Aston Villa's Premier League campaign began in disastrous fashion as Brighton & Hove Albion produced a stunning 4-0 victory, leaving Unai Emery's side facing an early crisis after an afternoon dominated from beginning to end by the rampant Seagulls. Villa...
Manchester City were forced to dig deep before eventually securing a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bournemouth, with Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol providing the decisive moments in a fiercely contested Premier League encounter. The result was far from straightforward for...
Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi has acknowledged that his side are still a work in progress after a difficult 3-0 defeat against Brentford exposed the lack of cohesion within a new-look Spurs squad. Tottenham entered the new Premier League...
Michael Carrick has attempted to strike a positive tone after Manchester United suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat against newly promoted Hull City in their opening Premier League fixture. The result represented an unexpectedly difficult beginning for United, with Hull producing...
Tottenham Hotspur's new Premier League campaign began in deeply disappointing fashion as Brentford produced a commanding 3-0 victory, leaving Spurs with more questions than answers after an afternoon in which their considerable investment failed to translate into an effective performance....
Hull City produced one of the biggest surprises of the opening weekend by defeating Manchester United 2-0, leaving Michael Carrick and his players stunned after an afternoon in which the newly promoted Tigers displayed remarkable discipline, courage and attacking efficiency....
Leeds United secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest after Anton Stach produced a decisive late free-kick that caught goalkeeper Matz Sels by surprise and settled an absorbing contest. The result was particularly painful for Forest, who had opportunities...
Everton made an encouraging start to their Premier League campaign by defeating Crystal Palace 2-0 in a disciplined and energetic performance that gave supporters plenty of reasons for optimism. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry found the net for the Toffees,...
Ipswich Town made a memorable start to a new chapter under Gary O'Neil as they defeated Sunderland 2-1 in a dramatic contest decided by a late goal from Jack Clarke against his former club. The match had all the ingredients...
Bayern Munich began their latest campaign with silverware after edging Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, producing a hard-fought victory in a contest filled with intensity, quality and late drama. The German champions had to withstand a determined...
