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A strong weekend for defences didn’t lead to a lack of excitement as the Premier League resumed at the weekend following the international break. The goals didn’t flow but there was plenty of incident and with a returning icon and a storming debut, it’s led to numerous talking points.
Chris Hughton’s time at Nottingham Forest is hanging in the balance as the Reds slumped to their fifth defeat in six games following a disastrous start to the new season.
Lincoln City entertain Rotherham United looking to keep momentum in their sails following an emphatic 5-1 victory over Cambridge United on Saturday.
FC United of Manchester will look to defy the odds as they take on Bamber Bridge in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.
Fresh from thrashing Peterborough United 6-2 at Bramall Lane on Saturday, Sheffield United will seek their second league victory of the campaign when they host Preston North End on Tuesday night.
It would be fair to say the majority of Premier League eyes were firmly fixed on Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, but a meeting of two stories worthy of equal attention was taking place at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Leigh Centurions’ Ryan Brierley scored a hat-trick of tries to help his side to their second win of the Super League season as they beat Wakefield Trinity 26-18.
The Italian clinched his maiden MotoGP triumph as he held off Marc Marquez in some style. The duo pushed each other all race long with the dramatic race-long battle culminating in an intense three-lap face-off.
The Australian made an early move on course to his first Formula One victory in three years, ahead of his McLaren teammate Lando Norris and Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, who started from 19th to come home in third place.
Another three goals were conceded away from home as defensively Mansfield Town can’t seem to catch a break with their winless streak continuing.
Whilst every Premier League side has a strong talent pool within their youth academies, not all progress into the starting elevens almost immediately in the same fashion as Phil Foden or Trent Alexander-Arnold.
It was the Iliman Ndiaye and Morgan Gibbs-White show at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon as the young Blades debutants played a major part in Sheffield United’s first league win of the season.
Neil Critchley put on an out of possession clinic to give Blackpool their first win of the season against Fulham.
If it wasn’t for a Safety Car with two laps to go, Dan Ticktum was on course to stealing the race victory from championship leader Oscar Piastri.
In the penultimate round of the regular Super League season, two teams with very little left to play for meet as bottom club Leigh Centurions welcome Wakefield Trinity.
Witton Albion debutant Callum Saunders hit a brace as he helped his new side come from behind to win 2-1, earning their first league win of the season in the process.
Valtteri Bottas cruised to a comfortable Sprint victory as he held Max Verstappen behind with the Dutchman on pole position for tomorrow’s Italian Grand Prix.
Jehan Daruvala made the move for the lead at the start and controlled the race without any challenges from behind.
Theo Pourchaire becomes a two-time winner this season as the Frenchman made most of the Safety Car restarts to take the lead on lap 15, and from that point onwards, pulled a healthy five-second gap to cross the line unchallenged.
Wigan Warriors travel to the MKM Stadium knowing that a win against Hull FC could secure their spot in fourth place depending on other results.
Valtteri Bottas set a perfect lap at the end of Friday’s Q3 session meaning he’ll start the Sprint from pole position ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton with Max Verstappen in third.
At Prema Racing’s home Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri delivered an important pole position to extend his lead at the top of the drivers’ standings by an extra four points.
Many fans thought that Cambridge United and Lincoln City could be two divisions apart this season, but both sides find themselves in an incredibly competitive League One lineup.
Early season Northern Premier League strugglers Morpeth Town host bottom club Witton Albion on Saturday.