London (AFP) – Arsenal gave manager Arsene Wenger a 20th anniversary to remember as Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil scored in a slick 3-0 victory over Chelsea on Saturday. This week marked 20 years since Wenger's appointment and whereas Chelsea had spoilt his 1,000th game at the Arsenal helm with a 6-0 win […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal overpowered London rivals Chelsea 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to mark Arsene Wenger's 20th anniversary as Gunners boss in style. Earlier, Manchester United thrashed defending Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1 to vindicate manager Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Wayne Rooney while Manchester City maintained their perfect start with […]

London (AFP) – Norwich swept to the top of the Championship with a 3-1 victory over Burton while previous leaders Huddersfield crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Reading on Saturday. Alex Neil's side are bidding for a quick return to the Premier League following last season's relegation and they have made a fine start after […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Moussa Dembele grabbed a double as Celtic warmed up for their Champions League tie against Manchester City with a 6-1 thrashing of Kilmarnock on Saturday. Souleymane Coulibaly silenced Celtic Park with a sensational 35-yard strike to give Kilmarnock the lead against the run of play just after the half-hour mark. However, Killie's […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Christian Benteke's stoppage time header earned Crystal Palace a stirring 3-2 comeback win at hapless Sunderland on Saturday. The Black Cats appeared set for their first win of the Premier League season after a double from Jermain Defoe. But goals inside the last half an hour from Joe Ledley and […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Son Heung-Min surely erased all doubts about his Tottenham future as his double inspired a 2-1 victory at Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Saturday. South Korean winger Son was reported to be unsettled after starting only 13 league games for Tottenham last season, but his two goals in their latest […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to move to the top of La Liga as Luis Suarez and Neymar were on target in a 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Gijon. The hosts enjoyed the better of the opening half-hour, but were hit by a two-goal Barca burst in three minutes as […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon missed the chance to move level on points with stumbling champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Saturday after losing 1-0 at struggling Lorient. Jimmy Cabot scored the only goal of the game early in the second half in Brittany as Lyon lost for the third time in the league already […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Sergio Aguero scored twice as Manchester City made it 10 wins in as many games this season with a 3-1 victory away to Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday. Aguero marked his return to action with two well-taken goals for Pep Guardiola's league leaders after serving a three-game ban […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp disproved his own words of warning as Liverpool crushed Hull City 5-1 at Anfield on Saturday to climb into the top four of the Premier League. Klopp had written in his programme notes of the uniquely competitive nature of the Premier League, pointing out that there are no easy games […]

Berlin (AFP) – Joshua Kimmich's late winner preserved Bayern Munich's 100 percent Bundesliga record in Saturday's 1-0 win at Hamburg, but the leaders saw Mats Hummels limp off with a knee injury. With Bayern facing Atletico Madrid away in the Champions League on Wednesday, Germany international Kimmich converted a superb Franck Ribery cross in the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United thrashed defending Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1 as they vindicated manager Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Wayne Rooney while Manchester City maintained their perfect start with a 3-1 win away to Swansea on Saturday. United scored four goals, three from set-pieces, as Chris Smalling, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan's M'Baye Niang says he has no regrets about not moving to Leicester, but says he is sure to fulfil his dream of playing in England's Premier League one day. After two loan spells at Montpellier and Genoa Niang is now a regular starter for the Italian giants and endeared himself […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho insists Wayne Rooney can still be a key figure for Manchester United despite dropping the England striker for Saturday's 4-1 win against Leicester. Mourinho left Rooney on the bench after a series of underwhelming performances from the United captain and he wasn't missed as the Premier League champions […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich suffered an injury scare ahead of their midweek Champions League clash at Atletico Madrid when Germany defender Mats Hummels picked up a knee injury against Hamburg on Saturday. Hummels was hurt in the first half of Saturday's Bundesliga encounter after landing awkwardly on his right knee having challenged for the […]