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Carabao Cup round-up: League Two Fleetwood knock out champions Arsenal, Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties – results and quarter-final draw
Fleetwood Town, 18th in League Two, beat Premier League champions Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Liverpool edged Chelsea 6-5 in a shootout, Manchester City beat Brighton on penalties and Bournemouth won 3-0 at Aston Villa. All the results and the last-eight draw.
SportPulses Desk·6 min
Liverpool vs Arsenal team news: Saka out, Szoboszlai and Wirtz doubts – form, key battles and Beijing kick-off time
Arsenal travel to Anfield on Sunday 1 November level on points with leaders Manchester City but without Bukayo Saka and after a League Cup shock at Fleetwood. Liverpool are unbeaten in five. Everything you need to know before the biggest game of the Premier League weekend.
SportPulses Desk·5 min
Chelsea vs Manchester United preview: Carrick under pressure, Fernandes back as captain, team news and the 200th meeting
Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday 31 October 16th in the table and without a win in eight games. Michael Carrick says he needs “no assurances”, Bruno Fernandes stays captain, and Chelsea come off two home defeats in five days.
SportPulses Desk·5 min
Bukayo Saka injury: how long is he out, which games will he miss and how Arsenal can cope
Saka injured his thigh in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich. Mikel Arteta says it will be weeks; a BBC report suggests six to eight weeks. Here is the timeline, the fixtures he is likely to miss and Arsenal’s options without him.
SportPulses Desk·5 min
Kylian Mbappé player profile: age, goals, records and why he finished second in the 2026 Ballon d’Or
World Cup winner at 19, the World Cup’s all-time top scorer at 27 and the Champions League’s top scorer last season: a complete guide to Kylian Mbappé’s career at Monaco, PSG and Real Madrid, his numbers and how he plays.
SportPulses Desk·6 min
Harry Kane wins the 2026 Ballon d’Or: full top 10, every award winner and what it means
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane beat Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal to become the first English winner since Michael Owen in 2001. Alexia Putellas won a third Ballon d’Or Féminin, Yamal took a third Kopa Trophy and PSG were named club of the year.
SportPulses Desk·6 min