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What has gone wrong at Chelsea after billion-pound transfer spree?

Chelsea have taken only five points from their opening six Premier League games this season – their worst start to a campaign since 1978. Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Aston Villa leaves them in 14th and extended their winless run to three games.Here the PA news agency looks at the reasons behind the west London club’s […]

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How much will Man City miss midfield maestro Rodri and who could replace him?

Rodri will serve a three-match suspension for his sending-off against Nottingham Forest – but how much will Manchester City miss their midfield lynchpin? Here, the PA news agency looks at the Spaniard’s impact in Pep Guardiola’s side. “A big miss” Rodri’s influence has increasingly been recognised over last season and this, peaking with his winning […]

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James Maddison believes Tottenham are pushing away from their ‘Spursy’ tag

James Maddison believes Tottenham are starting to shed their ‘Spursy’ tag after they continued a fine start to the new season with a battling 2-2 draw at rivals Arsenal. Spurs had lost on their last three visits to the Emirates and not won there in the Premier League since 2010. Tottenham’s losing streak to Arsenal […]

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Eddie Howe sure Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon on Gareth Southgate’s England radar

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says Anthony Gordon could be on England boss Gareth Southgate’s radar after his fine performance in the 8-0 romp at Sheffield United. Gordon came on as an early substitute for the injured Harvey Barnes at Bramall Lane and gave the Blades defence nightmares, scoring a fine goal in the second half […]

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta ‘not thinking’ about Man City’s lead after derby draw

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta brushed off talk of Manchester City’s growing lead at the Premier League summit, but did admit injuries were already starting to test his squad. The Gunners were pegged back twice by rivals Tottenham on Sunday and dropped points again following an entertaining 2-2 derby draw. It left Arsenal already four points […]

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´One of a kind´ Daly and ´unreal´ Kerr backed to win Women´s Super League Golden Boot

Rachel Daly and Sam Kerr have both been named among the favourites to win the Golden Boot for the upcoming Women’s Super League season. Aston Villa’s Daly is the current holder of the trophy having led the league with 22 goals last campaign, the joint-most recorded in a single season in competition history. Kerr, meanwhile, […]

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Football rumours: Ivan Toney can leave Brentford if the price is right

What the papers say Brentford would be willing to let England striker Ivan Toney leave the club if their £60million valuation is met, the Sunday Mirror reports. The same paper also states that Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham are monitoring Paris St Germain winger Ousmane Dembele, despite the France international moving from Barcelona to Ligue […]

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Goncalo Ramos nets first goals for PSG as Marseille thrashed in Le Classique

Goncalo Ramos scored twice as Paris St Germain shrugged off last week’s Ligue 1 loss to Nice by strolling to a 4-0 win over bitter rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes. The 22-year-old Portugal striker replaced the injured Kylian Mbappe just past the half-hour mark and added his brace to earlier strikes from Achraf […]

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Scottish Premiership round-up: Celtic and Rangers win in contrasting styles

Celtic and Rangers emerged with contrasting emotions despite both recording wins in week six of the cinch Premiership. There were also wins for St Mirren, Hibernian and Aberdeen while Dundee and Kilmarnock shared the spoils at Dens Park. Here are five things we learned from the weekend’s action. Celtic get ‘monumental’ win Heading into Saturday […]

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Sheffield United not looking to sack Paul Heckingbottom despite Newcastle rout

Sheffield United have no immediate plans to sack Paul Heckingbottom after the club suffered their heaviest league defeat when they were hammered 8-0 by Newcastle. The Blades were put to the sword by a rampant Newcastle to go six games without a win on their Premier League return, but Heckingbottom’s job is currently safe, the […]

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