22+ hour, 43+ min ago (260+ words) On Sunday, Arsenal produced a statement derby win over Tottenham to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to six points. Eberechi Eze was the hero, scoring his first hat-trick in senior football and the first in a north London derby since 1978 after Leandro Trossard opened the scoring. 'Made it look Eze' and 'Three and Eze' are two of Monday's back pages, but it was their captain Declan Rice that most impressed former top-flight goalkeeper David James. "I know Eze will get all of the headlines, and he deserves to because all three finishes were fantastic, but Rice is so good," James said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "There were a couple of times where he played first time balls and he had so much control in the midfield which is probably why Tottenham…...

16+ hour, 28+ min ago (123+ words) West Brom won 1-0 in their last league meeting with Birmingham in February 2024, ending a four game losing run against the Blues. Birmingham have won just one of their last seven away league games against West Brom (D2 L4), beating them 3-2 in September 2022. West Brom have won just one of their last seven midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league matches (D1 L5), winning 1-0 at Norwich in October. After winning seven consecutive away league games between April and August, Birmingham have won just one of their last seven on the road (D1 L5). Birmingham have lost just one of their last 19 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league matches (W15 D3), going down 3-1 at Bolton in March....

20+ hour, 34+ min ago (200+ words) Watch highlights as 10-man Everton beat Manchester United to earn manager David Moyes his first win as a visiting manager to Old Trafford in the Premier League on his 18th attempt. MATCH REPORT: Manchester United 0-1 Everton 10-man Everton stun Man Utd after Gueye sees red. Video, 00:07:1010-man Everton stun Man Utd after Gueye sees red Up Next. 'You don't want anyone fighting' - Hart on Gueye red card. Video, 00:02:23'You don't want anyone fighting' - Hart on Gueye red card 'It's changed my outlook on things' - Hoy on cancer diagnosis. Video, 00:00:45'It's changed my outlook on things' - Hoy on cancer diagnosis Liverpool need to 'go back to basics' as Van Dijk voices frustrations. Video, 00:02:30Liverpool need to 'go back to basics' as Van Dijk voices frustrations 'This is one of five' - Wood positive before second Test. Video, 00:00:53'This is one of five' - Wood positive…...

16+ hour, 29+ min ago (143+ words) Wrexham are winless in their last 11 league games against Bristol City (D2 L9), with this the first meeting between the sides since April 2005. Bristol City failed to win any of their first seven away league games against Wrexham between 1962 and 1997 (D2 L5) but won four of their five visits between 2000 and 2004 (D1). Having been winless in their first five home league games this season (D3 L2), Wrexham have now won each of their last three at ST'K Cae Ras. Bristol City have lost just one of their seven away league games this season (W3 D3), with that 5-1 defeat at Stoke responsible for 63% of their away goals conceded this term (5/8). Wrexham's Kieffer Moore has been involved in seven goals in his last seven home league games, scoring six and assisting one....

14+ hour, 1+ min ago (428+ words) Vinicius Junior will not sign a new deal at Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool will keep an eye on his situation, while Liverpool have held concrete talks over a move for Antoine Semenyo. Brazil forward Vinicius Junior, 25, has told Real Madrid he does not intend to renew his contract which expires in the summer of 2027, because of a strained relationship with manager Xabi Alonso. (Athletic - subscription required), external Liverpool, Manchester United and several other Premier League clubs are keeping a keen eye on Vinicius' situation. (Mirror), external Liverpool have already held concrete talks over a move for Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo, 25, and are aware of his "65m release clause. (Florian Plettenberg), external Manchester United and Chelsea have both scouted RB Leipzig and Germany midfielder Assan Ouedraogo, 19. (Sky Sports Germany - in German), external Marseille want to hold talks with…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago (324+ words) On the one-year anniversary of his first match in charge of Manchester United, this night underlines why, for all the improvement this season, Ruben Amorim still has some way to go to get close to the levels of consistency he demands. Defeat brought his side's five-match unbeaten run to an end and triggered sustained boos at the final whistle. Facing 10 men and with a chance to move into the Champions League places in the table, the home side needed to be calm and secure in possession - but they were the opposite. Joshua Zirkzee, who was ineffective as starting replacement for injured pair Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko, gave the ball away needlessly more than once. He was not on his own though, as Patrick Dorgu and Leny Yoro also lost possession under no pressure as United tried to build attacking…...

12+ hour, 24+ min ago (542+ words) MPs have demanded that police give a fuller account of allegedly exaggerated intelligence that led to a decision to ban to Israeli fans from their club's match against Aston Villa. A report in the Sunday Times (ST) claimed West Midlands Police (WMP) had overstated the threat posed by Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ahead of the match on 6 November, citing violence around a match in the Netherlands last year. In response, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said that unless WMP had a good explanation, Chief Constable Craig Guildford should resign. Home Office minister Sarah Jones said she had written to him asking for clarity. WMP has defended its evaluation, saying its plan was "proportionate". The ST report on Sunday said an intelligence report relied on by the force had claimed some Maccabi-Tel Aviv fans were "highly organised, skilled fighters with a…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago (459+ words) The Champions League returns this week with all six Premier League teams in action. There are repeats of some classic European match-ups too, including Chelsea against Barcelona and Arsenal versus Bayern Munich. So to mark the occasion, we're testing your knowledge with six different quizzes. Good luck! Fernando Torres' late goal at the Nou Camp gave Chelsea 3-2 aggregate semi-final aggregate win over Barcelona back in 2011-12. The Blues, who would beat Bayern Munich on penalties in that season's final, face Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday (20:00 GMT). Newcastle's Uefa Cup dream was ended at semi-final stage in 2003-04 when Didier Drogba scored twice in the south of France following the Toon and Marseille's 0-0 first-leg draw in the North East. Marseille host Newcastle in the Champions League on Tuesday (20:00 GMT). Manchester City and Bayer Leverkusen meet at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday (20:00 GMT)…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago (234+ words) "After the sending off, I was expecting us to have long periods of possession and to push the opponent. We didn't control the transitions, even with 10 men. We were giving them big spaces to win second balls, so the understanding of every situation in the game was not there. "The quality around the box is another big thing, but more importantly it was the intensity we showed. We cannot win games in this way." On whether the performance surprised him after a good run of form: "Of course it did. I understand that we still have a lot to do, but I'm really frustrated with how we handled the game. Especially knowing that we were playing at home, knowing what happened to the other clubs, looking at the table and feeling everything. "The way we presented ourselves in the first minute…...

22+ hour, 23+ min ago (214+ words) They say dribbling is a dying art in football, but try telling that to Yankuba Minteh. The Gambian winger is known in his home country as the 'Bakoteh Messi', and the way he twisted Brentford's Kristoffer Ajer inside out in the first half on Saturday was reminiscent of the great man in his prime. There is more to Minteh's game than dribbling, as proven in the second half when his deep, looping cross perfectly found Danny Welbeck for the equaliser. Still not content with a point, the winger kept driving forward at every opportunity and played a major part in Jack Hinshelwood's winner. There is often talk about how much Brighton miss Kaoru Mitoma, but in Minteh, they have a player who is just as capable of lighting up the Amex. Bellingham rescues Real Madrid as they reclaim top spot…...