Evening StandardEverton vs Arsenal: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results
Crisis club Everton host an Arsenal side coming off the back of a thrilling 3-2 loss away at Manchester United on the first Monday Night Football in weeks. Rafa Benitez is under huge pressure at Goodison Park after being battered against Liverpool in the Merseyside derby and his task gets no easier on Monday. Indeed, while Mikel Arteta has seen his side come up short against the biggest teams in the league, these are the kind of games Arsenal have generally won with relative ease since their dodgy start to the season.
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Granada beats Alavés 2-1 despite own goal in Spanish league
GRANADA, Spain (AP) — Substitute Santiago Arias scored late to help Granada recover from an own goal and secure a 2-1 win at home over Alavés in the Spanish league on Friday. Arias struck the winner with four minutes remaining, shortly after defender Luis Abram swept a cross by Alavés into his own net with a poor clearance attempt. Granada had gone ahead in the 14th from a goal by Antonio Puertas. Granada coach Robert Moreno missed the game to serve the second of a two-game suspension for protes
Evening StandardThomas Tuchel labels transfer target Declan Rice a ‘Chelsea boy’ in praise of ‘important’ West Ham star
Thomas Tuchel has hailed “Chelsea boy” Declan Rice ahead of the Premier League leaders’ trip to West Ham on Saturday. The former Chelsea academy starlet left the club as a 14-year-old, but his former club have long-planned to bring him back to Stamford Bridge, with a fresh move potentially coming at the end of the season. Tuchel refused to criticise the decision to release Rice, who has gone on to become a pivotal player for England, but no attempt to hide his admiration for the midfielder.
The IndependentJurgen Klopp credits pre-season brainstorming for Liverpool’s scoring spree
The Reds have scored a record-breaking two or more goals in 18 consecutive matches.