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The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… STAR ON SUNDAY Juventus are weighing up a shock move for Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia. Barcelona have emerged as the bookmakers’ favourites to sign Manchester United outcast Marcus Rashford. SUNDAY MIRROR Liverpool have offered Trent Alexander-Arnold a huge £78m five-year contract to try to keep […]

A “very disappointed” Mikel Arteta believes Joao Pedro’s penalty that denied his Arsenal side victory at Brighton should not have been given. With Arsenal leading 1-0 through Ethan Nwaneri’s early opener, Joao Pedro went down William Saliba clashed heads with the Brighton forward as they contested a high ball. Monterosa This content is provided by

Player ratings Brighton: Verbruggen (6), Veltman (6), Van Hecke (6), Igor (7), Estupinan (6), Ayari (6), Baleba (7), O’Riley (5), Gruda (5), Pedro (7), Adingra (6). Subs: Rutter (7), Minteh (7), Webster (6), Mitoma (6). Arsenal: Raya (6), Partey (6), Saliba (7), Gabriel (6), Calafiori (6), Jorginho (5), Rice (6), Merino (7), Nwaneri (7), Jesus

England players star in front of Tuchel Image: England manager Thomas Tuchel (left) and his assistant Anthony Barry watched Tottenham’s home loss to Newcastle Watching on from the stands at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was England boss Thomas Tuchel. On his fourth day in the job, the German chose to attend Tottenham vs Newcastle as

Abu Kamara ended a difficult week with two goals as struggling Hull claimed a breathless 3-3 draw at home to league leaders Leeds. Kamara on Friday publicly apologised for posting “wrongly timed” emojis on former club Portsmouth’s Instagram account following Hull’s defeat to Middlesbrough on New Years’s Day. But redemption was as satisfying as it was dramatic

Sheffield Wednesday spurned a golden chance to step up their play-off push as they were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Millwall at Hillsborough. Substitute Gabriel Otegbayo spared the home side’s blushes with an 85th-minute equaliser just when it looked like the Lions had done enough to claim three improbable points. Yan Valery

Crystal Palace claimed a late point with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Selhurst Park as the Blues’ winless run continued into 2025. It was Jean-Philippe Mateta who hit back for Palace in the 82nd minute after Chelsea were seemingly coasting to victory off Cole Palmer’s early goal. Mateta’s goal further compounded Chelsea’s festive slump

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says it was the “angriest he has ever been in his career” after he was left fuming over Newcastle’s controversial equaliser in their 2-1 win at Spurs. Anthony Gordon’s sixth-minute leveller for Newcastle came after the ball hit Joelinton’s hand in the build-up, but VAR allowed the goal to stand because

Burnley got the better of East Lancashire rivals Blackburn by winning the derby 1-0 at Ewood Park. In a game of few chances, the telling moment came in the 60th minute with the clash’s first effort on target through Zian Flemming’s diving header in front of a raucous cohort of 3,926 travelling fans. Before and

A controversial Anthony Gordon equaliser followed by Alexander Isak’s winner saw Newcastle come from a goal down to beat Tottenham 2-1 for a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions to move level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea. After Dominic Solanke’s fourth-minute opener, Spurs were left fuming with Gordon’s sixth-minute leveller after the ball hit Joelinton’s