The German goalkeeper has opened up on his frustration over a lack of regular minutes at the start of the 2021-22 campaign Bernd Leno has admitted he could seek a January transfer after losing his spot as Arsenal No 1 to Aaron Ramsdale, while claiming Mikel Arteta has given him "no clear reason" for his decision. Arsenal spent £24 million ($32m) to bring Ramsdale to Emirates Stadium fro...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson was purring at his side’s performance after they netted five unanswered goals against Cheltenham in their League One clash at the Stadium of Light to move top of the table.The visitors struggled to create chances and were unable to make a fight of it after falling behind to Bailey Wright’s 11th-minute header.Sunderland striker Ross Stewart added goal...Full Story »

Fleetwood manager Simon Grayson felt his side displayed their battling qualities again after Daniel Batty’s late strike earned a 3-3 League One draw at MK Dons.The Cod Army are now unbeaten in six league games but they left it late to keep that run going at Stadium MK, where Scott Twine’s stunning hat-trick almost lifted the Dons up to second in the table.Grayson said: “As a ma...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Stephen Robinson praised his side’s grit and determination after they beat last year’s League One play-off finalists Lincoln 2-0 at the Mazuma Stadium.After seeing second-half goals from Cole Stockton and Scott Wootton earn his side a second win in three games, Robinson said: “I was delighted with the performance because there was real steel and grit to it.&ldquo...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson heaped praise on Nathan Holland after his two goals helped dispatch Accrington 5-1 at the Kassam Stadium.The on-loan West Ham player’s first was a stunning solo effort before he quickly added a second from close range to open the floodgates for Oxford.Robinson said: “That’s been coming, we’ve been threatening to do something like that.“We&r...Full Story »

Tom O’Connor and Daniel Jebbison both scored their first Burton goals as the Brewers ended their winless run with a 2-1 victory over Portsmouth.Both sides went into the game without a win in six League One games but it was Albion who emerged victorious from a stirring encounter.Albion settled the better into the game and on-loan goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu had to be on his toes to keep out Mic...Full Story »

Bukayo Saka has claimed Arsenal are capable of winning trophies this season. The Gunners have turned around their season with three straight league victories, including a 3-1 win over fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Saka told reporters after the match: "We can achieve anything, no matter what age. With age comes experience but we have a lot of experience in this squad anyway which...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson has a strong squad at his disposal for the midweek visit of Accrington.Cameron Brannagan came through Saturday’s draw with Gillingham unscathed after a recent back injury and is expected to keep his place in the side.Sam Winnall is pushing for a return to the side after shrugging off a recent hip injury as well as a bout of illness.Mark Sykes came off the bench of...Full Story »

The doom and gloom that has surrounded Barcelona in recent weeks felt like it came to an end, temporarily at least, on Sunday after their 3-0 win at home to Levante, in which Ansu Fati made his return to action and marked the occasion with a goal. Curiously, Ronald Koeman's side have now got off to a better start in LaLiga Santander than they did last season, when they had a certain Lionel Me...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson admits losing 1-0 to Hibernian following the concession of a controversial penalty was hard to take.Martin Boyle scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute from 12 yards.The winger was involved in the penalty award as his first-time shot was adjudged to have struck the arm of Jamie McCart, who was standing right in front of him.McCart was booked ove...Full Story »

Leam Richardson heaped all the praise on to his Wigan players following the 2-0 victory over Cheltenham that cemented their position at the top of Sky Bet League One.The win was never in doubt from the moment Callum Lang opened the scoring inside eight minutes, with a cool finish after great work from Charlie Wyke and Max Power.Lang repaid the favour to allow Wyke to add the second goal within a...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was relieved to see Sunderland emerge from a “really tough game” against Bolton with three points at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats secured a fifth straight home win in Sky Bet League One courtesy of Carl Winchester’s third goal of the season in the 17th minute.Winchester, operating at right-back this season, coasted into the penalty area unmarked to finish lef...Full Story »

Hearts manager Robbie Neilson hailed Barrie McKay and Cammy Devlin after his summer recruits shone in the 3-0 victory over Livingston.McKay was involved in Michael Smith’s opener and created the third for Alex Cochrane as the Gorgie side climbed up to second in the cinch Premiership.Those strikes sandwiched a Liam Boyce penalty in the first half in what was a dominant performance from the ...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson paid tribute to his club’s fans after they stood and applauded at the end despite their team wasting chance after chance in the 1-1 draw with Gillingham.Matty Taylor fired the U’s in front after five minutes from Herbie Kane’s pass through the middle, for his first goal in seven matches.But Alex MacDonald levelled for Gillingham with a spectacular equa...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Stephen Robinson heaped praise on his players as they came from behind to take a point from Lancashire rivals Accrington despite going down to 10 men.Shane McLoughlin was sent off before half-time and when Colby Bishop put Stanley 3-2 ahead on 68 minutes they looked set for the points, until Cole Stockton levelled with his 10th goal of the season nine minutes from time.Robinson sa...Full Story »

Late goals from Adam Marriott and Ben Richards-Everton saw Barnet beat Weymouth 3-1 to claim a first win of the Vanarama National League season.Head of Football Dean Brennan was in charge after ex-Liverpool and Leeds winger Harry Kewell had been dismissed on Monday following a poor start to the new campaign.Caretaker boss Brennan immediately got a strong response from the Bees with Mitch Brundle...Full Story »

Motherwell defender Sondre Solholm Johansen remains out for the visit of Ross County after dropping out of the squad through injury last weekend.Jake Carroll is available again after a two-game suspension.Graham Alexander has no fresh injury problems.Ross County are set to be without Connor Randall again because of an ankle injury.Defender Jake Vokins remains on the sidelines with a foot injury....Full Story »

Mason Mount will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Manchester City due to a minor injury.The England midfielder picked up a knock in Chelsea’s 4-3 Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.Edouard Mendy has shaken off a hip problem to start in goal, but Christian Pulisic is still sidelined with ankle trouble.City could have John Stones,...Full Story »

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani is back in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa.The 34-year-old Uruguay international has not played since the end of August because of a muscle strain, but has returned to training and is in contention for Villa’s trip to Old Trafford.Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made 11 changes for the Carabao Cup third round defeat...Full Story »

Ipswich will check on defender Hayden Coulson ahead of the Sky Bet League One match against Sheffield Wednesday.Left-back Coulson was forced off early in the second half of last weekend’s win at Lincoln with an apparent groin problem, so continues to be assessed.Goalkeeper Christian Walton was not fit to make the squad against the Imps, leaving Czech Vaclav Hladky in line for another start...Full Story »