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00:56 » GuardianFURIOUS Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho tore into his multimillion pound superstars after they were beaten by Newcastle – accusing them of being “too soft” for the Premiership battle.
00:07 » Daily ExpressStoke City’s goalkeeper Asmir Begovic scored after just 13 seconds with one of the longest-range goals in the history of professional football only to have his moment in the spotlight spoiled by Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez.
00:00 » The IndependentEnough of false nines – not that the real ones did much better. West Ham’s strikerless formation failed to break down a packed defence, while Aston Villa’s counter-attacking plan failed because Christian Benteke, the closest thing to an old-fashioned number nine on view,…
00:00 » The IndependentAfter half an hour of almost nothing, a football match sprang to life at the Hawthorns yesterday, and for that substitute Saido Berahino must take a large slice of the credit.
00:00 » The IndependentA week on from the hope and euphoria of winning the Tyne-Wear derby, Sunderland’s season reverted to the more familiar dismay of defeat. This was their eighth of the season and none has been more spectacularly self-inflicted.
00:00 » The IndependentThe noise from a packed Putney End suggested that Manchester United had brought Old Trafford’s new singing section to west London and for most of the afternoon there was plenty to sing about.
00:00 » The IndependentUltimately, it did not matter who kept goal for Manchester City. Joe Hart could have done it, Joe Corrigan could have done it. The club could in a gesture of goodwill have offered an oversized green shirt to Joseph Blatter and asked the doddery leader of world football to keep Norwich at bay for an…
00:00 » The IndependentFirst the early-season surge. Today came the landmark victory over one of their fellow title contenders. Arsene Wenger has been told in recent weeks that his Arsenal side must prove themselves against the Premier League’s form teams. What better response than a victory over the swashbucklers…
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