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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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Tottenham Hotspurs’ Top Four Bid Rocked By Fulham, Luton Draw With Nottingham Forest | Football News
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Tottenham Hotspurs’ Top Four Bid Rocked By Fulham, Luton Draw With Nottingham Forest | Football News

[ad_1] Tottenham wasted a chance to move into the Premier League's top four as they slumped to a shock 3-0 defeat at Fulham, while Luton salvaged a crucial 1-1 draw with relegation rivals Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Ange Postecoglou's side would have climbed above Aston Villa into fourth place with a win, but instead they handed the initiative back to their top-four rivals. Fifth-placed Tottenham were punished for a sloppy performance as the in-form Rodrigo Muniz netted twice either side of Sasa Lukic's first goal for Fulham.A 4-0 win at Villa last weekend was expected to act as Tottenham's springboard to finish above Unai Emery's team in the battle to qualify for next season's Champions League.Instead, the north Londoners crashed to a first league defeat at Craven Cottage since 2008 ...
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Sunny Singh Gill Set To Become First Referee Of Indian Descent In Premier League | Football News
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Sunny Singh Gill Set To Become First Referee Of Indian Descent In Premier League | Football News

[ad_1] Sunny Singh Gill was standing at the proverbial career crossroads one year ago. He had the option to continue as a prison officer or concentrate on carrying forward his family's rich footballing legacy by chasing his refereeing dream. Cut to 2024, the 39-year-old will script history at Selhurst Park on Saturday when he becomes the first Indian-origin and British South Asian to referee in an English Premier League fixture (Crystal Palace vs Luton). "This weekend I'll be proud to see Sunny Singh Gill taking to the pitch as the first South Asian to referee a Premier League match," said British PM Rishi Sunak, addressing an awards ceremony organised by the Asian Media Group (AMG) earlier this week."It is a reminder of the incredible contribution of South Asian people to our economy an...
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Injury-hit Liverpool Produce ‘Fireworks’ To Blow Away Luton | Football News
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Injury-hit Liverpool Produce ‘Fireworks’ To Blow Away Luton | Football News

[ad_1] Jurgen Klopp said his injury-ravaged Liverpool produced "fireworks" to come from a goal down to beat Luton 4-1 and open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday. Chiedozie Ogbene had given the Hatters a shock first-half lead against a Liverpool side missing Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota among others. Dutch international duo Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo turned the game on its head in two minutes just before the hour mark before Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott secured the win. Victory takes Klopp's men four points clear of Manchester City and fi...
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Manchester City Sitting Pretty During Festive Fixtures | Football News
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Manchester City Sitting Pretty During Festive Fixtures | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City will have enjoyed the festive fixtures, with slip-ups from their Premier League title rivals leaving them within touching distance of the top. The newly crowned Club World Cup winners came out on top against a battling Everton and witnessed defeats for Arsenal, Aston Villa and Tottenham in the latest round of games, with only leaders Liverpool bucking the trend. AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of this weekend's action.Man City train focus on Premier LeagueManchester City are fourth in the Premier League table but every other side at the top know they are still the team to beat.Pep Guardiola's men qualified for the Champions League knockout rounds with ease and earlier this month won the Club World Cup to collect their fifth trophy of 2023.The bad news...
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Luton Town Game Abandoned After Player’s Cardiac Arrest As Manchester City Squander Lead | Football News
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Luton Town Game Abandoned After Player’s Cardiac Arrest As Manchester City Squander Lead | Football News

[ad_1] Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest that forced the abandonment of his team's Premier League match at Bournemouth on Saturday as Manchester City threw away a 2-0 lead against Crystal Palace. Luton's game on the south cost was halted midway through the second half with the score at 1-1 after defender Lockyer collapsed on the pitch. The Wales international was removed from the field of play on a stretcher surrounded by a medical team to a standing ovation from the crowd. The Premier League confirmed the match had been abandoned. "Our medical staff have confirmed that the Hatters captain suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch, but was responsive by the time he was taken off on the stretcher," Luton said in a statement. "He received further treatment inside the stadium...
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Luton Town’s Tom Lockyer Collapses As Bournemouth Clash Abandoned | Football News
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Luton Town’s Tom Lockyer Collapses As Bournemouth Clash Abandoned | Football News

[ad_1] Luton's Premier League clash against Bournemouth was abandoned on Saturday after Hatters captain Tom Lockyer collapsed during the second half. With the score level at 1-1 in the 65th minute, Lockyer suddenly fell to the turf in a worrying scene. Play was paused as the Luton defender received treatment from medics while both sides were sent to the dressing room. Lockyer was eventually stretchered off surrounded by the medical team. There was a standing ovation from the crowd, with Luton fans in one corner of the Vitality Stadium chanting his name."There's a break in play as Tom Lockyer seeks medical attention. We are all with you, Locks," Luton said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter.There's a break in play as Tom Lockyer seeks medical attention.We are all with you, Loc...
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Jack Grealish Puts Manchester City Back On Track After Luton Scare | Football News
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Jack Grealish Puts Manchester City Back On Track After Luton Scare | Football News

[ad_1] Jack Grealish ensured Manchester City ended their four-game winless run as the Premier League champions survived a scare from Luton in their 2-1 victory on Sunday. With star striker Erling Haaland absent due to injury, Pep Guardiola's side trailed to Elijah Adebayo's goal late in the first half at Kenilworth Road. But, after squandering a host of chances, City finally clicked into gear with two goals in three minutes after the break.Bernardo Silva equalised and Grealish bagged the winner to give City a much-needed first victory in five league matches.After their lethargic 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa on Wednesday, which followed draws with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, City were in danger of falling out of the title race.Liverpool's win at Crystal Palace on Saturday had moved the...
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Declan Rice Caps Arsenal Fightback In Seven-Goal Thriller At Luton | Football News
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Declan Rice Caps Arsenal Fightback In Seven-Goal Thriller At Luton | Football News

[ad_1] Arsenal moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after Declan Rice's last-gasp goal capped the leaders' thrilling fightback in their 4-3 win against Luton on Tuesday. Rocked by a pair of costly blunders from keeper David Raya, Mikel Arteta's side trailed 3-2 in the second half of a pulsating clash at Kenilworth Road. But Arsenal roared back to consolidate their lead at the top of the table thanks to Kai Havertz's equaliser and Rice's header deep into stoppage-time.The wild celebrations from Arteta and his players underlined the significance of a gritty escape that will fuel the belief Arsenal can finally win their first title since 2004."I'm so happy. We knew it would be a big battle here, we made it hard for ourselves the way we conceded the goals," Arteta said."T...
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Manchester United Ease Pressure On Erik Ten Hag, Spurs, Newcastle Stunned | Football News
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Manchester United Ease Pressure On Erik Ten Hag, Spurs, Newcastle Stunned | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester United eased the pressure on under-fire boss Erik ten Hag with a nervy 1-0 win against Luton on Saturday, while Tottenham conceded twice in stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Wolves. Newcastle also crashed to a shock defeat as Dominik Solanke's double took Bournemouth out of the relegation zone. Rocked by Wednesday's devastating Champions League group stage loss in Copenhagen -- the latest embarrassment in a season of low moments -- United gave Ten Hag some much-needed breathing space thanks to Victor Lindelof's second-half winner.United had suffered five defeats in their previous 10 home games this season, their worst start to a campaign at Old Trafford since 1930-31 when they also lost five of 10 and were relegated from the top flight.They were also reeling from three losse...
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