70 m. ago Revitalised Manchester City out of last season’s ‘fog’, says Pep Guardiola

Manchester City are tussling with Arsenal and Aston Villa at the top of the table but were far off the mark this time last year

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1 hour ago Energetic Manchester City have lifted last season’s fog, says Pep Guardiola

City second after six straight Premier League wins‘We have to improve but this mindset is better’Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have regained the energy that eluded them last season and lifted the “fog” that clouded a disappointing campaign. City finished without a major trophy for the first time since 2016-17, Guardiola’s first in charge, but are hunting a seventh Premier League title under him after six straight wins.Rayan Cherki struck late on at Nottingham Forest on Saturday to maintain City’s impressive winning run, which extends to eight in all competitions. Second-placed City are two points behind leaders Arsenal, who host third-placed Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. City do not return to action until Thursday, when they face high-flying Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Thomas Frank lauds Tottenham’s ‘huge mentality effort’ in win at Crystal Palace

Archie Gray scored the first professional goal of his career at the 112th time of asking to earn Spurs all three points.

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4 h. ago Thomas Frank drops big hint on Tottenham’s January transfer plans: ‘We will be in the market’

Tottenham sit 11th in the Premier League table but ended the year on a high with victory at Crystal Palace

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5 h. ago Archie Gray heads Spurs to victory at Crystal Palace to ease pressure on Frank

Eighteen months can be a very long time in football – especially if you are still a teenager. After a mixed start to life in north London, Archie Gray could not have picked a better occasion to score his first Tottenham goal since joining from Leeds in the summer of 2024 than his 60th appearance. With Thomas Frank already showing signs of not being the first Spurs manager to have been overwhelmed by expectations after a run of just one win in their previous eight Premier League matches, Gray’s scrappy header in the first half ensured that a topsy-turvy year ended with a victory that lifts his side to within one point of Crystal Palace in the table.Of the 20 goals that Oliver Glasner’s side have conceded this season in the league, 12 have come from set-pieces and Palace have now failed to win any of their last five matches as a packed schedule has finally caught up with them. But this was all about Gray as the 19-year-old midfielder who left the pitch to a standing ovation and big hu...

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6 h. ago 'I was knocked out by Wayne Rooney and Alex Ferguson made me rescue a cat'

The Premier League's first female photographer, Magi Haroun, talks about being a pioneer and the hazards of sitting pitch-side

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6 h. ago Tottenham get VAR verdict after Richarlison goal disallolwed against Crystal Palace

Richarlison scored the opening goal just minutes into the Premier League clash at Selhurst Park before VAR intervened and ruled the Brazilian's effort out

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6 h. ago Kobbie Mainoo 'considering permanent Man Utd exit' despite fresh Ruben Amorim claim

Kobbie Mainoo hasn't started a single Premier League match this season and speculation over his future at Manchester United is intensifying ahead of the January transfer window

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7 h. ago World Darts Championship: Anderson wins thriller, Cross sets up Littler clash

Anderson holds off Wattimena, Ryan Searle throughCross books last-16 meeting with Luke LittlerHe’s just turned 55. He hasn’t won a major in seven years. He doesn’t practise anywhere near as much as he used to, wouldn’t do the Premier League even if he won the world championship, and secretly wouldn’t mind losing so he could get home to see the kids. And still. In this or any year, dare you count out Gary Anderson?Over seven taut sets in which both players occasionally touched the hem of greatness, the 2015 and 2016 world champion edged out the rapid Jermaine Wattimena of the Netherlands, winning a nerve-shredding deciding set by five legs to three. The pace was pleasingly frenetic, the standard sublime, the cinema unrivalled. Remarkably it was exactly the same scoreline by which Anderson beat Wattimena in the same third round eight years ago. “I was getting palpitations, never mind flashbacks,” Anderson joked. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Liverpool injury news latest and return timelines ahead of Leeds Utd Premier League clash

Liverpool will face Leeds United on New Year's Day in the Premier League and will have some players on the sidelines with injuries as they look to cement their place in the top four

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8 h. ago Arsenal are top of Premier League with best squad in the country but are suffering a major £55million crisis

LOOK at the top 10 of the Premier League’s leading scorers and there is a glaring omission. In fact, make that the top 14. Despite leading the Premier League, despite having the second-highest goal tally behind Manchester City, Arsenal do not have a player who has scored more than five times in the top-flight this...

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9 h. ago Tottenham XI vs Crystal Palace: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League

Thomas Frank forced into changes for trip to Selhurst Park

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9 h. ago Man Utd step up transfer chase for Kees Smit but face battle with Premier League rivals and three European giants

MANCHESTER UNITED are in a five-way battle to sign AZ Alkmaar midfielder Kees Smit. Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim is looking to beef up his options in the middle of the park. And The Athletic report that United are showing interest in landing Smit, 19, from AZ. But Old Trafford recruitment chiefs are facing a...

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9 h. ago Stars align for Jonny Clayton in major Premier League push as 4 seeds blow out at World Championships

Welsh wizard has a double target as he chases Ally Pally glory and return to the PL scene

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11 h. ago Ian Wright pinpoints major Arsenal concern and singles out one star after Brighton win

Arsenal are top of the Premier League but risk Manchester City and Aston Villa catching up if they continue to fail in one area according to club legend Ian Wright

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11 h. ago Jurrien Timber shows true Arsenal colours as Mikel Arteta gives injury update

Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber missed the Premier League clash against Brighton due to injury but attended the match and shared his delight on social media

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12 h. ago Arsenal January transfer window guide: Gunners ready for opportunities amid injury problems

Gunners open to deal that could strengthen Premier League title bid

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12 h. ago Chelsea launch investigation after accusations made in feisty end to Aston Villa defeat

A plastic bottle was allegedly thrown towards the Aston Villa bench after they beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League - and Chelsea have now launched an investigation

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12 h. ago Florian Wirtz makes sure Wayne Rooney's proved right after Jamie Carragher disagreement

Florian Wirtz scored his first goal for Liverpool in their Premier League win over Wolves on Saturday and Wayne Rooney has been impressed with the 22-year-old

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12 h. ago Arsenal injury latest, return dates before Aston Villa, Timber and Calafiori blows

Arsenal have several players on the sidelines due to injury issues at present as they prepare to face surprise title rivals Aston Villa in the Premier League, just weeks on from their Villa Park loss

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