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• How Tottenham relapsed into the side of last season, the unnecessary risks Roberto De Zerbi's side continue to take and why they have tired minds AND tired bodies20 September 2026, 6:00 am
  MATT BARLOW: De Zerbi took his raw emotions into the press conference and vented on the nature of this latest demise, criticising the inability of his players to recognise and react.
  
• Bizarre moment former Premier League star is RUN OVER by a pitch rolling machine at half-time during match in Thailand19 September 2026, 10:20 pm
  The ex-England man-turned pundit, 35, is plying his trade in the Far East, having joined PT Prachuap in the summer transfer window, and was dealt a brutal blow while warming up on Saturday.
  
• Roberto De Zerbi TEARS into Spurs flops after defeat by Aston Villa and sends warning to struggling stars after £320m summer splurge19 September 2026, 10:20 pm
  Roberto De Zerbi let rip at his Tottenham flops after crashing to another home defeat which will leave them marooned in the drop zone for the next three weeks.
  
• Mikel Arteta fumes at Arsenal stars after 3-0 thumping by Brighton: Gunners boss warns defeat was a 'big lesson' as Bruno Guimaraes reveals angry response in dressing room after 'unacceptable' display19 September 2026, 10:17 pm
  ISAAN KHAN: Goals from Pascal Gross and Charalampos Koustoulas put the Seagulls ahead by half-time, before Chema Andres' header added the gloss on an emphatic display.
  
• Declan Rice loses his cool as Arsenal are thumped by Brighton: Frustrated Gunners star AVOIDS red card despite appearing to kick out at Malick Yalcouye as reason why he was not sent off is revealed19 September 2026, 10:16 pm
  The Premier League champions fell to a shock loss at the Seagulls - their first defeat of the season and first in the league since they become champions- and Rice lost his cool.
  
• Michael Carrick takes another swipe at referees after Erling Haaland's derby goal following huge VAR blunder - as Man United boss tells Howard Webb his apology 'doesn't mean an awful lot'19 September 2026, 10:15 pm
  Michael Carrick says the apology from referees' bosses for the VAR blunder over Erling Haaland's goal in the Manchester derby 'doesn't mean an awful lot'.
  
• O'Neill admits Celtic are paying the price for not replacing Engels19 September 2026, 10:04 pm
  Martin O'Neill believes Celtic are now counting the cost of not replacing Arne Engels despite knowing since January that he was set to move on.
  
• Carter-Vickers sure toiling Bhoys can break losing habit19 September 2026, 9:30 pm
  In a corner of the world where patience is the rarest of commodities, Cameron Carter-Vickers knows better than to tell Celtic supporters how they should be feeling in this moment.
  
• Hearts boss Vrancken's fury as VAR intervenes to disallow 'clear' goal19 September 2026, 8:22 pm
  Hearts boss Wouter Vrancken hit out at the officials after they ruled out what he believed was 'clear' first-half goal for his side in Saturday night's 1-1 draw at Kilmarnock.
  
• Man United's green shoots, Arsenal's goal struggles continue and Phallon Tullis-Joyce shines: THINGS WE LEARNED from the Gunners' late draw in blockbuster WSL clash19 September 2026, 7:44 pm
  TARA ANSON-WALSH AT EMIRATES STADIUM: Arsenal snatched a late draw at home against Manchester United to ensure their unbeaten start to the season remained intact.
  
• KILMARNOCK 1 HEARTS 1: Kingsley strikes late to salvage a point but Vrancken's men look out of sorts again19 September 2026, 7:39 pm
  Hearts' ability to consistently pick up points when performances didn't always merit them was a key reason behind their historic title challenge last season.
  
• Coventry's Premier League campaign FINALLY has lift-off in controversial 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest: Relief for Frank Lampard as late equaliser is ruled out after VAR check19 September 2026, 7:24 pm
  ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT THE CITY GROUND: Little wonder Frank Lampard punched the air like a madman at the final whistle in front of 3,000 jubilant Sky Blues supporters.
  
• Rangers goalkeeper Pandur eager to break a few hearts like Goram as he enters Celtic Park cauldron19 September 2026, 7:14 pm
  Beyond the obvious sense of euphoria that came with the 3-0 win over Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup last weekend, you could understand if Ivor Pandur also felt a slight sense of disbelief.
  
• Rangers star Makhanya insists Old Firm atmosphere is even crazier than the Azteca19 September 2026, 7:09 pm
  Olwethu Makhanya has heard the cry of the vuvuzelas in Stellenbosch. He has sampled the white heat of Mexico City's Azteca on a World Cup opening night.
  
• West Ham star Taty Castellanos being accused of SPITTING at Millwall goalkeeper a rare flashpoint as meeting of football's fiercest rivalries ends without major incident despite 14-year wait, writes JAMES SHARPE19 September 2026, 6:51 pm
  JAMES SHARPE: as much as you could feel the bubbling tension - and, boy, could you feel the tension - it still rarely felt primed to burst.