Arsenal bid to close gap on City, lowly Spurs head to Manchester United

Arsenal bid to close gap on City, lowly Spurs head to Manchester United – matchday live

Cole Palmer signs a new deal at Chelsea and buildup to the return of the Premier League following the international break Talking of West Ham and stoppage-time drama – it’ll all become clear – there was also late drama in the Bundesliga last night. Leaders Borussia Dortmund were all set to maintain their 100% start after late goals from Daniel Svensson (80) and Nico Schlotterbeck (85) put them 2-0 up on Werder Breme

David Tindall October 10, 2026 · 10:00 AM 1 MIN READ

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Right, time to turn the style on a bit after quietening the crowd. Here’s Barney Ronay.

“Welcome to the weirdest weekend of them all. We are now post-judgment, post-statement, postlapsarian. As the Premier League prepares to snap back into what must be described, out of habit, as reality, armed with the knowledge its serial champions have been the authors of a 10-year sham supremacy, the first question is fairly simple. How is it going to feel?”