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…
Relegation-threatened Burnley staged an extraordinary first-half fightback to beat Crystal Palace and claim their first Premier League victory in 17 matches. The Clarets had failed to win in the top flight since overcoming Wolves on 26 October, and they appeared to be heading for another bruising evening after two first-half Jorgen Strand Larsen goals had…
Liverpool put in an impressive away performance to become the first team to win at Sunderland in the Premier League this season. Virgil van Dijk’s second-half header secured all three points for the visitors, who dominated large parts of the match at the Stadium of Light. The Liverpool captain nodded on a corner from Mohamed…
Manchester City turned up the heat in the Premier League title race by taking apart Fulham in the first-half to close the gap on leaders Arsenal to just three points. The Gunners are looking over their shoulders before Thursday’s trip to Brentford after Pep Guardiola’s side backed up Sunday’s last-gasp comeback at Liverpool by sealing…