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Premier League buildup to Arsenal v Chelsea, plus Everton v Manchester United and WSL – matchday live
LIVE – Updated at 12:53 Join our writers for news, discussion and buildup before Sunday's football action. It's half-time , and 2-2 between Birmingham and Wolves in the Championship, with Brighton 0-1 Arsenal and Tottenham 2-0 West Ham in the WSL. Startting teams from Hill Dickinson, with Jack Grealish on the bench for Everton. Everton: Pickford, Rohl, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Garner, Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Johnson, George, Barry.
Jamie Vardy takes party to Burnley after signing deal with Championship strugglers Original
Jamie Vardy takes party to Burnley after signing deal with Championship strugglers Jamie Vardy spent last season at Cremonese in Italy but became a free agent in the summer. Photograph: Riccardo Bortolotti/AP Jamie Vardy has returned to English football after signing for Burnley in the Championship as a free agent. Vardy, who will be 40 in January, has signed a contract until the end of the season, having spent last season at Cremonese in Italy.
Jamie Vardy takes party to Burnley after signing deal with Championship strugglers
Jamie Vardy spent last season at Cremonese in Italy but became a free agent in the summer. Photograph: Riccardo Bortolotti/AP
What you won't see in the Premier League this weekend
NOTHING TO SEE HERE That icy wind rattling the rafters is the cold reality of what follows the closure of the transfer window, a hungover pall of regret. Despite £3.5bn shelled out in the men's window, several things will not be happening in the Premier League when they might have been.
Isak’s rapid double sinks Ipswich to give Andoni Iraola first Liverpool win Original
Isak’s rapid double sinks Ipswich to give Andoni Iraola first Liverpool win Alexander Isak jumps for after scoring his second goal. Photograph: Dave Shopland/AP A first win for Andoni Iraola's Liverpool, the introduction of the latest star signing in Bradley Barcola making for a successful Friday night. Better yet, continuing signs that Alexander Isak, last year's model, is coming back to life, his two, well-taken early goals securing the three points.
Isak’s rapid double sinks Ipswich to give Andoni Iraola first Liverpool win
Alexander Isak jumps for after scoring his second goal. Photograph: Dave Shopland/AP
Ipswich v Liverpool countdown; Dean ‘in fantasy land'; away fans ban at Old Firm games – live
LIVE – Updated at 17:31 Join our writers and reporters for all the latest news going into a busy weekend of action. On Dean, another former referee , Graham Scott, wrote in The Athletic: “I am supremely confident that neither story is true and that he has embellished both out of all recognition.” Dean is still expected to appear on Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday programme this weekend.
What you won’t see in the Premier League this weekend
What you won’t see in the Premier League this weekend
What you won’t see in the Premier League this weekend Original
What you won’t see in the Premier League this weekend Folarin Balogun, Richarlison and Lamine Camara will not be shuffling around English pitches anytime soon. Composite: Getty Images That icy wind rattling the rafters is the cold reality of what follows the closure of the transfer window, a hungover pall of regret. Despite £3.5bn shelled out in the men's window, several things will not be happening in the Premier League when they might have been.
Former referees’ boss says Dean ‘in fantasy land’; Richarlison axed; away fans banned from Old Firm games – live
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Chelsea 4-3 Brighton, Leeds 1-1 Brentford, Sunderland 1-0 Fulham: Premier League – live
LIVE – Updated at 16:15 John Brewin has all the reaction from the early Sunday games in the Premier League. Aaron Bower was at Elland Road. Leeds United and Brentford continued their unbeaten starts to the Premier League season with a draw that had enough moments to suggest both can be optimistic about what lies ahead. Joao Pedro and Emi Martinez spoke to Sky: JP: I think everyone knows his quality, I think, he came to help us. We could see today. Yeah, he's a special player, special keeper.
Transfer roundup: Moyes wants to keep Armstrong while Forest agree Muñoz deal
The sale of the 19-year-old Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest would be a “club decision” for Everton, according to David Moyes. After his team's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth , in which Armstrong played the full 90 minutes, Moyes said he would prefer to keep a player for whom a reported £40m offer has been made. “I know there's been an offer, I don't really think there's much else I've got to say about it,” Moyes said, initially refusing to be drawn.
James Tarkowski pounces at the death as Everton deny Bournemouth win
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Moyes says Everton must keep best players after Forest bid for Harrison Armstrong Original
Moyes says Everton must keep best players after Forest bid for Harrison Armstrong Harrison Armstrong was especially influential in the first half for Everton at Bournemouth.Photograph: Graham Hunt/ProSports/Shutterstock The sale of the 19-year-old Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest would be a "club decision" for Everton, according to David Moyes.
Moyes says Everton must keep best players after Forest bid for Harrison Armstrong
Harrison Armstrong was especially influential in the first half for Everton at Bournemouth.
James Tarkowski pounces at the death as Everton deny Bournemouth win Original
James Tarkowski pounces at the death as Everton deny Bournemouth win James Tarkowski thumps home Everton's equaliser in added time to earn his side a 1-1 draw.Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images/Reuters Through wind and rain came the end of summer and a new era at the Vitality. Milan will visit Dorset this autumn, and travel to San Sebastián, Galicia, and Czechia awaits. The stadium itself is under renovation, exoskeletons to be filled in, new security cordons to negotiate.
James Tarkowski pounces at the death as Everton deny Bournemouth win
James Tarkowski pounces at the death as Everton deny Bournemouth win
Smith Rowe and Muniz on target in Fulham’s Carabao Cup cruise against Wimbledon Original
Smith Rowe and Muniz on target in Fulham’s Carabao Cup cruise against Wimbledon Rodrigo Muniz points to the sky after scoring Fulham's second goal.Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images Fulham's second London derby this week, a first competitive win for Álvaro Arbeloa. If AFC Wimbledon represent a different echelon to Chelsea, Monday's visitors, Thursday's easy progress to the third round supplied a number of reasons for optimism in the new regime.
Smith Rowe and Muniz on target in Fulham’s Carabao Cup cruise against Wimbledon
Smith Rowe and Muniz on target in Fulham’s Carabao Cup cruise against Wimbledon
Spurs 5-1 Charlton, Newcastle 3-2 West Brom, Preston 0-4 Everton: Carabao Cup – live reaction
LIVE – Updated at 22:10 Clockwatch: Join John Brewin for updates from the second-round Carabao Cup matches with Tottenham, Newcastle and Everton advancing. Now for the second part of the draw – yes, really. Reminder that the clubs in Europe, minus Brighton, have already been drawn, be it home or away.
Premier League 2026-27 preview no 20: Tottenham
Guardian writers' predicted position: 6th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin's prediction but the average of our writers' tips) Last season's position: 17th Prospects Tottenham's hopes for the season can be measured by what went wrong last season. And the season before that. This time last year, the arrival of a fresh, enthusiastic face in Thomas Frank gave considerable grounds for optimism. Surely Spurs would not be as bad in the Premier League as they had been in 2024-25?
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 20: Tottenham
The scarf manufacturers have been kept busy keeping up with Spurs' big money summer signings – Sandro Tonali, Jan Paul van Hecke and Mateus Fernandes.
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 10: Fulham
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 15th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 11th Marco Silva cutting the cord after five years by the river came as little surprise. If his time at Craven Cottage was successful in re-establishing Fulham as a Premier League club, he rarely concealed his ambitions to manage in European competition.
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 10: Fulham
César Palacios has previously worked with Fulham's new manager Álvaro Arbeloa at Real Madrid.
Newcastle's ‘rock star' plays the hits but will he find it hard to stay in Toon?
IN A BLACK AND WHITE TOWN As rallying cries for the dawn of a golden era go, “I am quite optimistic” is not “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”. It did not fit the “I think I am a special one” template set 22 years ago by Netflix's latest documentary subject . Nor did Matthias Jaissle's unveiling as Newcastle manager meet the pre-match billing of “fire” and “a rock star” that the club's chief suit had promised the journalists in attendance.
Newcastle’s ‘rock star’ plays the hits but will he find it hard to stay in Toon?
Newcastle’s ‘rock star’ plays the hits but will he find it hard to stay in Toon?
Premier League 2026-27 preview no 5: Brighton
Guardian writers' predicted position: 9th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin's prediction but the average of our writers' tips) Last season's position: 8th Prospects Last season's final day in May featured Brighton fans and players united in celebrating qualification for the Europa Conference League despite losing 3-0 to Manchester United . Considering West Ham and Crystal Palace have won the competition since its inception, lifting that trophy becomes a target to aim for.
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 5: Brighton
Georginio Rutter will be a key man for Brighton this season.
Liverpool, Jeff Bezos and mission creep
THIS MEANS MORE (MONEY) Far be it for Football Daily to make cheap gags [wait, what? – Football Daily Ed] relating to the involvement of Amazon founder and master of the universe Jeff Bezos in a consortium buying around 30% of Liverpool FC . Will new signings arrive via prompt delivery but end up next door at Everton? How will fans rate the packaging? Etc, etc. There's also the involvement of Eduardo Saverin, the Facebook co-founder poking his head in.
Premier League 2026-27 preview no 4: Brentford
Guardian writers' predicted position: 8th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin's prediction but the average of our writers' tips) Last season's position: 9th Prospects If the upward trajectory of the Brentford project continued last season, with Keith Andrews proving a capable replacement for Thomas Frank, it ended with disappointment.
Premier League 2026-27 preview No 4: Brentford
Igor Thiago is coming off a 22-goal Premier League season; only Erling Haaland scored more.
West Ham sink Pompey in Carabao Cup as Sullivan ignores advice to stay away
In an unseasonable black bomber jacket, with heavy duty company beside him, David Sullivan took his seat. Against the advice of the stadium's operators, unbowed by serious allegations placed against his name and the weight of public opinion, West Ham's major shareholder, the former co-chair, sat with arms crossed, always conspicuous by his presence.
West Ham sink Pompey in Carabao Cup as Sullivan ignores advice to stay away
Taty Castellanos heads home West Ham's third goal early in the second half.
Boardroom struggle deepens gloom as West Ham prepare for life on the outside
There have been 10 summers of West Ham's London Stadium tenancy and a number of winters of discontent. As the Hammers kick off the new season on Saturday, a Carabao Cup first-round fixture with Portsmouth is a stark reminder of reduced circumstances, further confirmation of last season's relegation from the Premier League. The summer has been as bleak as any of those winters, with a number of factors colliding to deepen the gloom of relegation.
Vinícius Júnior and a fantasy world of transfers in the football lull
Updated Fri, 7 August 2026 at 2:38 pm UTC Vinícius Júnior, earlier.Photograph: Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid/Getty Images “We were so close … At the end of the day, really, they made him an offer he couldn’t refuse … It shows where we’re trying to aim for the club … There has been a lot of stuff written in the papers that you have to take on the chin I’m afraid – they should be talking about how well the England cricket team are playing at the moment.” Words said not by Mikel Arteta about...
Vinícius Júnior and a fantasy world of transfers in the football lull
Vinícius Júnior and a fantasy world of transfers in the football lull
Boardroom struggle deepens gloom as West Ham prepare for life on the outside
David Sullivan is expected to take his seat against Portsmouth in the London Stadium on Saturday.
Tour de France Femmes: Reusser storms to stage four time trial victory to take yellow jersey – live reaction
LIVE – Updated at 18:20 Join John Brewin for updates from the only individual time trial of this year's Tour, 21km from Gevrey-Chambertin to Dijon. The reigning world time trial champion Marlen Reusser aced the individual time trial in the Tour de France Femmes to win stage four on Tuesday and take the yellow jersey from Sigrid Haugset.
Tour de France Femmes: stage four time trial to Dijon – live
The individual time trial ended any chance Annemiek van Vleuten had of winning the 2023 Tour. Photograph: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Monday saw that amazing breakaway victory. Haugset’s spectacular solo effort surprised the peloton’s leading teams and on the eve of the 21km individual time trial, from Gevrey‑Chambertin to Dijon, she leads by 2min 2sec from Kim Le Court. “I was thinking about all my teammates and everyone cheering from home, so I had to give it my all,” she said.
Club football’s military industrial complex is kicking back into gear
If this is an attention economy, there is no greater attention-seeker than club football. Not content with dominating the sporting agenda for 11 months of any calendar year, it has been a summer of “look at me”, largely in vain as the Geopolitics World Cup’s often grubby charms snaffled up football focus.
Hungarian Grand Prix: Formula One – live
Kimi Antonelli arrives at the Hungaroring. Photograph: David Davies/PA F1 is not a happy camp these days. Nor was it a surprise, pre-race predictions from drivers proving all too prescient. With two sectors of long straights and little chance to harvest, the cars were energy starved, reducing the middle sector to internal combustion engine power only, effectively half of their potential output.
Commonwealth Games 2026: Williamson sees off Ramsay-Peaty in breaststroke final and day two updates – live
LIVE – Updated at 22:27 All the action, news and reaction as on the Games' opening weekend. Join our writers. Australia add another swimming gold in freestyle relay Swimming: Australia powered away from everyone else in the pool with England and Wales a distant second and third. Adam Ramsay-Peaty: “I am not sure [where my head is at]. I think I am not too fussed about the performance, I enjoyed it. Obviously something went wrong with the nature and we need to debrief.
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