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Chelsea's £117m man scores, Chelsea lose anyway: Arsenal win 2-1
Chelsea's £117m man Morgan Rogers scored inside two minutes, and Chelsea lost anyway. Arsenal came from behind to win the London derby 2-1, and Xabi Alonso's defence got what it deserved.
6 Sept 2026
Champions League is back: Anfield gets Atlético, United get Azerbaijan
The 2026-27 Champions League kicks off on 8 September. Matchday 1 hands Liverpool an Anfield tie with Atlético, sends Arsenal to Napoli, and reunites United with Azerbaijan's Sabah.
6 Sept 2026
Mourinho beaten at last: Betis stun Madrid as Mbappé misses a penalty
Real Betis beat Mourinho's Real Madrid 1-0, ending a 37-game unbeaten run, as Kylian Mbappé missed a stoppage-time penalty and Mourinho blamed the referees. La Liga has its first big shock.
6 Sept 2026
Three games, no goals: Villa equal a 56-year record nobody wanted
Aston Villa drew 0-0 at Hull to go three league games without a single goal, equalling a 56-year club record. For a Champions League side, Unai Emery's goal drought is becoming a genuine mystery.
6 Sept 2026
Mourinho's Madrid blow Málaga away: Bellingham and Mbappé run riot
José Mourinho is back at the Bernabéu, and Real Madrid picked up where Mbappé's hat-trick left off, three up on Málaga inside half an hour, with Bellingham helping himself twice.
30 Aug 2026
Carrick gets his answer: Bruno's hat-trick sinks Ipswich 5-2
Carrick spent the week insisting he was 'not calm'. His players answered with a Bruno Fernandes hat-trick in a 5-2 rout of Ipswich, though the defence that lost at Hull hasn't gone anywhere.
30 Aug 2026
3-0 up in 32 minutes, 4-3 at the death: Chelsea can't defend a lead
Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3 to make it two from two under Xabi Alonso, but 3-0 up inside 32 minutes and hanging on at the end, his side have now conceded five in two games.
30 Aug 2026
Spurs 0-2 Newcastle: De Zerbi promised quality, delivered another home defeat
De Zerbi said Spurs had 'the quality enough right now to win.' Newcastle disagreed. Another home defeat, no league wins, and a five-year plan already wobbling.
29 Aug 2026
Two games, two 2-2s: Iraola's Liverpool can't stop drawing
Liverpool drew 2-2 with Nottingham Forest — their second identical scoreline in two games. Andoni Iraola says he wants a team that wins matches. It is, so far, doing the opposite.
29 Aug 2026
City land PSG AND Barcelona while Liverpool dodge the lot in UCL draw
A supercomputer just handed Manchester City both PSG and Barcelona in the 2026-27 Champions League draw. Liverpool, somehow, avoided all three superclubs entirely.
29 Aug 2026
£50m for a Chelsea reject: the transfer con clubs fall for
Chelsea keep selling squad players for £50m a pop — and rival clubs keep paying up. Inside the 2026 transfer window's most profitable (and legal) con.
29 Aug 2026
26 shots, no soul: De Zerbi's Spurs collapse 3-0 at Brentford
Brentford fired 26 shots and De Zerbi reacted by telling the world his new Spurs side has no 'soul' — on day one. The most alarming 3-0 you'll see this season.
22 Aug 2026