Liverpool needed a James Milner penalty deep in second-half stoppage time to edge to a 2-1 victory over Leicester City as they were made to sweat for their eighth consecutive Premier League win of the season.
James Maddison s second-half strike cancelled out Sadio Mane s first-half opener at Anfield where Milner converted a spot-kick, much to the relief of Jurgen Klopp and an expectant home crowd.
The pressure on Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino increased after his side were beaten 3-0 by Brighton, leaving the Champions League finalists with a record of two wins and three defeats from their last seven Premier League games.
Watford s wait for a first win of the season goes on after their goalless draw with Sheffield United, but there were victories elsewhere …
Carlos Corberan enjoyed a happy return to Huddersfield as West Brom came from behind to clinch a thumping 4-1 victory.
The Baggies failed to register a single shot in a dismal first-half display as Delano Burgzorg gave the hosts a deserved lead at the break.
However, a rampant away side turned on the style in an impressive second half to stretch their unbeaten run to five games and tighten their grip on a play-off place.
A double courtesy of the in-form Mikey Johnston, a goal on Kyle Bartley’s return and a thunderbolt from Okay Yokuslu set the Baggies on their way to an important win.
Andre Breitenreiter – Huddersfield’s fifth boss since Corberan left the club in July 2022 – oversaw another bright start in his fourth game in charge.
The ho…
Jamal Musiala is one of the best talents Germany has ever produced, according to team-mate Leon Goretzka.
Musiala has burst onto the scene for his club side Bayern Munich as well as his national team, leading the former with 11 goals in this season s Bundesliga and impressing at the World Cup in Qatar despite Germany s shock early exit.
Goretzka plays alongside Musiala for both club and country, and he ranks the 20-year-old as one of the finest players his national side have ever produced.
Jamal might be one of the biggest talents Germany has ever had because he s already able to constantly deliver good performances, Goretzka told UEFA.com.
He doesn t have many ups and downs. The fact that he s already in our starting XI every week shows that. He helps …
Jose Mourinho s impressive run at home to his former clubs was ended as Tottenham lost 2-0 against Chelsea on Sunday.
The final Premier League game before Christmas was a cracker, with Willian in dazzling form and scoring twice, while Son Heung-min was sent off.
A big win for Chelsea came at the end of a weekend in which Manchester City toppled top-four rivals Leicester City.
There were two key victories at the bottom of the table, too, with Southampton triumphant at Aston Villa and Watford upsetting Manchester United.
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Aston Villa s solid start to the season has been forgotten as they spend Christmas in the relegation …
Tottenham produced an inspired late turnaround to scrape through to the EFL Cup s fourth round with a narrow 2-1 victory over a spirited Coventry City.
The Championship side took a deserved lead at the Coventry Building Society Arena through Brandon Thomas-Asante, but Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson struck late on to snatch victory from under their noses.
Coventry carried the greater threat during the first half, in which Tottenham failed to register a single shot on goal. Jack Rudoni saw a goalbound shot blocked by Destiny Udogie, while Norman Bassette fired narrowly over from a tight angle soon after.
Spurs then had Ben Davies to thank on the hour mark, when the skipper s sliding intervention prevented Haji Wright slotting into an empty net following a mix-up b…
Paul Pogba would be an excellent acquisition for Juventus should the Bianconeri manage to re-sign the former Manchester United midfielder, according to Italy legend Marco Tardelli.
Pogba, who spent four trophy-laden years in Turin between 2012 and 2016, has been strongly linked with a return to Juventus after his United departure was confirmed.
No United player registered as many Premier League assists (38) or chances created (231) as Pogba during his six-year spell at Old Trafford, although his second spell at the club ended in disappointing fashion, with the 2018 World Cup winner playing just 1,354 minutes of domestic league football last season.
Tardelli, who won five Serie A titles with Juventus during his playing career, insisted that while returning to a fo…
Lionel Messi is the only player who can ensure Barcelona s value, according to presidential candidate Lluis Fernandez.
Messi wanted to leave Barca last year, due to frustration with the club s board and then-president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
The six-time Ballon d Or winner ultimately elected to stay and see out his contract, which runs out at the end of the season, before Bartomeu and the entire Barca board resigned in October.
There has been talk that Messi may choose to remain at the club he has been at since 2001, having helped them to 10 LaLiga titles and four Champions Leagues.
However, Messi, who marked his 500th LaLiga appearance by teeing up Frenkie de Jong s winner against Huesca last time out, will not make a decision until towards the end of the…
Arsenal twice squandered the lead as they were dumped out of the EFL Cup by Liverpool on penalties after a remarkable 5-5 draw at Anfield.
Under-pressure Gunners boss Unai Emery needed
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a positive result to lift the gloom around Arsenal after they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Crystal Palace, but Jurgen Klopp s irrepressible young Reds prevailed.
Shkodran Mustafi s own goal and James Milner s penalty bookended a Lucas Torreira strike and Gabriel Martinelli s double in a first half characterised by defensive errors and gung-ho attacking.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles extended Arsenal s 3-2 interval lead before strikes from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi levelled the contest, only for Joe Willock to put Arsenal back in front with a wonderfu…
Lautaro Martinez starred for Inter as his double helped Antonio Conte s side to a 2-1 victory over SPAL and moved the Nerazzurri top of Serie A.
With Juventus having drawn with Sassuolo in Sunday s early fixture, Inter knew a win at San Siro would be enough to leapfrog Maurizio Sarri s men, and they had too much for a struggling SPAL side who are now winless in seven matches.
Martinez spearheaded Inter s attack – picking out the bottom-left corner of Etrit Berisha s goal with supreme accuracy in the 16th minute before doubling his tally with a well-placed header prior to half-time.
Mattia Valoti struck to spark a rejuvenated SPAL performance after the break, yet – despite Martinez squandering two golden chances to round off a hat-trick – Inter held firm …
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says his side are excited, eager, and motivated for Wednesday s clash with Paris Saint-Germain, calling upon his players to harness the Bernabeu s fiery atmosphere but keep on top of any nerves.
LaLiga leaders Madrid go into their crucial home leg against PSG 1-0 down thanks to Kylian Mbappe s stunning winner at the Parc des Princes, with their hopes of winning a 14th European title this term hanging by a thread.
Madrid have been eliminated from nine of their last 10 knockout ties in the UEFA Champions League when losing the first leg, with the exception being a 3-2 aggregate victory over VfL Wolfsburg in the 2015-16 quarter-finals.
But Ancelotti, who has lifted European club football s foremost prize three times as a coach, insis…