Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says they're going for the clean sweep this season. Jurgen Klopp's men are three points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester City at Christmas and progressed to the last-16 of the Champions League with ease. "Every competition we're in, we want to take seriously and we want to go on to try and win," the England midfielder told talkSPORT, in an exclus...Full Story »

Injury-hit Leicester will check on Jamie Vardy and Wilfred Ndidi ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League visit of Liverpool after neither were risked at Manchester City on Boxing Day due to hamstring issues.Ryan Bertrand (knee) became the latest addition to a lengthy Foxes absence list when he was injured in the warm-up at the Etihad Stadium, joining other recent casualties Ricardo Pereira (leg)...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was delighted his gamble of making sure the game went ahead, despite a depleted side, paid off as the Stags came from 2-0 down to beat Hartlepool 3-2 in thick Nottinghamshire fog.Already shorn of four key players, Clough lost another four with positive Covid tests.But, from 2-0 down, three goals in 11 second-half minutes saw them home for a 10th win in 11 games.&ldquo...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City were never in control against Leicester after a frantic Boxing Day contest ended in a 6-3 win for his side.The champions raced into a 4-0 lead at the Etihad Stadium but were pegged back to 4-3 before producing a strong finish to settle a Premier League classic.The victory was City’s ninth in succession and opened up a six-point lead at the top of the ...Full Story »

Dundee manager James McPake felt the SPFL put both sides at risk by rejecting a request for their cinch Premiership trip to Aberdeen to be postponed.The Dens Park side travelled north with a depleted squad after a positive Covid-19 test in their camp, with five further players deemed to be close contacts and also ruled out.McPake refused to use the decision as an excuse for his side’s 2-1 ...Full Story »

A late goal from Jan Bednarek secured a rare away-day victory for Southampton as West Ham’s slump continued.Bednarek’s header condemned the Hammers to a 3-2 Premier League defeat, their third straight loss, and earned Saints only their second win on the road this season.West Ham’s hopes of a place in the top four now look increasingly forlorn after another below-par display at ...Full Story »

Michael McKenna’s long-range strike and Anton Dowds’ late effort sent in-form Arbroath clear at the cinch Championship summit with a 3-0 win at Dunfermline.The 30-year-old midfielder’s 12th goal of the season contributed to a solid win on the road to push Arbroath three points clear of Inverness in second.Dowds then sealed the victory with Arbroath’s third late on, after ...Full Story »

Hibernian remained fifth in the cinch Premiership table with a comfortable 3-1 win over Dundee United at Tannadice.Shaun Maloney’s men opened the scoring in the first half through Kevin Nisbet with Chris Cadden netting their second after the break.United substitute Declan Glass scored what proved to be a late consolation goal for the home side before Jamie Murphy made it three for Hibs in ...Full Story »

Manchester City held off a dramatic fightback to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a breathless 6-3 victory over Leicester.The free-scoring champions raced into a 4-0 lead inside 25 minutes at the Etihad Stadium but the visitors fought back to 4-3 in a Boxing Day classic at the Etihad Stadium.It took a further goal from Aymeric Laporte and a late effort from Raheem Ster...Full Story »

Burnley defender James Tarkowski has just six months left on his contract. Poor starts, poor form and a general lack of firepower have clouded both Burnley and Newcastle's Premier League campaigns, to the point where it is no surprise the duo have occupied the Premier League relegation zone together with Norwich since the start of September. January will bring about two extremely different fort...Full Story »

JUVENTUS legend Gianluigi Buffon has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo RUINED the club's chances of winning the Champions League. Ronaldo, 36, joined Juventus in 2018 a year after they reached the Champions League final. Gianluigi Buffon claims Cristiano Ronaldo spoilt Juventus' 'DNA'Credit: AFP And Buffon, who was at Paris Saint-Germain when Ronaldo arrived in Turin, says the club had changed by the...Full Story »

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi is wary of Juventus in the title race. Inzaghi has Inter clear at the top of the table during the Serie A winter recess. "I think Juventus can still have a great second half of the season, as they are a good team and we've seen that after dropping some points, they are now back on track," Inzaghi told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "They won five of the last six, ...Full Story »

Hearts defender Stephen Kingsley is set to miss the clash with Ross County due to the ankle injury he sustained against Dundee last weekend.Josh Ginnelly is available after suspension, while Northern Irish pair Liam Boyce and Michael Smith have both trained and are expected to return to the squad.Beni Baningime is still sidelined along with long-term injury victim Jamie Brandon while Cammy Devli...Full Story »

Rangers will hope to have defender Borna Barisic back for the cinch Premiership encounter with St Mirren.The left-back missed last weekend’s win over Dundee United after going off unwell days earlier against St Johnstone.Kemar Roofe and Ryan Jack are still missing and Leon Balogun is battling a knock, while long-term absentees Filip Helander (knee) and Nnamdi Ofoborh (heart issue) are stil...Full Story »

Port Vale will be without Dan Jones for their clash with Salford.The defender is serving a suspension after picking up a red card against Newport.The Valiants are struggling with injuries and are missing options at the top of the pitch including James Wilson, Jamie Proctor and Devante Rodney.Vale boss Darrell Clarke could opt to put Ben Garrity up front again after the midfielder scored in the s...Full Story »

Carlisle’s Zach Clough is unlikely to be available for Rochdale’s visit to Brunton Park on Boxing Day.The 26-year-old has not played for the Blues since their 2-1 FA cup loss to Shrewsbury when he was forced off in the first half.Carlisle boss Keith Millen will be hoping to make it back-to-back wins in the league for the first time this season.The Blues have had a two-week break afte...Full Story »

Oldham interim boss Selim Benachour must decide whether to shuffle his pack again for the Boxing Day visit of fellow League Two strugglers Scunthorpe.Benachour made five changes to the side that lost at Tranmere for the game against high-flying Forest Green last time out but it was his substitutions during the match that made the biggest difference.Both Hallam Hope and Jack Stobbs scored after c...Full Story »

Fleetwood have Callum Camps available for their home game with Shrewsbury on Boxing Day.The 26-year-old midfielder suffered a fractured skull in their 2-1 loss to Burton in the FA Cup last month but made his return off the bench last week.Daniel Batty is also available after serving his suspension for the straight red card he received in the 5-1 loss to Accrington earlier this month.Midfielder J...Full Story »

Manchester City are close to selling striker Ferran Torres to Barcelona in a deal worth £55million, and in doing so have made clear why they opted against signing Cristiano Ronaldo. City came close to signing the Manchester United megastar in the summer transfer window only for the deal to fall through. Torres is close to becoming the most expensive signing of Xavi Hernandez's Barcelona re...Full Story »

GOAL can confirm the Liga giants will sign the Spain international in the January transfer window and will now aim to trim their squad Barcelona have agreed a €55 million (£47m/$62m) deal to sign Manchester City winger Ferran Torres, GOAL can confirm. The Spain international, who hasn't played for City since September due to a foot injury, is set to join Xavi's side in January des...Full Story »