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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scores late equaliser for Everton at Brentford

Igor Thiago twice had the hosts on course for victory, becoming the Bees’ record scorer in a single Premier League season by taking his tally to 21.

Arsenal v Bournemouth LIVE: Huge title race twist as Premier League leaders booed off

Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth: The visitors were dominant from start to finish as Alex Scott’s late goal handed the Premier League leaders a shock defeat

Pep Guardiola: Man City must now win every game to have chance at title glory

City resume their pursuit of the Gunners at the top of the table at Chelsea on Sunday.

Tottenham plunge into Premier League relegation zone after West Ham thrash Wolves

West Ham United 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Doubles from Konstantinos Mavropanos and Taty Castellanos help the Hammers to climb out of the bottom three

David Moyes gives update on Jack Grealish future at Everton

Grealish's season-long loan from Manchester City was curtailed by a foot injury in mid-January

6d agoTransfer
Mikel Arteta says contract talks on hold as Arsenal given injury boost in title race

Arteta and Arsenal are chasing an elusive Premier League crown with their manager out of contract next year

Enzo Fernandez apologises to Chelsea for Madrid comments – but still has ‘hurdles to overcome’

Fernandez has been hit with an in-house ban following an interview in which he appeared to court Real Madrid

6d agoOther
Pep Guardiola in the dark over Bernardo Silva’s Manchester City future: ‘I don’t know what’s going on!’

Guardiola’s assistant Pep Lijnders has suggested that the Manchester City captain will leave at the end of the season

6d agoOther
Former Premier League referee admits VAR is ‘not fit for purpose’

Graham Scott, a Premier League referee for over a decade, said the experience of conducting a VAR review could feel like the ‘walls were closing in’

Ivan Toney accuses Saudi Pro League referees of ‘influencing’ title race in Cristiano Ronaldo’s favour

The former Brentford striker fumed at three rejected penalty appeals as his side dropped two points in the title race, accusing match officials of ‘choos[ing] to turn a blind eye’

Battling Aston Villa take control of Europa League quarter-final with Ollie Watkins brace

Bologna 1-3 Aston Villa: Ezri Konsa was also on target for the visitors who weathered an early storm to take a two-goal cushion into the second leg

Two Premier League referees selected for 2026 Fifa World Cup

The record-high 48-team, 104-game tournament will see 52 referees and 30 video assistant referees used

England learn venues for final World Cup warm-up matches in United States

England will face New Zealand and Costa Rica before beginning their World Cup campaign against Croatia on 17 June

Leeds fans fume over FA Cup semi-final date delay for Wembley trip

Leeds United discovered the date of their FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea hours after fans issued a statement to complain about the lack of clarity

Virgil van Dijk gives damning verdict on Liverpool’s hopes of Champions League comeback after PSG defeat

The Liverpool captain says “probably no one gives us a chance” of overturning a two-goal deficit at Anfield next week

Harry Maguire believes his Man Utd experiences would have broken other players

The 33-year-old has made 266 appearances for United, winning the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

Apr 9Feature
Harry Maguire ‘desperate’ to be part of England squad at this summer’s World Cup

A turnaround in fortunes with Manchester United saw Maguire earn a first international call-up in 18 months in March.

Liverpool and Arne Slot are in ‘survival mode’ — and it could still get worse

Despite spending £450m this Liverpool team remains in transition and has one foot out the exit door - and must overcome the fiercest of opposition and their own self-doubt to salvage their season

Jamie Carragher rips into Liverpool’s problem player after bruising PSG loss: ‘He makes a mistake every game’

Carragher was left to lament just how badly things have changed for Liverpool in the space of a year after a bruising defeat in Paris

Arne Slot explains decision to leave departing Mohamed Salah on bench against PSG

Salah was a spectator at the Parc des Princes as Liverpool lost the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final 2-0

Arne Slot: Liverpool ‘lucky to only lose 2-0’ after insipid outing in Paris

The Red will need a more aggressive performance at Anfield if they are to overturn the deficit

Arne Slot’s tactics questioned after ‘toothless’ Liverpool beaten by PSG in Champions League - reaction

Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Liverpool: It was damage limitation for the visitors, who have it all to do at Anfield next week in the return leg

Arne Slot hopes Anfield can spark another Liverpool comeback in Champions League

Salah was a spectator at the Parc des Princes as Liverpool lost the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final 2-0

Atletico Madrid evoke spirit of old as two mad minutes leave Barcelona reeling

Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid: A red card for Pau Cubarsi and a brilliant free-kick from Julian Alvarez put the visitors in control of their Champions League quarter-final

Atletico Madrid stun 10-man Barcelona to take control of Champions League tie

Julian Alvarez’s superb free-kick and Alexander Sorloth took advantage of Pau Cubarsi’s first-half dismissal at the Spotify Camp Nou.

PSG 2-0 Liverpool: Arne Slot’s side left with mountain to climb at Anfield

Desire Doue’s deflected early effort and an excellent Khvicha Kvaratskhelia goal secured victory for the reigning champions.

Apr 8Recap
Borussia Dortmund plot third Jadon Sancho signing after troubled Manchester United spell

The Bundesliga club are looking for a replacement for Sancho’s former teammate Julian Brandt

Man United coach sends clear message to players ahead of final run-in

Manchester United are well-positioned to qualify for next season’s Champions League

Why Thomas Tuchel must ignore Trent Alexander-Arnold’s flaws and take him to World Cup

Alexander-Arnold struggled defensively against Luis Diaz but the quality of his delivery cannot be ignored after he and Jude Bellingham led Real Madrid’s second-half resurgence, writes Chris Wilson

Why the sequel to Arne Slot’s favourite tie could spell doom for Liverpool

Slot has repeatedly waxed lyrical about Liverpool’s tie with Paris Saint-Germain from last season - but with the Reds in dire straits, the sequel threatens to be far more painful

Apr 8Feature
Mikel Arteta hails ‘best in the world’ David Raya after Arsenal victory in Lisbon

Substitute Kai Havertz struck in injury time to put Arsenal on course for the semi-finals

Apr 7Recap
Arsenal do no more than is required to eke past Sporting and one question remains

Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal: Kai Havertz’s last-gasp goal ensured Mikel Arteta’s side emerged victorious by the slimmest of margins in Lisbon

Apr 7Recap
Real Madrid flattered by scoreline as Bayern Munich lay down Champions League gauntlet

Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich: Harry Kane’s second-half goal earned the German side a slender lead after an impressive performance in an enthralling encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu

Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich LIVE: Harry Kane and Manuel Neuer the heroes in pulsating Champions League quarter-final

Real Madrid 1-2 Bayern Munich: The visitors dominated a classic Champions League tie but may be left ruing missed chances in next week’s second leg

Sporting vs Arsenal LIVE: Gunners laud ‘best in world’ Raya after Champions League late show

Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal: Havertz’s stoppage-time strike ensured the Gunners have the advantage going into next week’s second leg

Late Kai Havertz goal earns Arsenal valuable first-leg win at Sporting Lisbon

The last-eight rubber looked to be heading for a goalless draw before Havertz latched on to Gabriel Martinelli’s ball to deliver a fine finish.

Apr 7Recap
Arne Slot admits PSG will run riot if Liverpool let standards slip again

Liverpool face the European champions four days after Slot’s side were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City

Mircea Lucescu, Romanian football legend and coach, dies aged 80

Lucescu died days after appearing at the 2026 World Cup playoff semifinal match between Turkey and Romania

Arne Slot calls on Liverpool to draw on rich history to overcome mammoth PSG test

Liverpool face the European champions four days after Slot’s side were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City

Apr 7Preview
Florian Wirtz: Liverpool dressing room still believes in Arne Slot

Slot is under intense scrutiny following Liverpool’s humiliating FA Cup exit to Manchester City

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