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Premier League: Another bad night for Chelsea

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Fulham 2 - 1 Chelsea A fascinating Premier League match saw a Chelsea debutant get a red card and Fulham carried on their potential march to European football ⭐️ Seventh placed Fulham are the Premier League’s biggest overachievers so far this term, and it’s largely down to the Serb... @FulhamFanTV | @WhiteNoise1879 — The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) January 5, 2023 Carlos Vinicius headed in a 72nd-minute winner after Portugal winger Joao Felix had been sent off on his Chelsea debut when the score was 1-1. Willian put the hosts ahead against his former side in the first half. Kalidou Koulibaly then equalised early in the second, but Vinicius' winner saw Fulham move up to sixth in the Premier League. For Chelsea, Joao Felix had been their best player before his dismissal left his side on the back foot. Fulham then got what was probably a deserved winner. Highlights from  Fulham Football Club - YouTube One Fulham fan commented on the above video: "Fulham are playing li

FA Cup: Sheffield Wednesday shock Newcastle

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 Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Newcastle United League One side Sheffield Wednesday shocked the Premier League's third-placed side Newcastle United. Josh Windass scored twice in the second half for the Owls as they came out on top in a pulsating tie at Hillsborough. Substitute Bruno Guimaraes gave Newcastle hope with more than 20 minutes left with a close-range finish but they could not force an equaliser. This was the first defeat for Eddie Howe's side since 31 August against Liverpool. Nostalgia and celebration for Sheffield Wednesday Liam, a Sheffield Wednesday fan, said: "This felt like my club was back. We had some great success in the early 1990s and haven't had a lot since then aside from one season where we reached the Championship play-off final." Danny is another fan who was at Hillsborough for the match. He added: "Wow, what a night! A good FA Cup run would be a massive boost for the club." Electric night at Hillsborough as Sheffield Wednesd

Ligue 1: PSG lose for the first time since March

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 Lens 3 - 1 Paris Saint Germain There was a shock result in Ligue 1. PSG lost for the first time since March as they were beaten by in-form Lens side. Second-placed Lens have lost only once in 17 Ligue 1 games this season and are now just four points behind Christophe Galtier's star-studded league leaders. Lois Openda scored one goal and set up another for Franck Haise's side. They were without Neymar, who was suspended after being sent off on Wednesday, and Lionel Messi, who continues his post-World Cup recovery. The hosts led after five minutes when Przemyslaw Frankowski volleyed into an empty net after a rebound off Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Hugo Ekitike quickly equalised for PSG but Openda beat defender Marquinhos and fired past Donnarumma into the bottom corner to give Lens the lead again in the 28th minute. Alexis Claude-Maurice added a third two minutes into the second half and - despite Kylian Mbappe playing the full game - the club from northern France

Premier League: Pressure builds on David Moyes

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 West Ham 0 - 2 Brentford  West Ham suffered their fifth consecutive Premier League defeat after losing at home by Brentford. Ivan Toney put the visitors ahead with his 12th league goal of the season, before Josh DaSilva doubled the lead. West Ham reaction. The beginning of the end for David Moyes? The Hammers boss told the media: "I understand that totally, I only want the best for West Ham because it’s been a great club for me, the club’s done well. We’ve taken it into a better place than it was before so I’m desperate and determined to keep it there. I don’t want it to go back down and get dragged back down.” One West Ham fan told us: "He deserves another month or so to turn things around. We've done so well in recent seasons, I believe he has enough credit in the bank." Another fan was less positive. He simply said: "He has to go!" Brentford reaction. Are they ready to impress again in 2023? One Brentford fan told us: "A target for us has to be

Transfer News: Liverpool agree deal for Gakpo

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Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven. The deal is worth £35.4m-£44.3m and the Eredivisie club say it is a record transfer fee for them. Cody Gakpo: “I'm really excited to be at Liverpool, looking forward to start playing for this amazing club” 🔴 #LFC “This is a great club for me to come in and try to show what I can do and try to help the team to achieve more beautiful moments, it's also good to develop here”. pic.twitter.com/OqSKJKE2kH — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 28, 2022 Gakpo will officially join Liverpool at the start of the January transfer window and his contract will run until the summer of 2028.His transfer is subject to a work permit and arrives following an impressive 2022 World Cup in which he scored three goals as he helped his side reach the quarter-finals. Many believe that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has added Gakpo to his ranks with forwards Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota facing leng

EFL: Burnley carry on impressive form

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 Burnley 3 - 0 Birmingham City The Turf Moor side has their sights set firmly on a return to the Premier League.  They restored their lead at the top of the Championship to three points as they deservedly beat a resolute Birmingham City. Goals from Anass Zaroury and Connor Roberts were supplemented by an injury-time third from Nathan Tella. Vincent Kompany's in-form Clarets completed their 14th win in 24 Championship games this season to edge clear again of second-placed Sheffield United. Highlights from  Burnley Football Club - YouTube   The hosts got off to a flyer when Morocco's Zaroury hit the fastest Championship goal of the season - after just 49 seconds. After helping to set up the first goal, Roberts then got in on the goalscoring act himself when he ended the first half as it had begun a minute before the break with another neatly worked move down the right. Tella then rounded it all off as he ran through to score to complete the Blues' heaviest defeat of the s

Premier League: Fulham move closer to European places

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Crystal Palace 0 - 3 Fulham "The connection with the fans is stronger than it's ever been." 🫂 @timream5 | #FFC — Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) December 27, 2022 It was a nightmare Boxing Day for Patrick Vieira and Crystal Palace as they lost 3-0, finishing the game with 9 men. Bobby Decordova-Reid, Tim Ream and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored, with Palace overpowered by their London rivals as they ended the game with nine men. Tyrick Mitchell was dismissed for a foul on Kenny Tete just three minutes after his side went behind. James Tomkins then followed him before the hour. Despite being dominant in the match throughout, Marco Silva's side were helped by Palace's indiscipline, which put a stop to their hopes of a fourth straight home win. The result strengthens the visitors' unlikely European push, as they sit in eighth, just two points off the top six. Heading towards the half-hour mark, Palace, having struggled to impose themselves early on, almost