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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 21:31Two right-backs in midfield - are Chelsea short despite £349m spent?
Chelsea ended Sunday's 2-1 defeat by champions Arsenal with two right-backs alongside each other in midfield - how did they get here?
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 21:13Watch: Bundesliga highlights
Watch highlights from matchday two of the Bundesliga.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 21:09After transfer worries, Everton have an unlikely new hero
Not even Ainsley Maitland-Niles could have imagined his Premier League return for Everton would have played out like it did.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:58Last-gasp Maitland-Niles stunner rescues point for Everton
Ainsley Maitland-Niles marked his return to English football by scoring a stunning stoppage-time equaliser as a resilient Everton came from behind twice to draw with Manchester United in the Premier League.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:58Champions Arsenal come from behind to beat Chelsea
Reigning champions Arsenal came from behind to beat big-spending Chelsea in a pulsating London derby at Emirates Stadium.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:53Liverpool beat newly-promoted Charlton 4-0
Grace Fisk scores twice as Liverpool beat newly promoted Charlton in the Women's Super League at The Valley.
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Guardian — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:49‘No excuses’: Moyes says transfer troubles will not hurt Everton after United draw
Manager praises team’s resilience after late equaliser ‘Everyone has to find a way of making it work’ David Moyes praised Everton’s resilient response to a troubled week after his side twice came from behind to salvage a point against Manchester United through Ainsley Maitland-Niles’s long-range strike. The deadline…
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:47Shaw double leads Man City to victory over Birmingham
Manchester City's defence of their Women's Super League title gets off to the perfect start with victory over newly promoted Birmingham City.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:35Chelsea defeat by Arsenal hurts - Alonso
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso reacts to their 2-1 defeat by rivals Arsenal in a thrilling London derby at the Emirates Stadium.
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Guardian — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:35Women’s Super League: Shaw doubles up to give Manchester City winning start
Striker scores twice to sink Birmingham Arsenal, Palace, Spurs and Liverpool win Some things just feel inevitable. Some strikers just feel inevitable. Despite a new season, a fresh start and new opponents, it is still the same storyline for Manchester City : Khadija Shaw wins them the game. The Jamaica striker began…
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:34New contenders emerge on WSL return - but Man City start strong
The Women’s Super League returned this weekend and with it a host of new signings, improved squads and unexpected results.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:26Martindale interim boss as Livingston dismiss Whelan after nine games
Livingston sack Glenn Whelan after just nine games, with David Martindale returning to the head coach position on a temporary basis.
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Guardian — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 20:00Manchester United’s front four show flashes but need more time to become fantastic | Will Unwin
Mbeumo’s goal was a moment of individual inspiration but Michael Carrick will want more from Fernandes, Cunha and Rashford Tunnel vision allowed Bryan Mbeumo seconds of focus, ignoring everyone in red around him, while those in blue provided a guard of honour. In a team game, it was an act of selfishness but sometim…
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Guardian — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 19:53Ødegaard fires winner as Arsenal complete comeback win over Chelsea
The first heavyweight encounter of the Premier League season was previewed in some quarters as the immovable object versus the irresistible force. Arsenal do not give an inch. Chelsea have been fun and free-scoring under Xabi Alonso. Yet that overlooked something pretty fundamental. The percussive force of Arsenal’s…
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 19:31Odegaard and Saka star - player ratings for Arsenal v Chelsea
How Arsenal and Chelsea's players rated following their Premier League match.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 19:18Man Utd cannot ignore more dropped points despite positives
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick remains optimistic despite his side dropping another two points at Everton.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 18:42Baum scores on debut as Arsenal edge Brighton
Lisa Baum scores on her Arsenal debut as the Gunners beat Brighton 1-0 in the Women's Super League.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 18:40Tottenham ease to WSL opening-game win over West Ham
Kirsty Hanson scores twice on her debut as Tottenham ease to a Women's Super League opening-game win over West Ham.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 18:17Man Utd result won't calm Everton fans - Moyes
Everton manager David Moyes says Everton's 2-2 draw against Manchester United won't calm the unrest from Toffees fans over the state of their squad.
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BBC Sport — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 18:02Carrick 'disappointed' that Man Utd could not see game out
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick says his side made decisions that made the game more difficult as Everton rescued a point with a stoppage-time equaliser at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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Guardian — FootballSun, 06 Sept · 17:22Maitland-Niles stunner rescues late point for Everton against Manchester United
Defiance serves David Moyes’s Everton well, especially when laced with a sense of indignation. At the end of a troubled week in the transfer market, and at the very end of a game when all seemed lost against Manchester United, they showed weaker in number need not translate to weaker in spirit. Ainsley Maitland-N…
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