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Aston Villa’s journey to Arsenal headlines a festive round of action.
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HEADLINES

The Ghanaian is one of the Premier League’s hottest properties.
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It was a moment manager Arne Slot had seen coming for a number of weeks.
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Marc Guéhi, Leon Goretzka, Ethan Nwaneri, Vinicius Junior and Vitinha all feature in the gossip.
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No two players from the same club grace the top 10 list of most valuable footballers.
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Liverpool were made to work hard by the Premier League’s bottom side.
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Liverpool’s attacking options on the right wing are few and far between without Mohamed Salah.
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Liverpool welcome last-placed Wolves to Anfield aiming for a third straight Premier League win.
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The Portugal international’s two sons will attend Saturday’s game as mascots.
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Mohamed Salah, Raheem Sterling, Andreas Christensen and Kenan Yıldız all feature in the gossip.
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PREMIER LEAGUE SCHEDULE

Schedule

Liverpool have steadied themselves in recent weeks and are six games unbeaten.
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Slot insisted the evidence for his claims lies in a lesser-spotted statistic.
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For these teams, the task of defending their crown was one challenge too many.
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SCHEDULE

Schedule

Man Utd host Newcastle and Aston Villa visit Chelsea in Gameweek 18’s standout fixtures.
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Liverpool are aiming to clinch a fourth straight win across all competitions.
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The Swede’s start to life at Anfield has been troubled.
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PREMIER LEAGUE STATS

Team Leaders

Gameweek 18 marks the penultimate round of fixtures in the first half of the 2025–26 Premier League, and also the division’s traditional ‘Boxing Day’ games. Tha
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Mohamed Salah, Savinho, Antoine Semenyo, Jadon Sancho, Nico Williams and more feature in the gossip.
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Major sagas are already developing in time for the January transfer window.
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PREMIER LEAGUE NEWS

Any blunder by the Gunners could leave the door open for Man City to snatch first place.
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Man Utd have the chance to pile yet more misery on winless Wolves.
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The title rivals played out a thrilling duel at the beginning of December.
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The Villans play Arsenal twice in the same month before even playing Nottingham Forest once.
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A matter of weeks after he firmly declared that he had no intention of leaving United, Højlund was unveiled as a Napoli player.
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Chelsea and Bournemouth could not be separated during their previous meeting in early December.
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LATEST SOCCER NEWS

From England’s Women’s Euro triumph to Arsenal’s stunning run in the Women’s Champions League, here are the biggest stories of the year.
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