dortmund coach's arrival at Anfield a fortnight ago sparked a wave of optimism on Merseyside with many fans predicting great things from the off. From the […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has vowed to focus on football after taking exception to media reporting of two incidents on a London street. The 52-year-old Portuguese is frustrated that phone camera footage of two teenagers following him through west London — something Chelsea described as "overly intrusive" — was widely reported this week. SEE MORE: […]

Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed suggestions he is punishing his Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany for playing for Belgium. Kompany has been on the bench for both City games since Pellegrini expressed frustration that the defender played for his country in a Euro 2016 qualifier last week. The 29-year-old had missed City's previous five games with […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is confident he can find a way to successfully pair strikers Christian Benteke and Daniel Sturridge in the same team – but he needs both to be fit first. Benteke is back in contention after coming off the bench in Thursday's 1-1 Europa League draw with Rubin Kazan after a month […]

Sunderland and Newcastle resume derby hostilities on Sunday with the Black Cats desperate to finally claim their first Barclays Premier League victory of the season. Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the facts and figures surrounding a fixture which matters on Wearside and Tyneside. THE JOY OF SIX? Sunderland head into the game […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger regrets not resting Aaron Ramsey after seeing the midfielder suffer a fresh injury following his return from an intensive spell of duty with Wales. Ramsey faces around a month on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring problem during the second half of the 2-0 Champions League victory over Bayern Munich on […]

Jurgen Klopp's Anfield debut ended in a frustrating draw against 10-man Rubin Kazan as Liverpool registered their third successive 1-1 Europa League draw. With all the focus still on the new manager it was Liverpool's other, somewhat forgotten, German, Emre Can, who delivered with an equalizer just before half-time to cancel out Marko Devic's surprise […]

Tottenham sacrificed an early lead as their Europa League campaign suffered a blow with defeat to Anderlecht. Head coach Mauricio Pochettino fielded a strong side in Brussels and brought Harry Kane off the bench with the scores level after initially resting the England striker as he suffered a knock against Liverpool. Things looked to be […]