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      Man City vs Fulham LIVE SCORE: Pep’s side host Cottagers in a thrilling Premier League match at the Etihad – updates

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      PREMIER LEAGUE champions Manchester City host high-flying Fulham and Pep’s side will be determined to get back to winning ways.City have dropped points in their last two Prem games – a frenetic 2-2 draw with Arsenal followed by a 1-1 encounter against Newcastle.While the Cottagers are on a two-game winning run after ironically beating Newcastle before picking up three points against Nottingham Forest.BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSFollow ALL the action from the Etihad with our live blog below… More

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      West Ham vs Ipswich LIVE SCORE: Latest Premier League updates as Hammers look to put an end to poor form

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      WEST HAM take on Ipswich at the London Stadium this afternoon.The Hammers have been in poor form of late, taking just two points from their last four games.Ipswich are still searching for their first win of the season but are unbeaten in their last four matches. Kick off time: 3pm BSTTV/Stream: Not available in the UK due to the 3pm blackoutFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSFollow our live blog below… More

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      Jeff Stelling slams EasyJet for letting ‘loud, abusive & drunk passenger on flight who kicked seats & made farm noises’

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      JEFF Stelling has slammed EasyJet for allegedly letting a “loud, abusive and drunk” passenger on his flight who kicked seats and made farm noises.The Sky Soccer Saturday legend blasted the airline after the lout sparked trouble on his flight home from the Algarve in Portugal.Jeff Stelling blasted EasyJet on WednesdayCredit: AFPHe said cabin crew let on a drunk and abusive passengerCredit: GettyHe claimed that cabin crew gave the man a whole row to himself – letting him kick and pull Jeff’s seat.Posting on Twitter, Jeff said: “How drunk do you have to be to be unfit to fly? “A man, loud and abusive in the terminal at Faro, was permitted on board despite being paralytic.”EasyJet staff were aware. He kicked and pulled the seats in front and made farmyard noises from every orifice all flight. Unpleasant.”Read More SportAn EasyJet customer services worker asked Jeff to send him a message – but to no avail.Jeff, 69, said: “Too late guys. He was disruptive in terminal as everyone could tell. “At final check before boarding, I was told they were calling a supervisor. “Crew moved him so he could have a row to himself – just happened to be behind me. Most read in Football”He was on the phone during take off and on landing. His language was loud and abusive. “It was uncomfortable to be sitting knowing drunken you was right behind.”I spoke to the on board crew and they said it was a ground staff decision to allow him on. “No wonder you get so many in flight incidents with drunks if no action taken.”EasyJet said: “Like all other airlines, we have strict guidelines about the consumption of alcohol onboard.”Any passenger who appears to be under the influence of alcohol will be refused alcohol onboard.”A spokesperson added: “Prior to departure we communicate our alcohol policy to customers.”We ask that should they wish to consume alcohol purchased onboard, that they do so responsibly,  considering others onboard. More

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      Liverpool player ratings: Ryan Gravenberch runs the show in midfield as half-time sub struggles to make an impact

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      LIVERPOOL triumphed at Selhurst Park in the early slot loathed by their former boss Jurgen Klopp.The German often grumbled about 12:30 kick offs, but his successor Arne Slot has a wholly different attitude.Arne Slot was all smiles despite being in the early kick-off slotCredit: PALiverpool celebrate their ninth minute openerCredit: ReutersAnd the Dutchman was positively loving the early start when Diogo Jota gave his side the lead after just nine minutes.Following the Reds’ 1-0 triumph, here’s how SunSport’s Martin Lipton rated each Liverpool performer on the day.ALISSON – 7Smart low save to foil Ismaila Sarr at the end of the first half after being a virtual spectator for 45 minutes.Second-half saves from Eberechi Eze and Eddie Nketiah before hamstring twanged to spark major concernsREAD MORE IN FOOTBALLTRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD – 7Took advantage of Palace’s lack of threat to maraud forward and into the middle.Dead ball delivery was on the money, too. IBRAHIMA KONATE – 7Rarely flustered as Liverpool kept the home side at arm’s length and knew when to bring his physicality to bear.Will have tougher lunchtimes in the club canteen.  Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSVIRGIL VAN DIJK – 8Calm as ever and barely got out of first gear as he neutralised Palace’s limited danger with positional and tactical intelligence.Lucky to escape punishment for his wrist-pull on Marc Guehi.Fans stunned as Arne Slot ‘cooks’ Man Utd with savage statement after Red Devils’ Tottenham humiliationKOSTAS TSIMIKAS – 7Greek defender was targeted early on but played his part in the opener.Settled down and unruffled for much of what followed.RYAN GRAVENBERCH – 8Patrolled deep and able to set the tempo from midfield with impunity.He looks utterly at home and comfortable in a Liverpool shirt now although one mistake might have been punished.Ryan Gravenberch was impressive for the RedsCredit: AFPALEXIS MAC ALLISTER – 7Spotted the gaps in the Palace rearguard from the start with his constant movement into space to create clever passing angles.Booking might have been a reason for his replacement at the break.MOHAMED SALAH – 7Sharp intakes of breath from home fans whenever he got the ball told the story.Even when not at his best he creates menace but a surprising substitution. Mo Salah was all smiles at Selhurst ParkCredit: PACURTIS JONES – 6Slotted into the middle on his first Prem start of the season.Might have wanted to make more impact but did little wrong. CODY GAKPO – 7Supplied the opener with a smart run and low cross from the left but left frustrated afterwards.Somewhat unlucky to be booked for a skirmish with Sarr and always available. DIOGO JOTA – 6Cold-blooded finish to get Liverpool on their way.Missed a similar chance before half-time and a simple header after the break. Diogo Jota fires Liverpool into an early leadCredit: AlamySUBSTITUTESDominik Szoboszlai (for Mac Allister, 46) – 6Struggled to make an initial impact after replacing Mac Allister but influence grew as the game wore on and tested Henderson with one effort.Luis Diaz (for Salah, 73) – 5Colombian went right when he came on for Salah rather than his usual role on the other flank.Andrew Robertson (for Tsimikas, 79) – 6On to shore things up at the back as the introductions of Will Hughes and Jean-Philippe Mateta finally gave Palace some attacking impetusVitezslav Jaros (for Alisson, 79) – 6Czech keeper would have been excused for being nervous at being summoned with a few minutes to go but delighted that Eze shot straight at him when in on goal.READ MORE SUN STORIESWataru Endo – (for Jones, 89) – 5Barely time to make any real impact but helped see out the win.Dominik Szoboszlai did not make a big impact after coming onCredit: Getty More

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      Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 1: Reds go into international break top of Premier League table but suffer major Alisson blow

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      LIVERPOOL hung on to claim the victory that guaranteed top spot heading into the international break.The Reds led early through Diogo Jota and the Portugal striker should have grabbed a second just after the hour.Diogo Jota netted the opening goal after just nine minutes against Crystal PalaceCredit: ReutersBut the Reds suffered a major blow with Alisson forced off injuredCredit: RexIt meant there was a debut for 23-year-old Vitezslav JarosCredit: PAHowever, in the end Arne Slot’s side were left clinging on to all three points.Neither referee Simon Hooper nor VAR saw fit to punish Virgil Van Dijk’s tug on Marc Guehi with a penalty.And Palace failed to make the most of the visitors losing goalkeeper Alisson Becker to injury with 15 minutes to go.Debutant Vitezslav Jaros came on his Alisson’s place and should have been beaten by Eberechi Eze.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLBut the Palace playmaker, whose goal at Anfield in April had derailed the Reds’ title challenge last season, fired straight at the stand-in stopper.So winless Palace lost again and Liverpool continued their promising but not totally convincing start under Slot.Palace thought they had scored inside 30 seconds.Eddie Nketiah, playing at centre forward in place of the benched Jean-Philippe Mateta, turned in Ismaila Sarr’s cross. But VAR confirmed the former Arsenal striker had been offside.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSInstead, three of the four changes that Slot made to the team which had beaten Bologna paid off immediately.Left back Kostas Tsimikas played a lovely pass between two Palace defenders for Cody Gakpo.Fans stunned as Arne Slot ‘cooks’ Man Utd with savage statement after Red Devils’ Tottenham humiliationThe Dutchman sent in a low cross and Jota stole ahead of home debutant Trevoh Chalobah to apply the finish.Moments later, Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson cleared a Mo Salah cross.After that Liverpool dominated possession and territory. They played some good football but could not find a final pass and ended up shooting from distance.Gakpo fired off target and Trent Alexander-Arnold drew a save from Henderson with an effort from outside the box.When Ryan Gravenberch did produce a good cross, Jota completely miscued when he should at least have hit the target. Virgil Van Dijk headed an Alexander-Arnold corner well over the bar.The Palace crowd was frustrated, both by their team’s flat performance and by referee SImon Hooper’s reluctance to show more yellow cards to Liverpool players than he did.Visiting goalkeeper Alisson finally had to make a save in first-half stoppage time, when he kept out Sarr’s low shot.Slot sent on Dominik Szoboszlai at half time for one of the players who had been booked, Alexis Mac Allister.Liverpool remained on top and Henderson made two important interventions, cutting out an Alexander-Arnold cross and then saving well from Salah after Van Dijk’s pass.Glasner had seen enough before the hour. Off came left wing-back Tyrick Mitchell and on went Mateta, with Will Hughes replacing Adam Wharton.Jota should have immediately put the game to bed. But when Alexander-Arnold’s free kick found him unmarked, six yards out, he headed the ball weakly wide.Sloppy Liverpool play then gifted Palace the chance to equalise. Hughes won the ball and fed Mateta, who teed up Nketiah. But the shot was not strong enough to trouble Alisson much.The Liverpool ‘keeper had to be more alert when another defensive mix-up gave Eze a chance. After the resulting corner, Alisson was forced into an unconvincing punch and Van Dijk got away with grabbing Guehi.Hooper was making fewer and fewer friends as he doled out three quick yellow cards to Palace players. The home fans asked, “Who’s the Scouser in the black?” and suggested the referee did not know what he was doing.Selhurst Park sniffed a comeback when Alisson went off injured with 15 minutes to go and Czech ‘keeper Jaros came on for his Reds debut.Hughes hooked a shot wide and then Palace failed to make the most of a nervous first clearance by Jaros.READ MORE SUN STORIESBut the biggest opportunity came when the home side broke three on one. Mateta eventually played in Eze, but he hit his shot straight at Jaros who caught it easily.The home side had six minutes of stoppage time to find an equaliser. More

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      Leeds goalkeeper Ivan Meslier breaks down in dressing room after Sunderland howler cost his team crucial win

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      DANIEL FARKE revealed Illan Meslier was in tears after his howler at Sunderland.The Black Cats took an early lead through Chris Rigg but found themselves trailing in stoppage time after strikes from Joel Piroe and Junior Firpo.Illan Meslier was left distraught after his howler gifted Sunderland a pointThe home side were ecstatic to score an unlikely equaliser at the death in the 97th minuteThe hopeful ball bizarrely bounced under the French keeper to leave Leeds thirdThat looked to be enough to take Farke’s side level on points with Sunderland but that prospect was thrown away right at the death.French goalkeeper Meslier let a hopeful, deflected ball from Alan Browne into the box squirm through him to give the hosts a point.And afterwards his manager admitted: “He is the saddest person in the dressing room, he’s more or less in tears.”Farke then claimed that captain Pascal Struijk saw the ball bounce unnaturally in front of Meslier, which caused it to spin past him.READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWSHowever, the Leeds boss says he was unable to confirm if there was a rogue divot at fault or not. He said: “After such a situation, you don’t need to speak about it – no-one wants to hear any words.“Pascal came over and said he had never seen anything like this. He said it bounced and jumped in the other direction because there was a mark on the pitch.“I can’t tell you if that was the case because I wasn’t on the pitch, but Pascal was probably in the best position to see. If it was this, it was unbelievably unlucky.”Most read in ChampionshipFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSA win would have taken Leeds level on points with Championship leaders Sunderland, but instead they remain three points behind in third, with Burnley in second.Browne’s ball in went down as an Firpo own goal, but the Republic of Ireland international said he’s “almost embarrassed” to claim it as his own.Ex-Man Utd star Hannibal Mejbri dubbed ‘epic s—house’ after outrageously taunting Leeds fans in tense Burnley winSky Sports co-commentator Don Goodman described the howler as “right up there” in terms of all-time errors.Goodman added: “It’s a gift, it’s a present. You cant legislate for it. If you are Leeds, how on earth can you legislate for something like this?”Sunderland’s manager Regis Le Bris was a little more sympathetic to Meslier, who he coached back in their respective homelands at the Lorient academy.He was spotted speaking to his compatriot on the pitch at full time and said afterwards: “I’m disappointed for him because I like this boy and anyone can make a mistake.“For a goalkeeper, when you make a mistake, the consequences are very important. It happened and we are happy for the final result.” More

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      Huge Liverpool blow as goalkeeper Alisson forced off in Crystal Palace clash with yet another injury

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      LIVERPOOL have suffered a major injury blow after Alisson was forced off with a serious hamstring injury.The Brazilian shot-stopper was replaced late on in the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace by debutant Vitezslav Jaros.Alisson limped off late in the game against Crystal PalaceCredit: TNT SportsIt is Alisson’s second injury of the season after he suffered thigh problems last monthCredit: AFPAlisson was replaced by third-choice keeper Vitezslav JarosCredit: ReutersAlisson immediately went down after clearing the ball away and manager Arne Slot has confirmed he does not expect him back before November.Caoimhin Kelleher was unavailable due to illness, leaving 23-year-old Czech Jaros to come on in between the sticks.His previous match in English football was for Stockport against Salford in October 2022 as he kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win.And he was immediately forced into action as Eberechi Eze was played through and forced a smart save from the replacement Liverpool keeper.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAlisson missed Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Bournemouth last month due to a thigh injury.He was also absent for their 5-1 Carabao Cup victory against West Ham.Now he is set for more time on the sideline as he went down and clutched his hamstring before being replaced.But while Alisson’s injury will be a blow to Liverpool manager Arne Slot, their positive start under the Dutchman continues.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThe 1-0 win over Liverpool ensures they will head into the second international break of the season top of the Premier League table.They have won six of their seven matches – with their only dropped points coming in a 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest.Ex-Liverpool star John Arne Riise shows what he is made of on the training pitch Liverpool have also won their opening two Champions League games against AC Milan and Bologna. More

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      Brentford vs Wolves LIVE SCORE: Latest Premier League updates as Bees look to pile on misery for winless Wanderers

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      BRENTFORD have beaten Wolves in an eight-goal Premier League thriller.The Bees are now level on points with 8th-placed Tottenham who play Brighton on Sunday.While Wolves stay rock-bottom of the table.Kick off time: 3pm BSTTV/Stream: Not available in the UK due to the 3pm blackoutFOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALSFollow our live blog below… More