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• Chelsea vs Bournemouth - Premier League LIVE: Xabi Alonso looks to end slump as Bournemouth seek first win - with updates from across the 3pm kick-offs10 October 2026, 1:20 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for updates as Chelsea host Bournemouth in the Premier League, with updates from across the other 3pm fixtures.
  
• Arsenal vs Leeds - Premier League LIVE: Bruno Guimaraes changes the game off the bench as sensational team goal puts hosts in front10 October 2026, 1:20 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Arsenal entertain Leeds in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo hit with Portugal suspension after walking out of international duty amid row with Jorge Jesus - as Portuguese FA opens disciplinary investigation10 October 2026, 1:19 pm
  BOBBY MANZI: Ronaldo stormed out of the Portugal camp after being an unused substitute in their 2-1 Nations League win over Norway in September.
  
• Jamie Carragher and Piers Morgan trade insults on social media as Liverpool legend brands broadcaster an 'absolute phoney' over his staunch defence of Cristiano Ronaldo10 October 2026, 12:53 pm
  Ronaldo had been one of the talking points of the international break after the Portugal veteran walked out of the Portugal camp following a rift with manager Jorge Jesus.
  
• Cole Palmer casually announces his new Chelsea contract on awkward mock livestream just HOURS before clash with Bournemouth - as Blues star returns to Twitch after being banned for streaming EA FC27 too early10 October 2026, 11:24 am
  Palmer had seven years left to run on his previous deal, but has agreed improved terms with the new contract extends his commitment by a further 12 months.
  
• Tottenham to fly to Marbella for training camp immediately after Premier League clash with Man United - as Roberto De Zerbi hopes trip to Spain can kickstart their season following winless start10 October 2026, 9:47 am
  Spurs added 10 players for around £250million in the transfer window, many of whom arrived late on and therefore haven't had much time to gel with their new team-mates.
  
• How the Premier League killed Arsenal's set-piece threat - and the fightback against winning ugly being led by referees, rulemakers... and towels10 October 2026, 8:35 am
  JAMES SHARPE: For the last three seasons, Arsenal ranked top for set-piece goals. This season they have yet to score a single goal from a dead ball - bar a solitary penalty.
  
• Man United and Spurs combined XI according to the stats: Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo make the cut - but who is the surprise Tottenham star in the frontline?10 October 2026, 7:51 am
  Manchester United are winless in the Premier League since their 5-2 victory over Ipswich in late August and they take on a Tottenham side who are yet to pick up a single win in the league campaign.
  
• Man City 'held secret settlement talks with Premier League before guilty verdict - and club could have got let-off with a FINE before they collapsed after refusal to accept any charges'10 October 2026, 7:46 am
  Man City held 'secret settlement talks' with the Premier League before their guilty verdict. The club were unable to find common ground and those conversations then collapsed.
  
• Dan Friedkin is typical of a festering indifference from Premier League owners - he'd prefer a round of golf to a chat with David Moyes and did not care about the club, as he seeks sale - RIATH AL-SAMARRAI10 October 2026, 6:00 am
  I remember the relief around Everton when The Friedkin Group first rocked up. After the debacle and chaos and debts of the Moshiri era, they were hastily viewed as a saviour for a grand old club.
  
• Inside the £800m Everton sale: The moment the Friedkins knew they couldn't meet fans' demands, why absentee owners are confident of deal before end of season - and the signings they still want to make in January10 October 2026, 1:00 am
  Staff at the club's Liver Building offices and Finch Farm training complex say they had no inkling of the impending statement. Even CEO Angus Kinnear only found out two hours before the announcement.
  
• Andre Villas-Boas claims key reason he 'failed miserably' at Chelsea was because he couldn't handle dressing room of 'egos' and 'prima donnas'9 October 2026, 10:51 pm
  Andre Villas-Boas has spoken candidly about why he 'failed miserably' at Chelsea and admitted he could not handle the egos in the dressing room. 
  
• Heat is on for Michael Carrick and Roberto De Zerbi as Man United and Spurs meet in match neither side can afford to lose, writes CHRIS WHEELER9 October 2026, 9:59 pm
  So where were we? Before the roof caved in at Manchester City. Before the fury of the football world rained down on the Etihad. Before the Premier League landscape as we know it began to shift.
  
• O'Neill condemns tennis ball protest and fears growing Celtic divide9 October 2026, 9:53 pm
  Martin O'Neill feels the growing divide between many Celtic supporters and the club's hierarchy is 'sad' - as he condemned the tennis ball protest against Dermot Desmond at St Andrews.
  
• Mikel Arteta insists he has a clear conscience over Man City's guilty verdict - and remains tight-lipped over talks with Pep Guardiola9 October 2026, 9:32 pm
  Arteta spent three-and-a-half years as assistant coach at City from 2016 to 2019, the first two seasons of which fell inside the period under investigation by the Premier League.