August The season began with Manchester City’s new £51m signing, Erling Haaland, scoring … a lot. The Norwegian struck twice on his Premier League debut at West Ham, scored another against Newcastle where City rescued a 3-3 draw, and then racked up back-to-back hat-tricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. Contrast
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Boehly and Eghbali must learn from hubris to repair the damage at Chelsea | Jacob Steinberg
As the panic sets in and Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali work out how to repair the damage they have caused during the past year, the biggest mistake Chelsea’s beleaguered owners could make would be to kid themselves that a season of astonishing excess and underachievement is not their fault. Perhaps
De Zerbi maintains Midas touch as the Brighton success story continues
Shortly after the final whistle had blown at Stamford Bridge on Saturday there came a touching gesture from Roberto De Zerbi. Having finished celebrating Brighton’s deserved victory against Chelsea with his coaching staff, he wandered over to a despondent looking Mykhailo Mudryk and, in the late afternoon sun, embraced the
Chelsea’s collection of wonderkids yet to click but it’s fun to watch the chaos
Next Generation 2021: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs
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Premier League 2021-22 review: the season’s best photos
This season we’ve received more than 800,000 Premier League pictures from staff, agency and freelance photographers. Here are some of the most emotive, arresting and creative images which capture the narrative of another memorable top-flight campaign.AugustChristian Nørgaard of Brentford celebrates after scoring against Arsenal on the first night of the