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• Newcastle vs Bournemouth - plus Man City and Tottenham in 3pm kick-offs LIVE: Three first-half goals as Toon STUNNED in end-to-end action5 September 2026, 12:52 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates of Newcastle's clash with Bournemouth at St James' Park in the Premier League, before five 3pm.
  
• Richard Hughes, mastermind of Liverpool's £700m transfer rebuild, QUITS to move to Saudi Arabia5 September 2026, 12:23 pm
  Big-spending Richard Hughes has officially left his post as Liverpool sporting director. 
  
• Andy Gray is handed return to UK broadcasting - covering Liverpool in his first game back - over a decade after leaving the country with Richard Keys in wake of Sky Sports sexism row5 September 2026, 11:29 am
  Scottish pundit Gray, 70, has been absent from UK television and radio for 12 years. He was sacked by Sky Sports in 2011 after being caught making sexist comments about a female assistant referee.
  
• Virgil van Dijk suggests Cody Gakpo is suffering after cancelled £80m Man City transfer and loss of his unborn son - despite his remarkable return to help Liverpool win5 September 2026, 11:15 am
  Virgil Van Dijk insists no-one knows what Cody Gakpo has been through and hailed the Dutchman after his two assists helped Liverpool to their first win of the season.
  
• Four PSG superstars are called out for 'truly concerning' form in France as they suffer worst start to a season in NINETEEN YEARS after flopping to four games without a win already5 September 2026, 11:14 am
  Paris Saint-Germain's nightmare start to the new season continued on Friday night as Luis Enrique's side were beaten 2-1 by Monaco. 
  
• Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso are the king of the Premier League and the pretender to the throne. This is the story of how their remarkable shared history led them to the same touchline - as very different managers5 September 2026, 10:55 am
  If their backgrounds unite them, the different paths Arteta and Alonso's careers have taken exposed them to contrasting influences that have shaped the football their teams play.
  
• 'I didn't watch Villa when I was injured... it was too difficult': BOUBACAR KAMARA opens up on his 'tough' comeback from injury, what life is like under Unai Emery and why he's optimistic Aston Villa's best days are ahead of them5 September 2026, 10:55 am
  Kamara puffs out his cheeks and grimaces ever so slightly. He is one of the best midfielders in the business but still the crash-bang-wallop of the modern Premier League takes his breath away.
  
• '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, 10:54 am
  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.
  
• Sarcastic Jose Mourinho hits out after Real Madrid's controversial defeat: Kylian Mbappe has 94TH-MINUTE penalty saved - which should have been retaken - as ex-Spurs star scores the winner for Real Betis5 September 2026, 8:00 am
  Jose Mourinho suffered the first setback of his second spell as Real Madrid manager as his side were beaten 1-0 by Real Betis, with Kylian Mbappe missing a last minute penalty. 
  
• Alexander Isak and Liverpool's Red Arrows give the Andoni Iraola era a true lift off - they were not perfect but the manner of the win over Ipswich sends a warning to their rivals, writes LEWIS STEELE5 September 2026, 8:00 am
  LEWIS STEELE AT PORTMAN ROAD: Barcola, all £123million of him, was limited to a watching brief for the first hour and may have been pondering just how he gets in this team.
  
• Unused in the Premier League and almost replaced in the transfer market, Viktor Gyokeres' Arsenal career is at a crossroads. But this is why you'd be foolish to write him off5 September 2026, 1:26 am
  Gyokeres is in uncharted territory. The Swede has not played a single minute in either of Arsenal's two league matches thus far, against Coventry and Aston Villa .
  
• Football's most eye-catching new kit unveiling: Couples kiss to launch top European team's shirt 'inspired by a sense of connection'4 September 2026, 10:45 pm
  A two-minute video, which has caught the eye of fans, begins with the words: 'Love takes many forms' on the screen, as a couple take a seat in what appears to be the club changing room.
  
• Alexia Putellas gets her first taste of the WSL, Man United's youngsters endure a difficult night and Mary Earps watches from the bench: THINGS WE LEARNED as London City Lionesses beat Eva Olid's side in WSL opener4 September 2026, 10:26 pm
  The WSL is up and running and big spenders London City Lionesses have put their money where their mouth is, recording an impressive 2-1 win over Manchester United.
  
• Roberto De Zerbi hits out at Richarlison for his Tottenham exile as he blames Brazilian for transfer saga with wantaway star pushing for a move to Turkey4 September 2026, 10:26 pm
  MATT BARLOW: Richarlison, top scorer for Spurs with 11 Premier League goals last season, cannot play in the competition after his omission from De Zerbi's official 25-man squad.
  
• Ipswich vs Liverpool - Premier League RECAP: Alexander Isak's double gives Andoni Iraola first win as Reds boss4 September 2026, 10:22 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's coverage as Liverpool beat Ipswich Town at Portman Road in the Premier League .