Spurs beat Crystal Palace to go five clear at the top

Tottenham Hotspur moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League table and continued their superb start to the season with a win at Crystal Palace. The visitors took control after the break and benefitted from a huge slice of fortune with the opener when Palace defender Joel Ward turned James Maddison’s cross into his own net.

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Watkins on target as Villa trounce AZ Alkmaar

Aston Villa climbed to the top of Group E in the Europa Conference League after a classy victory against Dutch side AZ Alkmaar at AFAS Stadion. Leon Bailey and Youri Tielemans got Villa off to the perfect start with a goal apiece in the space of 10 first-half minutes.

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Fermin López shines as Barcelona see off Shakhtar Donetsk

First-half goals from Ferran Torres and Fermin López helped Barcelona secure a 2-1 home win against Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League Group H tie. The hosts dominated from the start and opened the scoring in the 28th minute however a Georgiy Sudakov strike made life nervy for the Catalans who hung on for their third win in the group.

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Gabriel Jesus stars as Arsenal down Sevilla

Gabriel Jesus scored a goal and grabbed an assist to help Arsenal get back to winning ways in the Champions League with victory at Sevilla. After losing 2-1 to Lens in their previous European outing, the Gunners came through a difficult test against the seven-time Europa League winners.

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Belgium’s abandoned game against Sweden will not be replayed

Sweden’s match against Belgium, abandoned on Monday amid a terror alert in Brussels, will not have to be replayed, Uefa has ruled. The Euro 2024 qualifier was abandoned at half-time for security reasons with the score 1-1. Two Swedish nationals had been shot dead in the Belgian capital earlier on Monday.

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