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Xabi Alonso has been put on the spot to talk about Enzo Fernandez and his absence from tonight’s squad. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. It was a pretty easy night for Chelsea in the EFL Cup tonight, and inevitably there was more interest in some transfer news than there was in the game itself. There were a few notable things in the team – but as always, it was the players who weren’t…

The Premier League is only one week in, but the picture is already beginning to change. The opening weekend gave us our first indication of which pre-season assumptions might hold up — and which may need revisiting. At this stage of Final One Standing, however, the objective is not to be clever for its own sake. It is to identify the fixtures in which probability, underlying data and matchup combine to give us the strongest edge. Four fixtures stand out this weekend. Some offer opportunities to attack perceived weaknesses, while others give us an early test of whether Gameweek 1…

Unified super-featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner has urged Britain’s Caroline Dubois to “do her part” and beat Amelia Moore in Birmingham on Saturday to keep their hopes of fighting in 2027 on track.American Baumgardner, 32, and WBC and WBO lightweight champion Dubois, 25, have clashed at news conferences and on social media over the past 12 months.They exchanged insults again on social media following Tuesday’s announcement that Baumgardner would be stepping up to lightweight to face IBF champion Elif Nur Turhan in November.Dubois faces American Moore in the co-main event on Saturday, with Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron headlining in a…

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the original Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Harry Symeou of the Chronicles of a Gooner podcast to chat about Arsenal’s start to the season, and ways in which Mikel Arteta will keep his team motivated throughout the season as we look to defend/attack our Premier League title. Inevitably, the discussion moves to the transfer window and whether or not Arsenal will do anything before the close of the window. There’s a lot of chat about Julian Alvarez, but how realistic is any potential deal? It’s complicated for myriad reasons,…

Promoters are billing Sandoval versus Collazo as a Mexico versus Puerto Rico rivalry based on Sandoval’s Mexican heritage and Collazo’s Puerto Rican background. Sandoval was born in Montclair, California, and is an American boxer. The co-feature may carry greater sporting weight than the headline bout. Schofield and Bahdi are seeking their first world title, while Sandoval and Collazo have already produced championship performances against accomplished opposition. A trip to Japan last year ended with Sandoval taking the WBA and WBC belts from Kenshiro Teraji by split decision. He survived a fifth-round knockdown, handled 12 hard rounds and finished strongly enough…

The narrative this summer coming out of Arsenal was all about their forward line. Would it be good enough to mount another successful challenge for the Premier League title? Well, they have emphatically swatted away the doubters in recent weeks, carving Manchester City and then Coventry City apart with ease. REUTERS/Chris Radburn The Gunners have won their opening two matches of the campaign by an aggregate score of 6-0. A new forward may not have arrived in the dying embers of the transfer window just yet, but everything looks rather rosy. At the heart of that has been starboy, Bukayo…

William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Friday’s Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Manchester City. Our Prediction: Manchester City To Win (4/6), Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester City (13/2) Selhurst Park under the lights, Crystal Palace will welcome Manchester City to south London on Friday night in this Premier League clash. Now, let’s take a closer look at some Premier League odds and betting angles for Friday’s fixture: Crystal Palace v Manchester City – Friday, 8pm View all available markets at William Hill Pierre Sage will take charge of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park for the first time in the Premier…

PBC announced Figueroa versus Kameda as the co-main event beneath Sebastian Fundora’s previously revealed WBC super welterweight title defense against Ermal Hadribeaj. The broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and DAZN. Kameda’s selection is not ideal from a competitive-merit standpoint. The 35-year-old has not fought since losing a 12-round majority decision to IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo in May 2025. He is moving directly from one failed title bid into another without recording a comeback win. Familiarity is his appeal, but the name belongs to a fighter more than a decade removed from his best period. Kameda…

England was 248-9 against Pakistan in the Lord’s Test when bad light prematurely ended a first day that began late on Thursday.Half-centuries by Jordan Cox and Jamie Smith underpinned a fighting total after England was threatened to be sunk for under 200.The start of play was delayed for 80 minutes by heavy morning rain and when returning captain Babar Azam won the toss, Pakistan immediately took advantage of muggy conditions under cloud cover.England lost three wickets in the first hour, including linchpin Joe Root, and Harry Brook departed just before lunch.Cox held England together as Pakistan’s fielding mixed the sloppy…

There is one simple question Chelsea’s hierarchy should be asking themselves as speculation over Enzo Fernández’s future continues: why would they help Manchester City? Not why City want him. That part is easy to understand. Rodri’s departure has left a huge hole in City’s midfield, and Fernández is one of the few players in world football capable of helping fill it. The far more difficult question is why Chelsea would willingly strengthen a direct rival at a time when they are supposedly trying to close the gap at the top of the Premier League. This Is Not a Normal Transfer…