London (AFP) – An 81st-minute Gareth McAuley goal prevented Liverpool from provisionally going top in the Premier League as they defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Saturday. Needing a two-goal win to move above leaders Arsenal, Liverpool took a 2-0 lead through Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho, but McAuley's goal left them in second place […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United star Wayne Rooney took a swipe at former team-mate Michael Owen for expressing support for his club's bitter rivals Liverpool. Owen has a foot in both camps after making his name during a glittering spell at Liverpool and also playing for United in the twilight of his career. But the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Valencia's sporting director Jesus Garcia Pitarch railed against the "absolutely lamentable" display of the referee after Barcelona snatched a controversial 3-2 win at Mestalla on Saturday. Lionel Messi converted a 94th-minute penalty in a bad-tempered match overshadowed by a serious knee injury to Barca's Andres Iniesta. Valencia are likely to face action […]

London (AFP) – Winston Reid's 94th-minute goal enabled West Ham to grasp a last-gasp 1-0 win over Premier League basement club Sunderland at the London Stadium on Saturday. Defeat left Sunderland still searching for their first league win of the season. But it had appeared the northeast club would at least come away with only […]

Kingston upon Hull (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Xherdan Shaqiri's marvellous brace moved Stoke City out of the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday after a 2-0 victory away to struggling Hull City. Switzerland international Shaqiri rifled in a long-range strike on 26 minutes at the KCOM Stadium before converting a second-half free-kick as Stoke registered […]

London (AFP) – Newcastle went three points clear at the top of the Championship after an emphatic 3-0 win over Ipswich, while promotion rivals Norwich crashed to a shock 1-0 home defeat on Saturday. Rafael Benitez's side scored the fastest goal in the Championship this season when Ayoze Perez struck after just 60 seconds at […]

Paris (AFP) – Lyon's alarming slump in form continued on Saturday as they lost 3-1 at home to Guingamp despite leading scorer Alexandre Lacazette putting them in front at their Parc OL. Lacazette opened the scoring with his seventh league goal of the campaign from the penalty spot but Guingamp turned the game on its […]

London (AFP) – North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were both held to goalless draws on Saturday, handing Manchester City the initiative in the nascent Premier League title race. Spurs drew 0-0 at Bournemouth, before Arsenal were held at home by promoted Middlesbrough, nudging Arsene Wenger's side a point above previous leaders City, who […]

Swansea (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Swansea City are still without a win since the opening day of the season but did take a step in the right direction by drawing 0-0 at home to Watford on Bob Bradley's home debut. The result ended a sequence of four consecutive defeats for the struggling Swans, including their […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Canada international Scott Arfield's 90th-minute winner earned Burnley an improbable 2-1 victory over a dominant Everton at Turf Moor on Saturday. Everton impressed in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City last weekend and were looking to close to within a point of Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League table. […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal went top of the Premier League, for a few hours at least, but their seven-game winning run came to an end as Middlesbrough secured a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The North London side have gone above Manchester City, who play on Sunday, but could yet be leapfrogged […]

Madrid (AFP) – Lionel Messi's 94th-minute penalty moved Barcelona to the top of La Liga in dramatic fashion in a pulsating 3-2 win at Valencia on Saturday. However, victory came at a cost for Barca as a tearful Andres Iniesta suffered ligament damage in his right knee that could keep him out for several months. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Hertha Berlin joined Bayern Munich on 17 points at the top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday with a 2-1 home win over Cologne, who lost their unbeaten record. With Bayern looking for their first win in three league games against Borussia Moenchengladbach later at the Allianz Arena, Hertha took their chance […]

Beijing (AFP) – World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi was named China's new boss on Saturday at a time when the country's ambitions to become a footballing powerhouse have rarely looked more remote. The appointment of the Italian — one of the world's most decorated football coaches — comes with China all but out of contention […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester strikers Shinji Okazaki and Ahmed Musa ended lengthy goal droughts as the Premier League champions beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on Saturday. Claudio Ranieri's side were on course for their first win in four league matches after Nigeria international Musa claimed his first Leicester goal in his 10th appearance since […]