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Brenden Aaronson (Leeds): I think that was a huge call to put him in. There has been a bit of a call for him to be dropped. He gets the opening goal, missed a few chances in weeks before, but it was a monstrous performance. He stepped up into the game and took the initiative to be like, ‘I’m going to be the difference maker today’. He showed why he should be in that Leeds team.

Granit Xhaka (Sunderland): Loads of people will look at all of the new signings, look at the young players that Sunderland have. Xhaka is the general on that pitch. He organises, tackles, has people doing his running for him. He reminds me of what John Terry used to be like at Chelsea towards the end of his career. He’s just a level above everyone else. The way he wraps the passes in, he gets everything right. For me, he was sensational.

Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United): I wanted to put Matheus Cunha in but Mbeumo got that second goal. You can see he’s found his feet now, he’s comfortable, the shirt is not a problem, playing at Manchester United is not a problem. Him and Cunha are the reason they are going to be able to fly up the league. Both of them are talented, both of them are exceptional. The two goals Mbeumo scored were magnificent. When it got a little bit ropey towards the end, that chance fell to him and I don’t think anyone thought he was going to miss. Huge from him, huge for Manchester United.

Wilson Isidor (Sunderland): He’s really taken to the Premier League much more than I thought he would. I thought he would struggle if I’m being 100% honest. He didn’t set the world alight in the Championship, he only got 12 goals, which is pretty poor considering the team ended up getting promoted. He’s also a bit gangly, a bit crude, but he’s done really well in the Premier League. Maybe stepping up has forced him to raise his game.

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  Beth LindopOct 25, 2025, 06:30 PM ET

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  Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.

LONDON — Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has admitted his team’s 3-2 defeat to Brentford is one of the most disappointing results of his tenure.

The champions suffered their fourth consecutive league defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium and have now dropped to sixth in the Premier League table. It is the club’s worst run of domestic form since February 2021, with Liverpool already having lost as many games this term as they did in the entirety of last season.

“I think it’s up there in my time here in terms of losing a game of football,” Slot said when asked whether the result is one of his most disappointing as Liverpool boss. “After 30 minutes, I think [Brentford] took the game again with long throw-is and set pieces and other moments where they were just really good.”

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Liverpool are just the fourth defending champions to lose four straight games and it equals the club’s longest run of defeats in the Premier League era. After previously being beaten by Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United, Slot said that Saturday’s loss was the worst of the quartet.

“You cannot compare all of them, what’s the most concerning thing is you lose four times in a row,” he added to TNT Sports. “So it’s always about the result. Afterwards you can judge the performance, which today, in my opinion, is the worst from all the four losses we’ve had.

“I think we didn’t do the basics right, especially the first half and during parts of the second half as well. I think they won more duels than us, they won more second balls than us.”

Arne Slot has now overseen four consecutive Premier League defeats as Liverpool manager. GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images

Brentford led 2-0 after goals from Dango Ouattara and Kevin Schade. Milos Kerkez then got Liverpool back into the game in first-half stoppage time.

Igor Thiago’s penalty in the second half put Brentford back in control until Mohamed Salah lashed a brilliant shot into the top corner in the 89th. With 11 minutes of added time, the Merseyside club ramped up the pressure in search of an equaliser, but couldn’t find a way through.

Defeat means Liverpool could now end the weekend seven points behind leaders Arsenal.

While disappointed with his side’s performance, Slot was also unhappy with two key refereeing decisions.

Brentford’s second goal arrived just moments after Cody Gakpo had a pretty strong case for a penalty turned down following a challenge from Nathan Collins.

The home side were then awarded a controversial penalty in the second half when VAR adjudged Virgil van Dijk to have fouled Ouattara inside the box, with Thiago converting the spot-kick.

“Just before they scored to make it 2-0, there was a moment where Cody dribbled inside the box and they didn’t play the ball,” Slot said. “I think if you would show both situations — the penalty we conceded and that moment — and you showed this to every referee in the world, he would tell you maybe both or nothing.

“But if I have to give one of the two, I definitely would give the one to Cody. But yeah, bad luck for us.

“Was that the referee? I don’t think he was intending to give a penalty for that, but he thought: ‘Oh, let’s give him a free kick.’ But then the VAR says it’s inside. So then if you think it’s a free kick then it’s a penalty so that bad luck maybe comes if you play a game like football like we did today.”

Information from PA and The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Tottenhamâ€s aerial prowess under Thomas Frank brought Everton plummeting back to earth at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Spurs inflicted Evertonâ€s first defeat at their new home courtesy of three headed goals, two from the outstanding Micky van de Ven, to rise to third in the Premier League and maintain their dominant form on the road.

The disconnect at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stands in stark contrast to the ruthless efficiency of Frankâ€s team away from home. Van de Ven converted two corners before substitute Pape Matar Sarr banished any prospect of an Everton recovery with another close-range header in the 89th minute. Given the glaring absence of a quality striker in David Moyes†squad, the prospect of an Everton comeback was always remote despite the probings of Iliman Ndiaye, James Garner, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish. It is now 13 points from a possible 15 for Frankâ€s side on their travels this season.

The contest was shaped by corners and Van de Venâ€s domineering presence at both ends of the pitch. Everton matched Spurs for enterprising approach work but had no answer to the quality of the visitors†set-piece delivery or their captainâ€s aerial strength. The boos that greeted the half-time whistle were aimed squarely at referee Craig Pawson, however.

Grealish almost started where he left off last time out at Hill Dickinson Stadium by putting Everton ahead from close range. The superb Ndiaye scorched past Djed Spence to set up Beto but, after the hapless centre-forward failed to connect, Grealish arrived at the back post and saw a goal-bound drive blocked in front of the line by Pedro Porro. Dewsbury-Hall sliced the loose ball high and wide.

Rodrigo Bentancur and Xavi Simons both troubled the Everton defence as an open, flowing game allowed the respective midfields to impress. But it was a central defender who took centre stage. From a Mohammed Kudus corner swept high to the back post, Bentancur directed the ball back across goal with his shoulder for Van de Ven to nod in from a yard out.

It was the first goal Everton have conceded from a set piece all season and Spurs†first attempt on target. It became two set-piece goals conceded in first-half stoppage time when the visitors†accuracy under Frank punished Moyes†team again. Porro was the provider, this time from the left with a brilliant, vicious corner that demanded a finish. Van de Ven applied it once the inswinging delivery sailed over James Tarkowski and before Jordan Pickfordâ€s fists could connect. The defenderâ€s two first-half headers must have come from a combined distance of two yards out.

Pape Matar Sarr heads home Tottenhamâ€s third goal from close range. Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

Spurs†second arrived during seven minutes of time added on mainly for the decision to disallow a towering header by Jake Oâ€Brien moments after Van de Venâ€s opener. The Everton defender thought he had equalised from another fine corner, taken by Dewsbury-Hall, and a header that gave Guglielmo Vicario no chance in the Spurs†goal. Everton celebrations were diluted when the video assistant referee advised Pawson to inspect the pitch-side monitor.

They were spoiled completely when the match official deemed that Ndiaye and Grealish were both offside and interfering with Vicario. The pair were clearly in an offside position when Oâ€Brien connected but the extent to which they interfered with the goalkeeper was highly debatable. Pawsonâ€s on-field explanation was inaudible amid the jeers that drowned him out.

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Everton responded well to the blows, particularly after the restart. Beto, who failed to read an inviting cross across the face of goal from Ndiaye in the first half, almost atoned with an overhead kick from the Senegal internationalâ€s cross. Vicario produced an excellent reflex save to deny the No 9. Spurs†commitment to a clean sheet was exemplified by João Palhinha throwing himself in the way of Idrissa Gueyeâ€s volley late on. Richarlison should have extended the visitors†lead when a long ball caught out Tarkowski and left him through on goal, but Pickford spread himself well to thwart the former Everton striker.

Richarlison was heavily involved in Spurs†third, however, cushioning a header from another accurate Porro centre back across goal for Sarr to head beyond Pickford.

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Haaland is currently running away with the Premier League’s Golden Boot with 11 goals and such has been City’s reliance on him that the side’s next highest top scorer does not even play for them.

Unlucky Frenchman Maxime Esteve’s two goals at Etihad Stadium for Burnley puts him next on the list, with Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden, Matheus Nunes and Rayan Cherki contributing one apiece.

Boss Guardiola had asked for his wingers and midfielders to step but they failed to do so and it proved costly with, what could be, a damaging defeat come May.

Haaland did have opportunities against Villa but failed to take them, missing a gilt-edged chance immediately after his side went behind, running through and having a low shot smothered by Emiliano Martinez.

The Argentine goalkeeper plucked out another Haaland header from the air in the second half and when he was beaten just before the end, the offside flag came to his rescue.

Haaland collided heavily with the post in the aftermath, slumping down the tunnel with his head bowed at full-time and Guardiola said he had not spoken to his player, but “hopefully he is fine”.

With 15 goals scored so far and netting 34 in an injury-hit campaign last term, City cannot begin to bear the thought of being without their main man at any point this season.

Villa boss Emery said: “We tried tactically and in individual performance to get duels with him, intelligently, with the power we showed.

“Then we had some help from defensive cover and also the goalkeeper. We needed everything to stop him.”

City’s injury crisis meant Guardiola dipped into the transfer market in January by signing four players, and he brought in another six during the summer, but only keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and Reijnders started at Villa.

Attackers Omar Marmoush and Cherki were introduced from the substitutes’ bench in the second half after recovering from injuries and the two now need to step up to ease the burden on Haaland’s shoulders.

City’s next league game comes at home to high-flying Bournemouth next Sunday and Guardiola has a decision to make whether he throws both of them in for that important encounter.

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HALF-TIME – Premier League

Itâ€s half-time across the grounds. Here are the current scores:

• Arsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace

• Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City

• Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest

• Wolves 2-2 Burnley

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GOAL! Wolves 2-2 Burnley (Marshall Munetsi, 45+4)

Munetsi equalises for Wolves on the brink of half-time! Bellegarde does well to break into the box with a winding run before crossing to Krejcí, who heads it back and into the path of Munetsi. The midfielder is then able to fire his effort home to level things up!

Martin Dubravka of Burnley looks dejected after failing to make a save as Marshall Munetsi of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates. Photograph: Dan Istitene/Getty ImagesShare

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Weâ€re into added time in each of the four Premier League games.

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GOAL! Wolves 1-2 Burnley (Jorgen Strand Larsen, 41)

Strand Larsen gets one back for Wolves from the penalty spot, calmly placing his attempt into the bottom-right corner.

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GOAL! Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest (Eli Junior Kroupi, 40)

Kroupi makes it two for Bournemouth with a brilliant strike into the bottom-left corner from 25 yards out!

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GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace (Eberechi Eze, 39)

It just had to be him! Eze fires Arsenal ahead against his former club!

Rice sends a free kick into the box, which is headed back into the middle by Gabriel. Eze is there to fire the ball into the bottom-right corner on the half-volley!

Eberechi Eze of Arsenal scores his team’s first goal. Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty ImagesShare

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Current scores:

• Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace

• Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City

• Bournemouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest

• Wolves 0-2 Burnley

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Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace: Arsenal get their first shot away through Trossard, which is saved by Henderson at the post.

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GOAL! Wolves 0-2 Burnley (Zian Flemming, 30)

Flemming gets his second of the game! A deep cross is looped over to the back post to Hartman and played back inside first time to the midfielder, who gets in front of his marker for a tap-in!

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GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Marcus Tavernier, 25)

Tavernier scores straight from a corner! Terrible from the Forest defence and Matz Sels, brilliant from the Bournemouth winger!

Marcus Tavernier of AFC Bournemouth celebrates scoring his team’s first goal. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Getty ImagesShare

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Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace: Mateta sends Muñoz through on goal, who gets his shot away before being flagged offside around 20 seconds too late.

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Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace: Zubimendi loses the ball in midfield once again, this time to Sarr, who runs into the box before his cross is blocked by Gabriel.

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GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Manchester City (Matty Cash, 19)

The hosts take the lead against City! A corner is sent along the floor and straight to Cash on the edge of the box, who takes a touch inside before firing his effort into the bottom-right corner!

Aston Villa’s Matty Cash scores their first goal. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/ReutersShare

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GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Burnley (Zian Flemming, 14)

What. A. Goal.

Hartman plays a brilliant switch ball over to Flemming just outside the Wolves box. The midfielder takes it perfectly, slotting his first-time shot into the bottom-left corner with ease.

I think even Wolves fans will applaud that one.

Zian Flemming of Burnley scores his team’s first goal whilst under pressure from Ladislav Krejci of Wolves. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty ImagesShare

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Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace: Saliba finds Gyokeres with a fantastic through ball. The striker brings it down with his chest, but his touch takes him too far wide and he is forced to play back.

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Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace: The visitors have a corner and the ball is sent straight into the box. Arsenal scramble to get it away before Rice eventually makes the clearance.

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Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City: Reijnders goes close for the visitors as he unleashes a strike from just outside the box, but his effort flies over the bar.

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KICK-OFF – Premier League

Weâ€re under way in the four early Premier League games!

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Hearts beat Celtic to go eight points clear

Itâ€s all over at Tynecastle Park! Hearts extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table to EIGHT points thanks to a 3-1 win over Celtic! Strikes from Alexandros Kyziridis and Lawrence Shankland, along with an own-goal from Dane Murray, was enough to take the victory in Edinburgh.

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Scottish Premiership: Four minutes have been added on as Hearts lead Celtic 3-1 in Edinburgh.

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After a very brief injury scare, Gabriel Magalhães starts for Arsenal. There had been some concern regarding a knock picked up against Atlético Madrid midweek, but the centre-back retains his place in the Gunners†line-up today.

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Mary Waltz has messaged in from the US to say:

“Greetings from California. I consider myself a rational human so I ignore the recent spate of end of the world predictions. But with Hearts running Celtic off the pitch, Sunderland second in the table, who knows…..?â€

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Sean Dyche is in the building. Now, can he last longer than 39 days at Nottingham Forest? Soon, the Vitality Stadiumâ€s rafters will be rocked by his baritone. He has made one change from the Porto game, and heâ€s already won one more game than Ange Postecoglou. A quick turnaround, though those acquainted with his spells at Burnley and Everton will know he is never one for rotation. He comes up against a Bournemouth team still in the top five, who have made one change from last week, Veljko Milosavljevic, just 18, at centre-back Eli Junior Kroupi, 19, will be their centre-forward after his two goals against Crystal Palace last week. The last time Dyche was here, in January with Everton, was his last game in charge of that club. Bournemouth won 1-0, the goal scored by David Brooks, on the bench here.

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Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest team news

Bournemouth starting line-up: Petrovic, Jimenez, Milosavljevic, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Kroupi

Substitutes: Dennis, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Christie, Gannon-Doak, Diakite, Adli, Unal

Nottingham Forest starting line-up: Sels, Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Savona, Douglas Luiz, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus

Substitutes: Victor, Morato, Sangare, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Dominguez, Hutchinson, Yates, Cunha

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Wolves v Burnley team news

Wolves starting line-up: Johnstone, Hoever, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno, Andre, Bellegarde, Munetsi, Arias, R Gomes, Strand Larsen

Substitutes: Wolfe, Tchatchoua, Agbadou, Toti, J Gomes, Lopez, Hwang, Arokodare, Sa

Burnley starting line-up: Dubravka, Walker, Hartman, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Ugochukwu, Florentino, Flemming, Cullen, Larsen, Anthony

Substitutes: Ekdal, Pires, Laurent, Edwards, Broja, Foster, Tchaouna, Mejbri, Weiss

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Aston Villa v Manchester City team news

Aston Villa starting line-up: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Onana, Kamara, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins

Substitutes:Bizot, Lindelöf, Maatsen, Mings, Bogarde, Barkley, Guessand, Malen, Sancho

Manchester City starting line-up: Donnarumma, Nunes, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Reijnders, Silva, Foden, Savinho, Bobb, Haaland

Substitutes: Trafford, Ake, Marmoush, KovaÄić, Cherki, Doku, Nico, Oâ€Reilly, Lewis

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Scottish Premiership: Shankland converts the penalty, slotting the ball past Schmeichel and into the bottom-left corner! Itâ€s 3-1 to Hearts!

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Scottish Premiership: Hearts have regained the lead against Celtic through Kyziridis…

And now they have a penalty! The hosts could go 3-1 up here.

Alexandros Kyziridis celebrates after putting Hearts back in front. Photograph: Steve Welsh/PAShare

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Arsenal v Crystal Palace team news

Arsenal starting line-up: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Eze, Trossard, Saka, Gyokeres

Substitutes: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Hincapié, Martinelli, Norgaard, Nwaneri, Merino, Lewis-Skelly

Crystal Palace starting line-up: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Wharton, Kamada, Sarr, Pino, Mateta

Substitutes: Benitez, Lerma, Nketiah, Uche, Clyne, Hughes, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny

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Scottish Premiership: Hearts took an early lead against Celtic following an own-goal from Dane Murray in the eighth minute. However, it didnâ€t take long for Callum McGregor to level things up.

The second half has just kicked off, with the score locked at 1-1 at Tynecastle Park.

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Hello, good afternoon and welcome to another Clockwatch! Weâ€ve got five Premier League fixtures to look forward to this afternoon as leaders Arsenal host Crystal Palace, Manchester City travel to Aston Villa, Wolves take on Burnley and Bournemouth face Nottingham Forest.

Premier League 2pm (GMT) games:
Arsenal v Crystal Palace
Aston Villa v Manchester City
Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest
Wolves v Burnley

Finally, a bit later on, Everton host Tottenham at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Also on the agenda is the small matter of El Clásico as Barcelona travel to face Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

But before we get to all that, let me bring you the latest from Hearts v Celtic in the Scottish Premiership…

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Micah Richards has already tipped a side for relegation from the Premier League, despite having played just eight games so far.

We’re not too far into the season, but the battle for survival is already looking intriguing, with promoted side Sunderland fighting near the top of the table.

Fellow promotees Leeds United and Burnley have also picked up multiple wins inside their first 10 games, suggesting at least one top-tier regular could be on their way to the Championship.

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Micah Richards condemns Wolverhampton Wanderers to relegation on one condition

Vitor Pereira needs a win against Burnley (Image credit: Getty Images)

Speaking on Sky Sports ahead of a Super Sunday including Wolverhampton Wanderers against Burnley, pundit Richards outlined just how crucial a win here is for the hosts.

“I actually think, if they lose today, it could be curtains for them,” the former Manchester City man predicted.

“If they lose today, it could be curtains for them” Micah Richards believes Wolves’ clash with Burnley could decide their Premier League fate pic.twitter.com/SNCmWN9EtdOctober 26, 2025

Richards knows the tell-tale signs of such a fate, having captained Aston Villa as they were relegated just under a decade ago.

He continued: “I’m only saying it this early, because I’ve been in a squad where the confidence drains.

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“If you can’t beat a team that’s been promoted, then you start questioning yourself.”

The pundit knows Wolves have had a difficult summer, losing key players to bigger clubs, but feels that cannot be an excuse.

“We’ve talked about [Rayan] Ait-Nouri leaving, we’ve talked about [Matheus] Cunha leaving, they’ve still got [Jorgen] Strand Larsen. And when you watch Wolves, they’re pretty much in games, but they’ve not got the last little bit.”

Wolves lost their top Premier League scorer from last season, Matheus Cunha, to Manchester United this summer (Image credit: Getty Images)

In FourFourTwo’s opinion, while Richards’ prediction may seem a little premature, he might have a point.

If Wolves cannot muster up any points against a side like Burnley, you have to begin questioning where their victories will come from.

And if you speak to fans of the Midlands club, you won’t find many confidently going against his forecast.

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Bellingham’s start to the season was inevitably difficult, having had shoulder surgery in July for a long-standing injury he sustained in 2023.

He missed 63 days of training and playing, including five matches for Los Blancos.

In his first appearance back in late September, he was welcomed to the pitch with a huge roar as his return thrilled the Madridistas.

“Bellingham has nothing to prove on Sunday,” said Real supporter Carlos Campillo. “He already does that with every game he plays in and every assist he makes. He doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone but himself.

Fellow fan Juan Antonio Lillo added: “It’s not a decisive game for him. He needs to keep picking up pace and getting a feel for the game. It’s just one more step towards reaching the level he needs to be at and he’ll get there sooner or later.”

Since Bellingham’s return, he has appeared in six more fixtures in all competitions, slowly increasing his minutes and trying to rediscover his best form.

For much of that stretch, however, his influence was limited – until this week, where his match-winning goal in the Champions League against Juventus reignited the Bernabeu’s belief – and perhaps his too.

“It’s a great feeling, a long time now since I’ve scored, a lot of time out and dreaming of that moment, back in the Champions League and against a big team”, Bellingham told US broadcaster CBS after scoring his first goal of the season.

“To score a winner here at home, it’s unbelievable. I felt comfortable, really good. To play well was important, and to score the winning goal helps the team a lot.”

Bellingham shone in his debut season at the Bernabeu, scoring 19 goals in La Liga, but his form dipped slightly in 2024–25 as Madrid finished the campaign without a major trophy.

“I didn’t think last year was a disaster,” he reflected. “[It was] still 15 goals, 14 assists, but I know the general feeling was that it was worse. But I was a part of that, how we didn’t play as well last year.

“There were still good moments, but not the level I want to play at, not the level like the first year. Now I’ve had my shoulder surgery, a new manager, he’s got that shape, how we want to play.”

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Who are the highest-paid footballers in the world?

Unsurprisingly, there’s plenty of crossover between the best players in the world right now and the best-paid, with superstars capable of deciding games commanding the best pay packets.

But naturally, there are those who aren’t necessarily the world’s greatest among the big-hitters on the rich-list – particularly if they’re already on the decline and earning a big pay-day on another continent.

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Our list of the best-paid in the world starts with a certain Cristiano Ronaldo, who earns way more than second-place, picking up millions of pounds a week, according to sources – and that’s more than Lionel Messi, too, who isn’t on the list at all.

That’s an important point to make: this list purely accounts for the base wage of every footballer, excluding win bonuses, goal bonuses and the like, with sponsorship deals not counted, either… and with Messi thought to bearning tons from off-the-pitch ventures in the United States (including his stake in Apple TV, who broadcast Major League Soccer), his actual on-field salary isn’t that much.

Well… relatively: you can find out how much you earn in comparison to your heroes above with our very own salary calculator, as we tell you how quickly it would take the likes of Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, or even the average League One players or David Beckham 20 years ago, to earn how much you do.

Scroll down, too, below, as you can view the entire list in a chart and isolate the leagues you care about with the legend at the bottom: just hover over a dot to see how much a player earns, too.

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Pre-match there are plenty of sore heads, which most opt to medicate with a free pint being offered by the Fog on the Tyne pub to the first 100 Truro fans who show up.

Gateshead have the lowest average attendance in the National League, but play in a 11,800-capacity stadium designed to also host athletics events and gigs.

The home stands are almost entirely empty, the temperature has dropped, and teeth are chattering on the away terrace as Truro kick off.

The away attendance is 185, higher than usual, partly swelled by those enticed by the novelty of the journey and the presence of a few neutral groundhoppers wanting to be part of history.

Truro are uncharacteristically electric when the match begins. They deservedly lead after five minutes through Dominic Johnson-Fisher.

After two more goals are disallowed, they double their lead just before half-time through defender Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain, whose father Mark and brother Alex played for England during their careers.

At half-time the away end is bedlam.

But after the break Gateshead improve and score twice to equalise, the second goal coming in the 70th minute through striker Frank Nouble, who played in the Premier League for West Ham at the start of his senior career.

Truro have a golden chance to win it in stoppage time, one-on-one with the keeper to beat, but Luke Jephcott puts his finish wide.

“I’d have taken a point before kick-off, I suppose,” says Sharon Hinds, a decades-long fan who also played for the club’s women’s team.

“I’d be lost without coming to matches. We’ve been tiny for so long but feel like giants now.

“We’re a proper family that takes care of each when things are hard. It’s beautiful, really.”

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Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson registered his first-ever golden duck in ODIs (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson registered his first-ever golden duck in ODIs during the opening match against England at Mount Maunganui, falling to Brydon Carse on the very first ball of his innings while chasing 224.The rare dismissal stood out in Williamsonâ€s illustrious ODI career — before this game, he had recorded only five ducks in 165 innings, with just two coming since 2010. His previous duck dated back to 2016.England had earlier recovered from a disastrous 33 for 5 to post a competitive 223, courtesy of a remarkable counter-attacking innings from Harry Brook. New Zealandâ€s chase stumbled early, slipping to 12 for 2 after Williamsonâ€s wicket, and further to 66 for 4 following Tom Lathamâ€s departure.

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This match marked Williamsonâ€s first international appearance since the Champions Trophy 2025 final against India, where he managed 11 off 14 balls before falling to Kuldeep Yadav.At 35, Williamson now features for New Zealand on a part-time contract, carefully picking his international assignments. Earlier this year, he opted out of several national fixtures — including Tests — to focus on county cricket and The Hundred.The golden duck came when Williamson, batting at No.3, edged a full delivery from Carse to the keeper, leaving New Zealand in early trouble in what turned into a difficult chase.

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