Pep Guardiola says the Premier League has turned down a request from Manchester City and Chelsea to postpone their opening matches of next season. Both clubs will be involved in the inaugural Fifa Club World Cup,

Here are three things we learned from our final game before the international break: Defensive woes for City remain Going forward, City look as good as they’ve ever been. Doku, Savinho, Phil Foden, Kevin de Bruyne and Jack Grealish provide excellent attacking midfield options to supply Erling Haaland,

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said he admired the spirit of his players after Sunday's bruising 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest that included 11 yellow cards and a pitch-side fight.

Enzo Maresca was happy with the “fighting spirit” of his Chelsea team after a melee broke out in the closing stages of Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw against 10-man Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea's disciplinary issues have come to the fore following their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge. The Blues received six yellow cards during the match, resulting in a £50,000 fine from the FA.

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Liverpool will head into the international break top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace before champions Manchester City and Arsenal both recovered from going behind to claim home wins on Saturday.

City are still struggling to overcome the loss of Rodri and it showed as they flirted with dropping points to Fulham

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to remain top of the Premier League as Arsenal and Manchester City came from behind to win on Saturday.Leicester secured their first league win of the season as Facundo Buonanotte's strike beat Bournemouth 1-0.