A first senior hat-trick for Eddie Nketiah guided Arsenal to a comfortable victory over Sunderland and into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.The back-up striker has reportedly turned down a new deal at the Emirates Stadium and is out of contract in the summer but shone in a 5-1 win which also saw Charlie Patino score on his first-team debut.Nketiah opened the scoring before Nicolas Pepe double...Full Story »

Newcastle eye Dzeko Newcastle are eyeing Edin Dzeko as an alternative to top target Anthony Martial, writes the Sun. Dzeko, 35, has an even 50 Premier League goals to his name from his time at Manchester City - though he's far removed from that era. Still, his output has remained impressive, as he's netted eight times in 17 Serie A appearances this term. Man Utd in Alvarez hunt Manchester U...Full Story »

CHELSEA are on red alert amid reports Matthijs de Ligt is ready for a ‘new step’ away from Juventus. The 22-year-old is being tracked as a solution to the Blues’ defensive headache. Matthijs de Ligt joined Juventus from Ajax in 2019 And superagent Mino Raiola has told Dutch newspaper NRC his client is ready to look beyond Serie A. He said: “(De Ligt) is ready for a ne...Full Story »

Atletico to allow Trippier to join Newcastle Atletico Madrid will allow Kieran Trippier to join Newcastle, if they can find a replacement. The Daily Mail claims that Atleti are looking for £15 million (€18m/$20m) for the England right-back, who has impressed in Spain since joining from Tottenham in 2019. Madrid eye Dumfries move Real Madrid are considering a move for Denzel Dumfri...Full Story »

Bernardo Silva staged a midfield masterclass as Premier League leaders Manchester City swept aside struggling Newcastle 4-0 to claim a record 34th win of 2021.The Portuguese, aided and abetted by Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, steered City to a commanding victory at St James’ Park to eclipse Liverpool’s mark of 33 top-flight wins in a calendar year set in 1982.Goals from Ruben Dias and J...Full Story »

Phillips to ignore 'silly' rivalry and sign for Man Utd Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips has been tipped to transcend the rivalry between the Whites and Manchester United and line up at Old Trafford.  “Phillips will go wherever is good for him and wherever is good for his career," former Aston Villa man Gabi Agbonlahor told Football Insider. “Those rivalries are silly. I kn...Full Story »

New Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher expressed his delight after fifth-placed Argyle ended a run of five League One games without a win by beating Charlton 1-0 at Home Park.Schumacher’s first home match in charge, since taking over three games ago from Ryan Lowe, ended in a win thanks to striker Kieran Agard’s superb measured finish at the end of the first half.Schumacher said: &ldquo...Full Story »

Boyhood Motherwell fan Dean Cornelius scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory over St Johnstone.The 20-year-old midfielder chested the ball down 20 yards out and volleyed into the bottom corner 17 minutes into his first cinch Premiership start at Fir Park.Kevin Van Veen doubled Motherwell’s lead 10 minutes after the interval with his fifth goal of the season.The comfortable hom...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest extended their unbeaten run to nine Championship matches as Brennan Johnson netted the winner in a 2-1 victory over Hull.That sequence equalled Forest’s best since 2016 with Johnson completing a second-half comeback that had been started by captain Lewis Grabban, who scored his 10th goal from the penalty spot after Keane Lewis-Potter had fired the Tigers in front.The triu...Full Story »

James McClean scored a classy late winner as Wigan beat a depleted Oxford 3-2 at the Kassam Stadium.Matty Taylor’s 11th goal of the season helped the U’s recover from two goals down and looked set to earn his side a point.But McClean ran 30 yards, cutting in from the left, before rifling a shot low into the far corner in the 86th minute to earn victory for the visitors.The U’s,...Full Story »

Hearts returned to winning ways in the cinch Premiership with a 1-0 victory over Dundee at Dens Park.Substitute Jamie Walker scored the only goal of what was a tight affair in the second half.The result consolidated the Edinburgh side’s hold on third spot in the table but for a heavily-depleted Dundee squad, it was their fourth defeat in a row.The home side were down to the bare bones with...Full Story »

Jake Beesley’s brace helped Rochdale to their first win in seven League Two outings with a 3-0 victory against Newport.The in-form Beesley, who has now scored seven goals in his last eight league matches, also set up Liam Kelly for Dale’s third goal late on.The home side were ahead with their first attempt at goal just two minutes in, Conor Grant teeing up Beesley to send an accurate...Full Story »

Powell heads back to CincinnatiFC Cincinnati have re-signed defender Alvas Powell on a one-year deal with the option for a further year. The 27-year-old, who previously played for Cincinnati during the club’s inaugural season in 2019, left Philadelphia Union at the end of last campaign. Napoli eye MinaNapoli are considering a January move for Everton defender Yerry Mina, according to T...Full Story »

Newcastle forward Allan Saint-Maximin is a doubt for the visit of Manchester City after limping off in Thursday’s defeat at Liverpool with a muscular injury.Striker Callum Wilson will return to the team after being rested at Anfield.Left-back Jamal Lewis is set for a spell out after sustaining a hamstring injury in the 3-1 defeat, while fellow defenders Federico Fernandez (thigh) and Paul ...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Robbie Stockdale has no fresh injury concerns as his side take on Newport.Midfielder Jimmy Keohane is sidelined with a broken foot sustained against Stevenage last month, but otherwise Stockdale has a fully fit squad.He was handed a boost last weekend with the return of Jimmy McNulty and Alex Newby, who could feature in the starting line-up again.Rochdale are currently 18th in L...Full Story »

Real Madrid eye Coman (Fichajes)The winger is under contract until 2023 but renewal talks with Bayern have stalled Real Madrid are monitoring Kingsley Coman's contract situation at Bayern Munich, claims Fichajes.net. They already expect to land Kylian Mbappe next summer and would be interested in adding Coman, another dynamic French attacker, as well. Coman has scored five goals in all comp...Full Story »

Liverpool made light of the Covid-enforced absences of Virgil Van Dijk and Fabinho to comfortably beat struggling Newcastle 3-1 at Anfield and become the first English side in history to register 2,000 top-flight victories.Mohamed Salah equalled Jamie Vardy’s record of providing a goal or an assist in 15 consecutive Premier League appearances with his 22nd strike of the season after Diogo ...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED have been hit by a major outbreak of Covid-19. The scale of Manchester United’s Covid-19 outbreak has reportedly worsened, putting their clash with Brighton in serious doubt. The Red Devils were due to host Graham Potter’s men on Saturday, having already seen their trip to Brentford called off earlier this week. United had been forced to shut down all first-team o...Full Story »

Barca not interested in Pogba package deal (SPORT)The Blaugrana don't want Erling Haaland if it means they also have to pay Man Utd's star big wages Barcelona have no interest in a suggestion from agent Mino Raiola that they must sign Manchester United star Paul Pogba to have a chance at Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland, according to SPORT. Raiola recently met with Barcelona presiden...Full Story »

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino returns to the squad to face Newcastle after six weeks out with a hamstring problem.The Brazil international missed eight matches but having returned to training last week he is now fully fit. Fellow forward Diogo Jota returns after a knock but Divock Origi is set to sit out a second successive match with a knee injury.Midfielder Curtis Jones is also back in tra...Full Story »