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3m ago 09.59 BST So what of Crystal Palace? The alphabet dictates that they’re No 8 in our list of Premier League pre-season team previews. We’ll drip feed these throughout the day but let’s mix up the order given that Palace are in action against Liverpool on Sunday. Ed Aarons runs the rule over the Eagles, noting that uncertainty over which European competition they’ll play in and a lack of summer recruitment has made for a less-than-ideal backdrop to the new season. Premier League 2025-26 preview No 8: Crystal Palace Read more Share

12m ago 09.50 BST Arne Slot has given fitness updates on two of his Liverpool players ahead of Sunday’s FA Community Shield showdown against Crystal Palace. Alexis Mac Allister picked up an injury at the end of last season and has been slowly phased back in, playing just under an hour against Athletic Club on Monday. Joe Gomez didn’t play any part in the double header against the Spaniards. Slot on Mac Allister: “He will be in the squad. He was out for two months I think, or longer because we didn’t play him in the last four games of the season. He trained with us since a week now, played 30 minutes, 45 minutes. “So that’s not a situation where you would start a player [and] play him for 90 minutes. Starting is possible but definitely not for 90 minutes.” Slot on Gomez: “Unfortunately he has a minor injury at the moment but he will be back with the team very soon.” Share

23m ago 09.40 BST Here’s Tom Garry with an exclusive: Bristol City have signed Sophie Ingle on a free transfer from Chelsea. That’s quite the coup for the WSL 2 club after the Welsh international, capped 142 times by her country and awarded an OBE in 2023, won five WSL titles, three Women’s FA Cups and two League Cups during her time at Chelsea. Elsewhere, Liverpool are about to confirm the appointment of Gareth Taylor as new head coach. Bristol City pull off major coup as Wales midfielder Sophie Ingle returns Read more Share

42m ago 09.20 BST Here’s Will Unwin on Benjamin Sesko’s move to Manchester United. The club will pay an initial £66.3m and the rest in potential add-ons for the 22-year-old, who scored 13 times for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga last season. Is the 6ft 5in striker the answer for the here and now? Is 13 goals in the German top-flight really that many? Newcastle wanted him too so the Slovenian is clearly highly regarded. Let us know your thoughts. Manchester United agree £73.3m deal to sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig Read more Share

49m ago 09.13 BST Liverpool boss Arne Slot is currently chatting away amiably in his pre-FA Community Shield press conference. “A good challenge for us to start the season,” says Slot. He also lists Liverpool’s attacking options, stressing that Jeremie Frimpong can act as a right winger (and stand in for Mo Salah) as well as a right full-back and that Florian Wirtz could operate as a left-winger at times. More from Slot later. Notably, he doesn’t mention Darwin Núñez as part of Liverpool’s frontline and that’s because the Uruguayan is moving to Al-Hilal for £46.3m plus add-ons. Here, Andy Hunter looks at the striker’s hit-and-miss spell at Anfield. Misses, fall-outs and late goals: Darwin Núñez’s Liverpool ride was eventful one | Andy Hunter Read more Share

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