Nuno Espirito Santo started his reign at West Ham United with a valuable 1-1 draw at Everton. Toffees boss David Moyes looked set to pour on the misery for his former team when Michael Keane’s early header put the home team in front. But Jarrod Bowen’s deflected shot from the edge of the box in…
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes failed to convert a vital penalty as Ruben Amorim’s team suffered a damaging 3-1 loss at Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday. Igor Thiago’s first-half double put Brentford in a commanding 2-0 lead before United summer signing Benjamin Sesko pulled a goal back with his first Premier League strike…
Arsenal super-sub Gabriel Martinelli scored from the bench for the second time in five days to snatch a 1-1 draw for the Gunners against Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. The Brazilian, who scored 36 seconds after coming off the bench previously, was introduced with nine minutes to play as Arsenal pressed for…
Manchester United secured a much-needed 2-1 win over Chelsea in an action-packed encounter at Old Trafford on Saturday in the Premier League. The visitors saw goalkeeper Robert Sanchez sent off after just five minutes for a high tackle as last man on Bryan Mbeumo. United made the advantage count, finding the breakthrough in the 14th…
Arsenal welcomed former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou back to Premier League football with a 3-0 drubbing of his new team Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Martin Zubimendi notched a brace while Viktor Gyokeres was also on the scoresheet for the Gunners. In the late kick-off, Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw at Brentford as Fabio…
XI worth €642m ©TM/IMAGO The Premier League transfer window has once again delivered its fair share of big-money moves, including a division-record deal, as well as an abundance of hidden gems, and calculated gambles. But when you bring them all together, the result is a starting XI brimming with talent and promise. From record-breaking recruits,…
Mikel Arteta has challenged Arsenal to keep digging for gold as they prepare to start their latest bid for a first Premier League title since 2004 against revamped Manchester United on Sunday. Arteta’s side have finished as Premier League runners-up for the last three seasons, sparking criticism of their failure to get over the line…
With Real Madrid aiming to wrestle the Spanish title back from champions Barcelona, AFP Sport looks at five talking points as the La Liga season begins on Friday. Alonso’s challenge Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid were dismantled on a regular basis by rivals Barcelona last season, who triumphed in all four meetings between the sides as…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday that the rapturous reception for his team at the Hong Kong Football Festival had given their new striker Viktor Gyokeres a “very good first impression” of the club. The Swede joined for an estimated US$74.2 million (HK$582 million) from Sporting Lisbon this week, as Arteta continued a spending…
LONDON (AP) — Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad on Sunday, finally making the move to the Premier League after turning down Liverpool last year. The transfer fee wasn’t disclosed but the BBC reported Arsenal has paid almost 60 million pounds ($82 million) for the 26-year-old Zubimendi. Advertisement The holding midfielder made…