3 h. ago Pitch Points: Are long throws changing soccer, and is Liverpool’s title defence over?

The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions on a regular basis. In today’s column, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of themRory Delap was apparently ahead of his time. The spirit of Stoke City’s legendary ball flinger lives on with the long throw-in enjoying a renaissance in the Premier League this season. Indeed, statistics show that the number of long throw-ins per match has more than doubled from last season, pointing to a very real and meaningful trend. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Arsenal's biggest title rival named as Mikel Arteta told to 'fear' challenge

Arsenal sit top of the Premier League and have a commanding lead over title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City, but Mikel Arteta has been warned about one side

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49 h. ago Arsenal sent clear Premier League title race message after Liverpool and Man City stumble

After Arsenal endured an idyllic weekend of football at and away from the Emirates Stadium, one Premier League icon sent a firm message to Mikel Arteta's side

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49 h. ago Roy Keane's brutal Liverpool assessment that left Jurgen Klopp furious

Roy Keane was damning in his indictment of Liverpool's title defence under Jurgen Klopp, with Arne Slot's champions now suffering similar struggles five seasons on

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69 h. ago Arsenal vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction after Eze winner

Gunners seeking to capitalise on latest Liverpool slip-up with title rivals in free fall

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2 d. ago Arsenal vs Crystal Palace LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates

Gunners seeking to capitalise on latest Liverpool slip-up with title rivals in free fall

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3 d. ago Liverpool’s Premier League title defence already appears in tatters

Brentford 3-2 Liverpool: Goals from Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago inflicted a fourth straight loss on Arne Slot’s increasingly rattled Reds

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3 d. ago Liverpool slump to yet another defeat as Brentford deliver fresh title blow

BRENTFORD 3-2 LIVERPOOL: There was plenty of drama at both ends of the pitch as Liverpool struggled to recover from a sluggish start on their trip to West London

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3 d. ago Former Liverpool striker sends major Premier League title warning as Arsenal verdict delivered

Liverpool have suffered three successive defeats in the Premier League, but the Reds will not want to get too downbeat too soon ahead of facing Brentford

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4 d. ago The Blue Jays flipped the World Series script on baseball’s biggest spenders

Toronto’s nine-run eruption turned an alleged mismatch into a statement, showing the Dodgers’ empire of excess can be thwarted by patience, contact and beliefBefore the first pitch of the 2025 World Series on Friday night, it had been 32 years and one day since the greatest day in Toronto Blue Jays history and the last time that the franchise hosted a World Series game.On 23 October 1993, outfielder Joe Carter hit the second ever walk-off home run to clinch a World Series championship on a pitch that was being thrown to Philadelphia Phillies catcher Darren Daulton. On 24 October 2025, the first Blue Jays home run hit in a World Series game since Carter’s was by outfielder Daulton Varsho, whose father, Gary, named his son after his former Phillies teammate Darren Daulton. Two innings later, outfielder Addison Barger hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in World Series history, the keynote of a nine-run sixth inning, which was the highest-scoring World Series inning since 1968. Continue...

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4 d. ago Pep Guardiola fires warning to Arsenal with bold Liverpool title prediction

Arsenal go into the weekend at the top of the Premier League table but Manchester City and Liverpool are ready to take advantage if the Gunners slip up between now and May

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6 d. ago Roy Keane names Arsenal advantage in title race amid Liverpool's Mohamed Salah concern

Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has delivered a brutal assessment of Liverpool and outlined their biggest problem before the win against Eintracht Frankfurt

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6 d. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta 'knows what must be done' as Liverpool dig says it all

Arsenal are flying high in the Premier League and Champions League and a clear demand has been made to Mikel Arteta after Diego Simeone's comments

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9 d. ago 'They can't win the league': Jamie Carragher issues title warning to Liverpool after Manchester United defeat

Reds have shipped 11 goals in eight Premier League games this season

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1 week ago Mohamed Salah in need of centre stage return for Anfield’s grand show | Andy Hunter

Arne Slot will hope forward builds on encouraging signs for Egypt when Manchester United visit Liverpool on SundayIt has been a while, but Mohamed Salah was back playing the starring role last week with two goals in Casablanca that sealed Egypt’s place at the 2026 World Cup. The main man stepping on to centre stage yet again. Liverpool need him to stay there.There are numerous reasons why inconsistent, unconvincing performances have been the common thread running through Liverpool’s start to their title defence, whether they produced seven straight victories or, before Manchester United’s visit to Anfield on Sunday, three consecutive defeats. The upheaval from so many summer changes, Arne Slot’s search for his best XI, Diogo Jota’s death; Salah has felt the effect of them all during his uncharacteristically subdued opening to the campaign. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Very concerning’ Liverpool problems present huge opportunity for Arsenal

Champions were strong title favourites after huge summer spending, but poor form has given their rivals a big chance

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2 w. ago Transfer curse facing Alexander Isak with worrying trend among record deals

Alexander Isak became the British-record transfer in the summer but history suggests those signings find it hard to land the Premier League title - which is the expectation at Liverpool

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2 w. ago Jamie Carragher tells Arsenal and Liverpool one thing that can prove pivotal in title race

Arsenal are top of the Premier League after a strong start to the season, with Mikel Arteta's side looking like genuine title contenders after a number of impressive displays

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2 w. ago Liverpool go to work and Diogo Jota is not there. Why wouldn’t that affect them? | Max Rushden

We know so little about players’ personal feelings. It means everyone’s analysis of the game is fundamentally superficialA couple of weeks ago, Liverpool seemed on course to win the Premier League for the second season running and probably the Champions League too. The Reds’ run of winning without being that good made it feel inevitable. Winning when not at your best is, after all, a sign (™) of a title-winning side, Clive.But then Liverpool continued playing not particularly well and started losing. At the same time perennial second-placed, high-performance cowards Arsenal, who have an excellent defence and now at least two very good players in every position, started to close the gap. Arise Sir Mikel. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Liverpool star Ibrahima Konate teases William Saliba with Arsenal trophy jibe

Liverpool and Arsenal are fighting one another for the Premier League title, and despite being on international duty together, France's Ibrahima Konate and William Saliba have done some verbal sparring

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