Preston boss Ryan Lowe acknowledged a good defensive team performance after he saw his side run out 1-0 winners over Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium.Manchester United loanee Alvaro Fernandez threatened to put the visitors in front with a couple of chances at the end of a low-key first half.North End sprung to life in the second period and got their goal when Greg Cunningham nodded...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo landed in 20th spot this time around in the Ballon d'Or Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo received his lowest-ever ranking at this year's Ballon d'Or - even behind one of his team-mates. The superstar, who was nominated among 29 other players on the shortlist, landed in 20th place - while Red Devils midfielder Casemiro received 17th place in the ceremony. Ronaldo ...Full Story »

Reece James is likely to miss the World Cup for England Chelsea defender Reece James has taken to Twitter after it emerged he had suffered an injury that could potentially see him miss the World Cup with England. The Blues right-back has been ruled out for eight weeks with the knee injury he suffered against AC Milan and subsequent scans showed he had suffered ligament damage. James posted on...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson was left fuming after seeing his side beaten by a controversial Sutton winner.Sutton skipper Craig Eastmond scored the only goal of the game after 30 minutes when Wimbledon goalkeeper Nik Tzanev spilled a shot, although he looked to have been fouled in the resulting scramble.However, the officials allowed the goal to stand and Jackson was booked for his touc...Full Story »

Burton boss Dino Maamria cut a frustrated figure as his side had to settle for a 1-1 draw against fellow League One strugglers Morecambe.Maamria’s side failed to capitalise on Davis Keillor-Dunn’s sixth goal of the season as ex-Albion defender Ryan Delaney lashed in a deflected shot from long range to earn a point for the visitors.“We started so well in the first half and domin...Full Story »

Ryan Delaney’s first goal for Morecambe secured a share of the spoils from a 1-1 draw with fellow strugglers Burton.It was a result that did nothing to enhance either side’s chances of moving towards League One safety.Albion were quickly out of the blocks and Connor Ripley had to cling on to a looping Sam Winnall header as the visitors found themselves pegged back from the opening wh...Full Story »

Jose Sa continued to shrug off a broken wrist to become Wolves’ penalty hero and plunge Nottingham Forest into deeper trouble.The goalkeeper has been playing with the injury since the second game of the season but saved Brennan Johnson’s late spot kick to secure a 1-0 win.It came after Ruben Neves’ controversial penalty helped lift managerless Wolves out of the Premier League&r...Full Story »

Lowly Lincoln stunned high-flying Ipswich with a 1-0 victory and inflicted the first home league defeat of the season on the Tractor Boys.The only goal of the game came in the 24th minute from Ben House following a corner.The ball initially hit the head of Regan Poole and went up in the air only to drop down for the City man to score.Conor Chaplin had an opportunity to equalise for Town but he f...Full Story »

Erling Haaland has revealed that he loves to eat fast food, but is not allowed to indulge his cravings to preserve his fitness. Haaland asked about his favourite meal City star declared his love of kebabs But striker not allowed to eat fast food WHAT HAPPENED? Manchester City star Haaland was interviewed by Gary Neville for Sky Sports and was asked about his favourite meal. Haaland picke...Full Story »

Argentina winger Angel Di Maria is expected to be fit in time for the World Cup, after Juventus said on Thursday that he sustained a low-grade hamstring injury and will be out until early November. Di Maria picked up the injury in their 2-0 defeat against Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Tuesday and the 34-year-old underwent scans on Thursday. "Angel Di Maria underwent diagnostic tes...Full Story »

Antonio Conte said it would have been a “disaster” if Tottenham had thrown away a two-goal lead in their 3-2 win against 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.Spurs looked set for a routine win as they were leading 3-1 with an extra man after Harry Kane’s penalty and Son Heung-min’s double had overturned Daichi Kamada’s opener for the Germans, who had T...Full Story »

Reece James handed England a World Cup injury scare as Chelsea went top of Champions League Group E with a 2-0 win over 10-man AC Milan.James cut a dejected figure when trudging off midway through the second half with an apparent leg problem, adding to both Chelsea and England’s injury concerns.Jorginho’s penalty and a fine Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finish sealed Chelsea’s four...Full Story »

Marco Silva claimed referee Chris Kavanagh was “embarrassed” by the VAR decision to allow West Ham’s crucial second goal in their 3-1 Premier League win over Fulham.Gianluca Scamacca scored with a brilliant chip over Bernd Leno but did not celebrate it as even he appeared to think it would be disallowed.Yet VAR studied the replays, first for offside and then handball, for aroun...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe was not surprised to see his side finally hit the goal trail as they recorded an impressive 3-2 victory over Norwich at Carrow Road.After going behind inside two minutes the Lilywhites hit back to take all three points, with two goals from striker Emil Riis before a deflected effort from substitute Troy Parrott settled the issue 10 minutes from the end of normal time.Pr...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany praised Burnley for seeing out their 1-0 win over Coventry as they moved within two points of the automatic promotion places in the Sky Bet Championship.Nathan Tella’s first half strike earned the Clarets just a second win in six games.After dropping 10 points from winning positions this season and drawing 1-1 on six occasions, Kompany was pleased that his side recorded the...Full Story »

Doncaster defender Joseph Olowu will be unavailable to face league leaders Leyton Orient on Saturday.The centre-back was substituted with a facial injury in last weekend’s 2-1 win over Rochdale after a collision with teammate James Maxwell and will be out for around six weeks.A late decision will be made on the fitness of George Miller and Kyle Knoyle ahead of the weekend.Other injury doub...Full Story »

England could be facing another major injury blow ahead of the World Cup with the news that Manchester City defender Kyle Walker now doubtful for the competition after undergoing groin surgery. Walker has been a key player for Man City and England in recent years and is surely the kind of experienced and versatile player Gareth Southgate would want on the plane for Qatar this winter. Accordi...Full Story »

Hearts’ hopes of progressing in the Europa Conference League suffered a damaging blow on Thursday as they were outclassed by Fiorentina at Tynecastle.The cinch Premiership side trailed 2-0 at the break and then had teenager Lewis Neilson sent off early in the second half as they crashed to a chastening 3-0 loss in a one-sided encounter.The result saw Fiorentina leapfrog Hearts to move into...Full Story »

QPR face being without key man Chris Willock for another period starting with their clash against Reading on Friday.The forward needed surgery after tearing his hamstring in March and he limped off with what appears to be a similar problem after scoring the winner against Sheffield United on Tuesday.Goalkeeper Seny Dieng could also be unavailable with another thigh issue. Jordan Archer is poised...Full Story »

Innes Murray and Daniel Handling left it late to fire Edinburgh to the top of the cinch Scottish League One table with victory over lowly Peterhead.The pair both struck inside the final seven minutes at Meadowbank Stadium to secure a 2-0 win on a night when the Citizens were frustrated for long periods.The home side enjoyed the better of the first half with Ouzy See steering an attempt just wide...Full Story »