Peterborough boss Grant McCann will make a late decision on Joe Ward ahead of Tuesday night’s League One showdown with Accrington.The winger was due to undergo a scan on Monday afternoon after suffering shin and knee injuries during Saturday’s 2-1 win at Oxford.Midfielder Jeando Fuchs is back in contention after returning to training, but McCann otherwise has a lengthy casualty list....Full Story »

FANS loved confused Peter Schmeichel's reaction as Chelsea ace Mateo Kovacic ran off the Stamford Bridge pitch in only his tiny PANTS. Viewers saw far more of the Croatian than they bargained for in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Kovacic stripped down to his pants at full-time First the midfielder, 28, came off the bench after just 35 minutes as Graham Potter shuffled his pack. ...Full Story »

First-half goals from Jack Taylor and Kwame Poku set Peterborough up for a 2-1 victory at Oxford, who had striker Matty Taylor sent off.Struggling Oxford had been hoping to follow up their big away win at Exeter seven days earlier but their form at the Kassam Stadium this season has been poor.Irish midfielder Taylor turned in Ephron Mason-Clark’s left-wing cross in the seventh minute.Posh ...Full Story »

Southampton will be without defender Kyle Walker-Peters and on-loan midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Sunday’s Premier League clash with leaders Arsenal.Right-back Walker-Peters has been ruled out for the foreseeable future by a hamstring injury suffered in Saints’ midweek win at Bournemouth, while Maitland-Niles is ineligible against his parent club.Midfielder Romeo Lavia has re...Full Story »

Oxford are hoping an illness bug has cleared in time for the arrival of Peterborough.Manager Karl Robinson revealed five players, including Lewis Bate and Cameron Brannagan, had been struck down ahead of the midweek defeat at Sutton, forcing a late change of plans.They could both come back into contention if they are passed fit for action, but Djavan Anderson, Alex Gorrin and Steve Seddon are vu...Full Story »

West Brom caretaker head coach Richard Beale insisted the club’s next manager inherits a strong squad to climb the Sky Bet Championship after Bristol City beat them 2-0 at The Hawthorns.Goals from Joe Williams and Nahki Wells clinched City’s second win in eight outings, moving them six places up the table to 11th.Wells made the first goal and scored the second – his seventh of ...Full Story »

Luis Lopes was the star attraction as Aberdeen beat Hearts 2-0 to move up to fourth in the cinch Premiership.The Cape Verde striker put the Dons ahead in the 74th minute and then set up his side’s second goal for Vicente Besuijen five minutes later to seal the win.Aberdeen lined up in a revamped 3-5-2 formation after their defeat to Dundee United last week, with Lopes partnering top-scorer...Full Story »

Rochdale climbed out of the League Two relegation zone after a narrow 2-1 victory against Barrow at Spotland.The home side went close to an opening goal with Liam Kelly’s cross headed into the side-netting by Scott Quigley at the back post.Dale made the breakthrough in the 18th minute as Kelly curled a shot beyond Paul Farman in the Barrow goal.Joshua Gordon headed the ball onto the roof o...Full Story »

Anis Mehmeti’s breakaway goal capped a 3-1 victory for Wycombe, as they came from behind to beat Peterborough at Adams Park.The Chairboys have now won back-to-back games, following three straight league defeats, and are up to 12th in League One, while the Posh drop to fifth following a disappointing second half from them.Peterborough took the lead after 22 minutes when Harrison Burrows was...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said it was “not a coincidence” that it was his in-form side who ended Bodo/Glimt’s run of 14 consecutive home European wins.The Gunners left the Arctic Circle with a hard-fought 1-0 Europa League victory as Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the evening in fortuitous circumstances.The win, Arsenal’s 11th in 12 games across all competitions t...Full Story »

Arsenal’s fine start to the season continued as Bukayo Saka hit the only goal of the game to see off Bodo/Glimt and put the Gunners in charge of their Europa League group.Mikel Arteta’s sit top of the Premier League and made it 11 wins from 12 in all competitions with a 1-0 victory in Norway.The Spaniard opted for a strong line-up, naming seven full internationals with the prospect o...Full Story »

Dominic Gape is being assessed ahead of Wycombe’s home clash with Peterborough on Saturday.The midfielder pulled up with a muscle strain during the first half of last weekend’s 1-0 win at Oxford.Gape had just returned from a lengthy Chairboys injury list also featuring Ryan Tafazolli, David Wheeler, Josh Scowen, Curtis Thompson, D’Mani Mellor and Brandon Hanlan.The victory over...Full Story »

Grant McCann admitted he couldn’t care less about Peterborough’s rise into the play-off places.McCann’s men claimed a third win during a four-match unbeaten run to jump up to fourth position.Nathan Thompson’s opener on the half-hour was soon cancelled out by Rovers frontman Josh March.But League One leading scorer Jonson Clarke-Harris completed a spell of three goals in n...Full Story »

Peterbrough surged into the League One play-off places by blowing away Forest Green 4-1.The game exploded into life with three goals in the space of nine minutes during the first half.Nathan Thompson bundled in Joe Ward’s cross from close range on the half-hour to put Posh ahead but their advantage was short-lived with Josh March expertly firing lowly Rovers level in the 35th minute.But Le...Full Story »

Grant McCann refused to name names but suggested there may be a few fresh injury concerns for Peterborough when they host Forest Green.The clash will be Dan Butler’s third league match since returning from an ankle injury that left him out of action for 10 months.Defender Butler returned to the line-up against MK Dons earlier this month, and played his first full match against Burton on Sa...Full Story »

Former PSG manager Laurent Blanc has been named the new coach at Lyon. Getty Images Former France defender Laurent Blanc has been appointed Lyon coach until 2024, replacing of Peter Bosz, the Ligue 1 club said in a statement. Blanc, 56, previously coached Bordeaux, France, Paris Saint-Germain and Qatar's Al-Rayyan. Lyon fired coach Bosz on Sunday after his team racked up only one point in the...Full Story »

Everton are eyeing Bodo/Glimt goalkeeper Nikita Haikin. The Telegraph says the 27-year-old will be available on a free transfer from December, when his current contract in Norway runs out come the end of their domestic season. Such a move would potentially be preparation for the departure of Asmir Begovic, whose contract at Goodison Park runs out next summer. Haikin, who has featured for Ru...Full Story »

Dino Maamria saluted his smiling assassin after Burton snatched a point at promotion hopefuls Peterborough.Victor Adeboyejo pounced for his seventh goal of the season to bring the Brewers level with a quarter of an hour to go.The Albion frontman struck after Sam Hughes knocked down a Terry Taylor cross to cancel out a Posh opener from captain Jonson Clarke-Harris.The League One leading scorer ba...Full Story »

Peterborough paid the price for missed chances as lowly Burton snatched a valuable point in a 1-1 draw.Ricky-Jade Jones hit the bar with the best opportunity of the first half before the breakthrough eventually arrived in the second minute of the second period.Jack Taylor’s fine pass picked out Ben Thompson who was denied by a last-ditch sliding clearance from Tom Hamer, but he could only ...Full Story »

The Championship club sacked Chris Wilder on Monday after a dismal start to the campaign left them in the bottom three. Middlesbrough want talks with Michael Carrick over their vacant manager's job Credit: EPA Leo Percovich, a coach at the club under Aitor Karanka, Jonathan Woodgate, Neil Warnock and then Wilder, was placed in temporary charge following Wilder’s dismissal. He guided Bor...Full Story »