Lewis Baker made a shock appearance in Chelsea's FA Cup third round clash with Chesterfield on Saturday evening, and his cameo left Blues fans scratching their heads Chelsea's forgotten man Lewis Baker has made his second appearance for the Blues eight years after his debut at the age of 26. Thomas Tuchel's side were cruising against Chesterfield in their third-round FA Cup tie when the Germ...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher claimed his side should have beaten Birmingham in normal time after they claimed a 1-0 FA Cup third-round win in extra-time at St Andrew’s.Argyle progressed to the fourth round courtesy of Ryan Law’s first goal in the competition.The League One side dominated and had been better than the Championship team – who ended the game with 10 men after...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl revealed Tino Livramento may require surgery on a knee injury after his 10-man Southampton side claimed an extra-time FA Cup win at Swansea.Nathan Redmond, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Shane Long scored as Southampton made it to the fourth round of the competition with a 3-2 victory.The Saints played most of the game with 10 men after Yan Valery was sent off for two bookable offences...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel hailed Chelsea’s professionalism in settling their FA Cup third-round clash with Chesterfield before half-time.The Blues cruised past their National League opponents 5-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, racing into a 4-0 half-time lead before a raft of withdrawals to keep players fresh.Teen debutant Lewis Hall laid on a goal for Romelu Lukaku, with the returning Belgium strike...Full Story »

Returning Romelu Lukaku struck as Chelsea cruised to a comfortable victory against non-league Chesterfield in a 5-1 FA Cup third-round canter at Stamford Bridge.The Champions League holders flexed all their muscles of quality and depth to nullify any prospect of a cup upset.Lukaku tapped in debutant Lewis Hall’s low cross and missed three gilt-edged chances before being withdrawn at half-t...Full Story »

QPR boss Mark Warburton admitted he faces a potential goalkeeper crisis after Jordan Archer was injured while making the decisive save in the penalty shoot-out win against Rotherham.Archer’s stop from Chiedozie Ogbene took the Championship side through to the fourth round of the FA Cup.But he appeared to seriously hurt his shoulder in the process and was taken straight to hospital after se...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Jordan Archer was taken to hospital after suffering a shoulder injury while making the decisive save as QPR beat Rotherham on penalties to secure a place in the FA Cup fourth round.Rangers prevailed 8-7 in the shoot-out after extra time ended with the score at 1-1.Archer’s save from Chiedozie Ogbene took the Championship promotion contenders through.But Archer, playing in the ab...Full Story »

Daniel Jebbison’s eighth goal of the season rescued a 1-1 draw for Burton at Cheltenham.The home side dominated for most of the first half and deservedly took the lead through Callum Wright’s sweetly-stuck volley in the 21st minute.They had already seen Southampton loanee Dan Nlundulu hit the bar four minutes into his debut.Wright then thumped home from the edge of the box after Chri...Full Story »

Colchester’s League Two clash at home to Rochdale has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.The match at the JobServe Community Stadium was called off less than half an hour before kick-off following a second pitch inspection.“When we first got here at half one it was the first we knew that it might be in doubt which was a frustrating situation,” Rochdale manager Robbie...Full Story »

Bayern Munich allowed Borussia Dortmund back into a position of strength in the Bundesliga title race, with the leaders slipping to a 2-1 home defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday. Julian Nagelsmann was without a number of key players on Friday evening, with Kingsley Coman, Corentin Tolisso, Manuel Neuer, Alphonso Davies, Leroy Sane, Lucas Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano and Tanguy Nianzou...Full Story »

Ex-Wales boss Coleman takes Greek role 🤝 Νέος προπονητής της ομάδας ο Κρις Κόλμαν!👉 Από τους μακροβιότερους προπονητές στην ιστορία της Φούλαμ👉 Παράλληλα, ως προπονητής της εθνικής ομάδας της χώρας του, έφτασε μέχρι την ημιτελική φάση του Euro 2016Welcome coach! ----> https://t.co/dwNstKb41c pic.twitter.com/c8sragmSv2— Atromitosfc (@atromitos1923) January 7, 2022 Wolves k...Full Story »

Rodolfo Borrell insisted Manchester City take the FA Cup “very seriously” after they comfortably beat League Two Swindon 4-1 to book their place in the fourth round.Bernardo Silva struck first in the 14th minute to open the scoring before Gabriel Jesus capitalised on a defensive error just before the half-hour mark.In the second half, City controlled the game and Ilkay Gundogan added...Full Story »

Manchester City comfortably beat League Two Swindon 4-1 to book their place in the FA Cup fourth round.Bernardo Silva struck first in the 14th minute to open the scoring before Gabriel Jesus capitalised on a defensive error just before the half-hour mark.In the second half, City controlled the game and Ilkay Gundogan added to the score with a direct free-kick in the 59th minute as they finished ...Full Story »

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is a doubt for Monday’s FA Cup third round clash against Aston Villa.The 28-year-old centre-back missed the 1-0 home loss to Wolves through injury and has yet to start training again.Fellow defender Victor Lindelof returned to training on Thursday after testing positive for coronavirus, but Paul Pogba (thigh) remains sidelined.Eric Bailly and Hanniba...Full Story »

Andreas Christensen could return after back trouble to ease Chelsea’s defensive issues in Saturday’s FA Cup third-round clash with non-league Chesterfield.Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante will continue Covid isolation, while Trevoh Chalobah (thigh), Ben Chilwell (knee) and Reece James (hamstring) remain out of action.Cesar Azpilicueta avoided any injury in the midweek win ove...Full Story »

Steven Fletcher is the latest to be ruled out for Stoke ahead of their FA Cup game with Leyton Orient.The striker has a hip injury to join Nick Powell (cracked fibula), Jordan Thompson (knee), Joe Bursik and Romaine Sawyers (both quad) on the sidelines.Harry Souttar is hoping to return in pre-season after suffering cruciate ligament damage while on international duty with Australia in November.A...Full Story »

Burnley boss Sean Dyche will be absent for Saturday’s FA Cup third-round clash with Huddersfield at Turf Moor as he isolates after testing positive for coronavirus.In addition, Clarets assistant manager Ian Woan, overseeing things while Dyche is away, on Thursday said he believed there were four new positive cases within the playing staff.A pair who had already been missing after positive ...Full Story »

FOOTIE star Riyad Mahrez has secretly wed model Taylor Ward. They dressed all in white for a Muslim ceremony known as the Nikah — signing a contract making them legally married under Islamic law. Riyad Mahrez has secretly wed model Taylor Ward Riyad proposed to Taylor on one knee with a £400,000 ring during a holiday in Mykonos, GreeceCredit: Instagram During the service, the cou...Full Story »

THIAGO SILVA is following the doctor's orders as he quarantines following his positive Covid test. The Chelsea defender has shut himself upstairs away from his family to wait out his isolation period. Isabelle da Silva delivered water to hubby Thiago Silva appeared to be tidying a draw as his wife dropped in Silva missed the Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham on Wednesday after the Blu...Full Story »

HE may be hero-worshipped on Tyneside, but for Allan Saint-Maximin there are no greater gods than those from Greek mythology. A deity to the Toon Army, the Newcastle winger grew up in Paris learning of the legendary stories. Newcastle star Saint-Maximin has launched his own board gameCredit: Instagram / @helios_zone From Zeus and his brothers Hades and Poseidon, to Athena, Ares and Apollo, th...Full Story »