Arsenal humble Man City and Marcus Rashford leaves Man Utd

Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to six points with a 5-1 thrashing of reigning champions Manchester City while Marcus Rashford left Manchester United for Aston Villa. United suffered another home defeat as Jean Philippe-Mateta’s double fired Crystal Palace to victory at Old Trafford and Tottenham were also 2-0 winners at Brentford. Rashford’s move to Villa was confirmed at 10pm ahead of what could be a busy […]

February 3, 2025 3

Sport

Forest on fire and Rashford edges closer to Man Utd exit

Big wins for Nottingham Forest and Everton stole the limelight in the Premier League on Saturday. Forest routed Brighton to strengthen their hold on a top-four place, while Everton punished struggling Leicester in a result that moves them clear of the bottom three at the expense of a Foxes side yet to respond to Ruud van Nistelrooy. Off the pitch, what could be one of the headline deals of the […]

February 2, 2025 3

Sport

Man Utd, Tottenham and Rangers into Europa League last 16

Manchester United booked their place in the last-16 of the Europa League to end the league phase unbeaten, while Tottenham struck three times in the second half to follow them through with a win over Elfsborg. Rangers completed a clean sweep of British teams to avoid the play-offs after they beat Union Saint-Gilloise and results elsewhere meant the Scottish side pinched eighth spot. Arsenal landed themselves in hot water for […]

January 30, 2025 2

Sport

Sunday’s football briefing: Surprise for Slot and anguish for Arteta

Premier League leaders Liverpool tightened their grip on top spot as injury-hit Arsenal’s title challenge was dealt another blow. Red boss Arne Slot was pleasantly surprised by his side’s dramatic 2-0 success at Brentford before Gunners manager Arteta was left frustrated by a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Elsewhere, tributes poured in for Manchester United great Denis Law, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to management for the first time since […]

January 19, 2025 3

Sport

Thursday’s football briefing: Moyes loses on Everton return as Arsenal ignite title bid

David Moyes began his second spell as Everton manager with a defeat as Aston Villa ruined the Scot’s return to Goodison Park while Arsenal ignited their title charge with victory in the north London derby. Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game to leave the Toffees just a point above the relegation zone, while Arsenal went up to second and in-form Newcastle moved into the top four. No […]

January 16, 2025 2

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