Premier League

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 ...

April 3, 2025 10:02 AM

Soccer: Man City’s Grealish ends Premier League goal drought in win over Leicester

Jack Grealish scored his first Premier League goal for 16 months as Manchester City eased to a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of Champions League qualification for next season. Grealish netted inside two minutes and Omar Marmoush added a second goal as City moved into fourth place in the table with 51 points from 30 games. Leicester are 19th with 17 points from the same number of matches, 12 points from relegation s...

April 3, 2025 9:31 AM

Soccer: Rashford scores again as Villa cruise to 3-0 win at Brighto

Marcus Rashford scored his first league goal for Aston Villa in a comfortable 3-0 win at Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday which moved the visitors ahead of the hosts in the Premier League table. Villa moved up to seventh place on 48 points, one behind Chelsea who host Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, while Brighton are one point behind in eighth. With the title race and relegation battle all but decided, European qualification is still all to play for and Villa, playing their first league...

April 2, 2025 11:18 AM

Soccer: Wolves ease relegation worries with 1-0 win over West Ham

Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Jorgen Strand Larsen scored the only goal of the game as they beat visitors West Ham United 1-0 on Tuesday to make it two wins in a row and put some more daylight between them and the Premier League relegation places. The win leaves Wolves in 17th spot on 29 points, 12 ahead of Ipswich Town in 18th and 19th-placed Leicester City, who are both in action on Wednesday against Bournemouth and Manchester City respectively. West Ham are 16th on 34 points. The visitors...

February 24, 2025 9:33 AM

Liverpool beat Man City 2-0 to extend lead at the top to 11 points

Liverpool took another step towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Manchester City after talisman Mohamed Salah scored their first goal and set up Dominik Szoboszlai for the second as they went 11 points clear at the top on Sunday. Arne Slot's side have 64 points from 27 matches ahead of second-placed Arsenal, who have a game in hand. City are 20 points adrift of Liverpool in fourth spot on 44 as their early-season quest for a fifth consecutive title has unravelled into a chase...

February 17, 2025 11:28 AM

Maddison earns Tottenham 1-0 victory over Man Utd

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison's early goal proved enough for the hosts to edge a 1-0 victory over fellow Premier League strugglers Manchester United on Sunday. Maddison, back in the starting lineup after injury, tapped home a rebound from close range in the 13th minute to settle a contest in which both sides showed their frailties. Victory eased the pressure on Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou with his side moving above United into 12th place with 30 points. United dropped to 15th ...

February 17, 2025 11:22 AM

Liverpool edge past Wolves to go seven points clear at top

Premier League leaders Liverpool extended their advantage to seven points with a trickier-than-expected 2-1 win over lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday courtesy of goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah. Arne Slot's team had looked to be cruising at 2-0 after Diaz bundled in on 15 minutes and won a penalty later in the half for strike partner Salah to convert with ease - a 23rd league goal for the league's leading marksman. But Wolves, fighting for their lives near the bottom, ...