David Moyes offers his verdict on Reading FC with West Ham prediction after pre-season friendly
David Moyes has said that he felt Reading provided a "decent test" for West Ham as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in pre-season.
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Jesus on target in Arsenal's 2-0 friendly win over Everton
Recent acquisition Gabriel Jesus wasted little time in making his presence felt in his first start for Arsenal, opening the scoring in a 2-0 friendly win over Everton in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday.
Mason Mount Lifts Chelsea To 2-1 Win Over Club America In Friendly
Chelsea, prepping for their first Premier League season since Todd Boehly's consortium bought the club, beat Mexico's Club America 2-1 in an international club friendly in Las Vegas. Mason Mount sealed the victory in the 83rd minute with a sensational right-footed shot from outside the box. Timo Werner had given Chelsea a momentary lead in the 55th but a sloppy backpass from Reece James resulted in an own-goal five minutes later that gifted Club America the equalizer. The 47,223 who turned out at Allegiant Stadium, home of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, watched both teams struggle to finish in the first half.
What new Chelsea signing Kalidou Koulibaly was spotted doing after pre-season friendly win
New Chelsea signing Kalidou Koulibaly appears to have already started work at his new club, following Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Mexican giants Club America.
Where are they now? The Spurs side from Poch’s first pre-season friendly
On July 17, 2014, Mauricio Pochettino took charge of his first Tottenham friendly. Even he probably didn’t imagine he’d lead them to the Champions League final five years later.
Mount lifts Chelsea to 2-1 win over Club America in Vegas friendly
Timo Werner #11 of Chelsea scores a goal against goaltender Óscar Jiménez #27 and Sebastián Cáceres #4 of Club América as Michy Batshuayi #30 of Chelsea looks on during their preseason friendly match at Allegiant Stadium on July 16, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chelsea defeated Club América 2-1. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Gabriel Jesus strikes early in Arsenal's 2-0 friendly win over Everton
Brazil forward Jesus, signed from Manchester City for a fee of around 45 million pounds ($54 million) earlier this month, had already set a tone for his Arsenal tenure with two goals as a substitute in a friendly against German outfit Nuremberg. But the match between English Premier League rivals before 39,245 at M&T Bank Stadium, home of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, was his first start since the move to Arsenal saw him reunited with manager Mikel Arteta, who was Pep Guardiola's assistant at City before he took charge at the Emirates Stadium.
'Left a few on us' - Celtic star reckons 'feisty, nasty' friendly ideal preparation for Premiership return
Referee Kevin Clancy was likely not expecting to be so busy when appointed to oversee Celtic’s friendly with Blackburn Rovers. In the end, he had to reach for his yellow card on six occasions, while also having a quiet word with a few players.