Aston Villa’s Marco Asensio bagged a double and fellow newcomer Marcus Rashford had two assists as their side roared back from a goal down to beat Chelsea 2-1 in a breathless Premier League match at Villa Park on Saturday.

Nadi coach Raj Dayal’s gamble on fresh talent proved the spark yesterday when they registered their first 3-0 win in the National Premier League win over Tavua FC.

Brighton & Hove Albion added to relegation-threatened Southampton’s woes with a 4-0 win at the St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday, handing the Saints their eighth consecutive home defeat in the Premier League.

Tottenham Hotspur winger Brennan Johnson scored twice in the first half before goals from Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski wrapped up a 4-1 victory at relegation-threatened Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Saturday.

A first-half own goal by Fulham defender Joachim Andersen and a second-half rocket from Daniel Munoz gave Crystal Palace a 2-0 Premier League win away to the Cottagers on Saturday, with the home side failing to register a shot on target.

Matheus Cunha’s 14th goal of the season earned Wolverhampton Wanderers a 1-0 Premier League win over 10-man Bournemouth on Saturday, pulling Vitor Pereira’s side five points clear of the relegation zone.

Late goals from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte helped Manchester United come from behind to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday after the hosts were denied a stoppage-time penalty following a VAR review.

Nadi Jetsetters registered their first win in the National Premier League 2025 beating the season newcomers Tavua FC 3-0 at Garvey Park this af-ternoon.

Labasa Women’s and Rewa Women’s battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw in their second match of the Women’s IDC at the Fiji Football ground in Vatuwaqa today.

The Football National Premier League is back in action today with the start of round two, but the competition is proceeding without a newly confirmed major sponsor.

Brentford’s Bryan Mbuemo scored one goal and made another in a 4-0 win over Leicester City as a dismal display of defending saw the relegation-threatened Foxes slump to their sixth home defeat in a row in the Premier League.

Rewa captain and veteran defender Naomi Waqanidrola commended her teams her team’s performance after their opening match against a traditionally tough Ba side.