London (AFP) – Harry Kane's double earned a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest that lifted Tottenham to third in the Premier League, while Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard is under intense pressure after a 1-0 defeat against West Ham on Sunday. Antonio Conte's side have made an encouraging start to the campaign. Kane ensured they […]

Milan (AFP) – Andrea Belotti has signed for Roma on a one-year deal as a free agent, the Serie A club announced on Sunday. In a statement Roma said that the Italy striker had signed an initial one-year contract that runs until 30 June 2023". "As part of the overall agreement there is also the […]

Paris (AFP) – Alexis Sanchez scored his first goals in a Marseille shirt on Sunday, netting a brace in a 3-0 Mediterranean derby win for his new club away at Nice in Ligue 1. The Chilean former Arsenal star scored both his goals in the first half on the Cote d'Azur, with on-loan Arsenal wing-back […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic thrashed Dundee United 9-0 as hat-tricks from Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada helped set a new Scottish Premiership record for the biggest away win on Sunday. Ange Postecoglou's side ran riot at Tannadice thanks to the trebles from Furuhashi and Abada, as well as goals from Jota, Josip Juranovic and Carl […]

London (AFP) – West Ham won for the first time in the Premier League this season as their 1-0 victory piled fresh pressure on Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard, while Newcastle's Allan Saint-Maximin rescued a 1-1 draw at Wolves on Sunday. David Moyes' side arrived at Villa Park sitting bottom of the table after losing […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag insists he wants Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at Old Trafford despite leaving out the unsettled star for a second successive Premier League game. Ronaldo started on the bench for United's 1-0 win at Southampton on Saturday before making a largely anonymous substitute appearance in the second […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach maintained their strong recent record against Bayern Munich as a record-breaking performance from 'keeper Yann Sommer helped secure a 1-1 away draw on Saturday. After the game, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann quipped to Sommer: "you know, you could take a week off sometime" on Sky Germany's post-match interview panel. Sommer's […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Tammy Abraham earned Roma a point with the leveller in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Juventus on Paulo Dybala's return to his old stomping ground. England international Abraham headed in his first goal of the season from Dybala's knock-down midway through the second half at the Allianz Stadium to maintain an unbeaten […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool equalled the Premier League's record win with a 9-0 demolition of Bournemouth, while Erling Haaland's hat-trick inspired Manchester City's comeback 4-2 victory against Crystal Palace on Saturday. On a remarkable day in the top flight, leaders Arsenal maintained their perfect start with a dramatic 2-1 win against Fulham. Meanwhile, 10-man Chelsea […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach maintained their strong recent record against Bayern Munich with an outstanding performance from 'keeper Yann Sommer securing a 1-1 away draw on Saturday. Gladbach have performed better than any other Bundesliga club against Munich in recent seasons, with two wins and a draw in the 2021-22 season. Bayern began the […]

London (AFP) – Gabriel made amends for a dreadful error by scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory at home to Fulham on Saturday as Arsenal won their fourth straight game to start the Premier League season. Aleksandar Mitrovic punished a mistake by Gabriel to give Fulham a surprise lead on 56 minutes, but Martin […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Erling Haaland hit his first Premier League hat-trick to inspire Manchester City's fightback from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 on Saturday. Pep Guardiola's side were rocked in the first half at the Etihad Stadium as a John Stones own goal and Joachim Andersen's header put Palace in […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool equalled the record for the biggest Premier League win by thrashing Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield on Saturday to register their first victory of the season at the fourth attempt. Roberto Firmino and Luis Diaz both scored twice with strikes from Harvey Elliott, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Fabio Carvalho and a […]

Berlin (AFP) – French striker Anthony Modeste headed in a first-half goal to get Borussia Dortmund's season back on track with a narrow 1-0 win away at Hertha Berlin on Saturday. Dortmund, who came under heavy criticism after throwing away a 2-0 lead in the 88th minute to lose 3-2 against Werder Bremen last Saturday, […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United maintained their revival as Bruno Fernandes clinched a hard-fought 1-0 win at Southampton on Saturday. Erik ten Hag's side sat bottom of the Premier League after losing their opening two games against Brighton and Brentford. But United have recovered from that embarrassing start to secure successive league victories […]