The centre-back is one of the most in demand players in the world having previously turned down opportunities to move. Chelsea and Manchester City are interested in signing Alessandro Bastoni He rejected Tottenham when former manager Antonio Conte made an approach over a year ago. Now Chelsea and City have turned their eye to Bastoni too, report Calciomercato. But Inter will hold out for a h...Full Story »

David Wagner admits he needs to try and “find the ideas and solutions to get the confidence back” into his Norwich players after another defeat.The Canaries have now lost seven out of their last 10 matches in all competitions after Middlesbrough claimed a 2-1 win at Carrow Road.Sam Greenwood and Samuel Silvera gave the visitors a 2-0 lead before Jonathan Rowe pulled one back for Norw...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles believes he can turn around his team’s desperate League One fortunes after the 2-1 defeat at home to fellow strugglers Fleetwood – their fifth loss in six matches.Bosun Lawal gave Town the lead with a low drive after only 65 seconds but the hosts equalised 11 minutes after the break through Dom Ballard.Charlie Savage almost put Reading 2-1 in front when h...Full Story »

Manager John Mousinho was happy with Portsmouth’s display despite their six-game winning run in League One ending after a goalless draw at Cambridge.The U’s, now winless in eight league games themselves, produced an impressive display to earn a point.Mousinho said: “I thought we played really well.“My overall feeling is that I’m very, very pleased with the performan...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams was full of praise for his players as they overcame Tranmere 1-0 to move up to eighth in the League Two table.The Shrimps were given a helping hand by Jordan Turnbull’s own goal 18 minutes from time but Adams felt his side were worthy winners.He said: “Tranmere are a really good side but tonight we managed to get the better of them.“It was a great tea...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Erol Bulut will not get carried away with any potential Championship play-off talk despite his side’s thumping 4-0 win at Huddersfield.The Bluebirds romped to a big victory at the John Smith’s Stadium, one which lifted his team into the top six.Asked about a play-off push this term, Bulut said: “It’s too early to talk about that, anything can happen at this s...Full Story »

Neil Critchley lamented Blackpool’s inability to kill Cheltenham off despite holding on for a 3-2 victory.The Seasiders surged into a 3-0 first-half lead and that would prove enough to earn a third win in six League One games.Shayne Lavery, Jordan Rhodes and Karamoko Dembele all scored for the home side to put them in cruise control.But a brace from Will Goodwin made it a nervy ending for ...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell wants his players to show more aggression after they were beaten 2-0 at Derby.Caldwell saw his team lose for the sixth league game in a row as the Rams closed in on the play-off places.Derby dominated for much of the match, with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Max Bird orchestrating wave after wave of attacks.Bird provided the pass that Mendez-Laing converted in the 30th ...Full Story »

Lorent Tolaj scored twice late on as Aldershot completed a remarkable turnaround to beat rock-bottom Maidenhead 4-2 and climb into the National League play-off spots.In a dramatic first half, struggling Maidenhead raced into a 2-0 lead as Chanka Zimba scored twice, the first the simple task of putting the ball into an empty net after great build-up play from Ashley Nathaniel-George and Reece Smi...Full Story »

Woking snapped a run of three straight defeats to grab a surprise 1-0 win at in-form Eastleigh in the National league.Dennon Lewis finished off a swift counter-attack to give the Cardinals a deserved lead on the stroke of half-time.The hosts, who went into the game on a run of three wins from their last four, pushed for an equaliser but seldom looked like breaking through a resolute visiting def...Full Story »

AFC Fylde moved off the bottom of the National League with a confidence-boosting 3-0 win over Oldham, who played more than half of the match with 10 men.Fylde seized control of the game with two goals in the space of three minutes.Jon Ustabasi scored the opener 11 minutes in after being played in by Luke Charman, firing across goal to find the bottom corner of the net, and moments later Connor B...Full Story »

Mike Williamson got his first win as MK Dons head coach with a 4-1 victory over Bradford at Stadium MK.Joe Tomlinson gave MK Dons an early lead, which was cancelled out by Alex Gilliead. Jack Payne restored the Dons’ lead before Max Dean and Alex Gilbey added second-half goals.MK Dons got their first win in nine League Two games, while Bradford lost for the first time in four.The Dons stru...Full Story »

Leicester recorded an eighth successive victory in the league to move eight points clear at the top of the table with a 1-0 win against Sunderland as James Justin’s first-half header proved decisive.Justin rose highest to head home Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s corner after 12 minutes and secure the points as the full-back scored his first league goal for the club in over two years.The Fox...Full Story »

Cardiff ended a mini blip in some style thanks to a convincing 4-0 victory at Huddersfield.Erol Bulut’s side had taken just one point from three Championship games prior to the trip to the John Smith’s Stadium.But they crushed Huddersfield with a clinical overall performance as Callum Robinson, Dimitrios Goutas, Yakou Meite and Perry Ng all found the net.The Terriers had no answer to...Full Story »

Blackpool continued their impressive run with an entertaining 3-2 victory over bottom club Cheltenham.The opener arrived in the 18th minute when Dom Thompson delivered a looping cross to the far post for Shayne Lavery to force it over the line from close range.A free-kick from Karamoko Dembele was headed into the side-netting by Callum Connolly in the 25th minute, but Blackpool were soon celebra...Full Story »

Former Lincoln boss Michael Appleton suffered his first defeat as Charlton manager in eight games as the Addicks were blown away 3-1 by the rampant Imps at Sincil Bank.And it was two-goal Hakeeb Adelakun, a player effectively snubbed by Appleton during his tenure at Lincoln, who inflicted the most damage, with Sean Roughan adding a third after Alfie May had fired the Addicks into an early lead.C...Full Story »

Shaq Forde scored a 96th-minute equaliser as Leyton Orient rescued a 2-2 draw in an incident-packed game at Northampton.Orient led early through Rob Hunt but Sam Hoskins scored twice in three minutes to turn things around, only for Kieron Bowie to see red before Forde’s dramatic leveller.The home side started well but Orient weathered the storm before breaking the deadlock with their first...Full Story »

Cambridge produced a resolute display to hold League One leaders Portsmouth to a goalless draw.The U’s started brightly, with Sullay Kaikai’s cross needing to be tipped over by Will Norris before a Kaikai cross was scuffed wide by Danny Andrew.The biggest chance of the first half came on 31 minutes when Abu Kamara’s overhit cross for the visitors smacked back off the far post, ...Full Story »

Dundee and Ross County had to settle for a share of the spoils in their goalless cinch Premiership clash at Dens.Both sides had chances but just could not find the back of the net.The result means Dundee have drawn three games in succession while the Staggies have ended a run of three defeats in a row.County had an opportunity in the 13th minute when Yan Dhanda fired a dangerous corner in from t...Full Story »

Barnsley closed the gap on second-placed Oxford in League One following a 3-0 victory over Shrewsbury at Oakwell.Herbie Kane opened the scoring from the spot in the 20th minute after the Reds were awarded their first home penalty since March 2021, with Callum Styles adding a second just minutes later.League One top-scorer Devante Cole netted a third with 15 minutes to play to leave the Tykes two...Full Story »