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How Sunderland and Arsenal players rated following their Premier League match.

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Toothless Spurs' draw a blank again and are now in danger of seeing a brave new era turn into a false dawn, says chief football writer Phil McNulty.

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Liverpool have failed to win either of their first two Premier League games at Anfield. But is it too early to worry?

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Leeds manager embraces bravery and is encouraging ambition after leading a remarkable turnaround in fortunes Eleven years have passed since Daniel Farke mounted a magnificent palomino horse and rode round the perimeter of the pitch at Lippstadt, waving farewell to a capacity crowd. It seemed a fun way for the lower-…

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Is it too early for a Tottenham crisis? To which the answer is surely that it is never too early for a Tottenham crisis. After four Premier League games, they have yet to score. This kind of run has never happened in their history at the beginning of a league season. At least they mustered a couple of shots on targe…

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How Spurs and Everton's players rated following their Premier League match, which ended in a goalless draw.

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⚽️ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽️ Live scores | Tables | Top scorers | And email Billy Sunderland parade new striker Juan Angulo, signed from Independiente del Valle last week, before kick-off at the Stadium of Light. That one had passed me by – and I’ve spent all summer writing down hundreds of…

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It was subdued at Stamford Bridge after Chelsea's 2-2 draw with newly promoted Hull City.

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Aston Villa have lost three of their opening four Premier League games to leave boss Unai Emery struggling for answers.

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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery was left frustrated with the match officials after they chose to not send off Nottingham Forest's James McAtee, following a challenge on Ian Maatsen which left the defender injured and meant Villa had to play the closing stages of the match with 10 men, with Forest taking advantage, sc…

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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso admits his side "got what they deserved" as they drew 2-2 against Hull City at Stamford Bridge.

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⚽️ Premier League updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off ⚽️ Live scores | Tables | Top scorers | And email James 1min: Spurs have settled early and are pinging the ball around the edge of Everton’s box, the camera finds a couple of young fans in the crowd who hold up a sign: “Please score a goal”. Not sure who they su…

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No need for distress flares just yet at Bournemouth. Trust the process, though with new frontiers of European football beckoning there are grounds for concern on the home front. If performance levels under Marco Rose remain decent, winning positions have been surrendered in his four Premier League matches. An unwant…

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This victory has been a long time coming for Gary O’Neil. The Millwall supporter from Beckenham had picked up a solitary point on his previous five trips to this part of south London as a manager so it was no wonder that he celebrated Zian Flemming’s winning goal in the 90th minute with the same gusto as the travell…

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Do not make the mistake of assuming this was a backs-to-the-wall effort from Hull. Their remarkable start to the season goes on and a point was the least Sergej Jakirovic’s side deserved after they pushed Chelsea to the limit in an absorbing game. This was the first time Chelsea have dominated possession in a league…

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This summer there were a couple of significant pieces of the puzzle for Oliver Glasner to put into place at Nottingham Forest. The first was a mobile striker to lead the line, and the other was a wing-back to fit his favoured 3-4-3 system. Enter Liam Delap and Daniel Munoz, both of whom had a big say in Forest’s fir…

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In the not-so distant past when they were vying for a right-back role with Spain, Andoni Iraola often lost out to Álvaro Arbeloa. The points were shared at Anfield on Saturday, but the Liverpool head coach was thwarted by his old adversary once again as Fulham deservedly claimed the first Premier League point of Arb…

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West Ham claimed their first Women’s Super League win of the season with a 2-1 home victory over London City Lionesses. Kelly Gago put the Hammers ahead after 21 minutes, racing on to Seraina Piubel’s pass from nearly halfway and rounding Elene Lete in the City goal. Continue reading...

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Added-time winner from Phillips sinks Norwich Saints hit four; Burnley beaten 3-1 at Swansea Ashley Phillips was the unlikely late matchwinner as Middlesbrough edged a seven-goal thriller, beating Norwich 4-3 at Riverside Stadium. Norwich looking for a third win on the bounce, made the perfect start with 50 seconds…

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⚽️ News and updates from all of Saturday’s football action ⚽️ Live scores | Tables | Top scorers | And email Barry Championship: Standing on the opposition goalline, Birmingham City’s South Korean midfielder Paik Seung-Ho can’t miss as he heads his side in front at Pride Park from a wonderful Liam Millar inswinger o…

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West Ham United head coach Nuno Espirito Santo believes the size of the Hammers' home crowds is a big advantage in the Championship.

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