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 »

Patrick Vieira admitted it hurt to see his Crystal Palace side concede a last-gasp equaliser that cost him a win on his return to Arsenal.The Frenchman won three Premier League titles and captained the Gunners during their unbeaten ‘Invincibles’ campaign and his name rang around the Emirates Stadium before and after a thrilling 2-2 draw.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal ahead ear...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 »

Arsenal remain without Granit Xhaka for Monday night’s Premier League visit of Crystal Palace.The midfielder suffered ligament damage in his right knee during last month’s win over Tottenham and will be missing until around the new year.Gabriel Martinelli (muscular) could also be absent while Mikel Arteta will check his international stars all returned unscathed.Palace boss Patrick V...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 »

Donny van Beek is not 'frozen out' at Manchester United but manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to see more signs of improvement from him, according to reports. The Dutchman held crunch talks with Solskjaer in the summer and was promised plenty of playing time this season. However, van de Beek remains on the periphery at Old Trafford having been overlooked a number of times by his coach. Sol...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira insists the credit for Crystal Palace’s comeback against Leicester belonged to his players as two substitutes struck to earn the Eagles a Premier League point.Leicester were two goals ahead at the interval, capitalising on defensive errors as birthday boy Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy struck to silence Selhurst Park.But the Foxes remain without a league win since August ...Full Story »

Sutton claimed their first-ever away win in the EFL with an impressive 2-0 League Two victory at Northampton on Saturday.Joe Kizzi and Donovan Wilson scored either side of half-time as Matt Gray’s team continued their superb form with a fourth win in five league games.Wilson’s powerful drive forced a decent early save from Liam Roberts before the same man headed wide later in the hal...Full Story »

Northampton manager Jon Brady has no new injury concerns ahead of the visit of Sutton in the Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.Aston Villa loanee Dominic Revan is edging closer to a first appearance for the Cobblers.The 21-year-old played 80 minutes during an intra-squad match in midweek as he continues his recovery from injury.Otherwise, Brady has no fitness concerns and the rest of the squad is r...Full Story »

Leeds will be without Patrick Bamford and Luke Ayling for their home Premier League game against Watford.Striker Bamford has not recovered from an ankle injury and right-back Ayling requires minor knee surgery, but winger Raphinha (hip) is available after being forced out of last week’s home defeat to West Ham and defender Diego Llorente (muscle strain) is also back in contention.Germany d...Full Story »

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani is being linked with Real Madrid. El Nacional says Real Madrid are contemplating a January approach for United striker Cavani. Real president Florentino Perez wanted Cavani in the summer, and might be tempted to sanction a loan move for the United forward in January. The report says Real will wait to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland and ...Full Story »

Werner considering Chelsea futureTimo Werner is considering his Chelsea future, reports the Telegraph. Werner could leave Stamford Bridge if he doesn't lock down a more regular role under Thomas Tuchel. The German joined Chelsea just last season, but struggled in front of goal as the Blues went on to win the Champions League. Southgate not surprised by Sancho's strugglesGareth Southgate say...Full Story »

The Roma manager is reportedly looking to his former club for transfer ideas. Roma manager Jose Mourinho is eyeing up Tottenham for future transfer targets, according to reports in Italy. Mourinho has made a decent start to life at Roma after he was sacked by Spurs in April and he is now considering raiding his former club to strengthen his hand in the Italian capital. The Roma manager could f...Full Story »

An unsavoury incident which apparently saw a coin thrown at Gillingham goalkeeper Jamie Cumming marred his side’s first away win of the season as they triumphed 2-0 at Cambridge.Coins and a bottle appeared to be thrown at Cumming as he celebrated his side’s second goal in front of the home fans.Cumming had earlier made two fantastic saves to preserve his side’s lead after Vadai...Full Story »

Four goals in a pulsating 10-minute second-half spell helped Ipswich register their first home victory in League One this season after a 6-0 thrashing of rock-bottom Doncaster at Portman Road.Lee Evans netted a hat-trick and Macauley Bonne bagged a brace before George Edmundson completed the scoring.Town took the lead when Kyle Knoyle’s square pass across his own defence ran loose to Wes B...Full Story »

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani is back in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa.The 34-year-old Uruguay international has not played since the end of August because of a muscle strain, but has returned to training and is in contention for Villa’s trip to Old Trafford.Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made 11 changes for the Carabao Cup third round defeat...Full Story »