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Alexis Mac Allister scored a 97th-minute winner as Liverpool beat Nottingham Forest in a chaotic finish at the City Ground. 23 Feb 2026
The Argentinian, who moments earlier had had a goal disallowed for handball, bundled the ball into the net from close range in front of thousands of delirious Liverpool fans. Those supporters then had a second nervy wait but Virgil van Dijk, whose downward header was saved by Stefan Ortega before Mac Allister tucked in the rebound, was ruled onside. This time his celebrations could continue after his earlier one was cut short when the video assistant referee had intervened. Ortega had made a great save to deny Hugo Ekitike and as Ola Aina tried to clear the ball, his clearance hit Mac Allister and flew into the net. But the fortuitous goal was chalked off because the ball was deemed to have hit his elbow. It was a high-octane finish to a match which had been largely devoid of goalmouth action. Liverpool, who worryingly lost Florian Wirtz in the warm-up, were uninspiring for long periods but the victory moves them to 45 points, lvel with fourth-placed Chelsea and Manchester United in fifth. Forest, buoyed on from their midweek European win over Fenerbahce, were arguably the better side and under Vitor Pereira, they are already showing encouraging signs. Pereira kept faith with the starting XI that won in Turkey three days ago and they dominated the first half but failed to take their chances, with Callum Hudson-Odoi denied early on by a great save from Alisson. Liverpool, who had more than a week to prepare for this game, were woeful in the opening 45 minutes. Arne Slot's side managed just three touches in the Forest box, while the 12 shots they faced in the first half was the most since their 6-1 defeat at Stoke in 2015. The visitors did improve after the break with Curtis Jones' effort kept out by Ortega but until added time, that was Liverpool's only attempt on target. Forest came close too in the second half with Nikola Milenkovic heading wide. Pereira changed his entire frontline in the hunt for a winner but it was Liverpool who snatched it late on. Forest remain 17th, two points clear of West Ham, who are 18th.
Vinicius Jr ended an emotional week with his fifth goal in four games, but was unable to prevent Real Madrid losing 2-1 to Osasuna and handing Barcelona the initiative in the La Liga title race. 22 Feb 2026
Real were looking to go five points clear, but a first-half Ante Budimir penalty and a late Raul Garcia strike condemned Alvaro Arbeloa to a first league defeat in six games as manager. Vinicius drew Real level in the 73rd minute, days after he alleged he was racially abused during the Champions League victory over Benfica. The Brazil forward had a quiet first half during which his side were fortunate not to concede more than once. Thibaut Courtois produced a stunning one-handed save to deny Budimir from close range, before the Croatia forward hit the post with a header. Referee Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez booked Budimir for simulation late in the first half, but replays showed Courtois stood on the striker's foot as he rounded him. The referee awarded a penalty after consulting the pitchside monitor and Budimir sent Courtois the wrong way. The introduction of Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 64th minute seemed to turn the second half in Real's favour. The England defender immediately created an opportunity for Vinicius with a cross-field pass, but the forward's goalbound effort was blocked. Vinicius - whose every touch was whistled by the home fans - made amends minutes later when he converted from Federico Valverde's low cross into the penalty area, his first away league goal in almost five months. Kylian Mbappe found the top corner from close range but was denied by the offside flag. Osasuna substitute Garcia suffered the same fate in the 90th minute when he skipped past a challenge and finished brilliantly past Courtois from an acute angle, but the video assistant referee (VAR) concluded he was onside and the goal was given. Osasuna's first league victory against Real since 2011 moves the Pamplona club up to ninth in the table. Madrid remain two points clear of Barcelona having played one game more. Hansi Flick's side would go top with a home win against Levante on Sunday (15:15 GMT).
Manchester City moved to within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a tense victory against Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium. 22 Feb 2026
The Gunners opened the door to City by squandering a two-goal lead against doomed Wolverhampton Wanderers in midweek - but Newcastle made Pep Guardiola's side fight all the way for a vital three points. Nico O'Reilly's two first-half goals, either side of Lewis Hall's equaliser, set the platform for City's victory, putting pressure on Arsenal before Sunday's north London derby at Tottenham Hotspur (16:30 GMT). Newcastle, however, made light of their 5,000-mile round trip to Azerbaijan to face Qarabag in a Champions League play-off, giving City plenty of anxiety in the second half before the win was secured. City, knowing victory would push them on to Arsenal's shoulder, made a predictably fast start and went ahead in the 14th minute, O'Reilly's shot carrying too much power for Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope, who should have done better having got a hand to the effort. Newcastle were posing threats of their own and were quickly level, Hall's shot deflecting past Gianluigi Donnarumma off Rayan Ait-Nouri after City failed to clear a corner. City were briefly set back, but went ahead again after 27 minutes when Antoine Semenyo showed more desire than Nick Woltemade to play in Erling Haaland, who provided a perfect cross for O'Reilly to head home at the far post. Nerves were frayed inside the Etihad in the closing stages, and it needed a huge save by Donnarumma from Harvey Barnes in the dying seconds before City could finally celebrate.
Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich moved nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with victory over Eintracht Frankfurt at Allianz Arena. 21 Feb 2026
Aleksandar Pavlovic opened the scoring after 16 minutes with a shot on the volley from just outside the area which squirmed under the grasp of Frankfurt goalkeeper Kaua Santos. England captain Kane added a second soon after, heading in from close range. Kane netted his 28th Bundesliga goal of the season in the 68th minute when he picked up the ball on the outside of the area and bent a low strike past Santos. It was an eventful afternoon for the former Tottenham striker who gave away a penalty after catching Oscar Hojlund in the box. Jonathan Burkardt slotted the spot-kick into the bottom corner past Bayern goalkeeper Jonas Urbig to give Frankfurt hope of a comeback. With four minutes remaining, Arnaud Kalimuendo benefitted from a lapse in concentration at the back for Bayern as Kim Min-jae's clearance bounced off him and into the goal. The result means Bayern increase their lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund who play RB Leipzig later on Saturday (17:30 GMT) while Frankfurt remain seventh. Before the match began, Kane was honoured with a poster to celebrate his reaching 500 career goals for club and country last weekend against Werder Bremen.
Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle United overcame a series of controversial decisions from the officials to knock 10-man Aston Villa out of the FA Cup. 15 Feb 2026
This was a fourth-round tie packed with drama, incident and goals at Villa Park as Newcastle channelled their frustration to turn the game on its head in impressive fashion in the second half. Although Aston Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot was red-carded just before half-time, the visitors had been angered by a series of dubious calls from referee Chris Kavanagh and his officials, with the video assistant referee (VAR) not in operation for the competition's fourth round. Villa striker Tammy Abraham was not flagged offside when collecting a Douglas Luiz free-kick and putting the hosts ahead in the 14th minute. Kavanagh later awarded a free-kick outside the box rather than a penalty after Lucas Digne blocked Kieran Trippier's cross with his hand inside the area. The referee also showed Villa's French left-back a yellow card for a crunching late challenge on Jacob Murphy in the first half, which left the Newcastle forward with cuts on his shins. But the visitors showed their powers of recovery to fight back for an impressive success. It was from the free-kick following the Digne handball incident that Newcastle equalised in the 63rd minute. Substitute goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez could only parry Trippier's delivery into the path of Tonali, whose strike from outside the box took a wicked deflection before nestling into the net. It was the Italian midfielder's first goal since May, but he quickly doubled his tally for the campaign with a superb 76th-minute strike after he let fly with an unstoppable effort from distance. There was still time for Nick Woltemade to add a third - ending a 14-match goal drought on his 24th birthday - from close range to send the 6,500 travelling supporters into raptures. They had earlier vented their fury towards the officials after their side - who won the last of their six FA Cups in 1955 - fell behind in controversial circumstances. Abraham was offside when Luiz clipped a free-kick into the box, but the linesman's flag stayed down as the striker chested the ball down and hooked it into the net for his first goal since rejoining the club from Besiktas last month. But there were certainly no complaints from the visitors when Bizot was sent off following a moment of madness from the goalkeeper in first-half added time. Trippier sent Murphy through with a searching ball over the top after Villa forward Leon Bailey had given the ball away, with his team-mates still high up the pitch from an earlier corner. Dutchman Bizot rushed off his line and took Murphy out with a wild high challenge just inside Villa's half and with a couple of Newcastle players in support and one home player, it left Kavanagh with little option but to send him off. Eddie Howe's side made their extra man count to book their place in the fifth round at the expense of the seven-time winners.