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Etihad conquered and a seated header: Premier League Matchday 9 Recap (2026/27)

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    Full Results (Matchday 9) Chelsea 2–0  Manchester United Bournemouth 2 –0 Leeds Brentford 2–0 Nottingham Forest Coventry 3–1 Sunderland  Hull 2–2  Ipswich   Manchester City  0–1  Brighton  Tottenham 2–0  Crystal Palace Aston Villa 2–0  Fulham  Liverpool 0–1 Arsenal  Newcastle 0–1  Everton  Game of the Matchday    Hull 2–2 Ipswich   The best game of matchday 9 took place at the MKM Stadium where Hull City and Ipswich Town played a game of seesaw. This match was a real opportunity for both of the promoted sides to grab those 3 valuable points, however, it ended with both of them getting a point each. It was Ipswich who started the stronger of the two, being on the front foot for much of the 1st half and got a deserving lead through Florentino. Hull came out with more intent and urgency in the 2nd half, qualising through Tim Iroegbunam and eventually taking the lead via an Oli McB...

Shocker in London and The Cherries cherry-picking Old Trafford as their hunting ground: Premier League Matchday 8 Recap (2026/27)

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   Full Results (Matchday 8) Ipswich  1–1 Nottingham Forest Aston Villa 2 –1  Manchester City Arsenal 2–0  Everton  Coventry 0–1 Fulham Chelsea 0–2  Tottenham  Crystal Palace 0–2  Newcastle  Hull 1–1  Brentford  Liverpool 2–0  Brighton  Manchester United 0–3 Bournemouth  Sunderland 0–0  Leeds  Game of the Matchday    Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City   Truth be told there was a shortage of back-and-forth entertaining matches this gameweek but as far as that criteria holds, this one filled the bill. Aston Villa hosted Manchester City in a vocal Villa Park and Unai Emery finally ended Enzo Maresca's winning start in the Premier League.  Villa Park has not been a happy hunting ground for City for quite a while now, last winning there in December 2021, being winless in all 4 matches since, and this loss made it 5 in a row.  Continuing the great start to his Aston Villa car...