MOHAMMED KUDUS had predecessor Son Heung-min off his seat after netting his decisive penalty - then sat down on a stool for his own celebration. Ghana star Kudus sealed a third straight home victory in the Champions League with an early second-half spot-kick, adding to David Zima's brainless own goal before the break. Kudus then...

CHELSEA’S Champions League campaign suffered an ex-Hammer blow thanks to Gianluca Scamacca and Atalanta. The former West Ham striker equalised and then Charles De Ketelaere grabbed a late winner for the home team. The day after Bergamo celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Chelsea were unable to deliver their own pre-Christmas miracle: An …

A PENNY for the thoughts of Mo Salah after Dominik Szoboszlai rammed home the penalty two minutes from time that eased boss Arne Slot’s agonies. Maybe even make it all of that £400,000 weekly wage he earns now as the sulking superstar who says Liverpool have thrown him under the bus and that somebody is...

'WAKE me up, when December ends…' That's how the Chelsea fans will be feeling, after they failed to pick up three points in the month of advent for the third attempt in a row. It looked as though Enzo Maresca's festive fortunes might finally be changing when Joao Pedro gave Chelsea a 1-0 lead, tapping...

NO ROONEY and no Carrick in the Manchester United squad - but there was another name on everyone’s lips. Kai Rooney and Jacey Carrick were absent from United’s FA Youth Cup side against Peterborough at Old Trafford, where the highly-touted JJ Gabriel introduced himself with the only goal of the third round tie. Gabriel, who...

CHELSEA fans were left furious with Enzo Maresca after the club suffered a shock Champions League defeat to Atalanta. The Blues got off to a flying start when Joao Pedro broke the deadlock in the first half. But things took a turn after the break when former West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca levelled things up....

CHELSEA defender Wesley Fofana was forced off just 32 minutes after coming on against Atalanta. Fofana, 24, has had a torrid time with injuries since making the move to Stamford Bridge in 2022 - and his nightmare shows no signs of relenting. The centre-back, who came on after half-time, took a stray boot to the...

PREM ace Mykhailo Mudryk has been banned from the road again for driving a £140,000 BMW with “excessive” window tints. Cops stopped the £97million star, 24, after spotting the “heavy” dark glass and the car’s Ukrainian number plate. A check on the Chelsea winger — who is suspended by the FA for doping — revealed...

TARA ANSON-WALSH AT MEADOW PARK: Arsenal edged past a resilient Twente side to book their place in the Champions League knockout stages.

Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson were grilled on the Mo Salah saga after Liverpool's 1-0 away win over Inter Milan on Tuesday night. 

LEWIS STEELE AT SAN SIRO: Slot appeared to throw down the gauntlet to the exiled Salah by hinting there is a way back if the Egyptian forward acknowledges he made a mistake.

Jamie Carragher says Liverpool's win at Inter Milan was "massive" for Arne Slot and shows the fans are behind him.

Liverpool win away in the Champions League without Mohamed Salah for the first time since 2009, in a big night for boss Arne Slot.

Blues face Pafos and Napoli in their remaining league phase matches

Match winner and captain cannot hide their delight at beating Chelsea

Second-half penalties by Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons against Slavia Prague helped Tottenham secure back-to-back home wins.

Manager stresses transitional phase of reshaped squadMadrid defeat could spell end of Xabi Alonso’s tenurePep Guardiola has challenged his reshaped Manchester City team to prove they can thrive against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu.The City manager goes back to one of Europe’s grandest venues for the Champions League game on Wednesday night without many …

Lampard tells Coventry players to stay ‘level-headed’Boro win at Charlton; QPR move up to sixthFrank Lampard insisted the title race was never over after his Coventry side were frustrated in a 1-1 draw at 10-man Preston as their Championship lead was reduced to five points.After Andrew Hughes deflected Jack Rudoni’s shot into his own net, it seemed as …

Chelsea were defeated 2-1 by Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, with the Blues dropping out of the top eight of the competition.

Mohamed Salah's Liverpool career may not be over despite the fact he was dropped from the squad for the Champions League win at Inter Milan.