Brentford (2) 3 v Liverpool (1) 2 Premier League Matchweek 9 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at the Brentford Community Stadium It is two wins in a Premier League season of 38 matches, but the six points secured in the space of six days by Brentford, at West Ham United and against Liverpool, could prove more meaningful than most. A first away victory under Keith Andrews, followed in less than a week by beating the league title-holders, lifted the Bees from 16th place and thr

Wycombe Wanderers (1) 1 v Fulham (0) 1 Woodrow 4 King 48 Fulham win 5-4 on penalties By Kaz Mochlinski at Adams Park Football League Cup Fourth Round Fulham needed a piece of magic from Josh King and a penalty shoot-out to reach the League Cup quarter-finals as they eventually got past a spirited challenge from Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park. King memorably scored the first goal of his career, conjuring up the equaliser in Fulham’s second half comeback to take the tie to pen

By Alessandro Schiavone in Paris Ligue 1, Matchday 10 Paris FC 3-3 Olympique Lyonnais Goals: Tolisso, Sulc 2x (L), Camara, Kebbal, Marchetti Arsenal flop Ainsley Maitland-Niles had a face like thunder at the end of the game. The reason? His Lyon side cocked up a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Paris FC under the watchful eye of club minority shareholder and Red Bull global head of sport Jürgen Klopp in the stands. With French football high society in the shape of Emmanuel Petit and

Cup favourites : Chelsea have a great chance of another League Cup semi-final There is only one club outside the Premier League left in this year's Carabao Cup and Chelsea have drawn them. The Blues will head to the Cardiff City Stadium in December to take on the Welshmen, who defeated Wrexham in this week's Fourth Round, while Enzo Maresca's men were edging a nervy tie at Wolves 4-3. There are five sides from the capital among the last eight, but only one of them has been dr

Retro-perspective. The shirt in the club shop that was all the rage when the League Cup was last won by Arsenal 32 years ago : Picture by @YTJourno Carabao Cup Fourth Round Arsenal (0) 2 Nwaneri 57, Saka 77 Brighton (0) 0 Arsenal's pursuit of the gold standard trophies meant this League Cup tie was never going to feature highly in the list of priorities, but the Gunners' classic blend of fringe players, reserves and teenagers got the job done to clinch a quarter-final place.

It was far from grim up north tonight for the Bees : Picture by Will Powell Carabao Cup 4th Round Grimsby Town (0) 0 Brentford (3) 5 Jensen 22, Lewis-Potter 26, Nelson 43, Fabio Carvalho (pen) 54, Collins 75 Brentford cruised into the next round of the Carabao Cup by the banks of River Humber at Cleethorpes thanks to a 5-0 with goals by Mathias Jensen, Keane Lewis-Potter, Reiss Nelson, Fabio Carvalho (penalty), and Nathan Collins as Keith Andrews' side made it four wins in t

Frank at the post-match conference at the Hill Dickinson Stadium : Picture by @YTJourno Spurs fans will know all too well about the folly of getting carried away. Remember those first heady weeks of the Ange Postecoglou regime? Tottenham were carrying all before them and threatening to be counted among the serious title contenders. Well we all know what happened to that pipe dream. Undefeated in their first 11 matches of the 2023/24 campaign they then crashed 4-1 to Chelsea a

Arsenal (1) 1 v Crystal Palace (0) 0 Eze 39 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Arsenal Stadium Premier League Matchweek 9 Arsenal tantalisingly increased their lead at the top of the Premier League as Eberechi Eze conjured a super strike to score the only goal of the game and overcome his former club Crystal Palace. It produced another “one-nil to the Arsenal”, with another goal resulting from a set-piece, combined with another clean sheet. This time with the addition of the notorious

Spurs break new ground : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Everton (0) 0 Tottenham Hotspur (2) 3 van de Ven 19 , 45+6 Sarr 89 So it's not just Gabriel dominating the air waves in North London. Tottenham's modern day Jan Vertonghen - Micky van de Ven - struck twice from corners in the first half as Spurs became the first away side to triumph at the shiny new Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley Moore Dock. It was a thoroughly convincing win for Spurs, who never looked under

Badges of honour outside the Gtech : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Brentford (2) 3 Ouatarra 5, Schade 45, Thiago pen 60 Liverpool (1) 2 Kerkez 45+5, Salah 89 Who is Thomas Frank again? It seems unlikely that the Great Dane's magnificent contribution to Brentford's recent history will ever be forgotten and he was always going to be a tough act to follow. But boy is the previously unheralded Keith Andrews making a decent fist of it. When Brentford lost 3-1 at Fulham a mon

But what was in store on the pitch?... : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Chelsea (1) 1 Garnacho 4 Sunderland (1) 2 Isidor 22, Talbi 90+3 No District Line in operation and no guile from their side either for Chelsea fans. Here was an afternoon for them to forget - with a defeat to pour a heavy dollop of cold water over their expectations. Chelsea's bid to keep recent momentum going after four straight wins was given the perfect fillip after just four minutes when Alejandro

AFC Wimbledon (0) 0 Burton Albion (0) 1  Hartridge 51’ AFC Wimbledon have achieved a great deal since battling their way to the Football League in 2011 but regularly beating Burton Albion is something they are yet to master. The Dons are enjoying their best-ever start to a season in the EFL - a feat that is particularly impressive given this is their first season back in League One following three years in the fourth tier - and even though they started the day with the chance

By Alessandro Schiavone at CEGEKA Arena, Genk KRC Genk 0-0 Betis Sevilla Balompié Oh Hyeon-gyu hit the foot of the post in the second-half as Genk and Real Betis Balompie could not be separated in a goalless draw in matchday 3 in the Europa League tonight. That's as good as it got in this dull game as the fifth-placed La Liga side, who were taken to the cleaners by Chelsea in the Europa Conference final in May, failed to turn up completely. Unlike their fans. Numerous and voc

Conference call at Selhurst : Picture by @YTJourno UEFA Conference League - League Stage Crystal Palace (0) 0 AEK Larnaka (0) 1 Bajic 51 It was a night when we could have done with Cypriot weather and the avalanche of goals which characterised this week's round of Champions League fixtures. What we got was a chilly Storm Benjamin and a night of unremitting frustration for the Eagles in front of goal. They had plenty of ball and territory to work with but found the final part

Enzo and the Blues ready for kick-off : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Group Stage - MD3 Chelsea (4) 5 Guiu 18 , Caicedo 27 , Fernandez pen 45 , Estevao 45+6 , George 48 Ajax (1) 1 Weghorst pen 33 Taylor s/o 17 Ridiculously easy. And an utter embarrassment for the once mighty Ajax. The multiple Euro champions were reduced very early on to 10 men and offering scant resistance as a far-from full-strength Chelsea strolled through the gears. Six years ago, the

By Alessandro Schiavone in Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 2-7 Paris Saint-Germain Goals: Pacho, Doué, Kvaratskhelia, Doué, Mendes, Dembelé, Vitinha (PSG), Garcia, Garcia (BL) At 4-1 down, Bayer Leverkusen were already toast when Mark Flekken played his part in his side's worst defeat since a 6-0 mauling by Schwarz-Weiss Essen in 1954. Pillaged by the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Sunderland in last summer's transfer window, Leverkusen were unable to deal with the Champions Lea

Lights, camera, action : Picture by @YTJourno Champions League Group Stage - MD3 Arsenal (0) 4 Gabriel 57, Martinelli 64, Gyokeres 67, 70 Atletico Madrid (0) 0 There may not be quite the same levels of jeopardy as in the old Champions League group stages, but Arsenal fans had plenty to savour on a night of uncomplicated joy. These early stage games almost offer a breather after the urgent necessity of winning each game on the domestic front and the Gunners were only too happy

West Ham United (0) 0 v Brentford (1) 2 Igor Thiago 43 Jensen 94 By Kaz Mochlinski at the London Stadium Premier League Matchweek 8 Brilliant Brentford produced their best performance under Keith Andrews to beat a woeful West Ham United, who were overwhelmed amid an ever-worsening atmosphere of increasing negativity around the London Stadium. The Bees added to the Hammers’ troubled start to the season with goals from Igor Thiago and Mathias Jensen at the end of each half, rew

Fulham (0) 0 v Arsenal (0) 1 Premier League Matchweek 8 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Craven Cottage Mikel Arteta talked passionately about changing history after seeing his Arsenal side battle to a one-goal win at Fulham, a result which raises hopes that the Gunners might at last improve on their recent runner-up finishes in the Premier League. The Arsenal head coach is delighted that fixtures which undermined previous challenges for the league title have already this

By Alessandro Schiavone at Toulouse LIGUE 1: Toulouse 4-0 Metz Goals: Magri, Dønnum, Gboho, Cresswell A forgotten Fulham flop's aim to revive his career back in his homeland is not exactly going to plan after he and his Metz teammates suffered a 4-0 spanking at FC Toulouse. Like aliens in a foreign land, Fodé Ballo-Touré was an impotent spectator as winless Metz shipped two goals within six minutes courtesy of a deflected Frank Magri effort and a well-executed Aron Dønnum pe

Words from the boss : Picture by @YTJourno Thomas Frank remained defiant in the face of Tottenham Hotspur’s latest attempt to reverse a poor home record so far this season. Spurs were undone by a vibrant Aston Villa, who scored a couple of outstanding goals from Morgan Rodgers and Emil Buendia in a 2-1 victory in north London. Frank’s side have not won at home in the Premier League since August 16, when they beat Burnley. Villa, meanwhile, join Bournemouth in having taken all

High Road readies for high jinx : Picture by @YTJourno Premier League Tottenham (1) 1 Bentancur 5 Aston Villa (1) 2 Rogers 37, Buendia 77 It had all looked so good. But the fifth minute goal which launched their afternoon proved highly misleading for Spurs as they drifted away during a poor second half to lose at home on home turf for the second time this season. The spark went and there were a spattering of boos at full time - but there was no denying Unai Emery's team ende

By Alessandro at Stade Velodrome Olympique Marseille 6-2 Le Havre Goals : Kechta (24' LH) Greenwood (35' penalty), 67', 72', 76', Robinio Vaz 88', Murillo 90+3 (Olympique Marseille), Touré 90+2 (LH) Olympique Marseille replied to an early Le Havre sucker punch with six throws of their own as Premier League persona non grata Mason Greenwood became the first club player since Jean-Pierre Papin back in 1991 to net a quadruple. Despite late cosmetic goals by Robinio Vaz and Micha

Julien Stephan reflects on home defeat to Millwall : Picture by @YTJourno Julien Stephan says QPR need to show 'greater efficiency' to avoid deflating defeats like the one in the derby against Millwall . Rangers had plenty of the ball but did not turn it into enough big chances - having only three shots on target all game. By contrast, the Lions pounced when they got their chances and then defended resolutely to hold on. "We had some big chances in the first 20-25 minutes and