INEVITABLE UTD FAILURE: 10-MAN EVERTON WINS WITH SHOCK KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL STRIKE

Everton's Idrissa Gueye was sent off for slapping teammate Michael Keane in a bizarre incident at Old Trafford. Despite playing with 10 men, David Moyes's side secured a shock 1-0 win over Man United, their first at Old Trafford since 2013.

Inevitable Utd Failure: 10-Man Everton Wins With Shock Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Strike
Utd Lost To Dewsbury-Hall And The Defiant Everton

You rarely see something shocking in soccer these days, but two teammates going at each other's throats is up there.

That's what Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane did, reminding people of Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer—or David Batty and Graeme Le Saux for those who remember.

What made it even crazier was that Everton started well. This wild incident in the 13th minute happened just after Manchester United's first move into Everton's side of the field.

Bryan Mbeumo lost the ball, and Gueye's bad pass to Keane let Bruno Fernandes shoot from a ways out, but he missed.

The argument between Gueye, who is 5 ft 9 in, and Keane, who is 6 ft 3 in, got heated when Gueye slapped his teammate in the face and then tried again.

It reminded some of when Bowyer fought with his Newcastle teammate Dyer, resulting in both being sent off against Aston Villa in April 2005. Also, Batty and Le Saux's fight when Blackburn lost to Spartak Moscow a decade before that.

Idrissa Gueye was kicked out of the game for slapping Everton teammate Michael Keane in a weird incident.

Being down a player didn't stop the visitors, as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's goal won the match for the 10 men.

Referee Tony Harrington, who had only stepped in to calm down James Tarkowski and Joshua Zirkzee before, immediately showed Gueye a red card, kicking him out of the game.

Even then, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had to hold back the 36-year-old as he almost completely lost it. It was a really dumb move, and Gueye is lucky his team played so well to win.

This fight happened just after Everton captain Seamus Coleman, looking sad, went straight to the locker room because his start, which was in two months, lasted less than 10 minutes. Everyone thought the game would now be in United's hands.

But give credit to David Moyes's team. They got it together and scored a great goal just before halftime.

James Garner, who used to play for United, passed to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. He shrugged off a weak challenge from Fernandes, stepped past Leny Yoro, and shot an amazing ball from the edge of the box, which Senne Lammens could only help into the top corner.

This gave David Moyes his first Premier League win at Old Trafford in 18 tries against his old club. It also ended Ruben Amorim's five-match winning streak, which made people hopeful leading up to the anniversary of his first game as manager.

A win could have moved United up to fourth place. Instead, they're still in 10th, tied with Moyes's team, after not winning for the third game in a row.

Amorim wasn't fooled by United's short hot streak. After they won 4-0 against Everton last season, he warned that things would get rough, and he said before this game that the rough patch wasn't over. Once again, he was right.

Joshua Zirkzee had United's best chance, but Jordan Pickford made an excellent save.

United's recent wins under Ruben Amorim ended with a loss at Old Trafford.

United looked weirdly quiet in the first half, even though they had an extra player.

Without Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha—whose injury was revealed by Visit Altrincham's social media when he couldn't turn on the Christmas lights—Zirkzee started for the first time in a long time and didn't take advantage of it.

If Cunha and Sesko get healthy soon, it would make sense for the unhappy player to go on loan in January to get the playing time he needs before the World Cup.

Everton threatened twice through Iliman Ndiaye before Gueye's crazy act, and they deserved their lead with 10 players.

United pushed back before halftime. Patrick Dorgu missed a shot from Zirkzee's cross, Amad Diallo shot right at Pickford, and the England keeper made another excellent save to block another long shot from Fernandes.

Amorim put Lisandro Martinez in the squad for the first time since February and put him on the bench with Shea Lacey, and made changes to try to turn the game around.

Mason Mount came on at halftime, and Kobbie Mainoo and Diogo Dalot followed soon after. Everton, expecting a strong attack, fought hard to hold on.

Keane was involved in another play when his leg tripped Mbeumo in the penalty area, but VAR correctly said that Keane touched the ball.

Everton snapped a long losing streak at Old Trafford, winning there for the first time since 2013.

Mbeumo then forced Pickford to make a good save before Fernandes missed from close range.

Zirkzee nearly saved United when his header was saved by Pickford, who then made another fine save from Zirkzee as England manager Thomas Tuchel watched. Everton held on until the end.

Overall, it was an amazing win for Moyes's team—and Idrissa Gueye should be thankful.

AWONIYI DOUBLE LEAVES NOTTINGHAM FOREST ON THE VERGE OF PREMIER LEAGUE SAFETY

Nottingham Forest moved closer to safety with a 3-1 win over Chelsea, while West Ham fell into the relegation zone after Spurs won.

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Forest move six points clear of West Ham after crushing Chelsea away - Courtesy Picture

Nottingham Forest came out of the weekend looking pretty safe after pulling off an impressive 3-1 win at Chelsea. They’re almost clear of the relegation mess. Tottenham’s big away win at Aston Villa shook things up too, and now West Ham are back in the bottom three, running out of time faster than ever.

Forest have stepped up just when they needed to, leaving West Ham and Tottenham behind with a string of solid performances. Honestly, no one saw this coming, especially since Vitor Pereira shuffled his lineup with eight changes, fresh off a Europa League win against Aston Villa.

Even so, Forest were ahead within 90 seconds, thanks to Taiwo Awoniyi’s quick strike. By the 15th minute, Igor Jesus calmly buried a penalty after Malo Gusto’s reckless foul in the box. Chelsea had a chance to get back in it, but Cole Palmer wasted a penalty right before the break after a scary head collision involving Jesse Derry.

Awoniyi doubled down and scored again early in the second half, pushing Forest six points ahead of West Ham with just three games left.

West Ham’s weekend started badly; they looked flat and lost to Brentford. Things got worse Sunday night when Tottenham pulled off their first back-to-back Premier League wins since August 2025, beating a heavily rotated Aston Villa side 2-1.

Forest is now out of West Ham’s reach, or almost. Tottenham’s still close enough for Nuno Espirito Santo’s team to worry, but with three tough games coming up, Spurs could stay up even without another win, unless West Ham digs deep and pulls off something unexpected before their home finale against Leeds.

Right now, Forest can practically taste safety. Spurs finally see a way out after weeks of struggle. As for West Ham, they’re left hoping for a miracle, a last-minute twist to dodge the drop.

CESC FABREGAS CONFIRMS INTEREST IN PREMIER LEAGUE RETURN AMID CHELSEA'S MANAGER SEARCH

As Chelsea searches for a new manager, Cesc Fabregas breaks his silence on his future at Como and his Premier League ambitions.

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"Mourinho was right," says Cesc after Chelsea’s 2015 double trophy-winning season - Courtesy Picture

Cesc Fabregas recalls exactly how a conversation with Jose Mourinho prompted him to join Chelsea, despite having the opportunity to return to Arsenal.

After winning six trophies in just three seasons, the Spanish World Cup winner left Barcelona for the second time in 2014. That summer, Fabregas made a move back to the Premier League, signing with Chelsea for about €33 million.

He already knew English football well. Fabregas had arrived at Arsenal as a 16-year-old from Barcelona in 2003 and made 212 Premier League appearances for them. When he decided to leave Barcelona, Manchester City also wanted him, but Chelsea convinced him, mostly thanks to Mourinho.

Talking with talkSPORT’s Rory Jennings on YouTube, Fabregas laid out how it all happened. “Honestly, when I made up my mind to leave Barcelona, my first thought was just to go back to Arsenal. They had this buyback clause; they had two weeks to use it after I told them I was leaving. They knew about it but didn’t take it. That surprised me a little, but in the end, I had to think about my career. I was 27, at the peak of my career, and I wanted to continue performing and winning trophies. City and Chelsea were both options.

“But when Mourinho spoke to me, that was it. He showed me his plans for the team and told me about Diego Costa, Courtois, and Filipe Luis and how, with those guys, we’d win the league. He was right, by the way. We won both the Premier League and the Carling Cup.”

Fabregas wasted no time winning over Chelsea fans. On his debut at Burnley, he set up two goals, including a stunning assist for Andre Schurrle. He finished his first season at Chelsea with five goals and 24 assists, along with Premier League and League Cup medals.

Things dipped the next season. Fabregas got just 15 goal contributions, and Chelsea slipped all the way to tenth. But when Antonio Conte took charge in 2016-17, they bounced back, and Fabregas picked up another league title.

He added an FA Cup win in 2018, his second, after his earlier one with Arsenal, and left for Monaco a few months later. His last Chelsea match came in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest. When he got subbed off, he couldn’t hold back tears.

Chelsea supporters still sing about him; that “Oh, Fabregas is magic...” chant sticks around. And with his name in the conversation for a possible return, maybe they haven’t seen the last of him yet.

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