Kyle Walker plans to stay at Manchester City and see out the final year of his contract. With 12 months left on his £150,000-a-week Etihad deal, the England defender is being tracked by a number of clubs - including Aston Villa and Italian giants AC Milan. However, they are set to be left disappointed in the short-term with Walker expected to reject the opportunity to leave Pep Guardiol...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund are understood to have handed something of an ultimatum to Jude Bellingham amid the ongoing uncertainty surrounding his future at the club. Liverpool's decision to pull out of the running for the Englishman's signature this summer appears to not have limited complications and Christian Falk has now exclusively revealed in his latest briefing for CaughtOffside that BVB have h...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan praised West Brom’s resilience as they ended a gruelling week by coming from behind to beat Norwich 2-1 at The Hawthorns and keep their play-off challenge alive.Josh Sargent opened the scoring for the visitors in the 41st minute, but Conor Townsend equalised with a fine free-kick on the stroke of half-time and Jed Wallace fired home the winner in the 56th minute to ensure t...Full Story »

Rob Harker’s late equaliser saw Halifax rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Eastleigh.Harker found the net in the sixth of eight minutes added on to earn a point after Kairo Mitchell had put the visitors in front in the first half.Halifax goalkeeper Sam Johnson made a double save midway through the first half, first keeping out a fine shot from Ryan Hill and then also blocking Danny Whitehall&rsq...Full Story »

Dagenham finished their season on a winning note after beating promotion-hopefuls Barnet 2-0.Kian Flanagan had an effort for Barnet comfortably held by Elliot Justham before Inih Effiong had a chance for the visitors.Justham made a good save before the break to deny David Moyo the opener but Effiong put the Daggers ahead three minutes into the second half, slotting the ball home after a through ...Full Story »

Chesterfield secured third place on the final day of the Vanarama National League season.The Spireites booked a home play-off semi-final next week after a 4-0 win over Maidstone thanks to Andy Dallas’ double and goals from Bailey Clements and Ryan Colclough.Armando Dobra had a goal disallowed for offside in the first half as the hosts struggled to get going.But seven minutes into the secon...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher admitted his delight as his team beat resilient Burton 1-0 to clinch automatic promotion from Sky Bet League One in front of their home fans.Schumacher, who will be 39 on Sunday, admitted: “I am overjoyed.“It’s been an amazing season, an amazing campaign and to finish it off here on a sunny day in Devon – when the sun’s not been out f...Full Story »

Mark Robins hailed Coventry’s 2-0 win over Birmingham ‘a special day’ as they strengthened their hold on a play-off place in the Sky Bet Championship in front of a record crowd at the CBS Arena.Josh Eccles’ first career goal set Coventry on their way inside three minutes before Viktor Gyokeres’ penalty doubled the lead before half-time.“I’m very proud. I...Full Story »

John Askey felt for Hartlepool’s supporters after watching the team suffer a second relegation to the National League in seven years.Despite beating Barrow 3-1 at the Suit Direct Stadium, Pools’ stay in the Football League came to an end after just two seasons at that level.That was because Crawley’s goalless draw with Walsall meant Hartlepool can no longer catch them ahead of ...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Derek Adams said his side’s comeback victory over Lincoln to keep their League One survival hopes alive was a “special” one in his career.Adams, a veteran of more than 600 games as a manager, knew his side were dropping out of the league at one stage as they trailed 2-0 after 50 minutes to goals from Lasse Sorensen and Matty Virtue, with relegation rivals MK D...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray suffered a hamstring injury while celebrating Sunderland’s dramatic late equaliser against Watford – but the pain will soon be forgotten if his side enjoy a play-off “party” at Preston next week.The Black Cats kept their top-six hopes alive with a spirited late comeback in the 2-2 draw with Chris Wilder’s side, with Patrick Roberts scoring a stunning le...Full Story »

Ian Evatt watched Bolton secure a Sky Bet League One top-six finish but warned Wanderers’ play-off rivals they “are capable of more” after a 2-0 victory over 10-man Fleetwood.The Trotters led through Promise Omochere’s own goal after 18 minutes following a Randell Williams’ corner.The home side received another leg-up when Jayden Stockley was sent-off after 58 minut...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted missed chances prevented his team securing a League One play-off place after they were held 1-1 at home by Portsmouth.A win would have sealed a top-six finish but a lack of ruthlessness in front of goal proved costly.Derby swarmed all over Portsmouth for the opening 20 minutes but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing fired wide from close range and David McGoldrick was twi...Full Story »

Salford boss Neil Wood is delighted his side’s play-off fate is in their own hands heading into the last game of the League Two season after a huge 3-2 win at Carlisle.Luke Bolton’s stunning late strike earned the visitors a victory that leaves them needing just a point when they host Gillingham next weekend to secure a top-seven finish.First-half efforts from Callum Hendry and Bolto...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Mark Jackson was at a loss to explain how his relegation-threatened side “chucked away” a three-goal lead to draw 4-4 with Barnsley.Mo Eisa’s brace and goals from Jonathan Leko and Warren O’Hara inside 20 second-half minutes looked set to bolster Don’s League One safety ambitions.But Jackson’s side disintegrated, shipping three goals in the fin...Full Story »

Mark Bonner admitted it was a “massive result” as his Cambridge side boosted their hopes of staying in League One with a 2-1 win over relegation rivals Accrington, who are all but down.United – who moved up a spot to 22nd after the win – are now a point away from safety and play their game in hand over all the other teams around them on Wednesday.Stanley’s five-year...Full Story »

Jody Morris is determined to add some experience to his Swindon squad over the summer after his players wilted in the closing minutes at Crewe.The Robins boss watched as late goals from Conor Thomas and Joel Tabiner earned the Railwaymen an unlikely 2-1 win.Crewe had trailed to Rushian Hepburn-Murphy’s deflected effort just before the interval and were labouring until boss Lee Bell made a ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore admits he has regrets over his side’s automatic promotion near-miss.The Owls won 3-0 at Shrewsbury but the result was rendered irrelevant after wins for Plymouth and Ipswich, the top two in Sky Bet League One.The pair both sealed the victories that they needed to confirm their places in the Championship next term, while Wednesday will now have to navig...Full Story »

Head coach Danny Schofield spoke of his relief after Doncaster ended their winless run at nine matches with a 1-0 victory over Colchester.Rovers’ form over the final three months of the campaign has been poor, seeing them slip from play-off contention and put them on course for a bottom-half finish.That has brought inevitable pressure on Schofield, who was therefore pleased to sign off his...Full Story »

Jim McNulty boosted his chances of landing the Rochdale job on a full-time basis with a convincing 4-1 win over Sutton.Dale, already relegated from the Football League, raced into a two-goal lead with Devante Rodney scoring after eight minutes and Ethan Brierley adding a second on 25 minutes.Dale’s cause was boosted further still four minutes later when Sutton goalkeeper Brad House –...Full Story »