Premier League analysis: Five things Arsenal’s historic Anfield win revealed - Declan Rice brilliance, a defence built to last and more
Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield was more than another three points for Mikel Arteta’s side - it ended a 14-year wait for a Premier League win at the ground and strengthened their position at the top of the table.
Coming just days after a humiliating League Cup defeat to Fleetwood Town, Arsenal needed a response.
They delivered one against a Liverpool side capable of troubling almost any defence, although the afternoon was not without controversy.
From Declan Rice’s outstanding performance to the questions surrounding Liverpool’s attack, Sports News Blitz writer Almonzer Hussain looks at five things the game revealed.
Premier League analysis: Chelsea dagger leaves Michael Carrick on the brink at Man Utd
Michael Carrick is a dead man walking after 10-man Manchester United fell to a 2-0 Premier League defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The Red Devils boss has now overseen a winless run of nine games in all competitions - their longest run without a victory since 1984.
Rumours circulated all week around his future as Man Utd manager, with former Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe believed to be the United hierarchy’s number one choice.
But like Gloria Gaynor, he survived for Saturday’s early kick-off, with Bruno Fernandes brought back in from the cold after making up with Carrick.
Chelsea moved up to fourth place after the win, earned courtesy of goals from England duo Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer, while Man Utd are 17th and staring relegation in the face.
Poor old Robert Bore has been there and back while supporting Man Utd for over four decades - and here, Sports News Blitz’s resident Man Utd fan looks at the latest shambolic display.
Premier League: Arsenal’s attacking questions face dangerous test v Liverpool at Anfield
Arsenal travel to Anfield on Sunday looking to respond to one of the most embarrassing results of Mikel Arteta’s tenure - but their Carabao Cup exit to Fleetwood Town has raised questions that go beyond a single disappointing evening.
The Premier League champions were knocked out by League Two opposition on penalties after a 1-1 draw on Tuesday, writes Sports News Blitz’s Almonzer Hussain.
Sunday’s meeting with Liverpool presents another significant test, particularly for an Arsenal attack that has struggled to match the consistency of the players behind it.
Man Utd analysis: Michael Carrick on the brink of sack after battering by Bournemouth
Getting battered by Bournemouth on home soil never ends well for a Premier League manager - and Manchester United manager Michael Carrick’s job is hanging by a thread.
The Cherries picked Carrick’s Red Devils apart at Old Trafford on Sunday, all while dropped captain Bruno Fernandes watched on from the stands grumpily.
This all leads to one outcome - it’s just a matter of time.
Carrick will no doubt be ushered towards the Old Trafford exit door, with the likes of Antonio Conte, Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann being touted by the press as potential replacements.
For now, Carrick remains in the Man Utd hot-seat, and Sports News Blitz writer Robert Bore picks through the car crash of Sunday’s shambolic display by the Red Devils.
Man Utd analysis: Michael Carrick’s men show some fight at Leeds to make their point
Manchester United ended a turbulent week in good spirits after showing some steel in a 1-1 draw with Leeds United at Elland Road on Sunday.
Michael Carrick found himself under the spotlight after Lisandro Martinez spat his dummy out in front of the media following a midweek defeat to Atletico Madrid.
But the Red Devils showed some backbone to pick up a point in West Yorkshire, where Bryan Mbeumo and Dominic Calvert-Lewin got on the scoresheet.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Man Utd fan Robert Bore analyses the game.
EFL Championship news: Five talking points as West Ham hit six, QPR bounce back and Portsmouth snatch late win
Wednesday night’s Championship action provided plenty of drama, with West Ham United scoring six against Lincoln City, QPR returning to winning ways and Portsmouth grabbing a late winner against Sheffield United.
Southampton also continued their positive run with a narrow victory away at Norwich City.
With goals, red cards and late drama across the evening, Sports News Blitz writer Elliot Desage looks at five key talking points from the midweek action.
Man Utd analysis: Michael Carrick shaken by Martinez outburst after CL defeat
Manchester United’s season lurched to a new low on Tuesday night, when a Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid was followed by some bombshell quotes from Lisandro Martinez.
We are not sure beleaguered Man Utd boss Michael Carrick got much sleep after witnessing the 2-0 loss to the hosts, with Leny Yoro seeing red to add to the misery engulfing the club.
And neither did Sports News Blitz’s Man Utd writer Robert Bore, who gives his thoughts on the game, which sets things up nicely for a tasty clash with arch rivals Leeds United this weekend.
Man Utd analysis: Fans draw little comfort from point with 10-man Tottenham on home soil
The international break was supposed to give Michael Carrick time to get his Manchester United troops into gear - but it was more of the same sluggish football at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Roberto De Zerbi’s Tottenham might be in the Premier League relegation zone, but they terrorised the hosts in the first half at Old Trafford - but failed to convert their chances.
Bryan Mbeumo put United in front with a tidy finish on 73 minutes - then Rodrigo Bentancur saw red to give Carrick’s men the perfect platform to bank three precious points.
But Dominic Solanke, who spurned a host of clear-cut chances in the match, finally found the net in stoppage time to send Spurs back to London with a deserved point.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s beleaguered Man Utd writer Robert Bore gives his thoughts on the game, which leaves United in 12th place and Tottenham in 18th with three points from six top-flight matches.
How Football Follows You Seven Days a Week
A football fan's contact with football rarely gets left at a game.
It’s a notification at 11am on Thursday, a clip of last week's game on the bus, a transfer deadline on Friday, and a points total that refreshes on Sunday night.
Smartphones ensure that football follows us seven days a week. We no longer need to wait for updates at specific times on television.
At any time we want, we can watch, analyse, and, most importantly, enjoy football.
Nations League analysis: Five talking points ahead of England’s clash with Croatia
England will travel to Rijeka to face Croatia on Saturday for a Nations League showdown.
Both teams will be going into the game with three points each with both having won and lost a game.
The Three Lions head into Saturday's game after beating Czechia 2-0 in Prague, while Croatia suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat against Spain in Seville.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Elliot Desage looks at five talking points ahead of the game.
Premier League Shirts Lose Their Betting Logos This Season
Supporters looking at the new kits this season will notice that, for the first time, no Premier League club has a gambling brand across the front of its matchday shirt.
Some of those logos have not vanished, though. They have simply moved somewhere else, and the reasons behind the move go back to a wave of gambling rules that reshaped the industry over the last two years.
Those rules came from the Gambling Commission and the government's White Paper, and they hit online casino games hardest.
The best Liverpool v Man City games
Manchester City won all three meetings with Liverpool in 2025-26, taking the Etihad league game 3-0, coming from behind to win 2-1 at Anfield, and knocking Liverpool out of the FA Cup 4-0 in the quarter-finals.
The two league results gave City their first league double over Liverpool since 1936-37.
That is one lopsided season inside a fixture that spent the previous decade producing the closest thing English football had to a fair fight.
The sides meet again at Anfield at 4:30pm on Sunday 11 October, and the Liverpool vs Man City odds now sit against a run of three straight City wins.
Six meetings built the reputation this game carries, ranked by what was at stake and what happened.
Carabao Cup: Brighton comeback sees heightened turmoil for Michael Carrick and Man Utd
Michael Carrick and Manchester United’s tumultuous start to the 2026-27 season continued after a moral-damaging 3-2 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Carabao Cup third round on Wednesday.
Sports News Blitz’s Marc Shaw assesses the turmoil going on at Old Trafford so far this season.
Premier League analysis: Tears and fears for Man Utd fans after derby defeat to Man City
The officials hogged the headlines in Sunday’s Manchester derby between United and City at Old Trafford, where Phil Foden saw red and the only goal of the game was shrouded in controversy.
Apologies have been issued and arguments have raged up and down the country following a feisty encounter between Michael Carrick’s men and Enzo Maresca’s Premier League title contenders.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer and resident Red Devil Robert Bore picks through the debris of the game and all of its talking points.
Premier League analysis: Positive signs for Aston Villa despite narrow Arsenal defeat
Aston Villa may have suffered a second consecutive Premier League defeat, but there were plenty of encouraging signs to take from their 1-0 loss to Arsenal at Villa Park.
Bukayo Saka’s 59th-minute goal was enough to separate the two sides, with Arsenal leaving the West Midlands with all three points.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Harrison Pearce shows how the result does not tell the full story of a much-improved Villa performance.
Premier League: Bruno Fernandes hat-trick lights up Old Trafford as Man Utd thrash Ipswich Town
Manchester United thrashed Ipswich Town 5-2 at Old Trafford on Sunday to get their Premier League campaign up and running.
The result gives Michael Carrick’s Red Devils a timely boost after their opening-weekend defeat, but it’s back to the drawing board for promoted Ipswich. Here, Sports News Blitz writer Robert Bore reviews a rainy clash in Manchester.
What have we learnt from Wolves’ start to the 2026/27 EFL Championship season?
Wolves are back in the Championship for the first time in more than eight years, following a dismal campaign that ended in Premier League relegation last season.
New manager César Peixoto will be expected by many to get the Old Gold back into the top flight at the first time of asking.
The Midlands side have started the competitive season unbeaten, with three wins and a draw from their first four games.
With plenty of positives but also a few areas for concern, what can we really make of Wolves’ start to the new season? Sports News Blitz’s Will Jones takes a closer look.
Maxence Lacroix Chelsea tactical analysis: How he fits in Xabi Alonso's 3-4-2-1
Xabi Alonso's Premier League arrival at Craven Cottage delivered the sort of box-office theatre the Stamford Bridge board paid for.
A breathless 3-2 victory over Fulham saw Morgan Rogers open his Chelsea account, ensuring the back-page headlines focused on Alonso's new-look front line and the attacking talent at his disposal.
Beneath the headlines surrounding Rogers’ debut goal and Cole Palmer's influence, another tactical detail emerged from the way the Blues built their attacks, writes Sports News Blitz’s Joseph Kan’gethe.
Liverpool’s title credentials under threat following worrying season opener
Liverpool, under new boss Andoni Iraola, failed to give fans hope of improving on last campaign’s lacklustre performances, salvaging a point in a 2-2 draw at St. James’ Park thanks to a 99th-minute Dominik Szoboszlai penalty.
The Anfield faithful and pundits alike have already voiced their concerns surrounding the team’s chances of seriously competing for silverware on all fronts this season.
Sports News Blitz’s Johnny Jones discusses the main talking points following the Reds’ season opener on Sunday, August 23.
Premier League: Fulham vs Chelsea betting preview and prediction
Monday night's Premier League action kicks off with a high-stakes West London derby as Chelsea travel to Craven Cottage to face Fulham, writes Sports News Blitz’s Joseph Kan’gethe.
All eyes are on whether the Blues’ head coach Xabi Alonso can quickly establish the control and structure he wants from his team.