Pep Guardiola hailed the performance of record signing Jack Grealish after an impressive Champions League debut in Manchester City’s remarkable 6-3 victory over 10-man Leipzig.The £100million summer recruit scored a superb goal and created another as City won a thrilling end-to-end Group A opener at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.“Hopefully it can be the first of many,” ...Full Story »

Manager Mark Robins was pleased with the way 10-man Coventry handled Cardiff after they moved just one point off the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-0 win at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Viktor Gyokeres’ 15th-minute strike proved the difference after he latched onto Callum O’Hare’s flick and curled past Dillon Phillips in the Cardiff goal with defenders bearing ...Full Story »

Viktor Gyokeres maintained 10-man Coventry’s 100 per cent home record in the Sky Bet Championship as they beat Cardiff 1-0 at the Coventry Building Society Arena.The Swedish forward’s fourth goal of the campaign moved the Sky Blues up to fourth in the league and condemned the Bluebirds to their first away defeat of the season.Fankaty Dabo was shown the first red card of his career as...Full Story »

A stunning fireworks display kicked off proceedings at Stamford Bridge as the Blues kicked off their European defence at home to Zenit. Chelsea let off fireworks at Stamford Bridge ahead of their Champions League opener against Zenit Credit: PA Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin presented Thomas Tuchel with the manager of the year award for 2020/21 Credit: Getty Edouard Mendy was also given th...Full Story »

Tom Dele-Bashiru netted twice as Reading secured only their second Championship win of the season with a 3-1 home victory over fellow strugglers Peterborough.In a drab first half, Reading were fortunate not to be behind and were grateful to rookie goalkeeper Luke Southwood for making stunning saves to deny Siriki Dembele and Ollie Norburn.Reading opened up a 2-0 lead midway through the second ha...Full Story »

Sutton boss Matt Gray hailed his side’s performance as “outstanding” after a battling 1-0 win over Hartlepool.And Gray was extremely satisfied with how his side held on for all three points as Dean Bouzanis pulled off a couple of great saves.Defender Ben Goodliffe bundled home the only goal of the game in the first half as Gray’s side secured back-to-back league wins.&ldq...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stressed the need for improved discipline and focus after 10-man Manchester United’s mistakes led to a shock Champions League defeat to Young Boys.A kind-looking group got off to a nightmare start in Bern as Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s red card changed the dynamics of an opener that began with returning forward Cristiano Ronaldo scoring again.United had to play a man lig...Full Story »

Coventry’s Liam Kelly is closing in on a comeback from a knee injury and has a chance of facing Cardiff.The Sky Blues skipper played 71 minutes for the under-23s against Millwall on Monday.Matty Godden is up to full fitness after a foot injury but Josh Eccles (hip) is out after surgery.The 21-year-old midfielder will be sidelined for three months following the operation.Joe Ralls is out fo...Full Story »

Manchester City have withdrawn shirts and merchandise that included the name of defender Benjamin Mendy from their website after he was charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault last month. While the reigning Premier League champions currently offer the names of their first-team players on the back of replica kits, Mendy is no longer an option online. Although it is not ...Full Story »

Reading are still without a host of first-team players as under-pressure manager Veljko Paunovic prepares for Tuesday’s match against fellow strugglers Peterborough.Andy Rinomhota remains doubtful with an ankle injury after missing the weekend’s 3-3 draw with QPR.New signings Scott Dann and Danny Drinkwater are still getting up to full fitness after joining in the summer.Tom McIntyre...Full Story »

Sheffield United’s new signing Adlene Guedioura immediately comes into contention for Tuesday’s match at home to Preston as they look to build on Saturday’s 6-2 rout of Peterborough.The veteran Algerian midfielder has signed a one-year deal after training with Slavisa Jokanovic’s side in recent weeks.However, there will be no rematch against former employers for Ben Davie...Full Story »

MAN City star Ruben Dias’ has reportedly called time on his near three-year relationship with stunning pop star girlfriend April Ivy. The shock news emerged after the Portuguese international appeared to remove all trace of the pretty brunette from his social media. Footie star Ruben Dias has reportedly broken up with pop star girlfriend April Ivy after their three-year romance They sep...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Manchester United. Haven't you heard? He was back amongst the goals, too, blitzing Newcastle at Old Trafford on Saturday. And his performance against Steve Bruce's side is a big warning to Edinson Cavani. Manchester United weren't at their best against Newcastle on Saturday afternoon. But that didn't matter by the end of the game, with Ronaldo stealing the headline...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Jack Ross was full of praise for both goalkeepers after Craig Gordon and Matt Macey ensured a captivating Edinburgh derby ended goalless.Hearts number one Gordon and his Easter Road counterpart Macey made a string of important saves in a cinch Premiership Tynecastle showdown that could easily have gone either way.Hibs boss Ross said: “The goalkeepers will grab the headlin...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel hailed Romelu Lukaku’s goal-scoring “personality” as central to Chelsea’s unbeaten Premier League start.Belgium hitman Lukaku fired a fine double for his first Stamford Bridge goals, as the Blues swept past Aston Villa 3-0 in west London.Mateo Kovacic teed up Lukaku’s first strike then dinked home a neat finish of his own, with Chelsea moving second in...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin believes referees have become too quick to give free-kicks against strikers in the penalty box.The Irishman was speaking after Curtis Main was penalised against Dundee United, causing Eamonn Brophy’s subsequent volley to be chalked off.The match finished goalless and Goodwin felt it was the wrong decision from referee Colin Steven.He said: “There was a b...Full Story »

Head coach Valerien Ismael criticised West Brom’s defending despite them regaining top spot in the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-1 draw against Millwall at The Hawthorns.Kyle Bartley’s 49th-minute header was cancelled out by on-loan Arsenal defender Daniel Ballard’s aerial effort six minutes later to end Albion’s four-match winning league run on a day when previous leader...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed Bernardo Silva after his winner secured a 1-0 victory at Leicester.The forward’s second-half goal gave City a deserved three points at the King Power Stadium.The champions made it three straight Premier League wins, but it was not a classic performance, with the visitors often wasteful after hitting 10 goals in their previous two games.Bernardo Sil...Full Story »

Swansea head coach Russell Martin believes the goals will come for his side after a frustrating 0-0 draw at home to Hull.Tigers goalkeeper Matt Ingram made a string of first-half saves to deny the dominant hosts and secure another valuable point for Grant McCann’s side.Swansea finished the game with 70 per cent possession and stopped Hull from registering a shot on target until stoppage ti...Full Story »

Sunderland claimed victory in the battle of the top two in League One as they defeated Accrington 2-1 at the Stadium of Light.In a breathless first half at the Stadium of Light between first and second, Sunderland had the majority of the chances.Stanley’s resolve was broken in the 15th minute when Dan Neil scored his first senior goal for Sunderland, and he did it in style.After Lynden Goo...Full Story »