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As matchweek nine of this enthralling Premier League season rolls around we have a host of excellent games to look forward to this weekend. Champions Arsenal will look to bounce back after a humiliating defeat away to Fleetwood in midweek but will have to travel to Anfield and take on a Liverpool side who look to have finally hit form‚ winning their last five games in all competitions. Manchester City welcome third place Brighton‚ who have been the surprise package of the season so far. There is a London derby as Tottenham take on Crystal Palace.
French football superstars Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele have been accused of disrespecting Harry Kane after failing to stand to shake his hand before he won the Ballon d'Or - the prize for the world's best footballer - on Monday night. Humble hero Kane posted last night saying: 'Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise.' But Real Madrid striker Mbappe had backed himself before the ceremony saying: 'I always think I'm the best [player in the world] but everyone has their own opinion. Maybe it's a good year for this.' In footage from the London Palladium‚ Kane‚ 33‚ can be seen greeting Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain star Dembele in the theatre‚ while they pay little attention to him.
Harry Kane cut loose at an exclusive London nightclub after his Ballon d'Or triumph‚ partying into the early hours on Monday night. Joined by wife Katie Goodland‚ his parents Patrick and Kim among those celebrating his crowning as the world's best footballer‚ he was seen dancing the night away in Cirque Le Soir in Soho. Still kitted out in his tuxedo having arrived directly from the glitzy London Palladium ceremony‚ the 33-year-old was filmed bopping at the back of the room‚ sparkler-filled champagne bottles making their way through the packed dance-floor in wild scenes of jubilation.
Stars of football were pictured on the red carpet ahead of the glitzy Ballon d'Or ceremony at the London Palladium. England captain Harry Kane‚ Spain and Barcelona star Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe are viewed as the frontrunners to land the top prize on the night. Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner was among those from the showbiz world taking to the red carpet ahead of one of the biggest nights in the football calendar.
Harry Kane‚ Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal were all bizarrely listed as winners of the Ballon d'Or on the organisation's website hours before the ceremony began in London. The trio have all been viewed among the leading candidates to land football's biggest individual prize for the first time. Prior to the event at the London Palladium‚ the Ballon d'Or's official website appeared to mistakenly publish three separate articles announcing them individually as the winner.
The most prestigious individual honours in world football will be awarded in London tonight‚ with Harry Kane favourite to become the first English winner of the men's Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001. Presented by magazine France Football since 1956‚ it recognises the player judged the best in the world across the previous season. And since 2018‚ there has been the equivalent prize for the women's game. Here's all you need to know about tonight's ceremony...
CHELSEA 0-2 SPURS - MATT BARLOW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: The filthy weather in West London produced a slippery contest to match and seldom in those circumstances do Tottenham prevail. All too often they go under. Lose their focus‚ make mistakes‚ crumble when things go against them and fail to impose their quality. Not so on this occasion‚ where it was Chelsea who lost their cool. And with it their way‚ missing the chance to capitalise on Manchester City's first defeat of the Premier League season and close the gap at the top of the table.
ISAAN KHAN AT THE CITY GROUND: Mikel Arteta hailed the way his Arsenal players managed to 'suffer' and break down Nottingham Forest's defensive 'Christmas tree' set-up to earn victory. Substitute Noni Madueke's 80th-minute strike sealed the match as Arsenal's only shot on target‚ with Arteta's bench once again coming to the rescue. The north London club dominated possession with little joy around the penalty area before four second-half changes‚ including Madueke‚ helped change the tide.
TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CITY GROUND: They are Premier League champions and may well retain their title but Arsenal will never set pulses racing outside north London. Gunners players‚ coaches and fans will not care and why should they? They waited 22 years to lift the title and if they go back to back‚ why would any of those supporters worry about how they did it? This stuff matters‚ though. Especially this season‚ which is already in big trouble due to the Manchester City cheating verdict.
Jordan Henderson proved class is permanent with a sumptuous performance on Saturday - and Chelsea have revealed how his dazzling display was no accident. Henderson's surprise move to west London from Brentford has raised eyebrows among pundits‚ with his lacklustre showing against his former club during their 3-0 defeat before the international break seeing some sections of supporters writing him off already.
Riyad Mahrez has risked infuriating his wife Taylor Ward with a comment he made to Dele Alli during the former Tottenham star's live stream. Alli‚ 30‚ was speaking to various footballer friends on his Twitch channel and Mahrez did not appear to appreciate that he was being broadcast live to thousands of fans watching on. Mahrez picked up the call and struggled to hear Alli when he says: 'I'm in London‚ streaming‚ I was just calling people‚ they can hear you‚ they can hear you live on stream bro.'
England striker Ivan Toney has arrived at court to face an allegation that he assaulted a man at a Soho nightclub. The 30-year-old footballer‚ from Northampton‚ is accused of attacking Saber Da Silva at a nightclub in Wardour Street‚ central London‚ on December 6. Toney was charged on July 31 with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a Metropolitan Police investigation.
Former Tottenham midfielder Paul Gascoigne has pinpointed the moment he knew Spurs would struggle this season. The north London side have endured a nightmare start to their first full season under Roberto De Zerbi as they sit at the foot of the table without a win in five Premier League games. Despite finishing 17th in back-to-back seasons‚ the Lilywhites - who spent over £300million on a rebuild in the summer - have hit a new low‚ with just two points from a possible 15‚ their worst-ever start to a top-flight campaign.
Exiled striker Richarlison has been making his presence known amid Tottenham's poor start to the new Premier League season‚ posting on Instagram hours after their defeat to Aston Villa. Richarlison was set to depart north London this summer but a move never materialised‚ and the Brazilian has now been kept out of Tottenham's first-team squad. In the latest twist to what is turning out to be a protracted saga‚ Richarlison took to social media on Saturday within hours of Tottenham's defeat to Villa to post videos of himself training.
BOBBY MANZI: Alonso's Blues shipped three goals in a dire second 45 display and they are now winless in three games as they go into the three-week international break. It was their first defeat at their west London neighbours' ground since the Bees' promotion to the Premier League in 2021. In a sluggish first-half‚ both teams managed just two shots on target but Brentford were invigorated after the break and took the game to Chelsea.
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates as Brentford host Chelsea in the west London derby in the Premier League.
ISAAN KHAN AT PORTMAN ROAD: In the red half of Manchester‚ a 15-year-old child in JJ Gabriel is trying to force a way out of his club. It's a markedly different story in the red portion of London‚ Max Dowman‚ 16‚ lighting up Portman Road to further bolster his case of regularly breaking into the Arsenal first team. That is not a given‚ for the likes of World Cup winners Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi have yet to start in the Premier League this season‚ for example. Yet‚ Dowman is a mercurial talent‚ one who we'll see plenty of in the months ahead.
ALEX JENNINGS AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Pierre Sage and Alvaro Arbeloa began their Saturday in much the same place. Winless‚ pointless‚ and just beginning to wonder if they had made a mistake in taking a long-term lease on a London flat.
Former Premier League striker Peter Odemwingie has warned Sky Sports‚ West Bromwich Albion and Queens Park Rangers that he is considering legal action over his infamous failed transfer on deadline day in 2013. Odemwingie was at the centre of one of the most bizarre deadline day stories of all time when he was interviewed by reporters from through his car window outside QPR's Loftus Road stadium‚ believing he had completed a move to the London club. It later emerged that QPR and West Brom‚ Odemwingie's club at the time‚ had failed to agree a transfer fee for the Nigerian striker and the proposed move collapsed just minutes before the 11pm deadline‚ ultimately sending him back to the Baggies.
‘Arsenal are prepared to bid' - Ben Jacobs drops exciting transfer update with drama expected in ‘final days'
Jamie Carragher reportedly faces being declared bankrupt over an unpaid tax bill. HMRC reportedly filed a petition at the High Court in London on WednesdayJamie Carragher faces being declared bankrupt over an unpaid tax bill. HMRC filed a petition at the High Court in London on Wednesday. Daily Mail Sport has contacted Carragher's management for comment.
Xabi Alonso's Chelsea reign got off to a winning start with a 3-2 victory at west-London rivals Fulham. Chelsea took the lead within seconds when Joao Pedro broke the deadlock before Josh King equalised midway through the first half after a Robert Sanchez error. After half-time Chelsea pulled into a 3-1 lead thanks to goals from Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer‚ before Gonzalo Garcia reduced the deficit for Fulham. However‚ they were unable to find an equaliser. Daily Mail Sport's KIERAN GILL was at Craven Cottage to run the rule over both teams.
Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates of the west London derby as Fulham take on Chelsea at Craven Cottage in the Premier League.
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