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Arsenal bounced back from their weekend defeat by Bournemouth with a 1-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Uefa Champions League, courtesy of an own goal by goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk. Gabriel Martinelli’s shot in the 29th minute ricocheted off the post, struck Riznyk on the back, and trickled over the line, giving the Gunners a deserved lead. Mikel Arteta’s side started brightly, with Riccardo Calafiori missing an early chance to open the scoring. Gabriel Jesus also went close shortly after the goal, only to be denied by a solid save from Riznyk. Despite Arsenal’s dominance, Shakhtar posed a threat on…
Arsenal has been dealt yet another injury worry ahead of Sunday’s clash with Liverpool after Riccardo Calafiori added to Mikel Arteta’s headaches. The Gunners are already without Martin Odegaard and the suspended William Saliba for the visit of Arne Slot’s side at the weekend. Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber look to be major doubts as well after missing Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk. And there was yet more bad news for Arsenal, with Calafiori forced off with what looks to be another injury. The Italian appeared to jar his knee while stretching to make a tackle. After receiving…
Jannik Sinner earned a staggering $9 million after winning all three of his matches at the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the largest purse in tennis history. The Italian tennis star avenged his earlier loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the China Open final, clinching $6 million for winning the title. On Saturday in Riyadh, Sinner triumphed in a hard-fought match, defeating Alcaraz 6-7, 6-3, 6-3. In addition to his $1.5 million entry fee and $500,000 per match played, Sinner’s total earnings from the three-day event came just shy of his total prize money for the entire year, which…
Liverpool fans might not thank me for looking ahead to the weekend when there’s a pretty important game still to come this evening. The Reds will be looking to make it three wins out of three in the Champions League as they take on RB Leipzig later – your eyes can’t help but wander toward Premier League matters on Sunday though. Arne Slot has not hidden away from the fact that Liverpool’s task is about to get much harder after a near-perfect start to the season. Having seen off Chelsea, an even bigger test awaits at Arsenal – and what…
Both Ibrahima Konate and Dominik Szoboszlai will have to tread carefully for the next 11 Liverpool games to avoid being handed a suspension. The duo were booked in the 2-1 win over Chelsea at the weekend. It takes Konate and Szoboszlai to three yellow cards each for the season so far. Premier League rules mean that five bookings for any player in the first 19 games of the campaign will result in a one-match ban. Both players will therefore have to be careful over the next 11 games to avoid suspension. Two more cautions for either player would see them…
And just like that another record went tumbling. Mohamed Salah climbed the Premier League’s all-time goalscorer charts again on Sunday with a penalty as Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield. The Egyptian is now ninth in the Premier League’s all-time top scorer list, level with Jermain Defoe and closing in fast on Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and Chelsea hero Frank Lampard. Just 16 more goals will see him surpass the pair of them and, whether he signs that new deal with Liverpool or not, who would bet against him doing it this season? As for Liverpool, Salah is now fifth…
Arne Slot admits he is relishing the prospect of going head-to-head with Pep Guardila for the first time as Liverpool boss when Manchester City visit Anfield in December. The current Premier League leaders will meet the champions at home on December 1, just days after hosting Champions League holders Real Madrid. The visit from Guardiola’s side will mark the beginning of a new rivalry in English football after so many memorable jousts with former Reds manager Jurgen Klopp during his near nine years on Merseyside. Slot confirmed he has previously shown players under his care clips of Guardiola’s City teams…
The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) say the average delay in a match so far this season is down to 28 seconds-per-game. That is down significantly on last season as the average was 74 seconds-per-game over the course of the whole season. It is a benefit of a general directive of referees being told to stick with on-field decisions this season rather than officials being sent to VAR screens or also having decisions undergoing video reviews. Intriguingly, there were EIGHT on-field reviews in this weekend’s last round of Premier League fixtures. Referees Rob Jones and John Brooks both changed…
Liverpool will be aiming to make it three out of three in the Champions League on Wednesday as they face RB Leipzig. It’s been a phenomenal start to life at Anfield for Arne Slot, with his side sitting top of the Premier League after victory over Chelsea on Sunday, and they’ve left themselves in a good position to qualify for the knockout stages of the newly revamped Champions League following wins over AC Milan and Bologna. Another victory in Germany tomorrow will put them another step closer, and with the games only getting harder before the end of the year,…
Liverpool could hardly have made a better start to the season under Arne Slot. Yes, the nature of the Reds’ dismal loss against Nottingham Forest back in September will still irk Slot, as it should. But otherwise, his team have been perfect. Following the departure of Jurgen Klopp over the summer, that will have come as a surprise to many. Pundits and rival fans alike had likely expected there to be a big drop-off at Anfield. After surprisingly going relatively close in the Premier League title race last season, not many had tipped Liverpool to do the same again. It…