6 d. ago Aston Villa rally to put Leeds in trouble with Morgan Rogers double

Five defeats in six and the anxiety is beginning to show for Leeds. For the second game in a row they took an early lead through Lukas Nmecha but ended up with nothing, Morgan Rogers producing a pair of remarkable finishes to lift Aston Villa into the Champions League qualification slots. Leeds remain in the relegation zone.Villa began the season apparently still feeling the hangover from the defeat at Old Trafford on the final weekend of the last campaign that cost them European football. But having failed to win any of their first six games, they have won nine of their last 11 in all competitions, the depth of their squad beginning to tell. Donyell Malen began on the bench and, while he may not have scored in his third successive game, his arrival at half-time shifted the momentum of the game as Villa became only the second away side in 26 to win in the league at Elland Road. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Late Thiago double earns comeback win for Brentford against 10

Something is seriously wrong with Newcastle on the road. It is all well and good raising their game for the biggest Champions League occasions at St James’ Park, but if they continue to play like they did against Brentford – just as they did in defeat at West Ham a week earlier, and countless times over a concerning number of months – those European nights may well become a distant memory.That they ended this game with a numerical disadvantage after Dan Burn’s sending off was of little relevance to a defeat that they fully deserved. Harvey Barnes’s goal aside they were utterly impotent, offering only that solitary shot on target all match. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Newcastle’s wait for Premier League away win continues after defeat at Brentford

Igor Thiago’s double and Kevin Schade ensured another miserable away day for the Magpies, despite taking the lead.

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3 w. ago Phil Foden smile and Pep Guardiola fury send the same Man City message

Manchester City picked up an impressive Champions League win over Dortmund to continue their recent momentum

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3 w. ago O’Neil and Edwards in frame as Wolves seek Vítor Pereira replacement

Former coach and Middlesbrough manager candidatesPereira sacked after 10 league matches without winWolves could turn to their former head coach Gary O’Neil after sacking Vítor Pereira, with Middlesbrough’s Rob Edwards another leading candidate. Pereira was sacked on Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after a 3-0 defeat at Fulham as the Wolves hierarchy acknowledged the squad had lost belief in his methods.Pereira replaced O’Neil last December with the club 19th in the Premier League and Wolves are again at severe risk of relegation, bottom of the division after securing two points from their opening 10 matches. Wolves’s last league win was in April. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Virgil van Dijk hits back at 'lazy' Wayne Rooney after pundit's leadership jibe

Anfield captain takes aim at England legend who criticised the Dutchman and his senior team-mate Mohamed Salah after Liverpool's recent Premier League defeat at Brentford

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