Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty heroics helped Chelsea avoid a shoot-out as the Blues edged past Plymouth 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth-round but only after extra-time. The Spain goalkeeper guessed correctly and then smothered Ryan Hardie’s last-gasp spot-kick, after the Plymouth striker had been felled by Malang Sarr. Marcos Alonso thought he had settled the tie with a neat finish in ext...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that full-back Reece James will not feature for the Blues in this year’s Club World Cup. Following their Champions League win last season, the Blues are one of two automatically seeded teams who will advance to the competition’s semi-final. The teams the Londoners could face on February 9 are Monterrey, Al Ahly, Al Jazira or Al-Hilal. ...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick says wasteful Manchester United only have themselves to blame after making an embarrassing early FA Cup exit at home to Middlesbrough.A year on from steering Sheffield United to a shock Old Trafford win, Chris Wilder led Championship side Boro to an even more surprising victory as the competition’s fourth round got off to a stunning start.Jadon Sancho put United into a deserv...Full Story »

Middlesbrough celebrated a famous penalty shoot-out victory at Old Trafford after Anthony Elanga’s miss saw Manchester United make an embarrassing early exit from the FA Cup.The fourth round got off to a stunning start on Friday night as the Premier League giants arguably saw their last realistic hope of silverware this season extinguished by Chris Wilder’s Championship outfit.Jadon ...Full Story »

Romain Saiss will be rested by Wolves boss Bruno Lage after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.The defender is back following Morocco’s exit but will not feature against Norwich.Raul Jimenez is available having returned from international duty with Mexico and shrugged off a calf problem but Pedro Neto (knee), Jonny (knee), Yerson Mosquera (hamstring) and Hwang Hee-Chan (hamstring) ar...Full Story »

Manchester City will be without forward Gabriel Jesus for Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Fulham.The Brazil striker suffered a knock while on international duty and will sit out the clash at the Etihad Stadium.Youngster Cole Palmer remains on the sidelines with the injury sustained in the last round at Swindon.Manager Pep Guardiola otherwise has a fully-fit squad with winger Riy...Full Story »

New Tottenham signings Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur will be involved against Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round.The duo arrived from Juventus on transfer deadline day and will be in the squad, but Dele Alli, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele and Bryan Gil have all left the club.Son Heung-min is fit after a muscle problem while Cristian Romero is fit again following a hamstring injury ...Full Story »

Bournemouth could hand out a plethora of debuts to deadline day signings as they host National League side Boreham Wood in the fourth round of the FA Cup.The Sky Bet Championship promotion-chasing Cherries had a busy Monday and new recruits Todd Cantwell, Kieffer Moore, Nat Phillips and Freddie Woodman are all available for selection.Fellow recent arrival Siriki Dembele is cup-tied having alread...Full Story »

New signing Luis Diaz could be a late addition to Liverpool’s squad for Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round visit of Cardiff.The Colombia international was still in Paris on Friday awaiting his visa, which meant he is unlikely to meet his new team-mates until the weekend at the earliest.Forward Harvey Elliott will make his first appearance since September after an ankle fracture dislocation...Full Story »

Southampton will have Tino Livramento and Will Smallbone back in contention for Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Sky Bet Championship side Coventry.Right-back Livramento (knee) and midfielder Smallbone (calf) have both returned to training, while Mali winger Moussa Djenepo has returned from international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has suffered a se...Full Story »

Peterborough have been handed a double injury boost ahead of their FA Cup fourth-round clash against QPR.Ronnie Edwards will be available for selection after completing concussion protocols.Mark Beevers is also in contention for Saturday’s fixture following a calf problem.However, Jack Taylor (hamstring), Dan Butler (ankle), Harrison Burrows (foot) and Callum Morton (cup-tied) will not fea...Full Story »

Jack Iredale could miss Cambridge’s FA Cup fourth round clash with Luton.The in-form defender picked up an ankle injury in the 2-0 Sky Bet League One loss at Bolton on Tuesday.Cambridge were left to sweat on the results of X-rays to uncover the extent of the damage, but Iredale’s availability on Saturday remains in doubt.Sam Sherring would be poised to step in and pair up with Jubril...Full Story »

Stoke could hand debuts to Josh Maja and Liam Moore in Saturday’s home FA Cup fourth-round clash with Wigan.Transfer deadline day saw forward Maja and defender Moore arrive on loan from Bordeaux and Reading respectively, while Sam Surridge left for Nottingham Forest and Tom Ince joined the Royals on loan.Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Lewis Baker and Phil Jagielka, signed by the Potters earlier i...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   WorldCup2022         Cristiano Ronaldo Commenting on His Former Real Madrid Teammates' Photos...Marcelo on insta - at Hotel Pestana CR7 in Madrid.Cristiano Ronaldo replies: Thank you for visiting, you are at home. Benzema on insta - Vamonos!Cristiano Ronaldo: ‘Good face, huh?’ Benzema: ‘heheheh, my broth...Full Story »

Danish ace Eriksen signed for Brentford last week, seven months after “dying” on the pitch during his country’s Euro 2020 game with Finland. Christian Eriksen looks set to get the green light to play for Denmark at the World Cup Credit: Reuters The former Spurs and Inter Milan schemer revealed his target was to return to Denmark colours in time to play in Qatar when the Wor...Full Story »

Sadio Mane’s late goal helped Senegal through to their third Africa Cup of Nations final after overcoming Burkino Faso 3-1.Senegal were denied two penalties by the VAR, with Burkina Faso goalkeeper Herve Koffi injured in the first of those incidents and Farid Ouedraogo having to come off the bench to replace him in goal.All the goals came in the second half as Abdou Diallo and Idrissa Guey...Full Story »

Lionel Messi started up front after recovering from the coronavirus Lionel Messi started up front.AP Nice coach Christophe Galtier outwitted Paris Saint-Germain again as his side won a tense penalty shootout 6-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the French Cup following a 0-0 away draw. Holder PSG's bid for a record-extending 15th trophy and an eighth straight final fell short at Parc des Princes...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino has expressed his uncertainty on whether Neymar will have fully recovered and be at his disposal for the first leg of Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League last-16 tie against Real Madrid. The Ligue 1 side will host Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes on February 15, but they may have to do so without Neymar, who picked up an ankle injury on November 28 against Saint-Etie...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson is adamant he will battle to save his job after his side’s Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Kelty Hearts.The Premiership strugglers succumbed to an embarrassing 1-defeat in extra-time when the League Two side clinched a fifth-round encounter with St Mirren.For Saints, it was a 10th straight loss and Davidson accepts there are question marks over his ab...Full Story »

Liam Donnelly’s late extra-time strike sealed a dramatic Scottish Cup comeback for Motherwell as they came from behind to defeat Championship side Morton.The two sides could not be separated after a closely contested 90 minutes and another half-hour was required to find a winner.Morton broke the deadlock with the last kick of the first period of extra time as Robbie Muirhead’s curlin...Full Story »