Ben Fisher and Louise Taylor on Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Aston Villa sign Mbaye and Harwood-Bellis as Newcastle get Fernandez-Pardo

Gabriel Jesus completes move from Arsenal to BarcelonaHarvey Elliott joins Valencia on loan from LiverpoolAston Villa completed the signings of Ibrahim Mbaye and Taylor Harwood-Bellis on deadline day, with Unai Emery confident the club’s radical summer overhaul has left Villa in position to replica

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Louise Taylor, Will Unwin, Jacob Steinberg, Ben Fisher and Ed Aarons on Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Transfer latest: Juventus in Woltemade loan talks, Everton agree £40m Balogun fee

Manchester City confirm Allan signing for initial £32.1mPalace sell Muñoz to Forest and poised to sign AhanorNick Woltemade is close to a loan move from Newcastle to Juventus, a year after arriving at St James’ Park in a club-record £69m deal from Stuttgart. The gifted Germany forward has struggled

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Guardian sport on Monday, 31 August 2026

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

Newcastle players look revitalised, Liverpool’s curious transfer strategy and a worrying start for PalaceAmid the concerns at Manchester United, one player unquestioned is Senne Lammens. The goalkeeper produced some important first-half saves against Ipswich to keep his side in the game in difficul

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Jonathan Liew at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, 29 August 2026

Lavish spending fails to fix Tottenham’s big issue – the lack of soul and spine | Jonathan Liew

It might be too early to push the panic button but Roberto De Zerbi faces a huge task if he is to turn Spurs aroundTime for Tottenham to start panicking? This is, of course, a subtle trick question. Tottenham is one of those clubs that never actually stops panicking. They panic when they concede and

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Paul MacInnes at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, 29 August 2026

Biggest problem for Spurs is finding ‘right mentality’, says Roberto De Zerbi

Head coach calls for patience after defeat by NewcastleRicharlison and Kevin Danso have asked for transfersRoberto De Zerbi has admitted his biggest challenge for his Tottenham team will be to find “the right mentality”, as they fell to a second consecutive defeat at the start of the Premier League

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Barry Glendenning on Saturday, 29 August 2026

Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle: Premier League – as it happened

Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa got the goals as Newcastle survived a first-half onslaught before consigning Tottenham to back-to-back top flight defeatsRead Paul MacInnes’s match reportFun fact: Tottenham and Newcastle have met 61 times in the Premier League era without ever playing out a scoreless

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Paul MacInnes at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, 29 August 2026

Elanga and Wissa strike as Newcastle extend Spurs’ miserable start to season

If ever you wanted to understand the distinction between “winning the transfer market” and winning an actual football match, then this was the game for you. Tottenham’s first home fixture of the Premier League season began with adulatory focus on all their new players. It ended in decisive defeat by

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Guardian sport on Friday, 28 August 2026

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Liverpool need midfield nous, Michael Carrick is already under pressure and Villa can bid farewell to Enzi KonsaEnzo Maresca has a shiny new £85m midfielder he could select for a debut but he may want Ayyoub Bouaddi, at 18 years old, to have a bit of time watching on from the bench to learn about th

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Louise Taylor St James' Park on Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Barnes settles stormer to hand Jaissle first Newcastle win against West Brom

Around this time last week Matthias Jaissle wore a sorrowful look as he spoke of his “disappointment” at the “negativity” surrounding a transitional young Newcastle side.Fast forward seven days and a team slightly unlucky to have been held to a draw at home by Liverpool last Sunday have now provided

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Jamie Jackson, David Hytner and Louise Taylor on Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Manchester City confirm Bouaddi signing as Marmoush and González head out

Nico González completes £52m move to NewcastleSpurs to take Marmoush on loan with obligation to buyManchester City have confirmed the signing of Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille for €95m (£81.4m) plus €5m, with the 18-year-old midfielder agreeing a five-year contract.Bouaddi’s arrival comes after City stru

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Jamie Jackson and Louise Taylor on Monday, 24 August 2026

Manchester City agree £34m deal for Allan Elias as Nico González nears Newcastle move

Palmeiras winger’s arrival paves way for Savinho exitCity monitoring Liverpool forward Cody GakpoManchester City have agreed a €37.5m plus €2.5m (£34m) deal for the Palmeiras winger Allan Elias, with the club also in advanced negotiations to sell Nico González to Newcastle.The 22-year-old Elias – kn

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Guardian sport on Monday, 24 August 2026

Premier League: 10 talking points from opening weekend of the season

Manchester United’s under-powered attack, Brentford’s £39m bargain and Dewsbury-Hall delivers for EvertonArsenal’s treatment of Gabriel Martinelli has been questioned by Ian Wright after the Brazil forward was left out of their squad for Friday’s opening game against Coventry. Martinelli turned down

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Sam Dalling at St James' Park on Sunday, 23 August 2026

Newcastle and Liverpool crank up the entertainment for emotional send-off | Sam Dalling

While the teams produced more promise than polish, this thrilling encounter gave an emotional send-off to a legend of both clubsIt’s 4.35pm on Tyneside. William Osula sets Anthony Elanga away, slightly right of centre and just short of 50,000 draw collective breaths. Pace is no issue; Elanga has no

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Louise Taylor at St James' Park on Sunday, 23 August 2026

Iraola ‘wouldn’t have signed up’ for draw but relieved to earn late point at Newcastle

Szoboszlai’s 99th-minute penalty levels score at 2-2 Isak underwhelming for Liverpool on return to TynesideAndoni Iraola said he “wouldn’t have signed up for this result” after his Liverpool side left it late to secure a 2-2 draw at ­Newcastle on Sunday thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai’s contentious 99t

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Michael Butler on Sunday, 23 August 2026

Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool: Premier League – as it happened

Dominik Szoboszlai scored a 99th-minute equaliser to rescue a 2-2 draw for Liverpool on an emotional dayDelving into the Liverpool XI, there are two eye-catching selections.Firstly, Rio Ngumoha: the 17-year-old looks like he is lining up on the right wing, with Cody Gakpo on the left. After Mo Salah

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Louise Taylor at St James' Park on Sunday, 23 August 2026

Liverpool’s Szoboszlai spot-on with late, late leveller to salvage point at Newcastle

Before kick-off a banner was raised in the Gallowgate End inscribed with a quotation from the late Kevin Keegan. “I want people to dream about their football,” it read. “We should all be dreamers at heart.”Out on the pitch it swiftly became apparent that both Matthias Jaissle, Keegan’s latest succes

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Louise Taylor on Saturday, 22 August 2026

Alexander Isak braces himself for daunting reunion with Newcastle

Striker must win over new head coach after tough first season at Liverpool – starting on Sunday at an inhospitable St James’ ParkWhen Liverpool’s team bus turns a tight corner and inches down the narrow, covered, access road behind Newcastle’s Milburn Stand on Sunday, Alexander Isak will know there

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Guardian sport on Friday, 21 August 2026

Premier League: 10 things to look out for as the new season kicks off

Manchester United’s new-look midfield, Ipswich’s ambition is tested and Kevin Keegan tributes at NewcastleWhile Myles Lewis-Skelly looks likely to remain at the Emirates, the same can’t be said for Ethan Nwaneri. The 19-year-old was outstanding in his breakthrough season for Arsenal in 2024-25 but b

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Louise Taylor on Thursday, 20 August 2026

Confident Matthias Jaissle asks Newcastle to ‘avoid the negativity from outside’

German coach says he has ‘full confidence’ in his squadPlans for new £190m training facility also announced Matthias Jaissle has insisted that Newcastle’s new crop of “under pressure” young players command his “full confidence” and hopes that supporters and reporters will start exhibiting similar be

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