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• Unai Emery still awaits lift-off for his new-look side after another blank in front of goal - as unbeaten Tigers soar into second: Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa5 September 2026, 8:06 pm
  There was to be no third consecutive Premier League victory for hosts Hull City - although they did register a third straight clean sheet - while Aston Villa stopped the rot after two defeats.
  
• Furious Roberto De Zerbi takes aim at Tottenham's misfiring £165m attack - as toothless Spurs continue wait for first goal of the season after another blank at Nottingham Forest5 September 2026, 7:56 pm
  Roberto De Zerbi took aim at his £165million strike force after Tottenham left Nottingham Forest still searching for their first goal of the season.
  
• Cardiff's former Arsenal star Krystian Bielik 'grabs young fan by the throat after being slapped' - and gets away without any punishment in bizarre incident5 September 2026, 7:38 pm
  The incident occurred in the 70th minute at Fratton Park with Cardiff trailing 2-0 to the hosts, as Bielik attempted to gather the ball from the stands ahead of a throw in.
  
• Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland faces MONTHS on the sidelines after suffering hamstring injury in win over Motherwell5 September 2026, 7:10 pm
  Rangers manager Derek McInnes fears captain Lawrence Shankland is facing months out of action with a hamstring injury.
  
• SFA 'panicked' in handing Steve Clarke new deal as Scotland boss before the World Cup5 September 2026, 7:01 pm
  Former Scotland boss Steve Clarke has remarkably revealed how the SFA 'panicked'
  
• Spurs goalless start to the season raises questions over Richarlison's exile as hosts fume over disallowed goal: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham5 September 2026, 6:57 pm
  No goals in three games leaves Tottenham to ponder the wisdom of exiling last season's top scorer while Nottingham Forest were left to seethe over the goal that was ruled out.
  
• Man City 1-0 Coventry: New £125m man Enzo Fernandez takes first step towards paying off his price tag, Rayan Cherki strengthens his claim to be Enzo Maresca's key creative spark - and the flaws the narrow win exposed5 September 2026, 6:01 pm
  A late call, a great ball, and one small step towards paying off the most baffling transfer fee of the window. Those hoping for Enzo Fernandez to fall flat at Manchester City will have to wait a while longer to land their punches. 
  
• Leicester City hit new low as they are thrashed FOUR-NIL at home by Oxford in League One - 10 years after they won the Premier League title5 September 2026, 6:00 pm
  Pressure is mounting on Russell Martin after his Leicester City side were thrashed 4-0 by Oxford United in their League One clash at the King Power Stadium.
  
• RANGERS 1 MOTHERWELL 0: Ryan Naderi makes the difference but Ibrox men will have to be more clinical in front of goal5 September 2026, 5:29 pm
  There's no question Rangers made a sufficient number of chances to win a couple of games here.
  
• 'The most competitive league in the world? Don't be ridiculous. It's rigged': Angry insiders doubt whether Aston Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Co can ever break the Premier League's glass ceiling and challenge the 'arrogant', free-spending 'Big Six'5 September 2026, 5:24 pm
  After a summer that has seen our big Premier League clubs spend with all the dignity of the Wolf of Wall Street trading floor, the mood among many of our rank and file top flight clubs is unanimous.
  
• Premier League RECAP: All the reaction as toothless Spurs hold Nottingham Forest to goalless draw, Erling Haaland strikes again for Man City - and it's a great day for Crystal Palace left-backs!5 September 2026, 5:23 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live coverage as Newcastle were held to a draw by Bournemouth, plus every goal, score and major update from the five 3pm kick-offs.
  
• Leeds United blow golden chance after dominating in 1-1 draw at Brighton as Daniel Farke's men miss openings and Luka Vuskovic levels for Albion5 September 2026, 4:56 pm
  Leeds United stay unbeaten this season but will be kicking themselves for not recording a first-ever win at the Amex after dominating the first hour of this game.
  
• Pierre Sage's supersubs prove the difference as unlikely heroes Tyrick Mitchell and Ben Chilwell pile pressure on Alvaro Arbeloa: Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace5 September 2026, 4:53 pm
  Sage and Arbeloa began their Saturday in much the same place. Winless, pointless, and starting to wonder if they had made a mistake in taking a long-term lease on a London flat.
  
• Intrepid young Hearts striker James Wilson has earned his Spurs after going his own way with unconventional loan move to north London5 September 2026, 4:45 pm
  If there's one thing that Craig Mulholland would've known ahead of Friday's St Andrews summit, it would have been that consensus of youth development in Scotland is usually hard to come by.
  
• Ragged in attack, messy in defence - chaotic Newcastle were bettered by Bournemouth for most of their 2-2 draw... but Eden Hazard-like £51m Matias Fernandez-Pardo brings excitement, writes CRAIG HOPE5 September 2026, 4:26 pm
  CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: There remains more chaos than cohesion with Newcastle 2.0, but spirit has survived the reboot.