FULL TIME AT JOHN SMITH'S STADIUM: HUDDERSFIELD v SOUTHAMPTON.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0 SOUTHAMPTON 0.

FULL TIME AT ST. JAMES' PARK: NEWCASTLE v WEST HAM.

NEWCASTLE 3 WEST HAM 0.

36' GOALLLLLLLL!!! JOSELU!!!
Atsu was played through smartly on the left and squared brilliantly for Joselu, who knocked into the empty net from eight yards to score his first Premier League goal for the Magpies.

72' GOALLLLLL!!! CLARK!!!
NEWCASTLE DOUBLE THEIR LEAD! Ritchie picked out an unmarked Clark in the area with his cross in from the right, which the centre-half heads off the far post and in!

88' GOALLL!!! MITROVIC!!! 

Newcastle 3-0 West Ham.
Mitrovic rounded Hart and taps in.


FULL TIME REPORT:
A first victory of the season for the Magpies as tension is eased on Tyneside in advance of the international break. Joselu opened Newcastle's account in the first half on his full debut, before Ciaran Clark and Aleksandr Mitrovic compounded the misery for West Ham, who have lost three straight to start the season for the first time since 2010, and just the second time in their history.

FULL TIME AT SELHURST PARK: CRYSTAL PALACE v SWANSEA.

CRYSTAL PALACE 0 SWANSEA 2.

Abraham 44', Ayew 48'.

44' GOOOAAALLL! ABRAHAM!!! SWANSEA LEAD!
It was a great ball in from Fer, but Tammy Abraham does superbly to guide his volley past Hennessey for his first Premier league goal.

48' GOALLLLLLL!!!
SWANSEA DOUBLE THEIR LEAD!
Kelly was sloppy in possession and the ball was nicked off him on the half-way line by Naughton, the right wing-back then played an inch-perfect ball behind the Palace defender for Ayew to run onto. The striker just had the keeper to beat, he got a bit of luck as his shot hits Hennessey and then bounces back off him, rolling straight into the back of the net.

FULL TIME:

It's all over here at Selhurst Park and Swansea will go back to Wales with all three points, their first victory in the Premier League this season. Whilst Palace are still waiting for their first win. Goals from Abraham and Ayew wrapped up the victory for the visitors, in game which they were the better side and limited the hosts chances. The poor start to Frank De Boer's reign at Palace continues.

BALOTELLI'S STUNNING EX IS NOW DATING GABONESE FOOTBALLER EQUALLY NAMED MARIO.

Belgian model and singer, Fanny Neguesha broke up her 18-month engagement with Italian 'bad boy', Mario Balotelli in 2014.

Daily mail reported at the time that the engagement was broken due to the footballer's excessive jealousy.

However, Fanny has found herself in another "love pool" as she's now coincidentally dating another MARIO! but this time, Gabonese footballer, Mario Lemina.

Mario Lemina  23, who joined Southampton for a Club record fee of £15.4million from Juventus unveiled the beautiful model on his Instagram account.

He shared a picture of the Belgian stroking his beard, as they smile broadly for a selfie.

Fanny who was once linked with British formula one superstar, Lewis Hamilton is four years older than Mario Lemina, but seem to be having a good time with the Saints' Star.

FULL TIME AT THE VITALITY STADIUM: BOURNEMOUTH v MANCHESTER CITY.

AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 MAN CITY 2.

Daniels 13'.

Jesus 21', Sterling 90+7'.

TEAM NEWS:
Bournemouth XI: Begovic, S Cook, Ake, Mings, A Smith, Gosling, Surman, Arter, Daniels, King, Defoe.

Subs: B Smith, L Cook, Fraser, Ibe, Mousset, Afobe, Boruc.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Danilo, Kompany, Otamendi, Mendy, Fernandinho, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Bernardo, Jesus.

Subs: Bravo, Stones, Aguero, Mangala, Delph, Sane, Toure.


13' GOALLLLLLLL!!!  CHARLIE DANIELS!
BOURNEMOUTH LEAD!
What a strike by Charlie Daniels!
A chipped cross in from Dan Gosling is cut out by Kompany, but the defender can only clear the ball as far as Daniels. The wing-back then unleashes an almighty strike from the edge of the penalty area, and it's one that leaves Ederson with no chance as it screams into the top right-hand corner of the net.

21' EQUALISER!!!!
GABRIEL JESUS LEVELS!
A lovely through ball from David Silva is latched onto by Gabriel Jesus.
Jesus touched and finished with a little bit of style.

HALF TIME:
Bournemouth enjoyed a wonderful start to the game thanks to a world-class half-volley from Daniels, but Gabriel Jesus managed to get them back into the game after linking up brilliantly with David Silva.

90+7' GOALLLLLL!!!
CITY WINS IT AT THE DEATH!!!
Danilo linked up well with Sterling and plays a quick one-two with the winger, who then fired a shot off Surman and into the bottom left-hand corner of the net.

FULL TIME REPORT:
That was the cruellest of ways to loose. After the Cherries scored the opener through Daniels worldie in the first half, Gabriel Jesus equalised for the visitors minutes later and City pressed on afterwards.
However, a late late goal by Raheem Sterling in the 97th minute won the game for Pep Guardiola's City, and left Eddie Howe's players incredibly angry as they continued to protest with the referee even after the final whistle about his decision to let the game continue for so long.

From the Vitality stadium:
AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 MANCHESTER CITY 2.

HAS LIONEL MESSI JOINED REAL MADRID?

Real Madrid's official Twitter account seems to have been been hacked, after a post welcoming Lionel Messi to the club appeared on their feed.

The Mirror reports that, just days after Barcelona's account was taken over by hackers OurMine, which announced Paris Saint Germain's Angel Di Maria had joined the club as a hoax, the group was at it again, this time on the Champions League winners' account.

At 5.30am accompanied by a video of Messi scoring for Barcelona against Real Madrid, a post on Real's Twitter said: "Benvingut Messi! ¡Bienvenido Messi! Welcome Messi! Bienvenue Messi! #Messi."

The group, which has hacked a series of high-profile accounts over the past 12 months, then followed it up with a series of tweets claiming responsibility for the hacking, saying: "Internet security is s*** and we proved that."

The post went viral, with over 27,000 retweets in the first 45 minutes of it being up.

Another tweet claimed they had sold Karim Benzema, who has been a target for Premier League clubs.

The hacker wrote: "We sold Benzema, do you want us to buy any player?"
The tweets remained public for around 90 minutes before they disappeared from Real's Spanish and English language feeds, though one post still remained on the club's Japanese account till 7.30am.

MOURINHO HAS ISSUED A SERIOUS WARNING TO LUKAKU AND RASHFORD.

Jose Mourinho has told Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford they must deliver if they want to keep Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the sidelines reports the Mirror.

The Sweden striker has committed to
Manchester United for the season even though he is not yet fit after knee surgery.

Boss Mourinho reckons Ibrahimovic, 35, who scored 28 goals in 46 games before his cruciate ligament injury in April, will be ready for selection by January.

And he says the onus is on current attackers Lukaku – with three goals already – and Rashford to keep Ibrahimovic out.

After successive 4-0 Premier League wins, Mourinho said: “Zlatan knows me and he knows I play the players I think are best for the team.

“If he comes here and proves that he is the best, he plays. But if the other ones don’t give him a chance – that is life.

“He is one of the best strikers in the world so the only consequence is we are going to have a much better squad.”

Mourinho won the title in his second season at Chelsea after re-signing Didier Drogba and is hoping Ibrahimovic can also help his side to more silverware.

He added: “When Drogba came back to Chelsea for the second time, he was not the first choice for most matches.
“But I would say he was as important as the first choice for the title.

Here we need a striker and we have one striker just around the corner who belongs to our family.

“Zlatan is going to arrive in a team, which I don’t say is an end product because in football there are no end products and we are just in the beginning of the second season.

But Zlatan is going to arrive in mid-season with the team playing a certain way.

“Zlatan is one more option, one more experienced player and one more player that can play either nine or 10.

“We have lots of matches and if we progress in the Champions League and one of the cups, I don’t even say both cups, if we do that we are going to be in a position where we couldn’t do it only with Lukaku and Rashford – especially if I play both together.”

Anthony Martial has come off the bench and scored against both West Ham and Swansea after previously clashing with Mourinho.

The United boss admits he is working better with the Frenchman, 21, as they understand each other more now.

Mourinho added: “You cannot be happy just with glimpses of talent. That I am not going to change, I want more from him because he has all the qualities.

“But I think he understands me better too. That personal relationship is good".

"YOU HAVE TO ASK ALEXIS"; GUARDIOLA SPARKS TRANSFER SPECULATION.

Guardiola has spent more than £200m this summer, but could almost double that figure if Monaco sensation, Kylian Mbappe and Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez joins him at City.

Though the former Bayern Munich Boss distanced himself from signing five-time Balon d'or winner Lionel Messi.

"My dream for one [Messi] is to stay at Barcelona for his career, the other [Mbappe] is a young talent who will decide [his future]," Guardiola cryptically said.

"[Sanchez] is an Arsenal player," Guardiola admitted. "Like Mbappe is Monaco and Jonny Evans is West Brom. You have to ask Alexis."

BARCELONA HAVE CONFIRMED THE SIGNING OF DEMBELE.

Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund reports the Mirror.

The youngster has made the switch to La Liga, penning a five-year contract with a £369million buyout clause.

That makes him the second most expensive player of all time, following Neymar's £199million move from Barca to Paris Saint-Germain earlier this summer.

The 20-year-old will arrive in Barcelona on Sunday and will undergo a medical on Monday morning, the club have confirmed.

He will then be presented to the media and fans on Monday.
Dortmund have confirmed that the add-ons will total 40 per cent of the fixed fee, which is a total £38.7million. His final fee could therefore top £135million.

Barcelona have confirmed that the Frenchman will wear the number 11 shirt at the Nou Camp - meaning he has taken Neymar's former squad number.

Since Neymar's departure, Barca have been linked with several big-money signings and Dembele has always been near the top of their shopping list, along with Liverpool's Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho.

This move could mean Barca's interest in Coutinho may cool in this transfer window.

At the same time as Barca's reported interest in Dembele came to light, the player skipped training with Dortmund and was subsequently suspended by the Bundesliga side.

Dortmund then revealed they had rejected an offer from Barca for their young forward - who was under contract until 2021 - because "it did not correspond to the extraordinary footballing and additional value of the player and the present economic situation of the European transfer market".

However, the two clubs have now reached an agreement that will see the Frenchman move to the five-time European champions.

Dembele joined Dortmund in May 2016 from Rennes on a five-year contract and has attracted top European suitors after a breakout season at the Westfalenstadion.

He scored 10 times in 49 appearances in all competitions during the last campaign, while he broke his duck for France with the winner in the 3-2 friendly triumph over England in June.

Before Neymar and now Dembele's big-money moves, the previous record transfer fee was the £89million Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba last summer.

"MATIC HELPS ME, AND I ENJOY IT"; POGBA DECLARES.

Paul Pogba has started the season with a bang and he's got one man to thank - Nemanja Matic, reports the Mirror.

The Manchester United midfielder won the Europa League and League cup last season, scoring nine goals in 51 appearances.

Pogba has already scored twice in the Red Devils' opening two Premier League games and appears to be playing with a lot more freedom.

Matic joined Jose Mourinho's side last month in a £40million deal and impressed on his league debut, claiming the man of the match award against West Ham.

His defensive abilities have given Pogba license to demonstrate his attacking prowess, a move that is clearly paying off.

Speaking to ESPN FC, Pogba said: "I am mostly an offensive player and I think more about attacking. But he [Matic] will be more defending.

"We can switch, but we match a lot and in those two games, I have been more forward and he has stayed back.

"That helps me more be myself. I still do the defensive part, but now I can go forward more and help the strikers.

I like to be in front of the goals too
"He helps me and I enjoy it, yes."

RASHFORD AND HAZARD COULD SUCCEED RONALDO AS THE WORLD'S BEST; SAYS THE MAN HIMSELF.

Cristiano Ronaldo has named Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford as someone who could succeed him as the world's best player reports the Mirror.

The Real Madrid star was revealed as the UEFA Player of the Year on Thursday, and included the 19-year-old on a list of big names who could win the award next.

Ronaldo scored 12 goals in 13 games, including two in the final, as Real Madrid became the first team to defend a Champions League title.

Rashford has been ever-present in the Red Devils' first team since making his brilliant breakthrough in 2015, and Ronaldo clearly believes he can go on to achieve great things.

After receiving his latest accolade, Ronaldo was immediately asked by reporters who could be the one to succeed him, the Portugal captain replied: "That is a very good question.

I see some with great potential: Asensio, Mbappé, Neymar, Dembele, Hazard, Rashford ... and some others.
"In the next generation there are at least 10 players with very, very great potential."

RECAP OF MOURINHO'S PRESS CONFERENCE.

Manchester United made a stunning start to the new season. The Red devils won their opening games by 4-0 respectively against West Ham and Swansea.

Mourinho's men hit Saturday's opponents - Leicester for four last season as Chris Smalling, Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba all found the net.

The Portuguese gaffer spoke to the media on a number of issues on Friday,  including the big fight this weekend between Mayweather and McGregor.

ON THE BOXING BOUT.
Mourinho said:
My dream was to start a boxing fight and handle it in a different way.
Both showing their qualities in a fight not just boxing.
It is silly from me.
It is too late, I have to sleep and the next morning I will look at it.

ON ROONEY'S RETIREMENT FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.
Mourinho said:
“He told me the night before.
I am nobody to tell him agree, not agree, to do it or not do it, just listened to his reasons and I understand his reasons.

He does it for Everton, he does it for his family, so I have no complaints.
I just realise, like many other people, when he retires, you realise how many matches he played, how many goals he scored, what he represents for the football in this country and many congratulations for his career with the Three Lions.”

ON THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW.
Mourinho said:
“I think it’s a dangerous group and, if you go to the recent history of United, United lost against Basel, United couldn’t beat Benfica in two matches.

I think also against CSKA Moscow the last time was 0-0 or 1-0 or something. I know there’s three places, I never played against Benfica in the Champions League but of course, I know the dimension and the quality.

I played a few times against CSKA, I play against Basel too, I know the places, the stadiums, the atmospheres, the style of play.”

ON SATURDAY'S OPPONENTS - LEICESTER CITY.
Mourinho said:
“I think they are the same team as they were two seasons ago.
Are they going to be champions again? Honestly, I don’t think so because there are many teams that I don’t think all of them are going to fail.
But I think in terms of their qualities, I think they are the same team and they are playing exactly the same way they played before.”

ON ANTHONY MARTIAL.
Mourinho said:
“I think when you have some talent, you cannot waste it.
I think when you’re blessed with some talent, you have to fulfil that talent, you have to explore that talent, you cannot be happy just with glimpses of talent.

I want more from him because he has all the qualities for that. But I think he understands me better too and the personal relation [between us] is good, so again Anthony, I hope he’s going to be better this season than last season.”

ON MKHITARYAN'S GROWING INFLUENCE.
Mourinho said:
“I think Henrikh understands me, and to be honest, I understand him because in the beginning of the season if he understands me better, he would have started better.

But at the same time, if I understand him better, I would probably help him in a faster way than I did.

But, we spent our time together, working together, learning each other. The second part of last season was good for him and I believe with his talent that this season is going to be even better.”

ON ZLATAN'S RETURN.
Mourinho said:
I don’t want to think about it, I don’t even ask, speak about it or with the medical team about it, he will be an extra man for us in the second part of the season.

When I say second part I say normally we say January after Christmas, when the transfer window reopens in January but I have no idea at all.

I think the right way is not even to think or speak about it and just let him do his work step by step and comeback when he’s ready.

ON THE INJURY FRONT.
Mourinho said:
“Young will come back earlier than Luke. We need our squad, we need everybody, but there is no rush with Rojo.

There is no limping. Just straight runs and repetitions. We have to respect the timings and they are bringing him to the team around December.”

Manchester United hosts Leicester City on Saturday 17:30 GMT.

POGBA WINS EUROPA LEAGUE'S BEST PLAYER AWARD; THE FIRST OF ITS KIND.

Manchester United star Paul Pogba has won Europa League's Best Player award following the Red Devils' triumph last season.

The Frenchman featured in all 15 games in the competition, scoring three goals including the opening goal in the final, as Jose Mourinho's men won the trophy for the first time in the Club's illustrious history.

After finishing second in their group behind Fenerbahce, United went on to beat St-Etienne, Rostov, Anderlecht and Celta Vigo, before beating Ajax 2-0 in the final.

Upon receiving the award, Pogba said: "To be the first one to win the best player, hopefully this season will be as good as last season.
"Thank you so much."

Recall that United also won the league Cup as well as the community shield in what eventually turned out a successful season, despite finishing sixth in the Premier League.

EUROPA LEAGUE DRAW IN FULL.

Group A: Villarreal, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Astana, Slavia Prague.

Group B: Dynamo Kiev, Young Boys, Partizan Belgrade, Skenderbeu.

Group C: Braga, Ludogorets, Hoffenheim, Istanbul Basaksehir.

Group D: AC Milan, Austria Vienna, NK Rijeka, AEK Athens.

Group E: Lyon, Everton, Atalanta, Apollon Limassol.

Group F: FC Copenhagen, Lokomotiv Moscow, Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Zlin.

Group G: Viktoria Plzen, Steaua Bucharest, Hapoel Beer-Sheva, FC Lugano.

Group H: Arsenal, BATE Borisov, Cologne, Red Star Belgrade.

Group I: Salzburg, Marseille, Vitoria Guimaraes, Konyaspor.

Group J: Athletic Bilbao, Hertha Berlin, Zorya Luhansk, Ostersunds.

Group K: Lazio, Nice, Zulte Waregem, Vitesse Arnhem.

Group L: Zenit, Real Sociedad, Rosenborg, Vardar Skopje.

RONALDO HAS THANKED HIS FANS AFTER WINNING THE BEST PLAYER AWARD.

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, on Thursday night in Monaco was declared UEFA forward of the year. The attacker who scored 25 La Liga goals and 12 Champions goals during the 2016/2017 season was equally named the European best player of the year.

The Portuguese took to social media to thank his colleagues and fans for their contributions.

He wrote on his Instagram handle:

"Thank you to my teammates, coaches and staff who helped me win this trophy again. I dedicate this to my family, friends and fans. This is also yours!"

LUKAKU HAVE REVEALED HOW THIERRY HENRY HELPED HIM IMPROVE.

"Thierry Henry is the best thing that has happened to me"; Lukaku declared.

Manchester United hit man Lukaku has netted four goals in his three competitive appearances for the club since joining from Everton this summer.

And the Belgian striker has put his goal scoring form down to international coach Henry, along with superstar mentors Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Samuel Eto’o and Fernando Torres.

Lukaku told NBC Sport: "Henry is the best thing that has happened to me because since I came to England aged 18 I have had the best mentors.

“I have had possibly the five best strikers of the last ten years as mentors.
"I had Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka, Samuel Eto’o, Fernando Torres and now, Thierry Henry. That’s not bad, is it?

"It is the best thing that could happen in my career because I am a young guy.

"Thierry for me is the best. Every day whether it is positive and negative I take it in my stride because I know what is expected from the top level.

"Working with him in Belgium I really take my time with him asking questions, I don't take him for granted, I sometime ask him questions for two hours.

"I will get the information that I need and take it on board."

RONALDO ADDRESSED BUFFON AS "THIS OLD MAN" DURING UEFA'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW IN MONACO.

Cristiano Ronaldo stole the show during UEFA's Champions League draw on Thursday night.

The Real Madrid star won both Forward of the Season and Best Player following yet another prolific campaign in front of goal.

The Los Blancos striker scored 12 goals in 13 games as he helped lead Zinedine Zidane's men to Champions League glory last season.

Ronaldo is also the competition's all-time top scorer with 105 goals (in 140 apps).

But apparently all this wasn't enough for Ronaldo, who felt compelled to mug off Juventus hero Gianluigi Buffon.

During a quick Q&A with the Portugal captain, Ronaldo was asked what his favourite Champions League goal is, he replied: "The last one against this old man [points to Buffon]."
The pair immediately burst into laughter.

Ronaldo was of course referring to the latter of the two goals he scored in the Champions League final against Juventus in June.
Real Madrid won 4-1 after the tie was level at half-time.

EPL WK 3: CHELSEA v EVERTON PREVIEW/PREDICTION.

STAT: Everton have lost only one of their last 11 matches against reigning PL champions (W6 D4).

ANALYSIS: The Blues kicked off their title defence on a sad note, after loosing their opening day match versus Burnley. However their convincing win at Wembley against Tottenham on Sunday served as a reminder to anyone who might be quick at writing off the Champions.
High spending Toffees got away with a point on Monday night in Manchester, but could struggle against the much confident Blues at the Bridge.

PREDICTION: FIRST HALF DRAW.

DATE: 27.08.2017.

KICKOFF: 13:30.

VENUE: STAMFORD BRIDGE.

EPL WK 3: TOTTENHAM v BURNLEY PREVIEW-PREDICTION.

STAT:After a run of only two points from 15 matches played in London, Burnley have won their last two trips there (2-0 at Crystal Palace in April and 3-2 at Chelsea on the opening day).

ANALYSIS: Spurs suffered another Wembley defeat on Sunday after they were outclassed by Chelsea, and if loosing at Wembley is a hoodoo, they will like to break it against the Clarets and prove to Chelsea's Boss Conte that the national stadium is not where every team should relish coming to.
Burnely may have had a dream start to the campaign after that Chelsea win, but they will have a huge mountain to climb against Spurs.

PREDICTION: TOTTENHAM WIN.

DATE: 26.08.2017.

KICKOFF: 16:00.

VENUE: WEMBLEY STADIUM.

LIEKE MARTENS WINS FEMALE PLAYER AWARD.

Dutch superstar Lieke Martens lands the women’s player of the year award.

SERGIO RAMOS WINS BEST DEFENDER AWARD.

Real Madrid talismanic captain, Ramos, lead his side to domestic and European double and deservedly won the gong.

GIALUNCA BUFFON NAMED GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR.

Legendary Juventus and Italy goalkeeper - Buffing,  lead his club to the Italian Championship and all the way to the Champions League final where they lost to Real Madrid.

LUKA MODRIC NAMED THE BEST MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR.

Luka Modric starred in the midfield for Rampant Real Madrid in a season where Zidane's side took home Champions League and la Liga titles.

RONALDO NAMED FORWARD OF THE YEAR.

The Real Madrid forward helped his team to Champions League and La liga double and deservedly wins the award.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW LIVE.

THE POTS IN FULL:
Remember, no playing teams from your own confederation.

Pot 1: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica, Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk, Monaco, Spartak Moascow.

Pot 2: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, PSG, Dortmund, Sevilla, Man City, Porto, Man United.

Pot 3: Napoli, Tottenham, Basel, Olympiakos, Anderlecht, Liverpool, Roma, Besiktas.

Pot 4: Celtic, CSKA Moscow, Sporting, APOEL, Feyenoord, Maribor, FK Qarabag, RB Leipzig.


THE DRAW IN FULL:

Group A: Benfica, Manchester United, Basel, CSKA Moscow.

Group B: Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Anderlecht, Celtic.

Group C: Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Roma, Qarabag.

Group D: Juventus, Barcelona, Olympiakos, Sporting.

Group E: Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Liverpool, Maribor.

Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City, Napoli, Feyenoord.

Group G: Monaco, Porto, Besiktas, RB Leipzig.

Group H: Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham, APOEL.