Premier League LIVE: VAR outrage as Chelsea beat Fulham, goal updates from 3pms, Isak and#8216;confidentand#8217; of Liverpool move
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Chelsea host Fulham in a west London derby on Saturday - live on talkSPORT at 12:30 - with Manchester United and Tottenham both in action at 3pm.
Meanwhile, clubs are scrambling to complete any last-minute transfer business Monday evening's deadline.
Newcastle have finally signed a new striker with a club-record deal for Nick Woltemade, and talkSPORT understands Alexander Isak is now 'confident' of making his move to Liverpool before Monday's deadline.
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7 minutes agoBy Joe Moore
Three points go to Chelsea, which puts the Blues top of the Premier League table, for now.
But Fulham will rightly be very aggrieved by this result.
The away fans are clapping their players, who are wandering over to their end to return their applause, after a game where it appeared every major referee decision went against them.
We'd rather finish a football game by talking about the football - we are talkSPORT after all - but after a game like this, how can we?
These VAR calls will dominate the conversation this weekend...
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34 minutes agoBy Joe Moore
Less than 20 minutes to go and Chelsea have been the more dominant force since the break.
Fulham had a brilliant first-half but have just had the stuffing knocked out of them by two baffling calls from the officials.
It will be interesting to say what the PGMOL say about this one later on today...
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47 minutes agoBy Joe Moore
So fans are now pointing out that a Joao Pedro handball was checked in the build-up to Sessegnon's handball.
Pedro's wasn't given, but Sessegnon's was.
And they're about as clear as each other.
Or maybe some time in one of those rooms where you can smash things.
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53 minutes agoBy Joe Moore
Enzo Fernandez steps up and slots in from the spot.
Not a great pen - he's just squeezed the ball through Leno's legs right through the centre of the goal.
But they all count.
Any FPL players with Joao Pedro in their team won't be happy about the Chelsea captain taking it, though!
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55 minutes agoBy Joe Moore
Another VAR check and the Blues have been given a spot kick for handball.
Ryan Sessegnon leapt in the air to block a cross into the penalty area, and it's hit his elbow.
It's one of those - does anyone really know what handball is anymore?
The referee has been looking at replays for about two minutes, so it appears not even the officials do.
But a pen has been given for Sessegnon 'making his body unnaturally bigger'.
Fulham are fuming.
Is this football now?
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Today, 13:42By Joe Moore
There's another new face at Stamford Bridge today, with Alejandro Garnacho in attendance ahead of his transfer from Manchester United to Chelsea.
It's a deal a lot of Chelsea fans have questioned, but with Liam Delap hobbling off earlier with a suspected hamstring problem, it looks like there might be a spot in the team for the Argentine to fill.
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Today, 13:38By Joe Moore
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Today, 13:27By Joe Moore
Well there it is - a goal from absolutely nowhere and Chelsea lead through Joao Pedro.
The Blues have been largely second-best throughout this first-half, but deep into stoppage-time they've come up with the opener.
Pedro nods in from a corner and it's really bad defending from Fulham.
Away fans are chanting 'one-nil to the referee' and Marco Silva is fuming too, and you can understand why it will be hard to take.
But that was shocking marking from that corner, as Pedro rose unchallenged in the six yard box.
The young Josh King (not the ex-Bournemouth one) is gutted.
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Today, 12:47By Joe Moore
A bit of a problem here for Chelsea, as Liam Delap pulls up mid-run clutching his hamstring.
After receiving some treatment on the pitch, he's now hobbled off.
The 19-year-old winger Tyrique George has come off the bench in his place.
A big disappointment for Delap, who who surely hoping to score his first Premier League goal for Chelsea today.
With Cole Palmer also on the sidelines, it does give Enzo Maresca something to think about - even though Chelsea have got about 20 attackers in their squad...
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Today, 12:43By Joe Moore
Alexander Isak is confident his move to Liverpool will happen before Monday's transfer deadline, talkSPORT understands.
Liverpool are hoping Newcastle snapping up Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade in a club record deal will make them more likely to sanction Isak's departure.
As talkSPORT exclusively revealed on Friday, the Magpies have not given up hope of also signing Jorgen Strand-Larsen from Wolves.
The Reds have only made one offer for Isak so far worth more than £110m.
Isak has made it clear he does not want to play for Newcastle again after accusing the club of 'broken promises' over their failure to offer him a new contract.
Contrary to reports, Liverpool do not intend to pay as much as £130million.
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Today, 12:36By Joe Moore
Hollywood star Timothée Chalamet is in the house at Stamford Bridge.
The 29-year-old, aside from starring in sci-fi blockbuster Dune and the recent Bob Dylan biopic, is a well known sports nut.
He's often spotted courtside at New York Knicks games, but today he's in west London watching the Blues.
Chalamet's apparently a huge soccer football fan and at one point in his life aspired to be a professional player.
Well, according to Wikipedia, anyway...
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Today, 12:30By Joe Moore
We're underway at Stamford Bridge!
Tune into talkSPORT for LIVE and EXCLUSIVE radio commentary of Chelsea vs Fulham in the Premier League.
Listen live with the talkSPORT app, or with the radio player above!
Can Fulham make it back-to-back wins at Chelsea?
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Today, 11:50By Joe Moore
Aston Villa are interested in signing West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta, talkSPORT understands.
West Ham do not ideally want to sell Paqueta but would listen to offers of £60million or above.
As reported exclusively in this week's talkSPORT Transfer Notebook, Tottenham are also admirers of the Brazilian star.
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Today, 11:37By Joe Moore
We're under an hour away from kick-off as talkSPORT bring you live and exclusive radio commentary of today's 12:30 game in the Premier League.
Here's how they line up...
Chelsea starting XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Adarabioyo, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Estevao, Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Delap
Chelsea subs: Jorgensen, Bynoe-Gittens, Essugo, Santos, Hato, James, Wesley Fofana, George, Acheampong
Fulham starting XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Lukic, Berge, Castagne, King, Iwobi, Rodrigo Muniz
Fulham subs: Lecomte, Reed, Jimenez, Wilson, Cairney, Traore, Cuenca, Smith Rowe, Robinson
Referee: Robert Jones (Merseyside)
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Today, 11:29By Joe Moore
The dates and kick-off times for the 2025/26 Champions League league phase have now been published by UEFA.
Fans of the SIX Premier League clubs involved will be eager to get their travel plans sorted for some brilliant games - but many eyes will be on one fixture.
Liverpool's reunion with Trent Alexander-Arnold is set for Tuesday November 4, when Real Madrid visit Anfield for Matchday Four.
Check out the full list below!
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Today, 11:07By Joe Moore
Newcastle have announced the signing of highly-rated and highly sought after German centre-forward Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart.
The 23-year-old arrives at St James' Park for a club-record fee, understood to be €75million plus €5m in add-ons.
That's around £69.2million of our Great British pounds.
After the summer they've had, it's a huge statement from the Magpies to land the young talent.
Woltemade was a main transfer target for Bayern Munich this summer, with the striker tipped as Harry Kane's long-term successor.
But the Bundesliga champions couldn't agree a fee with Stuttgart, who reportedly quoted Bayern as much as €100m earlier in the window.
But after missing out on a host of top targets, and with major doubts over the future of Alexander Isak, Newcastle have splashed the cash on a new man to lead their line.
They'll be parties all over Toon town tonight!
The new signing said: "I'm really happy to be at this amazing club.
Chelsea, who host Fulham live on talkSPORT at 12:30 today, are expected to complete the £40m signing of Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United before the window closes on Monday.
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29th Aug 2025, 22:56By Jack Cunningham
talkSPORT understands that Manchester United and Napoli have agreed a deal for Rasmus Hojlund.
The Italian giants will pay a loan fee of just over £5million.
There is also an obligation to buy for £38m, but that is only triggered if Napoli qualify for the Champions League.
The player has yet to agree terms with the club, but club-to-club is now done.
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29th Aug 2025, 22:18By Jack Cunningham
talkSPORT understands that Manchester United's proposed deal for Antony is now off.
A fee of £25million was agreed between the two clubs, but sources at Man United have now confirmed that the LaLiga side have pulled out.
Betis believe they won't be able to match Antony's wage demands and want the Red Devils to contribute or for the player to drop his demands.
Antony would have been Betis' record signing, but the deal has now fallen through.
It is an awkward situation for Antony to be in, leaving him in limbo after being cut from Ruben Amorim's plans.
Man United hope the deal isn't dead and that is a negotiating tactic from Betis.
In a statement, Betis said: "There is no agreement and we have withdrawn the transfer offer because Real Betis cannot afford the transfer fee and the amounts that Manchester United must pay the player before the transfer."
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29th Aug 2025, 21:41By Jack Cunningham
Arsenal have agreed a deal for Piero Hincapie to join from Bayer Leverkusen, talkSPORT understands.
The defender is set to join on a season-long loan with an option to buy for £45million.
There is a ten per cent sell-on clause in the deal as well.
It represents a bargain for Arsenal, given Leverkusen for looking for over £50m, which was his release clause.
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29th Aug 2025, 20:41By Jack Cunningham
Chelsea are set to sign Brighton and Hove Albion's Facundo Buonanotte on loan for the remainder of the season, talkSPORT understands.
The winger is set to head to Stamford Bridge for the remainder of this campaign, but there is no option to make the deal permanent.
The 20-year-old spent last year on loan at Leicester City.
In a campaign of some dire results, the winger was a bright spark with five goals.
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