Premier League buildup, transfers and João Pedro signs new Chelsea deal – matchday live | Football

Key events Will Unwin Hello from Hull: Our man on the ground at the MKM Stadium, Will Unwin, has been in touch… “After a positive end to the season under Michael Carrick, Manchester United need to build on that momentum at the start of the new season. The latest era has begun in earnest after … Read more

“It was a season where most of what we touched turned to gold” Matt Grimes and Gordan Strachan on how Coventry City ended their 25-year Premier League exile

“It never happens for people like us, you know.” So reads the third line of We’ll Live And Die In These Towns, by The Enemy. The Coventry band’s 2007 single has been the unofficial anthem of the city’s football club for several years now. After 25 years outside of the top flight, Coventry City fans … Read more

‘Losing top quality like Rodri when you’re challenging for the Premier League is a huge blow to Manchester City’ Clinton Morrison explains the lasting impact of one of this summer’s most high-profile transfers

The big transfer news this week concerns Rodri’s move to Barcelona being confirmed. It was inevitable, and with only a year left in his contract at the age of 30, it was a good piece of business for Manchester City. But to lose a top-quality player like that when you want to be challenging for … Read more

Coventry City: Premier League return was about more than result

Since winning the Championship by 11 points from Ipswich Town, Coventry have spent about £130m, breaking their transfer record four times already this summer. They have signed midfielder Frank Onyeka, centre-back Aurele Amenda, winger Loum Tchaouna and goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, while Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi was their record signing at £23.1m. All five started at … Read more

Arsenal Opens Premier League Title Defense With Shutout Win vs. Newly-Promoted Coventry

Newcomer Christos Tzolis helped set up two goals as defending champion Arsenal opened the Premier League season by dismantling promoted Coventry 3-0 to spoil the visitor’s long-awaited return to the top flight Friday. After ending a 22-year wait for the Premier League title, Arsenal showed why it’s favored to repeat as champion by completely dominating … Read more

Arsenal v Coventry City: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key events 19 min: It’s all Arsenal. Coventry go on a rare sortie upfield, Simms chasing a pass down the left. He accidentally stands on Gabriel’s foot, and play stops for the defender to grimace and hop around a bit. He’ll be OK to continue. Share Updated at 20.20 BST 17 min: Frank Lampard had been … Read more

Watch Arsenal vs Coventry City for FREE: Live stream details for Premier League opener

Watch Arsenal vs Coventry City for free as the Premier League champions host the newly-promoted Sky Blues in the opening game of the 2026/27 season, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world. Arsenal vs Coventry City: key information Just 33 days after the … Read more

Football Daily – TCV: Premier League returns & John’s wrestling mask

Available for over a year John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball are back for series three of The Commentators’ View. John and Ian relive their experience of getting into the World Cup final and Chris Sutton’s clash with the Spanish commentators. Ali reflects on coming off the back of a week of commentating on … Read more

And Now, A 2026-27 Premier League Preview In Five Storylines

It feels like the World Cup just ended, and yet somehow, some way, the Premier League is already back. England’s top flight kicks off on Friday with defending champi—oops, I mean attacking champion; sorry Mikel—Arsenal taking on newly promoted Championship champion Coventry City in North London, before everyone else takes the field over the weekend. … Read more

Premier League returns with Arsenal v Coventry; transfer news and more: football – live | Premier League

Key events double quotation markIt seemed like a joke, a hoax, when at 10pm on 19 June, Ravenna broke the news of Ronaldinho’s signing. The Brazilian, a former Ballon d’Or winner and one of the most recognisable figures in world football, had played his last official match in 2015 for Fluminense; a professional signing in … Read more