Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were on target as Arsenal coasted past struggling Southampton 2-0 to move back into the Premier League s top four.
It took just six minutes for Lacazette to convert from Mkhitaryan s attempted shot and the latter turned home the dangerous Alex Iwobi s assist at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Lacazette wasted a couple of golden opportunities to stretch the lead before half-time and, while Arsenal s tempo noticeably dropped after the break, Unai Emery s side were in complete control.
Manchester United s goalless draw with rivals Liverpool consequently sends Arsenal back into the Champions League places, while Southampton remain mired in relegation trouble.
FULL-TIME Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
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Real Madrid want to sign Julian Alvarez from Manchester City in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that last season’s La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners are keen on signing the Argentina international forward and are going all out to get him from defending Premier League champions City.
Alvarez is one of the best young players in the world who helped Argentina win the 2022 Qatar World Cup. However, the striker is not guaranteed a place in the City starting lineup due to the form of Erling Haaland. The 23-year-old has made eight starts and 17 substitute appearances in the Premier League for City this season, scoring eight goals in the process.
City are second in the Premier League table at the moment with 76 points from 32 matches,…
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens was hailed as a very special talent as the latest English star to dazzle for Borussia Dortmund signed a new long-term contract.
England Under-19 star Bynoe-Gittens has committed to the German club until June 30, 2025, with the news emerging swiftly in the wake of his first Bundesliga goal.
The 18-year-old scored an equaliser as Dortmund went on to beat Freiburg 3-1 last Friday, following in the footsteps of Jadon Sancho and Jude Bellingham in becoming another exciting young English player to emerge at the club.
Bynoe-Gittens was acquired from Manchester City in September 2020 and played for Dortmund s age-group sides until recently breaking into the first-team ranks.
He has played just 159 minutes in the Bundesliga, spread across one s…
Arsenal are interested in signing Moussa Dembele from Lyon in the summer transfer window, according to . The report in the French news outlet has claimed that the Gunners are among the Premier League clubs who have been scouting the striker this season.
Dembele has been on the books of Lyon since 2018 when he joined from Scottish Premiership giants Celtic. The French striker spent the second half of last season on loan at Atletico Madrid. The 25-year-old has made 15 starts and five substitute appearances in Ligue 1 so far this season, scoring 10 goals and providing two assists in the process. Dembele has given one assist in three Europa League matches so far this campaign.
Arsenal are fourth in the Premier League table at the moment with 51 points from 26 matches. Meanw…
Empoli head coach Aurelio Andreazzoli has urged his side to look for “continuity” ahead of a tough test against Napoli on Sunday.
Napoli are currently fourth in Serie A following a mixed start to the season, but they closed the gap on the top with a 2-0 win against Salernitana last weekend.
The reigning champions could leapfrog AC Milan into third in the table with a win against Empoli, but Andreazzoli wants his side to “move forward” for their upcoming fixtures.
Work, work, work
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli)
“Napoli are extremely strong, but for us this doesn’t change the picture of what we have to do,” he told reporters.
“Frosinone also proved to be a tough opponent, which is why we need to focus on ou…
With all eyes falling on Wembley on Saturday afternoon, Manchester City claimed a seventh FA Cup crown as they edged past bitter local rivals Manchester United thanks to a lively 2-1 win in the capital.
Opening the scoring in a remarkable fashion as the red-hot Ilkay Gundogan produced a thunderous volley after just 12 seconds, Pep Guardiola’s men will now know that they are just 90 minutes away from being crowned treble champions.
While Bruno Fernandes might have dragged the top-four returners level from the penalty spot 12 minutes before the half-time break, City’s superstar squad were a more than worthy winner at Wembley.
With Gundogan eventually notching the winner in north London and notching his third domestic strike in his previous four appearances, th…
Kylian Mbappe is far above any Marseille player, meaning Paris Saint-Germain s Classique rivals must work together to stop the almost unstoppable forward, Jorge Sampaoli says.
France superstar Mbappe is enjoying another outstanding season in Ligue 1, leading the way in terms of both goals (20) and assists (14).
Marseille managed to keep the 23-year-old in check in a goalless draw at the Stade Velodrome back in October, but still only Zlatan Ibrahimovic has more Classique goals (seven) than Mbappe (six) in Ligue 1.
And Marseille coach Sampaoli s previous experience of Mbappe was painful, too. He scored twice to knock Sampaoli s Argentina out of the 2018 World Cup, inspiring France s 4-3 last-16 win in Russia.
The Marseille boss knows exactly what to expec…
Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has signed a new contract until 2025, despite being on a five-game losing streak in the Premier League.
The 42-year-old took charge of the club in September 2021 and led the charge to promotion to the Premier League, finishing fourth in the Championship before beating Huddersfield Town in the play-off final.
Forest bolstered their squad for a return to the top-flight, signing 23 players in total, but have been unable to find form, sitting rock-bottom of the standings with just four points from the opening eight matches.
A 4-0 defeat at Leicester City on Monday extended Forest s losing streak to five games, raising speculation that Cooper s position is under threat – but the club have made it clear he retains the faith of t…
Rafael Benitez has been sacked by Everton after a run of just two wins in 14 games across all competitions.
The Premier League side announced Benitez s departure on their official website on Sunday, a day on from losing 2-1 to bottom side Norwich City.
Everton Football Club can confirm the departure of Rafael Benitez as first team manager, the statement read.
An update on a permanent replacement will be made in due course.
Everton Football Club can confirm the departure of Rafael Benitez as first team manager.
— Everton (@Everton)
Former Liverpool boss Benitez was a largely divisive appointment at Everton when he was drafted in to replace Carlo Ancelotti in the close-season after the Italian left for Real Madrid.
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Gernot Rohr has warned Nigeria to be wary of Africa Cup of Nations debutants Burundi as his side begin their bid for a fourth continental crown.
The Super Eagles won the most recent of their three titles six years ago but failed to qualify for the last two editions of the competition.
After topping a qualifying group that included South Africa, Libya and Seychelles, however, Nigeria are ranked among the favourites to go all the way in Egypt.
But Rohr s men enter the tournament on the back of a 1-0 loss to Senegal ending a year-long eight-match unbeaten run and the veteran coach of four African nations is not taking Burundi lightly.
Beating Burundi in the first game will help stabilise the team, Rohr said ahead of his side s opening Group B fixture.
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