It took less than 60 seconds for Trent Alexander-Arnold's torment to start. And dishing out the pain and suffering was Jeremy Doku. The Liverpool defender hadn't touched the ball, but he was in the game whether he liked it or not. That's because it was at the dazzling feet of Doku. For a long time a Belgian has ruled the roost at the Etihad, to help inspire Manchester City's domination

Piers Morgan fumed that VAR is “wrecking football” after Arsenal’s goal was disallowed at Brentford. The Gunners thought they had broken the deadlock late in the first half when Leandro Trossard headed the ball home. Star man Bukayo Saka had whipped in the ball into the Brentford penalty box, finding Gabriel Jesus only for the Brazilian to nod it straight at Mark Flekken in goal. Flekken parried the ball, but

A pair of teenage football fans have been arrested for allegedly aiming misogynistic chants at a female referee. Two 17-year-old boys were taken into custody after the alleged chants were directed at Rebecca Welch during Birmingham City’s Championship game against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday (November 25). The police are said to have acted quickly after hearing the chants during the game, which Birmingham won 2-1. A police spokesperson said: "We

Two teenage boys are arrested for alleged misogynistic chanting aimed at referee Rebecca Welch during Birmingham City’s match against Sheffield Wednesday West Midlands Police arrested two teenagers for an alleged public order offence  Mail Sport started an agenda-setting Stop Abusing Referees campaign this week Have you witnessed abuse of referees? Contact [email protected]  Two 17-year-old boys have been arrested for alleged misogynistic chanting towards referee Rebecca Welch during Birmingham City’s match

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi made no apology for celebrating his side’s 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest like they had won the Champions League final. De Zerbi sprinted straight to the away fans at the City Ground, without

Piers Morgan moaned that VAR is “ruining football” after his team Arsenal were narrowly denied an opening goal against Brentford due to offside on Saturday evening. The Gunners thought they had taken a 1-0 lead before half-time through Leandro Trossard’s close-range header in the 5.30pm kick-off. But a VAR check saw the goal chalked off a few moments later. Trossard was shown to – just – be beyond Gabriel Jesus

Celtic 1-1 Motherwell: Jonathan Obika’s last-minute equaliser steals a point on the road for the Well after David Turnbull looked to have sealed the points for Brendan Rodgers’ side from the spot Brendan Rodgers’ side dropped points for only the third time so far this season  It was a tale of two penalties for the hosts after missing and scoring one each  Inside Ange’s Spurs: Listen to It’s All Kicking Off

Huddersfield 1-1 Southampton: Saints miss chance to go third as late Ben Jackson strike cancels out Adam Armstrong’s opener Armstrong scored just before half time but the Terriers managed to stay in the tie Jackson struck three minutes from time as they continue to battle relegation Southampton are eight points from the top two with Ipswich still to play tonight  Ben Jackson scored a dramatic late equaliser as Championship strugglers

Birmingham 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday: Wayne Rooney FINALLY gets his first win as Blues boss with late Jordan James winner as hosts fight from a goal down against the Owls Wayne Rooney was yet to win a game as Birmingham manager before Saturday  Jordan James’ winner came within three minutes of replacing Juninho Bacuna  Inside Ange’s Spurs: Listen to It’s All Kicking Off on how he transformed the club  Wayne Rooney finally

PLAYER RATINGS: Manchester City’s maestro Bernardo Silva shines as the best player on the pitch… while Liverpool duo Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones struggle in midfield during 1-1 draw Erling Haaland scored to become the fastest player to 50 Premier League goals  Trent Alexander-Arnold pegged one back from Liverpool with a quality effort City-Liverpool is tough to referee… but our campaign is up and running – IAKO  Manchester City and