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Sam Allardyce was only appointed 66 days ago

Allardyce under pressure after undercover expose

England manager Sam Allardyce has been filmed appearing to advise businessmen on how to sidestep an outlawed player transfer practice, as part of a newspaper investigation.

Soccer • 26 Sep 16

Jurgen Klopp (2L) congratulates his Liverpool after beating Hull City

Dunphy: Liverpool one defender short of title

Eamon Dunphy believes Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are just "one good defender short" of winning the Premier League after their positive start to the season.

Soccer • 27 Sep 16

Jeff Hendrick heads home Burnley's firs tgoal

Jeff Hendrick on mark as Burnley sting Hornets

Republic of Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane scored their first Premier League goals as Burnley brushed aside a ragged Watford 2-0 at Turf Moor.

Soccer • 26 Sep 16

Harry Kane was stretchered off in Spurs' win over Sunderland

Kane scan buoys depleted Tottenham

Tottenham will be without five first-team players for Tuesday's Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow but a latest scan has revealed Harry Kane could return earlier than expected.

Soccer • 26 Sep 16

Francesco Guidolin faces tough assignments against Liverpool and Arsenal before the international break

Swansea sticking with Guidolin for now

Francesco Guidolin will be given time to shift Swansea's momentum after a five-match winless run.

Soccer • 26 Sep 16

A dejected Slaven Bilic during Sunday's defeat

Boss Bilic tells Hammers they're out of credit

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic warned his under-performing players they have run out of credit following their nightmare start to the season.

Soccer • 26 Sep 16

Kevin De Bruyne is surrounded by well wishers

City must sweat on De Bruyne injury

Manchester City are still waiting to discover the full extent of the injury to midfielder Kevin De Bruyne which saw the Belgian forced off towards the end of the Premier League win at Swansea.

Soccer • 25 Sep 16

Milner was the man on the spot for Liverpool against Hull, scoring twice

Milner says that Reds are a different proposition

Vice-captain James Milner believes Liverpool are a different team this year as their momentum begins to increase with improved consistency, moving them up to fourth in the Premier League table.

Soccer • 25 Sep 16

Pep Guardiola on the touchline yesterday

City boss Guardiola focusing on one game at a time

Pep Guardiola insists he will adopt a "game by game" mentality as Manchester City continue to sweep all before them.

Soccer • 25 Sep 16

The Crystal Palace chief has highlighted the 'scary' aspect of relegation from the top tier

Palace chairman would welcome a Premier League 2

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish admits the financial ramifications of relegation from the top flight now are "scary" and believes a Premier League 2 could be an option if the gap to the Championship continues to grow.

Soccer • 25 Sep 16

Austin's shot beats an outstretched Adrian

Austin heaps doom on Hammers as Saints soar

Charlie Austin increased the doom at West Ham with his fifth goal in four games as Southampton ran out 3-0 winners at the London Stadium.

Soccer • 25 Sep 16

Sakho has work to do to regain his status at the club

Sakho snaps on social media to bemoan Reds status

Liverpool outcast Mamadou Sakho took to social media on Saturday to say he will expose "the lie" about his situation at the club.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Mousa Dembele's brace turned things around for Celtic

Dembele on the double during Celtic rout

Moussa Dembele struck a double as rampant Celtic came from behind to sweep Kilmarnock away 6-1 in a one-sided Ladbrokes Premiership encounter at Parkhead.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Wenger gets what he wants as Gunners down Chelsea

Arsene Wenger reaches 20 years as Arsenal manager next week and during that time he will not have enjoyed many victories more than the 3-0 beating his side doled out to Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium - and so overcome a recent hoodoo against their London rivals.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring from the spot at the Liberty Stadium

Aguero returns with double as Man City win again

Sergio Aguero struck twice on his return from suspension as Premier League leaders Manchester City made it a perfect six wins from six under manager Pep Guardiola against Swansea.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Christain Benteke's late header puts Palace ahead

Benteke rises to crown Palace comeback

Christian Benteke's injury-time header left Sunderland still waiting for a first Premier League win of the season as Crystal Palace came back from 2-0 down to snatch victory.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Stoke scorer Joe Allen challenges Nacer Chadli

Stoke day spoiled as ex-boss Pulis hits milestone

Salomon Rondon's stoppage-time header denied Stoke their first Premier League win of the season as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by West Brom in ex-Potters boss Tony Pulis's 1,000th game as a manager.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Heung-Min Son fires home his and Spurs' second goal

Son Heung-min brace gets Spurs over the line

Son Heung-min struck his second double in the space of a fortnight as Tottenham shrugged off the absence of Harry Kane to make it three Premier League wins in a row with a 2-1 triumph at Middlesbrough.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

James Milner scored two penalties for Liverpool

Klopp sees room to improve after Reds hammer Hull

An irrepressible Liverpool cut loose in a 5-1 win against a hapless and helpless 10-man Hull as the goals continued to rain in at Anfield.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Junior Stanislas (c) put Bournemouth on the road to three points

Stanislas ends Everton's unbeaten league start

Junior Stanislas' 20-yard drive condemned Everton to their first Premier League defeat of the season as Bournemouth held out for a 1-0 victory at Dean Court.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Chris Smalling opened the scoring for United

Rooney-less United destroy Leicester

Jose Mourinho's reshaped Manchester United destroyed Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1 with a performance that thrilled Old Trafford and justified his decision to leave out Wayne Rooney.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

Jose Mourinho has dropped Wayne Rooney to the bench for the visit of Leicester

Mourinho drops Rooney for Leicester clash

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has been dropped to the bench for the visit of Premier League champions Leicester to Old Trafford.

Soccer • 24 Sep 16

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Wenger shrugs off report of Mourinho threat

Arsene Wenger has refused to be drawn into a war of words with old adversary Jose Mourinho after claims the former Chelsea boss once said he wanted to "break his face".

Soccer • 23 Sep 16

Wayne Rooney is hoping to get revenge over City in the EFL Cup

Focused Rooney doesn't listen to 'rubbish'

Wayne Rooney has vowed to shut out the critics and battle hard for Manchester United.

Soccer • 23 Sep 16

Moussa Dembele scores against Rangers during Celtic's league win earlier this month

Old Firm to clash in League Cup semis

Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers will face each other for a place in the final of the Betfred Cup.

Soccer • 23 Sep 16

Cross-Channel

Allardyce under pressure after undercover expose

Dunphy: Liverpool one defender short of title

Jeff Hendrick on mark as Burnley sting Hornets

Kane scan buoys depleted Tottenham

Swansea sticking with Guidolin for now

Boss Bilic tells Hammers they're out of credit

City must sweat on De Bruyne injury

Milner says that Reds are a different proposition

City boss Guardiola focusing on one game at a time

Palace chairman would welcome a Premier League 2

Austin heaps doom on Hammers as Saints soar

Sakho snaps on social media to bemoan Reds status

Dembele on the double during Celtic rout

Wenger gets what he wants as Gunners down Chelsea

Aguero returns with double as Man City win again

Benteke rises to crown Palace comeback

Stoke day spoiled as ex-boss Pulis hits milestone

Son Heung-min brace gets Spurs over the line

Klopp sees room to improve after Reds hammer Hull

Stanislas ends Everton's unbeaten league start

Rooney-less United destroy Leicester

Mourinho drops Rooney for Leicester clash

Wenger shrugs off report of Mourinho threat

Focused Rooney doesn't listen to 'rubbish'

Old Firm to clash in League Cup semis