Girona will be bidding to halt a four-game losing run in all competitions when they continue their La Liga campaign with a clash against struggling Real Valladolid on Friday night. The hosts will enter the match off the back of a 2-1 defeat at Mallorca, while Real Valladolid moved off the bottom of the La Liga table courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Valencia last time out. Girona will bring a six...Full Story »

Lille will look to avoid a potential cup shock when they travel to third-tier Rouen in the round of 64 of the Coupe de France on Friday night. Bruno Genesio's side are currently 16 games unbeaten in all competitions, but face a team that have been rejuvenated since the arrival of manager Regis Brouard. This fixture has the potential to become one of the biggest stories of the weekend if Lille ...Full Story »

Eyupspor will be eager to retain their place in the top four as they face Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super Lig round 17 at Recep Tayyip Erdogan Stadium on Friday. It will be the first meeting between both sides in over eight decades, with the hosts welcoming one of the most successful clubs in the country to their home for the first time in the top flight. Eyupspor are enjoying a solid start to...Full Story »

Enzo Maresca has said that Chelsea believe Mykhailo Mudryk is innocent following his positive drugs test and will continue to "support" the player. Mudryk and Chelsea released statements on Tuesday confirming that the FA had been in contact over the Ukraine winger supplying an adverse urine sample, with both player and club expressing their surprise. Head coach Maresca faced the media for the ...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou says the 'notion that clubs want to bring managers in and build stuff doesn't exist'. A Premier League manager has a tougher job than the prime minister, according to Ange Postecoglou. The Tottenham manager was reflecting on the departure of top-flight peers Gary O'Neil and Russell Martin while looking ahead to a meeting with the new Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim, in ...Full Story »

Gabriel Jesus hadn't scored at the Emirates in over a year Mikel Arteta claimed Gabriel Jesus can be a "big asset" for the rest of the season after the Brazilian's first Arsenal hat-trick. The former Manchester City striker scored his first home goals in a year as he led a second-half Carabao Cup comeback against Crystal Palace. He had scored only one goal this season before last night away at...Full Story »

French heavyweights Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain meet in the principality for the final Ligue 1 game of 2024 on Wednesday. This fixture has been moved forward two weeks because the two will compete in the French Super Cup in Qatar during matchday 16 at the start of January. A good week got even better for PSG manager Luis Enrique when they beat Lyon 3-1 at the Parc des Princes on Sunday, con...Full Story »

Looking to return to winning ways following a streak of poor results, Villarreal will welcome Rayo Vallecano to Estadio de la Ceramica on Wednesday night for a La Liga clash. The Yellow Submarine suffered a home defeat at the hands of Real Betis last time out, whilst Los Franjirrojos managed a draw against European champions Real Madrid. Since returning from a 3-0 win over Deportivo Alaves pri...Full Story »

In a vital six-pointer at the bottom of the table, 18th-placed Espanyol will welcome 20th and last-placed Valencia to RCDE Stadium on Wednesday in their 17th La Liga match of 2024-25. The home team have 14 points and their 0-0 draw with Osasuna on December 14 left them two points from 17th-placed Deportivo Alaves – who occupy the league's final safety spot – while the visitors lost ...Full Story »

Life after Russell Martin will begin for Southampton when they welcome Liverpool to St Mary's in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday. Martin was sacked after a chastening 5-0 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday, with Simon Rusk taking interim charge for the time being. In what was a tough fixture list for Southampton during December, the manner of the...Full Story »