Key events
Leah Williamson: “We know what a talent she is”
England women: Leah Williamson has praised the form of her Arsenal and England teammate Alessia Russo before the No 9 spearheads the Lionesses’ attack in their Women’s Nations League double-header against Belgium, starting in Bristol tonight. Tom Garry reports …
The weekend’s Premier League fixtures
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Everton v Arsenal (Sat 12.30pm BST)
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Ipswich Town v Wolves (3pm)
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Crystal Palace v Brighton (3pm)
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West Ham v Bournemouth (3pm)
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Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest (5.30pm)
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Tottenham Hotspur v Southamptopn (Sun 2pm)
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Brentford v Chelsea (2pm)
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Fulham v Liverpool (2pm)
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Manchester United v Manchester City (4.30pm)
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Leicester City v Newcastle United (Mon 6pm)
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View the Premier League table
Absolution of Hillsborough officers prompts fury
A 12-year investigation into the Hillsborough disaster by the police watchdog has concluded that no senior South Yorkshire police officers were guilty of misconduct for falsely blaming misbehaviour by Liverpool supporters. David Conn and Peter Walker report …
Tottenham Hotspur: Despite his post-match protestations to the contrary, Ange Postecoglou appeared to goad Tottenham’s travelling fans at Stamford Bridge last night with a gesture that further damaged the increasingly fragile bond between the Australian manager and dissatisfied supporters. Jacob Steinberg reports from Stamford Bridge …
Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League: Enzo Fernandez scored the only goal of Thursday’s game to move Chelsea into the top four, while a clearly exasperated Ange Postecoglou may have finally fractured his relationship with Spurs fans beyond repair. David Hytner reports from Stamford Bridge …
The weekend is almost upon us …
Welcome one and welcome all as we strap ourselves in ahead of another weekend of piping hot football action. The weekend’s first order of business is tonight’s Women’s Nations League match between England and Belgium at Wembley, but before that we’ll get to see and hear no end of managers fielding interrogatory projectiles ahead of the latest round of Premier League action.
As is customary, we’ll be here to flag up all the major talking points and bring you any other news that happens to present itself as the day unfolds. In the meantime, our crack team of writers have been scouring the weekend fixture list and have come up with these 10 things you ought to keep your peeled for in the top flight this weekend.