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Barcelona 5-2 Rayo Vallecano: Raphinha and Yamal Turn a Scare Into a Statement
Barcelona beat Rayo Vallecano 5-2 at Camp Nou in LaLiga Round 3. Raphinha and Lamine Yamal scored twice each after Sergio Camello had stunned the holders.
31 Aug 20267 min read
Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Saka Settles a Tight Villa Park Night
Bukayo Saka scored the only goal as Arsenal beat Aston Villa 0-1 at Villa Park in Premier League Round 2. Villa had zero shots on target.
31 Aug 20268 min read
Osasuna 1-0 Getafe: Budimir Penalty Settles a Tight Night at El Sadar
Ante Budimir's first-half penalty gave Osasuna a 1-0 LaLiga win over Getafe at Estadio El Sadar. The hosts had 1.71 xG to 0.63 and sit fourth on seven points.
31 Aug 20268 min read
Real Madrid 4-0 Malaga - LaLiga Match Report: 11 Minutes Settled It
Real Madrid beat Malaga 4-0 at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, three goals inside eleven first-half minutes settling it before the half-hour. Malaga managed one shot on target from 14 attempts, and Arda Güler scored in stoppage time, four minutes after replacing Jude Bellingham.
30 Aug 20267 min read
Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle: Premier League Match Report as Spurs Draw Another Blank
Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle: the hosts had 57% possession, 17 shots and six on target at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and still lost. Anthony Elanga struck on 62 minutes and Yoane Wissa on 72, set up by Nick Woltemade a minute after he came off the bench.
30 Aug 20267 min read
Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid 1-3: Ruthless Atleti Punish 20-Shot Hosts
Atletico Madrid scored three times inside 33 minutes at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, then defended for an hour. Sevilla had 20 shots to Atletico's 12 and matched them on xG, but lost 1-3 in a match decided entirely by which side finished its chances.
30 Aug 20267 min read
Chelsea 4-3 Brighton: Match Report, Goals and a 26% Possession Masterclass
Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3 at Stamford Bridge, scoring three inside 32 minutes and then defending a seven-goal thriller with just 26% of the ball. João Pedro scored at both ends and set up Cole Palmer's 74th-minute winner.
30 Aug 20266 min read
Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham: Match Report as 69% Possession Hid an xG Defeat
Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham at Anfield: the hosts held 69% of the ball and still trailed twice, Isak and Victor Munoz cancelling out Dan Ndoye and a Morgan Gibbs-White penalty. Nottingham won the expected-goals battle 2.30-1.75 and the big-chance count 5-1 as the away side.
30 Aug 20267 min read
Crystal Palace 1-4 Manchester City: Six Minutes Decided It - Premier League Report
Manchester City won 4-1 at Selhurst Park, and Crystal Palace vs Manchester City turned on a six-minute window: Rayan Cherki scored twice either side of a Gianluigi Donnarumma own goal. City took four goals from just 1.46 xG.
30 Aug 20267 min read
Barcelona 2-0 Ath Bilbao: 4.23 xG and Not One Bilbao Shot on Target
Barcelona beat Ath Bilbao 2-0 at Camp Nou, but the scoreline undersells it: 4.23 expected goals to 0.25, 22 shots to five, and not one Ath Bilbao effort on target in ninety minutes. The analysis of a 2-0 that should have been far more.
30 Aug 20267 min read
Manchester Utd 5-2 Ipswich - Premier League Match Report & Highlights
Manchester Utd beat Ipswich 5-2 at Old Trafford after a 1-1 first half, Bruno Fernandes scoring a hat-trick and setting up the fifth. United finished with 32 shots and 4.54 xG, yet Ipswich shaded the opening 45 minutes on expected goals.
30 Aug 20266 min read
Inter Miami 7-1 CF Montreal - MLS Match Report, Messi Hat-Trick and Highlights
Inter Miami 7-1 CF Montreal: level at 1-1 in the 37th minute and only 2-1 down at the break, CF Montreal then shipped five unanswered second-half goals as Lionel Messi completed a hat-trick and set up Luis Suarez. All the goals, the stats and where to watch the MLS highlights.
30 Aug 20267 min read