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Newcastle 0-2 Arsenal: Gunners cruise to victory at St James’ Park

Mohamed Elneny opened his Premier League account as Arsenal beat NewcastlePierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored on his first start since recovering from malaria as Arsenal prepared for their Europa League showdown against Villarreal with a confidence-boosting win away to Newcastle at St James’ Park. Mohamed Elneny scored his first Premier League goal for the Gunners, before Aubameyang…

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Everton 1-2 Aston Villa: Toffees’ trouble at home continues

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and Everton duo Jordan Pickford and Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave England manager Gareth Southgate cause for optimism in the visitors’ 2-1 win at Goodison Park. The result, Villa’s first victory on the ground since 2008, put a huge dent in the Toffees’ Champions League hopes. And while it only moved Villa…

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Karen Carney reveals suicidal thoughts in wake of online abuse

Karen Carney revealed she contemplated taking her own life after receiving abuse on Twitter. The former England international has revealed how abuse she received in December affected her mental health. Carney claimed Leeds United were promoted last season “because of Covid” – meaning the pause in action due to the coronavirus pandemic allowed their players…

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Chelsea boss Tuchel drools over Mount’s ‘full package’

Thomas Tuchel believes Mason Mount boasts “the full package” amid glowing praise of Chelsea’s England star. Mount laid on the first of Kai Havertz’s brace as Chelsea eased past Fulham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to cement fourth place in the Premier League table. Havertz starred in the false nine role in doubling his league tally…

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F365 Says: Chelsea display German efficiency to deal with derby

Two moments of sublime quality punctuated a perfectly-understated Chelsea performance before Real rock up at the Bridge… This was a west London derby Thomas Tuchel did not need. Sandwiched between Champions League semi-final clashes with Real Madrid, the visit of a Fulham side expected to be fighting for the lives was an irritating inconvenience that…

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Diriyah E-Prix: Frijns leads in-form de Vries in practice

Having dominated the first Riyadh race on Friday, Mercedes de Vries looked set to continue his unbeaten run in the 45-minute practice session, having broken his own lap record from qualifying and then set a blistering lap of 1m07.440s on his full power run. But Frijns, who failed to take part in qualifying on Friday…

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‘Abuse needs to stop’

Football Focus guests Alex Scott and Ashley Williams discuss a four-day boycott of social media by football clubs, players, athletes and a number of sporting bodies in an attempt to tackle abuse and discrimination on their platforms. READ MORE: Social media boycott begins READ MORE: Sport social media boycott: The BBC abhors online abuse

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