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𝐅𝐓: 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟎-𝟏 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 Coventry get their first Premier League goal, win and points for 25 years. A bad day at the office for Forest, who haven't scored at home since the final day of last season.

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𝐅𝐓: 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝟐-𝟐 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 Inter produce a brilliant fightback to rescue a point at Stadio Olimpico in a top-of-the-table thriller. Lautaro Martínez scored both goals to cancel out Manu Koné's first-half brace, keeping the two sides locked on points.

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Coventry City's first Premier League goal for 25 years. But most importantly...🚨A FIRST GOALKEEPER ASSIST OF THE SEASON🚨

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𝐇𝐓: 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟎-𝟎 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 Lots of huffing puffing, but no goals yet. Since their return to the Premier League 2022, Forest have only had more first-half shots without scoring on one occasion (16 vs Wolves in February).

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Martínez ➡️ Thuram ➡️ Martínez ➡️ Thuram ➡️ GOAL Less than a minute into the second half and Inter have a goal back - and a very well-worked one at that!

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𝐇𝐓: 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚 𝟐-𝟎 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 Roma are heading three points clear at the summit of Serie A. Manu Koné has them firmly in control of this top-of-the-table clash at Stadio Olimpico. The Frenchman scored both goals.

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𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝟑-𝟎 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥 Arsenal suffer their biggest Premier League defeat since May 2023, which was also against Brighton and Hove Albion (3-0 at Emirates Stadium). Brighton's exceptional start to the season continues. They move up to third in the table.

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Chema Andrés' first Premier League goal has Arsenal trailing by three goals in a league game for the first time since May 2023 (a 3-0 defeat to Brighton...).

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Charalampos Kostoulas' record (all comps) at Brighton: 2026-27: 6 goal involvements | 519 mins 2025-26: 3 goal involvements | 532 mins A brilliant start to the season for the 19-year-old Greek forward.

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Make that three goals conceded from outside the box...

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Arsenal have now conceded two goals in the Premier League this season. Both were from outside the box.

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Harvey Barnes provided two assists in the first seven minutes against Hull. It's the earliest into a Premier League game a Newcastle player has recorded multiple assists.

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𝐅𝐓: 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝟐-𝟑 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 Spurs finally score, but Aston Villa hold on for their first win of the season despite a late wobble. Tottenham will spend the upcoming international break in the relegation zone.

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Perhaps the real story... Tottenham's first Premier League goal since May.

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Since the start of last season, Aston Villa have scored four more goals from outside the box (16) in the Premier League than any other side.

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¡𝐵𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑎! ... but not for Tottenham. Pick. That. Out.

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*gulp* A few minutes after Tottenham had an equaliser disallowed, Nicolas Jackson makes it 2-0 to Aston Villa. A goal and an assist now for Johan Manzambi on his first Premier League start - he's been a big plus 🇨🇭

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𝐇𝐓: 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝟎-𝟏 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 Spurs' 4 shots on target in the first half was double what they had in their previous two league games combined (2)... but still no goal. They last won a game in which they trailed at HT (all comps) in November 2024.

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First Premier League start. First Premier League goal. Johan Manzambi could hardly miss.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 18/09/2026

Tottenham have reached 4.0 xG this season. The wait for a first goal goes on...

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Brighton have recorded the greatest proportion of pressures in the opposition's box (14.2%) of all Premier League clubs this season.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 18/09/2026

Who will win the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2026-27? Here's how the Opta supercomputer sees this season playing out:

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 17/09/2026

Barcelona have scored 33 goals in just seven games across all competitions so far this season. That’s 4.71 goals per game, comfortably ahead of every other team in Europe’s top five leagues. Top scorers: Barcelona — 33 Freiburg — 22 Ajax — 22 Benfica — 21 Brighton — 20

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 17/09/2026

Barcelona beat Racing Santander 7-2 last night. They created 6.74 expected goals - the most on record by a team in La Liga 🤯🤯🤯

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 16/09/2026

Tottenham are only the 12th team in PL history to give 20+ starts in their first four games to players who didn’t play for them the season before. The previous 11 had mixed success, and very few enjoyed long-term growth.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 16/09/2026

Premier League, chances created from open play 👀 11 – Martin Ødegaard 11 – Pascal Groß 10 – James McAtee 9 – Morgan Rogers 9 – Marcus Rashford 📊

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 15/09/2026

What defensive shapes do teams play against? Liverpool have faced a low block more often than any other PL team this season:

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 14/09/2026

Only two teams have ever taken more points in their first four Premier League matches following promotion than Hull City have this season.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 13/09/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐝 𝟎-𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 Just one goal but plenty of controversy as Man City win at Old Trafford despite being down to 10 men for three quarters of the game. Erling Haaland scored the only goal, his ninth in Premier League Manchester derbies, the most of any player.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 13/09/2026

No goals at half-time in the Manchester derby, but one very big talking point. Phil Foden became only the second Man City player to be sent off against Man Utd in the Premier League (after Bernardo Corradi in 2006), after he reacted to a kick from Bruno Fernandes. #MUNMCI

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 13/09/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝟎-𝟓 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐧 Brighton thrash 10-man Coventry, who are still awaiting their first point and goal back in the Premier League. The Seagulls have scored 13 goals in their first four PL matches, their most at this stage of a of top-flight season.

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There were just 121 seconds between David Raya saving Enzo Le Fée's penalty and Bruno Guimarães's goal that put Arsenal in front.

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Goalless at the break at Sunderland, where Arsenal have had the better chances but the hosts have still carried some threat.

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What a game at Stamford Bridge! Hull maintain their unbeaten start with yet another hugely impressive display. They led at half-time, and even after João Pedro's equaliser, they had had chances to win it.

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Liverpool had the better of the chances at Anfield and remain unbeaten, but it's a third draw in four games for Andoni Iraola since joining in the summer.

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With his assist for João Pedro's goal vs Hull, Cole Palmer registered his 71st Premier League goal involvement for Chelsea in his 100th game. Only Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (77) has more in his first 100 PL appearances for the club.

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 11/09/2026

Chelsea went ahead early but failed to build on it: they've ended up with just three shots and 0.17 xG. They last had fewer shots in the first half of a home Premier League game in September 2020 (vs Liverpool).

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Bruno Fernandes. Rayan Cherki. The Premier League's two best creators last season. Could one of them decide which way this Sunday's Manchester derby goes?

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𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝟓-𝟎 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐨/𝐆𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐭 It was goalless at half-time, and Bayern Munich took that personally. Harry Kane scored his 55th Champions League goal, making it eight games in a row in the competition in which he has found the net. #UCL

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𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐝 𝟒-𝟎 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐡 About as calm a re-introduction to the Champions League as Man Utd could have hoped for. A dominant showing at Old Trafford means they start their European campaign with three points. #UCL

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Manchester United are in a strong position at half-time against Sabah. Goals from Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes and Benjamin Sesko have Michael Carrick's side in complete control at Old Trafford. #UCL

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