Everton scraped through to the third round of the Carabao Cup with a tough 1-0 victory at League One side Fleetwood.A first-half goal from Demarai Gray, who was a late addition to the Everton starting line-up after Tom Davies was injured in the warm-up, gave Frank Lampard’s side a victory they had to work hard for.Everton had the better start with Dwight McNeil wasting a glorious chance to...Full Story »

Charlton reached the Carabao Cup third round for only the second time in 14 seasons with a 1-0 win at League Two outfit Walsall.The League One visitors made eight changes but Diallang Jaiyesimi’s cool second-half finish proved enough to see off a spirited Saddlers side.Charlton’s Joe Wollacott was the busier goalkeeper in the first half, producing a smart low stop from Andy Williams&...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon will be looking for a response from his players as they head into Carabao Cup second-round battle with Premier League Newcastle.Mellon was disappointed with his side’s performance in their 2-1 League Two defeat at Newport on Saturday in which he fielded the same starting XI for the third successive game.The Rovers boss gave opportunities to keeper Mateusz Hewelt,...Full Story »

Leeds will make a raft of changes for the Carabao Cup tie with Barnsley.Boss Jesse Marsch confirmed a number of fringe players will get the chance to impress against the League One side on Wednesday.Neither Patrick Bamford or Liam Cooper are expected to be risked as they make their way back from respective groin and Achilles issues.Luke Ayling and Junior Firpo (both knee) are still one or two we...Full Story »

FANS are all saying the same thing after Real Madrid star Casemiro broke down in tears during his farewell speech ahead of his move to Manchester United. The Brazilian midfielder said an emotional goodbye to the club he has been at since 2013. Casemiro is on his way to join Man Utd The Brazil star was visibly emotional in his farewell speech to Real Madrid Tears flowed for the whole family a...Full Story »

Colchester will once again be without Tommy Smith as they host Brentford in the second round of the Carabao Cup.Club captain Smith is struggling with a foot injury and will miss the visit of Premier League opposition.The U’s eased past Ipswich in the previous round but will also be without midfielder Emyr Huws (ankle) this time around.Manager Wayne Brown could name a strong side as he aims...Full Story »

Barrow boss Pete Wild will have new signing Pawel Zuk available for the first time for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup second-round tie against League One Lincoln.The Poland youth international signed a one-year deal on Monday and goes straight into the squad.Wild must otherwise decide whether to stick or twist after fielding an unchanged team for Saturday’s 1-0 win over Harrogate, which...Full Story »

Newport welcome back midfielder Aaron Wildig for the Carabao Cup clash with Portsmouth at Rodney Parade.Wildig has missed County’s last two games after limping off during the early stages of the 2-0 defeat at Bradford on August 13.Robbie Willmott and Nathan Moriah-Welsh have also shaken off knocks, and West Ham loanee Thierry Nevers will be included after making an impressive debut against...Full Story »

Walsall will be without five players through injury when they host Charlton in the Carabao Cup.Conor Wilkinson, Joss Labadie, Liam Gordon, Oisin McEntee and Joe Riley are all absent.Summer signing Riley was injured in pre-season but could begin light training next week.Liam Bennett, Isaac Hutchinson and Timmy Abraham are in contention if boss Michael Flynn makes changes.Charlton will assess the ...Full Story »

Fleetwood will again be without Paddy Lane when they host Everton in the Carabao Cup second round on Tuesday.The forward has been serving a suspension for the last two games following his red card late on in the 1-1 League One draw at Morecambe on August 13.Cod Army boss Scott Brown also had Carlos Mendes Gomes (hamstring) unavailable for Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Derby.Darnell Johnson cont...Full Story »

WANTAWAY Leicester defender Wesley Fofana was completely unmoved as he watched James Maddison's opener against Southampton from the stands. The 21-year-old was left out of the squad that lost 2-1 to the Saints on Saturday with Brendan Rodgers admitting he wasn't in the "right frame of mind". #Fofana overjoyed at Maddison’s goal just now #LCFC pic.twitter.com/gnqUMzCmm7— stulcfc...Full Story »

The Football House, headquarters of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), in New Delhi In a move that could see the FIFA ban on the All India Football Federation revoked, the central government on Sunday moved an application in the Supreme Court that it has accepted the key demands made by the FIFA, including ending the tenure of the SC-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) and not a...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain stars Kylian Mbappe and Neymar delivered the perfect response to reports that their relationship has become strained as they linked up to dominate against Lille on Sunday. The pair were in fine form as Mbappe struck three times while Neymar netted twice and supplied three assists in a 7-1 win. There have been claims that the atmosphere in the PSG dressing room has turned t...Full Story »

Ronaldo did not appear to be having the best time in north London Brazilian legend Ronaldo was spotted at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the north Londoners Premier League clash against Wolves. The iconic former Real Madrid and Inter Milan ace entrenched himself as one of the greatest players of his generation, despite never playing in the Premier League. But considering Tottenham were draw...Full Story »

Jesus is very popular amongst Fantasy Premier League managers Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus is the first ever Premier League player to be selected by at least 80% of fantasy football managers. The Brazilian has been in electric form since his £45million move to the Gunners from Manchester City. Jesus opened his goalscoring account with two fine goals in Arsenal’s 4-2 victory over Le...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta is not getting carried away despite his Arsenal side moving to the top of the Premier League following a comfortable win at Bournemouth.The Gunners continued a perfect start to the campaign with a 3-0 victory on the south coast as an early Martin Odegaard double and a fine first Arsenal goal from William Saliba made it nine points from nine.At this stage of last season, Arteta was f...Full Story »

Crawley boss Kevin Betsy felt the crowd’s reaction to the 2-0 home defeat by AFC Wimbledon was “a bit harsh”.First-half goals from Nathan Young-Coombes and Ethan Chislett sent 10-man Crawley crashing to their fourth defeat in the opening five league games and fans vented their frustration at the finish by booing the team off.Crawley played the final 35 minutes with 10 men after...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers says Wesley Fofana was left out of the squad for Leicester’s defeat to Southampton because the Chelsea target was not in the right frame of mind to play.The 21-year-old defender was conspicuous by his absence from the team sheet as the Foxes looked to seal their first victory of the season against winless Saints.Fofana watched Saturday’s match alongside supporters at ...Full Story »

Wealdstone continued their impressive start to the National League season with a 1-0 home win over goal-shy Halifax.Rhys Browne slotted home Max Kretzschmar’s pass five minutes before half-time, his third goal of the season, as Wealdstone climbed to second in the table.Kretzschmar had earlier fired over after being freed by Dominic Hutchinson.Halifax have yet to score this season and remai...Full Story »

Super sub Che Adams’ stunning scissor kick sealed Southampton an impressive comeback win at Leicester as key defender Wesley Fofana watched from the stands.The talented centre-back was conspicuous by his absence from Brendan Rodgers’ matchday squad amid Chelsea’s attempts to prise him away from the King Power Stadium.Fofana watched Saturday’s match alongside Leicester sup...Full Story »