Eddie Nketiah scored twice against his former club as Arsenal remained on course for the Champions League and plunged 10-man Leeds United into the relegation zone with a 2-1 win.

Nketiah capitalised on an Illan Meslier error to put the Gunners in front and added a second just 10 minutes into the Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Leeds suffered another massive blow when captain Luke Ayling marked the 500th appearance of his career by getting sent off for a reckless first-half lunge on Gabriel Martinelli with only 27 minutes played.

Diego Llorente pulled a goal back in the second half, but Arsenal moved four points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham and Jesse Marsch s side dropped into the bottom three after Everton won at Leicester City.

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Stefano Pioli has been appointed as the new head coach of AC Milan, replacing the sacked Marco Giampaolo.

The Rossoneri severed ties with Giampaolo on Tuesday after just seven competitive games in charge, despite a thrilling 2-1 victory over Genoa on Saturday.

Milan confirmed Pioli s appointment in a statement on their official website on Wednesday.

AC Milan announces the appointment with immediate effect of Mr Stefano Pioli as the new coach of the first team, the statement said.

Milan said 53-year-old Pioli has signed a two-year contract with them.

Former Inter boss Pioli had been out of working since resigning as head coach of Fiorentina in April.

Pioli spent barely six months in charge of Inter, joining in November 2016 and losing…

Former South Yorkshire Police chief superintendent David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter over the deaths of 95 people in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

Duckenfield was the match commander on April 15 1989, when Liverpool played Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup semi-final at the home of Sheffield Wednesday.

He was charged over the deaths of 95 of the 96 people who died in crushes at the Leppings Lane end of the stadium.

Tony Bland, who was the 96th supporter to lose his life, died more than a year and a day after the tragedy. UK law at the time of the disaster stipulated that charges could not be brought in that circumstance.

Following a retrial at Preston Crown Court, the jury returned its not guilty verdict on Thursd…

Dejan Kulusevski scored a 90th-minute equaliser as Tottenham snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw at champions Manchester City.

Substitute Jack Grealish looked to have secured City’s first Premier League win in three games when he struck nine minutes from time.

Pep Guardiola’s side had led 2-1 at the break thanks to a Phil Foden goal after Son Heung-min had scored at both ends, but Giovani Lo Celso’s superb strike made it 2-2.

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With Spurs committing numerous errors, City had the chances to win convincingly but paid the price for their wastefulness.

It was their third successive draw and there was further frustration as Rodri was booked, ruling him out of the mid…

According to a recent report from Sport Bild, Arsenal sensation Emile Smith Rowe could well remain at RB Leipzig beyond the end of the current season. The 18 year old made the loan jump over to Germany at the end of the January transfer window, with the report suggesting that Leipzig could go out of their way to make his stay longer if he’s able to impress during his tenure there.

Smith Rowe was already starting to turn some heads during the first half of this season, during which time he was able to make his mark in a few cup appearances. The England under 19s star is the latest youngster to go abroad in search of consistent first team football, and he’s done so with a team that seem to have a great future ahead of them.

Smith Rowe has been with the Gunners since b…

Davide Astori s former clubs AC Milan and Cagliari were joined by Italy great Franco Baresi and former Roma coach Rudi Garcia in paying tribute to the late Fiorentina player.

Astori was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday, prompting the postponement of his team s match away to Udinese and all of the day s other Serie A fixtures.

Capped 14 times by Italy at full international level, the defender was a product of Milan s youth system, the Rossoneri expressing their condolences to Astori s family and his Viola team-mates.

A man who loved football and who grew up as footballer with us, the club said in a message posted on Twitter.

AC Milan are shocked by the passing of Davide Astori. It is with great sadness that we offer our deepest condolences to his f…

Vincent Kompany says he is using his experience of Premier League triumphs in 2011-12 and 2013-14 to help his Manchester City team-mates overcome Liverpool in this season s pulsating title race.

Pep Guardiola s side are two points behind Liverpool at the summit but do have a game in hand, against Manchester United a week on Wednesday.

While City won the title by a whopping 19 points last season, they required final-day victories to get their hands on the trophy in 2012 and 2014 ahead of United and Liverpool respectively.

And given the tight nature of this season s battle with Jurgen Klopp s side, Kompany says he his sharing his experiences of City s first two Premier League wins and not last season s procession to glory.

That s kind of the experience I …

Atletico Madrid captain Gabi is desperate for his underachieving team to reach the knockout phase of the Champions League, claiming the Europa League is a piece of s*** in comparison. 

Diego Simeone s side have been poor in Europe this season and are in danger of being eliminated from the Champions League, with Atletico s three-point haul in Group C significantly less than Chelsea on seven and Roma on eight.

The latest disappointment came in the form of a 1-1 draw at home to Azerbaijan s Qarabag on Tuesday and, with just two matches left to play, they look set to drop down into the Europa League.

Atleti won that competition in 2009-10 and 2011-12 and Gabi acknowledged the second of those triumphs, which he played in after returning from Real Zaragoza, gave him…

Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City are doing absolutely everything in tough circumstances as they fell further off the pace in the Premier League with a 1-1 draw against West Ham. 

Phil Foden came off the bench to cancel out Michail Antonio s brilliant overhead kick but City were unable to force a winner as Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez spurned late chances. 

A return of eight points from five matches is the club s worst start to a campaign since 2014-15, when they struggled as defending Premier League champions under Manuel Pellegrini. 

Foden entered the action in place of Sergio Aguero, who sustained a hamstring injury having started three games in a week on his return from meniscus surgery. 

Aguero was pressed into such frequent action due…

Frank Lampard stated Chelsea do not have players to compare to the calibre and experience of Eden Hazard and Diego Costa as he again sought to temper expectations around his youthful stars.

A 1-0 win over 10-man Fulham last weekend was the Blues first three-point haul since before Christmas and they are seventh in a Premier League table they briefly topped early in December.

Throughout the subsequent slump, when critics have highlighted a moderate return on considerable transfer investment, Lampard has pointed to the fact the likes of Kai Havertz, Timo Werner the Germany duo who have underwhelmed since arriving for a combined cost in the region of £125million and a host of other youngsters still have their best years ahead of them.

For now, though, he feels the …