Fulham came from behind to beat neighbours Chelsea 2-1 after a 95th minute goal from substitute Rodrigo Muniz gave the visitors all three point in the Premier League on Thursday. It was Fulham’s first win at Stamford Bridge since 1979 and put a dent in second-placed Chelsea’s title hopes as the hosts stay on 35…
Dec 26, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Marcus Rashford has been omitted from the Manchester United squad for a fourth straight game as Ruben Amorim’s team head to Molineux to take on Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rashford has not featured in a matchday squad since Dec. 12 in the UEFA Europa League against Viktoria Plzen, and he has…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Pep Guardiola has said Man City will look to make signings in January. Getty Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City won’t settle for short-term fixes in the January transfer window in a bid to arrest their damaging run of form. City drew 1-1 with Everton at the Etihad…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2024, 11:00 AM ET MANCHESTER, England — There was a moment during stoppage time at the Etihad Stadium when Phil Foden swept the ball out to Bernardo Silva. With the score at 1-1, it was one final chance for Manchester City to scrape a winner against Everton. But it came to…
Dec 26, 2024, 11:03 AM ET Cole Palmer set a new mark for most Premier League goals in a calendar year for Chelsea after giving his team the lead against Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. The England international wriggled away from three defenders before calmly slotting past Bernd Leno for his 26th league goal…
Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNDec 26, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Welcome to the end-of-year awards! From best players and best teams in the men’s and women’s game to the best celebration of the year, I’ll reveal my winners from 2024. A reminder that these awards take only the calendar year into consideration. So even though last…
Bernardo Silva scored an early goal but struggling Manchester City could only muster a single point in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Everton to kick off a full slate of Boxing Day games on Thursday. City’s slump has seen them win just once in their last 13 matches across all competitions and they provisionally…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has said he believes he can continue to play at the highest level for several years as uncertainty over his future at the club continues. (Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk) Van Dijk — alongside teammates Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold — is out of contract at the end of the season,…
Sporting CP have fired Ruben Amorim’s successor, João Pereira, eight games into his tenure as head coach and named Vitoria boss Rui Borges to the role. (Sporting CP fire Ruben Amorim’s replacement) Pereira, who took over at Sporting following Amorim’s move to Manchester United, managed just three wins at the helm. Sporting led the Portuguese…
Arsenal need to find a Robin van Persie. That might be a touchy subject at the Emirates, where the former Gunners centre-forward is regarded with disdain rather than affection after leaving to join Manchester United for £24 million in 2012, but if Mikel Arteta’s team unearth a goal scorer to do for them what Van…