Mohamed Salah s brace moved Liverpool seven points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League title race as Julian Speroni s error saw Crystal Palace go down 4-3 at Anfield.
Palace led thanks to Andros Townsend s first-half goal, but quickfire strikes from Salah and Roberto Firmino turned the game around eight minutes into the second half.
James Tomkins headed Palace level but an awful error by veteran goalkeeper Speroni, tipping James Milner s cross towards his own goal for Salah to score his 50th goal in the Premier League, gave Liverpool a lead that was later added to by Sadio Mane.
Palace netted a stoppage-time consolation through Max Meyer but Liverpool who had Milner sent off for a second bookable offence late in the second half held on to stretch t…
Sven Botman is belatedly leaving Lille to sign for Newcastle United in a reported £31.8million (€37m) transfer.
Botman had been linked to both big-spending Premier League side Newcastle and Serie A champions Milan since January.
The defender discussed very concrete interest from both clubs, describing a good project at Newcastle, only for Lille to reject the Magpies advances in the middle of the season.
Newcastle and Milan appeared to be frustrated at the start of this transfer window, too, with Lille demanding a significant fee for a player determined to leave Ligue 1.
But Eddie Howe s Newcastle forged a breakthrough late last week and agreed a deal that has now been confirmed following a medical on Tyneside.
The Magpies on Tuesday revealed …
Steve Bruce has left Newcastle United by mutual consent following the club s Saudi Arabian-backed takeover.
Bruce was appointed in July 2019 by Newcastle and celebrated his 1,000th match as a manager with a 3-2 defeat against Tottenham on Sunday.
The Magpies sit in 19th, one point ahead of Norwich City, as Bruce becomes the second Premier League manager to leave his post this season following Xisco Munoz s dismissal by Watford.
Graeme Jones will lead Newcastle on interim basis, starting with Saturday’s trip to Crystal Palace, and will be supported by the coaching team of Steve Agnew, Stephen Clemence, Ben Dawson and Simon Smith.
Newcastle revealed that the process of recruiting a new head coach has started and an appointment will be announced i…
Kylian Mbappe said he joined Paris Saint-Germain to make history by winning the Champions League on the eve of the final against Bayern Munich.
PSG – who defeated RB Leipzig in the last four to reach their first Champions League final – go head-to-head with Bundesliga giants Bayern in Lisbon on Sunday.
Mbappe reached the semi-finals with Monaco in 2017, before making a big-money move to PSG.
The 21-year-old has looked sharp since recovering from an ankle injury and is determined to ensure PSG win the biggest club competition in Europe for the first time this weekend.
This is exactly the reason I am here, Mbappe told a news conference on Saturday. I always said I wanted to write the history of French football. I have another opportunity to do th…
Manchester City s Julian Alvarez has been named in Argentina s Olympics squad for the Paris games and is likely to miss the start of the 2024-25 Premier League season.
Alvarez, who is currently at the Copa America with La Albiceleste, was included in Javier Mascherano s 18-man squad as one of the three overage players, along with Geronimo Rulli and Nicolas Otamendi.
The final of the Copa America takes place just 10 days before the Olympics begins, with Mascherano’s side playing Morocco, Iraq and Ukraine in the group stage in France.
With the Olympics final to be played on August 9, the day before Manchester City s Community Shield fixture against Manchester United, Alvarez s involvement in the Olympics has almost certainly ruled him out of the start of the new…
Mauricio Pochettino empathises with supporters angry about the Premier League’s decision to move Chelsea’s trip to Wolves to Christmas Eve, admitting it has thrown his festive plans and anniversary celebrations with his wife into chaos.
The league confirmed on Thursday that the fixture, which has been pushed back 24 hours to accommodate TV coverage, will be the first played on December 24 since Manchester United played Leeds in 1995, a move that has drawn a backlash from fans.
Scheduled for a 1pm kick-off, it could leave supporters struggling to make travel arrangements with train timetables typically amended or curtailed the day before Christmas, while there are also concerns it will impact time supporters traditionally spend with family.
A team news update …
Lucas Paqueta has been subject to multiple proposals amid reported interest from Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle United, Lyon president Jean-Michael Aulas has confirmed.
Mikel Arteta recently brought in Porto star Fabio Vieira to bolster Arsenal s midfield ranks, with reports also linking the Gunners with a move for Youri Tielemans from Leicester City.
Paqueta has been another name reportedly of interest to Arsenal, but the Gunners could face stern competition for the midfielder s signature from Newcastle and Tottenham.
Newcastle, backed by the financial power of their Saudi Arabia-led ownership, attempted to sign Paqueta in January after their takeover, but were only successful in acquiring Lyon team-mate Bruno Guimaraes.
Paqueta could follow a similar…
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In what is a real showdown at the top of the Championship table on Friday night, Leicester will welcome Leeds to the King Power.
Starting with the hosts, while Leicester might have come under a huge amount of scrutiny last season as they suffered an infamous Premier League relegation, the Foxes have come roaring back in some style. Only continuing to shine since they appointed new boss Enzo Maresca over the summer, they find themselves cruising towards an immediate top-flight return. Breaking a string of Championship records since opening up the 2023/24 campaign, the former Manchester City coach has seen his high-flying squad collect 39 points from just their first 14 appearances. Already leading the chase at the top of the Ch…
Raheem Sterling feels England s commitment to taking a knee at Euro 2020 and thereafter shows the gesture can still be powerful in the fight against racism despite certain fans voicing discontent.
In 2020, the Premier League lent its support to the Black Lives Matter movement after the death of George Floyd, an African American man murdered by a white police officer in the American city of Minneapolis.
Clubs wore Black Lives Matter badges on their jerseys, while players, officials and staff began to take a knee at the start of every match.
In 2021-22, clubs are generally continuing to take a knee, though there are examples of individuals opting against it – Crystal Palace s Wilfried Zaha became the first Premier League player to say he was no longer going to kn…
Chelsea failed to move back into second place in the Premier League after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Arsenal on Wednesday thanks to Hector Bellerin s stoppage-time strike.
Eden Hazard s penalty cancelled out Jack Wilshere s opener before Marcos Alonso looked to have sealed the turnaround for the champions, only for Bellerin to blast home at the death.
The result means Antonio Conte s side stay third in the table, a point behind Manchester United and 16 adrift of runaway leaders Manchester City, having won just once in their last five away league matches.
It was Wilshere who broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute with an emphatic finish but Arsenal s lead lasted only four minutes, with Hazard winning and then converting a debatable spot-kick after Bellerin se…