
The Guardian - 16 hours 52 min ago
The failure to replace Robert S nchez remains a mystery but the new-look front three should buy time for the new manager's principles to bed in After a weekend on which pretty much every potential challenger to Arsenal had demonstrated their flaws , there was a sense, perhaps even a need, for Chelsea to emerge as a serious contender if only to prevent the title race becoming a procession. And while they were far from flawless, there were at least some indications that they could mount some kind...

BBC - 17 hours 19 min ago
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso praises Cole Palmer's "responsibility, maturity and freedom" after a goal and an assist from the playmaker seals a 3-2 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. In Alonso's first Premier League match in charge, the Spaniard insists his new squad can achieve "special things" this season.

BBC - 17 hours 32 min ago
Cole Palmer scores and sets up Joao Pedro as Chelsea give Xabi Alonso a winning start against Alvaro Arbeloa's Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League.

BBC - 17 hours 32 min ago
Cole Palmer scores and sets up Joao Pedro as Chelsea give Xabi Alonso a winning start against Alvaro Arbeloa's Fulham at Craven Cottage in the Premier League.

Yard Barker - 17 hours 57 min ago
Just as we were settling into the summer window and the calm before the storm of the final week, there was another twist in the tale that disrupts the Lilywhites' push to bring in Cody Gakpo from Liverpool.

The Guardian - 18 hours 20 min ago
This was a crash course for Xabi Alonso in life at Chelsea. His new side thrilled in possession at Craven Cottage. The front three of Jo o Pedro, Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers combined to devastating effect and there was even an assist for the new 52m centre-back, Maxence Lacroix. At times the only issue was the two No 10s both laying claim to the ice cold celebration. Palmer had a point to prove after missing out on England's World Cup squad and Rogers scored on his debut after his 117m move...

CBS Sports - 18 hours 20 min ago
The opening round of Premier League fixtures offered plenty of surprises, making for a fitting set-up for what is expected to be an unpredictable season in England...

Sky Sports - 18 hours 25 min ago
Jamie Carragher says he doesn't see where Florian Wirtz fits into the Liverpool team - and the £116.5m German could be part of the worst transfer window in Premier League history.

Yard Barker - 18 hours 30 min ago
As we enter the final stretch of the ongoing summer transfer window, the chiefs at Hotspur Way are looking to get their business done thick and fast. And we can already see that pace in the fact that the North Londoners are pushing to get Savinho's and Marmoush's moves over the line.

Yard Barker - 18 hours 45 min ago
Leeds United's pursuit of Mykhailo Mudryk is starting to look like a deal better left alone. According to Isaac Johnson, Daniel Farke's side have had two loan bids rejected by Chelsea, with the Premier League club unwilling to soften their financial demands or compromise over playing-time assurances.

CBS Sports - 19 hours 25 min ago
Here's what to keep an eye on as we approach the end of the transfer window...

The Guardian - 19 hours 55 min ago
Possession numbers, the intense physicality and the pure rhythm of games all felt noticeably new as the season began There has been something oddly narcotic and moreish about the drip-drip of fresh Pep Guardiola content either side of the start of the new Premier League season. Eras come and go. Everything dies, baby, that's a fact. But four-part Amazon Prime documentaries make angels of us all. So we have continued to feast on the Pep-at-City visuals: dead jeopardy, reheated beefs, the uplifting...

Yard Barker - 20 hours 23 min ago
An ongoing negative streak Chelsea's defensive crisis rumbles on. The Blues shipped two goals against Fulham in their opening game of the new 2026-2027 Premier League season, though they held on to win 3-2 on Monday evening.

Yard Barker - 21 hours 2 min ago
Alonso has confirmed why Chelsea duo Palestra and Caicedo are not in the matchday squad for our Premier League opener against Fulham. The news came as a surprise to many supporters as the Blues made the short trip to Craven Cottage for the first competitive fixture under the Spaniard's leadership.

Yard Barker - 21 hours 5 min ago
Manchester United suffered a bruising 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Hull City on Saturday. Michael Carrick's side made a disastrous start to the new Premier League season.

Yard Barker - 21 hours 45 min ago
Manchester United endured a disappointing start to the new Premier League season on Saturday. Michael Carrick's side were beaten 2-0 by newly promoted Hull City.

Yard Barker - 21 hours 45 min ago
According Football Insider, Wrexham plane to smash their transfer record in the closing days of the summer window by pulling off one of the most audacious moves in Championship history.

The Guardian - 21 hours 55 min ago
Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Sign up for the Football Daily email | Follow on TikTok Good evening and welcome to live coverage of Fulham v Chelsea at Craven Cottage. A west London derby, involving the last two managers of Real Madrid, should a solid entertainment option, especially as the alternatives on UK television include Street Cops: Catching the Yobs, Donnie Swaggart* and a repeat of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in which Marty says his grave is being disturbed, and Jeff...

Yard Barker - 22 hours 54 min ago
Kai Havertz isn't the most popular player around the Premier League, and even though Arsenal themselves spent a ton of money to replace him with a more traditional No.

TechRadar - 23 hours 10 min ago
Watch Fulham vs Chelsea on USA Network via YouTube TV (US) Unlock your stream with NordVPN (save 75%) Fulham vs Chelsea kick-off: Mon, Aug 24 at 3pm ET / 8pm BST Today's Fulham vs Chelsea live stream sees two men who managed Real Madrid last season meet in a West London derby on the opening weekend of the 2026/27 Premier League campaign, as Alvaro Arbeloa and Xabi Alonso take charge of their first competitive games. Many pundits have tipped Fulham to struggle this season, after the club lost...

The Guardian - 23 hours 43 min ago
Sunday's draw with Newcastle shows Andoni Iraola's new ideas as manager will need to overcome the squad's lack of balance Sign up for our free newsletter here The good news for Liverpool is that, Arsenal aside, every other team with vague title aspirations who played over the weekend looked undercooked, and that Andoni Iraola's men did, in the end, come away from Newcastle with a point . But the vulnerability to the counter that undermined them so often last season has not gone away...

Sky Sports - 23 hours 57 min ago
I was at the game on Saturday and it was clear early on in the game that Manchester United were not at the races against Hull City.