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Gyökeres double fires Arsenal past Fulham to turn title pressure on Manchester City

Viktor Gyökeres scored twice either side of a Bukayo Saka goal as Arsenal beat Fulham 3-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points

David Hytner at the Emirates Stadium·2 May 2026

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Brentford 3-0 West Ham, Newcastle 3-1 Brighton: Premier League and EFL – as it happened

West Ham suffered a survival setback, Newcastle got a welcome win and Ipswich returned to the top flight

John Brewin (now) and David Tindall·2 May 2026

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West Ham’s survival bid rocked by Brentford to open door for Tottenham

Brentford beat West Ham 3-0 to boost their European hopes and offer Tottenham the chance to climb out of the bottom three on Sunday

Jacob Steinberg at the Gtech Community Stadium·2 May 2026

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Barnes wraps up Newcastle win against Brighton to ease pressure on Howe

Goals from Will Osula, Dan Burn and Harvey Barnes gave Newcastle a 3-1 victory over Brighton

Louise Taylor at St James' Park·2 May 2026

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OL Lyonnes 3-1 Arsenal (agg: 4-3): Women’s Champions League semi-final, second leg – as it happened

Jule Brand’s late goal took OL Lyonnes to the Champions League final and eliminated the defending champions

Taha Hashim·2 May 2026

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Jule Brand shatters Arsenal with late winner sending OL Lyonnes into WCL final

Jule Brand’s late goal ended Arsenal’s trophy defence with OL Lyonnes winning 3-1 and 4-3 on aggregate to reach the Women’s Champions League final

Tom Garry at the Groupama Stadium·2 May 2026

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Millwall’s party in the sun lasts three minutes but Lions take pride in playoff prize

Millwall had to settle for a place in the Championship playoffs despite finishing the regular season with a comfortable 2-0 victory over relegated Oxford

Barney Ronay at the Den·2 May 2026

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Wrexham agony as Middlesbrough draw hands Hull playoff spot

There was no Hollywood ending as David Strelec’s equaliser, two minutes after Wrexham went ahead, gave Middlesbrough a 2-2 draw while Hull beat Norwich

Will Unwin at Stōk Cae Ras·2 May 2026

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Ipswich promoted to Premier League in style after rolling over QPR

Ipswich have secured promotion back to the Premier League with a 3-0 victory against QPR at Portman Road after one season in the Championship

Ben Bloom at Portman Road·2 May 2026

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Premier League, Championship finale and WCL semi-final buildup – as it happened

Look back on Saturday’s news, discussion and buildup

David Tindall·2 May 2026

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Wrexham AFC used taxpayer funds for pitch upgrades not mentioned in initial grant

Documents made no reference to pitch works later added to £18m deal, with club spending £1.7m on upgrades

Jasper Jolly·2 May 2026

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The football chant mystery: where do fans’ favourite songs come from in the first place?

Belting out terrace anthems is part of the experience of watching a match, but why do supporters do it? And would I be able to get a chant going?

Daniel Lavelle·2 May 2026

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Rejuvenated Casemiro heads for Manchester United exit on a high

The 34-year-old midfielder will leave Old Trafford after conclusively proving high-profile doubters wrong

Jamie Jackson·2 May 2026

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‘Of course, it crossed my mind’: Frenkie de Jong on refusing to leave Barcelona and his Euros pain

Midfielder broke a Barça Dutch record last week and is potentially one win from a third league title with team he visited as a teenager for fun

Arthur Renard in Barcelona·2 May 2026

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Calvert-Lewin eases Leeds to verge of safety in dominant win over Burnley

Goals from Anton Stach, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin eased Leeds to a 3-1 win at home to Burnley to virtually secure their Premier League status

Will Unwin at Elland Road·1 May 2026

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Premier League news: De Zerbi tells Spurs ‘only losers cry’; Salah ‘at peace’ with exit

Tottenham manager urges players to ignore negativity, while Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford

Guardian sport and agencies·1 May 2026

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PSG and Bayern in ‘different world’ to tired Premier League teams, says Arteta

Martin Ødegaard is likely to miss the Fulham game with a knee problem with Mikel Arteta also without Kai Havertz and Jurriën Timber

Jacob Steinberg·1 May 2026

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Leeds United 3-1 Burnley: Premier League – as it happened

Anton Stach’s superb early goal sparked a comfortable victory that moved Leeds to the brink of safety

Rob Smyth·1 May 2026

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European countries still expect to lose money at World Cup despite prize fund increase

Nations in Europe believe the high cost of travel and hotels across north America won’t be offset by Fifa’s decision to raise prize money by $112m

Matt Hughes in Vancouver·1 May 2026

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Arsenal to use ‘siege mentality’ in title push; Brighton bring in MMA expertise: as it happened

Pep Guardiola shrugged off scheduling issues while Mikel Arteta circled the Arsenal wagons before a big weekend

Luke McLaughlin (now), John Brewin, Dominic Booth and Tom Davies (earlier)·1 May 2026

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Arsenal target Champions League history but Lyonnes promise semi-final comeback

Renée Slegers’ team take their first-leg lead to France knowing a repeat of last season’s display will see them into a second European final in a row

Tom Garry in Lyon·1 May 2026

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Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

Arsenal host Fulham on Saturday aiming to build a six-point lead before Manchester City go to Everton on Monday

Guardian sport·1 May 2026

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Ipswich, Millwall and Boro face fight for promotion in crunch Championship finale

Gloves will be off in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-offs as all three clubs hope to join Coventry in the top-flight

Nick Ames·1 May 2026

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Fifa ramps up efforts to sell luxury World Cup hospitality tickets after revenue re-evaluation

Fifa is upping efforts to sell luxury hospitality tickets for the World Cup, with packages still available for 102 of the 104 matches at the expanded tournament

Paul MacInnes·1 May 2026

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