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Guardian — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 12:32Tottenham 2-3 Aston Villa: Premier League – live reaction
Spurs scored their first goals of the season but Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson and Emi Buendía earned the win for Villa ⚽️ Today’s fixtures | Send Daniel your thoughts via email This is the 176th meeting between the sides. Spurs have the historical edge having won 79 to Villa’s 62. There have been 32 draws. Contin…
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 12:24Postponement not an option as Kenya races to be ready for Afcon 2027
African football boss Patrice Motsepe wants a "heightened sense of urgency" from Afcon 2027 co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as they face a race to be ready.
BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 10:17'Former Ivory Coast boss Fae eyes Hibs job' - gossip
Former Ivory Coast head coach Emerse Fae is reportedly interested in the Hibernian job as speculation abounds over Martin O'Neill's future with Celtic.
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Guardian — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 09:22Police on high alert before Millwall v West Ham, Inter legend Mazzola dies – matchday live
News, discussion and updates before Saturday’s games This weekend’s fixtures | Tables | Mail us your thoughts Regarding Trent Alexander-Arnold’s England recall , here’s what Tuchel had to say … … and here is Sid Lowe’s analysis , the view from Spain: Thomas Tuchel said Trent Alexander Arnold had enjoyed a good start…
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 08:30From near oblivion to Europe - Brighton celebrate 125th anniversary
From obscurity and near oblivion to Premier League and Europe - Brighton celebrate their 125th anniversary.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 07:39Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes
Test your ball knowledge against today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser.
BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 07:32Winless Villa and Spurs face telling early showdown
Aston Villa and Tottenham are winless in the Premier League - and both in need of inspiration as they prepare to face each other on Saturday.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 00:42'We're unpredictable' - Andrews delighted by 'brilliant' Brentford
Brentford head coach Keith Andrews is full of praise for his side after their resounding 3-0 win against West London rivals Chelsea, branding them "brilliant" following a strong start to the Premier League campaign.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 00:39Chelsea miss Joao Pedro... and can't stop conceding goals
Chelsea's problem was defending, but with Joao Pedro ruled out through injury, scoring goals has also become an issue.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 00:34Kane makes history and Olise nets hat-trick as Bayern thrash Union Berlin
HHarry Kane makes history by becoming the fastest player to reach 100 Bundesliga goals in his 98th game, while Michael Olise nets a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrash Union Berlin 7-0.
BBC Sport — FootballSat, 19 Sept · 00:00Brentford stay unbeaten as they put three past Chelsea
Brentford maintain their unbeaten start in the Premier League as they score three second-half goals to beat Chelsea 3-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 23:30Arsenal open to Dowman loan in right circumstances
Arsenal are open to allowing teenage prodigy Max Dowman to leave the club on loan this term if it aids his development.
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Guardian — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 23:12Brentford blitz Chelsea as Fábio Carvalho caps stunning second-half display
Those early season thoughts that Chelsea might be the team best placed to challenge Arsenal are beginning to look over-optimistic. The two chaotic wins with which they began the season were always difficult to read: they might have been useful points picked up on the way to a more solid structure, or they might have…
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 22:57A weight off Igor Thiago's shoulders - Brentford v Chelsea ratings
Brentford climb to third in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea - here are BBC Sport's player ratings.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 22:42Watch the goals as Ayr United win at Queen's Park
Dylan Watret and Josh Landers are on target as Ayr United end a six-game run without a win.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 22:35Liverpool watch £51.5m-rated Smit - Saturday's gossip
Netherlands midfielder Kees Smit is watched by Liverpool, Tottenham lead the race for Brazil defender Arthur Dias and Monaco's Folarin Balogun is expected to leave in January.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 19:50Football Daily
John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball catch up on life as football commentators.
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 19:39Former Man Utd left-back Malacia joins FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati sign former Manchester United left-back Tyrell Malacia on a free transfer.
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Guardian — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 19:30Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: Premier League – live
⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live match centre | Read Football Daily | And mail Scott 2 min: Schade advances menacingly down the left, chasing after a long ball by Lewis-Potter. He enters the box ahead of Fofana, but the Chelsea defender does magnificently well to catch up, take over possessi…
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 18:40What are the key questions in Saturday's Scottish Premiership?
What are the key questions on Saturday in the final Scottish Premiership games before the international break?
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BBC Sport — FootballFri, 18 Sept · 18:40Uefa rejected request to keep Republic of Ireland and Israel separate - FAI
The Football Association of Ireland says it had a request to keep the Republic of Ireland and Israel separate in future competition draws rejected by Uefa.