Enzo Maresca has left his role as Chelsea head coach after 18 months in charge at Stamford Bridge. The Italian departs after a breakdown in relations with the club and a run of poor results, with just one win from the last seven Premier League games – that has left them 15 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal.
Nigeria held off a late Tunisia fightback to reach the last 16 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco. The Super Eagles led the Group C encounter in Fes 3-0 with 17 minutes remaining through goals from Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi and Ademola Lookman before Montassar Talbi’s header from a Hannibal Mejbri free-kick pulled one back for the North Africans.
Arsenal maintained their perfect start in the Champions League, making a statement against unbeaten Bayern and beating them 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium to end their 16 game unbeaten streak and go top of the league phase table. Three days after thrashing arch rivals Spurs in the North London derby, Mikel Arteta’s side produced another outstanding display in front of their fans to underline their status as not only strong Premier League contenders, but also major European contenders.
Chelsea reigned supreme on Tuesday night in their most anticipated match of the season so far, beating European rivals Barcelona 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. The whole talk before the match was mainly about Yamal and Estevao, the two teenage sensations from both teams, however, it was Chelsea’s Brazilian sensation that stole the show, thundering an effort into the roof of the net for his side’s second after beating Pau Cubarsi, on a disappointing night for Yamal.
Liverpool fell to an embarrassing sixth Premier League loss in their last seven games as Nottingham Forest ran riot at Anfield to deservedly beat them 3-0 victory. Forest went ahead from a Murillo strike in the first half, a goal that Liverpool were amazed about it not being ruled out after seeing Dan Ndoye in an offside position in the replay. The Premier League’s match centre said “Ndoye was not in the line of vision of Alisson”, despite being stood in front of him.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have decided to part ways with head coach Vitor Pereira after failing to win any of their 10 Premier League games this season. A 3-0 defeat by Fulham on Saturday was Wolves’ eighth defeat, ten games into the new Premier League season.They are bottom of the table, already eight points away from safety.
Joao Pedro’s lone goal was the difference on Saturday evening as Chelsea recorded a fifth straight win over their London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A terrible Spurs, who could have moved second with victory, recorded the lowest expected goals (0.05xG) by a Premier League team this season and their lowest on record since the collation of xG data in 2012/13.
The first El Clasico of the 2025/26 season saw Real Madrid get their first win over Barcelona in six games, after losing the past five across all competitions. In the highly tense match Jude Bellingham scored and assisted for the first time in La Liga this season as Real Madrid prevailed in the breathless and fiery encounter. The England midfielder produced a clever through ball after getting past pedri to set up Kylian Mbappe for the 22nd minute opener, and then scored to restore their lead in the 43rd minute, five minutes after Fermin Lopez had levelled. It was Bellingham’s fourth goal in five appearances in the clash between the league’s top two sides, with Xabi Alonso’s men moving five points clear of Barcelona as the game ended with Pedri sent off.
Liverpool ended a run of four straight defeats in all competitions with a dominant 5-1 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League, in a match that saw Hugo Ekitike score against his former club in an incredible comeback from a goal down to thrash Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League. After making a blistering start to the season with seven successive wins in all competitions, the Reds’ form took a concerning dip with four successive losses, including one against bitter rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.
Erling Haaland has been named as the Premier League’s Player of the Month for September. The Manchester City striker took the award after immense performances that saw him score five goals, helping him sit top of the Premier League’s goalscorer’s tally.He began the month as he meant to continue, with a brace in a 3-0 victory over neighbours Manchester United at the Etihad. The 25-year-old found the net again a week later, in a tight-fought draw against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. A late brace and and assist against Burnley capped off September for Haaland, as City completed a 5-1 rout against the Clarets.
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