Gavan Holohan has been ruled out of Hartlepool’s clash with Newport on Friday night.The midfielder has not recovered from a knock sustained during Pools’ 2-2 FA Cup draw at home to Wycombe last weekend.Full-back Jamie Sterry is “touch and go” to make his return from a hamstring injury, according to caretaker manager Antony Sweeney.Goalkeeper Ben Killip and striker Olufela...Full Story »

Shrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill admitted he was a relieved man after his players overcame a nightmare start to win their FA Cup first-round clash at non-league Stratford  5-1.Will Grocott gave Stratford an early lead before Shrewsbury responded and Ryan Bowman levelled.Bowman grabbed a second to put Salop ahead before they eased into the hat with further goals from Luke Leahy, Elliott Be...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Steve Evans compared his teenage forward Gerald Sithole to a Premier League striker after drawing 1-1 with Cheltenham in the FA Cup first round.Mattie Pollock gave the Robins the lead after 34 minutes when his header was controversially adjudged to have crossed the line, despite Robbie McKenzie’s attempted acrobatic clearance.Sithole then exquisitely equalised for the Gills...Full Story »

Relieved Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink saluted his team’s “moment of magic” which ultimately handed his side a 2-1 FA Cup win at League One rivals Fleetwood.Daniel Jebbison notched a 77th-minute winner in awful conditions on the Fylde coast.Fleetwood struck early when Joe Garner poked home from close range, though their lead lasted just two minutes as Joe Powell fired hom...Full Story »

Louis Reed scored twice as Sky Bet League Two Swindon booked their second-round place with a comfortable 3-0 win at League One strugglers Crewe.The Robins took their impressive away form in the league with them to Gresty Road, with Ipswich loanee Tyreece Simpson also on target.Kaine Hayden volleyed over in the opening stages before Crewe goalkeeper Dave Richards came off his line to block Harry ...Full Story »

Kevin van Veen’s second-half double brought an end to Aberdeen’s resurgent form as Motherwell took the three points at Pittodrie.The Dutchman’s brace also saw the visitors open up a three-point gap on the Dons in the battle for a place in the top six of the cinch Premiership – which sees five sides separated by just four points.Aberdeen, who were unchanged from their win ...Full Story »

Newcastle struggle to convince Ten HagNewcastle United are struggling in their attempts to appoint Erik ten Hag as their new manager, reports the Mirror. The Ajax boss is reluctant to take over due to the Magpies' lowly Premier League position. Man Utd missed out on Gueye in the summerManchester United did not follow through with their interest in PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye this summer, r...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Steve Evans lamented his side’s inability to convert their chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Accrington.The Gills conceded two late goals at Bolton last week and again had to settle for a draw, although both sides ended the game unbeaten in their last three Sky Bet League One fixtures.Evans said: “Today is the same as why we only scored two at Bolton ...Full Story »

Borussia Monchengladbach sensationally struck three times in the opening 21 minutes to demolish German champions Bayern Munich 5-0 on Wednesday and dump them out of the German Cup second round. Gladbach's dream start yielded two goals from Ramy Bensebaini and one from Kouadio Kone to put them in the driving seat before Breel Embolo struck twice early in the second half to kill off the game. ...Full Story »

Chelsea beat Southampton in a shootout in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night after the game ended in a 1-1 draw in regular time. Kai Havertz scored right before half-time to put Chelsea in front as the teams went to the dressing room for the break. Che Adams struck back for the visitors early in the second half to level the score, but neither team could f...Full Story »

Exeter are likely to be without Jevani Brown when Mansfield visit in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.The former Colchester attacker sat out the midweek win at Crawley with a knock and has not returned to training yet.Boss Matt Taylor made numerous changes for Tuesday’s away victory and hinted he could do the same due to the Grecians being involved in three games this week.Joshua Key (Achill...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani has been linked for the past year to South American giant Boca Juniors. However, the 34-year-old eventually killed these rumors when he decided to extend with Manchester United for another season. Nonetheless, Boca Juniors vice president and head of the Council, Juan Román Riquelme, did their best to convince Cavani to return to his home continent...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Steve Evans felt his team got what they deserved for an improved second-half performance, following their 1-0 victory over Doncaster.The Gills picked up their first home win in nearly two months, after Stuart O’Keefe deflected in Vadaine Oliver’s header in the closing stages at a blustery Priestfield Stadium.That lifted them three points clear of the League One rel...Full Story »

Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk knows he is being closely watched to see how well he has recovered from knee surgery but feels he still has plenty of room for improvement.It is exactly a year to the day since the Netherlands captain was given the diagnosis by a specialist he would require an operation on an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his right knee, after a challenge by Everton goalke...Full Story »

Gillingham manager Steve Evans believes 10-man Sunderland “rode their luck” as his side lost 2-1 to the Black Cats at Priestfield.Sunderland moved up to fourth in League One despite Danny Lloyd’s penalty putting the Gills ahead.Goals from Aiden O’Brien and Tom Flanagan gave Sunderland the comeback victory, despite Elliot Embleton’s red card reducing the visitors to ...Full Story »

Leicester defender Jonny Evans is in contention to face his old club Manchester United on Saturday.A foot injury has kept the Northern Irishman sidelined since the Carabao Cup win over Millwall on September 22, but Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers could recall him against the Red Devils.Fellow centre-back Jannik Vestergaard is being assessed after suffering a minor injury on international duty with De...Full Story »

GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ has admitted she was 'left speechless' by Cristiano Ronaldo's latest gift - a £105,000 designer jewellery trunk. The 27-year-old model showed off her amazing present from the Manchester United legend, who recently added another record to his collection over the international break with Portugal, to her Instagram fans. The beautiful model received a £105k Louis Vuit...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman is going through a tough time at Barcelona right now, but he has received support from his fellow Dutchman Louis van Gaal. Van Gaal knows what it's like to be criticised at the Camp Nou and claimed that Barcelona tend to make foreigners the scapegoats when things go poorly. "History is repeating itself," he said during a Netherlands press conference when asked about the critici...Full Story »

Goals from Antony Evans, Sam Nicholson and Harvey Saunders powered Bristol Rovers to a 3-0 win against Carlisle to ease the pressure on Joey Barton.A sedate opening half-hour drifted by, but the crowd was woken up 10 minutes before half-time when Evans isolated Danny Devine and darted beyond the defender before drilling a strike into the bottom corner.Chances were few and far between for Carlisl...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman is targeting Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek. The Dutchman is fighting for his future at Nou Camp after some miserable results, including a 3-0 defeat Benfica in the Champions League and a 2-0 loss at Atletico Madrid. However, he still has his sights on the transfer window and has several targets he would like to bring to Catalonia. The main prio...Full Story »