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Advantage Man City in the Premier League title race after losses for Arsenal and Liverpool
With a certain inevitability, Manchester City is suddenly in charge of the Premier League title race. Arsenal and Liverpool both produced lethargic performances under pressure and lost home matches on Sunday, leaving City — seeking an unprecedented fourth straight English...
Fixture pileup a concern as Premier League title contenders look to juggle European commitments
For the three contenders in the Premier League title race, any dropped points from this stage could be fatal. The danger could be greater than ever for Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City this weekend. On the face of it, the games don’t appear too difficult —...
Aston Villa stays ahead of fellow winner Tottenham in EPL; Chelsea and Man U held
LONDON (AP) — Aston Villa and Tottenham didn't give up an inch in their fight for fourth place in the English Premier League on Saturday. Battling for Champions League soccer next season, both clubs won their respective games as the league resumed following the international break....
Klopp and Guardiola serve up another Premier League classic but Arsenal is the big winner
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool and Manchester City showed the Premier League what it will be missing when Jurgen Klopp walks away at the end of the season. Anfield played host to a typically full-blooded, high octane clash of titans in the last English top-flight encounter...
Aston Villa reports loss of more than $150M. Club says it is operating within EPL financial rules
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa insisted the club is operating within the financial rules of the English Premier League despite reporting a loss of 119.6 million pounds ($151 million) in its latest accounts on Tuesday. Those accounts are up to May 31 last year, covering a...
New era at Man United begins with a loss. Man City and Arsenal win to close gap to Liverpool
The week started at Manchester United with Jim Ratcliffe completing his purchase of a minority stake and setting out a three-year plan to return the club to the top of English soccer, knocking local rivals Manchester City and Liverpool “off their perch” in the process. It ended...
Arsenal hammers West Ham 6-0 and Man United ignites Champions League hopes with 2-1 win at Villa
A record win for Arsenal. An absolutely critical one for Manchester United. After Arsenal hammered West Ham 6-0 Sunday for its biggest ever Premier League away victory, United beat Aston Villa 2-1 in a huge result in the race for Champions League qualification. Arsenal...
Hodgson pleads with 'harsh' fans after Palace loss. Newcastle rallies for 4-4 draw against Luton
LONDON (AP) — Roy Hodgson's position at Crystal Palace is looking increasingly shaky after another poor result and the latest display of anger and frustration from the club's fans on Saturday. A 4-1 loss at rival Brighton in the Premier League was made even worse by seeing star...
Premier League makes explosive return as 2 teams score inside 22 seconds. Arsenal up to 2nd with win
With one team scoring after just 18 seconds and another after 21 seconds, the Premier League made an explosive return Tuesday following the competition's short winter break. Arsenal left it much later for its goals in a win that kept the pressure on Liverpool at the top. ...
'I manifest things like this': Toney makes scoring return from betting ban to help Brentford win
LONDON (AP) — Ivan Toney spent the last eight months envisioning a moment like this. He needed just 19 minutes to make that vision a reality. In his first game back from an eight-month ban, Toney scored from a free kick to help Brentford beat Nottingham Forest 3-2...
