Joelinton gives Newcastle advantage over Southampton in Carabao Cup

Newcastle United hold a slender advantage from the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg as Joelinton’s goal gave them victory at Southampton. The Brazilian made amends for missing an earlier easy opportunity when he arrived on the end of substitute Alexander Isak’s perfect low cross to make the decisive contribution with 17 minutes left.

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Nketiah strikes at death to hand Arsenal vital win over United

Arsenal retained control of the Premier League title race after Eddie Nketiah’s 90th-minute winner gave them a dramatic victory over Manchester United in a thriller at Emirates Stadium. United took an early lead but Nketiah and Bukayo Saka had put the Gunners ahead before a Lissandro Martinez headed set up a grand stand finale.

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United come from behind to win Manchester derby

Manchester United staged a stunning late turnaround to come from behind and beat Manchester City in a dramatic derby at Old Trafford. City looked to be closing the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal after substitute Jack Grealish headed them in front but goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford saw United take the three points.

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Felix sees red as Fulham add to Chelsea’s woes

Chelsea’s Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut when he was sent off in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at Fulham to increase the pressure on manager Graham Potter. The Portugal forward looked sharp one day after completing a loan move from Atletico Madrid but he was shown a straight red card in the 58th minute for a reckless tackle on Fulham defender Kenny Tete

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Barcelona move top of La Liga with narrow win over Atletico Madrid

FC Barcelona rode their luck at times to hang on to a narrow 1-0 victory away to Atletico Madrid this evening. Ousmane Dembélé’s first half strike sees Barca make the most of Real Madrid’s loss to Villarreal as the Catalan side now sit three points clear of their rivals at the top of the La Liga table.

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