Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson felt his side should have won more comfortably after edging to a nervy 1-0 win over Huddersfield to move back into the Sky Bet Championship top two.On their 147th anniversary, Rovers dominated an opening half of little action but went in a goal to the good after a moment of magic from Ben Brereton Diaz, who produced a clinical 35th-minute finish to notch hi...Full Story »

Danny Waldron scored twice as Alvechurch pulled off a major FA Cup first-round shock and one of the best results in their history by winning 2-1 at Cheltenham.The Southern League Premier Division Central club opened up a 2-0 lead against their League One hosts and were backed by more than 1,400 travelling fans.Caleb Taylor was caught in possession in the 19th minute and Waldron raced through and...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff welcomed his team’s return to goal-scoring form as the visitors held off a late Bolton rally to win 2-1 and book an FA Cup second-round date.The Tykes, who had not scored in their previous four games, were 2-0 up in 32 minutes including Adam Phillips’ stunning first for the club.And while Jon Dadi Bodvarsson pulled a goal back late on, Wanderers could not f...Full Story »

Bristol City are again set to be without Kal Naismith for Lincoln’s Carabao Cup visit to Ashton Gate.Naismith has not played for over a month because of a calf injury and no timescale has been put on his return.Robins boss Nigel Pearson plans to rest some regulars during a busy Sky Bet Championship programme and Tomas Kalas (knee) could be available after returning to training last week.De...Full Story »

Offrande Zanzala remains sidelined for Newport as they prepare for a second meeting with Colchester in quick succession, this time in the FA Cup.Zanzala returned from a hamstring injury in the EFL Trophy match against Southampton Under-21s on October 18 after almost three months out.But he suffered a setback which ruled him out of the Exiles’ match at Northampton last weekend and remains s...Full Story »

Millwall have suffered a blow ahead of their Championship match with Hull after Benik Afobe was ruled out until after the World Cup break.The striker suffered a knee injury in the defeat at Huddersfield and missed Wednesday’s 0-0 draw at Birmingham, with boss Gary Rowett confirming he will not play before the season takes a break.Murray Wallace is banned for the Lions after collecting his ...Full Story »

Watford boss Slaven Bilic was delighted to see his side make it three wins in a row with a 2-1 comeback win at Cardiff that moved them up into the play-off places.Francisco Sierralta and Ismaila Sarr headed home the goals that saw Watford home after Cedric Kipre had headed in a ninth-minute corner for the Bluebirds.It was a fifth win in eight games under new boss Bilic.“I’m pleased w...Full Story »

Despite making nearly 100 Premier League appearances during his footballing career, Soccer AM host Jimmy Bullard is perhaps best known for his off-field pranks, including gifting a teammate porn The former teammate of Premier League funny man Jimmy Bullard has described his surprise when the prankster rang Babestation – and the model on the phone recognised him. Before becoming a regular...Full Story »

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli has signed a new two-year contract extension. Pioli's previous deal was due to expire in June. He said, "Signing a renewal with Milan is always very exciting, it's what I wanted and wished for, I thank the owners for this opportunity and the technical area also for the timing in which this contract was done. "I am very happy, if possible signing this gives me ev...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira urged his Crystal Palace players to capitalise on their positive momentum after the Eagles sealed their third straight victory at Selhurst Park with a 1-0 win over Southampton.Odsonne Edouard slotted past Saints keeper Gavin Bazunu to break the deadlock late in the first half and it proved enough to hand the hosts all three points.Palace’s fourth win of the season was the fi...Full Story »

PABLO MARI has released an emotional update from hospital as he recovers from last night's horror knife attack. The on-loan Arsenal star posted a statement to his Instagram confirming he was OK after he was stabbed in a Milan supermarket. Pablo Mari pictured in hospital with his wife Mari was caught up in a horrifying knife attack on Thursday night Emergency personnel wheel a victim away fro...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial is set to miss Sunday’s clash with West Ham with a back injury.Fellow France international Raphael Varane will be sidelined but defender Harry Maguire made his return from injury as a substitute in Thursday’s Europa League win against Sheriff, so did midfielder Donny Van De Beek.Aaron Wan-Bissaka is back in team training but Brandon Williams ...Full Story »

Bristol City will be without Tomas Kalas and Kal Naismith for the visit of Swansea on Saturday.Defender Naismith has been out since the start of the month with a calf injury and though Kalas is nearing a return from a long-term knee injury, neither will be available to face the Swans.Boss Nigel Pearson confirmed there are “one or two” players suffering from illness heading into the w...Full Story »

Posh boss Grant McCann spoke of his delight at the emergence of Ephron Mason-Clark following the wideman’s starring role in the 3-1 win over Accrington.Posh fell behind to Harvey Rodgers’ first goal in five-and-a-half years after 25 minutes, but Mason-Clark was a key figure in the turnaround.The former Barnet star levelled eight minutes later with a spectacular first Football League ...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Kieran McKenna praised his side’s character after Freddie Ladapo’s brace secured a 3-2 win away at Port Vale.Ladapo’s first goal of the night was added to by Cameron Humphreys and, although Gavin Massey and Nathan Smith scored either side of half-time to bring Vale level, it was the Ipswich striker who had the final say in the 51st minute to make it five wins in...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappé's new girlfriend is Belgian model Rose Bertram (Image: PrettyLittleThing) As a World Cup winner and French football’s poster boy, Kylian Mbappe has the world at his two feet. Having broken onto the scene back in 2016, the Paris Saint-Germain ace is certainly no stranger to the limelight at this point. The 23-year-old phenomenon is already becoming as well known for his...Full Story »

Jim Goodwin lauded Aberdeen’s performance in the 2-1 cinch Premiership win at Motherwell.Bojan Miovski put the Dons ahead with a chip after just four minutes before Stuart McKinstry levelled with a driven effort early in the second half.Aberdeen responded well and the in-form Luis Lopes headed home Jack MacKenzie’s cross to earn the visitors a first victory at Fir Park since 2019.&ld...Full Story »

New manager Graham Coughlan was delighted to put smiles back on the faces of Newport fans with a 1-0 home win against fellow strugglers Colchester in his first game in charge.Will Evans scored the only goal of the game with a close-range header in the seventh minute and, though they were made to work hard by the visitors, there were not too many scares for Coughlan’s men as they held on co...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson praised his players for putting in a real shift as they earned a 2-1 win at Rochdale.Goals either side of the break from Ayoub Assal and Josh Davison put the visitors 2-0 up before Tyrese Sinclair pulled one back for the home side.“It was a good away performance and a much-needed win for us,” said Jackson. “We really needed the points so I&rsq...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou hopes Scottish football can quickly streamline the VAR process after it made a major impact on his side’s dramatic 4-3 victory at Tynecastle.The video technology made its first intervention in Scottish football when Hearts were awarded a penalty following a long delay after referee Nick Walsh went to his monitor to see that Cameron Carter-Vickers had fouled ...Full Story »