Aston Villa have command of their Champions League last-16 tie with Club Brugge after a bewildering self-destruction from the Belgian side handed Unai Emery’s men a 3-1 first-leg victory. Villa had taken the lead through Leon Bailey’s third-minute effort, only for the reigning Belgian champions to respond nine minutes later through Maxim De Cuyper. Having…
Manchester City have lurched from one crisis to another this season. Poor form, a crippling injury list and the well-documented off-field issues have dented their ability to replicate previous years of dominance. City are fifth in the Premier League, 13 points adrift of leaders Liverpool and with virtually no chance of claiming a fifth successive…
Pep Guardiola had to rely on Manchester City’s big guns to prevent them from suffering a major FA Cup upset at Leyton Orient this afternoon. The League One side led for 40 minutes following Stefan Ortega’s own goal but a fortunate equaliser followed by a piece of brilliance from Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne…
Aston Villa and West Ham United played out a thrilling 1-1 draw at Villa Park, with both sides left to rue missed opportunities. Jacob Ramsey’s early strike set the tone for a pulsating match, but Emerson’s second-half header salvaged a point for the visitors. Villa made a blistering start and found the breakthrough in just…
Brighton continued their mastery of Manchester United with a deserved win at Old Trafford this afternoon. On a day that saw United honour the memory of the great Denis Law, who died on Friday, the Seagulls emerged worthy winners as Ruben Amorim’s worries continued with another lacklustre display from his side. Yankuba Minteh put Brighton…
Arne Slot believes Nottingham Forest are in the Premier League title race and is expecting another stiff test when he takes Liverpool to the City Ground tomorrow night. Forest have defied pre-season predictions of a relegation battle with a wonderful run of form which sees them sitting third in the table – six points behind…
Borussia Dortmund fell to a narrow 3-2 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen in an entertaining encounter at Signal Iduna Park. Despite a spirited second-half comeback, Dortmund’s defensive lapses in the opening stages proved costly, as Leverkusen’s clinical finishing helped them secure all three points in this Bundesliga clash. The match started with a bang as Bayer…
Rangers produced a commanding performance to beat Celtic 3-0 win in the latest instalment of the Old Firm derby. Goals from Ianis Hagi, Robin Propper, and Danilo sealed the victory, cutting Celtic’s lead at the top of the Premiership to 11 points and handing the visitors their first league defeat of the season. The home…
Arsenal kicked off 2025 in style, coming from behind to defeat Brentford 3-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium. Brentford stunned Arsenal early in the first half. Despite Arsenal dominating possession with over 80% of the ball in the opening minutes, it was the hosts who broke the deadlock. In the 13th minute, Mikkel Damsgaard intercepted…
