Arne Slot has enjoyed an excellent start to life as Liverpool head coach with two wins and two clean sheets but the Dutchman admitted “there’s still a lot for us to prove”.Luis Diaz finished off a lightning breakaway before Mohamed Salah scored for the second week running as the Reds claimed a 2-0 victory over Brentford in Slot’s first competitive home match.Having beaten...Full Story »

Cardiff questioned Swansea’s security arrangements after Ollie Tanner suffered a cut leg when an advertising board fell on him amid goal celebrations in the South Wales derby.Tanner set up fellow substitute Callum Robinson’s 79th-minute equaliser in the 1-1 draw, but the winger was injured during the ensuing celebrations as Cardiff fans behind the goal ran towards the players and the...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin is pleased with the growing bond between his players and the Pittodrie crowd as they made it three William Hill Premiership wins from three with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Kilmarnock.Pape Habib Gueye scored two near-identical headers either side of Killie captain Brad Lyons’ red card, upgraded from an initial yellow following a VAR review.And Thelin said: “I...Full Story »

Chelsea’s hat-trick hero Noni Madueke has apologised for insulting the city of Wolverhampton on social media before his match-winning display at Molineux.The England Under-21 winger scored three times in 15 second-half minutes in Chelsea’s 6-2 win against Wolves.He was heavily booed throughout by the home fans due to a hastily-deleted Instagram post in the early hours that contained ...Full Story »

Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah scored as Arne Slot’s first competitive home game in charge of Liverpool ended with a 2-0 win over Brentford.Slot was given a warm welcome at Anfield and serenaded in the closing stages as his side made it two from two in the Premier League against Brentford, who left out Ivan Toney for the second week in a row.With Liverpool owner John W Henry watching on, Diaz...Full Story »

Steven Naismith warned his floundering Hearts side must cut out the slackness at both ends of the pitch that has left them without a win in five competitive games this season.The Jambos crashed to a fourth consecutive defeat as they lost 3-1 away to Motherwell in the William Hill Premiership on Sunday.They have scored just two goals all season and were booed off by their increasingly exasperated...Full Story »

Cardiff forward Callum Robinson found redemption at Swansea as his late equaliser secured a 1-1 draw in the South Wales derby.Robinson was sent off in this fixture in October 2022 for throwing the ball at Swansea’s Ben Cabango, his seventh-minute dismissal paving the way for a 2-0 Cardiff defeat.But Robinson atoned for that moment of madness by sweeping home fellow substitute Ollie Tanner&...Full Story »

Andoni Iraola admitted he had never been as angry on the touchline as he was when a VAR decision robbed Bournemouth of a stoppage-time winner against Newcastle.The Cherries thought they had snatched a 2-1 victory when Dango Ouattara outjumped the Toon defence from a corner to guide the ball into the net.Referee David Coote awarded the goal but VAR Tim Robinson decided it was handball, despite re...Full Story »

Aberdeen maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with a deserved 2-0 win over 10-man Kilmarnock at Pittodrie.Pape Habib Gueye headed home both goals, either side of Killie captain Brad Lyons seeing red – after a VAR review – for a challenge on Ester Sokler early in the second half.Killie boss Derek McInnes, himself a former Aberdeen manager, had stoked tensions before the m...Full Story »

Hearts’ miserable start to the season continued as they crashed to a 3-1 William Hill Premiership defeat by Motherwell at rain-lashed Fir Park on Sunday.The Steelmen went ahead through Paul McGinn midway through the first half and Stephen O’Donnell doubled their lead on the hour before substitute Yutaro Oda pulled one back for the visitors.`But Well sub Tom Sparrow ran clear to seal ...Full Story »