Premier League news

Dele Alli has teased an imminent return to professional football after his emotional homecoming at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. The Spurs cult hero was the club's half-time Guest of Honour for the north London derby against Arsenal, and the former England star revealed he could be back on the pitch very soon.

Arne Slot insists that Florian Wirtz has not sustained a "serious" injury after he was withdrawn from Liverpool's starting XI during the pre-match warm-ups before their 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest. The Germany international was replaced in the team by Curtis Jones and the Reds went on to snatch victory in the 96th minute.

Inter Miami are reportedly interested in signing Casemiro when he leaves Manchester United at the end of the season. The Brazil international has announced that he is will depart Old Trafford upon the expiration of his contract in June, and Miami are said to be interested in recruiting him as a potential replacement for Sergio Busquets, and new right-hand man of Lionel Messi.

Alexis Mac Allister scored a 96th-minute winner as Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground on Sunday. The Argentina international thought he had won the game with two minutes left, only for VAR to rule it out, but the midfielder would not be denied, as the Reds consigned Forest to a damaging defeat, doing so without the injured Florian Wirtz.

Jamie O'Hara has blasted Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez for his "non-league" quality against Burnley, as the Blues threw away a 1-0 lead to draw with the Premier League strugglers on Saturday. The Clarets scored an injury-time equaliser, leaving Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior fuming, and the club counting the cost of more ill-discipline after Wesley Fofana's red card.

Liverpool were dealt an injury blow just minutes before kick-off against Nottingham Forest on Sunday in the Premier League. Summer signing Florian Wirtz was named in the starting XI but was forced out of the game after sustaining an injury in the warm-up. Curtis Jones was subsequently called into the team to take over from the Germany international.

Kalvin Phillips was shown a straight red card on Sunday for a shocking challenge in the Steel City Derby. The Manchester City midfielder, who moved on loan to Championship side Sheffield United at the end of the January transfer window, was handed his marching orders early in the second half following a poor challenge on midfielder Svante Ingelsson.

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has been quizzed on Nicolas Jackson's future at the club amid speculation he will return to Chelsea at the end of the season. Jackson moved to the Bavarian giants on a season-long loan in the summer but his contract includes a buy option. However, it has been reported that Bayern do not plan to sign Jackson permanently and that he will head back to the Blues at the end of the season.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sent out a warning to his players ahead of Sunday's north London derby against Tottenham. The Gunners head into the match after throwing away a two-goal lead to Wolves in midweek and having see their lead at the top over Manchester City cut to just two points. As the pressure grows on Arsenal, Arteta has urged his players to stand up and be counted.

Jesse Lingard has been warned that life in Brazilian football is a “hard slog”, with the former Manchester United playmaker seeing a shock switch to South America speculated on. The ex-England international has been a free agent since severing ties with K-League outfit FC Seoul in December 2025. Lingard is waiting on enticing offers, with it being suggested that one has been tabled by Remo.

England are blessed with right-back options heading towards the 2026 World Cup, with a history-making former Three Lions star that once filled that position telling GOAL who he would favour in a bid for global glory. Viv Anderson has also explained who he would “discard”, with Thomas Tuchel facing some tough selection decisions ahead of major tournament action.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has urged his players to "enjoy life" and go out and enjoy some cocktails after securing a 2-1 win over Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday. The result has put more pressure on table-toppers Arsenal ahead of their date with Tottenham, as Manchester City are now just two points behind the Gunners in the race for the title.

Chelsea have issued a statement to condemn the racist abuse aimed at defender Wesley Fofana in the wake of Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw with Burnley at Stamford Bridge. Fofana revealed the abuse he received after the game in several posts on social media which drew a swift and strong response from the Blues who said they were "appalled and disgusted."

Pep Guardiola has showered Manchester City starlet Nico O’Reilly with praise, claiming that the versatile 20-year-old is so complete. The youngster, who had just nine senior career goals to his name prior to facing Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium, bagged a brace in his latest Premier League experience to fire City to within two points of table-topping Arsenal.

Kylian Mbappe's European Golden shoe defence is being challenged by the likes of Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.

'Bottle jobs' is a slur that has often been thrown in Arsenal's direction in recent years, after Mikel Arteta's side finished second, second and second in each of the past three Premier League seasons. While they have grounds to argue against that being the case in those instances, even the most ardent Gunners fan would admit they had 'bottled it' if they fail to claim the title this time around.

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