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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 21:08Arsenal had more than 20 players on shortlist to capitalise on title win
Senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel goes inside Arsenal's bid to capitalise on their Premier League title and strengthen their squad this summer.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 21:00Ramsey strikes late as Newcastle salvage Bournemouth draw
Newcastle fought back from 2-0 down to earn a hard-fought Premier League point at home to Bournemouth thanks to Jacob Ramsey's 88th minute equaliser.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 21:00Haaland header maintains perfect winning start for Man City
Manchester City highlighted their early season credentials by maintaining their 100% winning record after three Premier League games, but had to cling on to leave newly promoted Coventry still searching for their first point of the campaign.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 21:00Forest and Spurs remain winless after disallowed goal drama in draw
Tottenham are still waiting for their first Premier League win of the season after a scrappy draw at Nottingham Forest.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 21:00Late Vuskovic header rescues point for Brighton against Leeds
Leeds were denied a first Premier League win at American Express Stadium as Brighton came from behind to earn a share of the spoils.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 20:36Glasner and Williams dispute VAR call over Forest handball
Nottingham Forest manager Oliver Glasner and Neco Williams believe VAR should not have ruled out defender's goal against Tottenham.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 20:34Williams goal 'should not have been disallowed' - Glasner
Nottingham Forest manager Oliver Glasner says his side "lost two points" following their goalless draw against Tottenham Hotspur. The Austrian insists and says Neco Williams' second-half disallowed goal should have stood.
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Guardian — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 20:28High-flying Hull maintain unbeaten start by holding off Aston Villa in stalemate
It’s never dull in Hull, as the saying goes in these parts, and after just three games the Premier League is proving to be quite some ride for Hull City supporters. Having embarrassed Manchester United here on the opening day and won at Coventry last weekend, this deserved point and clean sheet will have reinforced…
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 20:28Fulham booed off after third defeat in a row
Fulham arebooed off by some supporters following the 3-2 Premier League defeat by Crystal Palace at Craven Cottage.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 20:04Fernandez and Ndiaye show signs of promise on Man City debuts
Manchester City gave £185m of deadline-day talent their Premier League debuts in the win over Coventry - and manager Enzo Maresca will have enjoyed what he saw.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 20:04'One of our best first halves' - Le Bris pleased despite Brentford draw
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris claims his side played "one of their best halves" in the Premier League, but rued the opportunity to take all three points following their 1-1 draw at Brentford.
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Guardian — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 19:59Scottish Premiership: Celtic’s Yang completes fightback to see off St Mirren
Rangers beat Motherwell 1-0 but lose Shankland to injury Kerjota’s late winner sees Hearts edge past Dundee Yang Hyun-jun scored the winner as Celtic came from behind to beat an impressive St Mirren side 2-1. St Mirren were heading for the top of the Premiership when Nikolas Agrafiotis netted from the spot midway th…
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 19:59We played 'ugly side of the game' - Andrews proud of Brentford display
Brentford manager Keith Andrews reacts to Brentford's 1-1 draw at home to Sunderland at the Gtech Community Stadium.
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Guardian — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 19:59Glasner claims VAR was ‘guessing’ after Forest are denied winner against Spurs
Oliver Glasner argued there was insufficient evidence to disallow Neco Williams’s goal against Tottenham, accusing the video assistant referee Peter Bankes of guessing that the Nottingham Forest defender handled and said ruling it out weakens the officials’ authority. Midway through the second half, Williams stooped…
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 19:56'Not Football Manager' - De Zerbi says misfiring Spurs need time
Tottenham have failed to score in their opening three Premier League games and manager Roberto de Zerbi says it will take time to build his expensive squad into a team.
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 19:05Who will carry Rangers' goal threat after 'significant' Shankland injury?
Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland is set for a spell on the sidelines after picking up a "significant" hamstring injury in Saturday's Scottish Premiership victory over Motherwell.
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Guardian — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 19:01Championship roundup: Bristol City add to Burnley’s woes, West Ham beat Derby
Burnley 1-2 Bristol City, West Ham 3-0 Derby Middlesbrough defeat QPR, Norwich and West Brom win Burnley ’s dire start to the season under Nicky Hayen continued as Bristol City fought back in the closing stages to snatch a 2-1 victory at a tension-filled Turf Moor. The Clarets looked on course to finally get their c…
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Guardian — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 17:55Hull City v Aston Villa: Premier League – live
Updates from 5.30pm BST kick-off at MKM Stadium Live scoreboard | Clockwatch | Mail Billy 4 min: Hull settle into some possession. The place is bouncing. 2 min: Jackson heads wide! Early chance for Villa as Maatsen crosses from the left, Jackson rises between the Hull centre-backs and heads it back beyond the near p…
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 17:27New season, same flaw - Chelsea title hopes already under scrutiny
With 11 minutes remaining, Chelsea appeared to be cruising to victory in their WSL opener against Aston Villa. So how did they throw it away?
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 17:13Jaissle fumes at 'slapstick' goals as Newcastle rescue Bournemouth draw
Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissle shares his "mixed feelings" on their late 2-2 draw against Bournemouth, describing the goals conceded by his side at St. James' Park as "slapstick".
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BBC Sport — FootballSat, 05 Sept · 17:12'It's not Chelsea's standard' - McCabe on 'frustrating' draw against Aston Villa
Chelsea' Katie McCabe describes their result against Aston Villa as 'frustrating' but also that there's 'no need to panic' as its still early days for the 2026-27 WSL season.
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