Aston Villa 2-1 AZ Alkmaar: Unai Emery’s side come from behind to win and take a big step towards knockout stages with second-half strikes from Diego Carlos and Ollie Watkins Vangelis Pavlidis cracked Aston Villa’s high-line to fire AZ Alkmaar ahead Diego Carlos equalised with a header and Ollie Watkins sealed the win late on Liverpool’s Luis Diaz […]

AHEAD OF THE GAME: Sky Sports to push for more than 200 top-flight games a season in TV rights auction as they look to cement their place as the home of Premier League football The domestic TV rights auction is set to conclude before the end of the year Sky Sports want to show more […]

Cole Palmer has the mark of a ‘really top player’ and should be ‘fast-tracked by Gareth Southgate’, argues Ian Ladyman on It’s All Coming Up  Ian Ladyman believes Gareth Southgate should fast-track Cole Palmer’s career  Dominic King cannot understand why Man City let go of him over the summer Why we should get excited about […]

Gareth Southgate warns Reece James has put his Euro 2024 place in jeopardy as the Chelsea skipper SNUBS England call-up to face Malta and North Macedonia Reece James elected to continue his return to full fitness at his club Chelsea  Aaron Ramsdale was also warned about a long absence from the Arsenal team Why we […]

Jurgen Klopp was left fuming at the organisation of his press conference after Liverpool's dramatic defeat to Toulouse. Individual mistakes and a poor all-round display from the Reds saw the hosts take a 3-1 lead but Diogo Jota’s 89th-minute strike, after Cristian Casseres’ own goal had got them back into the game, set up a […]

A VAR expert has slammed the 'terrible decision' that led to Liverpool's late equaliser being chalked off for a handball on Alexis Mac Allister. Jarell Quansah thought he had secured the Reds a point on Thursday evening, having been 3-1 down to Toulouse at one point, in the 97th minute. However, after a lengthy check, […]

In pictures: Toulouse v Liverpool Liverpool may feel even more frustrated by Thursday night’s defeat to Toulouse in the Europa League after reading recommendations made to the International Football Association Board (IFAB) earlier this year. The Reds saw a late equaliser by Jarrell Quansah chalked off by VAR for handball in the build-up, though the […]

Remember the name! Kuwait-born Copenhagen wonderkid Roony Bardghji, 17, is known as the ‘Swedish Messi’, is being watched closely by Europe’s elite and has left Man United’s Champions League hopes in tatters Bardghji’s late winner left Manchester United staring at European elimination Teenage Copenhagen midfielder is well known to Football Manager obsessives  Man Utd are […]

Ajax 0-2 Brighton: The Seagulls claim a famous win in Amsterdam thanks to goals from Ansu Fati and Simon Adingra boosting Brighton’s hopes of qualifying to the next round After making a slow start to the Europa League, Brighton are poised to progress Ajax are the only team to play Brighton this season and not […]

To the angst of Manchester United fans – and the immense pleasure of everyone else – the club is in the midst of an era of painful results. But Wednesday’s Champions League loss in Copenhagen was tougher to take than most for Red Devils devotees. A night that began with Rasmus Hojlund’s brace against his […]