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When Nathan Lyon strode out to the middle of Edgbaston at the day four lunch break, it was to do more than to look at the surface. Yes, nobody in the professional game knows more about the curation of pitches than the man who did it for a living before …

Liverpool finish their pre-season schedule against Lyon in Switzerland. Jurgen Klopp’s men have endured a tricky pre-season with Sunday’s thrashing by Napoli the lowest point of the Reds’ summer thus far. Next up is Manchester City in the Community Shield so Klopp will keen for his side to hit some kind …

Last pre-season performance is Liverpool’s best After the concerns caused by Sunday’s defeat to Napoli at Murrayfield, which represented a fourth successive pre-season game without a win, this victory in Liverpool’s final warm-up game will be well-received.  Jurgen Klopp’s side went behind early after Memphis Depay’s penalty but Olympique Lyonnais rarely troubled …

Liverpool vs Lyon result: Youngsters impress as Reds ease to victory in final pre-season friendly | The Independent Sport > Football > Live Liverpool take on Lyon this evening Liverpool 3-1 Lyon: Goals from Roberto Firmino and Harry Wilson, as well as an own-goal, ensured that the Reds rounded off …

1. Reiss Nelson demonstrates his potential The circumstances were not ideal for Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette, so influential throughout last season, limped off with a little over ten minutes played and there was understandably some concern around the Emirates. But his replacement, 19-year-old Reiss Nelson, injected a real spark of excitement almost …

Lyon came from behind as substitute Moussa Dembele scored twice to secure Emirates Cup success against hosts Arsenal. Gunners boss Unai Emery had opted against including Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil in his squad after they were involved in an attempted car-jacking last week. He also named new signings Dani …

Follow the latest updates from the pre-season friendly between Arsenal and Lyon in the revamped Emirates Cup. After skipping last year, Arsenal resume a new-look Emirates Cup this season as they take on Lyon, with the Women’s side facing Bayern Munich earlier in the day to provide an Emirates Cup …

Unai Emery looks close to adding Nicolas Pepe to his squad in a club-record £72m deal for the Lille star.  The Gunners are looking to rebound after missing out on a top four finish and losing the Europa League final to Chelsea, meaning there will be no Champions League football …