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Chelsea crashed to a fifth successive defeat under Frank Lampard as their west London neighbours Brentford won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. In his second spell as Chelsea boss after replacing the sacked  Graham Potter until the end of the season, Lampard has failed to spark a revival from his troubled team, who were booed off at full-time Man City thrash Arsenal 4-1 in Premier League title With former Paris Saint Germain and Tottenham  manager Mauricio , Pochettino reportedly close to taking charge, Chelsea are enduring their worst run since 1993 after their winless streak extended to eight games. Chelsea's season is over. If there was any doubt, it was rubber-stamped on Wednesday night, where Brentford produced a fine away display to secure back-to-back wins at Stamford Bridge The defeat was  Lampard's fifth successive since returning to the club as interim manager. Earlier this month, he had seen his Chelsea side play well for 60 minutes against Real Madrid, but they

Kevin de Bruyne scored twice as Manchester City beat league leaders Arsenal 4-1 to take control of the Premier League title race. Guardiola’s  Manchester City take control in the Premier League title race after a dominant win over Arteta’s Arsenal While the defending champions remain second in the standings, Arsenal’s lead was cut to two points after the match on Wednesday evening, with City having two games in hand. A third league title in as many years is now in sight for manager Pep Guardiola, whose team is in contention for a treble of trophies including the Champions League and FA Cup. HAALAND BREAKS 38-GAME PREMIER LEAGUE GOALS RECORD Arsenal  proved no match for City in a game that always looked likely to have a major say in determining who would be crowned champions Mikel Arteta’s  team has led the way for much of the season but never recovered from  De Bruyne’s seventh-minute opener at Etihad Stadium Aaron Ramsdale  produced a string of fine saves to keep Arsenal

Erling Haaland now holds the record for the most goals scored in a 38-game Premier League season. The Norwegian’s late goal in the 4-1 victory over Arsenal takes him to 33 in the league and extends his lead in the race for the Golden Boot. It also sees him surpass Mo Salah’s 38-game record. The Egyptian hit 32 in 2017/18. Andrew Cole  and  Alan Shearer currently share the record across the entire Premier League era, scoring 34 in 1993/94 and 1994/95 respectively when the season comprised of 42 matches With seven league games remaining,  Haaland requires just two more goals to have the record outright Our No.9’s form throughout his first campaign in England has been pivotal to the fortunes of  Pep Guardiola’s side during the hunt for a fifth title in six seasons and third in a row. He began the season with 18 goals in his first 13 Premier League appearances, including hat-tricks against Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. Since domestic fo

Over the last few days, there have been some reports about Lionel Messi perhaps remaining at Paris Saint-Germain.  Messi  reportedly prioritizes staying in the French capital and information over  Kylian Mbappe possibly playing a role in the Argentine extending his contract with PSG. However, former PSG forward Jérôme Rothen wants nothing to do with Messi remaining.  Rothen cited that the 2022 FIFA World Cup winner hasn’t shown up in matches that matter on PSG’s schedule as he belittled the Argentine’s stats, saying they’ve come against inferior teams.  It’s completely out of place,” Rothen said on RMC Sport “That’s how much he doesn’t give a damn about the world since he arrived. He only came for the financial conditions. In Barcelona , ​​we know very well why he left. They could no longer pay him the way they paid him. There was such a huge deficit that they had to part with it. It’s a disappointment again. I don’t care if he has 15 or 20 assists If you make your assi

Al Nessr  are out of the Saudi King Cup of Champions after a 1-0 loss to a 10-man  Al-Wehda side in the semifinals on Monday night. Jean-David Beauguel scored for Al-Wheda in the 23rd minute with the game's only goal and Abdullah Al-Hafith was sent off early in the second half with a second yellow card offence. Despite needing only a goal and being up a man for the last 40 minutes of the game,  Christiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr could not find the back of the net. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United player saw his only shot on the night -- a close-range effort in the first half -- saved by Al Wehda goalkeeper  Munir Mohamedi and was seen shaking his head in frustration and raising his voice toward the coaching staff as the teams went into the dressing room at the break. Al Nessr  had likely expected easy passage into the final to play Al Hilal, who beat Saudi Pro League leaders Al Ittihad 1-0 on Sunday, but couldn't overcome an Al-Wehda team the

Wolves moved away from relegation danger and level with Crystal Palace  Ruben Neves  right wing corner ricocheted into the net off the legs of Palace defender  Joachim Andersen early in the game and the Wolves captain sealed the win from the penalty spot in stoppage-time after Sam Johnstone's Sam Johnstone's foul on  Pedro Neto The in-form away side pushed for an equaliser for long periods of the second half with  Eberechi Eze twice going close as nerves jangled inside Molineux. But some desperate defending was enough for Wolves to cling on, the pressure lifted late on by the penalty The victory, a third in four games for the team that were bottom of the Premier League table at Christmas when Julen Lopetegui took charge, moves  Wolves up one place to 13th. More significantly, it takes them nine points clear of the relegation zone.

Girona's Valentin Castellanos became the first player to score four in a LaLiga game against Real Madrid this century as they secured a stunning 4-2 win over Carlo Ancelotti's side whose faint title hopes were dealt another blow on Tuesday. With seven games to play, second-placed Madrid's title chances are in tatters as they sit on 65 points, 11 adrift of Barcelona, who can extend their lead when they face 10th-placed Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday The hosts stunned  Madrid with their first goal 12 minutes into the match as an unmarked  Castellanos headed in from close range following a cross from  Miguel Gutierrez Real's  Vinicius Junior reduced the deficit in the 34th minute when he was left unmarked at the far post to head in  Marco Asensio's cross Castellanos  then scored his third goal 36 seconds into the second half, sweeping home a right-footed half-volley after Real's defence gave him space in the box The 24-year-old Argentine wa

According to the latest update from  The Mirror  Manchester United have become the favourites to sign Napoli’s world-class striker Victor Osimhen . This pole position comes after Erik ten Hag has submitted a whopping £133m bid which is next to impossible to turn down VICTOR OSIMHEN HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PLAYER THIS YEAR  Napoli  have enjoyed an incredible first half of the season, with much of their success due to star striker  Victor Osimhen who has finally this season got his flowers and is being recognised as one of Europes best number 9’s.  Osimhen’s goal contributions per game is immaculate, scoring 10 and assisting two in just 12 starts. These numbers are insanely good  This record has left  Osimhen averaging 0.83 goals per game, while he averages 0.17 assists per game. Together, this shows that Osimhen contributes to a goal every game which is incredibly impressive. Osimhen’s goalscoring has also became more clinical this season, as he has out performed his expect

CHELSEA TO RENEW NEYMAR INTEREST Chelsea will move again for Neymar but one other Premier League club is also keen. Neymar could be on his way out of PSG this summer so of course Chelsea are interested The Mirror says the Brazilian could be one of the victims of a new approach in Paris, with the Ligue 1 leaders keen to sign younger players and develop their own talent at the new academy they are opening. Neymar  remains the most expensive player ever following his £198million move from Barcelona in 2017 but after another season ravaged by injuries, the 31-year-old is set to be made available by PSG.  Todd Boehly has already enquired about the forward’s situation and the  Chelsea owner could renew his interest in the megastar, who is also said to be a target for one other  Premier League club.

Manchester City has begun to fill Arsenal’s rearview mirror and on Wednesday the reigning champions have the chance to begin their over-taking manoeuvre on the road to a fifth Premier League title in six years A match that has loomed on the fixture list for months as a likely title decider now feels like a must-win game for  Arsenal    Arsenal  has a five-point lead with six matches to go but  Manchester City   has two extra games in hand. While treble-chasing City has been churning out the wins, just as they usually do at the business end of a season, Arsenal’s young pretenders have been struck by vertigo. They could have been going to City with a double-digit points lead but after surrendering 2-0 advantages to draw consecutive away games 2-2 at  Liverpool   and  West Ham were then held to a frenzied 3-3 draw by bottom club  Southampton on Friday. After that rip-roaring contest, in which  Arsenal needed late goals from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka just to salvage