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Blackstenius hits dramatic double as Arsenal shake City’s WSL title hopes

Arsenal put the Women’s Super League title race on a knife edge and handed Emma Hayes’s Chelsea a lifeline, coming from behind to earn a thrilling 2-1 win away at Manchester City.Stina Blackstenius’s double cancelled out Lauren Hemp’s first-half opener to leave the home team –hoping for their first league title since 2016 – six points clear of Chelsea,...

Sun May 5, 2024 18:48
Brighton’s João Pedro stuns Aston Villa to stall their Champions League charge

Aston Villa are running on fumes. A chance to go 10 points clear on Tottenham ended up reopening the door for Ange Postecoglou’s team. Groggy after the short turnaround and shock result of their 4-2 defeat by Olympiakos on Thursday, Unai Emery’s side could not replicate the energy of their manager, whose frantic exhortations reflected a golden chance...

Sun May 5, 2024 18:48
Patrick Bamford’s fitness could play key role in Leeds’ playoff prospects

Striker’s potential return from injury for semi-final against Norwich may provide short in arm for team’s promotion pushNews that the Hollywood actor Will Ferrell has become the latest in a series of celebrities to purchase a minority stake in Leeds United made headlines on Sunday but most Leeds fans are much more interested in a very different type...

Sun May 5, 2024 18:27
Nicolas Jackson’s double seals emphatic win for Chelsea against West Ham

The end is coming for David Moyes at a miserable West Ham, but Mauricio Pochettino is just getting started. European football is on the cards after Chelsea cruised through their second London derby in the space of three days and, for all the doubts hanging over Pochettino’s future, it would surely go down as an act of extraordinary self-sabotage if...

Sun May 5, 2024 18:27
Liverpool v Tottenham: Premier League – live

Updates from the 4.30pm BST kick-off at AnfieldQuansah finds solace from top four placeAnge Postecoglou chats to Sky SportsThis is the most challenging part of the season for us. You’ve gotta be up for it, because in 12 months’ time maybe there’ll be a different challenge and we’ll need to be up for that. The players understand that it’s not easy to...

Sun May 5, 2024 17:45
Davies and Silva on target as Rangers bounce back to trounce Kilmarnock

Rangers remain on the heels of Celtic at the top of the Premiership table following a 4-1 comeback win over 10-man Kilmarnock but there was plenty of early concern for the home side at Ibrox.Their captain, James Tavernier, scored an own goal after 12 minutes of a chaotic, incident-packed first half then had a penalty saved by Will Dennis after the defender...

Sun May 5, 2024 17:45

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