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Australia Cup

South MelbournevsMelbourne Victory

Their first competitive meeting took 21 years. Of course it's a final.

Twenty-one years. South Melbourne and Melbourne Victory have shared the same city for all of them. Yet somehow, they've never met in a competitive senior match. That's because they've spent those years living in two different versions of Australian football. South were giants of the old one. Four-time national champions, with names like Ange Postecoglou woven into their history. Then the NSL disappeared in 2004 and the A-League arrived a year later. Australia doesn't currently have promotion

1 Oct 2026

Premier League

Leeds4-1Newcastle

They went from 0-0 to 4-3. Somehow, that's not the interesting part.

Newcastle already look like they'd run through a wall for Matthias Jaissle. Which is convenient, because his football occasionally looks like it requires them to run through several. The buy-in has been pretty hard to miss. New manager. Gordon gone. Tonali gone. Bruno gone. Yet three league games in and Newcastle are unbeaten, playing aggressively and seemingly trying to win the ball back about three seconds after losing it. That last part is worth watching. When Newcastle lose possession,

12 Sept 2026

Premier League

Sunderland0-2Arsenal

They aren't fighting to stay up. Arsenal aren't fighting to catch up.

Last season changed the expectations for both of these clubs. Sunderland returned to the Premier League and apparently forgot they were supposed to be fighting relegation. Seventh place, European football and a squad that looks capable of having a proper crack at the Europa League. Arsenal aren't chasing anymore either. They're defending champions now, which means there's a target on their backs instead. Sunderland won't care. They gave Arsenal one of the biggest daggers of last season. Br

11 Sept 2026