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Cautious Middlesbrough lose ground on leaders with goalless Blackburn draw
Middlesbrough fell eight points behind the leaders Coventry after drawing 0-0 with lowly Blackburn, with Boro’s Hayden Hackney lucky to avoid a red card
Published 3 hours ago on Guardian - Championship
Forest to rename stand in honour of Robertson
Nottingham Forest are to rename a stand at the City Ground to honour their "great hero" John Robertson, who died at the age of 72 this week.
Published an hour ago on BBC Football
Manchester United v Newcastle: Premer League – live
Minute-by-minute report: Ruben Amorim’s side drew their last home game 4-4 against Bournemouth. Join Scott Murray to find out what problems Newcastle can cause them
Published an hour ago on Guardian - Premier League
Edinburgh derby, Askou & Hatate in spotlight
Who will triumph in the second Edinburgh derby of the season? Will Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou make it 11 league matches unbeaten? And will Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate continue his excellent creative output?
Published 2 hours ago on BBC Football
Championship roundup: Coventry go eight points clear while Leicester lose again
Coventry stretched their lead at the top of the Championship to eight points after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Swansea
Published 2 hours ago on Guardian - Championship
Man City players 'incredibly disciplined' - Guardiola
Pep Guardiola says his players will have remained "incredibly disciplined" during the Christmas break to meet the standards Manchester City have set.
Published 5 hours ago on BBC Football
Rohl wants more from Rangers midfielder Raskin
Rangers manager Danny Rohl wants more from midfielder Nicolas Raskin and has had a long conversation with the Belgium international about the required improvements.
Published 5 hours ago on BBC Football
Celtic signings need 'personality' - Nancy
Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy says any new signings must have the right "personality" as well as having the requisite quality.
Published 6 hours ago on BBC Football
Coventry v Swansea, Egypt v South Africa, and more: EFL, Afcon 2025 – football live
Football clockwatch: Join Barry Glendenning for updates from the afternoon Boxing Day fixtures in the EFL and at the Africa Cup of Nations
Published 7 hours ago on Guardian - League Two
Coventry v Swansea, Egypt v South Africa, and more: EFL, Afcon 2025 – football live
Football clockwatch: Join Barry Glendenning for updates from the afternoon Boxing Day fixtures in the EFL and at the Africa Cup of Nations
Published 7 hours ago on Guardian - Championship
Coventry v Swansea, Egypt v South Africa, and more: EFL, Afcon 2025 – football live
Football clockwatch: Join Barry Glendenning for updates from the afternoon Boxing Day fixtures in the EFL and at the Africa Cup of Nations
Published 7 hours ago on Guardian - League One
| Premier League Results Friday 26th December 2025 | ||
| Man Utd | v | Newcastle |
| Premier League Fixtures Saturday 27th December 2025 | ||
| Arsenal | v | Brighton |
| Brentford | v | Bournemouth |
| Burnley | v | Everton |
| Chelsea | v | Aston Villa |
| Liverpool | v | Wolves |
| Nottm Forest | v | Man City |
| West Ham | v | Fulham |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal | 17 | 21 | 39 |
| 2 | Man City | 17 | 25 | 37 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 17 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 17 | 3 | 29 |