Premier League

Liverpool Flip Script on Man City to Take Commanding Premier League Lead

Liverpool have been used to second best during Pep Guardiola's era at Manchester City, but a 2-0 victory over the crisis-hit champions left little doubt over who is the team to beat in this season's Premier League title race. Goals in either half from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah at Anfield on Sunday did not do justice to the scale of the Reds' ...

Man Utd Boss Amorim Earns First Premier League Win, Chelsea Climb to Third Place

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim earned his first Premier League win with a 4-0 rout of Everton, while troubled Manchester City will try to revive their fading title hopes in a blockbuster clash against leaders Liverpool later on Sunday. Chelsea climbed to third place with a 3-0 win against spluttering Aston Villa. Amorim stole the spotlight ...

Arsenal Up to Second, Kluivert’s Penalty Hat-Trick Makes History

Arsenal thrashed West Ham 5-2 on Saturday to climb up to second in the Premier League, while Justin Kluivert scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick of penalties in Bournemouth's 4-2 win at Wolves. The Gunners have struck 13 goals in a week to refind their form and cut the gap to runaway leaders Liverpool, who hosted struggling defending ...

Man Utd Held by Ipswich in Amorim’s First Match in Charge

Ruben Amorim was given a stark illustration of the size of his task at Manchester United after his uninspiring team were held 1-1 by struggling Ipswich in his first match in charge on Sunday. The former Sporting Lisbon boss -- the latest man tasked with restoring the club to the top of English football -- spoke before kick-off about the need to ...

Spurs Thrash Man City 4-0 to End 52-Match Unbeaten Home Run

Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City are in uncharted territory after a 4-0 thrashing by Tottenham inflicted a fifth consecutive defeat on the English champions and ended a 52-game unbeaten home run. James Maddison struck twice in seven first-half minutes before Pedro Porro rubbed salt in the wounds of his former club and Brennan Johnson ...

Football: High-Flying Chelsea See Off Leicester

Chelsea survived a late Leicester rally to win 2-1 on Enzo Maresca's return to the King Power Stadium on Saturday, moving just a point behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League. The visitors, finding their groove after the international break, hogged the ball from the kick-off and Nicolas Jackson gave them a deserved early ...

Man Utd Win to End Van Nistelrooy’s Interim Spell, Ipswich Shock Spurs

United signed off Ruud van Nistelrooy's temporary stint in charge with a 3-0 win over Leicester on Sunday, as Ipswich stunned Tottenham 2-1 for their first Premier League victory in 22 years. Third-placed Nottingham Forest's fine run came to an end in a 3-1 home defeat to Newcastle. Ruben Amorim will be in charge for the first time when United ...

Man City Beaten Again at Brighton as Liverpool Move Five Points Clear

Manchester City slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat after blowing the lead to lose 2-1 at Brighton, allowing Liverpool to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday. City had not suffered defeat in the league for nearly a year prior to losing at Bournemouth last weekend. But after ...

Man City Seek to End Mini-Slump as Liverpool Soar

Injury-hit Manchester City are desperate to snap their losing streak in their final Premier League game before the international break as Chelsea aim to deepen Arsenal's misery. Elsewhere in the English top flight, Ruud van Nistelrooy takes charge of his final game as interim manager of Manchester United and winless Wolves play fellow strugglers ...

Man Utd Held by Chelsea on First Premier League Game Since Ten Hag Sacking

Moises Caicedo's strike denied Manchester United victory in their first Premier League game since sacking Erik ten Hag as Chelsea claimed a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy, who will be replaced by Ruben Amorim later his month, sprinted down the touchline in celebration after Bruno Fernandes put United in front from the ...

Man City Suffer First League Loss Since December, Arsenal Crash as Liverpool Go Top

Manchester City suffered their first Premier League loss since December as Bournemouth stunned the champions, while Arsenal were rocked by Newcastle and Liverpool seized the top spot on Saturday. City were unbeaten in their previous 32 league games, dating back to a defeat at Aston Villa last year. But Pep Guardiola's second-placed side saw that ...

Arsenal Premier League Hopes Hit by Newcastle Defeat

Newcastle put a huge dent in Arsenal's title aspirations on Saturday, winning 1-0 to give leaders Manchester City the chance to move eight points clear of the Gunners at the top of the Premier League. Alexander Isak scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 12th minute, heading home Anthony Gordon's pinpoint cross from the right. Arsenal ...