Manchester City kept the heat on Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday, seeing off a feisty challenge from Nottingham Forest after Mikel Arteta’s men held their nerve to beat Tottenham. A captivating three-way title race has become a duel between Pep Guardiola’s City and Mikel Arteta’s Gunners, who are determined to make amends for last […]
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FA Cup classic: Manchester United reaches final despite blowing three-goal lead against Coventry City
Manchester United recovered from an astonishing collapse to beat Coventry City on penalties in an FA Cup classic on Sunday, setting up a second straight final against Manchester City. Erik ten Hag’s men won the shootout at Wembley 4-2, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring the decisive spot kick after the teams were level at 3-3 following […]
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English Premier League eyes biggest ever TV rights deal by selling 70 more games
The English Premier League is aiming to smash its own record domestic television rights deal after making 70 more matches available for broadcast from 2025. Currently, 200 games per season are sold to broadcasters in the UK with the three-year deal that runs until the 2024-25 season worth a reported £4.8 billion ($5.8 billion). A […]
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Premier League: Arsenal aims to overtake Man City
Arsenal could leapfrog Manchester City in an early-season showdown for the Premier League title on Sunday as crisis-hit Manchester United seeks some respite at home to Brentford. Tottenham has the chance to go on top when it travels to Luton on Saturday thanks to a controversial win over Liverpool last weekend. The Reds are looking […]
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Premier League: Can Man United stop rot?
Manchester United faces old nemesis Vincent Kompany at Burnley this weekend in desperate need of a Premier League win while Arsenal hosts in-form Tottenham in a tantalizing north London derby. Struggling Chelsea takes on Unai Emery‘s Aston Villa and new-look Liverpool will look to make it five wins in a row against West Ham. Here are three talking […]
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Arsenal stuns Man United with late flourish: 'It is about the small margins'
Declan Rice scored his first goal for Arsenal and Gabriel Jesus added the icing on the cake as the Gunners scored twice in stoppage time to beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday. Marcus Rashford gave the visitors the lead against the run of play at the Emirates, but Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard equalized seconds later. The home side […]
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Premier League: Relentless Man City on the brink of glory
Manchester City is preparing for another Premier League coronation — the first leg of a potential treble that would write the club’s name into the history books. Victory at home for Pep Guardiola‘s side against Chelsea on Sunday will seal the deal, but it will be all over on Saturday if Arsenal loses to relegation-threatened Nottingham […]
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Premier League: Goal-shy Chelsea eyes Spurs win as Man City seeks consistency
Graham Potter takes struggling Chelsea to the happy hunting ground of Tottenham on Sunday with the club desperate for a Premier League win. Manchester City seeks to turn domination into goals. League Leader Arsenal faces a tricky trip to Leicester, while Liverpool is looking to bounce back from a 5-2 humbling at the hands of […]
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Marsch replacement: Struggling Leeds names Javi Gracia as new manager
Leeds United appointed former Watford boss Javi Gracia as the new manager of the relegation-threatened Premier League club. The Spaniard, who led the Hornets to the 2019 FA Cup final, has signed what Leeds described as a “flexible” contract to replace Jesse Marsch, who was sacked on Feb. 6. Leeds had been hoping to make […]
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Premier League: Arsenal aims to settle nerves as Liverpool attempts reset
Premier League leader Arsenal and defending champion Manchester City will be desperate to return to winning ways this weekend as Jurgen Klopp searches for answers to Liverpool’s dire form. Chelsea faces a tough trip to West Ham, with Graham Potter forced into a juggling act after an influx of expensive new players, while Manchester United […]