Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang once again lit up an empty Wembley Stadium as his brace ensured FA Cup final victory over 10-man Chelsea on this day three years ago.

The striker, who downed Manchester City with two goals in the semi-final, equalised with a penalty he had won himself to cancel out Christian Pulisic’s early opener.

Chelsea then lost Cesar Azpilicueta and Pulisic to injury before Aubameyang brilliantly added his second to secure a 2-1 victory and then lifted a record 14th FA Cup for the Gunners.

His only false move of the day was dropping the trophy in front of his team-mates before eventually raising it above his head.

For head coach Mikel Arteta, this was a first piece of silverware just eight months after taking charge of the …

The Green Bay Packers come to the Golden State to face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football in Week 3, playing on a short turnaround after a win over Detroit on Monday.

San Francisco is home after opening the schedule with two straight away games, winning at Detroit and Philadelphia. The NFL betting odds are giving the visiting Packers 3.5 points in the Bay Area, with books still not certain of the validity of the Cheeseheads, who were rolled by New Orleans in Week 1.

Here are our free NFL picks and predictions for Packers at 49ers on September 26.

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Super Bowl is one of the rare times on the sports calendar that everyone – gambler or not – knows the point spread.

Big Game betting has massive mainstream appeal, as stories flood the news wires about the Super Bowl odds and who bookies think will win it all—or at least cover the spread. But in that fleeting moment of understanding also comes plenty of misunderstanding.  

Even seasoned Vegas veterans may not know these five facts about Super Bowl betting:

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The G-Men upset Minnesota last week on the back (and arm, and legs) of Daniel Jones, but Philly presents a big challenge to New York’s QB… and those wanting to bet on him.

Ever the optimist, I’m going to instead focus on someone that should find success on Saturday and take a more positive approach with Saquon Barkley props.

The Giants’ star RB hasn’t had a massive workload down the stretch of the season, but going against a vaunted Eagles offense — which both the writers for our Giants-Eagles betting preview and Giants/Eagles prop picks think will shine — Barkley is going to need to be as involved as possible.

Here is my best free NFL pick for Saquon on Saturday… along with a Barkley-based same-game parlay.

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The Indianapolis Colts are to face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in the latest Week 6 odds. The Jaguars are returning home after a two-week stint in London and now square up against a Colts side that will be missing starting quarterback Anthony Richardson.

Despite backup Gardner Minshew taking over under center, money has come in on the visitors and NFL odds for this contest have slimmed from Jaguars -5 to -4.

Should you go against or follow the line movement? I let you know with my best free NFL picks for Colts vs. Jaguars on October 15. 

Colts vs Jaguars odds

Colts vs Jaguars predictions

It’s a pretty rare sight to see an underdog lose its starting quarterback and get fewer points on the sprea…

If the football gods do indeed wish for the Pittsburgh Steelers to get into the playoffs, you can’t say they haven’t given them a notable gift.

That’s because Saturday’s opponent, the Baltimore Ravens, have the top seed in the AFC locked up, meaning a bevy of regulars – including likely MVP odds candidate Lamar Jackson – will sit out.

It’s a big reason why the Ravens are 3.5-point home underdogs in the NFL odds.

Pittsburgh doesn’t need to win to get in, but gaining that W is the first step in positive chain reactions that could have them postseason-bound.

Join me as I break down the Steelers vs Ravens Week 18 odds with our main focus being three great player props picks you should be targeting.

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It’s never dull when the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals collide, and this marquee Week 2 matchup is shaping up to be another chippy showdown at Arrowhead.

However, Cincinnati has major questions to resolve after an ugly outing last weekend, and my Bengals vs. Chiefs predictions point to more home cooking for Patrick Mahomes & Co. Read my NFL picks below and be sure to check out our Bengals vs. Chiefs props for more.

Bengals vs Chiefs prediction

My best betChiefs -6 (-105 at BetMGM)

My analysisNew season, same old Kansas City Chiefs.

Kansas City finished last season with six straight wins, and the early signs this year are ominous after the back-to-bac…

Anyone who has spent the best part of an hour just waiting to cross a supermarket threshold in the past few weeks will be aware how quickly the outlandish becomes the new normal. Yet even in these strange days it was still odd to hear Gordon Taylor pop up on the radio with the suggestion that shortened games might be the solution to finishing the Premier League season sometime before the clocks go back.

How that would have helped maintain the integrity of the competition or assisted those clubs worried they might be relegated in less than optimum circumstances remained unclear, for the Premier League was pooh-poohing the idea proposed by the Professional Footballers’ Association’s leader as ridiculous and unfounded within hours.

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It is almost 18 months since Rhys Norrington-Davies’s name was up in lights in the headmaster’s weekly newsletter at Royal Russell school in Croydon, celebrating his first call-up to the Wales senior squad. It was there that he achieved A-levels in maths, physics and geology, and was accepted into Southampton University to study civil engineering and architecture, at a time when being part of a Premier League promotion push felt rather unlikely.

“Education was my main focus and the thought of getting back into football was a bonus,” he says. “I was preparing to go to uni. Growing up I used to like structures, building sandcastles on the beaches, so I always had an interest for it.”

But then Sheffield Uni…

The great thing about hitting rock bottom, Hollywood movies are fond of pointing out, is that there is only one way left to go. But there is another option. Hollywood movies: meet Manchester United. Too big to fail properly, but somehow still managing to fail all the same.

Perhaps the most brutal part of this night of calamitous, football‑style activity from the United defence and midfield at Old Trafford was the moments of hope in between, scattered like flowers in the rain.

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The worst part was pretty much everything else. There was another alarming night for André Onana, who seemed at various key moments to be simply leaping around…