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Thomas Frank says Brentford were ‘AVERAGE at best’ as Bees secure 2-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge with hosts’ unbeaten run put to an end by Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo’s second-half strikes Thomas Frank said his sides first-half performance was ‘not up to level’ Despite a goalless 45 minutes, Ethan Pinnock opened the scoring for the visitors Bryan Mbeumo secured the three points with a stoppage time run

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 Eddie Nketiah returned to the Arsenal starting line-up with style as the England forward hit a first Premier League hat-trick in a 5-0 win over bottom club Sheffield United. Mikel Arteta made five changes for the visit of

Mauricio Pochettino directs from the touchline at Stamford Bridge 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 Mauricio Pochettino lamented that Chelsea were “not nasty enough” in attack as Brentford won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to send his team to a third home Premier League defeat

Jack Grealish played an integral role in Man City’s historic Treble-winning season but England’s latest poster boy is under pressure… after a summer of partying, how does he force his way back into their XI ahead of a crucial Manchester derby? The Man City winger has played 10 matches so far this season, scoring one goal Belgian wonderkid Doku’s arrival has put pressure on the former Villa attacker Listen to

Follow live coverage as Blackburn Rovers face Swansea City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season. Last year Southampton, Leicester City and Leeds United were relegated from the top flight and all are hopeful of making a quick return – but

Reece James of Chelsea arrives at the stadium Chelsea host Brentford in the lunchtime Premier League fixture with the Blues aiming to stop the Bees from winning a third successive gae at Stamford Bridge. Mauricio Pochettino must contend without Enzo Fernandez and Mikhailo Mudryk, but Nicolas Jackson returns. Meanwhile, Thomas Frank will hope Bryan Mbuemo can hurt the hosts on the break. The Bees are confident after victory over Burnley

Thomas Tuchel reveals Manuel Neuer is ‘excited’ to make his Bayern Munich return after TEN months out with a broken leg – and insists the goalkeeper should be ‘proud of himself’ after recovering from the skiing accident Manuel Neuer, 37, sustained a broken leg in a skiing accident last December The Bayern Munich captain will make his return against Darmstadt on Saturday Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel believes Neuer should be proud

Tottenham overcome a new problem on way to extending Premier League lead Crystal Palace 1-2 Tottenham: Spurs went five points clear at the top of the Premier League after finding a way through a compact home defence Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham hold on to maintain their unbeaten start with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. Spurs dominated for the majority of the game, but were given a few

Follow live coverage as Genoa face Salernitana in Serie A today. Italy’s top flight has seen a rotating cast of teams at the top since the dominance of Juventus was ended, with both Inter Milan and AC Milan claiming a title apiece before Napoli finished top last term. Jose Mourinho’s Roma, Lazio led by Maurizio Sarri and Atalanta, under Gian Piero Gasperini, are also all exciting clubs with European or

Peter Crouch reveals the change that would have seen Liverpool beat AC Milan in the 2007 Champions League final as Carlo Ancelotti’s side took revenge for 2005 Miracle of Istanbul with 2-1 victory in Athens Peter Crouch’s Liverpool played AC Milan in the 2007 Champions League final  Follow Mail Sport’s new Liverpool WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news  Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All