Arsenal drop points in Brentford draw

 

Arsenal's lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League stands at just four points after Mikel Arteta's title-chasing side were held to a 1-1 draw at Brentford.

Arteta: Arsenal must be ‘very close to perfect’ to topple Man City

 

Mikel Arteta has challenged Arsenal to improve this season after losing the Premier League title to Manchester City despite their 89-point haul in 2023/24.

Silva: Fulham want to start well

Fulham begin their 2024/25 Premier League campaign with a visit to Manchester United on Friday night. The Cottagers, who finished 13th last time out, are ready for their third successive season in the top flight.

Leon Balogun welcomes competition in Brighton defence

Nigeria international defender Leon Balogun is relishing the competition he has to overcome to seal a regular starting berth at the Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion this season.

Rooney becomes second player to score 200 Premier League goals

Wayne Rooney has achieved another milestone by scoring his 200th Premier League goal. The 31-year-old Everton striker reached the feat at the home of Manchester City when he netted in the first half of the league contest on Monday evening.

Lacazette scores first goal for Arsenal

Club-record signing Alexandre Lacazette scored on his debut to help Arsenal to a 2-0 win over Sydney FC at the ANZ Stadium in their opening pre-season friendly. The France international, who joined from Lyon in a £46.5m deal last week, came on as a second-half sub and netted 15 minutes later to mark his first appearance with a goal.

Abramovich gives Moses Hublot watch for wining EPL title

By Taofeek Babalola

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has showered Super Eagles winger Victor Moses and his Chelsea teammates a club-branded Hublot watch in commendation for last season’s achievement in the English Premier League.

Everton sign Onyekuru, loan to Anderlecht

Everton have pulled off a significant transfer coup by landing Henry Onyekuru from Belgian outfit KAS Eupen. The Nigeria striker finished last season as the joint leading scorer in the Belgian Super League with 22 goals in 38 games – 10 of those came in the final 10 games – and he has attracted the attention of a number of top clubs across Europe.

Chelsea pocket £150m for winning Premier League title

Chelsea’s Premier League title victory in Antonio Conte’s first season as a manager in England earned them almost £151m in prize cash, with official figures released on Wednesday showing they have pocketed £150,811,183 from central funds alone.

Huddersfield clinch promotion to Premier League

Huddersfield Town are the 49th club to earn a place in the Premier League after a penalty shoot-out victory over Reading in the Championship play-off final.

Dele, Kane help Tottenham topple Arsenal

Title challengers Tottenham Hotspur made sure they will finish above Arsenal for the first time since 1994/95 with a 2-0 victory in the last north London derby at White Hart Lane.

Chelsea beat Everton to continue title surge

Chelsea took a big step towards the Premier League title with an impressive 3-0 victory at Everton.

Crystal Palace shock Liverpool at Anfield

Liverpool suffered a blow in their race for the Premier League top four with a 2-1 home defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.

Fear grip Leicester City over Ndidi raising profile

. Arsenal, Man Utd keep tabs on Nigerian

. Coach insists he will stay

Taofeek Babalola  

Reports in London claim Leicester City are concerned the Premier League giants could coax Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi away from Leicester City this summer.

Ndidi: I’ll learn a lot at Leicester City

After completing his first training session as a Leicester City player, Super Eagles' Wilfred Ndidi believes he will learn a great deal from his new team-mates. Ndidi finalised his move on Thursday from Belgian outfit KRC Genk, signing a five-and-a-half-year deal with the Premier League champions.

Ndidi signs Leicester City five-and-a-half-year deal

Leicester City have confirmed the signing of Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi on a five-and-a-half-year deal from Belgian club Genk. Ndidi's £15million transfer to the Premier League champions, which has been in the pipeline for more than a month, will be complete by the end of this week, when a work permit has been officially granted.

Iheanacho signs new Manchester City deal

Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho has spoken of his excitement after signing a contract extension with Manchester City until 2021. Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a new deal with Manchester City that will keep him at the club until 2021.

Hart to leave Manchester City this month

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will reportedly leave the club before the end of the current transfer window. Hart has been City's first-choice goalkeeper for the past six seasons, but speculation over his future surfaced following Pep Guardiola's appointment as manager.

Lloris out four weeks

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has been ruled out of action for around four weeks after suffering a hamstring injury. The 29-year-old hurt himself in the opening-day 1-1 draw against Everton and will now miss matches against Crystal Palace and Liverpool.