English Premier League

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Liverpool enter this clash under duress. The reigning champions have stumbled in recent weeks, with results falling short of the standard many expected under Arne Slot's stewardship. Their attacking ideas and press remain vivid, but defensive transitions and squad depth are increasingly exposed. The absences in goal and at the back, plus lingering questions in midfield, make their continuity fragile.

Birmingham's safety advisory group is meeting next week and is expected to produce proposals about the extra resources West Midlands police would need to allow the match to go ahead safely with away fans. The force last week barred Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from the match because of concerns that officers would not be able to police it safely. They cited violent clashes and hate crime offences at a Maccabi Tel Aviv match in Amsterdam in 2024.

The opening Ashes Test in Perth on 21 November is drawing ever closer, but first England touch down across the Tasman for a limited-overs tour of New Zealand, beginning in Christchurch on Saturday with the first of three T20s. White-ball cricket as a warm-up for the greatest Test series of them all might seem curious but the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka follows hot on the heels of the Ashes.

Marcus Tavernier scored DIRECTLY from a corner kick to open the scoring against Nottingham Forest 🤯 pic.twitter.com/j0cbzKlu9K- Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 26, 2025

"Digne kicks Nunez," said Morrison. "It is a free-kick. Michael Oliver knows he made a mistake - that's why he took so long to make the decision about whether it was a corner or not. Pep [was] in the fourth official's ear. [Oliver] knows he's made a big mistake."

"The strike is simply stunning," former England defender Andy Hinchcliffe told Sky Sports. "There's pace on it, there's dip. No chance for the goalkeeper. "Villa have struggled to break Tottenham down but, in Morgan Rogers, they have an individual who can turn a game."

Championship table-toppers Coventry City extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory away at Portsmouth. The visitors recorded their seventh win of the campaign, and their fifth in a row, as Brandon Thomas-Asante netted on either side of half-time to put the Sky Blues two goals to the good. While Pompey reduced the arrears in the 96th minute through substitute Makenzie Kirk, Frank Lampard's side held on to claim another three points.