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Noni Madueke scored a second-half hat-trick as Chelsea secured their first Premier League victory under Enzo Maresca, staving off two comebacks from Wolverhampton Wanderers to emerge 6-2 winners at Molineux. After drawing a blank on the opening weekend against Manchester City, it took Chelsea less than two minutes to get off the mark for the campaign in the Midlands.

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag (54) is delighted with how Joshua Zirkzee (23) has kicked off his Premier League career and hopes for more of the same from his new striker when they travel to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

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Joao Pedro’s (22) 95th-minute header secured all three points for Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium as they prevailed 2-1, a result which sees them record a fifth victory in six head-to-head encounters.

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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois (32) announced on Thursday that he would no longer play for the Belgium national team under current coach Domenico Tedesco (38). Courtois, widely regarded as one of the best keepers in the world, was left out of the Belgium squad for the European Championship following a row with Tedesco last year.

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Leandro Trossard came off the bench to inspire Arsenal to a 2-0 win over Aston Villa - a major boost for the Gunners after suffering two Premier League (PL) defeats against the Villans last term. There was a delay to kick-off due to communication issues for the match officials, and there were further pauses in play so that Amadou Onana and Matty Cash could receive treatment, with the latter being forced off just 14 minutes into proceedings.

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Manchester City's Phil Foden (24) has been crowned the 2022/23 PFA Player of the Year, while Chelsea's Cole Palmer (22) took home the Young Player of the Year award at Manchester's Opera House on Tuesday evening. It marks the first time since the 2009/10 season that both top men's awards have been won by English players.

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Ipswich Town’s rude awakening to life back in the Premier League continued with a 4-1 defeat at Manchester City - the first time since 2006/07 they’ve opened a league campaign with two successive defeat. PL winners four seasons running against last season's Championship runners-up - if football was played on paper, there was only ever likely to be one victor here.

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Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, a 2014 World Cup winner, announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday. The 38-year-old Bayern Munich star played 124 matches for Germany, captaining his country 61 times. His final appearance came in the quarter-final loss to eventual champions Spain at Euro 2024.