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Alexander Isak double rouses Newcastle after Southampton’s latest false dawn

When Eddie Howe called for a response from his Newcastle team following the crushing end of their nine-game winning streak last weekend, he will have been aware that the immediate task ahead was the softest the Premier League can provide; perhaps destined to statistically be the simplest in top-flight history. Results aside – an absurd

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Constitution Hill survives scare to make it 10 out of 10 in Unibet Hurdle

1-12 favourite wins at Cheltenham despite stumble at last Nico de Boinville: ‘That gave everyone a heart attack’ It is billed as “Trials Day” ahead of the four-day Festival meeting here which opens in just over six weeks, but 20,000 spectators were very much living in the moment here on Saturday as Constitution Hill, perhaps

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Calafiori edges Arsenal past Wolves after controversial red for Lewis-Skelly

Even if it seems inevitable Arsenal will dispute PGMOL’s definition of “serious foul play” in the coming days, after the referee Michael Oliver’s remarkable call to punish Myles Lewis-Skelly for a cynical trip with a red card, Mikel Arteta will take great satisfaction from this victory at Wolves. The defender’s first-half sending-off will dominate the

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Everton move clear of drop zone after spot-on Ndiaye sees off Brighton

The second honeymoon continues for David Moyes. Taking charge of his 700th Premier League game and up against the division’s youngest manager who is 30 years his junior, a controversial penalty from Iliman Ndiaye made it two successive victories since the 61-year-old’s return to Everton and proved there is no substitute for experience. This was

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Cody Gakpo doubles up as leaders Liverpool sweep Ipswich aside

There are days when the relentless pursuit of a Premier League title resembles a stroll. This was one of those occasions for Liverpool, who condemned Ipswich to a second successive comprehensive defeat. The only consolation for Kieran McKenna and his weary players was it could have been much worse. Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah

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Ouattara nets hat-trick as Bournemouth trounce high-flying Nottingham Forest

In the meeting of lower middle-class upstarts both challenging the elites, Bournemouth dished out a footballing lesson to Nottingham Forest. Just like Manchester City and Arsenal, just like Newcastle a week previously, Forest were picked apart, their previously imperious defence ripped apart by warp-speed attacking. Bournemouth fans wanted six. Theirs is the team of the

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Walsall make the most of multi-club ownership to plot route to promotion

Runaway League Two leaders will not be overly worried by defeat against Bradford with club united on and off pitch Think multi-club ownership models in football and there is one immediate example springs to mind: Manchester City’s City Football Group which has 13 clubs under its umbrella all across the globe, with the reigning Premier

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