A FOOTBALL fan was left stunned after spotting Antonio Conte and Claudio Ranieri while out for Valentine's Day dinner with his girlfriend. The couple could barely believe it when Tottenham boss Conte and former Watford manager Ranieri plonked themselves down at the table next to them. A lucky football fan couldn't believe it when Antonio Conte and Claudio Ranieri sat down in front of him Rani...Full Story »

Chelsea and Antonio Rudiger have not recently engaged in talks over a new contract. Talks between the German centre-back's representatives and Chelsea had taken place last month. Sky Sports states no new and improved contract offer has been presented to the 29-year-old. Rudiger recently said he was happy at the club, but "there are also other people who have to make decisions". Real Madrid...Full Story »

Blackburn will be without forward Ben Brereton Diaz for the Sky Bet Championship match against Millwall.The Chile international was forced off during the closing stages of the goalless draw at West Brom on Monday night with a twisted ankle and Rovers have confirmed he is now set for a spell on the sidelines.Defender Daniel Ayala pulled out of the squad ahead of kick-off at the Hawthorns after su...Full Story »

Blackburn will check on forward Ben Brereton Diaz ahead of the Sky Bet Championship match against Millwall.The Chile international was forced off during the closing stages of the goalless draw at West Brom on Monday night, but Rovers boss Tony Mowbray is optimistic that Brereton Diaz will be fit.Defender Daniel Ayala pulled out of the squad ahead of kick-off at the Hawthorns after suffering a ca...Full Story »

Jordan Hugill is set to return to the Cardiff starting line-up at home to Blackpool.Hugill came off the bench in Tuesday’s 2-0 Sky Bet Championship victory over Coventry as boss Steve Morison rotated his squad for the Bluebirds’ seventh game in 24 days.Joe Ralls and Tommy Doyle are expected to return in midfield alongside Ryan Wintle, who made 18 appearances on loan at Blackpool in t...Full Story »

NEWCASTLE are lining up a fresh £45million summer swoop for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze. The newly-rich Toon offered the Eagles £5m in the January window to take their playmaker on loan for the rest of the season with a view to a £35m permanent switch at the end of the season. Crystal Palace rejected Newcastle's loan approach for Eberechi Eze in January - but the Toon ar...Full Story »

Reading boss Veljko Paunovic refused to discuss his future after fans again called for him to be axed following a goalless draw at relegation rivals Peterborough.The stalemate – which kept Reading two points clear of the bottom three in the Championship – was followed by a lengthy protest from angry Royals supporters.The draw snapped a run of seven successive league defeats but Readi...Full Story »

Peterborough and Reading battled out a 0-0 draw in a crucial Championship relegation clash at the Weston Homes Stadium.Posh kicked off two points behind the visitors but in possession of a game in hand – and that was exactly how it stayed on a night when the only winner was Storm Dudley.Gale force winds were the last thing needed by the two worst defences in the Championship, but two sides...Full Story »

ARMANDO BROJA has impressed during his loan spell at Southampton Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have signalled an interest in Southampton striker Armando Broja. The Albanian international is enjoying a very exciting and promising breakout season, having been sent on loan to Ralph Hasenhutl’s side at the start of the campaign from Chelsea. Broja has netted six Premier League goals an...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed a “dream” result after Manchester City thrashed Sporting Lisbon 5-0 but claimed they need to play better.City all but secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League as they ran riot in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Jose Arvelade Stadium on Tuesday.Yet in a warning to the rest of the competition, manager Guardiola demanded more of his pl...Full Story »

Doncaster manager Gary McSheffrey saluted a resolute defensive performance after a surprise 1-0 win at Lincoln maintained their 18-year unbeaten run against the Imps.Dan Gardner’s penalty moved Rovers off the bottom of League One and six points from safety.“I am obviously pleased with the result,” McSheffrey said after a game that was stopped for half an hour after a fan was ta...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Joel Bagan and Mark Harris enabled Cardiff to make it back-to-back home wins as they beat Coventry 2-0Three days on from notching his first goal for the club, 20-year-old wing-back Bagan opened the scoring in the 72nd minute and Harris sealed the win three minutes from time.Back at the ground where a week earlier they had put four goals past relegation rivals Peterborough ...Full Story »

Ronnie Edwards could be involved for Peterborough when they face Reading.The defender missed the 1-0 defeat to Preston at the weekend due to a hamstring issue, but boss Darren Ferguson is hopeful Edwards will be available.There are no fresh injury concerns for Posh after the weekend, but they are still without Mark Beevers and Jack Taylor, both of whom have hamstring problems.Dan Butler is out f...Full Story »

MAJA LINDELOF has described the traumatic events of her house being burgled at the end of last month. Husband, Manchester United star Victor Lindelof, was away from the family home at the time with United playing at Brentford that night. Maja Lindelof (left) described feeling 'hunted' during the burglaryCredit: Instagram / @majanilssonlindelof Manchester United gave Victor Lindelof time off t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola says he is well aware of the importance of the Champions League to Manchester City. The Catalan was appointed at the Etihad back in 2016 but a Champions League win has continued to elude him since joining City. Last season City reached the final but were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea. "To do better than last season is not easy. Yeah, we are excited and happy to again be in this compet...Full Story »

AC Milan chief Ivan Gazidis has welcomed Theo Hernandez's new contract. The fullback extended his deal last week. "Theo's a great example of somebody we consider to be a world-class talent that we brought in and helped to develop with us. So he has grown with us," Gazidis said. "I would still say we are a work in progress. We are still progressing towards where we want to be. But we're clea...Full Story »

Rubin Colwill will miss Cardiff’s Championship clash with Coventry while Isaac Vassell has been ruled out for the rest of the season.Playmaker Colwill suffered a foot injury ahead of the defeat at Millwall on Saturday.Vassell, whose contract expires in the summer, has suffered a setback from his recovery from a long-term leg injury and is not expected to feature again this season.Max Watte...Full Story »

Eddie Howe is keeping his fingers crossed after Kieran Trippier was taken to hospital for X-rays on the same afternoon he fired Newcastle to an invaluable Premier League victory over Aston Villa.The £12million January signing scored the decisive goal in a 1-0 victory at St James’ Park 10 minutes before half-time, but left the pitch in some discomfort within three minutes of the resta...Full Story »

Swansea staged a ruthless second-half display to beat Bristol City 3-1 at home in the Sky Bet Championship.Andreas Weimann had put the Robins ahead three minutes before the interval with his 15th goal of the season.But the Swans turned things around in dramatic fashion after the break as goals from Michael Obafemi, Cyrus Christie and Joel Piroe delighted a 19,000-plus crowd at the Swansea.com St...Full Story »

Barrow boss Mark Cooper felt a second-half red card for Aaron Amadi-Holloway cost his side victory against fellow League Two strugglers Stevenage.The on-loan Burton forward was dismissed for a 55th-minute tackle on Chris Lines.And, while Stevenage also finished the goalless draw with 10 men, Luke Prosser only received his marching orders in the seventh and final minute of stoppage time for a sec...Full Story »