Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected effort in the 86th minute of the game gave Arsenal a very much needed 1-0 win over title rivals Manchester City, making it the first time they’ve won against the Manchester Club since their 2-1 win in 2015. The brilliant Brazilian winger had missed the last five games prior due to injury, but gave Arsenal momentum when he came on at half time, and then capped it all with a perfectly timed goal with just four minutes of normal time remaining.
No one at St James’ Park on Wednesday afternoon will ever forget what they saw as Newcastle United secured a stunning 4-1 victory over French giants PSG. Goals from Miguel Almiron, Dan Burn, Sean Longstaff and finally Fabian Schar saw Newcastle produce one of their best performances under Eddie Howe to get a crucial home win in the Champions League.
The match between Tottenham and Liverpool on Saturday was a classic. After being reduced to nine players, Liverpool didn’t go down without a fight, until the end of the match saw Joel Matip concede a 96th minute own goal as Tottenham edged out a 2-1 win in a Premier League thriller to go second in the table above their rivals Arsenal. However, it all could have been different and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp had already slammed “the most unfair circumstances, crazy decisions,” before referee body PGMOL officially apologised for Luis Diaz’s first-half strike being disallowed for offside.
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen have turned against each other over the case of a TikTok video posted by the club’s official page. The Nigerian international is currently reserving “the right to take legal action” against the club for the video which was seemingly mocking the player. The odd video comes after Osimhen helped the Italian team secure their first Scudetto, in about thirty years.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur went head to head in the first North London Derby of the 2023/24 Premier League season and boy, the game had it all. From the four goal thriller, to the fiery moments, Jorginho’s error, Cuti’s howler, VAR controversy, stolen celebrations and more. The only thing missing was a victor as they both shared the spoils in a 2-all draw. Bukayo Saka and Heung-Min Son starred as both teams could not be separated in the pulsating North London derby.
Manchester United’s dismal start to the new Premier League season hit a new low on Saturday afternoon as they lost 3-1 to Brighton for the fourth time in a row, ending their home game unbeaten run since their Brighton loss at the start of last season. This is also one of their poorest starts to the season, as they have lost three of their first five league games of a season, with the Old Trafford defeat ending a run of 20 games unbeaten at home in the Premier League.
Tottenham and Brazilian forward Richarlison says he’ll seek psychological help following the international break when he returns to London.
The Ballon D’or season is here, and the countdown to the most prestigious award ceremony in world football will take place in Paris at the end of October. The Ballon D’or, love it or loathe it, is the award every footballer in the world dreams of one day winning, and now, after a memorable 2022/23 campaign full of surprises, the shortlist of nominees for the 2023 Golden Ball have been announced.
Spanish midfielder and victim of the Women’s World Cup final scandal, Jennifer Hermoso, has filed a legal complaint against Spanish FA president, Luis Rubiales, over his unsolicited kiss during the World Cup celebrations. Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the lips after Spain’s World Cup final win, which she says was NOT consensual, however, Rubiales claims the kiss was “mutual and consensual”, but has been suspended by football’s world governing body, FIFA, till further notice.
UEFA Champions League 2023/24 season has been all set as the top officials of the board and all the participating clubs gathered to select the usual 32 teams into eight different four team groups on Thursday afternoon in Monaco.
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