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• Fulham vs Chelsea - Premier League LIVE: Xabi Alonso kicks off Blues reign with west London derby24 August 2026, 5:05 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates of the west London derby as Fulham take on Chelsea at Craven Cottage in the Premier League.
  
• Why Julian Alvarez's war with Atletico Madrid could push him into Arsenal's arms: Striker shocked by fan backlash, Barcelona move NOT an option and how Viktor Gyokeres and Andrea Berta could get £130m deal done24 August 2026, 4:52 pm
  PETE JENSON IN MADRID: Julian Alvarez was so stunned by the hostility he faced from Atletico fans on Sunday, that the option of moving to Arsenal is no longer completely off the table.
  
• Why Andoni Iraola should be concerned after Newcastle draw: The key problem Liverpool must solve, the player they desperately need in the transfer window and a worrying lack of depth in attack24 August 2026, 4:07 pm
  LEWIS STEELE: Last August, they were singing and dancing as they left the stadium. They were doing the same here but with a nagging worry in the backs of their minds.
  
• Newcastle edge closer to signing Nico Gonzalez from Man City - as Newcastle rekindle interest in Lille forward Matias-Fernandez Pardo and Coventry agree £6m deal for Ethan Pinnock: WINDOW WATCH24 August 2026, 3:53 pm
  It's that time of the year again - the transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period as clubs look to make big signings ahead of the new season.
  
• A scary Alexander Isak issue, the punditry duo who outshone struggling Wayne Rooney and who from Man United's 'spine' is still on the beach? IAN LADYMAN on My Football Weekend24 August 2026, 3:51 pm
  IAN LADYMAN: Alexander Isak used to take penalties for his old club but when Liverpool won one in the 96th minute yesterday, I almost hoped he wouldn't take it. He didn't.
  
• Hull City to reward assistant head coach with improved deal... recognising his role in masterminding promotion to Premier League and shock opening-day win over Man United24 August 2026, 3:43 pm
  The Tigers produced one of the biggest opening day shocks in recent Premier League history on Saturday, defeating Manchester United 2-0 at the MKM Stadium.
  
• Mike Tyson tells Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury to fight on home soil as war of words threatens to derail British showdown24 August 2026, 3:37 pm
  After years of trash talk and false dawns, the two British heavyweights looked set to finally meet in a long-awaited showdown later this year.
  
• 'I can answer only with my silence': Aston Villa boss Unai Emery hints Ollie Watkins refused to play for club in Brighton drubbing - as England striker's move to Saudi Arabia looms24 August 2026, 2:50 pm
  Unai Emery hinted heavily that Ollie Watkins had been reluctant to play for Aston Villa as they were hammered by Brighton amid interest in the striker from Al-Hilal.
  
• After the darkest of times, the glint is back in Terry Butcher's eye...  you can't keep a good man down24 August 2026, 2:13 pm
  The photographs on the wall are only a small sample of his myriad adventures in the game.
  
• New £18m Chelsea signing's WAG left terrified and trapped by a SQUIRREL - after ChatGPT told her it could attack - amid struggles with move to London24 August 2026, 1:54 pm
  Influencer Pawgli, who has been dating £18million full-back Pep Chavarria since November, has moved to the English capital despite severe reservations over the switch.
  
• Journey to Wembley: After a fortnight of fretting over floodlights on the fritz, Nelson's FA Cup journey ends at Witton Albion - where home fans toasted victory with pina coladas!24 August 2026, 12:32 pm
  It's the annual pina colada festival in the Witton area - the song about the drink, which topped the US charts in the late 1970s - but life has not exactly been a cocktail party for Nelson lately.
  
• Aston Villa fans turn on Ollie Watkins and wife Ellie after manager hinted he REFUSED to play to force £34m move to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal24 August 2026, 11:42 am
  Villa say they have rejected four offers from Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal for Watkins, the latest of which is thought to be around £34million, a price the Premier League side will not sell at.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: Michael Carrick should have been backed to the hilt by Man United this summer. Instead the club's dawdling and crowded hierarchy has hung him out to dry24 August 2026, 11:42 am
  OLIVER HOLT: It was, Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic said, as easy and relaxing for his goalkeeper as drinking a cup of afternoon tea. What a damning assessment of Manchester United.
  
• Bizarre moment MLS game is halted after a BABY escapes onto the field24 August 2026, 11:29 am
  During the final moments of Minnesota United's 5-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes , the infant intruder was spotted on the field by officials and security.
  
• 'Come on, that's ridiculous!': Man United boss Michael Carrick snaps at ex-player interviewer as pressure hits on first question about his team's 'passion' after collapsing at promoted Hull City24 August 2026, 10:57 am
  United's Premier League season got off to a nightmare start as goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy - both stemming from set-pieces - put them to the sword in Yorkshire.