Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

A Marcus Thuram thunderbolt helped Inter Milan beat AC Milan 5-1 to maintain their perfect start to the Serie A season and earn an unprecedented fifth consecutive victory over their rivals. Henrikh Mkhitaryan opened the scoring in the fifth minute, diverting a Federico Dimarco shot into the net, and really should have scored again shortly after but headed wide from a pinpoint Dimarco cross. Thuram doubled the lead in style on 38 minutes, picking up a loose cross in a wide area, beating his marker and then unleashing a fierce shot which flew into the top corner and gave Mike…

Richarlison scored one goal and set up another as Tottenham struck twice in stoppage time to come from behind to beat shell-shocked Sheffield United. The Brazil striker, who said this week he would “seek psychological help” for off-the-field issues he has been struggling with, came off the bench to head Spurs level eight minutes into the 16 that were added on. He then turned provider by picking out an unmarked Dejan Kulusevski in the box for the Sweden midfielder to fire home the winner. Until Richarlison’s intervention, Spurs’ unbeaten Premier League start under new boss Ange Postecoglou had looked to be…

Douglas Luiz and Leon Bailey scored in stoppage time as Aston Villa came from behind to beat Crystal Palace. Substitute Jhon Duran equalised for Villa in the 87th minute after Odsonne Edouard had put Palace ahead two minutes into the second half. But Villa then completed the turnaround during more than a quarter of an hour of added time. Luiz converted from the penalty spot after a lengthy video assistant referee review when Ollie Watkins was brought down by Chris Richards, and Bailey turned in from close range as Palace threw bodies forward in pursuit of an equaliser of their…

Manchester United were beaten 3-1 by Brighton at Old Trafford as the home crowd turned on manager Erik ten Hag. Manchester United fell behind thanks to a first-half goal from one-time home favourite Danny Welbeck, which was followed up after the interval by efforts from Pascal Gross and substitute Joao Pedro, who were both given far too much space around the United penalty box. Hannibal Mejbri’s first United goal gave the hosts some hope, but in a frenetic finish it was the visitors who came closest to finding the net again as Andre Onana made four excellent saves, the best…

Second-half goals from Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland helped Manchester City come from behind to beat in-form West Ham and continue their winning start to the Premier League season. James Ward-Prowse’s diving header gave the Hammers the lead against the run of play, but Doku’s first City goal restored parity 43 seconds after the interval. Silva then collected Julian Alvarez’s looping ball over the top of the West Ham defence before calmly prodding past the onrushing Alphonse Areola. Haaland had squandered several opportunities before he extended City’s lead with a trademark finish. Leaders City restore their two-point lead…

Liverpool scored two late goals to earn a come-from-behind victory against a battling Wolves side at Molineux and go top of the Premier League. Andy Robertson marked his 200th Premier League appearance by putting the Reds ahead for the first time on 85 minutes, before substitute Harvey Elliott’s shot deflected off Hugo Bueno for an own goal to seal the victory in stoppage time. Cody Gakpo brought Liverpool level at the start of the second half when he converted Mohamed Salah’s fizzing cross-shot. The home side dominated the first half and deservedly opened the scoring when Hwang Hee-Chan fired home…

Wolves host Liverpool in Saturday’s early kick-off as Premier League football returns following the international break. Gary O’Neil’s side most recently lost 3-2 at Crystal Palace and only four teams have conceded more than the Wanderers’ eight goals so far after the opening four games of the season The Reds have made a strong start as they look to improve on a disappointing 2022/23 season and followed up their dramatic win at Newcastle with a more straightforward success over Aston Villa at Anfield. Head-to-Head Summary: Wolves triumphed 3-0 in this fixture last season, with Craig Dawson and Ruben Neves getting…

Manchester City have started their latest Premier League title defence pretty strong, setting the pace at the top of the league table with four consecutive wins. However, if anyone can stop Pep Guardiola’s winning machine, it might just be in-form West Ham. David Moyes’ Hammers are flying high in fourth with 10 points from four games, matching their best-ever start to a Premier League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Luton Town prior to the international break, with Jarrod Bowen and Kurt Zouma on the scoresheet. Head-to-Head: West Ham are winless in their last 15 Premier League games against…

Arsenal travel to Goodison Park on Sunday to take on Everton, full of confidence after a surging late win against Manchester United before the international break. Injury-time goals for Declan Rice – his first for the club – and Gabriel Jesus saw Mikel Arteta’s side deservedly take all three points at the Emirates. The Gunners come into this game unbeaten through four games, their only blemish a disappointing 2-2 home draw against Fulham. Everton scored their first goals and earned their first point of the season in their last game, a battling 2-2 draw away at Sheffield United. Sean Dyche’s…

Manchester United will definitely be happy to be back at Old Trafford once again after suffering two consecutive defeats away from home with the last being a 3-1 defeat to rivals arsenal. The Red Devils will be taking on a Brighton side who are five places above them on the league table. Brighton ran out 3-1 winners over Newcastle last time out with teenage sensation Evan Ferguson recording his first Hattrick for the club. The Seagulls with manager Roberto De Zerbi have been quite impressive this season despite losing key players to bigger teams in the EPL. Head-to-Head Summary: Manchester…

Terem Moffi continued his impressive run against PSG as he contributed to all three goals in Nice’s 3-2 win at Parc des Princes. The Nigerian striker took his tally to three goals for the season as Nice claimed a huge win. PSG started the game looking for a third win in a row in Ligue 1, and French star Kylian Mbappe was handed the captain’s armband from the start of the encounter. They were faced by a Nice side that have yet to taste defeat in the league after four rounds of matches. Moffi opened the scoring after 21 minutes…

Harry Kane scored his 300th career club goal as Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen drew a Bundesliga thriller. Kane headed in for his fourth goal in four Bundesliga games before Alex Grimaldo levelled with a brilliant free-kick into the top corner. Leon Goretzka scored what looked like a Bayern winner with four minutes to go from Mathys Tel’s cutback. But Exequiel Palacios netted a penalty, awarded by the video assistant referee, in injury time to rescue Leverkusen. Dayot Upamecano thought he had scored Bayern’s winner with almost the last kick but it was ruled out for offside. Kane’s close-range opener…