Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix made their Barcelona debuts as second-half substitutes as they edged out Osasuna for a dramatic La Liga win. Jules Kounde scored the opening goal for the defending champions as he headed in from Ilkay Gundogan’s corner at the end of the first half. Chily Avila leathered in a lovely equaliser from the edge of the box. But Robert Lewandowski scored a late winner from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Alejandro Catena. Catena was initially booked, although it was upgraded to a red card by the video assistant referee. Manchester City full-back Cancelo…

Arsenal scored twice in stoppage time to secure a dramatic victory over Manchester United at Emirates Stadium. In a chaotic finale to a largely scrappy game, United first thought they had snatched three points only to see Alejandro Garnacho’s 87th-minute finish ruled out for offside by the video assistant referee with the score 1-1. The drama then switched to the other end in eight added minutes as Declan Rice’s deflected shot gave Arsenal the lead before substitute Gabriel Jesus raced clear to wrap up the win as the stadium exploded in elation. United had taken the lead in the 27th…

Mohamed Salah put speculation about his future behind him by scoring as Liverpool comfortably beat Aston Villa to continue their strong start to the season in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp’s side rejected a £150m bid for the Egypt international from Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad, with the Reds insisting the 31-year-old is not for sale. And Salah emphasised his worth to Liverpool when he scored their third goal in the second half at Anfield, firing in at the back post from Darwin Nunez’s cross to seal a third league win in a row. Dominik Szoboszlai got the hosts up and…

Erling Haaland capped a glorious week by completing a second-half hat-trick as Manchester City extended their 100% start to the Premier League season with a win over Fulham. On Tuesday, Haaland was named PFA Player of the Year. On Thursday, he got a similar award from Uefa. Here, he was back doing what he does best – putting the ball into the net, as he took his tally to six for the campaign. Haaland had set up the opener for Julian Alvarez – and with the score at 2-1 going into the second half, the favour was returned, as the…

Heung-Min Son scored the first hat-trick of the season as Tottenham came from behind to beat Burnley 5-2 at Turf Moor and leave Vincent Kompany’s side pointless after three home games back in the Premier League. Son cancelled out Lyle Foster’s early opener in the 16th minute and then, after goals from Cristian Romero and James Maddison had put Tottenham in control, he scored two in the space of four minutes just after the hour as Spurs made it 10 points from Ange Postecoglou’s first four league games in charge. Spurs have boosted their attacking options with Friday’s signing of…

Substitute Anthony Elanga scored his first Nottingham Forest goal to secure a hard-fought Premier League victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Summer signing Elanga, introduced in first-half added time following an injury to Danilo, struck shortly after the break when he raced on to Taiwo Awoniyi’s pass and slotted home. Nicolas Jackson missed a glorious opportunity to equalise inside the final 10 minutes, firing over from inside the six-yard box after being teed up by Raheem Sterling. Jackson had earlier been denied by a last-ditch block by Willy Boly, while £40m deadline day signing Cole Palmer was introduced by boss Mauricio Pochettino,…

Sheffield United and Everton contested an entertaining Premier League draw as both sides picked up their first point of the campaign. The two teams have had wretched starts, losing their opening three games this season, but they could not be separated at Bramall Lane, sharing four goals in an enjoyable lunchtime game. Sheffield United had started the brighter but it was the visitors who took the lead through Abdoulaye Doucoure, poking in a rebound for Everton’s first league goal of the campaign. United responded well with the dangerous Gustavo Hamer forcing Jordan Pickford into a sharp save and they got…

Manchester City will be looking to continue their fine start to the English Premier League season when they take on Fulham in their next game of the campaign this weekend. The Pep Guardiola-led team will be going into the contest after their hard fought 2-1 away win over Sheffield United last Sunday, and they will be looking for another victory over Fulham to continue with their 100% start in the campaign. Fulham, on the other hand, will enter the game off the back of their 2-2 draw with Arsenal in their English Premier League outing, the cottagers also beat Tottenham 5-3 on penalties in their…

Mauricio Pochettino claimed his first win as Chelsea boss last time out in the Premier League, with the Blues dispatching Luton Town 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. Raheem Sterling was in fine form, scoring twice and providing the assist for new signing Nicolas Jackson to open his Chelsea account. Chelsea made hard work of beating AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Cup, coming from behind to beat the League Two side 2-1 on Wednesday. Forest, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back from successive defeats after a 3-2 loss at Manchester United last weekend and a 1-0 reverse at the hands of…

Paris Saint-Germain have signed Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt on a five-year contract. The deal has reportedly cost Les Parisiens around £78million to bring the 24-year-old France forward back to his native Paris. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: “We are delighted to welcome Randal Kolo Muani — a proud Parisien and Frenchman – to Paris Saint-Germain; to his city and his home. “We have worked incredibly hard to get this transfer over the line. “Randal is a fantastic French international player and is committed to PSG and our project. I’m so excited to see Randal in a PSG jersey,…

Jarrod Bowen continued his fine start to the season to help West Ham to a victory at Luton that puts them top of the Premier League. After dominating possession throughout the first half, West Ham found the breakthrough shortly before half-time when Lucas Paqueta’s tantalising cross was headed in by Bowen, although Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski may feel he should have done better as he parried the shot over the line. Luton, despite being without the ball for long periods, did pose a threat on the counter and they carved out eight chances in the opening 45 minutes. However, they…

The Europa League draw took place today in Monaco, France. The draw took its usual format, with the 32 qualifiers divided into eight groups of four, A-H. Prior to the draw, all competing clubs were assigned to one of the four pots, with one team from each pot going into each group. No two clubs from the same country could be drawn in the same group. Newcomers Brighton Were drawn in Group B alongside Ajax and Marseille. Liverpool would also have to battle it out with LASK from Austria and last season Quarter Finalist Union St-Gilloise. 2023/2024 UEFA Europa League…