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Match Report Premier League Soccer

Leeds add to West Ham’s early season woes

October 24, 2025 admin 0 Comments Brenden Aaronson, Daniel Farke, Elland Road, Joe Rodon, Leeds, Leeds 2-1 West Ham, Leeds United, Leeds United 2-1 West Ham, Leeds United 2-1 West Ham United, Leeds United v West Ham United, Leeds v West Ham, Match report, Mateus Fernandes, Nuno Espirito Santo, Premier League, Premier League 2025, Premier League 2025/26, Premier League news, Premier League relegation, Premier League relegation battle, Soccer, Soccer news, Stuart Attwell, West Ham, West Ham United

Leeds claimed their first Premier League win at home since the opening day of the season to pile on the problems for dismal West Ham. The result lifted Daniel Farke’s men up to 13th in the table, while the visitors remain second bottom after a seventh loss in nine league games. Brenden Aaronson set the hosts on their way inside three minutes and by the time Joe Rodon headed a second with just over 14 minutes on the clock, it was the earliest Leeds had held a two-goal advantage in the English top flight since April 2004.

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FA Cup Match Report Soccer

City book FA Cup Final spot with win over Forest

April 27, 2025 admin 0 Comments 2025 FA Cup, Emirates FA Cup, FA Cup, FA Cup 2024/25, FA Cup 2025, FA Cup semi-final, FA Cup semi-finals, FA Cup semifinal, FA Cup Semifinals, Josko Gvardiol, Man City, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest 0-2 Man City, Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City, Nottingham Forest v Man City, Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, Nuno Espirito Santo, Nuno Espirito Santo Nottingham Forest, Pep Guardiola, Pep Guardiola Man City, Pep Guardiola Manchester City, Rico Lewis, Soccer, Soccer news, The Emirates FA Cup, Wembley, Wembley stadium

Manchester City displayed their big-game experience by brushing aside a luckless Nottingham Forest to reach a third successive FA Cup final. Pep Guardiola’s side set up a Wembley showpiece on 17 May against Crystal Palace thanks to goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol either side of half time at Wembley.

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Match Report Premier League Soccer

Forest see off Spurs to boost Champions League hopes

April 21, 2025April 24, 2025 admin 0 Comments Ange Postecoglou, Ange Postecoglou Spurs, Ange Postecoglou Tottenham, Ange Postecoglou Tottenham Hotspur, Chris Wood, Elliot Anderson, Forest, Man United, Manchester United, Nots Forest, Nuno Espirito Santo, Nuno Espirito Santo Nottingham Forest, Peter Bankes, Premier League, Premier League 2024/25, Premier League 2025, Richarlison, Soccer, Soccer news, Spurs, Spurs v Nottingham Forest, Tottenham, Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest, Tottenham v Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest boosted their Champions League hopes as an impressive victory against Tottenham moved them back up to third in the Premier League. The visitors started the day sixth but were in a determined mood from the outset at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to get the result that would see them climb back up the table.

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Match Report Premier League Soccer

Electric Elanga haunts United with winner for Forest

April 1, 2025 admin 0 Comments Anthony Elanga, Forest, Jarred Gillett, Man United, Manchester United, Nots Forest, Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man United, Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United, Nuno Espirito Santo, Nuno Espirito Santo Nottingham Forest, Premier League, Premier League 2024/25, Premier League 2025, Ruben Amorim, Rúben Amorim Man United, Rúben Amorim Manchester United, Soccer, Soccer news, The City Ground

Nottingham Forest moved closer to realising their Champions League dream as Anthony Elanga’s solo strike defeated his former club Manchester United. The winger, who joined United as a 12-year-old, sprinted 70 yards before finishing into the bottom corner to catch the visitors cold with an early winner. He joined Forest from United for £15m in 2023, in search of regular football, and continued his excellent season against his former club.

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FA Cup Match Report Soccer

Forest edge Brighton on penalties to reach FA Cup semi-finals

March 29, 2025 admin 0 Comments 2025 FA Cup, Brighton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion v Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest, Brighton v Forest, Brighton v Nottingham Forest, Diego Gomes, Elliot Anderson, Emirates FA Cup, FA Cup, FA Cup 2024/25, FA Cup 2025, FA Cup quarter-final, FA Cup quarter-finals, FA Cup Quarterfinal, FA Cup Quarterfinals, Fabian Hürzeler, Fabian Hürzeler Brighton, Fabian Hürzeler Brighton & Hove Albion, Jack Hinshelwood, Nico Williams, Nottingham Forest, Notts Forrest, Nuno Espirito Santo, Nuno Espirito Santo Nottingham Forest, Peter Bankes, Ryan Yates, The Amex, The Emirates FA Cup, VAR

Nottingham Forest won a third straight FA Cup penalty shootout to beat Brighton and reach the semi-finals of the competition for the first time in 34 years. Goalkeeper Matz Sels was the hero for the visitors, saving Jack Hinshelwood and Diego Gomez’s spot-kicks as Forest won the shootout 4-3 after the drab match had finished goalless after 120 minutes of action.

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