Aston Villa head coach Dean Smith is delighted with the progress striker Ollie Watkins has made this season and felt his performance in the 2-1 victory at Everton was one of his best.The newly-capped England international’s 15th club goal of the season was cancelled out by Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 20th of the campaign in the first half.But Anwar El Ghazi scored for the second successi...Full Story »

Karl Robinson hailed his “incredible” players after they came from behind to win 3-2 at Shrewsbury and take the League One play-off race into the final day of the season.Elliot Lee’s opener was cancelled out by strikes from Matthew Pennington and Josh Vela.But with their play-off hopes in the balance the U’s battled back, and James Henry’s leveller was followed by s...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank hailed Ivan Toney’s “incredible” season after the striker took his Sky Bet Championship goal tally to 30 in the 2-0 win over Watford.The prolific striker netted a second-half penalty after Marcus Forss had opened the scoring as Brentford guaranteed a third-placed finish for the second season running.Toney has now matched Glenn Murray’s record h...Full Story »

Brian Barry-Murphy admitted his Rochdale side were in a state of shock after their 2-1 defeat at home to Doncaster confirmed their relegation to League Two.Two goals from Taylor Richards either side of the interval came against the run of play and left Dale with a mountain to climb.Matty Done’s late strike proved scant consolation as they were unable to find an equaliser which would have t...Full Story »

On-loan Liverpool forward Harry Wilson scored his first senior hat-trick as Cardiff ended much-changed Birmingham’s unbeaten home record under Lee Bowyer with a 4-0 win at St. Andrew’s.The 24-year-old Wales international, who has a year left on his Anfield contract with a 12-month option, is seeking a permanent club after five loan moves in as many years.He did his future prospects n...Full Story »

Norwich recovered from an early setback to secure the Championship title with a thumping 4-1 win over Reading at Carrow Road.The Canaries trailed to a 12th minute goal from Josh Laurent but were level at the break thanks to the first of Kieran Dowell’s two goals.The first half had been evenly contested but the second was one-way traffic, with Dowell doubling Norwich’s advantage just ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola would rather Manchester City wrap up the Premier League title this weekend and will take a look at what is happening at Old Trafford on Sunday.A 2-0 win away to Crystal Palace has put the leaders on the verge of another top-flight crown and it will be confirmed if second-placed Manchester United lose at home to Liverpool.If City fail to receive a helping hand from Jurgen Klopp&rsqu...Full Story »

Away fans could be allowed back at Premier League matches for the final two rounds of the season, following a change in stance from the government. Only home fans have been permitted to attend top-flight games since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Up to 500 away fans could be allowed to watch games in May's final two matches. The Premier League has also moved round 37 fixtures back to m...Full Story »

There have been many jokes over the years about Lucas Vazquez potentially being Zinedine Zidane’s son, and it’s becoming clear that the Real Madrid boss does not want to lose one of his most trusted players this summer. He’s out of contract and recent reports indicated that the player was set to hold talks with Man United over a move, but AS are now stating that Real are wil...Full Story »