Sixteen-year-old Rio Ngumoha became the fourth youngest scorer in Premier League history when he swept home Liverpool's winning goal in their 3-2 victory at Newcastle on Monday night.
26 Aug 2025
Reds boss Arne Slot turned to the teenager in the sixth minute of stoppage time, throwing on a player who will turn 17 on Friday in a last roll of the dice.
The 10 men of Newcastle had been 2-0 down but were roared back to level terms by their passionate supporters and even seemed to have the momentum.
With the game up for grabs, Mohamed Salah slid a low ball across the box in the final stages that Dominik Szoboszlai stepped over and left for Ngumoha to expertly finish on his Premier League debut.
The magical moment came in the 100th minute and made Ngumoha the youngest goalscorer in Liverpool's history, and only the second 16-year-old to hit a winner in a Premier League game.
The first? Wayne Rooney, with his wondergoal for Everton against Arsenal in 2002.
The England Under-17 forward was mobbed by team-mates after scoring the decisive goal and was shoved in front of the travelling support on Tyneside to soak up the adoration.
For Liverpool fans, it may not come as a surprise to see Ngumoha shining on the biggest stage, considering his impressive performances during pre-season - when he netted two goals and assisted two more.
Former Arsenal forward and Premier League great Thierry Henry told Sky Sports that Ngumoha had experienced an important career moment.
"He announced himself," Henry said. "He looked like a player that had been playing for a very long time with the way he finished."
Ngumoha is not actually a Liverpool academy product, having only moved to Merseyside from Chelsea's youth set-up last summer with no club confirming the fee or whether it went to tribunal.
At the time Blues legend John Terry wrote: "This boy is and will be a top player."
Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Real Madrid continued their perfect start to the season in La Liga with victory at Oviedo.
25 Aug 2025
Mbappe - who scored the only goal against Osasuna - made it three from two games as he first struck eight minutes before half time with a finish from the edge of the box, before sidefooting home a second late on.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, meanwhile, was among the substitutes for this game after starting in the previous fixture, with boss Xabi Alonso instead picking Dani Carvajal at right back.
The England international came on for the final three minutes of the game when Real were 2-0 up.
Vinicius Jr, who also started on the bench, added a third in stoppage time with a clinical strike.
Alonso started 18-year-old Franco Mastantuono in attack and the teenager impressed with a lively display.
Oviedo's best chance came in the 81st minute when Kwasi Sibo's long-range effort struck the outside of the post just before Mbappe got his second to make the win safe.
The win means Real join rivals Barcelona and Villarreal on six points after two games.
Jonathan David scored on his debut as Juventus beat Parma in their Serie A opener.
25 Aug 2025
The Canada striker, who signed from Lille in July, prodded home Kenan Yildiz's cross with just under an hour played.
Juventus were reduced to 10 men in the 83rd minute when full-back Andrea Cambiaso was shown a straight red card for lashing out at Parma's Mathias Lovik with his arm.
But just a minute later, substitute Dusan Vlahovic settled the outcome with the second goal.
The Serbian started and finished a swift counter-attack, with Yildiz providing his second assist.
Yildiz could have got on the scoresheet himself, but his strike from the edge of the box was saved by Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki who got down low to push it wide.
The Old Lady had struggled to break down a resolute Parma defence as Francisco Conceicao's header was tipped over the bar by Suzuki and his deflected strike crashed off the post.
Elsewhere in Serie A, Como scored two second-half goals as they beat Lazio.
Greece striker Anastasios Douvikas slotted home after latching on to a through-ball from Nico Paz to open the scoring.
Paz added to his assist with a stunning 30-yard free-kick to seal the three points as Cesc Fabregas' side began their league campaign with a win.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was left to count the cost of his missed first-half penalty as Emile Smith Rowe earned Fulham a point at Craven Cottage.
25 Aug 2025
Fernandes must have thought his blushes would be spared by Leny Yoro's deflected second-half header that put United ahead after the break and officially went down as a Rodrigo Muniz own goal.
However, Smith Rowe, on as a substitute, had other ideas, pouncing on an Alex Iwobi cross from the touchline that had bounced into the visitors' six-yard box.
The equaliser just heightened the sense of regret at Fernandes' failure from the spot.
The Portugal playmaker seemed the calmest man in the stadium as referee Chris Kavanagh took an age to review Calvin Bassey's challenge on Mason Mount at a corner. It had been an incident that few seemed to complain about as play initially continued.
But Fernandes was unsettled as he collided with Kavanagh when getting ready to take the kick and, after resetting himself, sent his penalty soaring over the bar.
It was Fernandes' first penalty miss since December 2023 and came on another day when United played well but were unable to secure their first win of the season.
In contrast, Fulham showed plenty of battling qualities in the 1-1 draw as they ended a run of eight straight home defeats to United, although they too are still waiting for a first win of the campaign.
Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne scored on his Napoli debut as the Serie A champions began their title defence with a 2-0 win at Sassuolo.
24 Aug 2025
The 34-year-old, who joined on a free transfer in the summer after 10 years with Manchester City, found the far corner of the net with a whipped free-kick from the left shortly before the hour mark.
Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay had given the champions the lead after 17 minutes when he headed in a cross from Italy winger Matteo Politano.
McTominay, 28, scored 12 goals in 34 league appearances after joining Napoli from Manchester United in 2024, earning him the Serie A MVP award as Antonio Conte's side clinched the title.
The Scot, who has scored 14 times in 37 matches in all competitions for the Italians, recently earned a nomination for the 2025 Ballon d'Or award.
The hosts' on-loan Marseille midfielder Ismael Kone was sent off with 11 minutes to go for a second bookable offence.
Elsewhere in the division, Genoa and Lecce played out a tense 0-0 draw in a game of few chances.