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Goalkeeper Petr Cech had an Arsenal league debut to forget as West Ham pulled off an unexpected 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium. The veteran Czech international moved from Chelsea in a £10million summer deal, which was seen as move to provide the Gunners with an edge in the Barclays Premier League title challenge. However, […]

Arsene Wenger does not believe Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema would automatically transform Arsenal into Barclays Premier League winners. Arsenal's record goalscorer Thierry Henry has said the acquisition of Benzema, who has been linked with a move to north London this summer, would spur the Gunners to their first league title since 2004. But Wenger, […]

Everton boss Roberto Martinez accused his team of having been in "pre-season mode" in the first half of their 2-2 draw with Watford. The promoted visitors took a surprise lead in the 14th minute of the Barclays Premier League opening-day clash at Goodison Park through Miguel Layun, and the Toffees struggled to muster much of […]

Jose Mourinho attempted to keep his counsel after Chelsea's stuttering start to their Barclays Premier League title defence, yet could not help let slip that he felt officials had "punished" his side against Swansea. There was a feel-good factor around Stamford Bridge heading into the game, with the club basking the afterglow of last season's […]

David de Gea watched from the stands as Manchester United kicked off the Premier League season with a narrow yet comfortable win over Tottenham at Old Trafford. Kyle Walker stabbed the ball into his own net in the 22nd minute to hand Louis van Gaal's new-look United side a 1-0 win in the first match […]

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers feels he needs to regain the trust of the club's fans this season after a poor 2014-15 that concluded with what he has described as his "worst day in football". A year on from finishing second in the Barclays Premier League, the Reds' follow-up campaign ended in May with them out […]

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham will announce a new signing in the next few days. Spurs have signed three defenders in Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld and Kevin Wimmer so far this summer, but with Roberto Soldado and Emmanuel Adebayor both expected to leave the club, Harry Kane is at risk of becoming their sole senior striker. […]

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal have everything in place to win their first Barclays Premier League title in more than a decade – playing down talk of a move for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. The Gunners have enjoyed a strong pre-season campaign which culminated in a 1-0 Community Shield victory over Chelsea at Wembley on […]

Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has refused to rule out reviving a deal for Emmanuel Adebayor. The Tottenham striker had been in talks over a loan move with Villa – and been given a tour of their training ground – but the deal has stalled. Sherwood worked with Adebayor at White Hart Lane and had […]

Louis van Gaal says goalkeeper David de Gea is not ready to start Manchester United's Barclays Premier League game against Tottenham on Saturday. De Gea has been the subject of interest from Real Madrid all summer. The Spain international started the final two games of United's pre-season tour of the United States, but is not […]

Manchester City have handed Manuel Pellegrini a new two-year contract on the eve of a season many expected to be the Chilean's last with the club. Pellegrini, 61, was heading into the last year of his original three-year agreement, with speculation rife that City were planning to replace him with Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola […]

Manchester United must get past Club Brugge to reach the group stages of the Champions League. United drew the Belgian side in the play-off round, with the first leg taking place at Old Trafford on August 18 or 19. The second leg will be played on August 25 or 26. Club Brugge, who finished second […]

Manchester United will learn who they will take on in the Champions League play-off round on Friday. Here, Press Association Sport looks at the five opponents United could face. Team: Club Brugge (Belgium) Domestic finish: Second in Belgian league Best performance in Champions League: Runner-up 1977/78 Route to play-off: Beat Panathinaikos 4-2 on aggregate in […]

Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah has joined Roma on a season-long loan, the Barclays Premier League side have announced. Salah, who left Basle to join the Blues in January last year, became the first Egyptian to turn out for the Stamford Bridge outfit but has found regular football hard to come by. He scored twice in […]

West Brom are set to sign Serge Gnabry from Arsenal on a season-long loan. The 20-year-old midfielder is expected to link up with the Baggies on Thursday, Press Association Sport understands. Gnabry has recovered from a serious knee injury which forced him to miss all of last season and he has not played for Arsenal […]