Eden Hazard quit the Premier League four years ago to join Real Madrid from Chelsea. Eden Hazard left Real Madrid at the end of last season (Image: GETTY) Eden Hazard has been backed to make a sensational return to the Premier League. Former Belgium manager Georges Leekens believes the former Chelsea hero still has what it takes to perform at the top level before seeing out his career like Lio...Full Story »

Graham Alexander hit out at his MK Dons side for a lack of commitment in the first half of their 2-1 home defeat to Stockport.Former Dons player Louie Barry scored his fifth goal of the season for the visitors before the home side equalised through Mo Eisa.Stockport went back in front on the stroke of half-time though through Nick Powell and this time there was no way back for the hosts.Alexande...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola praised the impact of Jeremy Doku after the summer signing from Rennes scored his first Manchester City goal to help the champions recover to beat West Ham.City fought back from a 1-0 deficit at half-time to level within seconds of the restart, Doku cutting inside Vladimir Coufal with excellent footwork and sliding beyond Alphonse Areola for his first goal for City.Silva and Haalan...Full Story »

Crawley boss Scott Lindsey admitted his overriding feeling was one of “satisfaction” after substitute Klaidi Lolos’ stoppage-time winner continued their fine home form.The Red Devils went behind to a Charlie Jolley goal midway through the first half but Ronan Darcy replied just after the hour mark.Sam Taylor restored Rovers advantage with a fine finish in the 67th minute, but N...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Andy Crosby says matchwinner Ben Garrity may still have to wait for greater game time after the 1-0 win over Northampton.Garrity came off the bench to score in the 84th minute – his third goal of the season – and move Vale up to second in League One.It came shortly after Sam Hoskins spurned a sitter to put the Cobblers in the driving seat after a backs-to-the-wall p...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson was pleased to lay on the entertainment in front of a gathering of former Ewood Park favourites for the club’s 5,000th league game.A total of 35 attempts on goal were shared by both teams as Sammie Szmodics’ brace secured a 2-1 triumph over bottom-of-the-table Middlesbrough.Matt Crooks replied in an incredibly open game, but Tomasson insisted afterwar...Full Story »

New Hibernian boss Nick Montgomery insists there are plenty of positives to take despite watching his side throw away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.An unfortunate own-goal by goalkeeper Will Dennis handed the visitors the lead after eight minutes before Dylan Vente’s strike doubled Hibs’ lead.It looked as if Montgomery’s reign at Easter Road was se...Full Story »

Crystal Palace first-team coach Paddy McCarthy said Roy Hodgson is feeling better after the manager was forced to miss his side’s 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa.The 76-year-old was taken ill on Saturday morning and did not travel to Villa Park, but looked like he was going to receive the perfect tonic as his side led through Odsonne Edouard’s early second-half goal.However, Jhon Duran lev...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield hopes his side can continue the improvement that has propelled them up the League One table, as their revival continued with a 2-0 victory over Blackpool.After seeing their play-off push fall away after Bloomfield succeeded Gareth Ainsworth in February, the Chairboys opened their season with back-to-back three-goal defeats.This put some early pressure on Bloomfiel...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray insisted his side looked good enough to beat QPR even without the sending-off of Jack Colback.The Black Cats came from behind to win 3-1 at Loftus Road, where Kenneth Paal put the hosts ahead before Rs midfielder Colback was red-carded against his former club for a challenge on Jobe Bellingham.However, Paal’s opener came somewhat against the run of play and Mow...Full Story »

Substitute Klaidi Lolos hit a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Crawley secured back-to-back home league wins for the first time in nearly 11 months with a hard fought 3-2 victory over Tranmere.The Reds twice fought back to level before Lolos powered into the area to fire the winner past helpless keeper Luke McGee.Nigel Adkins went into his first game in interim charge of Tranmere admitting there...Full Story »

Davis Keillor-Dunn’s 90th-minute equaliser rescued a point for Mansfield and preserved their unbeaten run following a 1-1 draw at Colchester.Keillor-Dunn slammed home from close range after the home defence had failed to deal with Aden Flint’s flick-on in the area.Louis Reed had blasted over early on for the Stags, while Colchester goalkeeper Owen Goodman denied James Gale.But goalke...Full Story »

York recorded their first National League victory of the season with a convincing 3-0 success over nine-man Southend.The Minstermen were the only team to have not won after eight league games but they went ahead in the 26th minute thanks to a brilliant right-footed effort from 30 yards by left-back Thierry Latty-Fairweather.Southend, who have won four matches and are at the foot of the table due...Full Story »

Sunderland came from behind to beat 10-man QPR 3-1 as Jack Colback was sent off against his former club.Kenneth Paal put the hosts ahead but Colback was then red-carded and the Black Cats levelled after seven minutes of first-half injury time when Jack Clarke’s effort was deflected in by Rs defender Steve Cook.Rangers battled hard but second-half goals from Dan Ballard and Abdoullah Ba sec...Full Story »

Portsmouth preserved  their unbeaten start to the season as Colby Bishop’s stoppage-time goal earned them a 1-1 draw at Derby County.James Collins’s 86th-minute penalty looked to have won it but Bishop flicked  in a cross to stun Pride Park in the fifth minute of time added on.Derby started well with a deflected Conor Hourihane shot hitting the bar but Portsmouth started to...Full Story »

Sam Vokes struck his first goal of the season as Wycombe made it five games unbeaten in League One with a 2-0 victory over Blackpool at Adams Park.The Chairboys moved themselves up to seventh in the table, as their impressive response to opening their league campaign with a pair of 3-0 losses continued.Wycombe took the lead in the 13th minute when Vokes met a terrific cross by Kane Vincent-Young...Full Story »

Jamie Gullan fired a late winner as Raith Rovers beat Inverness 1-0 to climb top of the cinch Championship.Former Hibernian striker Gullan struck the only goal in the 87th minute, while Raith were indebted to goalkeeper Kevin Dabrowski as they extended their unbeaten league start to five matches.Dabrowski made a string of fine first-half saves to keep Inverness at bay, holding early efforts from...Full Story »

Midfielder Sammie Szmodics grabbed his second brace of the season to ensure Blackburn’s 5,000th league game ended in a 2-1 home win against Middlesbrough.Matt Crooks gave bottom-of-the-table Boro hope with a 55th-minute reply but, including last season’s two-legged play-off final defeat to Coventry, the Teessiders have now gone 11 games without a league win, equalling the club’...Full Story »

Manchester City needed two late goals to put down a brave resistance from West Ham and seal a 3-1 win at the London Stadium to stay top of the Premier League.Bernardo Silva gave the champions the lead for the first time 14 minutes from the end after latching onto a superb pass from Julian Alvarez, before Erling Haaland completed the job with a well-taken finish as West Ham pressed for an equalis...Full Story »

Liverpool’s late show fired Jurgen Klopp’s men to a 3-1 comeback win at Wolves.Andrew Robertson and Hugo Bueno’s own goal saw the Reds escape Molineux with a victory which looked unlikely at half-time.Hwang Hee-Chan’s early opener gave Wolves the lead as the hosts dominated and only a woeful miss by Matheus Cunha stopped them going further ahead.A BIG win on the road c...Full Story »