Erik ten Hag expects to see plenty more from Cristiano Ronaldo after his 700th career club goal got him off the mark in the league for this campaign and delivered a 2-1 win for Manchester United at Everton.Ronaldo came off the bench to replace the injured Anthony Martial in the 29th minute at Goodison Park and 15 minutes later was celebrating a landmark strike after Antony had cancelled out Alex...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp conceded Liverpool’s title hopes were over after Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at Arsenal, where the visitors’ woes were compounded by injuries to Trent Alexander-Arnold and Luis Diaz.Bukayo Saka scored the winner from the penalty spot to send the Gunners back to the top of the Premier League, with Liverpool now trailing the leaders by 14 points.The visitors had earlier come...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo’s 700th career club goal clinched a 2-1 victory at Everton which moved Manchester United to within a point of the top four.The 37-year-old was only on the pitch due to Anthony Martial’s inability to run off an injury sustained in the warm-up, but it was no great surprise he seized the opportunity afforded him.Ronaldo had been previously limited to just 207 Premier L...Full Story »

Bukayo Saka struck twice to return Arsenal to the Premier League summit after a hard-fought 3-2 win over Liverpool.Jurgen Klopp’s side have had a disappointing start to the season by their recent high standards and lost further ground on the league leaders with the narrow – and slightly controversial – defeat at the Emirates Stadium.Saka’s winner came from a penalty after...Full Story »

Marco Silva claimed referee Chris Kavanagh was “embarrassed” by the VAR decision to allow West Ham’s crucial second goal in their 3-1 Premier League win over Fulham.Gianluca Scamacca scored with a brilliant chip over Bernd Leno but did not celebrate it as even he appeared to think it would be disallowed.Yet VAR studied the replays, first for offside and then handball, for aroun...Full Story »

Nathaniel Atkinson scored a stunning stoppage-time equaliser as Hearts fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Kilmarnock at a rain-lashed Rugby Park.The Tynecastle side looked in trouble after their former striker Kyle Lafferty capitalised on a rare slip from Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon to add to Chris Stokes’ opener for the hosts.But Stephen Humphrys pulled one back before ...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira is convinced Eberechi Eze has not yet achieved his full potential for Crystal Palace after he lifted the Eagles to a 2-1 win over Leeds at Selhurst Park.The south London native, one of Palace’s most-touted players, has started all eight matches for Vieira so far this Premier League season.But Sunday’s strike was his first goal of the season, something Vieira chalk...Full Story »

Gianluca Scamacca scored a brilliant, controversial goal as West Ham made it three victories in a week by beating Fulham 3-1.Italy striker Scamacca, a scorer against Wolves last Saturday and at Anderlecht in Europe in midweek, showed his growing composure in front of goal with an audacious chip over Bernd Leno.VAR studied the replays for a hint of handball but the goal was given, prompting a tou...Full Story »

Eberechi Eze fired in a second-half winner to lift Crystal Palace to a 2-1 victory over Leeds at Selhurst Park.Pascal Struijk opened the scoring early on for the visitors, who dominated the opening exchanges.But Odsonne Edouard nodded in a fine Michael Olise delivery to send the sides into the break level.The equaliser fired up the hosts, who returned a transformed side after the restart to snap...Full Story »

New boss Mark Fotheringham praised the “commitment and the desire” of his Huddersfield side after a 2-0 Championship victory over Hull in his first home game in charge of the club.Lewie Coyle’s devastating own goal and Michal Helik’s towering header condemned the Tigers to a sixth defeat in seven games.The Terriers also kept a welcome clean sheet – after shipping si...Full Story »

Mark Fotheringham enjoyed victory in his first home game in charge of Huddersfield as they recorded a 2-0 Championship win over managerless Hull.Town’s fans were treated to a second-straight home win as the Yorkshire club cut the gap between themselves and safety to just two points.And they will be hopeful Fotheringham’s appointment at the club, who lost in last year’s play-off...Full Story »

The festival of football may well be in Qatar this year, but FIFA has also advertised a more zen looking sober retreat where football fans can pet goats and weave baskets A goat petting venture in Qatar has been promoted by FIFA (Image: asergeev.com) Three Lions fans can tend goats, hear a lecture on composting and weave baskets on a £7,500 World Cup camping break. Fifa are offering the ...Full Story »

The gang has moved away from away day raids when stars were out at matches as they became wary of alarms quickly alerting police and security teams. Last week, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and fiancee Perrie Edwards were at home when they were burgled A source said: “It’s five or six guys loosely connected to Salford and very professional. "They used to take down cash vans in the 1990s...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag was happy for his injured defender to jet off to the golf resort of Quinta do Lagofor while his team-mates struggled in the Europa League. Harry Maguire has been granted an extra holiday by Erik ten Hag Credit: PA Maguire, 29, on holiday with wife Fern Hawkins earlier this year Credit: https://www.instagram.com/harrymaguire93/?hl=en Maguire’s sunshine...Full Story »

Manchester United are ready to open new contract talks with Alejandro Garnacho. AS says United will sit down with Garancho's representatives to trash out a new deal for the teenage hopeful in the coming days. The club are keen to tie the 18-year-old down to a new long-term deal. Garnacho has shone at academy level and has made five first team appearances overall, three of which have come th...Full Story »

Everton are eyeing Bodo/Glimt goalkeeper Nikita Haikin. The Telegraph says the 27-year-old will be available on a free transfer from December, when his current contract in Norway runs out come the end of their domestic season. Such a move would potentially be preparation for the departure of Asmir Begovic, whose contract at Goodison Park runs out next summer. Haikin, who has featured for Ru...Full Story »

Defender Eder Militao's early header gave Real Madrid a low-key 1-0 win at Getafe on Saturday to move them back up to the top of the LaLiga standings. Militao scored the winner in the third minute, ghosting between several defenders to head home from close-range from a corner by Luka Modric. Yet despite their early breakthrough and a dominant performance, Madrid were unable to break down Getaf...Full Story »

Following his return to Stamford Bridge, Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Diego Costa responded to a message from former Chelsea teammate Cesar Azpilicueta. Costa’s return to his former club was his first appearance for Wolves, as caretaker manager Steve Davis chose him to lead from the front – and only his second game for his new club. The striker played almost an hour but failed...Full Story »

Leeds and Arsenal are set to battle it out for Rangers youngster Jack Wylie. Wylie, 15, is not eligible to sign professional forms until his 16th birthday in January, meaning any interested club could prise him away from Rangers with ease. The teenager was watched by a scout from Arsenal according to the Daily Record during a game for Scotland U16s last month. Rangers recently lost young st...Full Story »

On-loan Liverpool midfielder Arthur Melo will be out of action for three months after suffering an injury in training this week, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Arthur underwent surgery in London on Saturday, sources told ESPN, with the player now set to be out until the new year. The Brazilian has appeared for just 13 minutes for Liverpool since joining on a season-long loan from Juventus o...Full Story »