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Aston Villa's Nicolas Jackson scored twice to stop Manchester City's perfect league run, and Arsenal's 2-0 win over Everton later on Saturday took them level with City on 21 points. All twenty clubs were in…

Eight rounds in, the biggest surplus of goals over chances belongs to Chelsea, who have scored 17 from 9.81 expected, 7.19 more than the chances were worth, and who host Manchester United at 12:30 on Saturday.…

Fleetwood Town put Arsenal out of the League Cup at Highbury Stadium, winning the shoot-out 5-3 after a 1-1 draw in their last-16 tie. Arsenal had 26 shots to Fleetwood's 3 and 78 per cent of possession, and…

Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium, with Ezri Konsa scoring in the 7th minute and Gabriel Magalhães in the 68th. Arsenal had 20 shots, ten of them blocked and four on target, and won 12 corners…

Como led Manchester United after 118 seconds and won 4-1. Nico Paz scored twice, Tasos Douvikas and Jacobo Ramón added the others, and Joshua Zirkzee scored United's only goal in stoppage time.

Diego Gómez scored from the halfway line as Brighton & Hove Albion beat Crystal Palace 5-0, and Manchester City won their seventh Premier League game in seven, 3-2 against Ipswich Town.

Six rounds in and the Premier League has handed out its two cleanest opposites. Chelsea have scored 15 goals from 7.87 expected, a surplus of 7.13 and more than two goals clear of anyone, and Nottingham Forest…

Paris Saint-Germain led Manchester City 3-0 at the Etihad after 32 minutes and won 4-2. Erling Haaland scored twice in a second-half rally that came too late, and Gianluigi Donnarumma saved a late penalty.

Manchester City won 3-0 at Anfield, their first match since being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations.

Matchday two of the Champions League is on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Manchester City against Paris Saint-Germain the headline, so this is the recap of where the league phase started. Five English clubs…

Five rounds in and the Premier League has stopped for three weeks, which is long enough for a table to harden into a story. Manchester City have won five from five and lead by three points; Arsenal, the…

Arsenal's title-winning manager is reportedly staying, but the contract itself has not been signed yet. This article explains what's actually confirmed about Mikel Arteta's new deal, what remains a matter of…

Arsenal had won nine Premier League matches in a row. Brighton were three up on them by the 57th minute.

Max Dowman scored twice this week and immediately reopened the question of how much football a 16-year-old should be handed. This piece explains why Arsenal are still holding him back despite the goals, and…

Manchester City spent more than 70 minutes of a Manchester derby a man down, scored once, and left Old Trafford level with Arsenal at the top.

Four rounds is where a Premier League table starts to look like it means something, and this one has two clubs on twelve points from twelve, Arsenal and Manchester City, followed by two clubs on eight, Leeds…

Two rounds in, and the table is doing its favourite early-season trick: telling stories the underlying numbers refuse to sign. Hull have won both games while being out-shot in both. Aston Villa have taken 13…

The Premier League's second matchweek stretched across the bank holiday, from Friday 28 August at Selhurst Park to Monday 31 August at Villa Park: ten games, all reviewed here, with the transfer window closing…

Arsenal don't want to sell Ethan Nwaneri, yet he's about to spend a second straight season away from the club on loan. This article explains why a crowded attack at Emirates Stadium and an injury crisis in…

Gabriel Jesus is closing in on a Barcelona move for a fee that raises an obvious question: why so little for a player who has scored 32 goals for Arsenal? This article explains what the deal says about his…

Matchweek one of the Premier League ran from Friday 21 to Monday 24 August. All ten games are reviewed here, along with a first table in which the club sitting top and the club sitting bottom were on the same…

One round of football has been played and the table has already started telling stories: Hull above Manchester United, Brighton top on goal difference, Aston Villa bottom. Every one of those lines is a single…

Can Arsenal turn an assured opening display into the durability required of champions? This piece considers what the Coventry win says about their returning attacking talent, their newest option and the…

Referees have been told to get tougher on the wrestling matches that break out at every corner and free-kick. This piece explains what actually changes under the new guidance, why it exists, and why Arsenal's…

What does Arsenal’s agreement for Ezri Konsa mean for the club buying him and the club preparing to lose him? Read on to understand why his proposed move carries weight beyond the fee, and why Aston Villa’s…

Can encouraging friendly form survive when Premier League points are at stake? This guide explains where momentum looks meaningful, where change is still unfinished and why absences could matter immediately.

Last season's full ledger, top flight and second tier, disagrees with the summer's talk often enough to make ten calls worth writing down.

Was this simply a summer curtain-raiser, or an early indication that Arsenal have greater certainty than Manchester City? This report explains how a 3-0 scoreline was built, what City’s new side could not…

Why are Arsenal and Mikel Arteta comfortable leaving a contract renewal unresolved as a new season begins? This article explains how that calm sits alongside a title defence, a Champions League near-miss and…

Tottenham's captain is leaving for a fee lower than the one they paid to sign him. This article explains why Spurs were prepared to accept that outcome rather than let a rival make a better offer, and what the…

Donald Trump has publicly backed Gianni Infantino at the very moment three FIFA confederations are accusing the president of breaking their trust. This article sets the two arguments side by side so you can…

Newcastle's captain has left for a Premier League rival despite lifting the club's first major trophy in seventy years. This article explains why silverware alone wasn't enough to keep Bruno Guimarães at St…

Arsenal dominated possession in Dublin but still lost 1-3 to Real Betis, and the manager admitted his players left the pitch "fuming". This article looks at why the stat sheet tells a more useful story than…

One month remains before the Premier League window closes, yet several clubs are waiting on sales as much as signings. This article explains why those unresolved exits could dictate the final shape of August.

Why are Inter Milan pushing for John Stones when Arsenal, Chelsea and Juventus have also shown interest? This article explains why the proposed deal is as much about the defender’s recent availability as the…

Arsenal want Bruno Guimaraes, and Guimaraes reportedly wants Arsenal. So why might this transfer still collapse? This article explains the valuation stand-off behind the reported £70m bid, and why the Gunners'…

Arsenal's move for Christos Tzolis arrived only after their top attacking target chose Chelsea instead. This piece explains why the fallback option may not represent much of a downgrade at all, and what the…

Alex Scott has said no to a new Bournemouth contract just as three of the Premier League's biggest clubs circle. This article explains why that rejection isn't the same as a transfer request, and what…

Leandro Trossard leaves Arsenal as a title winner and a Champions League finalist, which makes this a tidier exit than most. This covers the numbers behind his Besiktas move, what they suggest about why a…

The 2026-27 Premier League season arrives later than usual, shaped by a World Cup, a clutch of new managers, and a set of rule changes that could genuinely alter how games are managed on the pitch. This piece…

The PFA has published its full shortlists for the 2025/26 Men's and Women's Player of the Year awards, and the six names in each category tell a revealing story about where the power in English football now…

Arsenal stood six minutes into a Champions League final they had dreamed of reaching for two decades, and they were winning. What followed across the next 114 minutes is the kind of story that defines clubs…

Arsenal's title-winning season carried a remarkable statistical footnote: no red cards, no penalties conceded. But official data tells a more complicated story. This piece breaks down who really benefitted…

Saturday's Champions League final in Budapest is not simply a contest between two outstanding footballing philosophies. It is a collision between two very different seasons, with one club arriving considerably…

This piece looks beyond the announcement itself to examine what Pep Guardiola's departure genuinely means for Manchester City, for English football, and for a man who reshaped the sport at every club he has…

Arsenal are Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years, and the story behind it is far stranger and richer than a simple table-topper narrative. This piece goes inside the rituals, relationships…

The disallowed Callum Wilson equaliser at the London Stadium has split football opinion right down the middle, but Jamie Carragher has stepped forward with one of his most direct Monday Night Football verdicts…

Just as Arsenal stand on the brink of their greatest season in a generation, they have lost one of their most reliable performers to injury. This piece examines what Ben White's absence means for the Gunners'…

The decision to disallow Callum Wilson's stoppage-time equaliser against Arsenal was described as the biggest VAR ruling in Premier League history — and it has forced an uncomfortable conversation English…

What happens when a single officiating decision carries the weight of a title race at one end of the table and a relegation battle at the other? This piece examines the four minutes and 11 seconds at London…

Manchester City's second-half implosion at Everton has shifted the Premier League title race decisively in Arsenal's favour. Adrian Dane examines how a 13-minute collapse, a costly defensive error, and a…

Twenty years of near misses, valiant exits, and what-might-have-beens ended on a Tuesday night in north London. This piece looks at how Arsenal dismantled Atletico Madrid's famous defensive resolve, the…

Arsenal's 3-0 dismantling of Fulham on Saturday evening was as much a statement of intent as it was a routine home victory. This piece looks beyond the scoreline to examine what Bukayo Saka's return, Viktor…

Arsenal emerged from the Wanda Metropolitano with a creditable draw, but the evening will be defined by a penalty awarded and then taken away in controversial circumstances. Adrian Dane breaks down how the…

Eberechi Eze produced the moment of quality that separated two sides battling very different pressures at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We break down how a single ninth-minute strike settled a…

Elliot Anderson is shaping up to be one of the most coveted midfielders of the summer transfer window, with Manchester City firmly at the front of a very distinguished queue. This piece examines why City are…

Erling Haaland's second-half strike gave Manchester City a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, cutting the gap between the sides to just three points with City holding a game in hand. We…

The most compelling subplot ahead of Sunday's Premier League title clash at the Etihad is not tactical, it is personal. Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta share a bond stretching back nearly three decades, one…

Bukayo Saka is not only one of the most important players in the Premier League, he is also building a formidable financial operation away from the pitch. His image rights company BS7 Rights Limited has grown…

Alex Manninger, the former Arsenal, Juventus and Austria goalkeeper, has died at the age of 48 following a tragic incident at a level crossing near Salzburg. This piece looks back at a career defined by quiet…

Arsenal have made history by reaching back-to-back Champions League semi-finals for the first time in the club's existence, grinding out a goalless draw with Sporting at Emirates Stadium to progress 1-0 on…

Sunday's clash between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad is shaping up as the pivotal moment of the Premier League season, and Wayne Rooney has a clear view on who holds the upper hand. The former…