Wolves demand £100m for Man Utd, Liverpool & Barcelona target NevesWolves have slapped a £100 million ($130m) price tag on Ruben Neves, according to the Daily Mail. Manchester United, Liverpool and Barcelona are among the teams looking to sign him, but the Premier League side will not let him go cheap. AC Milan working on Asensio dealAC Milan hope to beat the competition to the...Full Story »

Reading moved eight points clear of the Championship relegation zone with a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Stoke.Skipper Michael Morrison put Reading ahead in the 13th minute, as the home side dominated much of the first half, but Stoke substitute Romaine Sawyers equalised shortly before the interval.Reading recaptured their lead midway through the second period, when Lucas Joao’s heade...Full Story »

Bale to be one of many Real Madrid departures this summer Gareth Bale and Luka Jovic are set to headline what could be a major clear out at Real Madrid this summer, reports Marca. Jesus Vallejo, Mariano Diaz, Alvaro Odriozolo and Brahim Diaz are likely to be sold, while youngsters like Take Kubo and Reinier could also depart this summer. Newcastle set to make Sanchez their No. 1 Newcastle ar...Full Story »

West Brom’s Championship play-off hopes suffered a huge blow with a 1-0 defeat to local rivals Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Lyle Taylor’s 67th-minute penalty, following a Conor Townsend handball, proved the difference as Blues secured their first victory over the Baggies since 2006.Albion sent on Andy Carroll in hope of rescuing a point from the contest, but Steve Bruce’s si...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor praised his side for a battling display as they carved out a vital 1-0 League Two win at fellow promotion-hopefuls Newport.The Grecians were not at their free-flowing best at Rodney Parade, but they defended superbly to nullify the hosts and their 25-goal top scorer Dom Telford.And they claimed all three points thanks to Tim Dieng’s header from a Jack Sparkes fre...Full Story »

Connor Taylor got Bristol Rovers’ League Two promotion bid back on track with a second-half winner in a 2-1 comeback victory over Bradford at the Memorial Stadium.The young centre-back was on hand to poke the ball over the line from inside the six-yard box after the visitors failed to clear a 75th-minute free-kick from the left.Bradford had caught Rovers, looking to bounce back from their ...Full Story »

Callum Hudson-Odoi will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Brentford on Saturday.The Blues winger continues to battle an Achilles issue and has also suffered lower-back pain.Reece James can return after hamstring issues to boost the Blues, with Christian Pulisic likely to be involved despite a hectic international schedule with the United States.Brentford remain without Josh Dasilva ...Full Story »

Birmingham will assess strikers Lyle Taylor and Troy Deeney ahead of hosting local rivals West Brom in the Sky Bet Championship.Taylor, on loan from Nottingham Forest, has missed Blues’ last two games but could return following a calf injury, while Deeney has been absent for almost three months with a similar issue.City defender Kristian Pedersen is available following a one-match ban.But ...Full Story »

Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper are both in contention to start Leeds’ home game against Southampton.Phillips and skipper Cooper have been out since December with hamstring injuries and it remains to be seen if either will play the full 90 minutes.Goalkeeper Illan Meslier, Mateusz Klich and Diego Llorente, who were all forced out of the recent win at Wolves, are also available, but Patrick...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor was delighted with all but eight minutes of the Grecians’ 2-1 win over struggling Stevenage, which was a huge boost to their chances of automatic promotion.Two thundering headers from defender Sam Stubbs – his first goals for the club – did the damage in the first half, although Luke Norris had made it 1-1 when he finished of Elliott List’s cros...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor saluted another “big result” for his team after they triumphed 2-0 at struggling Oldham.The Grecians moved up to second in the table behind Forest Green thanks to second-half goals from Kyle Taylor and Jevani Brown.But the visitors rode their luck, needing goalkeeper Cameron Dawson to save Sam Hart’s 73rd-minute penalty while substitute Nigel Atangana wa...Full Story »

Gillingham will still be without Daniel Phillips for Sheffield Wednesday’s visit.The Watford loanee serves the final match of a three-game ban after being sent off for the third time this campaign in the defeat to Bolton on March 5.Robbie McKenzie will miss out after coming off in the second half at Charlton in midweek, with boss Neil Harris confirming he will be sidelined for “weeks...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor admitted his side were far from their best as they overcame stubborn Crawley with a 2-1 win at St James Park.Two goals from Tim Dieng helped the Grecians on their way before Kwesi Appiah pulled one back in first-half stoppage time, and Exeter hung on to claim three valuable points.“It was a big three points given the performance wasn’t anywhere near where i...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor was pleased with the point as his side were held to a goalless draw by Salford at St James Park.Salford dominated the first half and twice went close, with Matty Lund and Theo Vassell both heading against the woodwork.However, it was Exeter who were better after half-time but without managing to find that elusive goal.“I was really pleased with the performance,&r...Full Story »

Rochdale remain without three players for Saturday’s visit of Barrow in Sky Bet League Two.Dale have not lost a league game at home since October, a run of nine matches but defender Max Taylor is still sidelined with an ankle issue.He is not expected to return until April and manager Robbie Stockdale remains without defender Paul Downing and forward Josh Andrews.Both are “at the...Full Story »

Matt Taylor celebrated his 200th game in charge of Exeter with a superb 3-1 win over promotion rivals Swindon.Goals from Jevani Brown, Jonathan Grounds and Matt Jay put the Grecians in control before Jack Payne’s consolation strike in stoppage time for Swindon.The win saw Exeter climb from eighth to third in Sky Bet League Two, with the Robins dropping out of the top seven.“We looked...Full Story »

Scunthorpe boss Keith Hill was satisfied with the reaction of his bottom-of-the-table side after they ended a run of five successive away defeats with a goalless League Two draw at Crawley.Hill was desperate for a improved showing after admitting that the 4-1 defeat at Sutton the previous week had left him “seething inside physically and emotionally”.The former Rochdale, Barnsley and...Full Story »

Oxford manager Karl Robinson admitted that Matty Taylor was “fuming” to be subbed off in their 4-0 win over Charlton – depriving his top-scorer of the chance to notch a hat-trick.Taylor moved on to 18 goals for the campaign after two clinical strikes before the half-hour mark helped the visitors moved up to fourth in the Sky Bet League One table.Sam Baldock curled a right-foote...Full Story »

Matty Taylor’s first-half brace – moving his goal tally to 18 for the season – helped Oxford climb to fourth in the Sky Bet League One table with a 4-0 rout of Charlton at The Valley.Taylor’s first goal came on 21 minutes as Sam Baldock fed him on the right of the box and he deftly lifted the ball past Craig MacGillivray.Cameron Brannagan hit the bar with Baldock’s ...Full Story »

Defender Greg Taylor could return to ease Cambridge’s injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s League One match against Accrington.Manager Mark Bonner revealed Taylor was back in training this week in a bid to be fit, though Lloyd Jones’ recovery from his own injury has been hampered by an illness.Joe Ironside is expected to continue to miss out, also with an ankle injury sustained ...Full Story »