Eberechi Eze was Tottenham Hotspur’s tormentor again as Arsenal made a title statement of intent by restoring their lead at the top of the Premier League table to five points with victory in the north London derby. The pressure was on the Gunners after they lost a two-goal lead at relegation certainties Wolverhampton Wanderers in…
Galatasaray will take a three-goal lead to Turin after coming from behind to beat Juventus in a frenetic first leg of their Champions League knockout phase play-off tie. The hosts trailed 2-1 at half-time but produced a superb fightback to lead 3-2 by the hour mark through goals from Noa Lang and Davinson Sanchez. That…
Arsenal scored four goals in the opening 30 minutes as they cruised past Wigan to reach the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in six years. The Premier League leaders dominated the League One strugglers from the outset and opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Eberechi Eze picked up the ball near…
Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle United overcame a series of controversial decisions from the officials to knock 10-man Aston Villa out of the FA Cup. This was a fourth-round tie packed with drama, incident and goals at Villa Park as Newcastle channelled their frustration to turn the game on its head in impressive fashion…
Mohamed Salah scored and provided an assist as Liverpool brushed aside Brighton at Anfield to reach the FA Cup fifth round. The hosts took a first-half lead through Curtis Jones before Salah set up Dominik Szoboszlai after the break, with the midfielder thumping home to cap a sweeping move. Ten minutes later Salah was brought…
Inter Milan struck late to win the 255th Derby d’Italia 3-2 against a 10-man Juventus side. Inter had to find a way to get this done. It is the bench that’s the difference for Inter this year.
League One side Mansfield Town came from behind to beat Premier League strugglers Burnley and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1975. Josh Laurent gave the Clarets the lead midway through the first half but goals from Rhys Oates and Louis Reed completed a brilliant second-half turnaround to…
In-form Crysencio Summerville rescued West Ham in extra time as they avoided an FA Cup shock at League One Burton. The substitute struck in the 95th minute to save the visitors with his sixth goal in seven games after they laboured at Pirelli Stadium. Freddie Potts was sent off for a reckless challenge on Julian…
A Pedro Neto hat-trick fired Chelsea into the FA Cup fifth round with a comfortable win at Championship Hull City. Back at a snowy MKM Stadium, Blues boss Liam Rosenior – a former Hull player and manager – had to wait until the 40th minute for his side to make the most of their dominance…
Arsenal missed the chance to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League in a frustrating draw at Brentford. The Gunners’ lead at the top was halved when Manchester City beat Fulham on Wednesday and Mikel Arteta’s side faced a tough assignment against a Brentford side who had lost just twice at…