Goals from Rob Street and Will Goodwin ensured Cheltenham’s improvement under Darrell Clarke continued with a shock 2-0 League One home win over promotion-chasing Oxford.Both teams had a player sent off, with Street shown a straight red during first-half stoppage time and Ruben Rodrigues dismissed for a second caution after 68 minutes for the visitors.Second-bottom Cheltenham started stron...Full Story »

RAPHAEL VARANE is set to leave Manchester United - but it won’t be until the summer. The French defender has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford, and some reports have indicated he could be sold in January. Raphael Varane is set to leave Manchester United Credit: Getty Erik ten Hag will not allow the French World Cup winner to depart until the summer Credit: Alamy But SunSp...Full Story »

Leaders Chesterfield saw their 13-match unbeaten run in the National League come to an end after a 2-1 defeat at Southend.The Spireites, who had won 12 times during that streak, including the last five, opened the scoring in the 27th minute through striker Will Grigg.The 32-year-old former Northern Ireland international took his tally to five goals in four league games when pouncing from close r...Full Story »

Notts County boss Luke Williams said his promoted side still need to adapt to League Two after seeing them “fall off the edge of a cliff” during the second half of their 4-2 home win over Bradford.County looked to be cruising to victory after a superb first-half display saw them score four unanswered goals through a brace from Macaulay Langstaff in between efforts from David McGoldri...Full Story »

According to a report by AS, Real Madrid has shown interest in signing Athletic Bilbao's attacker, Nico Williams. The 21-year-old's contract with the Basque club is set to expire next summer, and while he is inclined to extend his current deal, he is also keen on ensuring that his €50 million release clause remains affordable to avoid leaving as a free agent as a favor to his lifelong cl...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED?Fati found himself frozen out by Xavi, and despite reaching double-digit goals for the Blaugrana last season, was allowed to leave. Barcelona sent the youngster on loan to Brighton amid interest in a permanent deal from Manchester United. WHAT DECO SAIDBarca sporting director Deco suggested in an interview with RAC1 that the winger could have a future in Catalunya, despite being...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur have been closely monitoring Perr Schuurs for a while now and they are expected to make a move for the 23-year-old centre-back in the near future. But, they are not alone in the race and will face competition from Atletico Madrid according to the report by Fichajes Schuurs joined Torino in the summer of 2022 and he has gone from strength to strength since. The 23-year-old&#...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel has talked up the prospect of a reunion with Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe at Bayern Munich next season. WHAT HAPPENED? The French superstar, who is yet to sign a new deal at PSG, is likely to exit the Ligue 1 giants as a free agent next summer. While his next destination is yet to be revealed, Mbappe's former coach at PSG has suggested that he would be glad to reu...Full Story »

DAVID MOYES wants to carry on as a manager —  ideally at West Ham — despite talk of him moving upstairs. The Scot is at the ‘veteran’ stage at age 60. David Moyes wants to carry on as a manager Credit: Alamy His Hammers contract is up at the end of this season but he has no plans to change job. Sources close to Moyes scoffed at suggestions he could become a direc...Full Story »

Manchester United winger Antony will not be leaving the club to return to Brazil any time soon, it has been reported. WHAT HAPPENED?It was recently reported that United are considering signing Gabriel Barbosa from Flamengo in the January transfer window and would offer Antony on loan to the Brazilian team. However, Fabrizio Romano claims that such an idea is not being considered and that the...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany insisted Burnley were not getting the rewards their performances deserve after they slumped to a top-flight record sixth straight home defeat to start the season, losing 2-0 to Crystal Palace at Turf Moor.A mistake from Jordan Beyer allowed Jeffrey Schlupp to put Palace in front in the 22nd minute and, despite dominating the ball and having 16 shots to Palace’s four, Burnle...Full Story »

Luke Williams heaped praise on his Notts County defenders as their importance was highlighted during their 3-2 win over Crawley in the FA Cup.Danilo Orsi scored twice for the visitors but goals from Dan Crowley, David McGoldrick and substitute Macaulay Langstaff saw the Magpies progress to the second round for the first time since 2019.“I thought Crawley were absolutely brilliant, they als...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is taking a “careful” approach with captain Reece James, who started a match for just the second time this season in the Blues’ 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Blackburn.James, who has been making his way back to full fitness after sustaining a hamstring issue in August, played 61 minutes of Wednesday’s tie before he was swapped for Malo Gust...Full Story »

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are keen on the Brentford striker Ivan Toney during the January transfer window. The 27-year-old striker is currently suspended for breaching betting regulations but he is set to return to action midway through January. He is hoping to join a big club and the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham could provide him with that opportunity. However, a report from Fichajes ...Full Story »

Manchester City are determined to make a profit from the potential sale of midfielder Kalvin Phillips, according to a report. Phillips struggling at Man City Liverpool, Newcastle & Bayern interested Midfielder's price-tag revealed WHAT HAPPENED?The Premier League champions are demanding around £50 million ($61m) for the struggling midfielder, The Mirror claims. Phillips, 27, w...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell appeared to point the finger at Harrogate following a freak injury to matchwinner Zac Williams, who tripped over a frost sheet.Williams’ 31st-minute header secured a 1-0 win for Alex but he limped out of the action at the end of the first half after falling over and twisting his ankle.It was an incident that Bell thought could have been avoided, arguing that the sheets ...Full Story »

New boss Mike Williamson hailed the “desire and togetherness” of his MK Dons side after they made it back-to-back wins with a 3-2 League Two success at home to Swindon.Williamson’s first game in charge ended in defeat at Accrington last weekend but consecutive home victories have followed under the former Gateshead manager.Max Dean, Warren O’Hora and George McEachran&rsqu...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut savoured a Severnside derby victory as Rubin Colwill replied to recent criticism from his manager with a first league goal for 19 months.Colwill sealed Cardiff’s 2-0 win over Bristol City in stoppage time with a superb strike as the Bluebirds climbed to fifth in the Sky Bet Championship.The Wales international’s first league goal since March 2022 – cutti...Full Story »

Crewe racked up their first back-to-back away wins since August 2021 after Zac Williams’ first-half goal secured a 1-0 triumph at Harrogate.Williams’ effort condemned the sorry Sulphurites to a fifth straight home defeat, which represents their worst sequence as an EFL outfit.Away keeper Harvey Davies had earlier made an excellent save to push Matty Daly’s rising 12-yard drive ...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino lamented that Chelsea were “not nasty enough” in attack as Brentford won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to send his team to a third home Premier League defeat of the season.Victory for the visitors, earned with second-half goals from Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo, maintained their 100 per cent record on this ground since being promoted to the top flight in 2021 and ended...Full Story »