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Best performance of UTD's season. Anyone thinking it'd be easy against them were foolish - formbook goes out of the window for these games.

They've had too much joy down our right hand side. Trent should've been subbed earlier.
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Uniteds best performance since fergie left lol.

TAA was shockingly bad

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Manchester United demonstrated the spirit that has been missing under new manager Ruben Amorim to earn a superb point at Premier League leaders Liverpool.

United, attempting to avoid four straight league defeats for the first time since 1979, took a shock lead when Lisandro Martinez powered a finish high past Alisson after 52 minutes.

Liverpool were level seven minutes later when Cody Gakpo scored with a superb angled drive before all United's good work looked to be in vain.

Mohamed Salah equaled Thierry Henry's tally of 175 Premier League goals from the penalty spot with 20 minutes left after handball was awarded against at Matthijs de Ligt following a video assistant referee intervention.

United were not to be denied, however, and Amad Diallo scored another big goal after his winner at Manchester City when he turned home Alejandro Garnacho's cut-back.

Harry Maguire could have won the game for United with almost the final kick but he blazed Joshua Zirkzee's bobbled pass over the bar from 12 yards.
 
West Ham weighing up whether to sack Lopetegui

West Ham are considering whether to sack Julen Lopetegui following Saturday's heavy defeat at Manchester City.

Hammers sources have denied Lopetegui has already been dismissed but accept the former Real Madrid and Spain coach is under huge pressure.

Lopetegui, 58, was on the brink of being sacked prior to last month's home game with Wolves. But victory in that match triggered a four-game unbeaten run, West Ham's best of the season.

However, a humiliating 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool was followed by a 4-1 loss at Manchester City to leave West Ham 14th in the table, seven points above the relegation zone.

West Ham's technical director Tim Steidten has been pictured talking to former Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter, who has previously been linked with the Hammers job.

The photograph has been circulated on social media. Sources have said it is a recent picture but this has not been independently verified.

Lopetegui was brought to West Ham in the summer to succeed David Moyes, who left at the end of his contract. However, the former Wolves boss has not been able to improve either the team's performance or style, for which Moyes was heavily criticised.

Club officials have privately confirmed Steidten is no longer working out of the club's training ground, in a move that has echoes of the split between Moyes and the former Bayer Leverkusen technical director towards the end of last season.

West Ham sources said that decision is to allow Steidten to work on transfer targets for the current window. West Ham need a striker after skipper Jarrod Bowen suffered a broken foot and Michail Antonio sustained serious injuries in a car crash last month.

The club's next game is at Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round on Friday. No clarity has been offered on if Lopetegui will be in charge at Villa Park.


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Julen Lopetegui: West Ham considering whether to sack Spaniard

West Ham are considering whether to sack Julen Lopetegui following Saturday's heavy defeat at Manchester City.
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Morgan Gibbs-White inspired Nottingham Forest to a clinical win at Wolves, in front of new England manager Thomas Tuchel.

The midfielder's early opener silenced the jeers from the home fans, with Gibbs-White having left Molineux for Forest in 2022.

Chris Wood added a 12th goal of the season just before half-time before Taiwo Awoniyi tapped in a third after a counter-attack in stoppage time.

Yet the hosts had their chances with Joao Gomes and Jorgen Strand Larsen seeing efforts saved by Forest keeper Matz Sels, while Larsen was also thwarted by Murillo's goalline clearance.

Forest's 12th win, three more than during the whole of the last campaign, came from two of their biggest weapons and showed teams are still struggling to find ways to stop them.

Gibbs-White's seventh-minute goal came after a rapid break while Wood tapped in from six yards after excellent wide play from Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Simple but incredibly effective, Tuchel would have been impressed by Forest's ruthless efficiency and Gibbs-White, who made his England debut in September, will surely be in his thoughts for March's World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side remain third in the Premier League, six points behind leaders Liverpool, who they host in their next league game on 14 January. They are behind second-placed Arsenal on goal difference after a sixth straight victory - the first time they have won six successive top-flight fixtures in 58 years.

Wolves were the latest vanquished foes as Vitor Pereira suffered his first defeat since replacing Gary O'Neil as manager last month.

But for Sels' heroics the hosts could have been 2-1 ahead instead of 2-0 behind at the break, although they clearly need reinforcements.

They are close to signing Reims centre-back Emmanuel Agbadou for £16.6m but Pereira had16-year-old defender Wes Okoduwa on the substitutes' bench and an injection of quality is needed with Wolves only out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
 

West Ham cancel planned Lopetegui news conference​


West Ham have cancelled a planned news conference with head coach Julen Lopetegui, with the Spaniard's future at the club looking increasingly uncertain.

The 58-year-old was due to speak to the media on Wednesday, before the FA Cup third-round tie with Aston Villa on Friday. However, he did take training with the players in the morning.

It comes amid expectation Lopetegui will be sacked - with the Hammers holding talks with former Brighton and Chelsea boss Graham Potter over replacing him, initially on a short-term deal.

Former AC Milan boss Paulo Fonseca and ex-Paris St-Germain manager Christophe Galtier, now a coach in Qatar, have both been spoken to by West Ham.

However the belief from both camps is Potter will get the job.

Lopetegui had been on the brink of being dismissed prior to last month's home game with Wolves.

But victory in that match triggered a four-game unbeaten run, West Ham's best of the season.

However, a 5-0 home defeat by Liverpool followed by a 4-1 loss at Manchester City has left the club 14th in the table, seven points above the relegation zone.

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Julen Lopetegui: West Ham United cancel planned news conference with Spanish head coach

West Ham cancel a planned news conference with head coach Julen Lopetegui, with the Spaniard's future looking increasingly uncertain.
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West Ham sack Lopetegui after six months in charge​


West Ham have sacked manager Julen Lopetegui after just six months in charge.

Former Wolves boss Lopetegui, 58, was appointed in May following the departure of predecessor David Moyes.

He officially took charge on 1 July, and the Hammers have won just six Premier League games during his tenure.

Saturday's 4-1 defeat by Manchester City was a ninth loss in 20 league games this season and left the club 14th - seven points above the relegation zone.

The club have held talks with former Chelsea and Brighton boss Graham Potter about succeeding Lopetegui, initially on a short-term deal.

A club statement said: "The first half of the 2024/25 season has not aligned with the club's ambitions, and the club has therefore taken action in line with its objectives."

West Ham have also parted company with Lopetegui's backroom staff, including his assistant Pablo Sanz, head of performance Oscar Caro, head analyst Juan Vicente Peinado, fitness coach Borja De Alba and technical coach Edu Rubio.

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Julen Lopetegui sacked: West Ham to appoint Graham Potter as replacement

Graham Potter will be appointed as West Ham's new manager after the club sacked Julen Lopetegui.
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West Ham to appoint Potter after sacking Lopetegui

Graham Potter will be appointed as West Ham's new manager after the club sacked Julen Lopetegui.

Former Brighton and Chelsea boss Potter has agreed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Hammers and will be unveiled at a London Stadium news conference on Thursday morning.

Spaniard Lopetegui was sacked on Wednesday after just six months in charge.

The former Wolves boss, 58, was appointed in May following the departure of David Moyes but officially took charge on 1 July.

During Lopetegui's tenure, the Hammers won just six Premier League games.

Saturday's 4-1 defeat by Manchester City was a ninth loss in 20 league games this season and left the club 14th - seven points above the relegation zone.

West Ham said in a statement: "The first half of the 2024-25 season has not aligned with the club's ambitions, and the club has therefore taken action in line with its objectives."

The club have also parted company with Lopetegui's backroom staff, including his assistant Pablo Sanz, head of performance Oscar Caro, head analyst Juan Vicente Peinado, fitness coach Borja de Alba and technical coach Edu Rubio.

"The board would like to thank Julen and his staff for their hard work during their time with the Hammers and wish them every success for the future," added the club's statement.

"The process of appointing a replacement is under way."

Sources with an understanding of the situation told BBC Sport that Potter had received other offers since leaving Chelsea, but had chosen to join West Ham given the stable ownership and a track record of allowing managers time to build.

Potter also felt the club had a good squad compared to others in the lower end of the Premier League and the job felt like a good fit.

The attraction too for West Ham, from those who know the club's thinking, was they felt he had a good track record as a coach who develops players and was proven in the Premier League - and someone who can get more out of the new signings bought in the summer than Lopetegui did.



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Julen Lopetegui sacked: West Ham to appoint Graham Potter as replacement

Graham Potter will be appointed as West Ham's new manager after the club sacked Julen Lopetegui.
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Everton sack manager Dyche​


Sean Dyche has been sacked as Everton manager after less than two years in charge at Goodison Park.

The 53-year-old departs just hours before Everton are due to host League One side Peterborough in the third round of the FA Cup.

Everton confirmed under-18s head coach Leighton Baines and club captain Seamus Coleman will take charge of the team for that game.

Four members of Dyche's coaching staff - Ian Woan, Steve Stone, Mark Howard and Billy Mercer - have also departed.

The Toffees were beaten 1-0 by Bournemouth on Saturday and sit 16th in the Premier League and just one point clear of the relegation zone.

They failed to register a single shot on target at Vitality Stadium and have won just three league games from 19 in the league this season.

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Everton sack manager Sean Dyche

Everton have sacked manager Sean Dyche after less than two years in charge at Goodison Park.
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Moyes in talks with Everton over return to club​


David Moyes is in talks with Everton over a potential return to Goodison Park after the sacking of manager Sean Dyche.

While a deal is not yet done, and Moyes is not the only candidate, BBC Sport has been told by a well-placed source that the Scot is the frontrunner.

Negotiations over a contract are set to continue on Friday.

Ex-Burnley boss Dyche was dismissed on Thursday with the club 16th in the Premier League, just one point clear of the relegation zone.

They have won just three of 19 games in the league this season.

Moyes managed Everton from 2002 to 2013 before leaving to take charge of Manchester United, but was sacked after 10 months.

He had two spells at West Ham and guided them to the Europa Conference League title in 2023, but has been out of work since leaving them last season.

Moyes recently said he was not ready to retire from football management but did not want to be in a job "fighting relegation".

After being appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list for services to football, he said: "Football is in my blood. It has been since I was a boy.

"I love watching football and I have enjoyed my career. If there is another part to it, so be it. But I would only want it to be a good part.

"I wouldn't want to be coming in and doing something which is very difficult."

When David Moyes left Everton to make an ill-fated move to Manchester United in 2013, he left behind a club that was the model of stability.

Moyes had spent 11 years at Goodison Park, taking Everton from Premier League strugglers to European regulars, even reaching the Champions League qualifying stage in 2005.

The Scot effectively had full control of football affairs, supported by a chairman Bill Kenwright who was grateful to have Moyes achieving what he did as manager with limited funds.

To say Moyes is returning to a different Everton, should he secure a deal to succeed sacked Sean Dyche, is a masterpiece of under-statement.

Since Moyes left for Old Trafford, Everton have had eight permanent managers with seven sackings. The stability and continuity he knew is a thing of the past, football's managerial landscape changing in that period.

Everton are still struggling near the foot of the table, as they were when he took over from Walter Smith in 2002, but he will be working with new American owners in The Friedkin Group who have already shown themselves to be ruthless by dismissing Dyche after only three weeks in control.

There is unlikely to be any of the patience shown by Kenwright during the occasional tough times in Moyes' first spell, while he will be working under a director of football in Kevin Thelwell, not a situation he encountered when he ruled Everton before, taking decisions on buying and selling himself, the decision maker on all football strategy.

Everton's league position may not have changed, but the Everton Moyes knew before has. How he adapts to those changing circumstances will shape his and the club's immediate future.

Mike Richards, from The Unholy Trinity Everton Podcast, believes the return of Moyes would provide the club with stability as they look to move away from a relegation battle.

"Moyes has his detractors amongst the supporters," said Richards. "How he left the club, underhand bids for both Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini, and referring to Evertonians as 'a disgrace', still don't sit well with some.

"I always believe time is a great healer. The most important thing is the football club and it's best interests.

"Moyes is the proverbial safe pair of hands who can certainly provide stability and begin what is a major rebuild we so desperately need."

He added: "A time will come when we appoint a young, up and coming manager, who can reinvent the club identity. Now isn't that time.

"A strong head, safe hands and this familiar face makes perfect sense.

"Maybe it is written in the stars."

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Moyes in talks with Everton over return to club

David Moyes is in talks with Everton over a possible return to the Toffees as manager following Sean Dyche's sacking.
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Everton appoint Moyes as manager for second time​


David Moyes said it is "great to be back" after being appointed Everton manager for a second time.

The 61-year-old Scot has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Goodison Park following the sacking of Sean Dyche on Thursday.

Everton are 16th in the Premier League - one point clear of the relegation zone - with only three wins from 19 games this season.

"I enjoyed 11 wonderful and successful years at Everton and didn't hesitate when I was offered the opportunity to rejoin this great club," said Moyes.

"Now we need Goodison and all Evertonians to play their part in getting behind the players in this important season so we can move into our fabulous new stadium as a Premier League team."

Moyes managed Everton from 2002 until 2013 before spells in charge of Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham twice.

He has been out of work since leaving West Ham, where he won the Europa Conference League in 2023, at the end of last season.

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David Moyes named Everton manager for second time

David Moyes says it is "great to be back" after being appointed Everton manager for a second time.
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Premier League clubs avoid 2023-24 PSR charges

The Premier League has not charged any clubs for breaches of its profit and sustainability rules after all were deemed financially compliant for the 2023-24 season.

Most top-flight clubs had to submit their accounts for the 2023-24 season by 31 December and the Premier League is satisfied that all 20 members have remained within the rules.

Under PSR regulations, clubs cannot post losses of more than £105m over a three-year period.

Everton and Nottingham Forest were both sanctioned last season for PSR breaches, and were docked eight and four points respectively.

Leicester City avoided a points deduction after they won an appeal against a charge in September, which covered the three years up until the end of the 2022-23 season.

An independent panel found the Premier League did not have the jurisdiction to punish the Foxes as the club had been relegated to the EFL Championship when their accounting period ended on 30 June 2023.

In a joint statement on Tuesday, Leicester and the Premier League said the matter remains "the subject of confidential arbitration proceedings".

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Manchester City's hopes of winning a fifth successive Premier League title suffered another blow as they threw away a 2-0 lead to draw at Brentford.

The Bees trailed by two goals after 78 minutes, only for Yoane Wissa to pull one back before captain Christian Norgaard's 92nd-minute headed equaliser saw them rescue a point in a thrilling finish.

Brentford almost stole the victory in the 95th minute, only for Nathan Ake to head Bryan Mbeumo's curled effort off the goalline.

Pep Guardiola's side went ahead in the 66th minute when Phil Foden leapt to cushion a side-footed volley from Kevin de Bruyne's superb cross from the right.

But Brentford nearly equalised five minutes later, only for Ake to clear the ball off the line from Wissa's effort after Mbeumo had set up the chance by going around City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega.

That miss looked to have proved costly when Foden scored his second in the 78th minute, reacting first to convert the rebound after Mark Flekken had parried Savinho's strike.

City were on course for a third successive Premier League win but the hosts had other ideas.

Brentford pulled one back when Wissa had space to shoot home from six yards out, a goal that took him above Ivan Toney as the Bees top scorer in the Premier League.

Then, at the end of a thrilling match at the Gtech Community Stadium, Norgaard delighted the home fans with a powerful header past Ortega.

City have won the Premier League in each of the past four seasons but a run of just one win in nine league games in November and December damaged their hopes of lifting the trophy this term.

Victories over Leicester and West Ham, as well as an 8-0 thrashing of League Two Salford City in the FA Cup had boosted City morale, but this will feel like two points dropped.
 
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Chelsea's Reece James marked his Premier League return from injury with a stoppage-time equaliser to salvage a draw against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.

Cole Palmer opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 13th minute when he calmly found the net after wrong-footing Bournemouth keeper Mark Travers with a faked shot.

Despite Chelsea dominating the first half, the Cherries were gifted a way back into the match after the interval when Moises Caicedo got on the wrong side of Antoine Semenyo and fouled the Bournemouth forward in the penalty area.

Justin Kluivert made no mistake from the spot, beating Robert Sanchez to net his sixth penalty of the season.

Bournemouth then took the lead in the 68th minute through Semenyo's fierce left-footed strike which flashed past Sanchez and went in off the left post, and they looked set for an excellent away win.

But Chelsea hit back in the fifth added minute when James struck a low free-kick through a crowd of players and into the right corner.
 
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Graham Potter picked up his first win as West Ham United head coach thanks to a clinical display in front of goal against Fulham in the Premier League.

The Hammers were outplayed in the opening exchanges as Harry Wilson hit the bar for the visitors, but then the game swung in three first-half minutes.

Having already had a goal disallowed for offside, West Ham went ahead when Carlos Soler capitalised on a loose pass to curl home.

Moments later, a long ball over the top ended in Aaron Wan-Bissaka cutting back for Tomas Soucek to flick into the roof of the net.

Fulham again hit the bar through Raul Jimenez before Alex Iwobi pulled one back, curling all the way in from the left flank as Jimenez put Lukasz Fabianski under pressure.

West Ham's two-goal advantage was restored when Lucas Paqueta tucked home a loose pass after Danny Ings forced Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno into an error.

Iwobi ensured it when was a nervy finish when another cross drifted all the way in.

Fulham had a golden chance to equalise in stoppage time when a cross fell for Adama Traore, but he blazed over the bar from five yards.

West Ham climb to 12th - above Manchester United and Tottenham - and 10 points clear of the drop zone.

Fulham, who had been unbeaten in their past eight Premier League games, are ninth.
 
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Liverpool had to come from behind to maintain their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table in an enthralling draw with surprise challengers Nottingham Forest.

Forest, chasing a seventh successive league win for the first time since 1922, took the lead after only eight minutes when Chris Wood applied a clinical finish to Anthony Elanga's pass.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side survived in relative comfort as they tried to complete the league double over Liverpool, until head coach Arne Slot's substitutions had an instant impact after 66 minutes.

Diogo Jota had only been on the pitch 22 seconds when he headed in a corner from another substitute, Kostas Tsimikas, the pair having just come on for Andrew Robertson and Ibrahima Konate.

Jota threatened to turn the game on its head completely, forcing two fine saves from Forest keeper Matz Sels, while Mo Salah saw a late effort blocked on the line as Liverpool dominated the second half after a lack-lustre first period.
 
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Everton appoint Moyes as manager for second time​


David Moyes said it is "great to be back" after being appointed Everton manager for a second time.

The 61-year-old Scot has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Goodison Park following the sacking of Sean Dyche on Thursday.

Everton are 16th in the Premier League - one point clear of the relegation zone - with only three wins from 19 games this season.

"I enjoyed 11 wonderful and successful years at Everton and didn't hesitate when I was offered the opportunity to rejoin this great club," said Moyes.

"Now we need Goodison and all Evertonians to play their part in getting behind the players in this important season so we can move into our fabulous new stadium as a Premier League team."

Moyes managed Everton from 2002 until 2013 before spells in charge of Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham twice.

He has been out of work since leaving West Ham, where he won the Europa Conference League in 2023, at the end of last season.

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Moyes will push Everton forward – Dyche

Everton manager David Moyes will "push the club forward", says predecessor Sean Dyche.

Moyes was appointed on Saturday for his second spell in charge, two days after Dyche was sacked.

Dyche took charge in January 2023, helping Everton finish one place above the Premier League relegation zone in 2023-24 and 15th last season - 14 points clear of relegation despite an eight-point deduction for breaching financial regulations.

Everton are currently 16th in the table, a point above the bottom three.

In a statement, external released through the League Managers Association, Dyche said: "David is a manager who I have great respect for and I believe he and his staff will help to push the club forward again and build on the stable footing we have implemented in the past two years.

"The right time has come to leave the club, with the team in good shape.

"My part as a custodian has been played and I will forever take great pride in that."

Everton were sanctioned twice last season for financial breaches.

They were docked 10 points - reduced to six on appeal - then two points by the Premier League.

Dyche said he experienced "some extremely difficult situations" during one of the "toughest periods" in Everton's history.

Everton host Aston Villa in the league on Wednesday in Moyes' first game back.

He managed Everton from 2002 to 2013, finishing in the top eight nine times and reaching the FA Cup final.

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David Moyes' return to Everton was ruined by Ollie Watkins' second-half winning goal for Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Manager Moyes was taking charge of the Toffees after replacing Sean Dyche, who was sacked last week, but there was little joy for the Scot almost 12 years after leaving the club for Manchester United.

Everton were architects of their own downfall as Morgan Rogers picked off Jarrad Branthwaite's loose pass on 51 minutes before feeding Watkins and the Villa striker slid home a clinical finish past England team-mate Jordan Pickford.

Earlier, Watkins had fluffed a golden opportunity when he latched on to Ashley Young's blind backpass to run through, but he got his finish horribly wrong and sent his effort wide.

The out-of-form Dominic Calvert-Lewin could have ended his barren spell in front of goal after his run was picked out by Vitalii Mykolenko, but the Toffees number nine could not find the target with his low drive, while another poke at goal was cleared off the line by Boubacar Kamara.

Jacob Ramsey should have converted at the end of the first half when a loose ball dropped to him 10 yards out, but the Villa midfielder somehow screwed his shot wide.

Calvert-Lewin appeared to be bundled over in the box by Youri Tielemans but no penalty was awarded and the Blues were unable find an equaliser, with Moyes' side teetering one point and two places above the relegation zone.
 
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A clinical display from Crystal Palace inflicted a sixth straight Premier League defeat on Leicester City and increased pressure on manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.

In a game short of quality, Jean-Philippe Mateta's opener - seven minutes into the second half - was Palace's first effort on target.

He latched on to a through ball after a driving run from Ismaila Sarr and took a touch round the advancing goalkeeper, before tapping into the empty net for his sixth Premier League goal of the season.

England centre-back March Guehi then sealed the win for Palace as he supberly volleyed home a free-kick after drifting in from the left channel.

Leicester were the better team in the first period but aside from Jamie Vardy missing a one-on-one, they struggled to create any clear-cut chances.

They were slow to respond to going behind, but picked up with Vardy and Patson Daka seeing efforts go wide before Boubakary Soumare scooped a cut-back against the crossbar.

Leicester remain 19th, two points from safety, having taken just four points from 24 since Van Nistelrooy took over.

Palace climb to 14th, above Manchester United, and eight points clear of the relegation zone.
 
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Alexander Isak continued his superb form with two goals and an assist as Newcastle equalled their club record of nine straight wins in all competitions with victory over Wolves.

The Sweden striker opened the scoring with a shot which deflected in off Rayan Ait-Nouri, making him the first Newcastle player to find the net in eight consecutive Premier League matches.

Eddie Howe's team created the better chances in the first half, with Jacob Murphy twice denied by Jose Sa and Isak flashing a shot narrowly past the near post before his opener.

Jorgen Strand Larsen struck the outside of the post for Wolves late in the first half, but Isak doubled his and Newcastle's tally 11 minutes after the restart from Bruno Guimaraes' clever pass.

Half-time substitute Matheus Cunha delivered a lively display off the bench, blazing wide after racing clear of Sven Botman before shooting just off-target from the edge of the box.

But Newcastle clinched a comfortable win with 16 minutes remaining when Isak picked out an unmarked Anthony Gordon, who slid a low shot past Sa from a central position.

Santiago Bueno thought he had reduced the arrears when he bundled home from close range not long after Gordon's effort, and Strand Larsen was denied by a magnificent Martin Dubravka save late on - but it was too little, too late for Wolves.

The Magpies' latest triumph lifts them into the top four for the first time since September, while Wolves slip into the relegation zone on goal difference.
 
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Arsenal moved to within four points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with victory over Tottenham in the north London derby at Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners, who have played a game more than Liverpool, were desperate to return to winning ways after losing at home to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg and then going out to Manchester United on penalties in the FA Cup third round.

Arsenal suffered another setback when, totally against the run of play, Son Heung-min's shot was deflected off William Saliba past keeper David Raya after 25 minutes.

The response came from a familiar route, Gabriel rising to meet Declan Rice's corner at the far post five minutes before the interval after Spurs keeper Antonin Kinsky failed to collect, the last touch coming off Dominic Solanke for an own goal.

Arsenal were ahead four minutes later when Leandro Trossard's bobbling low shot beat Kinsky, who should have done much better.

Mikel Arteta's side dominated the second half, but once again lacked the cutting edge to completely put the game to bed.

And although they closed out the win to keep themselves firmly in the title race, they were almost caught right at the end when Pedro Porro hit the outside of the post from a tight angle.
 
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Brighton claimed their first Premier League win since November as goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter helped them overcome relegation-threatened Ipswich Town at Portman Road.

The hosts had drawn three good saves from visiting keeper Bart Verbruggen with Wes Burns also shooting just wide, before an unmarked Mitoma side-footed a 15-yard shot past goalkeeper Christian Walton for the crucial opener.

Joao Pedro almost added a second for the Seagulls, but Walton made an athletic one-handed stop to push the strike wide.

But the Seagulls made sure of the three points in the 81st minute when substitute Rutter was allowed time and space to turn and shoot into the bottom corner.

Brighton had not won in their past eight league matches, although they had drawn six of those, and this victory moved them into ninth place, going above Fulham and Brentford.

Ipswich's defeat dropped them to 18th spot and back into the relegation zone on goal difference, below Wolves.
 
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Amad Diallo scored a stunning late hat-trick as Manchester United turned what seemed certain to be a humiliating defeat into a thrilling victory over Southampton at Old Trafford.

United appeared to be heading for a fourth consecutive top-flight home defeat for the first time since 1930 as they laboured badly trying to overcome a Southampton side who had won just once all season and suffered a 5-0 home loss to Brentford on their last league outing.

But Amad had other ideas.

The Ivorian, moved into an attacking role from the wing-back position he started the contest in, took the game by the scruff of the neck, levelling nine minutes from time. He surged into the box, profited from a fortunate break of the ball and drove the rebound past Aaron Ramsdale.

A minute into injury-time, Amad kept running onto Christian Eriksen's chipped return pass before beating Ramsdale with a first-time effort.

And he capitalised when Taylor Harwood-Bellis failed to control Ramsdale's pass, nipping the ball away from the former Manchester City defender and passing the ball into an empty net to complete his first senior hat-trick.

It was awful luck on Southampton, who deserved so much more for their efforts but all they had to show was a Manuel Ugarte own goal from a corner.

United, for long periods, showed head coach Ruben Amorim was right to express his concerns about his side's effectiveness against lesser opposition after encouraging performances against Liverpool and Arsenal.

But Amad, who has responded better to Amorim's arrival than anyone else at Old Trafford, was not to be denied and walked away with the match ball in celebration as the home fans cheered him down the tunnel.
 

Premier League drops PSR case against Everton, removing threat of points loss​


Everton will face no further action over their breach of Premier League profitability and sustainability rules up to 2023 after an investigation into stadium interest payments.

Everton were docked two points last April for a second breach of PSR rules but part of that charge, relating to interest on loans taken out for the club’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore dock, was unresolved.

The Premier League claimed Everton were entitled to capitalise only £2.06m of £19.02m in interest payments in their accounts for 2022-23 and had exceeded the £105m threshold by a further £16.96m. However, the case has now been dropped.

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Justin Kluivert scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth claimed a thoroughly deserved victory at St James' Park to stretch their unbeaten Premier League run to 10 matches and wreck Newcastle's own nine-match winning streak

The Magpies were hoping to set a new club record of 10 straight victories in all competitions, but struggled to replicate the form that had them tipped as title challengers.

Bournemouth made the much brighter start and took a deserved sixth-minute lead when Kluivert coolly steered Antoine Semenyo's cutback into the far corner.

Newcastle equalised with their first real opportunity as Bruno Guimaraes rose highest to nod Lewis Hall's 25th-minute corner past Kepa Arrizabalaga, who failed to keep the header out despite getting a hand to the ball.

But the Cherries remained on top and led again a minute before the break, courtesy of another composed Kluivert finish, which came after Guimaraes had lost possession just outside his own box.

The visitors thought they had made it 3-1 when Dango Ouattara prodded home from close range shortly after the hour mark, but the video assistant referee (VAR) spotted that Guimaraes' clearance had gone out of play moments earlier and a corner was awarded instead.

David Brooks was also denied by a sprawling Martin Dubravka save, but Kluivert completed his treble - his second of the season after a hat-trick of penalties against Wolves in November - with a spectacular drive into the far corner following a poor Anthony Gordon pass.

Milos Kerkez rubbed more salt into Newcastle's wounds in added time, sending a fierce left-footed drive into the far corner to the delight of the Cherries' 1,700 travelling fans.

Bournemouth are now just one point behind the fourth-placed Magpies in the table and will end the day in sixth if Aston Villa fail to beat Arsenal in Saturday's late game.

Given Bournemouth's lengthy list of absentees, taking their record unbeaten league run into double figures was a magnificent achievement – as was the manner of victory at St. James' Park, inflicting Newcastle's biggest home defeat since Manchester City thumped them 4-0 in December 2021.

Defender James Hill was the latest player to be ruled out due to injury on Saturday after pulling a hamstring in Tuesday's 2-2 draw at Chelsea, with Kluivert, ironically, his replacement in the starting XI.

The Dutchman, whose father Patrick scored only once at home for Newcastle during a short spell in the 2004-05 season, marked his return with a wonderfully crafted opener involving Ryan Christie and Semenyo.

Kluivert's first came not long after Ouattara had shot straight at Dubravka from Brooks' cross, with Semenyo lashing over the rebound from a good position inside the area.

Kluivert's second was no less than Bournemouth deserved against a rattled Magpies side, whose growing frustration was summed up by Joelinton's rash tackle on the Cherries forward in first-half stoppage time, which earned the Brazilian a deserved yellow card.

Newcastle's expected second-half onslaught never materialised as Andoni Iraola's team continued to create the better opportunities. Ouattara was unfortunate to see his close-range effort disallowed, and Dubravka produced a magnificent save to prevent Brooks' shot from creeping inside the far post.

In many ways, Bournemouth's third of the afternoon summed up the game as Gordon's sloppy pass was cut out by Kluivert, who lashed an unstoppable shot past Dubravka to complete his treble and lift his league tally for the season to 10.

Kerkez's fine finish compounded the woes of Newcastle's former Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe and lifted the Cherries into the top six.

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Darwen nunez is havertz level 🫏 when it comes to misses
 
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Two goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta gave Crystal Palace an away victory over West Ham in the Premier League

Mateta latched on to a sublime through ball from Eberechi Eze before slotting low and hard past Hammers goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski into the bottom corner.

With two minutes remaining, Mateta played a pass into the path of Eddie Nketiah, who was wiped out by the West Ham keeper.

Mateta's resulting spot-kick squirmed under Fabianski, as he and Palace sealed the win.

Graham Potter's home side had been reduced to 10 men in the 80th minute when Konstantinos Mavropanos was shown a second yellow card after he grappled with Mateta and then launched a high boot into his face.

The result means Palace move up to 12th in the table, while West Ham remain a point behind them in 14th place.

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Amjid Javed said:
@Geordie Ahmed what happened to Newcastle today?
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We got outclassed, Iraola did a number on us today and they seem to be a bit of a bogey side for us

We seemed quite leggy and also Bournemouth were all over us, I understand why Howe went unchanged as we had won 6 on the bounce in the league but that also meant we were predictable

Only Tonali played well

Lost to the better team, just got to forget about it and hopefully get back to winning ways next week

Firstly though, could do with Arsenal beating Villa today and then Ipswich to somehow grab a result tomorrow against City
 
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We got outclassed, Iraola did a number on us today and they seem to be a bit of a bogey side for us

We seemed quite leggy and also Bournemouth were all over us, I understand why Howe went unchanged as we had won 6 on the bounce in the league but that also meant we were predictable

Only Tonali played well

Lost to the better team, just got to forget about it and hopefully get back to winning ways next week

Firstly though, could do with Arsenal beating Villa today and then Ipswich to somehow grab a result tomorrow against City
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Yeah I've been impressed by Bournemouth this season, they do play some good football and have a pretty potent forward line. They have beat us, you lot and City this season. They will give Liverpool issues in a few weeks.

A lot of teams are suffering from the huge number of games in January. Still loads to play.

City will smash Ipswich tomorrow
 
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Substitute Darwin Nunez scored a late double to guide Liverpool to victory at Brentford and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to seven points.

It looked like Liverpool's wait for a league win in 2025 was going to stretch to three games until Nunez stepped up in stoppage time.

Nunez grabbed the opener in the 91st minute with a simple finish from close range after meeting a low cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The Uruguay forward scored again two minutes later, showing patience in a crowded area to round off a counter-attack as Brentford were caught short in defence.

Despite taking so long to break the deadlock, Liverpool had dominated possession and territory for large periods and were fully deserving of all three points.

Dominik Szoboszlai saw an effort crash off the top of the crossbar in the first half and Luis Diaz should have made better of an attempt with his head after emerging unmarked at the far post.

Brentford were happy to sit deep and soak up pressure but struggled to pose any serious threat on the counter, with striker Bryan Mbeumo left isolated.

Liverpool maintained complete control of the tempo in the latter stages as Brentford dropped ever deeper, but lacked the potency in front of goal which they oozed in the first half of the season until Nunez delivered the decisive blows.

Victory gives the league leaders further breathing space over second-placed Arsenal, who face Aston Villa at 17:30 GMT, while Brentford stay 11th.

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A clinical Fulham performance condemned Leicester City to their seventh straight Premier League defeat and piled the pressure on Foxes manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Leicester, who remain 19th in the table, have lost seven of the nine league games the Dutchman has been in charge for.

On his 100th appearance in the Premier League, Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring for the visitors just after half-time with a brave diving header.

Harry Wilson's ball across the box was flicked on by Sasa Lukic and the former Arsenal midfielder threw himself in front of Jakub Stolarczyk to score his fourth of the season.

Substitute Adama Traore secured the points for Marco Silva's side in the 68th minute when his brilliant side-footed volley flew past Stolarczyk into the bottom corner.

Boos, and shouts of "you don't know what you're doing", where aimed at Van Nistelrooy when he subsituted forward Bilal el Khannouss in the second half.

After Smith Rowe's opener, Raul Jimenez missed a huge opportunity to double Fulham's lead but he could only direct his header wide.

Both teams had a case for a penalty, with Boubakary Soumare going down for Leicester before Traore's appeals were waved away.

Substitute Rodrigo Muniz looked to make it 3-0 with minutes to play but his effort went the wrong side of the post.

The Foxes remain on 14 points - two points adrift of safety - and face a trip to Tottenham next, while Fulham move up to ninth.

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Arsenal had a late goal disallowed as they dropped two points in the Premier League title race after throwing away a two-goal lead at home to Aston Villa.

Kai Havertz thought he had found the winner with a minute left in normal time but the goal was disallowed after replays showed he handled Mikel Merino's shot.

The hosts had claimed a two-goal lead, with Gabriel Martinelli opening the scoring after taking advantage of some slack defending from Villa left-back Ian Maatsen to bundle home Leandro Trossard's cross.

The Belgian turned provider again for Arsenal's second, as Havertz netted his 13th goal of the season from the former Brighton winger's cross ten minutes after half-time.

But Villa staged a stunning comeback, halving the deficit through Youri Tielemans' header from Matty Cash's cross on the hour mark, and equalising eight minutes later with a volley by striker Ollie Watkins.

The result leaves Arsenal six points behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League, having played a game more than Arne Slot's side.

Villa move into seventh, two points shy of fourth-placed Newcastle in the final Champions League slot.

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Everton started the road to recovery under returning manager David Moyes and piled more pressure on his struggling Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou with an impressive victory at Goodison Park

Spurs were shambolic for long periods as they were overrun by a resurgent Everton, who had won only three Premier League matches this season - scoring 15 goals - before this game.

Everton deservedly led 3-0 at the interval, then survived a late Spurs revival as the scoreline was given an appearance that did not reflect the difference between the sides.

With the stakes high for both teams, Everton brushed Spurs aside in that opening period, building the platform for a win that condemned Postecoglou's men to a seventh defeat in their past 10 league games.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin ended a barren Premier League scoring sequence stretching back to September and 1,288 minutes when he turned Archie Gray twice in the area before leaving Spurs keeper Antonin Kinsky wrong-footed with a smart finish.

Son Heung-min was denied twice by Jordan Pickford but it was Everton, unrecognisable from the goal-shy team seen previously this season, who added a second on the half-hour when Iliman Ndiaye twisted Radu Dragusin inside out before firing high past Kinsky.

Everton compounded Spurs' misery in first-half stoppage time when Gray turned into his own net after James Tarkowski's header took a touch off Calvert-Lewin.

Spurs, as they had to do, improved after the break and pulled a goal back through Dejan Kulusevski's clever lofted finish with 13 minutes left, with former Everton striker Richarlison increasing the nerves by bundling home in injury time.

But the hosts held out for a deserved win on a day to savour and the returning Moyes.

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Brighton capitalised on a disastrous mistake from Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana to claim a third successive Old Trafford victory and leave Ruben Amorim's side rooted in the bottom half of the Premier League

The visitors were already leading thanks to goals from Yankuba Minteh and Kauro Mitoma when Onana came sliding out to collect a low Yasin Ayari cross.

It seemed an easy enough take but somehow Onana managed to grab the ball, then release it. Substitute Georginio Rutter could not believe his luck as he turned the ball into an empty net, with Onana left exasperated at his inexplicable failure.

It was hardly the way United's players would have wanted to mark the death of legendary striker Denis Law, but they deserved nothing more.

With world darts champion and lifelong United fan Luke Littler watching on, Brighton struck after just five minutes as Mitoma scorched away before presenting Minteh with the inviting finish.

Then, after Bruno Fernandes had pulled United level with a 23rd-minute penalty, Minteh turned provider on the hour as he chipped a cross to the far post and Mitoma won a duel with Noussair Mazraoui to turn the ball into the net from less than a yard.

By that point, Brighton had already had a Joao Pedro effort ruled out by VAR because of a foul in the build-up on Diogo Dalot.

It was the Seagulls' sixth win in seven meetings with United, while Manchester City are the only club to have won three games on the trot at Old Trafford in the Premier League era.

While the result keeps Fabian Hurzeler's team in touch with the contenders for European qualification, United's three game unbeaten run is at an end. They are now seven points adrift of 10th-placed Fulham and 10 ahead of the relegation places.

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Nottingham Forest moved level on points with second-placed Arsenal after withstanding an unlikely comeback by bottom club Southampton at the City Ground

The hosts looked in total control with a 3-0 lead inside 41 minutes, only for a fortuitous Jan Bednarek goal and Paul Onuachu's thumping header in the first of 12 added minutes setting up a tense and thrilling finale.

Saints then almost snatched an equaliser but Ola Aina spectacularly cleared Bednarek's header off the line.

Such drama looked unlikely for much of the match after Forest took 11th-minute lead when Elliot Anderson drove from midfield and shot low into the bottom left corner for his first goal for the club.

Callum Hudson-Odoi buried the second from the edge of the box in the 28th minute after another defensive mistake by Southampton and Chris Wood headed in his 14th goal of the season to add a third before half-time.

Unbeaten now in eight league games with seven wins and a draw, Forest remain third on goal difference, but are seven points clear of sixth-placed Bournemouth in a further boost to their hopes of qualifying for Europe next season.

Both they and Arsenal are six points behind leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand.

Southampton have lost 18 games this season, including all five league matches since Ivan Juric was appointed in December, and stay bottom of the table with six points in 22 games.

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Manchester City looked like their old selves as they recorded the biggest Premier League win of the season by thrashing struggling Ipswich at Portman Road to move back into the top four.

After letting slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Brentford in their last Premier League outing, Pep Guardiola's side returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion.

Phil Foden was particularly excellent as he scored twice and assisted another of the six goals, with his double coming in the first half.

The England forward got his first goal of the game when he deftly controlled Kevin de Bruyne's 28th-minute cross inside the box before sweeping the ball in.

City added another just three minutes later through Mateo Kovacic's crisp strike from the edge of the box, with Foden providing the assist, before he grabbed a third two minutes before the break.

De Bruyne was again the provider as he picked out Foden inside the box and his low shot squirmed under Christian Walton and into the net.

Manchester City endured a dreadful run of form towards the end of last year and their players looked determined to remind doubters of their ability with a high-scoring win.

Jeremy Doku got their fourth goal shortly after the break, darting into the box before his low drive was deflected into the net, and Erling Haaland - fresh from signing a new nine-and-a-half-year deal at the club - made it 5-0 just before the hour mark, driving in from Doku's pass after an Ipswich mistake at the back.

Substitute James McAtee rounded off the resounding victory with a delightful looping header from Kovacic's cross.

The victory means Manchester City are fourth on 38 points, while Ipswich remain in the bottom three with 16 points.

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A dominant second-half display helped Chelsea beat Wolves to end their five-game winless run in the Premier League and move into the top four.

Having seen Tosin Adarabioyo's opener cancelled out by Matt Doherty, two goals in five second-half minutes from Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke carried the hosts to victory at Stamford Bridge.

Cucurella, making his 100th Premier League appearance, forced home from close range after Madueke's cross was flicked on by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

Madueke then nodded home after Trevoh Chalobah, playing after returning from his loan at Crystal Palace, climbed highest at a corner.

Those goals spared the blushes of Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez whose error allowed Doherty to equalise in first-half stoppage time.

Spaniard Sanchez had moved a few yards off his line, which was spotted by Matheus Cunha, and the Brazilian swung a delicious delivery goalbound which Sanchez attempted to claim rather than punch clear.

Tosin's opener - which was awarded by the video assistant referee (VAR) after being ruled out for offside - came when Reece James' effort was deflected into his path following a corner.

The victory moves Chelsea fourth, two points clear of Manchester City and Newcastle United.

Wolves remain 17th and Vitor Pereira's side are only outside of the relegation zone on goal difference.

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Nottingham Forest centre-back Murillo has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract that would keep him at the City Ground until summer 2029.

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Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood has signed a new contract to keep him at the City Ground until 2027.

Wood has been one of the stars of the season so far, scoring 14 goals in 22 Premier League appearances to help Forest to third in the standings.

The 33-year-old joined Forest on loan from Newcastle in January 2023 and completed a permanent move in June that year.

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Cody Gakpo scored twice as Liverpool comfortably saw off struggling Ipswich to maintain their six-point advantage at the top of the Premier League.

The Reds scored three goals in the first half to effectively end the game as a contest, and even looked like going eight clear with a game in hand until 10-man Arsenal beat Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Nevertheless Liverpool did what they had to do to stay on course for a second league title in six years, with Gakpo scoring in either half, while Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah also netted.

Ipswich were thrashed 6-0 at home by reigning champions Manchester City in their last outing and arrived at Anfield clearly determined to avoid a similar scoreline.

They barely offered any attacking threat as they sat deep to try to frustrate Liverpool, but their resistance lasted just 11 minutes as an incisive attack by the Reds opened them up, Ibrahima Konate threading a ball through to Szoboszlai, who drove a shot in at the near post.

Salah has accounted for the majority of Liverpool's goals at Anfield, so it was no surprise when he got on the scoresheet 10 minutes before the break, firing into the roof of the net from a tight angle.

A third duly arrived just before the break when Szoboszlai's shot was parried and Gakpo was on hand to turn in the loose ball.

The second half was largely a non-event with the damage already done, but Gakpo added a fourth when he powered in a header.

The travelling fans were given something to celebrate in stoppage time when Jacob Greaves headed home a consolation from a corner.

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Riccardo Calafiori fired 10-man Arsenal to a Premier League win at Wolves after Myles Lewis-Skelly's controversial red card.

Referee Michael Oliver's first-half decision to send off Lewis-Skelly - after he fouled Matt Doherty 30 yards from the hosts' goal to stop the Wolves defender breaking from a corner - stunned the Gunners.

At 18 years and 121 days, Lewis-Skelly became the third youngest player to be sent off in the Premier League, behind Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen.

Joao Gomes' dismissal, for a second yellow card after a foul on Jurrien Timber with 20 minutes left, was more routine but it will be no more than a footnote.

Lewis-Skelly's red could have had an immediate impact on the title race if the second-placed Gunners dropped points to fall further behind leaders Liverpool, who beat Ipswich 4-1.

But they showed resilience to snatch the victory thanks to Calafiori, on as a substitute following a half-time reshuffle.

The defender's fine low finish with 16 minutes left kept the Gunners six points adrift of Liverpool.

Myles-Skelly's 43rd-minute red ignited what had been a forgettable game, with the only early talking point Wolves fans' chants against owners Fosun, calling on them to "back the team or sell the club" with their side 17th in the table.

Pablo Sarabia volleyed over and Kai Havertz nodded wide before he was denied by Jose Sa.

Havertz again went close after the break with Matheus Cunha threatening twice before Calafiori pounced.

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Screenshot_20250125-223104.jpgBournemouth delivered an attacking masterclass to stretch their club record unbeaten Premier League run to 11 games and bring high-flying Nottingham Forest crashing down to earth at the Vitality Stadium.

The Cherries came in off the back of a stunning 4-1 win at Newcastle United, while Forest had been the league's surprise package as they rose to third place in the table.

It was Bournemouth who continued a brilliant sequence of form under manager Andoni Iraola, led by Dango Ouattara's hat-trick, with a performance of the highest quality to take Forest's usually miserly rearguard apart.

Justin Kluivert's 11th league goal of the campaign - and only his second at home - gave Bournemouth the lead after nine minutes when he took advantages of four Forest defenders standing off him to beat keeper Matz Sels from 25 yards.

Forest's hopes of a recovery were extinguished early in the second half when Bournemouth hit top gear, Ouattara heading home Kluivert's cross after 55 minutes then driving home the third six minutes later.

As Forest fell apart under Bournemouth's barrage, the usual reliable Sels fumbled Marcus Tavernier's shot to gift Ouattara his third, then Antoine Semenyo finished off a solo run for the fifth in stoppage time.

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Screenshot_20250125-223215.jpgAlexander Isak scored twice as Newcastle came from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 at St Mary's Stadium.

The Magpies were 1-0 down after Jan Bednarek's early header but, after Isak won and converted a penalty, the Sweden striker netted a second just four minutes later with a curled finish.

Isak's quickfire double invigorated Eddie Howe's team and, after half-time, Sandro Tonali added a third to put the result beyond doubt.

Newcastle are now back in the Premier League's top four, before Chelsea's game against Manchester City later on Saturday, while Southampton remain rooted the the foot of the table.

Howe said that his side were fatigued in last week's 4-1 home defeat by Bournemouth and the Magpies started sluggishly at St Mary's.

Bednarek rose high to head James Bree's cross beyond Martin Dubravka, rewarding Ivan Juric's team for a positive start.

But after the visitors were awarded a penalty for Joe Aribo's foul on Isak, the in-form forward converted from the spot to restore parity.

Isak nonchalantly finished from Jacob Murphy's pinpoint pass moments later, as Howe's side seized control.

Tonali netted early on in the second half, as the Magpies dominated, with Murphy striking the post and Isak being denied a hat-trick by Alex McCarthy - in goal for Southampton with Aaron Ramsdale injured.

Matheus Fernandes looked to have set up a grandstand finish with a late strike but it was ruled out for offside, as Newcastle took all three points back to Tyneside.

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Abdukodir Khusanov having a nightmare. Gifted a goal and a yellow card.

Chelsea should be out of sight already.

Only 1-0
 
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Erling Haaland took advantage of a major blunder from Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to score the decisive goal as Manchester City won to return to the Premier League's top four.

Sanchez was caught badly out of position as he came out, then tried to scurry back as Haaland tussled with Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah to reach Ederson's long punt forward.

When Haaland won the physical duel, he deliberately moved the ball on to his left foot before chipping Sanchez for his 18th league goal of the season and his sixth in his last six games in all competitions.

Phil Foden wrapped up victory three minutes from time when he ran on to Haaland's lay-off to score his fifth goal in four games.

The win extended City's unbeaten league run to six, gave Ederson the notable achievement of becoming the first goalkeeper to claim two assists in a single season in 16 years and, more importantly, spared the blushes of £33.6m debutant Abdukodir Khusanov, who had been at fault for Chelsea's third-minute opener - when he headed the ball into Nicolas Jackson's path deep into the City half. Jackson's square pass to Noni Madueke gave the forward a tap-in.

Foden struck a post and City's other new signing Omar Marmoush had a goal disallowed before Josko Gvardiol equalised as he reacted quickest to finish the rebound after Sanchez had denied Matheus Nunes.

After a bright start, during which they failed to take a golden chance to double their lead when Cole Palmer squared a pass too far in front of Jackson, who would have had an open goal to aim at, Chelsea faded and are now without a win in 11 meetings with City.

Despite rotating his stellar roster of international attacking players, Enzo Maresca's side did not really threaten to force their way back into the contest once Haaland had struck.

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That's an absolutely horrific result for Ange/Spurs, be surprised if he's still in a job come tomorrow
 
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Brentford picked up just their second away win of the Premier League season as they scored two second-half goals to beat Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park

They took the lead after they were awarded a penalty when Maxence Lacroix brought down Nathan Collins.

Bryan Mbeumo's spot-kick hit the post with Marc Guehi clearing the ball, but a retake was ordered by the video assistant referee because the Palace captain encroached into the area before the penalty was taken.

On his second chance, Mbeumo sent Dean Henderson the wrong way to give Brentford the lead.

Kevin Schade headed in a cross from Mikkel Damsgaard for the Bees' second goal, but Palace pulled one back soon after when Romain Esse, making his debut after signing from Millwall, tapped in at the back post.

Before the penalty incident, Palace had chances through Jean-Philippe Mateta, with his shot saved by Mark Flekken, and a Eberechi Eze free-kick that was deflected and hit the post.

Keane Lewis-Potter went close for Brentford before Mbeumo's opener when his curling cross nearly caught out Henderson, but the Palace keeper did well to tip the ball over the bar.

Brentford's win moves them four points ahead of Palace in 11th place.

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Tottenham Hotspur suffered a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat as Leicester City completed a stunning comeback to climb out of the relegation zone

The Foxes, trailing 1-0 at half-time, scored twice in four minutes after the break through Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss to end a run of seven consecutive defeats in the Premier League.

Brazil striker Richarlison had opened the scoring for Spurs just after the half-hour mark, heading in a brilliant cross from defender Pedro Porro.

Leicester captain Vardy equalised from close range a minute into the second half when goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky failed to deal with Bobby De Cordova-Reid's cross.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's side were ahead four minutes later when midfielder El Khannouss curled in a fantastic effort from 25 yards into the bottom corner.

Spurs poured forward in search of an equaliser but their failure to find one means Ange Postecoglou's side have won just one of their past 11 matches in the Premier League, leaving them in 15th.

Leicester's win lifts the Foxes into 17th, one point above Wolves - who drop into the bottom three as a result.

The anger inside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was palpable before Leicester's comeback.

Thursday's 3-2 win against Hoffenheim in the Europa League had done little to alleviate the pressure on chairman Daniel Levy.

There were chants against Levy from the travelling support in Germany but the animosity towards him reached new levels in north London, as the home fans made their feelings known about the club's progress - or lack of - under his stewardship.

As results have worsened over the past few weeks, the pressure has also increased on Postecoglou.

But it is clear, from the view of supporters at least, that they feel the problems at the club run far deeper.

If the chants were audible when Spurs were winning, they ramped up a notch or two as Leicester took a grip on the game.

The Foxes were in freefall before arriving in north London, with manager Van Nistelrooy said to be clinging on to his job.

That their victory appeared so comfortable is an indictment not only of Postecoglou, but of the team built by Levy.

While Postecoglou may be running out of credit - Spurs are 15th and have collected five points from the past 33 available - it was Levy who bore the brunt of supporters' anger within the ground.

While results are the main reason for supporter fury, the inactivity of the club in the transfer window is only making things worse.

Czech goalkeeper Kinsky remains Spurs' only signing of the January transfer window.

Postecoglou urged the club to show "urgency" in the market after the defeat by Everton last weekend.

With eight days left in the transfer window, both Postecoglou and Levy are in need of help.

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West Ham came from behind to earn a hard-fought draw against Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Jacob Ramsey exchanged a slick one-two with Ollie Watkins before slotting into the bottom corner from an angle to give the hosts an early lead.

The Hammers levelled when Edson Alverez's pinpoint cross was headed in at the far post by Emerson.

Villa dominated the first half but Graham Potter's side created chances with Lucas Paqueta firing wide on two occasions.

Ezri Konsa cleared off the line from a Carlos Soler effort that struck the post with the away side pushing for an equaliser, which eventually came in the 70th minute.

The result means Villa remain eighth in the table while West Ham move up to 13th.
 
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Lisandro Martinez's deflected strike ensured Manchester United came out of a drab fixture at Fulham with all three points.

The quality of the game had been poor for more than 75 minutes as both sides struggled to create meaningful chances.

But as it looked to be petering out towards a draw the visitors snatched victory when Martinez strode towards the edge of the box before letting fly with an effort that struck Sasa Lukic and looped over Bernd Leno.

That was their first shot on target and was harsh on a Fulham side who had been the better side in the first half, but really should have taken their chances. Raul Jimenez was guilty of one notable miss when picked out by Antonee Robinson but his first touch was a heavy one before he drove a shot over the bar.

Manchester United struck late to win an even contest at Old Trafford back in August and once again they punished Fulham in the closing stages with Martinez's goal.

They did need the intervention of substitute Toby Collyer to ensure the win in the final couple of minutes when he cleared Joachim Andersen's header off the line.

The win means Ruben Amorim's side have now won back-to-back games after beating Rangers in the Europa League in midweek and moves them up to 12th.

Fulham, meanwhile, remain 10th.
 
In light of the discussion in the other chat, can't believe Lisandro Martinez avoided being sent off

That's the second time he's done that this season (first time was Palace), seems like they are waiting for him to seriously hurt someone before sending him off
 
Geordie Ahmed said:
In light of the discussion in the other chat, can't believe Lisandro Martinez avoided being sent off

That's the second time he's done that this season (first time was Palace), seems like they are waiting for him to seriously hurt someone before sending him off
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He's a choir - boy compared to (Bull in a china Shop) Joelinton.
 
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