Author: Tristan Wells

Unlike many of their Premier League counterparts who have drawn each other, Pep Guardiola’s side have been drawn against lower-league opposition, as they travel to south Wales to face a former top-flight outfit. City are coming off the back of a shock 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa, where Matty Cash’s strike was enough to snatch all three points for Unai Emery’s side at Villa Park. That put an end to City’s nine-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, which stretched back to their 2-1 loss at Brighton back in August. Since then, they were on a roll, climbing the league table…

Thomas Frank’s side make the trip to St James’ Park to face the defending champions of this competition, who beat Liverpool in last season’s final to claim their first major trophy since 1969. Alexander Isak scored the winning goal that day after Dan Burn had opened the scoring at Wembley. Now, they are bidding to return to the home of football for a second successive season, but Spurs stand in their way. The north Londoners come into this clash off the back of a strong 3-0 win at Everton in the league at the weekend, while the Magpies also returned…

Enzo Maresca’s side were beaten in their last outing, as they hosted Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. The shock Premier League high-flyers ran out 2-1 victors in west London, with Chemsdine Talbi notching the winner after Alejandro Garnacho had opened the scoring for the hosts. Wilson Isidor levelled for the Black Cats, before substitutes Brian Brobbey and Talbi combined to win the game for Regis Le Bris’s men, who are up to fourth in the league table. Wolves, meanwhile, prop up the top tier, and manager Vitor Pereira faced fans’ vocal displeasure in the side’s 3-2 home defeat by Burnley over…

Arne Slot’s side got back to losing ways at the weekend, as they were stunned 3-2 by Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade, and Igor Thiago’s goals were enough to snatch all three points for the Bees, while Milos Kerkez and Mohammed Salah netted for the visitors. Salah returned to the starting lineup in west London after being dropped by Slot for the 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, which snapped the Premier League champions’ four-game winless streak. With defeat at Brentford last weekend, Liverpool slipped to seventh in the table, but they…

Mikel Arteta’s side are sat top of the Premier League after seven wins on the bounce in all competitions. Last time out, they eked past Crystal Palace thanks to Eberechi Eze’s wonderstrike against his former side, as the England international scored his first Premier League goal for his new club. Brighton, meanwhile, are 13th in the table, with three wins, three draws, and three defeats from their first nine games. They were beaten 4-2 by Manchester United in their previous outing, with Bryan Mbeumo’s late goal ending any last hopes of a famous comeback at Old Trafford after Danny Welbeck…

England XV vs Australia: F Steward (Leicester); T Roebuck (Sale), T Freeman (Northampton), F Dingwall (Northampton), I Feyi-Waboso (Exeter); G Ford (Sale), A Mitchell (Northampton); F Baxter (Harlequins), J George (Saracens), J Heyes (Leicester), M Itoje (Saracens, capt), O Chessum (Leicester), G Pepper (Bath), S Underhill (Bath), B Earl (Saracens). Source link

“Any time I get to pull on the jersey for this club, whether it be a pre-season game or whatever competition, I’ll always just try to do my best and enjoy the moment, because I’ve spent a lot of time playing in the Championship and so to play for a club with this history is pretty special,” he said when asked about the possibility of getting his chance in the Carabao Cup fourth round tie. Source link

The moment was quickly soured as the Frenchman, who was already on a booking for a foul early in the second half, was shown a red card after taking off his shirt in celebration.That left Liverpool to see out the final four minutes plus stoppage time with ten men and head coach Arne Slot was far from impressed with Ekitike’s actions.”Maybe I’m a bit old-fashioned but I did score a few goals – not at his level, but I did – and if I went past three players and put it in the top corner then maybe you can say:…

That latter win ended Liverpool’s 100 per cent start to the campaign in competitive action and prompted an alarming spiral that has seen them lose five of their last six matches across all competitions, including four in a row in the top-flight to leave the defending champions sitting seventh and seven points adrift of leaders Arsenal already.Date, kick-off time and venueLiverpool vs Crystal Palace is scheduled for a 7:45pm GMT kick-off on Wednesday October 29, 2025.The match will take place at Anfield in Liverpool.Where to watch Liverpool vs Crystal PalaceTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live…

Chelsea will be looking for a swift return to winning ways when they travel to face struggling Wolves in the Carabao Cup last 16.The Blues had recently belied their injury and disciplinary problems this season to deliver four consecutive victories across all competitions, though such an impressive run was brought to a shock and dramatic halt over the weekend as promoted Sunderland notched a 94th-minute winner in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.Chelsea blew an early lead against the in-form Black Cats, missing the chance to go second in the table as they eventually slumped down to ninth following a…