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Phil McNulty

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Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Martin Odegaard double helps Arsenal back to top of Premier League

Martin Odegaard scores twice as Arsenal beat a sorry Chelsea at Emirates Stadium to return to the top of the Premier League. → Read More

Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Angry Gunners show they are still in title race

Arsenal are back on top of the Premier League table but the odds remain against them winning the Premier League title, writes Phil McNulty. → Read More

Liverpool 4-3 Tottenham Hotspur: Reds edge Spurs in seven-goal thriller

Diogo Jota scores an injury-time winner as Liverpool edge Tottenham in a seven-goal thriller, after Spurs had come from 3-0 down to level. → Read More

Liverpool 4-3 Tottenham: 'A defining few weeks for Spurs, Harry Kane & Daniel Levy'

The remaining four weeks of the season will be defining for Tottenham, Harry Kane and chairman Daniel Levy, says chief football writer Phil McNulty. → Read More

Brentford 3-2 Fulham: Ivan Toney scores as Bees boost European hopes with win

Brentford beat west London derby rivals Fulham at the Gtech Community Stadium to keep their hopes of European football very much alive. → Read More

Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United: Reds thrash old rivals in Anfield rout

Liverpool hit seven goals past old rivals Manchester United in a rout as Mohamed Salah becomes their leading Premier League goalscorer. → Read More

Newcastle United 0-2 Liverpool: Reds end Newcastle run with clinical win

Liverpool's pursuit of a top-four Premier League finish gathers further momentum at the expense of Newcastle United's similar ambitions with a crucial win at St James' Park. → Read More

Manchester City 1-0 Arsenal: Nathan Ake scores decisive goal as hosts edge into FA Cup fifth round

Pep Guardiola calls Nathan Ake an "exceptional guy" after he sends Manchester City into the FA Cup fifth round with the winner against Arsenal. → Read More

Sean Dyche: Everton set to appoint ex-Burnley boss as new manager

Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche is set to be appointed as Everton manager following the dismissal of Frank Lampard. → Read More

Frank Lampard: Everton manager sacked after defeat by West Ham

Everton sack manager Frank Lampard after less than a year in charge, with the club second from bottom of the Premier League. → Read More

Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United: Late goal by Eddie Nketiah gives Arsenal win over United

Arsenal retain control of the Premier League title race after Eddie Nketiah's 90th-minute winner gives them a dramatic victory over Manchester United. → Read More

Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle: Mikel Arteta rage shows Magpies must be taken seriously

The sight of Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta being reduced to a frantic rage shows Newcastle are now a Premier League force to be taken seriously, says Phil McNulty. → Read More

World Cup final: Lionel Messi leads Argentina to glory

After Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory, no-one can now deny he belongs in the same pantheon as Pele and Diego Maradona. → Read More

World Cup 2022: France win over Morocco sets up Messi-Mbappe duel many craved

France beat Morocco to set up a final potentially for the ages against Argentina as Kylian Mbappe meets Lionel Messi. → Read More

England: 'A brutal outcome as Three Lions exit feels even more painful'

As England exit the World Cup at the quarter-final stage, BBC Sport's Phil McNulty says this loss feels even more painful than those of previous tournaments. → Read More

World Cup 2022: Argentina beat the Netherlands in penalty shootout to reach semi-finals

Argentina will face Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals after beating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout as Lionel Messi scores and Emiliano Martinez saves two spot-kicks. → Read More

'Southgate's critics must admit he got it spot on again'

England's emphatic victory over Senegal to set up a World Cup quarter-final with France was more proof of Gareth Southgate's sure touch in team selection, writes Phil McNulty. → Read More

England 3-0 Senegal: England set up quarter-final with France

England will meet France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday after an impressive demolition of Senegal at Al Bayt Stadium. → Read More

World Cup 2022: Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal counters critics by reaching quarter-finals

Louis van Gaal is not to everyone's taste in the Netherlands but his side countered their critics to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. → Read More

Netherlands 3-1 USA: Dutch overcome USA to book quarter-final spot

The Netherlands survive a late scare against the United States to move into the World Cup quarter-finals with a ruthless display of finishing. → Read More