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• Premier League: Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola handed TRIPLE injury boost at Brentford - while Man City aim to maintain perfect record as leaders host newly-promoted Ipswich Town17 October 2026, 2:22 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates of Everton's lunchtime clash with Chelsea, before updates from the 3pm kick-offs, including Brentford v Liverpool.
  
• Premier League stars defy English top flight's anti-racism initiative: THREE players refuse to take the knee amid growing doubts over impact of gesture17 October 2026, 2:19 pm
  The Premier League's 'No Room For Racism' weekend got underway at the Hill Dickinson Stadium during the lunchtime contest, with all 22 players invited to kneel on the turf.
  
• Chelsea climb into the top four and end NINE-MONTH wait for a clean sheet - as Mike Penders proves he is ready to seize his chance after Emiliano Martinez's brual injury at Everton17 October 2026, 2:10 pm
  KIERAN GILL AT THE HILL DICKINSON STADIUM. At first, a few Everton fans suspected Emiliano Martinez was time-wasting. Then the seriousness of the situation sunk in.
  
• Chelsea star Emiliano Martinez rushed to hospital after sickening head injury during Everton clash - as Argentina goalkeeper is BOOED while stretchered off17 October 2026, 2:00 pm
  Chelsea goalkeeper Emi Martinez has suffered a sickening head injury and been stretchered off against Chelsea.
  
• 'Michael Carrick told me: "Management's not for me"': Nicky Butt's damning revelations on private conversations with Man United boss as he becomes second-favourite for the sack17 October 2026, 12:08 pm
  Despite a strong end to last season where he guided United to third place, Carrick already finds himself under pressure this time around after picking up six points from six matches.
  
• Jose Mourinho admits Vinicius Jr should have LEFT Real Madrid last summer 'to a country where he is respected' as boss lavishes praise on former Arsenal target17 October 2026, 12:01 pm
  Arsenal enquired about the Brazilian superstar and reports suggested they were willing to offer him a mammoth £18.5million per season - more than any player at the club.
  
• Is this the worst penalty decision ever?17 October 2026, 11:47 am
  Viewers were calling it the 'worst penalty award' they'd ever seen. Former Scotland star James McFadden could only say 'wow'.
  
• Former Man United star Ander Herrera reveals he is now 'playing for free' after choosing to donate weekly wage to his boyhood club - having cashed in on £53m at Old Trafford and PSG17 October 2026, 11:33 am
  Ex-Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera has revealed he is playing for free at his boyhood club Real Zaragoza.
  
• Poppy protest footballer James McClean claims former club 'hung me out to dry' over political stance - and opens up on death threat that left him needing police protection17 October 2026, 11:25 am
  McClean, 37, is remembered in English football for his refusal to wear the poppy because he feels it shows disrespect to people who died during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
  
• Rio Ferdinand embroiled in fat-shaming row after telling Man United influencer to 'pick up your t**s' following Instagram dig17 October 2026, 10:33 am
  The dig has become something of a PR disaster for the 47-year-old, who is now taking a lashing from fans in his own Instagram comments section - though some have sided with him.
  
• Five months on from final-day devastation, can Hearts harness sense of injustice to announce themselves as title contenders once again?17 October 2026, 7:13 am
  WHEN Hearts lost the title in the closing minutes of season 1985-86, the hangover which followed was industrial strength.
  
• The fact Man United cannot drop Lisandro Martinez after his outburst just goes to show he was spot on about Sir Jim Ratcliffe's politburo of under-qualified, over-protected advisors, writes RIATH AL-SAMARRAI17 October 2026, 6:53 am
  Lisandro Martinez will be in the Manchester United squad when they face Leeds on Sunday. And of course he will, because he was right about that shambling wreck of a club.
  
• How Fabian Hurzeler turned Brighton from 'nice guys' to Champions League contenders: His ruthless pre-season edict, the Austrian boot camp, an All Blacks guru, Bart Verbruggen's coffee club and the 'best squad ever'17 October 2026, 1:00 am
  Brighton sit third in the table after winning four and drawing one of their first six games. They have won their last three by an aggregate score of 10-0. So how have they done it?
  
• 'He's a dead man strutting': Inside Fulham's divided dressing room - as we reveal how Alvaro Arbeloa alienated his own players from day one, the 'disconnect' splitting stars and staff and why 'worried' owners don't want to pull trigger17 October 2026, 1:00 am
  After just six Premier League matches as Fulham manager, Alvaro Arbeloa is a dead man walking. Or in the words of one source close to the dressing-room, a 'dead man strutting'.
  
• Revealed: Arsenal's plans to revamp London Colney training ground in arms race with Big Six rivals - from new gyms to state-of-the-art 'hub' and why they wanted 'mini-stadium' for academy teams17 October 2026, 1:00 am
  From their commercial operation to recruitment, Arsenal are hellbent on revamping whatever they can to capitalise on a first Premier League title in 22 years and cement their place in Europe's elite.