2026-27 Premier League season

Jurrien Timber returned to training following a groin injury.

Arsenal and Chelsea both took six points from their opening two matches of the season.

Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso are both 44 years old.

Liverpool signed French winger Bradley Barcola for up to 123 million pounds.

Manchester United were 1-0 winners in the last meeting with Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium in February.

This will be the 216th meeting between Everton and Manchester United, with United winning 97 times and Everton 69.

Dominik Szoboszlai was ruled offside by VAR after a challenge from Leif Davis in the second period.

Liverpool's opening games of the season were at Newcastle United and at home to Nottingham Forest.

Cody Gakpo assisted Alexander Isak's first goal.

Ian Wright told Sky Sports that the way Martinelli was being treated made him feel uncomfortable.

Al-Hilal are currently joint-top of the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr.

Martinelli is the most expensive player to leave Arsenal, surpassing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's 35 million pounds exit to Liverpool in 2017.

The Ipswich Town vs Liverpool Premier League match is scheduled for Friday, September 4 at 8pm at Portman Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom.

Liverpool defenders Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley are both recovering from long-term knee injuries.

Liverpool's attack includes Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, and Bradley Barcola.

Aston Villa lost 4-0 to Brighton in their opening Premier League match of the season.

Aston Villa beat Arsenal 2-1 in the corresponding fixture last season on December 5.

Aston Villa have registered Nicolas Jackson in time to face Arsenal.

Chuba Akpom scored a stoppage-time goal for Ipswich after Julio Enciso dispossessed Lisandro Martinez.

Leif Davis scored the opening goal for Ipswich following a cross from Abdul Fatawu.

Marcus Rashford received his first starting appearance for Manchester United in nearly two years.

Cole Palmer scored Chelsea's fourth goal in the 74th minute.

Chelsea defeated Brighton 4-3 at Stamford Bridge.

Pedro Neto scored Chelsea's second goal from a Morgan Rogers pass in the 14th minute.

Striker Nicolas Jackson transferred from Chelsea to Aston Villa.

Martinez joined Aston Villa in 2020 and made over 250 appearances for the club.

British media reported that Emiliano Martinez signed a three-year contract with Chelsea in a deal worth 7.5 million pounds ($10m).

Florian Wirtz assisted Victor Munoz's goal.

Morgan Gibbs-White assisted Dan Ndoye's goal and later scored a penalty in the second half.

Kostas Tsimikas substituted on for Milos Kerkez in the 71st minute.

Strikers Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson departed Chelsea in recent days.

Brighton beat Tromso 4-0 at home in a Europa Conference League playoff on Thursday.

The two clubs have faced each other 28 times, with Chelsea winning 16 games, Brighton winning 7, and five matches ending as draws.

Alexander Isak attempted to give his jersey to a young fan while walking off the pitch.

Liverpool played Nottingham Forest to a 2-2 draw.

A man intercepted the jersey before it reached the young fan.

Jackson was part of Senegal's squads for the 2022 and 2026 World Cups.

Watkins reportedly refused to play in last weekend's 4-0 defeat at Brighton.

Nicolas Jackson agreed a five-year deal with Aston Villa.

Hugo Ekitike is sidelined with a long-term injury.

Bradley Barcola made 152 appearances in all competitions for PSG.

Bradley Barcola scored 39 goals and supplied 37 assists for PSG.

Nottingham Forest took the lead on 24 minutes.

Jeremy Jacquet made a block to deny Igor Jesus.

Nottingham Forest failed to score in their opening two games under Oliver Glasner.

Ipswich finished 19th and were relegated in the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.

Manchester United lost 2-0 at newly-promoted Hull in their opening game of the season.

Ipswich are unbeaten in home league games since October 2025.

The Opta supercomputer gave Liverpool a 61.1 percent win probability, Forest an 18.2 percent chance, and a draw a 20.7 percent likelihood.

Liverpool were reportedly closing in on a deal to sign French forward Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.

Cody Gakpo scored in Iraola's first match in charge, a 2-2 draw at Newcastle.

Erling Haaland scored two goals for Manchester City in the match.

Cherki started on the bench in the Bournemouth match.

Crystal Palace suffered back-to-back defeats to start their campaign, having previously lost 2-0 at Everton.

Tim Howard spent 13 seasons as a goalkeeper in the Premier League.

Leander Schaerlaeckens is the author of The Long Game: U.S. Men's Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts.

Rebecca Lowe announced she became a naturalized US citizen in 2022.

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca wants the club to add one or two more captains to the squad.

John Stones, Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Nathan Ake have left Manchester City.

Manchester City needed two late goals to win their league opener against Bournemouth.

Tottenham Hotspur signed Omar Marmoush from Manchester City on a season-long loan with an obligation to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

Marmoush said Tottenham Hotspur is one of the biggest clubs in England and the project was attractive to him.

Spurs added midfielders Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes plus defender Jan Paul van Hecke for a combined 237 million pounds.

Jaouen Hadjam is 23 years old.

Hadjam played in three of Algeria's four matches at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Young Boys are the Swiss champions.

Bouaddi helped Lille secure a Champions League victory over Real Madrid on the eve of his 17th birthday in 2024.

Manchester City signed Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a deal worth 100 million euros ($117m).

Manchester City had sold Rodri to Barcelona and Tijjani Reijnders to Al-Qadsiah.

Baleba's performance helped Brighton qualify for the UEFA Conference League.

Baleba made 79 starts and more than 100 appearances for Brighton.

Carlos Baleba is 22 years old.

Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez was greeted with loud boos from Fulham fans when he came on as a substitute.

Fulham's Gonzalo Garcia scored on his Premier League debut after signing from Real Madrid.

Alvaro Arbeloa briefly succeeded Alonso as Real Madrid manager last season.

Xabi Alonso was dismissed from his managerial role at Real Madrid in January.

Xabi Alonso is Chelsea's seventh permanent manager since Thomas Tuchel led the team to the Champions League title in May 2021.

Former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is the manager of Manchester City.

Enzo Maresca was appointed as Pep Guardiola's successor at Manchester City.

Rodri transferred to Barcelona.

John Stones, Bernardo Silva, and Nathan Ake departed Manchester City.

James Trafford kept a clean sheet on his debut for Leeds United against Nottingham Forest, making three saves.

Oliver Glasner made his debut as Nottingham Forest manager in the match against Leeds United.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored Everton's first goal against Crystal Palace.

Arsenal defeated Coventry 3-0 in the opening match of their Premier League season.

Odegaard scored Arsenal's third goal in the 49th minute.

Havertz scored Arsenal's first goal after Riccardo Calafiori delivered a cross following a turnover by Milan van Ewijk.

Piero Hincapie's loan from Bayer Leverkusen was converted into a permanent transfer to Arsenal, and Illan Meslier joined from Leeds as a free transfer.

Arsenal signed England defender Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa in a deal reported to be worth £51 million ($69 million).

Ezri Konsa completed his medical at Arsenal's London Colney training facility on Thursday.

Premier League clubs have started the season without gambling companies on the front of their matchday shirts following the implementation of a league-wide restriction.

Premier League clubs remain permitted to feature betting brands on their sleeve sponsorships and training kits.

Manchester United signed a training kit sponsorship deal with Betway reportedly worth up to £20 million ($27 million) per year.

Leeds United finished the season in 14th place with 47 points.

Coventry City won the Championship second division by 11 points with a plus-52 goal differential.

Derby County holds the record for the worst Premier League season ever from 2007-08, winning only one match and earning 11 points.

Rodri left Manchester City for Barcelona

Manchester City were reported to be closing in on Moroccan teenager Ayyoub Bouaddi and chasing Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez

Manchester City signed England international Elliot Anderson in the offseason

Enzo Maresca is the incoming manager of Manchester City.

Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez conceded the most errors leading to goals in the entire Premier League last season.

Arsenal signed Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle.