José Mourinho’s second spell in charge of Real Madrid just about got off to a winning start, thanks to new signing Carlos Espí‘s 90th-minute goal to claim a 2-1 victory at Espanyol. The Portuguese coach, taking charge of Madrid for the first time in 13 years after being reappointed for a second spell this summer, looked set to endure a frustrating start to the LaLiga season. After England midfielder Jude…
Roberto De Zerbi has said that Tottenham are undercooked and lacking fight after they slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Brentford. Spurs’ expensive summer rebuild was shaken to its foundations by rampant Brentford on an alarming opening day for De Zerbi. The new-look side showed the same old flaws as goals from Keane Lewis-Potter, Vitaly Janelt and Michael Kayode saw them deservedly beaten. De Zerbi, parachuted in to save Spurs…
Sunderland’s debut outing in their Elvis Presley-inspired pink kit ended in a case of ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ after they conceded in the 90th minute to lose 2-1 at Ipswich. The Black Cats unveiled a kit collaboration with musical great Presley in June due to a lengthy association with the late American singer which charts back to the end of the 1970s. Presley’s hit song ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ has been…
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes said the “same mistakes” were responsible for his side’s shock 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Hull City in their opening game of the Premier League season on Saturday. First-half goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy were enough to give Hull their first league win over United for 52 years. “Same mistakes as we did last season, every away game,” he told TNT Sports when asked…
HULL, England — Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick insisted it was not the time to panic despite watching his team fall to a humbling 2-0 defeat to newly-promoted Hull City on Saturday. United conceded twice from set-pieces in the first half as Hull recorded their first league win over United since 1974. Carrick said afterwards that the opening day result “hurt” — but said it wasn’t the time to…
Prime Minister Andy Burnham took an afternoon off from running the country to watch his beloved Everton play Crystal Palace at Hill Dickinson Stadium. However, due to his recently-elevated status, the Toffees season ticket-holder was not able to sit in his usual seat — as he had previously stated he intended to do — in the South Stand and was instead moved to the directors’ box with his wife Marie-France…
Ian Wright said Arsenal’s handling of Gabriel Martinelli’s potential exit from the club has left him feeling “uncomfortable” and claimed the forward deserves “more respect.” Martinelli, who has played nearly 300 times across seven seasons for the Gunners, was left out of Arsenal’s squad for their opening-night win over Coventry at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are exploring selling Martinelli, who has one year remaining on his contract, but Wright believes…
The record for being the tallest player to play a Premier League game was broken on the first matchday of 2026-27. Ipswich Town goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen, who is 6’9” (2.06m), has claimed the lofty landmark. After making his Premier League debut for Ipswich against Sunderland in their first game of the new season, Scherpen is also the tallest of any player to be registered to a Premier League club including…
Hull fans had a message for Joe Cole as they got their Premier League campaign underway at home with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United. The club returned to the top flight on Saturday for the first time since 2017 but found themselves on the receiving end of disparaging remarks from Cole on The Dressing Room podcast, where he said he had turned down an offer to work as a…
Manchester United fell in a shocking 2-0 loss to newly promoted Hull City in their first match of the 2026-27 Premier League on Saturday. It took just 17 minutes for United to fall behind when Semi Ajayi smashed home from a corner. Nobel Mendy doubled Hull’s surprise advantage after 38 minutes with a powerful header. On both occasions, United were beaten by set pieces swung into their box. United toiled…