Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Emillia an email Hello, good evening and welcome to coverage of West Ham’s Premier League clash with Arsenal. Julen Lopetegui earned himself a lifeline on Monday when his team cruised to a shock 2-0 win over Newcastle at St James’ Park. It was the club’s first victory in just under a month, giving them some breathing space between the likes of Leicester and Everton. Meanwhile, Arsenal have returned to fine form following the international break. Mikel Arteta and his players endured a rough patch between the end of October and the start of November, but Martin Ødegaard’s return to full fitness has provided a huge boost. The North London side earned a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest last weekend followed by a 5-1 victory against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday, so they should be oozing confidence going into this London derby. Continue reading...

Ruud van Nistelrooy arrived at Manchester United as Erik ten Hag's assistant in the summer, but left Old Trafford after Ruben Amorim's arrival - now he's taken the top job at Leicester City following Steve Cooper's dismissal

He replaces Steve Cooper on deal to 2027 with club 16th First game will be on Tuesday not Brentford on Saturday Ruud van Nistelrooy has been confirmed as the manager of Leicester on a contract to June 2027, less than three weeks after he left Manchester United, but will not take charge of Saturday’s game at Brentford. Van Nistelrooy will be in the stands there and the first-team coach, Ben Dawson, will be in the dugout, supported by the coaches Danny Alcock and Andy Hughes. Van Nistelrooy will be presented by Leicester on Monday and his first game will be at home to West Ham on Tuesday. Continue reading...

‘Every defeat is obviously super-painful’Arsenal’s Gabriel a fitness doubt for game at West Ham Mikel Arteta has said he feels sympathy for Pep Guardiola after Manchester City’s poor run of results but said dealing with setbacks is part of being a manager. City will attempt to record a first win in seven matches when they face the leaders, Liverpool, on Sunday, with Arsenal having the opportunity to close the gap to Arne Slot’s side at West Ham 24 hours earlier after impressive wins over Nottingham Forest and Sporting this week. Arteta expressed concern for Guardiola’s wellbeing after City surrendered a three-goal lead against Feyenoord in midweek but said he expected their rivals to rediscover their form after such a sustained period of success. Continue reading...

Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to be named the new Leicester City boss as the Foxes act quick to replace Steve Cooper and will hand the Dutchman the reigns after he left Manchester United

Leicester City opted to sack Steve Cooper after the defeat to Chelsea with the players not convinced he was the man to keep them in the Premier League as their antics told

Former Forest boss replaced Enzo Maresca in summerFoxes’ 2-1 defeat at home to Chelsea is his last match Leicester have sacked manager Steve Cooper following their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League. Cooper, who took over from former boss Enzo Maresca in June, leaves the King Power Stadium with the club two points off the bottom three with two wins in 12 matches. The Foxes announced that assistant manager Alan Tate and first-team coach and analyst Steve Rands have also left the club. More details to follow … Continue reading...

ARSENAL 3-0 NOTTINGHAM FOREST: Martin Odegaard was back to his brilliant best as the free-flowing Gunners skipper helped inspire Mikel Arteta's side to a comfortable victory over high-flying Forest

It was the first day of the rest of their season. After a patchy start to the campaign, littered with red cards and brain fades, double saves and points needlessly dropped, what Arsenal needed more than anything else was a straightforward win. It’s in the routine Saturday 3pm kick-offs just as much as in the live televised clashes, and in wins ticked off, almost without incident, far more than in the great expenditures of energy, that championships are decided. Arsenal may or may not be challenging for the title in May but this at last was a performance and result that allowed them to believe they may yet be able to recover from a run of two points from their previous four games. Continue reading...

Trouble is brewing for Sean Dyche as The Friedkin Group await approval on their proposed takeover of Everton. The Everton manager was left in no doubt as to the growing discontent inside Goodison Park after Brentford held out for 53 minutes with 10 men to take their first Premier League away point of the season. They did so with relatively little trouble, which said everything about Everton’s second half display. The Brentford captain, Christian Nørgaard ,was shown a straight red card for imprinting his studs into Jordan Pickford’s knee four minutes before the interval. Everton had started brightly against the 11 men of Brentford but became increasingly clueless as the contest wore on. It is now five draws in eight league games for Dyche’s team and no goals in three outings. An ominous December – which includes games against all of the top four, Ruben Amorim’s first home league game as Manchester United manager, a revitalised Wolves and Nottingham Forest – now awaits. Continue reading...