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It was a bad decision by me to go in there, and I've got to take ownership of that. There's no point blaming timing or circumstances -- I should never have gone in. It was too soon after Tottenham. I went in at a time when they were used to doing things a certain way, and although I was always going to do things differently, I've got to cop that. It was my mistake. It's no one else's fault.

Pulisic has become a central figure at San Siro this season, and Milan's hierarchy view him as a pillar of their ongoing rebuild rather than a sellable asset. The attacker has revived his career in Italy AC Milan signed Pulisic with the aim of reigniting a career that had stalled in England. The move has proved transformative. Operating across multiple attacking positions, the 27-year-old has rediscovered confidence and consistency, emerging as Milan's top scorer in the league with eight goals.

It's a dream come true. Getting my debut is one thing and then scoring on my debut is another. Just so thankful, just so happy. As I was watching the game I saw the game becoming a bit tense and we had more control of the ball than before, so I knew that going into the last couple of minutes, it was going to be more end-to-end, so I just tried to do the best I can. Luckily, I scored.

I feel a bit more calm and relaxed in the league and, as a team, we feel like we belong with how well we've done over the past couple of seasons,

One poor decision is forgivable, two is careless, but there were a hat-trick of howlers, with Tammy Abraham clearly offside for Aston Villa's opener. Lucas Digne needed his own dedicated review booth, escaping with a yellow card for an agricultural tackle on Jacob Murphy and avoiding a penalty for handball. Officials ruled that Digne handled the ball outside the penalty area, an impressive feat given that he both took off and landed inside the box as he jumped to block a cross.

Sources have told BBC Sport that the agreement will make Saka the club's best-paid player on wages in excess of 300,000 a week. Talks over a new deal have been ongoing for nearly a year, with Saka verbally agreeing to commit his future to the club in January. Saka signed his previous deal, which was due to expire in 2027, in 2023 but his renewal means the 24-year-old has committed his peak years to the Gunners.

The Premier League has secured a 25% increase on the value of its broadcast contact in South America and the Caribbean by agreeing a new deal with the American network ESPN. The Guardian has learned that ESPN has agreed to extend its long-standing partnership with the Premier League until 2031, with the new deal understood to be worth about 450m.

Nübel started in goal for Stuttgart when they hosted Köln on Saturday. He faced three shots on goal and recorded a save in each half. He allowed a goal in the 79th minute which leveled the match at 1-1. His teammates found two more goals in the last ten plus minutes and won the three points at home, 3-1. Stuttgart will travel to Scotland to face Celtic on Thursday in the playoff round of the Europa League.

Premier League managers whose primary objective is to avoid relegation tend to talk about a target of 40 points. Even when they're punching above their expectations, 40 points tends to be the stated goal. But does a tally of 40 points guarantee safety in the Premier League over the course of a 38-game season, and how many points might be needed to stay up in 2025-26?

The Premier League and English Football League will resume their procedures for Ramadan, with matches pausing briefly to allow Muslim players to break their fast. Ramadan starts this week and will last for a month. During the this time, Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset. With sunset in the UK ranging from about 17:00 to 19:00 GMT during this period, the only games that could see a break in play will be Saturday's 17:30 kick-off and Sunday's 16:30 kick-off.

Pereira, who was sacked by Wolves in November after overseeing their dismal start to the 2025-26 campaign, has put pen to paper on an 18-month contract at the City Ground. The 57-year-old takes over a Forest side who sit 17th in the Premier League and three points clear of the bottom three, after playing out a goalless draw with Wolves in midweek. Forest were booed off at the City Ground having registered 35 shots against the division's bottom club, with 10 of those on target.

Several clubs are interested in the Middlesbrough star, and Leeds need to move quickly to complete the deal. Manchester United and Tottenham have also been linked with Hackney. They need more control and composure in the middle of the park. He would be ideal for them. He has recorded 10 goal contributions this season and will only improve with coaching and experience.

Eli Junior Kroupi has been outstanding for Bournemouth since joining the club at the start of the season. The 19-year-old attacker has scored eight goals in 11 league starts for the Cherries, and his performances have drawn the attention of top clubs. According to a report from TeamTalk, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are all monitoring his progress. It will be interesting to see if they decide to make a move for him at the end of the season.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has acknowledged that summer signing Eberechi Eze is finding it difficult to make an impact. The attacking midfielder, who joined the club from Crystal Palace last summer in a big money move, has struggled to make an impact at Arsenal this season. Since his hat-trick against Tottenham in the North London derby, the England international has failed to show his quality for Arteta's side.

Brentford make one change from their 3-2 win at Newcastle on Saturday, bringing in Yehor Yarmoliuk for Jordan Henderson in midfield. Forward Kevin Schade is suspended and Reiss Nelson is ineligible to play against his parent club, so Luka Bentt replaces the winger on the bench. Midfielders Fabio Carvalho, Antoni Milambo and Josh Dasilva have long-term injuries. Brentford starting XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, Van den Berg, Henry, Yarmoliuk, Janelt, Ouattara, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Thiago

The club confirmed that Odobert has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee. Odobert sustained the injury in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Newcastle United, which resulted in Thomas Frank's sacking. The Frenchman has made 24 appearances for Spurs this season, though has started just 10 of those matches. He has provided two assists from 20 chances created, having accumulated 1.2 expected assists (xA).