AFC Wimbledon head coach Mark Robinson praised his side’s professional performance in the 2-0 win over Accrington.Harvey Rodgers guided a header wide with the goal at his mercy for Stanley on 56 minutes before Wimbledon opened the scoring in the 59th minute.Paul Osew’s ball in from the right found Luke McCormick in the area and he fired home his fifth goal of the season in all compet...Full Story »

Luke McCormick and Ayoub Assal struck in the second half to take AFC Wimbledon’s unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to three games with a 2-0 win over Accrington.Both sides struggled in the first half with neither side having a shot on target in windy conditions.Wimbledon’s best chance fell to top scorer Ollie Palmer in the 26th minute but he rifled his close-range effort over the bar.S...Full Story »

Accrington have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their meeting with AFC Wimbledon.Matt Butcher and Joe Pritchard are still sidelined for Stanley but are expected to make their return in a couple of weeks for the festive fixtures.Midfielder Liam Coyle could be in line to feature for the Reds after coming off the bench against Fleetwood and scoring his first professional goal for the club.John Co...Full Story »

Ayoub Assal and Ollie Palmer both scored twice as AFC Wimbledon survived a late scare to reach the third round of the FA Cup with an entertaining 4-3 win over Cheltenham.Wimbledon also had to come back from an early setback, with Alfie May putting the Robins in front inside two minutes after Kyle Joseph’s pass.But Mark Robinson’s Dons soon took control and Luke McCormick set up Assal...Full Story »

MLS side would present Spanish coach a chance to stay linked with City Football Group Pep Guardiola Rumours regarding Pep Guardiola's coaching future continue to spread, even though the former Barcelona coach has been clear he is committed to Manchester City, yet it is being speculated that New York City FC could be his next destination. Being part of the City Football Group means that the ML...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon remain without Will Nightingale and Cheye Alexander for the FA Cup visit of Cheltenham.Nightingale is battling back from an ankle injury and hopes to be fit before Christmas.Fellow defender Alexander is still sidelined by the ankle problem he suffered at Sutton last month.Henry Lawrence is pushing for a start after two substitute appearances since recovering from illness.Charlie Ra...Full Story »

Hakim Ziyech struck the winner as Chelsea stayed top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Watford, in a game that was temporarily halted after a medical emergency in the stands.A Watford fan suffered a cardiac arrest in the Graham Taylor Stand 12 minutes into the match at Vicarage Road and referee David Coote took both sets of players off the pitch.Medical staff from both teams ra...Full Story »

Callum Johnson’s header ensured Fleetwood avoided an eighth defeat in nine games during interim manager Stephen Crainey’s first game in charge.In an entertaining 2-2 draw at AFC Wimbledon, Ged Garner fired Fleetwood into a first-half lead before strikes by Ayoub Assai and Luke McCormick turned the tables, only for Johnson to have the final say.Earlier, the visitors thought they had t...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon will be without Ayoub Assal for Saturday’s visit of Fleetwood in Sky Bet League One.The midfielder was sent off in stoppage time for an altercation during his side’s 3-2 win over Crewe and will begin his three-match suspension.Cheye Alexander could be fit for the game however, after he missed the last match with an injury that forced him off during last weekend’s ...Full Story »

A lookalike stars in the ad KFC's new Messi advert A Lionel Messi lookalike from Brazil stars in a new campaign from KFC, which has gone viral. Alexandro Pereira first went viral in June when Messi announced he was leaving Barcelona and KFC tweeted a photo of Pereira 'working' at a KFC and welcoming him aboard. Now, to launch their new product 'La Chingona', they have used Pereira again but ...Full Story »

Midfielder Thiago Alcantara swept away 14 months of frustration with one swing of his cultured right foot to set Liverpool on the way to a 2-0 victory over Porto and a record Champions League group stage points haul.The Spain midfielder’s sweetly-struck low half-volley early in the second half was worthy of winning any game and the fact it came in a dead-rubber having already qualified for...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon assistant manager Rob Turvey still wants more from his side after they rallied from an early goal down to beat Crewe 3-2 at The Cherry Red Records Stadium.Wimbledon dominated early on before Crewe, League One’s bottom side, took the lead when Christopher Long fired past Dons goalkeeper Nik Tzanev and went in off the far post.Dons equalised through Jack Rudoni on 24 minutes be...Full Story »

Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner struck to sink Juventus 4-0 and march an imperious Chelsea into the Champions League’s last 16. The defending champions battered the outclassed Italians, Chelsea booking their place in the knockout stages but also overhauling their Serie A rivals at the top of Group H. Match or better Juve’s result in the final set ...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon rebounded from three straight league defeats with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Crewe at The Cherry Red Records Stadium.Christopher Long put Crewe in front, though a strike from Jack Rudoni and Ollie Palmer’s brace saw the hosts take all three points despite Chris Porter’s late consolation.Crewe took the lead after 11 minutes when Long struck his low effort across Dons&r...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon will check on Cheye Alexander and Henry Lawrence ahead of their home game against Crewe.Alexander and Lawrence were both absent on Saturday as the Dons slipped to a late defeat at Portsmouth.Alexander was nursing the injury that forced him off during the loss at Sutton while Lawrence, back from England under-20 duty, was ill.George Marsh is fit again after recovering from a broken ...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley hailed his side’s fighting spirit after coming from behind to beat AFC Wimbledon 2-1 and extend their unbeaten run to seven games.Marcus Harness scored the dramatic late winner at Fratton Park after Michael Jacobs had cancelled out Ollie Palmer’s penalty opener.Cowley said: “It was a hard-fought win. I thought a lot went against us in the first h...Full Story »

Marcus Harness scored a dramatic late winner as Portsmouth came from behind to beat AFC Wimbledon 2-1.Ollie Palmer put the visitors in front from the penalty spot, but Michael Jacobs restored parity before Harness’ 89th-minute winner.Jacobs had the home side’s best chance early on after a neat flick from Harness but was denied by a smart save from Nik Tzanev.The Dons did have a decen...Full Story »

The agent of FC Dallas whiz Ricardo Pepi says he's ready to leave for Europe. Pepi is interesting Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United and Inter Milan, reports CBS. His representative Jaime Garcia told FC Inter News: “[He's] a phenomenon. I have never met a hard worker like him. The boy studies at university and is 100 per cent dedicated to improving himself day after day. A...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Robinson says the narrow 1-0 win over Guiseley in the FA Cup first round was a reality check for his side.Ollie Palmer’s strike gave the Dons the lead in the 44th minute and they held on despite plenty of nervous moments against opponents from the sixth tier.Guiseley piled on the pressure in the second half and could have forced a replay late on if Jacob Gratton&rsq...Full Story »

Pete Wild was stunned after FC Halifax scored seven goals to claim a remarkable victory against National League rivals Maidenhead in an 11-goal thriller in the FA Cup first round.There were 10 goals in a frantic opening hour, and the hosts led 4-3 at half-time before asserting their dominance after the break.Top scorer Billy Waters scored a brace and Tyrell Warren, Matty Warburton, Kian Spence, ...Full Story »