5 h. ago Carnage in Amsterdam as Ajax match is abandoned after HUGE explosion of fireworks... and club hits out at fans

Ajax were forced to abandon their league match against Groningen on Sunday night after fans let off an inferno of pyrotechnics in the stands of the Johan Cruyff Arena. 

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8 h. ago Arsenal must rue missed opportunity as they fail to take down ten

Arsenal were unable to press home their advantage against Chelsea, who played more than a half with ten men, with the Blues able to hold the Premier League leaders

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9 h. ago Arsenal blushes spared by Mikel Merino in angry clash with 10

CHELSEA 1-1 ARSENAL: The Blues threatened an upset with ten men when they took a second-half lead but the Gunners were able to leave Stamford Bridge with a point thanks to Mikel Merino

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10 h. ago 'I've been refereeing Manchester football matches for 66 years

'You have to treat them a bit different now. But the dissent is just as bad, if not worse, than it used to be'

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11 h. ago Alexander Isak ends drought as Liverpool stop rot with win at West Ham

For long spells nothing happened. At one point it was so quiet you could hear a distant plane droning by. But Liverpool will not care.Sometimes you have to get back on the horse however you can, and if that requires a stepladder, an awkward bunk from a scornful stablehand and an ungainly scramble into the saddle, so be it. Any sort of victory is welcome after six defeats in their last seven league games, and one in which Britain’s most expensive player finally scores his first league goal for the club even more so. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Alexander Isak finally breaks Liverpool duck to seal Reds win at West Ham

WEST HAM 0-2 LIVERPOOL: Alexander Isak struck home on the hour mark from Cody Gakpo's cross before the Dutchman added a late second after Lucas Paqueta was sent off

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12 h. ago Gary Lineker chooses surprise Premier League venue to celebrate 65th birthday

The legendary former England and Barcelona striker, who spent almost three decades at the helm of BBC's flagship football show Match of the Day, celebrated his birthday by taking in a top-flight game on Sunday

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13 h. ago Man Utd have obvious Adam Wharton transfer plan as Bruno Fernandes sends timely reminder

Adam Wharton has been earmarked as a potential mega money transfer for Manchester United as Ruben Amorim attempts to rebuild his midfield at Old Trafford

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13 h. ago Mason Mount completes Manchester United’s comeback win at Crystal Palace

Just when Ruben Amorim must have thought his luck would never turn. Somehow Manchester United managed to inflict Crystal Palace’s first home defeat in the Premier League since February and end their own five-year wait for a victory at this ground after a first half when their opponents should have been out of sight.Oliver Glasner’s side had been rampant and deservedly took the lead through Jean-Philippe Mateta’s re-taken penalty. But they could not make their dominance count and having failed to score a goal against Palace in their four previous league meetings that included three defeats, like the proverbial London buses, United struck back twice in the space of nine minutes through Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount to snatch the points. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Mount’s sweet strike completes Manchester United’s comeback win at Crystal Palace

Just when Ruben Amorim must have thought his luck would never turn. Somehow Manchester United managed to inflict Crystal Palace’s first home defeat in the Premier League since February and end their own five-year wait for a victory at this ground after a first half when their opponents should have been out of sight.Oliver Glasner’s side had been rampant and deservedly took the lead through Jean-Philippe Mateta’s retaken penalty. But they could not make their dominance count and having failed to score a goal against Palace in their four previous league meetings that included three defeats, like the proverbial London buses, United struck back twice in the space of nine minutes through Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount to snatch the points. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Joshua Zirkzee ends drought as Man Utd secure vital win vs Crystal Palace

CRYSTAL PALACE 1-2 MANCHESTER UNITED: The Red Devils looked to be in line for yet another frustrating afternoon at Selhurst Park only for goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount to flip the game on its head

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23 h. ago Football fans letting off flares at matches could be banned from grounds under new laws

The Scottish Government is asking the public for its views on whether existing legislation should be updated to crack down on pyrotechnics use and other forms of disorder at stadiums.

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29 h. ago Thomas Frank under huge pressure as Tottenham come to terms with £1billion problem

TOTTENHAM 1-2 FULHAM: Spurs have still only won one Premier League home match all season on the opening day of the campaign against Burnley as two early goals were enough for the visitors to leave with the victory

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29 h. ago Tete and Wilson’s fast start earns Fulham victory at struggling Spurs

A Tottenham Hotspur manager’s lot is so rarely a happy one. In record time, Thomas Frank has gone through the gamut of his predecessors, from hope to disappointment to what now looks like hopelessness. Demolition by Arsenal had already put him on a sticky wicket. A decent midweek showing in Paris, amid another defeat, had barely increased his credit rating. Defeat to Fulham, a team with an away record as miserable as Spurs’ home form, only intensified the pressure. Frank being appointed by the departed stewardship of Daniel Levy is to be noted; fresh ownership regimes tend to be trigger happy with the managers they inherit.Should such a decision be made, and it still seems a premature outcome considering Frank made slow starts at his previous clubs, Marco Silva, linked previously on a couple of occasions, would be a live contender. By six minutes in, Silva was cavorting on the sidelines with his Fulham staff. His team were 2-0 up, and the home fans were baying for blood. By the fina...

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32 h. ago Newcastle end away day hoodoo as champagne talent puts Everton to the sword

EVERTON 1-4 NEWCASTLE UNITED: The Magpies finally ended their struggles on the road as they hammered the Toffees, scoring three times in the first-half, as Lewis Miley shone

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32 h. ago Malick Thiaw doubles up in Newcastle’s impressive mauling of Everton

Delight will have been tinged with bewilderment for Eddie Howe as Newcastle finally found the route to victory on the road in the Premier League this season. Newcastle were superb as they routed Everton, scoring more goals in one devastating evening than in their previous seven away games combined. He may rightly question why it has taken so long for this punishing form to materialise.Newcastle had taken the lead in their three previous away fixtures and lost them all. There would be no lapses on this occasion. A ruthless display, aided and abetted by some dreadful Everton defending, ensured a first Premier League away win since the trip to Leicester on 7 April was effectively secure by half-time. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Brobbey sinks Bournemouth as Sunderland pull off storming comeback

Top tier football is awash with motivational slogans and some are so trite that many players quite possibly ignore them. Yet Sunderland’s adopted motto – ‘TIL The End’ – has become so much more than just another piece of cod psychology. After sustaining them through last season’s successful playoff campaign it has morphed into a true mantra, encapsulating everything that is so refreshing about this impressively resilient team.Thanks partly to Granit Xhaka’s superb on-field leadership from central midfield, Sunderland have developed a habit of recovering from losing positions. Here though they surpassed themselves, conjuring a memorable victory after swiftly falling 2-0 behind to a similarly determined, and talented, Bournemouth. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Phil Foden rescues win for Manchester City after battling Leeds rally

When Phil Foden struck the winner in the second minute of added time Pep Guardiola’s leap was laced with relief at Manchester City’s pursuit of Arsenal still being alive.City had spurned a two-goal interval advantage after Dominic Calvert-Lewin, a half-time substitute, had terrorised the hosts. The 28-year-old scored in the 49th minute, then claimed the penalty that led to Lukas Nmecha’s 68th-minute equaliser, rattling Josko Gvardiol enough for him to scythe Calvert-Lewin down clumsily. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Foden grabs win for Manchester City but Donnarumma riles Leeds’ Farke

When Phil Foden struck the winner in the second minute of added time Pep Guardiola’s leap was laced with relief at Manchester City’s pursuit of Arsenal still being live. They are back up to second, four points behind the Gunners, who travel to Chelsea on Sunday. This was Leeds’s fourth straight league reverse but the fight shown augurs well for Daniel Farke’s job security.City had spurned a two-goal interval advantage after Dominic Calvert-Lewin, a half-time substitute, terrorised the hosts. The 28-year-old scored in the 49th minute, then claimed the penalty that led to Lukas Nmecha’s 68th-minute equaliser, rattling Josko Gvardiol enough for him to scythe the striker down. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Kalimuendo strikes in Nottingham Forest’s nostalgic European win over Malmö

“Champions of Europe, you’ll never sing that,” came the chant as Nottingham Forest supporters, not for the first time, enjoyed getting one over on Malmö. A lot has happened since Trevor Francis’s stooping header to clinch the European Cup in Munich in 1979 but Forest still cherish those days. A lot has also changed in the five weeks since Sean Dyche took the reins, Forest reinvigorated and a comfortable win thanks to goals by Arnaud Kalimuendo, Ryan Yates and Nikola Milenkovic enhanced their hope of qualifying for the Europa League knockout phase.For Forest, this victory – against a Malmö side that had not played for almost three weeks after finishing sixth in their domestic league – represented a third straight win in all competitions and further built on the momentum gained from last weekend’s success at Liverpool. This was a re-run of Forest’s European Cup triumph in name but the game itself was free of any jeopardy or jitters. Continue reading...

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