Roy Hodgson believes an 11th-placed finish for Crystal Palace is an excellent achievement.A 1-1 draw at home to Nottingham Forest saw the south London outfit finish in their highest position since 2017-18, in a campaign that saw the 75-year old replace Patrick Vieira in March.A Will Hughes effort cancelled out an opener for Taiwo Awoniyi, but Hodgson – who refused to be drawn on his future...Full Story »

Frank Lampard said he believes the standards at Chelsea have dropped after he signed off as interim manager with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle.The result means Lampard failed to register a single home victory during his second spell in charge, with his last win as manager at Stamford Bridge still a 3-1 triumph over West Ham in December 2020.It took a Kieran Trippier own goal, the defender deflect...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche will allow his players to briefly enjoy their escape from relegation but he has already laid down the law that major changes are needed at the club.Abdoulaye Doucoure’s 57th-minute thunderbolt gave the Toffees a 1-0 win over Bournemouth and the victory which ensured they stayed up and extended their stay in the top flight to 70 successive seasons.For the second c...Full Story »

Dean Smith says Leicester have the capability to bounce straight back to the Premier League after they were relegated on Sunday.The Foxes became just the second former champions to drop out of the division, joining Blackburn in 1999, as their 2-1 final-day win against West Ham was not enough to keep them in the division due to Everton’s victory over Bournemouth.They went 2-0 up thanks to g...Full Story »

Abdoulaye Doucoure scored the most important goal of his career and possibly Everton’s history to save the side from relegation with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.His powerful 20-yard strike, a bolt from the blue, was enough to extend the club’s top-flight stay to a 70th successive season but for long periods that proud record appeared in doubt.But Doucoure’s 10th goal for the clu...Full Story »

Leeds’ three-season stay in the Premier League is over after a 4-1 home defeat to Tottenham confirmed their relegation.Harry Kane and Pedro Porro scored early in either half to put Spurs 2-0 up and, although Jack Harrison reduced the deficit, Kane struck a game-clinching second in what could be his last game for the London club.Tottenham substitute Lucas Moura rubbed salt into Leeds’...Full Story »

Leicester became just the second former Premier League champions to be relegated despite a 2-1 home victory over West Ham on the final day of the season.The Foxes, who won the title seven years ago, needed to win and hope that Everton did not get three points in their clash at home to Bournemouth.And for a large part of the afternoon that looked like playing out as they went ahead through Harvey...Full Story »

Frank Lampard signed off as Chelsea manager with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle at Stamford Bridge that meant he failed to register a home win during his interim tenure.It took a Kieran Trippier own goal, the defender deflecting the ball into the net midway through the first half, to cancel out Anthony Gordon’s early strike and spare the outgoing coach the ignominy of a ninth defeat in his 1...Full Story »

Kilmarnock beat Ross County 3-1 at Rugby Park to secure their their cinch Premiership survival and consign their opponents to a relegation play-off against Partick Thistle.The Ayrshire side knew a point would be enough to keep them ahead of the Staggies and out of the bottom two, but they made it a final day to enjoy for their supporters as goals from Brad Lyons, Daniel Armstrong and Kyle Vassel...Full Story »

Dundee United’s relegation from the cinch Premiership was confirmed as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at Motherwell.The Terrors required a victory and an eight-goal swing in goal difference to avoid the drop but they were unable to produce a great escape at Fir Park.Kevin van Veen took his incredible scoring run to 11 consecutive matches by breaking the deadlock after five minutes – setti...Full Story »

Lionel Messi secured yet more football history on Saturday night, en route to guiding Paris Saint-Germain to another Ligue 1 crown. Messi, and PSG, marked their return to action a short time ago. In the knowledge that a solitary point would be enough to make their lead atop the French top-flight an insurmountable one, Christophe Galtier's troops made the trip to relegation-battling Strasbour...Full Story »

Jude Bellingham was heartbroken as he missed out on Bundesliga glory A crestfallen Jude Bellingham shoved away a camera after Borussia Dortmund threw away the Bundesliga title on the final day of the season. The England international, who has been heavily linked with a summer transfer to Real Madrid, was only fit enough to come off the bench in the 2-2 draw with Mainz. Dortmund sat two points...Full Story »

Chelsea ready to offer €150m for Vinicius Junior Vinicius Junior Real Madrid Chelsea are preparing a €150m move for Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior in the upcoming transfer window, reports El Nacional. Earlier reports have suggested that Vinicius is contemplating his future in La Liga after the constant racial abuse he has faced from opposition supporters. Manchester United and...Full Story »

The 32-year-old’s high jinks were spotted on Wednesday night while he was out with pals at a packed karaoke bar. Newcastle United captain Kieran Trippier enjoyed a night out at a karaoke bar with his teammates Credit: Alamy Trippier was pictured chatting to a female reveller Credit: At one stage, he appeared to lift the blonde clubber onto his back Credit: In footage seen by The Sun on...Full Story »

The club captain was stretchered off the pitch early in the first half after appearing to collapse. Tom Lockyer celebrated Luton's playoff win from hospital Credit: TWITTER He had been stretchered off in the first half Credit: Alamy The players paid tribute to their absent captain Credit: Getty But after the Hatters won the clash by beating Coventry after a penalty shootout, Lockyer was stil...Full Story »

Lionel Messi continued to etch his name ever further into the history books of world football on Saturday night. This came as the Argentine added yet another trophy to his burgeoning silverware cabinet. Owing a 1-1 stalemate with Strasbourg, which saw Messi open the scoring courtesy of a trademark left-footed strike, Paris Saint-Germain sewed up a record-breaking 11th Ligue 1 crown. Mbapp...Full Story »

Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has said it will not be easy to play games away from Spotify Camp Nou next season as the club prepare to say a temporary farewell to their iconic stadium. Work on revamping the 99,000-seater ground will begin after Sunday's final home game of the season against Mallorca, with Barca forced to relocate to the 50,000 capacity Olympic Stadium in the Montjuic area...Full Story »

Rob Edwards’ delight at Luton ending their 31-year wait for Premier League football was nothing compared to the relief he felt at the news captain Tom Lockyer was all right.Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship play-off final went the distance at a packed Wembley, where the Hatters rallied after their skipper’s worryingly collapse early on.Jordan Clark put Luton into a deserved lead ...Full Story »

Emma Hayes credited the togetherness of her players as the driving force behind Chelsea’s fourth successive Women’s Super League title following a 3-0 victory over Reading.Chelsea sealed the trophy courtesy of goals from Guro Reiten and a Sam Kerr double.And Hayes admitted the fear of losing galvanised Chelsea, who added to their FA Cup trophy they won against Manchester United earli...Full Story »

Michael Beale insists fans will see a new Rangers side next season – but insists this current version was not broken despite a trophyless campaign.The Light Blues concluded their cinch Premiership season with a comfortable 3-0 win over St Mirren in Paisley, thanks to a double from Fashion Sakala and a third from substitute Antonio Colak.Rangers were already consigned to second place b...Full Story »