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Ibrahima Konate scored on his return after the death of his father to complete a fine Liverpool win inspired by Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike
The race for the golden boot
It feels very strange to scan this page and not see the letters S-A-L-A-H. For a variety of reasons he’s scored only four league goals in 2025-26; his lowest total at in a full season at Liverpool is 18.
Continue reading...Kane scores 36th goal of season in leaders’ 2-2 draw
Rashford caps Barcelona’s 3-1 victory to extend lead
Harry Kane scored his 36th goal of the season but Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich let a second-half lead slip to draw 2-2 at Hamburg.
Fábio Vieira put Hamburg in front from the penalty spot then Kane levelled before half-time. The substitute Luis Díaz put the visitors ahead within a minute of the restart, but Luka Vuskovic kept up his good scoring form to earn what could be a precious point for the struggling hosts.
Continue reading...Middlesbrough edge Norwich, Hull win at Blackburn
Ipswich grab late draw, Charlton add to Leicester woes
Stuttering Coventry’s grip at the top of the Championship loosened further as QPR came from behind to beat them 2-1 at Loftus Road. Josh Eccles gave the Sky Blues an early lead but the home side responded in the second half with Richard Kone’s equaliser and Nicolas Madsen’s winner.
Frank Lampard admitted his stuttering team’s confidence has taken a hit after the defeat left Coventry clinging on to top spot. Middlesbrough are now level on points with them after four consecutive wins and Coventry now only five points clear of third-placed Hull, who have a game in hand.
Continue reading...News from Friday’s press conferences, including Everton, Tottenham, Manchester City and West Ham
Continue reading...Arsenal face a tricky trip to in-form Leeds while Manchester United bid to continue their revival at home to Fulham
Saturday 3pm Venue Amex Stadium
Continue reading...Before transfer deadline day, Guardian football writer Ed Aarons gives his top five moves of the 2026 January transfer window and what they mean for the 25-26 Premier League season.
Continue reading...The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. In today’s column, we endeavor to answer three of them
One narrative has been set: Arsenal are bottling it. Last weekend’s home loss to Manchester United confirmed what the Gunners’ biggest doubters always suspected: that Mikel Arteta and his players don’t have it in them to win the Premier League title. Arsenal’s haters already started their victory lap.
Continue reading...Benfica goalkeeper Trubin scored in 4-2 win over Madrid
Eddie Howe’s men face 3,000-mile trip for first leg
Real Madrid have been dealt an instant rematch with José Mourinho’s Benfica in the Champions League playoffs. The Portuguese club will seek a repeat of Wednesday’s astonishing 4-2 victory against the Spanish giants, when their goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored deep into injury time to send them through, and host the first leg in Lisbon.
It is the headline tie in a draw that also gives Newcastle a 3,000-mile journey to Azerbaijan for a first leg against Qarabag. Eddie Howe’s side will feel confident after an impressive display in holding Paris Saint-Germain, last season’s winners, to a 1-1 draw at Parc des Princes on Wednesday, although they will be aware that the Azeri champions, beaten 6-0 at Liverpool, held Chelsea to a 2-2 draw on home soil in November. They will face Barcelona or, in an all-Premier League clash, Chelsea if they go through.
Continue reading...Nico O’Reilly gives Manchester City options, Sunderland miss Granit Xhaka’s grit and West Ham find a way
Just when Brighton supporters were hoping their side was building some momentum after a run of five games undefeated in all competitions, Saturday’s stoppage-time loss to Fulham arrived. Fabian Hürzeler’s side led at half-time, but their collapse was typical of performances on the road this season. Securing only two away wins – against Chelsea in September and Nottingham Forest in November – has undermined their challenge for Europe. Their next two games at the Amex, against Everton on Saturday and arch-rivals Crystal Palace next week, are an opportunity to make up some ground. Only seven points separate them from Chelsea in fifth place, but Brighton’s record against David Moyes’s side at home is terrible, having failed to beat them since 2019 when a late Lucas Digne own goal sealed the points for Graham Potter against an Everton team managed by Marco Silva. Ed Aarons
Brighton v Everton, Saturday 3pm (all times GMT)
Leeds v Arsenal, Saturday 3pm
Wolves v Bournemouth, Saturday 3pm
Chelsea v West Ham, Saturday 5.30pm
Continue reading...Nineteen-year-old fires winner to give Villa 3-2 win
Rangers’ poor campaign ends with 3-1 loss to Porto
The 19-year-old Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba was the hero as Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat Red Bull Salzburg 3-2 at Villa Park, though they lost Ollie Watkins to injury in the first half.
Jimoh-Aloba hit the winner with three minutes remaining, tucking Kadan Young’s low cross into the corner to cap a fightback that looked unlikely after a limp showing for an hour.
Continue reading...Aston Villa hit back from two down to beat Salzburg, Nottingham Forest thrashed Ferencvaros and Celtic secured a playoff place
“Villa feel like a proper club again,” says your roving reporter Martin Keown at Villa Park. Not sure what “proper” means there, but OK.
“They can win the Premier League. Everyone’s saying they can’t.”
Continue reading...Álvaro Arbeloa’s team have concerns as they look ahead to the knockout stages, while Jamie Carragher has concerns about the draw
It was billed by broadcasters as “Matchday Mayhem”. Finally, after 17 of the 18 final day matches had finished, came a chaotic denouement. Not even José Mourinho’s long Champions League heritage had included a moment like this, though his wild celebration was familiar. Benfica were beating Real Madrid 3-2, and Mourinho’s former club were already dropping out of the top eight. “I was told [the scoreline] is enough, so let’s close the door,” said Mourinho.
Continue reading...In a tumultuous campaign and three-way Scottish title fight, the 73-year-old manager still has ambitions on the European stage
Martin O’Neill’s involvement in celebrated European moments in Celtic’s history means he is entitled to bridle at the belief that domain is no longer a priority. O’Neill used pre-match media duties for the Europa League visit of Utrecht on Thursday to point towards what has the potential to be an uplifting few days for the Scottish champions.
“We got a result in Feyenoord and fought our guts out in Bologna,” he said. “We don’t now want to just throw it away. We want to try and go for it if we can. We could still lose the game. We might not win the match and we might go out of the competition, but we want to give it a go.
Continue reading...Anatoliy Trubin scores dramatic goal against Real Madrid
Barça and Sporting in last 16, Bodø/Glimt make playoffs
Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored a 98th-minute header as Benfica defeated Real Madrid 4-2 to secure a Champions League knockout place on Wednesday and deny their opponents an automatic spot in the last 16.
Benfica were heading out despite leading 3-2 with seconds of stoppage time remaining before Trubin met a free-kick to score the goal they needed to get into the playoff round on goal difference.
Continue reading...Pep Guardiola often bemoans the schedule so Manchester City entering the last 16 directly and missing the home-and-away knockout playoff round pleased the manager.
City ended in eighth place due, in part, to Benfica’s 4-2 win against Real Madrid, the Portuguese side being led by his old adversary, José Mourinho, to whom Guardiola will be happy to offer a thank you message.
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