Premier League

June 18, 2025 3:15 PM

Liverpool begin Premier League title defence against Bournemouth, Arsenal visit Man Utd

Liverpool will begin their Premier League title defence when they host Bournemouth at Anfield on August 15 while last season's runners-up Arsenal visit Manchester United two days later, England's top flight said on Wednesday. Manchester City, who are eyeing a seventh Premier League title under Pep Guardiola after finishing third in the last campaign, take a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers for their season opener on August 16. Chelsea welcome FA Cup winners Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge on ...

May 27, 2025 8:57 AM

Car ploughs into fans at Liverpool parade, 27 in hospital

A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer title on Monday, hospitalising 27 people, with two seriously injured, but police said they did not believe the incident was terrorism-related. Police said they had arrested a "53-year-old white British man from the Liverpool area," whom they believed to be the driver of the vehicle which struck a large group of supporters who were celebrating in the city in northwest England. Twenty peo...

May 6, 2025 10:29 AM

Champions League chasing Nottingham Forest held by Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest’s quest for Champions League football next season suffered a setback when they were held to a 1-1 Premier League draw by Crystal Palace on Monday as Murillo cancelled out Eberechi Eze’s penalty for the home side. The draw leaves Forest in sixth place in the table on 61 points from 35 games, two points behind fifth-placed Chelsea in the final Champions League qualification position. Mid-table Palace took the lead at Selhurst Park when Eze converted a penalty on the hour ma...

April 27, 2025 11:04 AM

Cunha dismantles Leicester in sixth successive win for Wolves

Wolverhampton Wanderers extended their remarkable winning run to six Premier League games as Matheus Cunha scored one goal and set up two others in a comfortable 3-0 win over already-relegated Leicester City at Molineux on Saturday. Wolves' superb form has propelled them away from the drop zone and up to 13th with 41 points from 34 games, while Leicester are second from bottom with 18 points. Cunha’s side-footed finish after 33 minutes gave the hosts a deserved lead, before Jorgen Strand Lar...

April 27, 2025 10:49 AM

Ipswich relegated from Premier League after 3-0 loss at Newcastle

Ipswich Town were relegated from the Premier League on Saturday following a 3-0 defeat at Newcastle United, with the visitors reduced to 10 men after Ben Johnson was sent off for picking up two yellow cards in the first half. Kieran McKenna's Ipswich have 21 points, 15 behind West Ham United with four games left, and join already-relegated Leicester City and bottom side Southampton in returning to the Championship after one season in the top flight. Newcastle's win moved them up to third place...

April 23, 2025 12:43 PM

Late Nunes goal lifts Man City to thrilling 2-1 win over Villa

Manchester City's Matheus Nunes scored deep in injury time to salvage a crucial 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on Tuesday in their breathless chase for a Champions League berth next season. The teams appeared to be heading for a draw after Marcus Rashford's penalty cancelled out Bernardo Silva's goal in the first half, but Nunes fired home Jeremy Doku's cross in the 94th minute to lift City two places to third in the table on 61 points. Pep Guardiola's men, however, have played on...

April 22, 2025 9:44 AM

Chris Wood on target as Forest beat Tottenham to go third

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood scored his 19th Premier League goal of the season in a vital 2-1 away victory at Tottenham Hotspur which sent his side up three places to third in the table on Monday. Consecutive league defeats had slowed Forest's push for Champions League qualification and they started the day sixth but they got their challenge back on track thanks mainly to a superb start in north London. Nuno Espirito Santo's side took the lead after five minutes when a corner fell to E...

April 7, 2025 11:38 AM

Liverpool suffer rare defeat, Southampton relegated in record time

Liverpool endured a rare stumble in their march to the title with a 3-2 loss at Fulham on Sunday as Southampton suffered the earliest relegation in Premier League history when they were beaten 3-1 at Tottenham Hotspur. The Manchester derby ended goalless for the first time since 2020 as City failed to leapfrog fourth-placed Chelsea, whowere held to a 0-0 draw by Brentford but sat a point above Pep Guardiola's side. Fulham enjoyed a deserved win over Liverpool, capitalising on dreadful defendin...

April 4, 2025 12:08 PM

Soccer: Fernandez steers Chelsea back into top four with 1-0 win over Spurs

Chelsea beat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Thursday thanks to a goal by Argentina's Enzo Fernandez, boosting their hopes of a return to the Champions League as they climbed back into fourth place in the Premier League. Fernandez was left unmarked to head home in the 50th minute from a perfect cross by Cole Palmer on the England forward's return from a brief injury absence, in front of England coach Thomas Tuchel who was at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea thought they had a second goal soon a...

April 3, 2025 12:30 PM

Liverpool restore 12-point lead as Jota seals win over Everton

Liverpool continued their march towards the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory over Everton in a scrappy Merseyside derby as Diogo Jota slotted home the winner in the second half on Wednesday. The champions elect, with 73 points after 30 games, restored their 12-point lead over second-placed Arsenal while Everton, whose nine-game league unbeaten ended, are 15th on 34 points. Everton's Beto had an early goal chalked off for offside and missed a sitter before Jota broke the deadlock in the ...