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England’s World Cup preparations continued with a scrappy victory over the USA Eagles that made the Red Roses the first tier-one nation to win 24 games in a row – a blistering statistic to have five weeks out from the Read more
Bournemouth’s interim manager Gary O’Neil does not know whether the impressive comeback win at Nottingham Forest will make him a candidate for the permanent job. O’Neil is in temporary charge after Scott Parker’s sacking on Tuesday and a rollercoaster week Read more
This was one of those afternoons when, for Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel, any win would do. They duly got it despite a laboured performance and now that their extravagant transfer business has been completed they can feel justified in plugging Read more
Daniel Podence scored the only goal as Wolves secured their first Premier League victory of the season. The Portugal winger scuffed his finish in first-half stoppage time but it was enough to lift Bruno Lage’s side out of the bottom Read more
Tottenham’s upward trajectory continued after they extended their unbeaten start to the season with a convincing victory over Fulham. The scoreline may have looked close but two disallowed goals and numerous saves from the excellent Bernd Leno prevented a more Read more
How quickly things can change in football. Only 104 days since Jesse Marsch was revelling in the glory of a final-day escape in this corner of west London Ivan Toney ensured this was an afternoon to forget for the Leeds Read more
In keeping with their week and their current mood Newcastle roared plenty, but the bite never came. They and Crystal Palace might have shared a sense that their positive starts to the season had not quite garnered the tangible reward Read more