Swansea head coach Russell Martin admitted he was relieved after his side avoided a slip-up against 10-man bottom club Blackpool.A man down for over half an hour after the dismissal of Arsenal loanee Charlie Patino, the Tangerines cancelled out Matty Sorinola’s opener through a Sonny Carey goal in the 70th minute.But Sorinola’s cross was turned into his own goal by Blackpool defender...Full Story »

Reigning champions Manchester City moved ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League as Erling Haaland wrapped up a fine win at the Emirates Stadium.The Gunners have led the way since the third week of the season but were knocked off the summit as City secured a 3-1 victory in an enthralling encounter.Kevin De Bruyne had put City in front before Bukayo Saka levelled for Arsenal from the pe...Full Story »

Matty Sorinola scored Swansea’s first and created their winner as they nervously overcame 10-man Blackpool.The visitors remain bottom of the table, but managed to level through Sonny Carey despite losing Charlie Patino to a second yellow card in the 57th minute.Swansea move up to 12th – five points adrift of the play-offs – but they were clinging on at the end as Carey struck t...Full Story »

Troy Parrott’s 81st-minute penalty earned 10-man Preston an unlikely 1-1 draw against Sky Bet Championship play-off hopefuls Luton.The visitors were in control for long periods against a Preston side low on confidence and on a run of five straight home defeats before Wednesday.Preston’s task grew in size when Ben Whiteman was dismissed for a crude tackle on Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu five ...Full Story »

Liverpool and Tottenham are chasing Torino defender Perr Schuurs. Tuttosport says Manchester United are also interested in the Dutchman. The defender joined Torino in the summer as a replacement for Gleison Bremer and the 23-year-old has impressed. Torino reportedly want over £40 million for the former Ajax defender. All three Premier League clubs are in talks with Toro for Schuurs ah...Full Story »

Marcus Rashford has been in superb form for Manchester United this season, especially since the World Cup. The Englishman has netted 13 times in 15 matches since the resumption of club football after the 2022 World Cup. He is also just two goals away from matching beating his best goal-scoring season, which was 22 goals in 2019/20. Despite this, Rio Ferdinand has been telling Rashford how h...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta described Lee Mason's 'human error' for Brentford's equaliser as 'unacceptable' Mikel Arteta has stated he will “only be satisfied” if his Arsenal side are given two points back after a VAR error robbed them of a win against Brentford on Saturday. The Gunners suffered a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to the Bees as Ivan Toney scored from close-range, eight minutes afte...Full Story »

Marc-Andre ter Stegen wants Frenkie de Jong to stay at Barcelona forever as the Dutch midfielder prepares to face Manchester United -- the club that tried so hard to sign him last year -- in the Europa League on Thursday. De Jong was the subject of talks between Barca and United last summer and started the season out of Xavi Hernandez's preferred side, but has won his place back with a string o...Full Story »

Leicester intensify Maddison contract talks Leicester City are desperate to keep James Maddison away from Newcastle and Tottenham, leading them to prioritise contract discussions with the in-demand player, writes the Telegraph. Maddison has one more year on his current deal and would be a popular transfer target if Leicester fail to re-sign him before the summer window. Leeds consider £...Full Story »

Norwich head coach David Wagner was delighted to see his side finally give the Carrow Road faithful something to cheer as his side saw off Hull 3-1 to boost their Championship promotion bid.Home struggles were a feature of the final months of Dean Smith’s spell in charge, while Wagner lost his first two to take the run without a win up to eight, but that all changed as the Canaries, despit...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted his team looked jaded after they were held 1-1 by 10-man Lincoln.The visitors looked dangerous from the start and forced Derby into mistakes before they took a deserved lead two minutes before half-time.Derby were caught trying to break and, although Joe Wildsmith did well to parry Lewis Montsma’s drive, Olamide Shodipo turned in the rebound.Lincoln had...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady had no qualms with his side’s performance despite being booed off after Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with AFC Wimbledon.The promotion-chasing Cobblers were held to their third draw in a row on a frustrating night in front of goal at Sixfields.They dominated all of the statistics, taking 17 shots to Wimbledon’s six, but failed to find a way through Nik Tzanev in...Full Story »

Neil Critchley insisted he was the right man to manage QPR after their dismal run continued with a 3-0 Championship defeat at home to Sunderland.Rangers are now without a win in 10 matches in all competitions, have won just one of their past 17 and one of their 11 games since Critchley took over as head coach in the wake of Michael Beale’s departure.They were top of the table when they bea...Full Story »

Level-headed Mansfield boss Nigel Clough admitted his side had achieved “nothing yet” after hammering League Two promotion rivals Carlisle 4-0.Clough’s on-fire Stags had the points wrapped up before half-time as they ran riot at Brunton Park.Goals from captain Ollie Clarke, Alfie Kilgour, Lucas Akins and Elliott Hewitt did the damage on a Valentine’s night to remember for...Full Story »

Mark Bonner demanded big improvements from his Cambridge side if they are to remain in League One.In a meeting of two teams winless in the league in 2023, Bonner’s men fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Cheltenham.James Olayinka’s winner moved his side five points clear of the relegation zone, but defeat for Cambridge leaves them second from bottom and three points from safety, having l...Full Story »

Mansfield fired themselves towards the League Two automatic promotion places with an emphatic 4-0 win over woeful Carlisle on Tuesday night.Goals from captain Ollie Clarke, Alfie Kilgour, Lucas Akins and Elliott Hewitt condemned the Cumbrians to back-to-back home defeats for the first time in a year at Brunton Park.Nigel Clough’s in-form side – now unbeaten in five games – cut ...Full Story »

Manchester United have been warned that they will have to activate Diogo Costa’s 75m euro release clause should they wish to land the Portuguese shot-stopper from FC Porto this summer. The Red Devils are expected to be in the market for a new goalkeeper this summer, with Jack Butland only on loan and set to leave at the end of the season. David De Gea is expected to stay at the club be...Full Story »

Marcel Sabitzer will play no part in Manchester United's Europa League clash with Barcelona on Thursday Manchester United fans are worried the club might be jinxed after learning Marcel Sabitzer will miss their crunch Europa League clash with Barcelona. The Austrian midfielder has impressed since joining on loan from Bayern Munich last month but United will have to soldier on without him this ...Full Story »

Elon Musk, one of the wealthiest people in the world, is reportedly 'monitoring the situation' regarding Manchester United's sale and could make a move to buy the club. The Glazers have set a soft deadline for prospective bids to be made by this Friday. Sir Jim Ratcliffe remains the only person to publicly declare an interest in buying the club from the Glazers. But there is reported to be plen...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp admitted his relief after Liverpool finally won their first Premier League game of 2023 with a 2-0 derby victory over Everton on Monday.Mohamed Salah scored in the competition for the first time since Boxing Day and January signing Cody Gakpo notched his first goal for the club in the Anfield triumph.Liverpool’s success ended a run of four league games without a win and lifted...Full Story »