James Maddison denied Claudio Ranieri a victorious reunion with Leicester City as his second-half equaliser forced Fulham to settle for a 1-1 home draw on Wednesday.
Beaten by former employers Chelsea on the weekend, veteran manager Ranieri looked set to enjoy more fortune against the club he famously guided to the 2015-16 title following Aboubakar Kamara s maiden Premier League goal.
That was until playmaker Maddison picked out the bottom corner 16 minutes from the end to extend the Foxes unbeaten run to six Premier League matches.
The 22-year-old s second goal in as many outings scuppered the bottom-placed Cottagers hopes of a first clean sheet of the campaign and left them ruing a wasted opportunity.
Jamie Vardy missed out with a groin problem and Leic…
Mark Noble scored his 50th goal for West Ham to earn David Moyes side a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace that edged the Hammers into the top half of the Premier League table.
Captain Noble levelled the match with a well-taken taken penalty late in the first half after Christian Benteke had put Palace ahead in a scrappy but entertaining London derby.
All eyes at London Stadium were on Joao Mario as the Inter loanee made his Premier League debut and he showed flashes of the kind of composed creative play that Javier Hernandez thrives upon.
Indeed, the two men combined in the build-up to Hernandez winning the penalty and Portugal international Joao Mario seemed to grow in confidence as West Ham sought a decisive second goal.
But Roy Hodgson s Palace, who lost 4-…
Dejan Kulusevski says his time at Tottenham has been a breath of fresh air after a frustrating period with Juventus.
Kulusevski joined Tottenham in January on an initial 18-month loan deal, which includes an obligation to buy if certain objectives are met.
The Sweden international signed for Juve in a €35million deal in January 2020 and spent the rest of that season – which ended with him crowned Serie s A s Best Young Player – on loan with Parma.
He made 47 appearances in his sole full campaign at the Allianz Stadium, with only Adrien Rabiot featuring as many times for the Serie A giants.
Kulusevski scored seven goals and assisted six more across all competitions in an encouraging first year in Turin, but he had been directly involved in jus…
Granit Xhaka claimed an unwanted Premier League hat-trick as he was sent off in Arsenal s 1-0 defeat to Burnley on Sunday.
Midfielder Xhaka was initially booked for a foul on Dwight McNeil by referee Graham Scott, who was then advised by VAR to review footage of the skirmish that broke out following the challenge.
Having seen the Switzerland international grab Burnley s Ashley Westwood around the neck at the pitch-side monitor, Scott upgraded the card to red.
The 58th-minute dismissal was the sixth in the Premier League for Arsenal since Mikel Arteta was appointed as head coach in December 2019, double the number of any other top-flight team across the same period of time.
As for Xhaka, it is his third red card for Arsenal; only four ot…
Monaco forward Radamel Falcao used Twitter to pay tribute to Leonardo Jardim, thanking the sacked head coach for years of work, trust and success .
Jardim was dismissed with Monaco third from bottom of Ligue 1 after claiming just six points from their opening nine games of the season, and his departure brings a glittering four-year spell in charge to an end.
The 44-year-old took charge of the club in June 2014 and achieved back-to-back third-place finishes in Ligue 1 before guiding them to a first title in 17 years in 2016-17.
Falcao, who was part of that title-winning side, scoring 21 league goals that season, posted a tribute to Jardim on his Twitter account.
Thank you very much for these years of work, trust and success, Falcao wrote.
It has …
Cardiff City became the first team to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win over Colchester United on Friday.
The Championship side, winners in 1927 and runners-up as recently as 2008, produced a professional performance against the League One strugglers, who sit second bottom of England s third tier.
A heavily deflected strike from Joe Ralls put Cardiff ahead in the 34th minute, with a Kadeem Harris effort and Kenwyne Jones header effectively sealing progression prior to Freddie Sears consolation for Colchester.
Elsewhere, Chesterfield will play Scunthorpe United in the third round on Tuesday after beating MK Dons 1-0 in a replayed second-round tie.
The two teams were ordered to face off again in the second round following …
Nottingham Forest are ready to let Emmanuel Dennis leave in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Forest, who won promotion from the Championship to the Premier League at the end of last season, want to move on the striker in the middle of the season so that they can bring in new additions.
Dennis joined Forest from Watford in the summer of 2022 for a transfer fee of £10 million. The striker was the 12th new signing for the Reds at the moment. Forest signed essentially an entire new squad for the Premier League season following their promotion from the Championship.
Dennis has made three starts and seven substitute appearances in the Premier League for Forest so far this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process.…
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Graziano Pelle scored a double for Southampton as they beat Newcastle United 4-0 to pile the pressure on former manager Alan Pardew.
Heading into Saturday s clash at St Mary s Stadium reports had suggested that Pardew would be removed from his post at St James Park should Newcastle succumb to a heavy defeat.
The club he managed from 2009 to 2010 duly inflicted that setback, with Ronald Koeman s men easing to a victory which again defied critics that touted the south-coast club as relegation candidates following the sale of several key players during the close-season.
It was Pelle that did the majority of the damage for Southampton as he found the net twice in the first half to take his tally for the season to four goals in all competitions.
Southampton s…
Richarlison felt Brazil s World Cup quarter-final defeat to Croatia was worse than losing a family member .
Pre-tournament favourites the Selecao won Group G and thrashed South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16 to raise hopes they could be crowned champions for the first time since 2002.
But their campaign came to a halt at the quarter-final stage in Qatar, losing on penalties to Croatia after Marquinhos and Rodrygo were unable to tuck away their spot-kicks.
The loss sparked emotional responses from a number of players with Neymar, who had given Brazil an extra-time lead before Bruno Petkovic s equaliser sent the game to penalties, left in tears on the pitch as Croatia celebrated their victory.
Richarlison told ESPN: It was a blow, I don t know. I think it s w…