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• Man City's former chairman says their £440m transfer spend makes a MOCKERY of the Premier League's regulation amid their 115 charges case - and that 'justice delayed is justice denied'6 September 2026, 9:04 am
  Manchester City's former chairman David Bernstein says his old club's transfer spending while their 115 charges case continues in silence 'makes a mockery' of the Premier League's regulation.
  
• Named: Arsenal's 'TWENTY-ONE summer transfer targets' on remarkable wishlist including Chelsea's Joao Pedro, two Tottenham stars and five £100m+ movers6 September 2026, 8:17 am
  A list of Arsenal's transfer targets for the summer window has been published - revealing a number of surprise failed moves, including for Chelsea striker Joao Pedro.
  
• Chelsea were told to 'respect' the ball by Liam Rosenior and now they are winning by rejecting it - but history tells us Xabi Alonso's side cannot win the Premier League averaging 32% possession, writes KIERAN GILL6 September 2026, 1:21 am
  KIERAN GILL: A team can win the Premier League without the ball. However, it has only happened once in this competition's 34 seasons, and it was the most spectacular story of them all.
  
• Why Nottingham Forest are yet to hit their stride under Oliver Glasner: Morgan Gibbs-White has another gear to find - and £50m signing Liam Delap must discover his speciality6 September 2026, 1:00 am
  TOM COLLOMOSSE: Without a win or even a goal at the City Ground this season, Nottingham Forest are still to splutter into life under their new boss Oliver Glasner.
  
• Martin O'Neill sings the praises of South Korean star Yang as Celtic make it five wins from five5 September 2026, 10:39 pm
  Celtic boss Martin O'Neill lavished praise on Hyun-jun Yang after the winger signed off by scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory over St Mirren last night.
  
• The Arsenal star who is 'seemingly perfect', Man City's 'calculated risk'... and the man Spurs massively overpaid for: Our verdict on the Premier League's 10 most expensive signings of the summer5 September 2026, 10:37 pm
  The transfer window finally shut this week with Premier League clubs having spent a record £3.49bn across the summer.
  
• Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell says co-operation system means there's no need for return of a reserve league5 September 2026, 9:35 pm
  Ian Maxwell insists that bringing back reserve football would now be futile after the Scottish game adopted the co-operation system.
  
• ST MIRREN 1 CELTIC 2: Yang rides to the rescue as Martin O'Neill's men come back from behind to win5 September 2026, 9:34 pm
  For all these early weeks of the new season may have been coloured by the most humiliating of episodes in Europe, domestic matters remain a very different story for Celtic.
  
• Forget the big spenders, we can win trophies! Michael Carrick tells his Man United players they have the tools to challenge despite their quiet summer5 September 2026, 9:30 pm
  Michael Carrick believes Manchester United can compete for trophies this season despite being heavily outspent by their rivals in the transfer market.
  
• 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, 9:30 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.
  
• 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, 8:21 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.
  
• 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.
  
• 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'