Manchester City began their pursuit of a fifth consecutive Premier League title with a comfortable 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge to ruin Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca’s first game in charge.Erling Haaland scored for the third season in a row on the opening weekend to hand the champions the lead in the first half, finishing smartly after a clever touch from Bernardo Silva to create the chanc...Full Story »

Stuart Kettlewell has urged his Motherwell players to embark on a special Premier Sports Cup run after beating 10-man Kilmarnock 1-0 to move into the quarter-finals.Moses Ebiye scored an extra-time winner with a brilliant header for Well, who dominated after Stuart Findlay was dismissed for the visitors in the 50th minute.Motherwell were rewarded with a kind last-eight draw against Dundee United...Full Story »

Moses Ebiye was the hero for Motherwell as they required extra-time against 10-man Kilamrnock to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup.It was far from a classic at Fir Park but Motherwell fully deserved their win as they showed more intent even before Stuart Findlay was dismissed for the visitors in the 50th minute and substitute Ebiye decided the encounter with a rare...Full Story »

Stand-in striker Daizen Maeda scored an early double as Celtic moved into the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over Hibernian.Mykola Kuharevich pulled a goal back for Hibs before half-time, but the visitors paid the price for a poor attempt to play the ball out from the back as Nicolas Kuhn restored Celtic’s two-goal lead.Maeda started up front after Japan team-mate Kyo...Full Story »

Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin admitted he would have been “lambasted” if his team selection had backfired against St Mirren.The Terrors edged through to the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup as a solitary Ross Graham goal secured a 1-0 win.Kevin Holt also played a key role, with the central defender employed in midfield, and Goodwin confessed he was relieved that the move pai...Full Story »

Regis Le Bris hailed striker Eliezer Mayenda after the teenager bagged his first Sunderland goals in an emphatic 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light.Mayenda joined Sunderland from Sochaux last summer but struggled to make an impact in his first season on Wearside and was sent on loan to Hibernian in February.The Black Cats are pushing to sign at least one striker before the ...Full Story »

Regis Le Bris enjoyed a dream first home game in charge of Sunderland as the Black Cats thumped Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 at the Stadium of Light.The Owls were comfortable winners when they secured safety at Sunderland on the final day of last season but Danny Rohl’s side, who kicked off this campaign with a 4-0 win over Plymouth, were stunned on Wearside on Sunday.Dennis Cirkin set Sunderla...Full Story »

Ilkay Gundogan reportedly wants to leave Barcelona before the transfer deadline. Ilkay Gundogan has 'asked to leave Barcelona' before the end of the summer transfer window, according to a report. Gundogan joined Barca from Manchester City on a free transfer last summer. penning a two-year deal. He made 51 appearances across all competitions in his debut campaign at his new club. But the Ge...Full Story »

The England and Real Madrid superstar is already signed up with brands including SKIMS, McDonalds, Lucozade and Adidas. Jude Bellingham has signed with Louis VuittonThe England ace adds the French fashion house to a growing list of brandsHe has a 'keen interest in fashion'The luxury powerhouse described Bellingham as a 'Friend of the House' Bellingham, 21, “has a keen interest in fashion...Full Story »

A confusing Cyriel Dessers goal helped Rangers overcome St Johnstone 2-0 in their Premier Sports Cup last-16 game at Hampden Park as the Light Blues fans voted with their feet.The holders went into the game on the back of their costly Champions League qualifying exit to Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday night at the national stadium, used as a temporary home by the Govan club due to the delayed recons...Full Story »

Manager Nigel Clough admitted moments of Mansfield’s thrilling 3-3 League One draw at home to Burton would give him and the fans nightmares for a while.In a game strewn with errors and excitement, Mansfield twice led then trailed, only to equalise in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage-time from a Lee Gregory penalty.This was Mansfield’s first home game at this level for 21 ye...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder was critical of the way his side lost control of their game against QPR as they let a two-goal lead slip in a 2-2 draw.Gustavo Hamer and Kieffer Moore put the home side 2-0 up inside 13 minutes.But Jimmy Dunne pulled one back and, despite substitute Jack Colback being sent off with seven minutes left, Lyndon Dykes came off the bench to score a late equaliser...Full Story »

New Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler is not getting carried away after marking his Premier League debut with a 3-0 victory at 10-man Everton.The 31-year-old, who arrived from St Pauli in the summer, saw goals from Kaoru Mitoma, Danny Welbeck and Simon Adingra burst the early-season optimism at Goodison Park.And he was pleased to see the work he has done in pre-season pay off.“I’m ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta praised an “unbelievable” contribution from Bukayo Saka after the winger fired in Arsenal’s second goal in their 2-0 win over Wolves at the Emirates to kick off their Premier League campaign.The Gunners are looking to end a 21-year wait for the title, having finished second to Manchester City in each of the last two seasons, missing out by two points in May despite...Full Story »

Paul Cook said Chesterfield’s stunning 5-0 romp at Crewe was “one of my best days in management”.The Spireites’ three-goal blitz inside the opening 12 minutes set them on the way, with James Berry netting twice and Will Grigg also on target.Skipper Tom Naylor punished the hosts’ tame defending after 28 minutes before Armando Dobra added a fifth in the second half as...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles admitted he could not wait for the “suffering” of last season to be over after they earned a 2-0 League One win over Wigan, with the arrival of prospective new owner Rob Couhig now imminent.The 75-year-old American financier and members of his consortium watched on as Reading eased to their first victory of the league campaign, with goals from Charlie Sav...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin admits his side have to be more clinical after they had to rely on a stoppage-time goal from debutant Topi Keskinen to progress in the Premier Sports Cup.The Dons had the better of the game against Championship opposition in Queen’s Park, but could have fallen behind had Zak Rudden been more clinical after a Jack Milne error.Spiders keeper Calum Ferrie made sever...Full Story »

Huddersfield manager Michael Duff admitted he has warned his side over complacency despite running out 2-1 winners over Stevenage.Josh Koroma and Ben Wiles were on target for the Terriers with Harvey White’s stoppage-time penalty coming too late for the visitors to salvage anything.But it could have been a different story if Elliott List had take advantage of a golden opportunity moments a...Full Story »

Nelson Jardim hailed the character and resilience of his Newport team after they fought back from a goal down to beat Doncaster 3-1 at Rodney Parade.County trailed 1-0 at the break after a superb Owen Bailey strike from inside the 18-yard box gave Doncaster a deserved lead in the 30th minute.But winger Bobby Kamwa, who went close three times in the first half, levelled within two minutes of the ...Full Story »

David Artell admitted his relief at seeing Jordan Davies score a stoppage-time free-kick to earn Grimsby a dramatic win over Cheltenham after the Mariners had surrendered a two-goal lead.Goals from Wrexham loanee Davies and Charles Vernam had looked to have set Grimsby on their way to victory only for Cheltenham to hit back through goals from Luke Young and Matty Taylor.But Grimsby would end up ...Full Story »