Master v Apprentice showdown : Picture by @YTJourno Carabao Cup Final Arsenal (0) 0 Manchester City (0) 2 O'Reilly 60, 64 It had all been looking so good - for the first five minutes at least. But the Gunners were left empty handed in the League Cup yet again after a drab showing that got the outcome it deserved. They now have lost seven finals in this competition and not won it since 1993 - one of only two successes since it was first played in the 60s. City have won it nin

Lilywhites v Tricky Trees. Pic by @JTaylorSport Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Nottingham Forest ‘To Dare Is To Do’ is the Tottenham Hotspur club motto. The unmistakable branding of enterprise emblazoned all over their £1bn stadium. Towards the end of a wretched second half showing by Spurs which ended in a ruthlessly efficient 3-0 win for fellow relegation threatened Nottingham Forest, a handful of flags by home fans were waved in an act of noble resistance. The sort which their team

Roll up, roll up : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Fulham (0) 3 King 67, Wilson 73, Jimenez 90+5 Burnley (0) 1 Flemming 60 Laurent s/o 90+4 Josh King finally has that first Premier League goal for Fulham in the bag - as he capitalised on a spill from keeper Martin Dubravka to set Marco Silva's men on their way to victory. When the keeper failed to gather Sander Berge's chip into the middle, King was able to twist and turn a shot in from close range - to his obvious deligh

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone at the Allianz Arena in Munich on the 18th of March 2026 Bayern Munich 4-1 Atalanta Goals: Kane, Kane, Karl, Diaz (B), Samardzic (A). Harry Kane revealed that he will be fully behind Tottenham Hotspur in their bid to avoid relegation. With eight games to go, the north Londoners are fifth from bottom and one point above both West Ham and Nottingham Forest as they are fighting for their lives. But Kane, who scored 280 goals and provided 63 assi

UEFA Conference League Last 16 AEK Larnaca (0) 1 Enric Saborit 63 Saborit s/o 73, Ioannou 120+4 Crystal Palace (1) 2 Sarr 13, 99 After Extra Time : 1-1 after 90 mins Aggregate : 1-2 Action from Larnaca: Picture by Pennie Turrell The anguish caused by the order to hand back his Afcon winners' medal has obviously stung Ismaila Sarr into serious goal scoring action. The Senegalese striker completed his second decisive two-goal salvo for Crystal Palace in four games whic

Anthem time: Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Rd16 2nd leg Tottenham Hotspur (1) 3 Kolo Muani 30, Simons 52, pen 90 Atletico Madrid (0) 2 Alvarez 47, Hancko 75 Aggregate: 5-7 Spurs bowed out the Champions League after a night in which they restored some much-needed pride and even gave themselves glimmers of hope of pulling off a miraculous recovery from their first leg mauling. Those ghastly errors in the Metropolitano last week left them with too much repairing to do i

Feeling the heat : Picture by @YTJourno In the end, it was pretty much a massacre. And a feeble one at that, with little resistance on show. Chelsea shipped two early goals against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night to virtually flatline their hopes before they could even stir. Already 5-2 down from the first leg, there was to be no way back. It seemed somehow entirely in keeping with the week the club has had, with a defeat to Newcastle United, the huddle fiasco, news that

Emirates Stadium. Pic by @JTaylorSport Arsenal 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen It seems Arsenal are quite adapt at competing on multiple fronts. Top of the Premier League table and poised to secure the title for the first time since 2004. A Carabao Cup final to look forward to. In the FA Cup quarter finals. And the same stage now in the Champions League, after a comfortable, professional display over Bayer Leverkusen. Sporting Lisbon, who defeated Bodo/Glimt lie in wait. Another challen

Before those hopes were crushed. Pre kick-off at the Bridge : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Rd 16 2nd leg Chelsea (0) 0 Paris Saint-Germain (2) 3 Kvaratskhelia 6, Barcola 14, Mayulu 62 Aggregate: 2-8 They may like to bill themselves as world champions after winning the Infantino Cup in the summer against PSG over in the USA, but no one can be in any doubt who the stronger side are. The Champions League holders simply blew Chelsea away with a masterly display of swagge

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone at the Santiago Bernabeu on the 11th of March 2026 Arsenal's main Premier League rivals are staring down the barrel of a premature Champions League exit tonight. And that only three days after slipping NINE points behind the Gunners in the Prem standings following a 1-1 draw a West Ham. Man City's season is at a crossroads and at risk of fizzling out. Unless they can win by a four-goal margin against Real Madrid in the northwest tonight. Ex-S

The Bees missed a great opportunity to grab another win in their quest to qualify for Europe, but boss Keith Andrews believes his team can still get there with the right mindset as they enter the final furlongs. He saw his side take control with two first-half goals and they looked well on course for three points against the Premier League's bottom club, but they let Wolves back into it with a goal just before the interval and fell away in the second half to draw 2-2. "The f

Monday night fare at the Gtech : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Brentford (2) 2 Kayode 22, Thiago 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 2 Armstrong 44, Arokodare 78 The Bees blew a 2-0 lead and two precious points in their bid to qualify for Europe - a strangely off key second half seeing them fritter away a commanding position. It was credit to rock-bottom Wolves that they found the resolve to change the narrative and their display totally belied their status. The outcome was

The Eagles Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds United The sloth of Selhurst. An announcement of five additional minutes at the end of this game was, without question, five minutes far too long. For the second time in a matter of days, Crystal Palace, out of ideas, fired blanks. A team, jaded of mentality and conviction, unable to see off a spirited Leeds United side who earned a precious point in their battle for Premier League survival. A scoreless bore this may have been, but Daniel

Picture by William Powell Championship Leicester City (1) 1 James 14 QPR (1) 3 Vale 43, Nelson og 50, Edwards 58 Rangers returned to winning ways in style against Championship struggles Leicester City at The King Power Stadium. The Foxes, who won the Premier League in 2016, ended the day in 23rd spot and remain locked in a relegation struggle with West Bromwich Albion, Oxford United, Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth. QPR trailed to a Jordan James strike from outside the penal

Lights, cameras, action: Picture by David Rake Premier League West Ham United (1) 1 Mavropanos 35 Manchester City (1) 1 Silva 32 It was not the win that would really have sent extra shivers down Tottenham spines, but here was a precious point for the Hammers which draws them level with the team they most want to overhaul. They were under the cosh for so much of the game, that it seemed impossible to escape with a point, but they managed it by showing a ton of heart and grit t

Blues v Magpies. Pic by @JTaylorSport Chelsea 0 Newcastle United 1 Liam Rosenior lamented Chelsea’s shortcomings after a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge. It was an evening for shining a spotlight on the disciplined Tynesiders, who performed a masterclass in organisation, to the extent that the Blues spent virtually the entire second half in utterly unconvincing manner. A listlessness spread across the Chelsea, and events of the last few da

Before the dusk has settled : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Arsenal (0) 2 Gyokeres 89, Dowman 90+7 Everton (0) 0 Was this the day the title was won? It's still way too soon to crown the Gunners, but it was certainly the day Max Dowman came of age. At 16 years and 73 days, he became the Premier League's youngest goalscorer - his goal deep into injury time adding gloss to what had already been a star turn. It was his cross which paved the way for another of the second hal

By Alessandro Schiavone at Santiago Bernabeu on the 12th of March 2026 Real Madrid 3-0 Man City Manchester City currently have a list of issues as long as Thibaut Courtois’ wonderful arms. Undone by Chelsea's former persona non grata ’s long kick that laid the groundwork for Valverde’s opener and then denied by the Belgian’s stunning foot save from Nic O'Reilly's close-range strike, the serial winners are now at a crossroads. Marc Guehi’s side trail Arsenal by seven points in

Where Eagles Fly: Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 0 AEK Larnaca 0 ‘Back so soon?’ That was the rhetorical question posed in the Crystal Palace match programme ahead of their Europa Conference League meeting with AEK Larnaca. The Cypriot side hoped for a repeat of their 1-0 win at Selhurst Park back in October in the same competition’s league phase. On this particular occasion though, the margins for error were slim, in the first of a two-legged tie. Indeed, Crystal Palace’s ina

Wrexham 2 v Chelsea 4 (aet) FA Cup Fifth Round Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Racecourse Ground Alejandro Garnacho must love Wales. The Argentinian winger has played a pivotal role in both of Chelsea’s challenging visits to the principality in the cups this season, being vital to victories at Cardiff City and now Wrexham. Garnacho scored the first and last goals in overcoming Cardiff City 1-3 in the quarter-finals of the Football League Cup in December, after being b

Mansfield Town (0) 1 v Arsenal (1) 2 FA Cup Fifth Round Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Field Mill Arsenal’s first ever visit to the oldest professional football ground in the world was highly likely to be an unusually special occasion, but the extent of the enjoyment for everyone involved turned out to be quite unique. Games have been played at Field Mill since 1861 and perhaps from back as far as 1850, yet somehow Arsenal avoided any encounters there until now. Fittingl

Lighting up The Den : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Millwall (1) 1 Coburn 43 Derby County (0) 0 Millwall kept up the pressure on Middlesbrough in the hunt for automatic promotion with another of those gritty wins carved out in pure granite - helped by a little slice of good fortune. Their high energy press and sheer will power just about carried the day against the Rams, who became more of a threat as the second half wore on - their need for points to make the play-offs

The Monday Night Club : Picture by @YTJourno FA Cup 5th Round West Ham United (2) 2 Bowen 19, 34 pen Brentford (1) 2 Thiago 28, 82 pen After Extra Time : West Ham won 5-3 on pens They hate playing them but for once got the better of their troublesome west London foes. The Hammers are through to a home quarter-final against Leeds United - what an occasion that should be - after holding their nerve in the shoot-out that followed a 120-minute stalemate. They hit five perfect pen

By Alessandro Schiavone at Parc des Princes, Paris on the 9th of March 2026 PSG failed their Chelsea audition five days before the Blues come to town for the first leg of the last-16 Champions League tie. Monaco, a side that has had PSG’s number more than any other Ligue 1 side since their notorious Qatari takeover 15 years ago, unwrapped three gifts to complete the double in the French league over the capital side. Defeat also meant that Lens has cut the gap to Paris to a si