Alexander Isak’s double cemented a first derby victory over Sunderland since 2011 as Eddie Howe finally won an FA Cup tie as Newcastle boss at the third attempt.Perhaps fittingly at the end of a week during which the Black Cats scored a PR own goal by allowing a bar at the Stadium of Light to be decorated in Magpies colours, much of the damage in a 3-0 defeat was self-inflicted.Dan Ballard...Full Story »

Tom Cannon scored his third goal in a week as much-changed Leicester moved into the fourth round of the FA Cup following an entertaining 3-2 victory at fellow Championship side Millwall.Cannon scored twice in his first start for the Foxes against Huddersfield on New Year’s Day and was one of just four players retained from that game in their line-up as manager Enzo Maresca reminded everyon...Full Story »

A Bobby De Cordova-Reid stunner saw Fulham beat Rotherham 1-0 in the third round of the FA Cup at Craven Cottage.The Jamaica international capitalised on a mistake and scored his second in as many games after Sunday’s winner during Fulham’s 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the Premier League.Victory for Marco Silva’s men has kept them in both cup competitions ahead of Fulham’s...Full Story »

Pedro Porro’s 25-yard special helped Tottenham stumble into the FA Cup fourth round with a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Burnley.Spurs were far from vintage and a replay at Turf Moor appeared on the cards until Ange Postecoglou watched full-back Porro make the breakthrough with a superb strike in the 78th minute.It earned Tottenham a deserved fourth win from five matches, but Clarets boss ...Full Story »

The woman dubbed the world's sexiest WAG, Viktoria Varga, has left her 600,000-plus followers on Instagram drooling after showing her leggy figure in a stunning white bikini Viktoria Varga, who has been dubbed the 'world's sexist WAG', has set pulses racing on social media again after wowing in a gorgeous pearl-themed bikini. The Hungarian-born model, who is married to former Southampton and I...Full Story »

Crystal Palace and Everton will replay their FA Cup third-round clash after their Selhurst Park encounter ended in a goalless draw.The Toffees were down to 10 men after Dominic Calvert-Lewin was shown red for a challenge in the 79th minute of a contest that began under a south London downpour.Those who braved the rain took in a largely uneventful first half that ended with a single shot on targe...Full Story »

Viktoria Varga - the partner of ex-Southampton striker Graziano Pelle - holds the prestigious, if unofficial, title of the "world's most beautiful woman". Viktoria Varga spent Christmas in Dubai Credit: Instagram Graziano Pelle spent two seasons playing in England Credit: PA: Empics Sport And the model stunned her followers with her latest post as she was seen in an eye-catching black dress a...Full Story »

With just a few days to go until the transfer window opens for business, both Arsenal and Chelsea have cogent reasons for making moves in the first month of 2024. The Gunners are in amongst it at the top of the table and will be fighting for every point in order to ensure that they can go one better than last year and win the Premier League title for the first time in 20 years, whilst the Blu...Full Story »

THE wife of a former Premier League star has stunned fans with her choice of Christmas outfit. Viktoria Varga - the partner of ex-Southampton striker Graziano Pelle - holds the prestigious, if unofficial, title of the "world's most beautiful woman". And the model looked sensational in her white dress as she celebrated the festive period. Viktoria, 32, shared six pictures of her rocking the ...Full Story »

Ivana Knoll has told her followers to "be naughty" this Christmas Ivana Knoll has been branded "the queen of Christmas" after dropping jaws in a stunning festive outfit. The Croatian model, dubbed the World Cup's sexiest fan last year, showed no signs of trying to stay off Santa's naughty list after uploading several saucy snaps wearing a skimpy, low-cut, Father Christmas-themed onesie, comple...Full Story »

Michael Carrick praised his players for not getting distracted by their Carabao Cup exploits as Middlesbrough rounded off an impressive week with a deserved 1-0 win over West Brom.Boro beat Port Vale in midweek to reach the last four of the League Cup for the first time since winning the competition 20 seasons ago and have a two-legged tie with Chelsea to look forward to in the new year.But Carr...Full Story »

Phil Foden hailed a momentous night in Manchester City’s history after they claimed the Club World Cup for the first time.The England midfielder was on the scoresheet as City thrashed Brazilian side Fluminense 4-0 in Friday’s final in Jeddah to add the world crown to four other trophies already won in 2023.Foden said on TNT Sports: “We are not used to playing in this heat so it...Full Story »

Manchester City added the Club World Cup to last season’s treble with an emphatic 4-0 win over Brazilian side Fluminense in Jeddah on Friday.Julian Alvarez struck twice, setting them on their way after just 40 seconds and wrapping up victory late on, while Phil Foden forced an own goal and grabbed the other himself.It was manager Pep Guardiola’s fourth triumph in the competition but ...Full Story »

A FORMER Premier League Wag delighted fans with her latest social media snaps. Viktoria Varga - the wife of ex-Southampton striker Graziano Pelle - holds the prestigious, if unofficial, title of the "world's most beautiful woman". Viktoria Varga dazzled in a white bikini Credit: INSTAGRAM And her thousands of fans are confident she has retained her crown with a series of photos on Instagram t...Full Story »

FANS moaned the Carabao Cup draw was fixed after Chelsea and Liverpool avoided each other in the semi-finals. The Reds thrashed West Ham 5-1 at Anfield to complete the final-four line-up. Chelsea and Fulham booked their places in the semis thanks to penalty shootout victories over Newcastle and Everton respectively on Tuesday while Middlesbrough saw off Port Vale. Father-and-son duo Harry a...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Barry Robson was in bullish mood after his side came from behind to overcome Livingston 2-1 in the cinch Premiership.The Dons had to do it the hard way after falling behind to Kurtis Guthrie’s close-range finish – a strike that ended a seven-game goalless streak for the rock-bottom visitors.Bojan Miovski headed in an equaliser before the interval and, after seeing anoth...Full Story »

Curtis Jones’ double and strikes from Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah eased Liverpool into a record 19th League Cup semi-final with a 5-1 win over West Ham.After Sunday’s disappointing goalless draw against Manchester United, the first time Jurgen Klopp’s side had failed to win at home this season, ended a run of 34 successive matches with a goal the Hammers pr...Full Story »

It has been revealed the Norwegian star striker will play no part in the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia as well as two of his team-mates as the Citizens kick off their campaign on Tuesday Haaland is set to miss the duration of the Club World Cup with a foot injury Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and Jeremy Doku will all miss the duration of the Club World Cup. Manchester City kicked off their...Full Story »

Boss Michael Carrick has urged Middlesbrough to seize their chance after reaching the Carabao Cup semi-finals.Jonny Howson, Morgan Rogers and Matt Crooks eased them into the last four with a 3-0 win at Port Vale.The Championship side reached a major domestic semi-final for the first time in 17 years, since losing to West Ham in the last four of the FA Cup in 2006.An injury-hit Boro made light wo...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley hailed his side’s determination after a 3-0 win against struggling Forest Green Rovers set up a third-round FA Cup clash with Nottingham Forest.The Seasiders were without several players in the rescheduled fixture, with Kylian Kouassi and Shayne Lavery among those sidelined through injury.Thanks to goals from Owen Dale in the first half and Jordan Gabriel and ...Full Story »