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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football

5 janvier 2026 à 09:00

Nuno lets a golden opportunity slip, Viktor Gyökeres does everything but score and Benjamin Sesko struggles again

Calum McFarlane’s unexpected battle with Pep Guardiola brought back memories of the 2021 League Cup final, when Ryan Mason, Tottenham’s 29-year-old interim coach, faced the significant task of trying to outsmart one of the greatest managers in the game’s history. For Mason there was the added baggage of Spurs’ 13-year trophy drought; for McFarlane, making his senior management debut, it was Chelsea’s astonishingly bad recent record against Manchester City. Four and a half years have passed since Chelsea last beat Guardiola’s side, when Thomas Tuchel’s team triumphed in the Champions League final, and a draw on Sunday took that winless run to 12 matches. But Enzo Fernández’s injury-time equaliser, combining with the midweek upheaval at Stamford Bridge, made it a triumphant point, something Enzo Maresca didn’t achieve against City during his tenure. Taha Hashim

Match report: Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea

Match report: Fulham 2-2 Liverpool

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© Composite: Guardian Picture Desk

© Composite: Guardian Picture Desk

© Composite: Guardian Picture Desk

Jake Paul drops out of WBA cruiserweight rankings after loss to Anthony Joshua

3 janvier 2026 à 16:13
  • Paul removed from WBA top 15 after Joshua KO

  • Fight drew 33m global viewers on Netflix

  • Loss followed brief cruiserweight ranking run

Jake Paul has fallen out of the World Boxing Association’s cruiserweight rankings after his sixth-round knockout loss to Anthony Joshua last month.

The YouTuber was stopped by the former two-time heavyweight champion in a scheduled eight-round bout in Miami, where Joshua scored four knockdowns before the referee halted the contest in the sixth round. Paul suffered a broken jaw in two places and required surgery after the fight.

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© Photograph: JC Ruiz/PA

© Photograph: JC Ruiz/PA

© Photograph: JC Ruiz/PA

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