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Liverpool Cruise Into Europa League Quarters | Football News

Liverpool scored four times inside 14 minutes in a 6-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League. AC Milan, Marseille, Roma and West Ham were among the other sides to also book their place in Friday's quarter-final draw. Despite leading 5-1 from the first leg, Jurgen Klopp named a surprisingly strong Liverpool side and was well-rewarded as the Reds remain on course for a quadruple of trophies.Darwin Nunez and 19-year-old Bobby Clark got Klopp's men off to a flying start before Mohamed Salah marked his first club start since January 1 with his 20th of the season.Cody Gakpo fired in the fourth before Liverpool briefly took their foot off the gas ahead of Sunday's trip to Manchester United in the FA Cup.Veljko Birmancevic pulled a goal back for Sparta, but...
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Five-Star Liverpool Stroll Past Sparta, Roma Thrash Brighton In Europa League | Football News

Liverpool surged towards the Europa League quarter-finals with a 5-1 win at Sparta Prague on Thursday, as Roma thrashed Brighton 4-0 in the Italian capital. AC Milan beat 10-man Slavia Prague 4-2, but Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen had to come from 2-0 down to preserve their unbeaten season in a 2-2 draw against Qarabag. Liverpool remain on course to send Jurgen Klopp off with a quadruple of trophies as the Reds were not distracted by Sunday's mammoth Premier League showdown against Manchester City.Klopp named a strong side and got what he wanted by killing off the tie in the first leg, even if there was a price to pay in further injury problems as centre-back Ibrahima Konate limped off.Alexis Mac Allister got the visitors off to the perfect start in the Czech capital as he won and conv...
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Jarrod Bowen Hits Treble As West Ham Sink Brentford To End Barren Run | Football News

Jarrod Bowen ended his goal drought with a hat-trick as West Ham beat struggling Brentford 4-2 to secure their first win in nine games on Monday. Bowen hadn't scored in the Premier League since December 23, but the England forward got back on track with a stylish treble at the London Stadium. The 27-year-old struck twice in the first seven minutes before Neal Maupay got one back for Brentford in a frantic opening 13 minutes. Bowen completed the first hat-trick of his career after the interval before Emerson's superb long-range blast made it four.Yoane Wissa reduced the deficit late on, ...
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Declan Rice Scores On Return As Arsenal Hit West Ham For Six | Football News

Declan Rice scored on his return to West Ham as Arsenal smashed David Moyes' men 6-0 in a statement of intent in the Premier League title race on Sunday. Bukayo Saka struck twice, while Leandro Trossard and centre-backs William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes were also on target in a ruthless display from Mikel Arteta's men as they set a new club record for a Premier League away win. Victory takes the Gunners back to within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool and behind Manchester City only on goals scored. The wheels of Arsenal's challenge for a first league title in 20 years ap...
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Kobbie Mainoo Saves Manchester United Blushes In Seven-Goal Thriller At Wolverhampton Wanderers | Football News

Kobbie Mainoo scored a 97th-minute winner as Manchester United snatched a dramatic 4-3 win at Wolves on Thursday after blowing a two-goal lead. Marcus Rashford's goalscoring return, days after being fined for missing training after a night out, looked set to grab the headlines as United raced into a 2-0 lead. Scott McTominay restored the visitors' two-goal cushion after Pablo Sarabia's penalty got Wolves back in the game. But the home side looked to have claimed a point when Max Kilman and Pedro Neto struck late on. However, 18-year-old Mainoo provided one final twist with a brilliant s...
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Sheffield United Hold West Ham Thanks To Late Penalty Drama | Football News

Oli McBurnie scored a penalty 12 minutes into stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw for Sheffield United against West Ham in chaotic climax at Bramall Lane on Sunday. Both sides were also shown red cards in injury time as West Ham threw away the chance to close to within six points of the top four. Twice David Moyes' men led through Maxwel Cornet and James Ward-Prowse's penalty. But Ben Brereton Diaz's strike on his Premier League debut for the Blades and McBurnie's late spot-kick edged them to within seven points of safety. The visitors were without the injured Lucas Paqueta and Michail ...
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West Ham Dumped Out FA Cup, Newport Set Up Manchester United Tie | Football News

West Ham were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Bristol City 1-0 on Tuesday as Newport County set up a dream fourth-round tie against Manchester United. Tommy Conway scored the only goal at Ashton Gate after less than three minutes to ensure the Hammers' 44-year wait to lift the FA Cup will go on. Conway, who also scored to secure a replay when the sides met at the London Stadium, pounced on a short back pass from Konstantinos Mavropanos to round Lukasz Fabianski and slot into an unguarded net. "I've been coming here since I was seven and to get the winner is unbelievable," ...
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Arsenal Fail In Premier League Summit Bid As Tottenham Hotspur Lose Thriller | Football News

Arsenal missed out on the chance to return to the Premier League summit on Thursday, losing 2-0 to West Ham as Tottenham went down in a six-goal thriller at Brighton. Mikel Arteta's Gunners were top of the tree at Christmas for a second successive year but trail leaders Liverpool by two points at the halfway point of the season. Last year's runners-up dominated possession at the Emirates but lacked a cutting edge against the disciplined visitors, for whom Tomas Soucek and former Arsenal player Konstantinos Mavropanos scored the goals.Soucek opened the scoring from close range in the 13th minute following a pass from Jarrod Bowen, with the goal confirmed after a lengthy VAR check looking into whether the ball had gone out of play.Arsenal surged forward in relentless waves and West Ham go...
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West Ham Pile On Misery For Woeful Manchester United | Football News

Manchester United crashed to a dismal 2-0 defeat at West Ham as goals from Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus piled renewed pressure on under-fire boss Erik ten Hag on Saturday. Ten Hag's side were blown away by West Ham's late strikes at the London Stadium, condemning them to an eighth Premier League loss already this season. United, languishing in eighth place, have managed just one win in seven games in all competitions. They have lost three of their last four matches and failed to score in any of them for the first time since 1992.It is another bitter blow for Ten Hag, whose increasingly tenuous hold on his job will surely be the first thing for Jim Ratcliffe to resolve when the British billionaire finally completes the purchase of 25 percent of the club.Ratcliffe is reportedly set to ...
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Liverpool Dominate West Ham To Reach League Cup Semis | Football News

Liverpool destroyed West Ham 5-1 on Wednesday to set up a League Cup semi-final against Fulham, easing the frustration of their weekend Premier League stalemate against Manchester United. Curtis Jones scored twice and Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah were also on the scoresheet for Jurgen Klopp's dominant team, who were trophyless last season. No team have won more League Cups than Liverpool, who lifted the trophy for the ninth time in the 2021/22 season.The Reds had 34 shots against United in Sunday's Premier League match without finding the net, failing to win at home for the first time this season to their intense frustration.Manager Jurgen Klopp said he was delighted with his team's "joyful football" as they once again clicked in front of goal against West Ham."We we...