The forward had been in discussions with Villa since the spring but has now finalised terms and pledged his future to the club. The new deal sees the 27-year-old join the top pay bracket at the Premier League club alongside players such as Tyrone Mings, Moussa Diaby and Emiliano Martinez. This season has been a struggle for Watkins when it comes to goal scoring but the Englishman seems to hav...Full Story »

The 26-year-old forward joined the Hammers from Hull City back in 2020 and has become a firm favourite with the East End faithful. Two clubs are on red alert regarding Jarrod Bowen's contract talks at West Ham And his displays have also earned him recognition on the international stage with Gareth Southgate capping him four times for England. Bowen has scored 32 goals in 132 Premier League ga...Full Story »

Aberdeen came from behind to rescue a point against HJK Helsinki in the Europa Conference League at Pittodrie.Despite creating the best opportunities in a cagey contest, the hosts fell behind just before the hour mark through Bojan Radulovic’s strike.However, a fine header from Bojan Miovski salvaged a 1-1 draw and saw the Dons get off the mark in Group G following their opening-match defe...Full Story »

David Moyes saluted his “maverick” forward Lucas Paqueta after the 2-1 Europa League win at Freiburg, even though he drives him mad.Freiburg’s nickname is the Breisgau Brazilians due to their flamboyant style of play, but it was West Ham’s Samba star Paqueta who stole the show.He put them ahead after only nine minutes with a towering header from a cross by Jarrod Bowen, c...Full Story »

West Ham continued their continental cruise as headers from Lucas Paqueta and Nayef Aguerd secured a 2-1 win at Freiburg and a record 17th match unbeaten in Europe.The Hammers took control of Europa League Group A with a battling display in southern Germany.The match may have taken place on the edge of the Black Forest, but it was never going to be a piece of cake against a side eighth in the Bu...Full Story »

Managerless Rangers’ season went from bad to worse with a 2-1 Europa League defeat by Aris Limassol in Cyprus.Former Gers midfielder Steven Davis was asked to take over as boss on an interim basis after Michael Beale was dismissed at the weekend following the dismal 3-1 defeat by Aberdeen at Ibrox which left them seven points behind cinch Premiership leaders Celtic.However, whatever plan D...Full Story »

Brighton gave themselves a Europa League lifeline as Joao Pedro’s late penalty completed a comeback from two goals down away to Marseille and helped Roberto De Zerbi’s side avoid a second straight European defeat.Pedro slotted home in the 88th minute after Tariq Lamptey was tripped inside the box, earning the visitors what had looked an unlikely point when Marseille duo Chancel Mbemb...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Group A of the Champions League   lol   When Messi winks at you... The game is over before it has even begun.   Argentina teammates Nicolas Otamendi and Lautaro Martinez before Their UCL Match!From World Champions to Rivals!   Messi and Neymar watching new-look PSG get embarrassed by Newcastle   Mudryk has scored a...Full Story »

Europe's elite sides have been paying plenty of attention to Feyenoord in recent months in wake of their impressive Eredivisie triumph last season. Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez is being monitored by a host of teams, but another player catching the eye is Netherlands youth international Timber. The 22-year-old is capable of operating in various midfield roles and has so far registered three ...Full Story »

Davies has been an important player for Bayern in recent years, and one imagines the Canada international is not someone they'd want to lose, even if he could surely have his pick of a number of Europe's top clubs if he were to decide to move on. Davies' agent has suggested that there is interest from Real Madrid and the Premier League, but Romano insists it isn't necessarily as simple as that,...Full Story »

The Monaco midfielder has been linked with Manchester United in the past. Youssouf Fofana has excelled for Monaco this season While no concrete offer came from the Red Devils in the summer, Fofana did receive opportunities to move to Nottingham Forest or Fulham. Monaco were willing to accept a bid, only for Fofana to decline both potential switches. Explaining why, the 24-year-old pulled no ...Full Story »

Crewe extended their unbeaten Sky Bet League Two streak to six matches as Gillingham were beaten 2-0 at the Mornflake Stadium.Connor O’Riordan and Joe White scored in each half to climb up to third in the table, leapfrogging their opponents in the process.The Gills went close when Ethan Coleman unleashed from 20 yards with the midfielder’s low drive beating Harvey Davies, but cannoni...Full Story »

Midfielder Josh Sheehan scored his first Sky Bet League One goal of the season to earn Bolton an eventful 3-2 win over Stevenage.The Wales international struck 20 minutes from time after top scorer Dion Charles and Jack Iredale twice put Ian Evatt’s side in front.Wanderers’ second victory in four days moved the Trotters up to third as Stevenage suffered back-to-back defeats after las...Full Story »

Jacob Bruun Larsen’s dramatic winner snatched Burnley their first Premier League win of the season – a 2-1 victory at Luton.The Dane’s goal-of-the-season contender came after Lyle Foster’s opener had been cancelled out by Hatters striker Elijah Adebayo.Rob Edwards’ side were left to rue missed chances once again as they failed to build on Saturday’s 2-1 win at...Full Story »

Manchester United fell to a jaw-dropping, error-ridden 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray as Erik ten Hag’s side saw their start to the season go from bad to worse in an embarrassing Champions League collapse.Having lost their Group A opener at Bayern Munich and fallen to a fourth defeat in seven Premier League matches on Saturday, the Red Devils reached a new low on a wet Tuesday night at ...Full Story »

MK Dons’ winless Sky Bet League Two run was extended to six games with a goalless draw at Walsall.The visitors bossed the first half and it needed a smart save from Walsall goalkeeper Owen Evans to foil a close-range shot from Ellis Harrison.Dons wanted a penalty in the 16th minute for Joe Riley’s challenge on Mo Eisa, but the ball broke for Warren O’Hora who flashed just wide ...Full Story »

Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has drawn criticism from fans after he suggested the Red Devils will be able to win the Champions League this season. Speaking ahead of Manchester United's second Champions League group game of 2023/24 against Galatasaray on Tuesday, Varane argued that while they have started the new campaign slowly, they still have the quality in the squad to excel i...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is looking to strengthen his side in the January window with Pedro Neto high up on the transfer wish list. The Wolves forward has been outstanding for his side so far this campaign, registering the joint most assists, alongside Mohamed Salah. Only Bukayo Saka has created more chances than the 23-year-old so far as he has established himself as one of Gary O'Neil...Full Story »

Rob Edwards expressed his pride after a landmark win for Luton at Everton.The Hatters’ 2-1 victory at Goodison Park was their first ever win in the Premier League and first in the top flight since April 1992.Tom Lockyer and Carlton Morris scored from set-pieces in the first half, with Everton pulling one back before half-time through Dominic Calvert-Lewin but unable to find an equaliser.&l...Full Story »

Aberdeen booked a trip to Hampden for the League Cup semi-final at Ross County’s expense after a 2-1 win in Dingwall.Graeme Shinnie’s thunderbolt in the eighth minute set the tone for the match, which was not helped as a contest by Jack Baldwin’s red card six minutes later.A first competitive goal for Ester Sokler seemed to have wrapped up the win, but Kyle Turner’s late ...Full Story »