As kick-off approached and the traffic gridlock that, at one point, ensnared Rafa Benítez and his Everton players, intensified, hundreds of Leeds fans emerged from near stationary cars and coaches. Tired of waiting, they streamed down a slip road leadi…
Manchester City v Norwich, Leeds v Everton and more: clockwatch – live!
Updates from the Premier League and beyondFollow all the goals as they go in around EuropeAny comments? You can email Rob here 4.48pm BST “Act II: spoiler alert!” says Simon McMahon. “Hamilton lost. At least Mr and Mrs Dony were in the room where it ha…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Romelu Lukaku returns for Chelsea, Raphaël Varane set for United bow and Burnley test Virgil van Dijk’s aerial mettleArsenal beat Chelsea twice last season, including a victory at StamfordBridge three months ago. Since then they have spent heavily on t…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Trevoh Chalobah impresses for Chelsea, Rafael Benítez’s warm reception and Mason Greenwood looks ready to step upWhen in the opening minutes it became clear that clear Manchester City’s gameplan was to overload the left flank – with Benjamin Mendy raid…
Everton comeback downs Southampton and gets Benítez off to winning start
There was a hug on the final whistle for Duncan Ferguson, a wave to all four sides of an appreciative Goodison Park and an embrace for every player who eventually got his Everton career off to an ideal start.For Rafael Benítez, the first day in a poten…