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• Hartlepool duo Merrick and Kouogun suffer injuries

  10-09-2026 15:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Max Merrick has returned to parent club Chelsea after suffering a thigh injury [Getty Images]Hartlepool United have been hit by a double injury blow with confirmation that goalkeeper Max Merrick is set to be out for six weeks while Max Kouogun may need ankle surgery.On-loan Merrick, who has returned to parent club Chelsea for treatment, had to be replaced shortly after the half hour mark in Pools' 1-0 win over Woking on Saturday due to a thigh injury, while defender Kouogun has sustained ankle l
  
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• 🚨Line-ups confirmed: Ponzio faces a test at the Decano fortress

  12-09-2026 21:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨Line-ups confirmed: Ponzio faces a test at the Decano fortressRiver Plate faces a tough challenge this Saturday at 5:30 PM as they visit Atlético Tucumán for the ninth round of the 2026 Torneo Clausura. At the Monumental José Fierro Stadium, a venue that has historically been uncomfortable for El Millonario, the Núñez side will look to extend the good run they have built in their first matches under head coach Leonardo Ponzio.
  Heading into this trip to
  
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• What another Premier League stalemate revealed about Tottenham and Roberto De Zerbi

  12-09-2026 21:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After spending hundreds of millions trying to banish years of neurosis, Tottenham Hotspur so quickly have another hang-up.They can’t score and, as this inevitable 0-0 draw with Everton went on, they looked less likely to score. That is the greater worry than a worsening record.Roberto De Zerbi even reached for Italian football phrases, to talk about how this team needs to be “unblocked”.Roberto De Zerbi cut an exasperated figure (Reuters)“Sbloccare,” in Italian.A me
  
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• Unai Emery’s Stance On £40m Aston Villa Winger’s Slow Start: Can They Turn Him Into A Regular Starter?

  12-09-2026 21:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Unai Emery’s Stance On £40m Aston Villa Winger’s Slow Start: Can They Turn Him Into A Regular Starter?Aston Villa have backed Alejandro Garnacho with Unai Emery insisting the winger’s attitude and work in training give him reason for confidence. Birmingham Live reported the Argentine joined from Chelsea on a season-long loan containing a conditional obligation to buy linked to appearances. Garnacho has collected only 31 Premier League minutes from three substitute outings
  
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• Coventry loanee on course for best goalscoring season with three goals in six games for Westerlo

  12-09-2026 21:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Coventry loanee on course for best goalscoring season with three goals in six games for WesterloNorman Bassette appears to have found a home back in Belgian football. The striker, on loan at Westerlo from Coventry, scored his third goal in six games for the Belgian side as they beat Standard Liege 4-2 in an exciting encounter on Saturday afternoon. Bassette has been considered a player with great potential, which was one of the reasons why Coventry signed him from Caen back in 2024. However, he
  
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• 📊 Mbappé continues phenomenal LaLiga record with latest Real Madrid goal

  12-09-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📊 Mbappé continues phenomenal LaLiga record with latest Real Madrid goalIs anyone in Europe performing better than Kylian Mbappé right now? Not likely.
  The Frenchman spearheaded José Mourinho's side to a crucial win in the Champions League against Inter Milan midweek, and now he's back with the goal contributions in their La Liga meeting with Rayo Vallecano this evening.After 15 minutes, Mbappé stepped up to convert from the penalty spot after &
  
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• A remarkable start continues

  12-09-2026 21:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]For a time, Hull City supporters dared to dream, chanting "we are going to win the league" as their side threatened a famous win.At one stage, the visitors were on course to go top of the Premier League.However, hopes of a first-ever away win at Chelsea were ultimately denied by Joao Pedro's second-half equaliser.Despite Chelsea enjoying the majority of possession in and around Hull's penalty area, it was the Tigers who created the clearer opportunities. Substitutes Mohamed-Ali Cho
  
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• 600: Kylian Mbappé hits an astonishing milestone 🎯

  12-09-2026 21:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  600: Kylian Mbappé hits an astonishing milestone 🎯Goalscorer... and provider!This Saturday evening, Real Madrid host Rayo Vallecano for Matchday 5 of La Liga.In the space of just two minutes, Kylian Mbappé made his mark... twice!
  After scoring a penalty in the 16th minute, the France captain then provided an assist for Álvaro Carreras in the 18th minute.One more goal and one more assist that allow the nation’s Kyks to reach a crazy milestone.With 441 goals scor
  
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• Alonso's approach looks unsustainable

  12-09-2026 21:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]There was a subdued atmosphere at the final whistle among Chelsea's players, staff and supporters.They had watched the team's free-flowing attacking football come unstuck against a Hull City side who had not conceded a Premier League goal before kick-off.Chelsea had previously beaten Fulham 3-2, won 4-3 at home to Brighton and lost 2-1 at Arsenal. They also overcame Leeds 6-3 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.Having conceded twice here, Chelsea have now gone 20 Premier League matches
  
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• More dropped points at Anfield - is it too early for Liverpool to worry?

  12-09-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola is still unbeaten as Liverpool boss but his side have drawn three of their four Premier League games [Getty Images]Two Premier League matches at Anfield. Two draws. For just the third time in 63 years, Liverpool have failed to win both of their opening home games of a league season - not exactly the flying start new boss Andoni Iraola would have been dreaming of.After such an encouraging midweek performance against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, full of urgency, Saturday'
  
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• Tarkowski And Garner Get 7.5 | Everton Players Rated In Hard-Fought Draw Vs Tottenham Hotspur

  12-09-2026 21:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tarkowski And Garner Get 7.5 | Everton Players Rated In Hard-Fought Draw Vs Tottenham HotspurEverton clashed heads with Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this evening as they looked to grind out a result on their travels in the Premier League. The Toffees made a solid start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.The Merseyside club managed the game well in the second 45 minutes and earned a hard-fought 0-0 draw away from home.Let&
  
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• Ruben Amorim slams Milan’s ‘disastrous’ first half performance against Lazio

  12-09-2026 21:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ruben Amorim slams Milan’s ‘disastrous’ first half performance against LazioSerie A sides Milan and Lazio played out a very entertaining 2-2 draw at the Stadio Olimpico and Diego Moreira turned out to be the star of the show for Ruben Amorim.The Roman side led in the first-half, thanks to goals from Matteo Cancellieri and Tijjani Noslin. Just when things seemed to be going against them, Amorim’s side saw new signing Moreira score a quickfire brace to give them a shot at g
  
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• Ex-Crues men get Limavady off the mark at Seaview

  12-09-2026 21:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Limavady United are finally up and running upon their return to the Irish Premiership at the fifth attempt after a gritty 2-1 win against Crusaders at Seaview on Saturday.Following four successive defeats to start the season, last season's Championship winners got their first three points of the campaign, courtesy of goals from two former Crusaders men in Philip Lowry and Jamie McGonigle.Elliot Dunlop's late stunner set up a nervy finish for the Roesiders, but they held on for their first top fl
  
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• Mix of emotions for Clement after dramatic Boro loss

  12-09-2026 21:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Norwich City head coach Kim Hellberg spoke to BBC Radio Norfolk after the Canaries' heartbreaking 4-3 defeat at Middlesbrough in which they came from 3-1 to equalise only to lose to defender Ashley Phillips' injury-time winner.For a written selection of his quotes, click here.
  
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• Van Hecke Gets 7.5, Solanke With 6 | Tottenham Hotspur Players Rated In Lackluster Draw Vs Everton

  12-09-2026 21:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Van Hecke Gets 7.5, Solanke With 6 | Tottenham Hotspur Players Rated In Lackluster Draw Vs EvertonTottenham Hotspur entertained Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a positive result at home in the Premier League. Spurs made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time interval.The North London club failed to score the winner in the second half and had to settle for a lackluster 0-0 draw in front of their home supporters.
  
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• Liverpool's next Mohamed Salah is obvious after major Fabrizio Romano update

  12-09-2026 21:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool's next Mohamed Salah is obvious after major Fabrizio Romano updateMohamed Salah was the key to Liverpool's attack since 2017. The Egyptian King was one of the main reasons why Liverpool did so well during Jurgen Klopp's era with the attacker being the main reason why they won the Premier League title in the 2024-25 season.He contributed to over 50 goals across all competitions and took on the role of being Liverpool's main goal scorer and creator with ease.So, when his exit was announc
  
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• 📋 Chapecoense and Inter set for a clash of desperate sides

  12-09-2026 21:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📋 Chapecoense and Inter set for a clash of desperate sidesChapecoense and Inter have announced their lineups for this Saturday’s (12) Brasileirão match.The game is part of the 27th round of the league and will take place at Arena Condá.Chape comes into it with two wins in their last three matches, but still sits bottom of the table.Inter is winless in ten rounds and needs the points to try to move away from the relegation zone.
  See the starting lineups below:Chapecoen
  
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• Roberto De Zerbi 'realistic, not positive, not negative' after Spurs' PL goal drought grows with Everton draw

  12-09-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Roberto De Zerbi's Tottenham Hotspur's reaction is 'realistic, not positive, not negative' as his Spurs remain winless and goalless this young Premier League season following a 0-0 draw with Everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.Spurs were blanked by Brentford and Newcastle to open the season, then smashed Charlton Athletic in the League Cup before staging consecutive scoreless draws with Nottingham Forest and now the Toffees.MORE — Manchester derby could set tone for power shiftDe Zer
  
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• Gattuso on Lazio fan boycott: ‘It feels like the COVID period’

  12-09-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gattuso on Lazio fan boycott: ‘It feels like the COVID period’Gennaro Gattuso is proud of his Lazio side after their 2-2 draw with Milan, claiming that “seeing the team not give up pleases me,” as he comments that the empty Stadio Olimpico makes it “feel like the COVID period” as Biancocelesti fans continue to protest against owner Claudio Lotito.The Aquile thought that they were on track for the perfect start to the Serie A season, as they were leading 2-0 at
  
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• Three talking points ahead of Levante vs Barcelona | La Liga MD 5

  12-09-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Three talking points ahead of Levante vs Barcelona | La Liga MD 5Barcelona’s last game in La Liga was against Valencia a week ago, in an early kickoff, and the effect of the heat on the players was very clear throughout the match.Incidentally, their next game in La Liga is also poised to kick off at the same hour as they visit Levante on Matchday 5 of the competition on Sunday.With 22 goals in five games in all competitions – 17 of them in La Liga, Barcelona are flying this season wi
  
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• Real Madrid join Arsenal, Chelsea in the race for 15-year-old Norwegian wonderkid

  12-09-2026 20:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid join Arsenal, Chelsea in the race for 15-year-old Norwegian wonderkidAccording to TeamTalk, Real Madrid have joined the growing list of clubs monitoring Gabriel Rajkovic, a 15-year-old winger whose rapid development at Valerenga has already attracted attention from several of Europe’s leading sides.The Merengues are known for keeping an eye on exciting young talent across the globe and it seems that Rajkovic’s exploits in Norway, with the first team, have alerted them.Rea
  
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• Tottenham analysis: Goalless start stretches to 400 minutes

  12-09-2026 20:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Spurs have not scored in any of their first four league matches, over 400 minutes of football, and again struggled to create many meaningful moments in their 0-0 draw with Everton.After back-to-back 17th-placed finishes and £302m spent in the summer transfer window, the only way seemed up for Spurs before this season.Instead, after five matches in all competitions their only victory has come against Charlton in the Carabao Cup, while their league start is statistically their
  
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• Tottenham 0-0 Everton Player Ratings as Spurs Draw Another Blank

  12-09-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham 0-0 Everton Player Ratings as Spurs Draw Another BlankTottenham Player Ratings vs Everton as Spurs Draw Another BlankTottenham’s search for their first Premier League victory of the season continues after Roberto De Zerbi’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton.There was energy, possession and plenty of purposeful football from Tottenham, particularly during the opening stages. What remained absent was the most important part of the exercise, a goal.Spurs have now failed
  
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• BUNDESLIGA PLAYER RATINGS | Cologne 1-1 Werder Bremen – Niclas Füllkrug inspires Werder comeback to secure draw in Cologne

  12-09-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BUNDESLIGA PLAYER RATINGS | Cologne 1-1 Werder Bremen – Niclas Füllkrug inspires Werder comeback to secure draw in CologneThe Green and Whites overturned an early deficit away to Cologne on Matchday 3 to earn an impressive point, courtesy of Niclas Füllkrug’s second-half leveller.After much speculation midweek following his comments on whether English starlet Mikey Moore could make a maiden Bundesliga start, Cologne head coach René Wagner stuck true to his notion tha
  
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• Solanke struggles, but Branthwaite solid - player ratings for Spurs v Everton

  12-09-2026 20:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Everton's Vitalli Mykolenko in a race for possession with Spurs forward Omar Marmoush. [Getty Images]Tottenham Hotspur are still searching for their first goal - and first win - of the Premier League season after being held to a goalless draw at home by Everton.Here's how I rated the players and you can see how you scored them below.What do BBC Sport's player ratings mean?Tottenham HotspurAntonin Kinsky: Good save from James Garner free-kick but lucky to get away with passing straight to Kiernan
  
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• 💣After James, Nacional go after another Colombia international

  12-09-2026 20:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  💣After James, Nacional go after another Colombia internationalAfter shaking up the market with the signing of James Rodríguez, Atlético Nacional is not slowing down its ambitions and is working on the arrival of another Colombia national team World Cup player: full-back Deiver Machado. The 33-year-old academy product is currently a free agent after ending his spell at Nantes in France.European experience for the Verdolaga sideThe Antioquia club’s management is conside
  
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• 😮 Everything clicks, Bundesliga club enjoys record start

  12-09-2026 20:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  😮 Everything clicks, Bundesliga club enjoys record startThe defining topic of Saturday’s football action was definitely the major crisis and nightmare start of Borussia Mönchengladbach, which was completed in brutal fashion this afternoon with a 0–5 thrashing in Breisgau.So far, comparatively little has been said about the team that made the situation for Polanski’s side even more dramatic today. Probably too little. Because SC Freiburg currently find themselves at
  
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• Eric, Bernal start in a 4-2-3-1: How Barcelona can line up against Levante

  12-09-2026 20:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Eric, Bernal start in a 4-2-3-1: How Barcelona can line up against LevanteFC Barcelona will be gunning for their sixth straight victory this season when they take on Levante in La Liga on Sunday.The Blaugrana came into the matchday as La Liga leaders, after having won each of their four games in the competition so far, scoring 17 and conceding only two goals.They built on their exceptional start with a 5-1 thrashing of Feyenoord in their UEFA Champions League opener on Wednesday night.Given thei
  
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• Amorim: ‘Milan completely different, but need control for Modric’ to work

  12-09-2026 20:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Amorim: ‘Milan completely different, but need control for Modric’ to workRuben Amorim admits Milan were ‘a completely different team’ when clawing Lazio back from 2-0 down, but ‘without control, it’s not the game for Luka Modric.’The Rossoneri had a dismal first half performance at the Stadio Olimpico, trailing 2-0 to Matteo Cancellieri and Tijjani Noslin goals, jeered off the pitch by their own fans.ROME, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 12: Diego Moreira of AC
  
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• Pickford joins Premier League clean sheet 100 club

  12-09-2026 20:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jordan Pickford has joined an elite club of Premier League goalkeepers by recording 100 clean sheets [Getty Images]Jordan Pickford has become only the 19th goalkeeper to keep 100 or more clean sheets in the Premier League.He joined the club as Everton earned a 0-0 draw at Tottenham on Saturday.Only one goalkeeper has achieved more than 200 clean sheets in the Premier League.Petr Cech, with 202, is the leader in the league's shut-outs by a considerable margin, recording 33 more than his closest r
  
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