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September 2026

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September 20
- Japan's plot to win the World Cup is fully in motion and here's why it relies on the Premier League
September 19
- Mathys Tel is Tottenham Hotspur's worst ever signing
- 'Tottenham Hotspur will get it right eventually. I have faith in Roberto De Zerbi to turn things around' Clinton Morrison tells Spurs hierarchy to stick with under-pressure boss
- Fabian Hurzeler deserves more credit but he's stuck living in Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton shadow
September 18
- Has Manchester United teamsheet error shown Michael Carrick to be out of his depth at Old Trafford?
- Tottenham Hotspur had their William Saliba and blew it - Luka Vuskovic has it all
September 17
- Arsenal are showing Manchester United how they should have managed nightmare transfer scenario
- Rebirth of a rivalry? Coventry City and Aston Villa clash again after 25 years apart
- A Selhurst Park decision might just have sealed Crystal Palace's relegation this season
September 16
- It's time to bring back the Cup Winners' Cup
September 15
- Referees counting down dead balls is undignified and inexact - football already has a less chaotic answer to time-wasting
September 14
- Frank Lampard is safe despite Coventry City's horror start – Doug King knows better than to lose his nerve
- Manchester City’s new midfield was a mess, but the tactical story of their win vs Manchester United is how Enzo Maresca's "plan" reined a certain key player in
- HENRY WINTER: Michael Carrick is hurting at Manchester United but Pro Ref error is only partly to blame
- Marshall Munetsi and the midfield run that could help Wolverhampton Wanderers push for the Premier League
- Arsenal have the best player in his position in the Premier League - but he shouldn't start
September 12
- 'Erling Haaland will win the Ballon d'Or one day, but 2026 isn't his year' Clinton Morrison on football's biggest individual prize, the Manchester Derby and...getting mauled by the Tigers
September 11
- Michael Olise's nonchalant interview schtick is rude, tiresome and boring - sort it out
- Nightmare Rangers scenario gives Derek McInnes chance to prove true Ibrox credentials
- Why 2026/27 will be one of the best Championship seasons ever
September 10
- The West Bromwich Albion star making use of a Chelsea academy springboard – and England’s maligned loan system
- Tottenham Hotspur need to forget their £185m midfield duo – Roberto De Zerbi must build his midfield around another guy
September 9
- Sadio Mane’s Ballon d'Or shortlisting shows why fans shouldn’t take the award seriously
- Manchester United players tell Michael Carrick exact tactical change he must make
- The sooner Millwall are in the Premier League, the better. Everyone needs to experience The Den
- PSR wasn't perfect, but SCR is a dangerous step in the wrong direction that could destroy the Premier League's unique selling point
September 8
- How £100m transfer failure and Chelsea greed has unlocked Everton's PFA Young Player of the Year bid
September 7
- Newcastle United demonstrated the power of the twelfth man – can Aston Villa overcome the empty North Stand?
- Arsenal have one hand on another Premier League title and defence is the foundation again
- Birmingham City are targeting the Premier League but their home form won't take them there yet
- England have a number nine problem following Ollie Watkins' move to Saudi Arabia
September 5
- 'Chelsea had a good transfer window but have left themselves short in a key position' Clinton Morrison assesses the most dramatic transfer deadline day in years
September 4
- Everton is a broken club again and it's entirely on the owners
- Mike Dean and his 'secret games' have made Premier League referees' jobs even harder
- Enzo Fernandez taking revered Manchester City shirt number is latest reason Premier League rivals don't take them seriously
September 2
- Chelsea are the winners of the transfer window, again - and it's not even close
- Everton summer transfer window disaster leaves club desperately short of options, conviction and goodwill
- Southampton want to show the entertaining side of Tonda Eckert in Championship promotion chase
- New-look Aston Villa are in for a long season but Unai Emery is the continuity that matters most
- Erling Haaland won’t win the Golden Boot this season, and Joao Pedro is the reason why
September 1
- Why are Tottenham Hotspur doing Chelsea favours in the transfer window?
- Accidental Arsenal discovery may have saved the Gunners millions in deadline day fees
- Liverpool can solve two neglected positions with simple and obvious change that won't cost a penny