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• Premier League referee 'suspended over inappropriate behaviour with a woman amid investigation into £110k-a-year official'29 August 2026, 10:04 pm
  A Premier League linesman has reportedly been suspended after being accused of inappropriate behaviour with a woman.
  
• Manchester City eye move for Cody Gakpo with just THREE days left in the window - and explore £80m swoop for Everton's Iliman Ndiaye29 August 2026, 9:49 pm
  Manchester City are continuing to rival Tottenham for Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo with just three days of the window to go - as they also explore a move for Everton's Iliman Ndiaye.
  
• Roberto De Zerbi reveals THREE Spurs stars have told him they want to leave as he warns solution needs to be found as transfer deadline nears29 August 2026, 9:16 pm
  BOBBY MANZI: De Zerbi also apologised to Tottenham fans after his side were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle to leave Spurs bottom of the Premier League.
  
• Bradley Barcola set for Liverpool medical in next 24 hours ahead of £123m move to Premier League club: WINDOW WATCH29 August 2026, 9:15 pm
  Bradley Barcola is set to complete a medical in the next 24 hours ahead of signing a mega-money £123million move to Liverpool from Paris Saint-Germain.
  
• Hearts boss Wouter Vranken salutes never-say-die attitude of his Gorgie battlers29 August 2026, 9:00 pm
  Hearts boss Wouter Vrancken hailed his players' never-say-die attitude after watching them dig deep into their reserves for the second time this week to earn a hard-fought win over St Johnstone.
  
• Cody Gakpo wants Man City move: Liverpool star rejects Spurs in favour of Etihad switch with clubs working to strike agreement in deal worth £85MILLION29 August 2026, 8:42 pm
  Liverpool are clear that they want two to sign two more forward players before they contemplate letting go of the Dutchman, who is contracted until 2030 after signing a long-term extension last year.
  
• Steven Gerrard blasts Liverpool for being 'too nice' - and warns Andoni Iraola must add 'nastiness' to his team or risk being left behind by rivals29 August 2026, 8:18 pm
  Liverpool were forced to come from behind for a point for the second weekend running as Nottingham Forest earned a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
  
• Tottenham vs Newcastle - RECAP: Reaction as Magpies earn victory over struggling Spurs29 August 2026, 8:16 pm
  Re-live Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates on all of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
  
• Spurs fans have seen this all before: £350m worth of new signings are counting for nothing right now as they struggle to banish the problems of last season, writes MATT BARLOW29 August 2026, 7:56 pm
  Up went to the board to indicate four minutes of added time and out went the Tottenham fans, heading for the exits and the drizzle of the High Road.
  
• TOTTENHAM 0-2 NEWCASTLE - PLAYER RATINGS: Which new Spurs signing was 'ordinary?' Who marshalled the midfield for the Magpies? And how did Sandro Tonali fare against his old side?29 August 2026, 7:52 pm
  BOBBY MANZI AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa inflicted a miserable defeat on Tottenham Hotspur with the Newcastle United pair proving prolific in attack.
  
• Newcastle fans revelled in Sandro Tonali's exit after £100m man was hooked... and his replacement Nico Gonzalez looks like twice the player at half the price, writes CRAIG HOPE29 August 2026, 7:40 pm
  The cheer when Sandro Tonali's number was shown 15 minutes from time was just about as loud and hearty as those which had not long greeted Newcastle's two goals.
  
• Shocking moment shameless Liverpool fan snatches Alexander Isak's shirt from a child at Anfield29 August 2026, 6:20 pm
  A Liverpool fan has been savaged on social media after snatching Alexander Isak's shirt from a child following the Anfield club's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
  
• Clunky, disconnected Liverpool are levels below where they need to be, writes IAN LADYMAN after Reds salvaged a point against Nottingham Forest - and one defender looks like he will never make it at Anfield29 August 2026, 5:50 pm
  So far this season, Andoni Iraola's team have survived on moments. Four times in two games they have trailed, against Newcastle and Forest, and four times they have recovered to take draws.
  
• O'Neill urges Celtic to turn down tiny Ibrox allocation for Premier Sports cup tie29 August 2026, 5:44 pm
  Martin O'Neill believes Celtic should refuse the 300 tickets Ranges have allocated to Bhoys fans for next month's Premier Sports Cup quarter-final.
  
• Are you watching Joe Cole? High-flying Hull win second straight Premier League game with victory at Coventry after being written off by pundit - as jubilant fans joke about winning the title following perfect start29 August 2026, 5:31 pm
  TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CBS ARENA: Two games, two wins, joint-top of the Premier League . Not bad for a club mocked openly by Joe Cole and written off by most as relegation certainties.