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February 12, 2026 9:47 AM

Man City cruise past Fulham to keep pressure on Arsenal in Premier League

Manchester City kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Fulham. City were in impressive control from the outset at a rain-soaked Etihad and were two goals up inside half an hour. First, Semenyo was on target, claiming his fifth goal since joining City last month, in the 24th minute. O’Reilly then struck from Semenyo’s assist on the half-hour mark to double the advantage before Haaland got on the scoresheet six minutes before the br...

February 9, 2026 9:50 AM

Premier League: Man City secure dramatic late win over Liverpool

Manchester City rallied late to beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield, keeping their Premier League title hopes alive with a dramatic comeback. City kicked off nine points behind leaders Arsenal, who had beaten Sunderland 3-0 on Saturday, and the gap appeared set to widen when Dominik Szoboszlai curled in a stunning free-kick in the 75th minute to give Liverpool the lead. Bernardo Silva equalised in the 84th minute, finishing after Erling Haaland headed the ball into his path, before Haaland completed...

January 7, 2026 9:51 AM

Premier League festive marathon ends with fourth round of games in 12 days

The Premier League’s festive fixture congestion reaches its final stretch this week, with eight matches scheduled for Wednesday before leaders Arsenal host Liverpool on Thursday in the fourth round of games in a hectic 12-day holiday schedule. Arsenal welcome Liverpool after an impressive run through Christmas and the New Year that has opened up a six-point lead at the top of the table. Mikel Arteta has also been boosted by the return of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Magalhaes, giving him greater...

January 2, 2026 10:17 AM

Premier League: Man City held to goalless draw at Sunderland

Manchester City began the new calendar year with a 0-0 draw at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. Pep Guardiola’s side missed the chance to move back within two points of Arsenal following the stalemate. The result extended City’s unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven matches, with the champions now sitting four points behind leaders Arsenal at the halfway stage of the campaign. Bernardo Silva thought he had opened the scoring just five minutes in when he turned home a corner flicked o...

December 28, 2025 10:35 AM

Premier League: Liverpool edge Wolves 2-1, Brentford win 4-1, Burnley hold Everton goalless on a busy day

Defending champions Liverpool closed out 2025 with a 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League, moving to 32 points and remaining among the top five in the table on Saturday. A quickfire double late in the first half from Ryan Gravenberch and Florian Wirtz — his first competitive goal for the club — put the Reds in control at Anfield. Santiago Bueno pulled one back for Wolves shortly after half-time, but Arne Slot’s side held firm to record their fourth consecutive wi...

December 28, 2025 10:30 AM

Premier League: Cherki’s late winner helps City overcome Forest 2-1, end year with a win

Rayan Cherki struck an 83rd-minute winner to secure a 2-1 victory for Manchester City against Nottingham Forest as Pep Guardiola ended 2025 on a perfect note with an eighth successive win at the City Ground on Saturday. After a goalless first half in which neither side managed a shot on target, Tijjani Reijnders fired City ahead three minutes after the restart, calmly finishing a well-worked move. It appeared City would be denied a perfect December when Omari Hutchinson equalised from close ra...

December 28, 2025 10:27 AM

Premier League: Odegaard’s first strike of the season, own goal help Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1

Skipper Martin Odegaard scored his first goal of the season as Arsenal beat Brighton 2-1 at home on Saturday to move back to the top of the Premier League table. Odegaard powered home from just outside the area before Georgino Rutter flicked the ball into his own net from a Declan Rice set piece to double the Gunners’ advantage. Brighton fought back through a Diego Gomez goal in the 64th minute, but a stunning save by David Raya denied Yankuba Minteh and preserved Arsenal’s precious three p...

December 9, 2025 9:30 AM

Fernandes double helps Man United to 4-1 win as Wolves’ misery continues

Manchester United climbed to sixth in the Premier League on Monday as captain Bruno Fernandes scored twice to help them claim a comfortable 4-1 victory at bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers whose calamitous season gets bleaker by the week. Dispirited Wolves fans spent most of the first half chanting in protest at the club's Chinese owners Fosun and their mood worsened when Fernandes gave United a 25th-minute lead. To their credit Wolves showed some enterprise and they were cheered off at half...

December 4, 2025 10:47 AM

Arsenal beat Brentford, Leeds stun Chelsea in Premier League

Mikel Merino’s powerful header and Bukayo Saka’s late strike helped Arsenal secure a 2-0 victory over Brentford, extending their unbeaten run to 18 matches across all competitions. Merino continued his scoring form with the opening goal in the 11th minute, and although Saka made it 2-0 only in stoppage time, Brentford failed to register a single shot on target throughout the match. Good link-up play between Noni Madueke and Ben White allowed White to set up Merino, who scored for the secon...

September 15, 2025 12:34 PM

Man City and Haaland clobber United 3-0 in Manchester derby

Manchester City's goal-scoring machine Erling Haaland struck twice in a 3-0 Premier League thrashing of Manchester United on Sunday, giving Pep Guardiola's side bragging rights in the latest edition of the derby. Phil Foden also scored for City in his first start of the season, heading in Jeremy Doku's cross in the 18th minute. Doku squeezed brilliantly through United's defence and had his first cross blocked but dug out a second that Foden leapt to guide in. Haaland, who has a remarkable seve...