Joao Pedro spared Chelsea's blushes with a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Hull City, which left Xabi Alonso frustrated. The post ‘We got what we deserved’ – Alonso rues Chelsea’s lack of intensity after Hull draw appeared first on SoccerNews.
Only Crystal Palace in 2017-18 (first seven games) have endured a longer start to a Premier League season without scoring than Tottenham Hotspur in 2026-27 (first four), while it's Spurs' longest goalscoring drought to the start of a season in the top four tiers. It has been 407 minutes since Tottenham Hotspur last scored in the Premier League, while they have failed to score in four successive Premier League matches for the first time since September 2006.
For a time, Hull City supporters dared to dream, chanting "we are going to win the league" as their side threatened a famous win. At one stage, the visitors were on course to go top of the Premier League. Despite Chelsea enjoying the majority of possession in and around Hull's penalty area, it was the Tigers who created the clearer opportunities.
In Oliver Glasner's final season in charge of Crystal Palace, his side won just 21 of their 45 points in the Premier League at their beloved Selhurst Park. Tottenham Hotspur are the only ever-present Premier League side to have earned less. If Pierre Sage decides to issue a similar plea to the Palace supporters, it may prove difficult given that the Holmesdale Fanatics - a fan group who are key to the atmosphere at Selhurst Park - have decided to stop all activity in the ground in recent weeks, saying "genuine" fans are no longer prioritised by clubs.
Nottingham Forest got in the win column in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, much to Oliver Glasner's delight. The post Glasner hails ‘top team performance’ from Forest but warns against impatience appeared first on SoccerNews.
Brentford remain unbeaten four games into a Premier League season for just the second time, after also doing so in the 2023-24 season, the fourth game of which was also a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth. Kevin Schade has now scored in Brentford's last three Premier League away games, just the second time a player has scored in three successive away games for the club in the competition after Schade himself in January/February 2025.
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