Bielsa: Leeds ‘were better’ than ‘dominated’ Villa

Marcelo Bielsa felt Leeds ‘did not deserve to lose’ when they were beaten 1-0 at home by Aston Villa. Leeds’ see-saw first season back in the top flight continued as they were denied back-to-back home wins after Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat of Southampton. Bielsa’s side did not hit the same heights, but the Argentinian did not […]

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Newcastle 1-1 Wolves: Neves nets to deny Magpies

Ruben Neves headed an equaliser to force Newcastle to settle for a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park. Jamaal Lascelles put the hosts in front just after the break to give the Magpies hopes of a much-needed victory to ease their relegation fears, but Neves stooped to beat the recalled Martin Dubravka with 17 minutes […]

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Aston Villa tactician says Villa got tactics ‘spot on’

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith said match-winner Anwar El Ghazi will have enjoyed coming out on top against his former manager Marcelo Bielsa. El Ghazi’s early goal at Elland Road secured Villa a 1-0 win at Leeds and lifted them to within one point of the Premier League’s top six. The 25-year-old Holland midfielder played […]

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Brighton’s Dunk slams Mason’s ’embarrassing, horrendous decision’

An angry Lewis Dunk described Lee Mason’s decision to rule out his goal at West Brom as “horrendous” and claimed the referee lost control of the game as Brighton slipped to a controversial defeat. The Seagulls lost 1-0 at The Hawthorns amid farcical scenes sparked by the official. Mason disallowed and then allowed a Dunk […]

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Early Winner: Villa too good to go down without Grealish

“Let’s be honest, if Jack Grealish isn’t playing, Villa are not far off being a relegation team,” said Paul Merson after watching the Villans go down at home to Leicester. Merson then doubled down his stance before their trip to Leeds. “I think watching last week, it was quite worrying for me, with no Grealish, […]

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Leeds 0-1 Aston Villa: El Ghazi nets winner

Anwar El Ghazi’s early goal clinched Aston Villa a 1-0 win at Leeds and lifted his side to within a point of the Premier League’s top six. El Ghazi was left unmarked to turn home the only goal from close range in the fifth minute and dogged defending saw Villa avenge their 3-0 home defeat […]

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Pep explains why Man City couldn’t ‘paint something beautiful’

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City’s 20-game winning run could be the greatest achievement of his career. The Premier League leaders maintained their charge as they ground out a hard-fought 2-1 victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Guardiola has won 29 trophies in his glittering managerial career with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and […]

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Baggies boss Allardyce amused by ‘bizarre’ win over Brighton

Sam Allardyce was amused by West Brom’s 1-0 win over Brighton, calling it a ‘bizarre’ game. The Baggies went ahead in the 11th minute as Conor Gallagher found Kyle Bartley in the box. The defender rose tall to head home from close range, giving keeper Robert Sanchez no chance. FEATURE: How Tuchel should spend £261.37m […]

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Early Losers: Incompetent Lee Mason, impotent Brighton…

Southampton don’t want Lee Mason involved in their games. Nuno would doubtless prefer the official has nothing to do with Wolves’ either. And you can bet Brighton will be requesting a break from the Bolton whistle-blower after their 1-0 defeat at West Brom. The Seagulls were the victims of Mason’s latest blunder, one that had […]

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Potter baffled by ‘confusing’ goal ruling in West Brom loss

Brighton boss Graham Potter says he ‘doesn’t understand’ the refereeing decisions made in their 1-0 loss to West Brom. Kyle Bartley opened the scoring for the Baggies in an eventful match at The Hawthorns. Pascal Gross and Danny Welbeck went on to miss penalties for the Seagulls. READ: Everton to rival Arsenal for Slavia Prague […]

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