A high-intensity clash at Villa Park saw Manchester City defeat Aston Villa 2-1
A high-intensity clash at Villa Park saw Manchester City defeat Aston Villa 2-1, extending Villa’s sorry form against reigning Premier League champions, only winning one of their last fifteen tussles with the title-holders.
In typical City fashion, Pep Guardiola’s men dominated the possession early on, not allowing Aston Villa to emerge from…
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Chelsea take sting out of Watford buzz
Mason Mount inspired Chelsea to a hard-fought 2-1 win over a re-energised Watford team to cling on to top spot in the Premier League table ahead of another London derby against West Ham.
Watford set about Chelsea from the off. Two minutes in, João Pedro had his goalbound shot cleared by an alert Trevoh Chalobah and, moments later, Edouard Mendy…
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Newcastle United are still waiting for their first Premier League (PL) win and clean sheet of the season
Newcastle United are still waiting for their first Premier League (PL) win and clean sheet of the season, after being held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Norwich City in a huge bottom-of-the-table clash at St James’ Park.
The hosts made a bright start and Jonjo Shelvey looked to emphatically break the deadlock, as his speculative long-range effort…
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Déjà vu delight for Sassuolo at San Siro
Milan fell to successive defeats for the first time in this Serie A season, as a ruthless Sassuolo strolled to a 3-1 victory on Sunday, becoming the first side to beat the Rossoneri at home in the league and denying them the chance to go top of the table.
The hosts initially dominated possession, with Sassuolo mere onlookers. Yet, Milan were far…
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Stalemate in showdown at Stamford Bridge
A high-intensity affair at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Manchester United finished 1-1, seeing United collect their first point in the Premier League since firing former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær.
The Premier League showdown played out as expected throughout the first 45 minutes, with Chelsea dictating the tempo against an out-of-form…
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AS Roma sealed qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout stages in style
AS Roma sealed qualification for the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout stages in style after a 4-0 demolition of Zorya Luhansk at the Stadio Olimpico. The ‘Giallorossi’ are now unbeaten in their last 14 games in European competitions on home soil, scoring two or more in 12 of them.
José Mourinho’s men were three games without a win on home…
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Spurs embarrassed in Slovenia
Ten man Tottenham Hotspur endured one of the most embarrassing results in their 139-year history as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Slovenian minnows NS Mura. Amadej Maroša’s deflected shot, the last kick of the game, lobbed over Pierluigi Gollini to humble the Premier League giants in a performance that gives Antonio Conte plenty of food for…
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Real Madrid side steam-rolled Sheriff Tiraspol 3-0
An irresistible Real Madrid side steam-rolled Sheriff Tiraspol 3-0, whilst maintaining their record of qualifying for the knockouts of every UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage, and avenging September’s shock Santiago Bernabéu defeat.
‘Los Blancos’ have won more UCL trophies than Sheriff have played matches in the competition, and after much…
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Scintillating Manchester City secure top spot
In a thrilling clash in UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group A, Manchester City defeated Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 2-1, confirming the ‘Cityzens’ as the group winners with one game to spare.
The match began as a tactical chess-match, with both superstar-laden teams feeling eachother out through the first 20 minutes, as may have been expected. The…
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Merciless Reds outclass Porto at Anfield
Coming into tonight’s encounter, Liverpool had already made light work of the ‘Group of Death’, securing top spot in Group B with two games to spare. This mattered little to Jürgen Klopp’s men who cruised past FC Porto with a 2-0 victory, further extending the German’s formidable European home record - his side having lost just two of 24 games…
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