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Inter Milan 6-0 Brescia: Ashley Young, Alexis Sanchez and Christian Eriksen score

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Ashley Young is the first English player to score a Serie A home goal for Inter since Paul Ince in 1997

Ashley Young, Alexis Sanchez and Christian Eriksen all scored and set up goals as Inter Milan thrashed Brescia to remain third in Serie A.

Young volleyed Inter ahead from a Sanchez cross and the Chilean scored a penalty after Victor Moses was fouled.

Danilo D'Ambrosio headed home a cross …

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Bournemouth 1-4 Newcastle: Cherries fighting for survival after thrashing

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Newcastle sit two points off 10th place with six games of the Premier League season remaining

Bournemouth's Premier League survival hopes were dealt another blow as Newcastle beat them comprehensively with an exciting performance at Vitality Stadium.

Jefferson Lerma's mistake was punished by Dwight Gayle to give Newcastle an early lead and Cherries manager Eddie Howe shook his head in frustration as Sean Longstaff made it 2-0 within half an …

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Everton 2-1 Leicester: Hosts boost European hopes with victory

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Everton have picked up seven points from their three games since the restart of the Premier League

Everton kept up their post-restart push for a place in next season's Europa League with an impressive victory over Leicester at Goodison Park.

The Blues are unbeaten since the Premier League began again two weeks ago, with a second successive win coming courtesy of two goals in quick succession in the game's first …

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Forest edge past 10-man Bristol City

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Tiago Silva's terrific free-kick fired Nottingham Forest to victory and extended Bristol City's wretched winless run on a night when Ashley Williams saw red.

Sabri Lamouchi's men strengthened their position in the Sky Bet Championship play-off spots, with three points seeing them move up to fourth on Wednesday evening.

Bristol City did show signs of promise at the City Ground but Lee Johnson's stuttering side saw their winless streak extend …

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Struggling Huddersfield cruise to victory

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Dominant Huddersfield grabbed a huge survival lifeline after an impressive 3-0 win at Birmingham.

Karlan Grant's penalty, Fraizer Campbell's first goal since November and Elias Kachunga's header lifted the Terriers out of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone.

Campbell's strike came just after Grant had a second spot-kick saved by Lee Camp.

Danny Cowley's side are now 19th, three points above the drop zone, after their first win since returning …

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Rooney stunner keeps Derby in play-off hunt

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A stunning Wayne Rooney free-kick was enough to see Derby past play-off rivals Preston as they earned a 1-0 win at Deepdale on Wednesday evening.

England's record goalscorer struck the winner after 18 minutes, beating North End goalkeeper Declan Rudd an with inch-perfect free-kick from just outside the penalty area, following a foul on Louie Sibley.

There was a vast improvement from the hosts after the break, but there was …

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Preston 0-1 Derby: Wayne Rooney’s fantastic free-kick secures fifth consecutive Championship win

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He's still got it! Wayne Rooney's fantastic free-kick secures FIFTH consecutive Championship win for Derby as Phillip Cocu's side chase a play-off spot

  • Derby won 1-0 against Preston at Deepdale to move within one point of play-offs
  • Paul Huntington was fortunate to avoid a red card after stamping on Louie Sibley
  • Wayne Rooney curled the resulting free-kick past Declan Rudd on 18 minutes
  • The result leaves Preston ninth in the
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Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp says ‘we will attack title, not defend it’

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We will attack Premier League title, not defend it - Klopp

Liverpool will attack rather than defend their title next season, says manager Jurgen Klopp.

The Reds sealed their first Premier League title - and first top-flight success since 1990 - last week with seven games of the season remaining.

Klopp, who joined Liverpool in 2015, said: "We will not defend the title next season; we'll attack the next one.…

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Championship club Wigan Athletic are placed into administration

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Championship club Wigan Athletic - who won the FA Cup in 2013 - are placed into administration, blaming the 'significant impact' of coronavirus

  • Championship club Wigan Athletic have been placed into administration 
  • Joint administrators have been appointed to save the club and staff jobs 
  • The suspension of the league season due to covid has been blamed 
  • They have been handed a 12-point deduction, meaning they could be relegated