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Cole Palmer Scores Four As Improving Chelsea Hit Everton For Six | Football News
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Cole Palmer Scores Four As Improving Chelsea Hit Everton For Six | Football News

[ad_1] Cole Palmer scored four goals to put Chelsea within touching distance of the Premier League's top six after a 6-0 win over Everton on Monday. The England international has been a shining light in an otherwise disappointing campaign for the Blues and moved level with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland's 20 Premier League goals in the race for the Golden Boot. Palmer killed the game as a contest as he completed his hat-trick inside 30 minutes before Nicolas Jackson also struck before half-time.However, the night was not without drama for Chelsea as Palmer had to fend off teammates Jackson and Noni Madueke to score his fourth from the penalty spot."We cannot behave in this way. I told them this is the last time I accept this type of behaviour," said Pochettino after his biggest w...
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Everton’s Appeal Against Premier League Points Deduction To Be Fast-Tracked | Football News
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Everton’s Appeal Against Premier League Points Deduction To Be Fast-Tracked | Football News

[ad_1] Team Everton in action© AFPThe Premier League said on Monday a speeded-up, "expedited" process will be put in place after Everton appealed against a two-point penalty imposed on the club for breaching financial regulations. Everton admitted breaching profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) for permitted losses by 16.6 million pounds ($20.7 million) for the assessment period ending with the 2022/23 season. The two-point punishment followed a previous six-point penalty imposed for the three-year period to 2021/22, reduced from 10 on appeal.PSR rules permit clubs to lose 105 million pounds over a rolling three-year period.Everton, who have been present in the English top flight since the 1954/55 season, are 16th in the Premier League, just two points above the relegation zone wi...
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Arsenal Braced For Unai Emery Reunion As Title Race Heats Up | Football News
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Arsenal Braced For Unai Emery Reunion As Title Race Heats Up | Football News

[ad_1] Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are locked in a tense battle for Premier League supremacy, with Unai Emery threatening the Gunners' grip on top spot and Phil Foden taking centre stage for the champions. At the bottom of the table, Brentford, Everton, Nottingham Forest, Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are embroiled in a desperate fight for survival. AFP Sport picks out three talking points ahead of this weekend's action.Emery threatens Arsenal title dreamsAs the title race approaches its final stretch, leaders Arsenal face a potentially decisive reunion with their former boss Unai Emery.Chasing their first title since 2004, Mikel Arteta's Gunners are ahead of second-placed Liverpool on goal difference and sit one point clear of third-placed Manchester City.Arsenal will h...
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Premier League: Liverpool’s Title Bid Dented By Manchester United Draw, Spurs Go Fourth | Football News
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Premier League: Liverpool’s Title Bid Dented By Manchester United Draw, Spurs Go Fourth | Football News

[ad_1] Liverpool were held to a damaging 2-2 draw by Manchester United as they handed the initiative to Arsenal in the Premier League title race, while Tottenham moved into fourth place with a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp's side would have gone top with a victory against their bitter rivals at Old Trafford. But despite taking the lead through Luis Diaz's 23rd minute strike, Liverpool couldn't deliver the knockout blow. They wasted several chances to increase their advantage before Bruno Fernandes alertly pounced on Jarell Quansah's wayward pass to score from just inside the Liverpool half in the 50th minute.To Klopp's visible fury, Kobbie Mainoo found space to net United's second with an eye-catching curler in the 67th minute.Liverpool avoided a repeat of their ...
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Arsenal Back On Top After Easy Win At Brighton | Football News
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Arsenal Back On Top After Easy Win At Brighton | Football News

[ad_1] Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal are better prepared for the Premier League title run-in after the heartbreak of missing out last season after his side went top of the table with a 3-0 win at Brighton on Saturday. The roles were reversed from just under a year ago when the Seagulls won 3-0 at the Emirates to realistically end the Gunners' hopes of a first Premier League title since 2004. Twelve months on, Arteta's men have mature and appear ready to meet the challenge of beating Liverpool and Manchester City to end their two-decade wait to win the league.Arsenal edge one point clear of Liverpool, who face Manchester United on Sunday, and champions Manchester City at the top of the table.Bukayo Saka opened the scoring from the penalty spot before the much-maligned Kai Havertz slotted ...
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Liverpool Face Manchester United Title Test As Top Four Battle Heats Up | Football News
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Liverpool Face Manchester United Title Test As Top Four Battle Heats Up | Football News

[ad_1] Premier League leaders Liverpool head to Manchester United looking to move a step closer to equalling their bitter rivals' record of 20 English titles. In a gripping title race, Arsenal and Manchester City will hope for a Liverpool stumble, while the top four battle and relegation survival fight are also heating up. AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend's action:No 'revenge' mission for LiverpoolWith memories of their painful FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Manchester United still fresh for Alex Mac Allister and his Liverpool team-mates, it would have been no surprise if the Argentine midfielder had branded their return to Old Trafford as a revenge mission.Jurgen Klopp's side twice blew the lead in a 4-3 defeat that was clinched by Amad Diallo in the final s...
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Hat-trick Hero Cole Palmer Fires Chelsea To Last-Gasp Win Over Manchester United | Football News
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Hat-trick Hero Cole Palmer Fires Chelsea To Last-Gasp Win Over Manchester United | Football News

[ad_1] Cole Palmer scored twice deep into stoppage time to complete a hat-trick as Chelsea stunned Manchester United 4-3 on Thursday, all but ending their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. Erik ten Hag's men appeared set for a vital win after storming back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2 in a breathless game containing a combined 47 shots. But boyhood United fan Palmer turned the game on its head, levelling from the penalty spot in the 100th minute and then netting the winner moments later in a frantic end to the game at Stamford Bridge.United were still ahead at 99 minutes 17 seconds, the latest a side has ever led in a Premier League match they have gone on to lose.The bitter defeat leaves sixth-placed United 11 points off fourth-placed Aston Villa with just eight games...
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Arsenal Cruise Past Luton Town To Return To Premier League Summit | Football News
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Arsenal Cruise Past Luton Town To Return To Premier League Summit | Football News

[ad_1] Arsenal coasted to a 2-0 win over struggling Luton on Wednesday to dislodge Liverpool from the top of the Premier League table, once again edging ahead in a thrilling three-way title tussle. Gunners captain Martin Odegaard opened the scoring midway through the first half and an own goal just before the break gave the much-changed home side a cushion. The result lifts Arsenal to 68 points -- one ahead of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, who host bottom side Sheffield United on Thursday.Elsewhere on Wednesday, Phil Foden scored a hat-trick as defending champions Manchester City crushed fourth-placed Aston Villa 4-1 to move level on points with Liverpool."We want to be at the top -- winning our games is the only thing we can do," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told the BBC."We managed to rota...
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Phil Foden Hits Hat-Trick As Manchester City Crush Aston Villa | Football News
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Phil Foden Hits Hat-Trick As Manchester City Crush Aston Villa | Football News

[ad_1] Phil Foden shone in the absence of Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne as the England international's hat-trick handed Manchester City a thumping 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday. The champions responded emphatically to questions over their ability to win the biggest games to move to within one point of leaders Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. City had not beaten a side in the Premier League's top five in six attempts this season prior to the visit of fourth-placed Villa to the Etihad.But Pep Guardiola showed faith in the depth of his squad by leaving Haaland and De Bruyne on the bench for the full 90 minutes ahead of a hectic schedule in their defence of three competitions."The schedule is terrible and we have to bring energy. Everybody has to be involved," said Guar...
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Tottenham Hotspur Held By West Ham, Everton Hit Back At Newcastle United | Football News
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Tottenham Hotspur Held By West Ham, Everton Hit Back At Newcastle United | Football News

[ad_1] Tottenham missed the chance to move into the Premier League's top four after a 1-1 draw at West Ham, while Newcastle were also held 1-1 by Everton on Tuesday. Spurs have made a habit of recovering from slow starts to win in recent months, but this time they failed to capitalise on scoring after just five minutes. Brennan Johnson was left with the simple task of tapping into an empty net from Timo Werner's cross. West Ham were under pressure to respond after collapsing from 3-1 up to lose 4-3 at Newcastle on Saturday.The Hammers were quickly level as Jarrod Bowen's corner flew in off the back of Kurt Zouma.A draw kept West Ham one point ahead of Newcastle in seventh, but they missed the best chance to take all three points when Michail Antonio fired straight at Guglielmo Vicario.To...
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