Bukayo Saka scored twice and Declan Rice found the net against his old club as Arsenal flexed their muscles in the title race with a thumping 6-0 win at West Ham.The Gunners’ title bid hit the buffers in this fixture last season when they blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2.There was no chance of a repeat after William Saliba headed them in front and West Ham promptly collapsed.William Saliba...Full Story »

De Jong, 26, is finally open to leaving the La Liga giants at the end of the season. Chelsea could hijack Man Utd's pursuit of Frenkie De Jong According to journalist Lluis Canut, the Dutchman is underwhelmed with Barcelona's current state both on and off the pitch. And for the first time since arriving at the Nou Camp in 2019 he is "no longer closing the door on leaving" the club. Man Utd p...Full Story »

The 18-year-old is one of the club's top academy prospects. Man Utd are interested in signing Thalys Thalys has been likened to Endrick, who is set to join Real Madrid this summer in a £51million transfer. Endrick, 17, reached an agreement with the La Liga giants in December 2022 but is not permitted to complete the move until his 18th birthday. According to Spanish outlet AS, Palmeiras...Full Story »

Nice defeder Jean-Clair Todibo says he won't leave fans hanging should he decide to leave. Todibo has been linked with Manchester United and Tottenham. "It's always like that. During winter there are requests. I'm very calm about it all," he said. "I am at Nice and we're having a great season. I don't have my head elsewhere; if I did it would be difficult for me personally and for the group...Full Story »

The Gunners are set to dip into the market ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Nico Williams has emerged as a target for Arsenal And Mikel Arteta is understood to be targeting some attacking reinforcements. According to the Mirror, Arsenal scouts are keeping tabs on Spanish winger Williams. The 21-year-old signed a new contract with Athletic Bilbao last year so he is not expected to be cheap. Ar...Full Story »

South Africa claimed third place in the Africa Cup of Nations, beating DR Congo 6-5 in a tense penalty shoot-out after surviving a second-half onslaught during the 90 minutes.Bafana Bafana appeared second favourites in the shoot-out after Teboho Mokoena hit the post with the first spot-kick to hand DR Congo an immediate advantage and the stage was set for captain Chancel Mbemba to hit the winner...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo cannot understand why VAR did not intervene and award his side a penalty in their 3-2 defeat to Newcastle.Taiwo Awoniyi appeared to be tripped by goalkeeper Martin Dubravka with the score at 2-2 but referee Anthony Taylor waved away protests and VAR did not overrule, despite replays showing contact was made.Three minutes later Bruno Guimaraes scored his...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell is happy for his players to enjoy their win over Crawley but says he wants minds quickly focused on Tuesday night’s clash at leaders Stockport.Rio Adebisi’s second-half goal secured Crewe a first in win in three games and with promotion rivals Barrow and Wrexham both losing, the Railwaymen moved into the automatic promotion places in third spot.They are three poin...Full Story »

Oscar Cortes shone in his first Rangers start as the Light Blues made their way into the quarter-finals of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup with a 2-0 win over Ayr at Ibrox.The 20-year-old Colombian winger, on loan from French side Lens with an option for the Rangers to buy, had a couple of efforts on goal before he set up Borna Barisic’s low drive, which deflected in off Somerset Park midfie...Full Story »

Bruno Guimaraes scored his first goals since September as Newcastle gave their hopes of qualifying for Europe a shot in the arm with an entertaining 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest.The Brazilian had not scored since the 8-0 rout at Sheffield United in September but opened the scoring at the City Ground and then netted the winner in the second half.Fabian Schar also scored as the Magpies moved seven...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Neill Collins hopes Adam Phillips’ dramatic late double can be a pivotal moment in their season.The Tykes were heading for defeat against Leyton Orient until Phillips equalised in the 88th minute.And, despite Barnsley going down to 10 men when Luca Connell saw red, Phillips struck again in stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win that moved them within four points of the automatic p...Full Story »

Lewis Walker’s stoppage-time strike denied Hartlepool boss Kevin Phillips a third successive National League victory as Woking left it late to snatch a point from a 1-1 draw.The visitors took a seventh-minute lead at the Laithwaite Community Stadium when Joe Grey stabbed David Ferguson’s driven cross past keeper Alexis Andre at the near post.Tom Crawford thought he had doubled the le...Full Story »

Southampton boss Russell Martin joked about hating the basketball nature of his side’s breathless 5-3 Sky Bet Championship victory over Huddersfield at St Mary’s.Saints trailed 2-0 and 3-2 and were looking at their 24-game unbeaten run ending before a manic second half ended up with the high-flying hosts claiming victory thanks to Joe Rothwell’s double, a Tom Lees own goal and ...Full Story »

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson backed goalkeeper Nicholas Bilokapic to learn from an error-strewn display in his side’s damaging 5-2 defeat at Wycombe.Bilokapic, 21, was directly at fault for two of Wycombe’s goals, with Kieran Sadlier and David Wheeler both capitalising.Ferguson mounted a passionate defence of his young goalkeeper and refused to criticise the Australian.He sai...Full Story »

Karl Robinson felt there were positives for Salford despite a poor performance in a 1-1 draw with Swindon.The visitors needed a late goal from Callum Hendry to extend their unbeaten run to six games.And boss Robinson said: “The competitive edge didn’t seem to be there in the same way as it has been. But the secret to sustaining points and keep putting them on the board is finding a w...Full Story »

Derek McInnes was pleased as Kilmarnock continued their excellent form by defeating Cove Rangers to reach the quarter-finals of the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup.After surviving an early scare, the hosts broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time when Marley Watkins netted for the second time in as many matches.The second half was much more positive for Killie, and they would eventually put the g...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke believes it ultimately would not have mattered had Patrick Bamford’s opening goal in the 3-0 win over Rotherham been chalked off for handball as he felt his side dominated the Championship clash.Bamford put Leeds ahead in controversial circumstances at Elland Road with heavy suggestions of handball after a deflected cross appeared to brush his arm on its way in.Crys...Full Story »

Manager Nick Montgomery hailed the performance of Martin Boyle after the player inspired Hibernian’s 3-1 Scottish Gas Scottish Cup win at Inverness as they booked their place in the quarter-finals.The Australia international starred as he scored in between Myziane Maolida’s opener and Elian Youan’s late strike as the Premiership outfit blitzed Caley Thistle in the second half t...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Skubala was “really impressed” with his side as they beat 10-man Fleetwood 2-1.It was a first home win for the club since mid-October as they secured back-to-back victory by coming from behind at Sincil Bank.Promise Omochere opened the scoring, but Bosun Lawal’s sending-off after a melee in first-half stoppage time turned the game on its head.Returning Ben ...Full Story »

Neil Critchley believes Blackpool did not switch on quickly enough in their 1-1 draw with League One play-off rivals Oxford at Bloomfield Road.Blackpool led the game after an 18th-minute goal from Matt Pennington but conceded just three minutes later to Oxford’s Mark Harris.The result did little for either team, with Oxford sitting seventh, a point off the top six after a five-match winles...Full Story »