Pep Guardiola has acknowledged Manchester City are in the chase for the treble – but continues to play down the prospect.The leaders are firmly in contention for the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season.Winning those three trophies is a feat achieved by only one side previously, by rivals Manchester United in 1999.Pep Guardiola has distanced himself from talk of Manchest...Full Story »

Leicester look set to be without Wilfred Ndidi for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Brentford at the King Power Stadium.Boss Brendan Rodgers has said the knee injury the midfielder sustained in the Europa Conference League match at Rennes on Thursday “might keep him out for a few weeks”, and the Foxes are also assessing Marc Albrighton following his early withdrawal due to a ...Full Story »

Aston Villa will be without Lucas Digne for the visit of Arsenal on Saturday lunchtime.The France full-back was withdrawn 10 minutes into last weekend’s loss to West Ham with a hamstring problem and will miss out, although Steven Gerrard does not believe the problem will sideline him for long.Marvelous Nakamba has returned to training but will not be fit until after the international break...Full Story »

Reading are expecting to again be without midfielder John Swift for Saturday’s visit of Blackburn.Swift has missed the last two games through illness and is yet to return to training.Alen Halilovic is set to again miss out with interim boss Paul Ince suggesting the Croatian needs more time to recover from a hamstring problem.Dejan Tetek, Baba Rahman, Felipe Araruna and Femi Azeez remain ou...Full Story »

Lewandowski could be on the move in the summer Germany legend Lothar Matthaus believes Bayern Munich’s handling of Robert Lewandowski’s future has been ‘disrespectful’, amid speculation linking the Polish hitman with a move to Manchester United. Lewandowski has contributed an astounding 43 goals and four assists in 36 appearances in all competitions for the Bavarians thi...Full Story »

Steve Morison was “proud as punch” after seeing his Cardiff team beat Stoke 2-1 to move level with the Potters in the Championship table.Five months ago, Morison launched his Bluebirds reign at Stoke and confessed he wanted the ground to swallow him up when his side went three goals down.They hit back to steal a draw in the end and halt a run of eight successive defeats, and now his ...Full Story »

Delighted Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper felt play-off rivals QPR “could not live” with his team during a devastating second-half display.On-loan Watford striker Andre Gray gave the Hoops a half-time lead, but Djed Spence’s 30-yard thunderbolt sparked a comeback that was completed by Ryan Yates and Brennan Johnson efforts in a 3-1 win.The result moved Forest to within a...Full Story »

Stoke’s long wait for a win went on after they let a first-half lead slip before slumping to a 2-1 defeat at Cardiff.Michael O’Neill’s side have not won since they beat Swansea 3-0 on February 8 and defeat extended their winless run to nine games, while the home side made it 10 points in their last four.Cardiff created more chances in the early stages and forced Jack Bonham in ...Full Story »

Nine months later, the midfielder will reappear with his national team Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen.AP Never one to be outdone, midfielder Christian Eriksen is experiencing a second life nine months after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark. What seemed like a miracle in saving his life is now magnifying his experience as he is close to returning to play for his nati...Full Story »

Borussia Dormund advisor Matthias Sammer appeared to hint at striker Erling Haaland joining Manchester City this summer during a TV appearance on Amazon Prime. Sammer spoke of how Haaland would work with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in a possible slip that the transfer is a forgone conclusion. However, Sammer also backtracked somewhat by saying he hadn't heard anything new this week. ...Full Story »

Fulham head coach Marco Silva admitted his team did not turn up in the first half as the runaway Championship leaders lost 1-0 at West Brom – but insisted complacency is not a problem.The Cottagers remain 11 points clear at the top of the table but could not produce an effort on target as they failed to score for the first time in 14 league games going back to December 20.“It was not...Full Story »

Tom Ince rescued a vital point for his father Paul as he scored a late equaliser at Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw.Reading had been heading towards a costly defeat after trailing for much of the match to Dominic Solanke’s early goal but ended the night two points clear of the relegation zone thanks to Ince’s excellent strike.Despite winning their first game under Ince, Reading had lost al...Full Story »

Paul Ince admitted he was disappointed with a point after son Tom rescued a vital 1-1 draw with a late equaliser at Bournemouth.Reading had been heading towards a costly defeat after trailing for much of the match to Dominic Solanke’s early goal but ended the night two points clear of the relegation zone thanks to Ince’s excellent strike.“I shouldn’t be sitting here now s...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Neil Harris blamed an “individual error” for his side’s 1-0 defeat at Charlton.The Gills knew a point would be enough to lift them out of the Sky Bet League One relegation zone.But Alex Gilbey scored the winning goal in the 40th minute after Gillingham goalkeeper Pontus Dahlberg failed to deal confidently with Corey Blackett-Taylor’s shot.Although Jayde...Full Story »

Two goals from midfielder Tim Dieng helped Exeter to a 2-1 win over battling Crawley in a scrappy game at St James Park.Crawley’s best chance of the first half fell to Ashley Nadesan, who rounded Exeter goalkeeper Cam Dawson, but from an acute angle, he rolled the ball into the side-netting.The deadlock was broken in the 31st minute when Offrande Zanzala kept the ball alive from a deep fre...Full Story »

Plymouth made it four League One wins in a row by beating play-off rivals Portsmouth 1-0 at Home Park.Argyle top scorer Ryan Hardie fired the greens ahead from close range after converting Panutche Camara’s cross with 65 minutes gone.Portsmouth’s Ronan Curtis sent a thumping 25-yard free-kick just wide of goal after five minutes.Portsmouth number one Gavin Bazunu made a good diving s...Full Story »

Bottom-placed Peterborough welcome back striker Sammie Szmodics for Swansea’s visit in the Sky Bet Championship.Szmodics missed Saturday’s 2-2 home draw against Stoke with a muscle injury.Jack Taylor continues to build minutes in the line-up after a six-week lay-off with a hamstring injury, but Nathan Thompson, Dan Butler and Joel Randall remain sidelined.Goalkeeper Steven Benda, on ...Full Story »

Wales international Rubin Colwill could return for Cardiff’s Sky Bet Championship home clash against Stoke.Boss Steve Morison has no new injury concerns following Saturday’s stalemate with Preston.But Morison, whose first match in charge of Cardiff was a 3-3 draw at Stoke in October, is expected to rotate his squad for what will be the Bluebirds’ 12th game since the start of Fe...Full Story »

Former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick has explained the tricky situation his old club have with star forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal international fired in a superb hat-trick for the Red Devils at the weekend as they beat Tottenham 3-2 at Old Trafford, having had some extra time off to rest after missing last week's game at Manchester City. Chadwick feels Ronaldo looked a...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola felt his Manchester City side did “absolutely everything” in an attempt to beat Crystal Palace as their goalless draw at Selhurst Park blew the Premier League title race wide open.With Liverpool coasting to victory at Brighton on Saturday, City failed to restore their six-point lead as a spirited Palace display saw them earn a deserved share of the spoils.The result lea...Full Story »