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Another unremarkable win shows Arsenal’s strength is in depth rather than creativity | Jonathan Wilson
Champions so risk-averse Forest were lured into thinking they had a chance, until bench was used to see them offPass. Pass. Pass. Pass. Sideways. Square. Backwards. Pass. Pass. Recycle. Pass. It wasn’t much of a spectacle. But in the end, for the second week running, thanks in no small part of th…
Bournemouth pick up first league victory with win over Sunderland
Bournemouth beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium to pick up their first league victory of the season and move out of the relegation zone.
Leeds extend Man Utd's winless run to six games
Dominic Calvert-Lewin earns a point for Leeds and extends Manchester United's winless run to six games.
Madueke's strike enough as Arsenal pick up narrow win over Forest
Noni Madueke comes of the bench to score the winning goal as Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at The City Ground.
Gomez scores extraordinary goal as Brighton put five past Palace
Diego Gomez scores a sensational goal from the halfway line as Brighton hammer rivals Crystal Palace.
'Maybe we became arrogant' - Sunderland struggles continue
Sunderland defender Nordi Mukiele suggested the Black Cats may have become "arrogant" as last season's surprise package stutter in the Premier League this term.
European football: Monaco miss chance to go top; Bayer Leverkusen find form
Monaco go down 1-0 at Lorient in Ligue 1Bayer Leverkusen come from behind to beat FreiburgNoah Cadiou’s second-half penalty for Lorient prevented Monaco returning to the top of Ligue 1 as they fell to a 1-0 defeat in Brittany on Sunday.Monaco are one of four teams level on points at the top of th…
Agha returns to lead Pakistan to tri-series win over Sri Lanka
Salman Ali Agha made a triumphant return to the Pakistan team with his fourth ODI century in a 37-run victory over Sri Lanka in the cricket tri-series opener on Sunday.
Shades of Barca and Beckham - Brighton aim to maintain superb start
With 23 goals in seven Premier League matches, including some stunning strikes, Brighton continue to delight their fans and get them dreaming of what might be.
Arsenal substitutes change game - Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says their substitutes changed the game as they beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the Premier League.
Arsenal win with one shot on target as Forest sink into bottom three
Arsenal's only shot on target proved enough to snatch victory at Nottingham Forest through Noni Madueke's deflected strike, keeping the champions within touching distance of Premier League leaders Manchester City and condemning Forest to the relegation zone.
Hearts roll out red carpet ... and Celtic walk all over it
Hearts thought attack was the best form of defence at Celtic Park. They were badly wrong, writes Tom English.
Arsenal breakthrough! Madueke's deflected strike sees visitors in front
Noni Madueke's deflected strike gives Arsenal the lead.
Long-range goals from further and further out
After Diego Gomez's halfway-line stunner for Brighton on Sunday, BBC Sport looks at the previous longest-range Premier League goals as recorded by Opta in the last 20 seasons.
Boyd criticises Hearts’ ‘lack of respect’ as Celtic deliver ‘wake-up call’
Hearts returned to Celtic Park looking for revenge but were taught a lesson by the side who snatched the Scottish Premiership title from their grasp.
Texans beat Jags in final seconds of Wembley thriller
Ka'imi Fairbairn kicked a 49-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Houston Texans to a 34-31 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in a thriller at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
Neville delivers Carrick warning after Man Utd 'stepping stone' performance
Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville believes Manchester United's 1-1 draw at Leeds could be a "stepping stone" but has warned that Michael Carrick will have a problem if his side are still 13th in the Premier League come January.
Madueke breaks Nottingham Forest’s resistance as dogged Arsenal edge to victory
The theme before kick-off was blanks. Or, more precisely, whether either team could stop firing them at the City Ground. It was a detail to make Oliver Glasner extremely uncomfortable that his Nottingham Forest team had still to score at their own stadium this season. Arsenal, meanwhile, had draw…