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Betfan Daily Sports Briefing — Sunday, 20 September 2026
Yesterday's results & headlines
Arsenal's bid to equal a 123-year club record of eight straight wins to open a season blew up in spectacular fashion at the Amex, where Brighton tore the champions apart 3-0. Pascal Groß fired the hosts ahead after 31 minutes, Charalampos Kostoulas doubled the lead right on half-time, and Chema Andrés headed in a third before the hour. Brighton, now the division's leading scorers with 16 goals, climb to third.
It was almost as bad for the other side of north London. Tottenham slumped to a 3-2 home defeat by Aston Villa, with Johan Manzambi, Nicolas Jackson and Emiliano Buendía putting Villa 3-0 up before Conor Gallagher and Jan Paul van Hecke's late strikes made the scoreline respectable. Villa claimed a first win of the campaign; Spurs are winless and dropped into the relegation zone, with pressure mounting on Roberto De Zerbi. On Friday night Chelsea's troubles deepened too, beaten 3-0 at Brentford (Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago, Fábio Carvalho) — the Bees' first home win over the Blues since 1938 and a third straight loss without a win for Xabi Alonso's side.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Everton edged Ipswich Town 1-0, Newcastle beat Hull City 2-1, and newly-promoted Coventry City claimed a notable 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest, a result reports described as ending decades of pain against their East Midlands rivals.
Golf: tight finish taking shape at Wentworth
In the BMW PGA Championship, Filippo Celli and Manuel Elvira shared the lead on 13 under after birdieing the 18th in Saturday's third round, with Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott two shots back on 11 under and Joaquín Niemann a further shot behind. With 20 players within four shots of the lead heading into the final round, the Race to Dubai showpiece is finely poised.
Today's fixtures & previews
Football
Scotland takes centre stage first as the Old Firm reconvenes: league leaders Celtic host second-placed Rangers at Celtic Park, kicking off at . Celtic have made a perfect start to the Scottish Premiership, while Rangers arrive on a five-match winning run having thumped their rivals in last week's League Cup meeting.
In the Premier League, a four-match Sunday programme completes matchweek five. Leeds United host Crystal Palace, AFC Bournemouth welcome Liverpool, and Manchester City take on Sunderland — all kicking off at — before Fulham host Manchester United at Craven Cottage at .
Horse racing
It's a busy jumps-and-flat Sunday. Plumpton stages seven races over hurdles and fences between and , while Hamilton Park runs a seven-race flat card from to on ground currently rated soft. Listowel also stages jump racing in Ireland through the afternoon.
Golf
The final round of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth gets under way from late morning, with the leading groups — including McIlroy and Scott — teeing off from around .
Betting tips & odds analysis
1. Man City bet builder — 15/1 (Paddy Power)
Selection: Manchester City to win, both teams to score – no, Erling Haaland to score, Enzo Le Fee 1+ shots on target and Enzo Fernández 3+ foul involvements, all in one bet builder at approximately 15/1 with Paddy Power. Reasoning: City have scored eight and conceded just two in four league games and have gone over 2.5 goals in 10 of their last 11 home fixtures, while Sunderland — 14th, on four points — have struggled for control on the road. Haaland remains the division's most reliable finisher against weaker defences.
2. Celtic to beat Rangers — Evens (bet365)
Selection: Celtic to win the Old Firm derby at Evens with bet365. Reasoning: Celtic have won every one of their six league games this season and can move eight points clear at the top with victory. Rangers have the momentum from last week's League Cup rout, but do so without the injured Lawrence Shankland, Youssef Chermiti and Daisuke Yokota, while Celtic's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is back from suspension.
3. Liverpool to win at Bournemouth — 23/20 (bet365)
Selection: Liverpool to beat Bournemouth at 23/20 with bet365. Reasoning: Bournemouth have led in all four league games this season but failed to win any of them, drawing their last three. Liverpool are unbeaten in five across all competitions and, despite a stuttering start domestically, should have enough control against a Bournemouth side missing Julián Araújo and Eli Junior Kroupi.
4. Edelak (Plumpton, 16:08) — 15/8 forecast
Selection: Edelak, trained by Dan Skelton and ridden in the 2m handicap hurdle, is forecast at 15/8. Reasoning: Edelak has won five of his last six starts and is bidding for a hat-trick after a dominant front-running success at Newton Abbot, and he thrives on the quicker ground on offer at Plumpton today.
5. Kilmac Air (Hamilton Park, 15:00) — 6/1 forecast
Selection: Kilmac Air, tipped as a value play in the 15:00 handicap at Hamilton Park, is forecast at 6/1. Reasoning: Handicapped on a workable mark of 55, Kilmac Air was flagged by tipsters as an each-way price worth taking in a competitive but winnable-looking heat on the soft Hamilton surface.
Player news & injury updates
Manchester City — Foden sidelined into October
Phil Foden remains unavailable for City and is not expected back until 17 October, meaning Pep Guardiola continues without his creative influence for the visit of Sunderland today.
Crystal Palace — Disasi out until late October
Axel Disasi is another notable absentee, ruled out for Palace until 25 October ahead of their trip to Leeds.
Manchester United — injury list piles up before Fulham trip
Ruben Amorim travels to Craven Cottage without Manuel Ugarte (knee), Tom Heaton (thigh), Matthijs de Ligt (back) and Amad Diallo (ankle), all sidelined until after the international break. Carlos Baleba could be handed a debut, while Luke Shaw may return having missed the last three games. Fulham, by contrast, are missing only the long-term-injured Tom Cairney, with Ryan Sessegnon a doubt.
Tottenham — De Zerbi under scrutiny
Roberto De Zerbi's position is under increasing pressure after Spurs' winless start left them in the bottom three following Saturday's defeat to Aston Villa, with the club's big summer outlay yet to translate into results.
Bournemouth — fresh fitness concerns for Rose
Marco Rose is without Julián Araújo and Eli Junior Kroupi until November, while Amine Adli and Veljko Milosavljević are targeting an October return, leaving Bournemouth light in defence and attack for Liverpool's visit.
Transfer watch — Ederson closes in on Old Trafford move
Manchester United are reported to be closing in on a deal for Brazilian midfielder Ederson, with a second medical said to have taken place in the UK — a deal that, if completed, would land after the summer window's 1 September deadline via a separate registration route.
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