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Martial, Rashford Lead Manchester United Past Bournemouth, 2-1

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BOURNEMOUTH – Marcus Rashford jumped off the bench to net the winner for Manchester United in a 2-1 victory at Bournemouth in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Rashford, who was dropped to the bench by manager Jose Mourinho in favor of Alexis Sanchez, came up big when asked to, as he scrambled home from close range in the second minute of time added on in the second half.

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Earlier, the home side Bournemouth took the lead through Callum Wilson in the 11th minute.

Poor defending saw Manchester United coming under a lot of pressure and Wilson capitalized on the run of play to give Eddie Howe’s men the advantage.

However, Manchester United, after hitting the post from an Ashley Young free-kick, leveled things up in the 35th minute when Anthony Martial steered home from a cross from Sanchez.

United were without leading striker Romelu Lukaku, who picked up an injury during training on Friday.

Despite the victory, though, Manchester United remain 7th in the English Premier League points standings and out of the Top 4.

Bournemouth are sixth.

Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 2 Live Stream

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BOURNEMOUTH — Manchester United will aim to build on the victory at home last Sunday when they take on Bournemouth in the early English Premier League kick-off at Vitality Stadium. Watch Live Streaming on NBC Sports

Manager Jose Mourinho made one alteration to the side that beat Everton 2-1 at home in the last outing, as Marcus Rashford is dropped to the bench and is replaced by Alexis Sanchez.

The standout news is that leading striker Romelu Lukaku has been left out of Manchester United matchday squad entirely.

Lukaku started on the bench last weekend.

Mourinho said ahead of the game: “In training yesterday, after the press conference, he felt something that needs to be studied in the next couple of days. So Lukaku has not come and we decided to start with Alexis.”

Meanwhile, Bournemouth also make one change from the side that won 3-0 at Fulham last Saturday for this home encounter.

The change sees Junior Stanislas comes into midfield – replacing Charlie Daniels, who drops to the bench.

Both teams are without injured players, with United missing the likes of captain Antonio Valencia, who is still out with a knee problem, along with Marouane Fellaini and Diogo Dalot who are also remain sidelined due to injury.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is still without forward Joshua King due to an ankle issue.

Bournemouth Team: Begovic, Francis, Steve Cook, Ake, Smith, Lerma, Lewis Cook, Stanislas, Fraser, Brooks, Wilson. Subs: Boruc, Gosling, Surman, Mousset, Ibe, Daniels, Defoe

Manchester United Team: De Gea, Shaw, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Mata, Fred, Matic, Pogba, Martial, Sanchez. Subs: Romero, Jones, Rashford, Lingard, Herrera, Darmian, McTominay

Brazil Leads USA 2-0; Firmino and Neymar Score

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NEW JERSEY — World superstars Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and Alisson are among the starters for Brazil for tonight’s international football friendly clash against the United States at MetLife Stadium.

Watch Live Streaming Coverage on FoxSportsGO, starting at 8:00 pm ET. Fox Sports 1 USA will provide the live television broadcast.

Despite the fuss about his below-par performance at the FIFA World Cup tournament this past summer, Neymar has been named Brazil’s permanent captain by coach Tite and the Paris Saint-Germain is looking forward to leading the team.

“My responsibility is even bigger now due to the captaincy but if you don’t play [good] football there’s no need of it,” the forward said.

Neymar will start in the attack alongside Roberto Firmino and Douglas Costa and the trio will be a handful for the USA backline.

Philippe Coutinho will suit-up alongside Casemiro and Fred in the midfield, while Liverpool’s midfielder Fabinho stars at right back.

Alisson, as expected, starts in goal with Thiago Silva, Marquinhos and Filipe Luis are in defense.

Meanwhile, the USA head into this game with a youthful squad that includes Julian Green, Antonee Robinson and Weston McKennie.

Wil Trapp will lead the the home side.

In the meantime, with Clint Dempsey now retired from international football, Bobby Wood is currently the focal man in front of goal.

Tim Weah, Gyasi Zardes and Alex Bono are among the substitutes for the United States.

Arsenal 3 v West Ham 1: Welbeck, Monreal Help Emery Secure First EPL Win

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LONDON — Confirmed teams, live streaming, livescores and updates of the English Premier League match between Arsenal and West Ham United at Emirates Stadium today (25). Watch Live Streaming | Live Blog | Livescores | Live TV Channels

For West Ham, manager Manuel Pellegrini makes four adjustments to the side that went down 2-1 to Bournemouth last weekend.

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Leaving the team that started last week are Pablo Zabaleta, Angelo Ogbonna, Mark Noble and Javier Hernandez and they are replaced by Ryan Fredericks, Carlos Sanchez, Issa Diop and Michail Antonio coming.

West Ham are seeking to secure their first points of the new season.

Jack Wilshere and Lukasz Fabianski returns to face their former club, Arsenal.

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Meanwhile, Petr Cech keeps his place in goal for Arsenal, but Unai Emery did make one change from the starting line-up from last weekend’s 3-2 loss to Chelsea.

Heavily criticised midfield playmaker Mesut Ozil is replaced in the starting XI by Aaron Ramsey, as the German doesn’t even make the matchday squad at all.

There is still no place for Alexandre Lacazette in the Arsenal starting line-up, despite Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang making a request to play alongside the Frenchman up front.

Lucas Torreira and Danny Welbeck are among our substitutes for today’s game.

TEAM NEWS

West Ham Team: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku, Sanchez, Wilshere, Anderson, Snodgrass, Antonio, Arnautovic. Subs: Adrian, Zabaleta, Obiang, Hernandez, Yarmolenko, Perez, Rice.

Arsenal Team: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Aubameyang, Iwobi. Subs: Leno, Elneny, Lazazette, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Holding, Welbeck.

Wolverhampton 1 v Manchester City 1: Livescores, Live Stream, Teams

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WOLVERHAMPTON — Confirmed teams, live streaming, livescores and updates of the English Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux today (25). Watch Live Streaming | Live Blog | Livescores | Live TV Channels

GOAL UPDATE:

68 – And we are all even again, as Aymeric Laporte powderly headed home past Rui Patrício off a IIkay Gündogan free kick in the 68th minute. Wolves 1, Manchester City 1.

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59 – Wolves have taking a surprisingly lead against Manchester City, following a goal by Willy Boly in the 57th minute. A short corner led to João Moutinho delivering a pinned-point cross, which was eventually put home by Boly, who apparently used his hand to put the ball in the net after he missed his attempt with his head. Wolves 1, Manchester City 0.

Champions Manchester City make two changes from the side that hammered Huddersfield 6-1 last week as Gabriel Jesus and John Stones make way.

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They are replaced by Raheem Sterling, who replaces Jesus and Kyle Walker, who comes in for Stones.

Sergio Aguero, who netted a hat-trick last week continues to lead the attack for Pep Guardiola’s side, while Aymeric Laporte and Vincent Kompany are paired at center-back.

Meanwhile, Wolves have decided to stick with the same line-up that started their opening two Premier League games and will extend their 3-4-3 formation to a third week.

Ruben Neves starts in midfield with Raul Jimenez starts upfront.

Wolves team: Patricio, Coady, Bennett, Boly, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny, Jota, Jimenez, Costa. Subs: Ruddy, Gibbs-White, Hause, Vinagre, Saiss, Traore, Bonatini.

Manchester City team: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, David Silva, Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Aguero, Sterling. Subs: Muric, Stones, Otamendi, Delph, Mahrez, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

Chelsea 3 v Arsenal 2: Alonso Fires Blues In front Again; Watch Live!

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LONDON – Confirmed starting lineups, television channels and live scores for the English Premier League game between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Saturday (18). Stream live on NBCSports.com | Livescores and Football Blog Updates | Live TV Channels.

Chelsea are unchanged from the side that beat Huddersfield 3-0 on opening day, which means There is no Eden Hazard in the starting lineup.

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The Belgian is again named on the bench, as Ross Barkley keeps his place in the lineup again.

Also on the bench is summer recruit Mateo Kovacic, alongside Victor Moses, Olivier Giroud and Davide Zappacosta.

César Azpilicueta captains the team, while N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Willian and Alvaro Morata all start.

Meanwhile, Arsenal make two changes from the side that was beaten 2-0 by Manchester City.

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In comes Nacho Monreal for the injured Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and Alex Iwobi replaces Aaron Ramsey, who is on the bench.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the lone striker again today with Alexandre Lacazette on the bench, along with Lucas Torreira and Stephan Lichtsteiner.

Petr Cech is the captain and he gets the nod in goal ahead of Bernd Leno.

ARSENAL TEAM

Cech, Bellerin, Sokratis, Mustafi, Monreal, Xhaka, Guendouzi, Mkhitaryan, Ozil, Iwobi, Aubameyang. Subs: Leno, Elneny, Ramsey, Lacazette, Torreira, Lichtsteiner, Welbeck

CHELSEA TEAM

Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Willian, Barkley, Pedro, Morata. Subs: Caballero, Hazard, Moses, Kovacic, Giroud, Zappacosta, Christensen

Referee: Martin Atkinson

Cardiff City 0-0 Newcastle United: How To Watch Live, Linescores

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CARDIFF CITY – Team news, line-ups, livescores, television channels and live streaming coverage of Saturday’s English Premier League game between Cardiff City and Newcastle United at Cardiff City Stadium. Watch live streaming on NBCSports.com | Live Text Commentary and Livescores

EARLY TEAM NEWS: NEWCASTLE

Just the one change today for Newcastle United from the first game of the season and adjustment is an enforced one, as Javier Manquillo comes in to replace the injured DeAndre Yedlin in defence.

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Yedlin misses out after suffering a minor knee injury against his former club Tottenham last week.

Meanwhile, summer recruits Salomon Rondon and Yoshinori Muto came off the bench in the narrow defeat to Tottenham on opening day and the pair will start as substitutes again for Newcastle United again with Joselu and Ayoze Pérez leading the attack.

Fellow new recruits Federico Fernandez and Ki Sung-yueng are on the bench, while Fabian Schar is not in the matchday team.

CARDIFF TEAM NEWS

New loan pickup Harry Arter makes his Cardiff City debut after being ineligible for last weekend’s season-opening 2-0 defeat against his parent club, Bournemouth.

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Victor Camarasa and Josh Murphy will also make their first starts for the club after impressing the manager in the opener.

Kenneth Zohore recovers from a groin problem to start in the attack after missing the defeat to Bournemouth but Aron Gunnarsson (knee) will not feature.

Zohore replaces Bobby Reid.

Cardiff City will be playing at home for the first time since returning to English football top-flight.

Today’s Early English Premier League kick-off will see old rivals Neil Warnock and Rafa Benitez renewing their rivalry, as both managers seek to secure their first point of the season, following defeats in the opening round.

CARDIFF CITY TEAM

Starting XI: Etheridge, Morrison, Manga, Bennett, Bamba, Camarasa, Arter, Ralls, Murphy, Hoilett, Zohore. Subs: Smithies, Richards, Cunningham, Madine, Paterson, Mendez-Laing, Reid.

NEWCASTLE UNITED TEAM

Starting XI: Dubravka, Dummett, Clark, Lascelles, Manquillo, Ritchie, Diame, Shelvey, Kenedy, Perez, Joselu. Subs: Darlow, Fernandez, Hayden, Ki, Murphy, Muto, Rondon.

Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid: How To Watch UEFA Super Cup

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TALLINN, Estonia — Team news and live television coverage ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup clash between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Estonia.

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How To Watch Live Stream

Interestingly, Watch TNT will be streaming live coverage of the game, while TV broadcast will be on TNT USA. BT Sport 2, BT Sport Live and BT Sport 4K UHD are the channels providing the action for those in the UK. You can also sign up with Sling TV and Fubo TV for live streaming coverage.

Courtois Set For Real Madrid Debut

Thibaut Courtois is in line to make his debut for Real Madrid after joining the European champions from Chelsea on deadline day, while manager Julen Lopetegui is set to unleash Gareth Bale in a new role, following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus this summer. “There is not more pressure because it is against Atletico Madrid, it is a final and a trophy which means that we will give everything, we are obliged to win everything,” Lopetegui told UEFA. “The club gives us what we need so that we can do our work in the best manner and so we are privileged because of this. “We will try to be a good team, make the most of what we have collectively and individually for the collective good. “We will have a clear style, defined, which makes the most of the individuals that we have.” Midfield playmaker Luka Modric, who has been heavily linked with a move to Serie A side Inter Milan, is also in the Real Madrid squad and is expected to play.

Atletico Very Strong This Season

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is also confident about his side’s chance of securing an early trophy this season but warned that his summer acquisitions doesn’t mean immediate success.
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Atletico lifted the Europa League last season with a solid squad but Simeone has gone out to strengthen his group over the summer. The likes of Thomas Lemar, Nikola Kalinic, Rodri, Santiago Arias and Gelson Martins are among the players coming, while veteran defender Diego Godin opted to stay put rather than joining Manchester United, following reports he turned down the Red Devils’ approach on deadline day. Antoine Griezmann, Diego Costa, Jan Oblak, Koke, Juanfran and Filipe Luís are just a few of the other top players at Simeone’s disposal.

Derby v Oldham: Lampard Hopes To Bounce Back In Carabao Cup

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Lampard Calls On Rams To Shake Off Heavy Defeat In League Action.

OLDHAM – Frank Lampard and Derby County will aim to bounce back from the crushing defeat in league action over the weekend when his side faces Oldham in the Carabao Cup first round on Tuesday at Boundary Park.

Lampard was brought back down to earth on Saturday when his Derby side was taken apart in a 4-1 defeat to Leeds United.

With his main focus being on securing a promotion from the Championship, the former England and Chelsea midfielder could look to give some of his younger players an opportunity to play some first-team football.

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At the same time, he will also play some of his experienced players who are still looking to work on game fitness.

One of the players in line to start for Derby is Jack Marriott, who was the top goalscorer at Peterborough last season in League One.

Surprisingly, Marriott is yet to start a league game since he joined the Rams and Lampard will look to give the striker a chance to impress.

Also in line for a starting place for Derby are speedy winger Florian Jozefzoon and midfielder Bradley Johnson.

Meanwhile, for Oldham, they will be hoping to shake off a slow start in League Two, while manager Frankie Bunn, who saw his team collecting just one point from the opening two games, has urged the fans to get behind the players.

The slow-starting Latics were held 1-1 by Forest Green Rovers at the weekend and were beaten 2-1 in the League Two opener by MK Dons.

Bunn, meanwhile, doesn’t have a deep squad at Oldham so he will be forced to use several of his youngsters.

Oldham Athletic have won three of the last five head-to-head meeting with Derby, but were edged 1-0 by the Rams when they last met in 2013 at Boundary Park.

Visit Fubo.tv to watch live streaming of this game.

Highlights and Report: Manchester City Beat Arsenal 2-0

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LONDON – Highlights and report from the English Premier League Week 1 highlighted game between Manchester City and Arsenal in London.

Manchester City opened the defense of their English Premier League title with a commanding 2-0 win over Arsenal in a season opener for both teams at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

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Raheem Sterling silenced the majority of the almost 60,000 fans at the Emirates when he opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 14th minute.

The England international fired City into what was a deserving lead when he shifted past Hector Bellerin and Matteo Guendouzi and beating Petr Cech with his 50th Premier League goal.

Bernardo Silva wrapped up the win with an excellent strike on 64 minutes to earn the three points for the Citizens and handed Unai Emery a defeat on debut as the new Arsenal manager.

“Our average level is high, we cannot deny that. I’ve said many times I have the feeling we can improve,” said Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

“Still, we are not good enough to know exactly what we have to do, but in general, I cannot be more satisfied from what I saw against Chelsea and Arsenal.”

Meanwhile, Arsenal boss Emery said: “Manchester City’s performance showed us that we need to continue the process of improving. They deserved the result.

“We are a new team [that needs] to improve. For me today, I was frustrated that we lost but it is also one more experience and continued progression,” he added.

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SKY SPORTS PLAYER RATING

Arsenal: Cech (5), Bellerin (6), Sokratis (5), Mustafi (5), Maitland-Niles (5), Guendouzi (5), Xhaka (5), Mkhitaryan (5), Ramsey (6), Ozil (6), Aubameyang (6).

Subs: Lichtsteiner (6), Lacazette (5), Torreira (5).

Man City: Ederson (6), Walker (7), Stones (6), Laporte (6), Mendy (7), Silva (8), Fernandinho (6), Gundogan (6), Mahrez (6), Aguero (6), Sterling (8).

Subs: De Bruyne (6), Jesus (5), Sane (n/a).

Man of the match: Bernardo Silva