Erling Haaland and Manchester City returned to form as the Premier League champions saw off Brighton 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium.The prolific Norwegian endured a rare off day as City slipped to their first defeat of the campaign at Liverpool last week but he responded impressively by scoring twice against the Seagulls.Both his goals came in the first half, the second from the penalty spot, but it ...Full Story »

Victor Adeboyejo grabbed his ninth goal of the season as Burton secured a priceless 1-0 victory over fellow League One strugglers Cheltenham.Victory for Dino Maamria’s men moved them up to 21st, within one place and two points of their visitors.The first half saw both sides largely cancel each other out with precious few attempts on goal to seriously trouble either goalkeeper, but Burton p...Full Story »

Khadija Shaw’s brace and another goal from Lauren Hemp helped Manchester City make it back-to-back wins in the Women’s Super League with a 3-0 victory at Tottenham.Gareth Taylor’s side had started the new campaign with consecutive defeats but followed up last weekend’s dismantling of Leicester with a clinical display in the capital.Shaw struck either side of half time at ...Full Story »

TalkSport claims the former Blues midfielder, 43, is high on the Baggies’ list as they search for Steve Bruce’s successor. Former Chelsea No2 Jody Morris has held talks over the vacant West Brom job Credit: Getty He was axed earlier this month after winning just one of 13 games in the Championship. SunSport exclusively revealed West Brom were initially hoping to land Gary Rowett f...Full Story »

The former Portugal midfielder, 37, is one of Europe’s most promising young bosses and has previously interested Chelsea and Manchester United. Aston Villa want talks with Ruben Amorim about becoming Steven Gerrard’s successor Credit: AFP But Villa may have to pay a huge £20million release clause to get Amorim — which was too high for Wolves earlier this month. Villa, w...Full Story »

Conor Gallagher is expected to shake off illness in time for Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Manchester United on Saturday.Gallagher was withdrawn during Wednesday’s goalless draw at Brentford after feeling unwell, but has made a steady recovery since.N’Golo Kante, Reece James and Wesley Fofana are longer-term absentees for the hosts.Cristiano Ronaldo will not feature for M...Full Story »

John Stones is hoping to prove his fitness before champions Manchester City host Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.The England defender has missed City’s last five games after suffering a hamstring injury on international duty last month.Right-back Kyle Walker (abdominal) and midfielder Kalvin Phillips (shoulder) remain on the sidelines after recent operations.Brighton will check ...Full Story »

Sam Winnall is an injury doubt for Burton’s League One clash against Cheltenham.The striker returned from illness to start last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Morecambe, but was forced off in the first half with a knock.Mustapha Carayol returned as a late substitute in that fixture, but there is still a doubt over Bobby Kamwa.Ciaran Gilligan (hamstring) and Corrie Ndaba (hip) still remain s...Full Story »

Italian champions AC Milan are interested in signing Chelsea’s Armando Broja and are ready to make a move for the striker. According to Italian journalist Daniele Longo for Calciomercato, Milan want to strengthen their centre-forward department and Broja is considered a perfect candidate to come in and enhance the roster’s collective prowess. The Rossoneri have been keeping tabs o...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain have been in contact with the entourage of Joao Felix as the French champions look to sign the forward next summer but they will face competition from other European clubs. According to Diario AS, Manchester United and Bayern Munich are the other clubs keeping an eye on Felix’s situation at Atletico but it is PSG who have stolen a march on the competition by approac...Full Story »

Chelsea flop Romelu Lukaku looks set to remain at Inter Milan for at least another season. Chelsea will try to sell Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan before his loan deal at the San Siro expires in the summer, according to reports. The Blues signed Lukaku for a club-record fee last year but returned him to Inter Milan on a temporary basis in June after his arrival failed to have the desired impact a...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams could make changes for their Sky Bet League One clash with Barnsley.The Shrimps sit bottom of the table and remain without striker Arthur Gnahoua, who serves the final game of his three-match ban.Adams brought on Ousmane Fane and Ryan Cooney at half-time in last weekend’s draw with Burton, while Jensen Weir and Caleb Watts both returned from injury.Jon Obika coul...Full Story »

Liverpool have joined Chelsea in the race to sign AC Milan forward Rafael Leao. Leao has emerged as one of the brightest talents in European football in the last few seasons. His versatility makes him a really useful option for AC Milan – the Portuguese forward is capable of playing out wide as well as through the middle. Leao's profile is a rare one in football as a winger. The AC Mil...Full Story »

Manchester United are yet to make a decision on David De Gea's long-term future, manager Erik ten Hag has revealed. The Spain international is in the final year of his deal at Old Trafford and can agree a pre-contract with another club from January. He has been Ten Hag's first-choice keeper this season, featuring in every game, but Benfica's Odysseas Vlachodimos is among the players to have ...Full Story »

Barca to challenge Liverpool & Chelsea to Fernandez Barcelona are continuing to monitor Benfica star Enzo Fernandez amid his excellent performances in Portugal, Sport reports. The Spanish side wanted to sign him when he was at River Plate and could have got him for around €10 million but no move materialised. Now, he is worth around €50m and the Catalan side will have to comp...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany admitted he was annoyed at conceding a “cheap” goal after they missed the chance to regain top spot in the Sky Bet Championship after being held to a 1-1 draw by Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Substitute Johann Berg Gudmundsson handed the Clarets a 74th-minute lead just four minutes after coming off the bench.The Iceland international struck with a cu...Full Story »

Bruno Fernandes brilliantly wrapped up a mightily impressive Manchester United victory against Tottenham as Erik ten Hag’s men produced their finest performance of the season.Three days on from the frustrating scoreless home draw with Newcastle, the Red Devils produced an exceptional display to see off Champions League qualification rivals at a rocking Old Trafford.Antonio Conte’s Sp...Full Story »

Chelsea maintained their unbeaten run under Graham Potter but had to settle for a point after a damp squib of a derby at Brentford finished goalless. The Blues made the short trip across west London on the back of five successive victories in all competitions, winning each of the last four without conceding. Once again they kept a clean sheet, but there was a distinct lack of cutting edge up...Full Story »

N'GOLO KANTE is set to be out for the next FOUR MONTHS after having hamstring surgery. The midfielder will now miss the World Cup as France seek to defend their crown. N'Gole Kante will be out for the next four months after undergoing hamstring surgery Kante, 31, has spent much of the season sidelined by injury. He managed to play just the first two games of the campaign before picking up th...Full Story »

The agent of Chelsea striker Armando Broja was at AC Milan HQ yesterday. Milan directors met with several agents at Casa Milan as they begin planning for the January market. Calciomercato.com says Cheikh Fall, who is close to Chelsea striker Broja, were among those in attendance. The 21-year-old is being linked with Milan as they seek a long-term replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Olivi...Full Story »