Kai Havertz’s brilliant second-half goal earned Chelsea a 2-1 win at RB Salzburg which booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages. The Germany international curled in a stunning effort midway through the second half to decide a testing evening in Austria and extend Graham Potter’s unbeaten start to his Blues reign to nine games. The Premier League side had gone ah...Full Story »

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has admitted that going to the World Cup would be huge for him, but will not let a possible call-up distract him from club duties. WHAT HAPPENED? Loftus-Cheek was in Gareth Southgate's 2018 World Cup squad and started three games in Russia. A turbulent four years has followed, but the midfielder is finding form at just the right time ahead of the showpiece event next month ...Full Story »

Cheltenham are without captain Sean Long for the visit of Morecambe.The Robins skipper was left groggy after a collision of heads in Saturday’s defeat at Burton and will miss out.Tom Bradbury could come back into contention but Grant Horton remains sidelined.Charlie Raglan and Zac Guinan are also out as Wade Elliott aims to end a three-match losing streak.Morecambe have striker Arthur Gnah...Full Story »

Colchester will make a late decision on Kwesi Appiah when they face Crawley.The 32-year-old striker has missed the U’s last two league games with a knock and will be assessed.Boss Matt Bloomfield may make changes on the back of successive league defeats and could reintroduce Frank Nouble to his starting line-up.Alex Newby is also another option after coming off the bench in his last five g...Full Story »

Barrow will check on Sam Foley ahead of their clash with Grimsby.Manager Pete Wild revealed that the midfielder had been struggling with a shoulder injury, but managed to appear 11 minutes from time against Gillingham at the weekend.Josh Gordon could line-up after starting from the bench as well after Wild explained he thought the striker needed a break.The Bluebirds are currently 11th in League...Full Story »

Chelsea are reportedly considering a swap deal to bring Adrien Rabiot to Stamford Bridge. Rabiot was heavily linked with a move away from Juventus during the summer transfer window. According to Fabrizio Romano, speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside via his Substack column, Manchester United were in talks to sign the French international. A move failed to materialise, with Manchester United op...Full Story »

Chelsea to move for Inter star Dumfries Chelsea are set to enquire about the availability of Inter star Denzel Dumfries. Calciomercato reports the Blues are determined to beat Juventus to the signing of the Dutch right-back and will ask about what it will take to sign him in the coming months. The two teams are set to enter talks about Romelu Lukaku, who is on loan at Inter from Chelsea. ...Full Story »

Victor Osimhen is proving his worth as a world-class striker after his stunner for Napoli He simply had no right to score from there. A long, hoisted ball in behind the Roma defence was seemingly heading nowhere before the electric acceleration of Victor Osimhen turned a nothing ball into something. He then showed phenomenal strength to shrug off man-mountain Chris Smalling before rifling home ...Full Story »

CHELSEA are interested in signing Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo after his fall-out with manager Erik ten Hag, reports suggest. Ronaldo, 37, refused to come on against Tottenham on Wednesday and stormed down the tunnel with injury time still to play. Chelsea are interested in signing Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo As a result, United boss Ten Hag didn't include t...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today. Erling Haaland has 17 league goals, halfway towards the record for most goals in a Premier League season (34).Man City still have 27 games left     Casemiro:     Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd     Man City 3-1 Brighton ( 2 goals from Haaland )     Liverpool the Robin HoodNottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool   &nbs...Full Story »

FANS loved confused Peter Schmeichel's reaction as Chelsea ace Mateo Kovacic ran off the Stamford Bridge pitch in only his tiny PANTS. Viewers saw far more of the Croatian than they bargained for in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Kovacic stripped down to his pants at full-time First the midfielder, 28, came off the bench after just 35 minutes as Graham Potter shuffled his pack. ...Full Story »

Reece James has been compared to The Grinch after debuting a new haircut Rivals fans think Reece James is disguised as the "Loch Ness Monster" or "The Grinch" as he watched Chelsea from the stands. The England defender is currently sidelined with a knee injury which is set to keep him out until December, meaning he will almost certainly miss the World Cup in Qatar. Despite his absence from the...Full Story »

Raphael Varane faces a nervous 24-hour wait to discover his World Cup fate after suffering a hamstring injury in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea.United boss Erik ten Hag insisted club medics will need a day to assess the France defender, who was distraught at hobbling out of the game.Varane was left in tears, even punching the corner flag in frustration when leaving the field.€...Full Story »

Casemiro’s stoppage-time header scrambled Manchester United a point in a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.The Brazil midfielder levelled by the slimmest margin, with goal-line technology rightly awarding his effort at Stamford Bridge.Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga clawed the ball onto a post before the ricochet crossed the line.Jorginho thought his penalty had earned Chelsea maximum points (John Walton/P...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola was stuck for words to describe Erling Haaland’s latest goalscoring heroics as Manchester City returned to winning ways.The prolific Norwegian struck twice – including one from the penalty spot – as City bounced back from last week’s loss at Liverpool with a 3-1 victory over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium.The striker’s double took his tally since joini...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Derek Adams was a happy man after his side moved off the bottom of the Sky Bet League One table with victory over Barnsley securing their first home win of the campaign.On-loan Huddersfield striker Kieran Phillips earned the Shrimps a welcome three points with a 39th-minute goal which proved to be the difference between the two sides.Adams said: “It was a fantastic win ag...Full Story »

Dino Maamria believes his side are growing after they moved to within two points of visitors Cheltenham with a tense 1-0 victory.Victor Adeboyejo’s ninth goal of the season moved Albion to 21st in the League One table.“I think we deserved it” Maamria said post-match. “There was only really one team in it. We had 60 per cent possession and 16 shots and our keeper barely ha...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher refused to be downhearted after the Sky Bet League One pacesetters surrendered a two-goal lead in a rousing 2-2 draw with Bristol Rovers.On-loan Aston Villa midfielder Finn Azaz put the Pilgrims ahead on 14 minutes with a brilliant curler and Adam Randell doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time with a 25-yarder.Half-time substitute Josh Coburn reduced the ...Full Story »

Chesterfield climbed up to third in the Vanarama National League table after an eventful 3-2 victory over fellow high-flyers Bromley.The teams began the day level on points and the hosts scored the only goal of the first half, Jeff King rolling his shot into the bottom corner in the 13th minute.Adam Marriott fired in a shot off the underside of the bar to equalise eight minutes after the break b...Full Story »

Marvin Armstrong’s late goal was enough to give Barnet three points against their Vanarama National League rivals Maidenhead.There was little to separate the two midtable sides but it was the hosts who ultimately ran out 2-1 winners.Nicke Kabamba put Barnet ahead just after the half-hour with a fine volley from Ben Wynter’s cross.Charlee Adams levelled from the penalty spot on 57 min...Full Story »