Toothless Wolves in need of lift after worst ever league start

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ worst start to a league season in the club’s history was compounded by Saturday’s dismal 3-1 home loss to Leeds United and striker Jorgen Strand Larsen believes they are in desperate need of a change in mentality, Reuters reported.

Wolves have lost all five league games in the Premier League this season but made a promising start against struggling Leeds when Ladislav Krejci gave them an eighth-minute lead.

But goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anton Stach and Noah Okafor before halftime sent boos ringing around Molineux Stadium at the break, and at the final whistle, as the home side were unable to find a way back into the game, according to Reuters.

Gloom deepens at West Ham as loss to Crystal Palace follows protests

West Ham United fans staged demonstrations against the club’s owners before their home Premier League derby against Crystal Palace on Saturday and a 2-1 defeat at the London Stadium only added to the early-season gloom at the club.

West Ham’s fourth defeat in five games left them third from bottom and with manager Graham Potter under increasing pressure.

Since being appointed as Julen Lopetegui’s successor in January, Potter has overseen only six league wins from 25 games.

By the final whistle there were swathes of empty seats and the cheers of the Palace fans was in marked contrast to the dejection of the home fans who had stayed to the end.

Verona fight back to hold Juventus to 1-1 draw

Winless Hellas Verona ended Juventus's three-match winning streak in Serie A with a 1-1 draw on Saturday as Gift Orban's equaliser from the penalty spot in the 44th minute cancelled out Francisco Conceicao's early strike, Reuters reported.

Juventus, who drew 4-4 with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday, moved to 10 points from four matches, while Verona have three points after the same number of games.

"Yes, the team was tired," Juventus coach Igor Tudor told reporters. "This is a different kind of football and we lacked energy. I have nothing to say. Even those who came on showed desire but there was no freshness."

Liverpool show depth to stay perfect, Tottenham draw at Brighton, Man United beat Chelsea

Liverpool underlined just how hard it will be to wrench the Premier League title away from them when they started with the two most expensive signings in their history on the bench but still beat Mersey rivals Everton 2-1 on Saturday, Reuters reported.

Florian Wirtz, whose fee was an initial club record 100 million pounds ($134.66 million), kicked his heels on the sidelines for an hour while deadline day signing Alexander Isak, whose 125-million fee was a British record, had even less time to impress.

But Liverpool's 'lesser lights' were more than up to the task with Ryan Gravenberch accepting an assist from Mohamed Salah to put his side ahead before Hugo Ekitike, another summer signing, made it 2-0 at a raucous Anfield, according to Reuters.

 

Man United breathe life into season with Chelsea victory

Manchester United breathed life into their stuttering Premier League season when goals from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro earned them a thrilling 2-1 home victory over Chelsea on Saturday, Reuters reported.

A frantic first half got off to the worst possible start for Chelsea when goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off in the fifth minute for a flying lunge at Bryan Mbeumo, up-ending the United forward when he was through on goal.

The hosts, with just one victory to their name previously this campaign, made their numerical advantage count, with Fernandes and Casemiro putting United 2-0 in front inside 37 minutes, according to Reuters.

Pulisic double steers Milan up to third in Serie A

Christian Pulisic marked his return to the AC Milan starting line-up with two goals and an assist in a 3-0 win at Udinese on Saturday that lifted the visitors to third in the Serie A standings, Reuters reported.

Milan moved on to nine points, the same as Napoli who have a match in hand, and one behind early-season leaders Juventus, as they won for a third successive game.

Pulisic had been on the bench for Milan’s last two games but, restored to the starting 11, made a major impact, breaking the deadlock in the 40th minute when Pervis Estupinan’s cross from the left was deflected towards his own goal by Udinese’s Thomas Kristensen, according to Reuters.

Heightened security as Americans gather for Kirk memorial

President Donald Trump and other prominent American political figures are heading to Arizona to speak at a memorial for Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was killed two weeks ago, BBC reported.

The event, organised by Turning Point USA (TPUSA), is on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale and could be attended by more than 100,000 people.

Heightened security is expected, including "TSA-level screening", according to TPUSA.

Kirk, who co-founded Turning Point USA when he was 18, was shot at a speaking event on a Utah university campus on 10 September, reigniting concerns about political violence in the US, according to BBC.

Dutch police clash with anti-immigration protesters

Dutch police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse violent anti-immigration protesters in The Hague on Saturday, BBC reported.

Thirty people were arrested and two officers injured as large groups of people clashed with police, with some throwing rocks and bottles. 

Around 1,500 people blocked a highway crossing the city, while a police car was set on fire, the Netherlands news agency ANP reported, citing police figures. 

Prime Minister Dick Schoof condemned the "shocking and bizarre images of shameless violence", saying it was "completely unacceptable".