Gonzalo Villar has left Roma for Getafe The midfielder has moved to Getafe on-loan to the end of the season. Villar spent the first half of the season with Sampdoria. As announced by Roma, Villar's loan spell with Sampd has been cut short and he's moved to Spain to join Getafe on a six-month deal with a conditional obligation to buy clause attached. Villar is contracted to the Giallorossi ...Full Story »

Cristiano Junior, the son of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, is set to join the Mahd Academy in Saudi Arabia. WHAT HAPPENED? After leaving Manchester United by mutual consent in November, the elder Ronaldo recently signed for Saudi side Al-Nassr in a deal reportedly worth $75m (£61.1m) per year. His 12-year-old son has left United too and will now play at academy level in the Middle E...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has insisted he is not thinking about the Premier League title following his side's derby win over Manchester City on Saturday. United came from behind to beat City 2-1 at Old Trafford and are up to third in the Premier League following a remarkable run of results under the Dutch coach. Ten Hag's side have won 16 out of their 19 games since the 6-3 defe...Full Story »

Derek McInnes claims Kilmarnock were denied a clear penalty before they lost a late second goal in the 2-0 Viaplay Cup semi-final defeat to Celtic at Hampden Park.The holders were leading by an early Daizen Maeda opener as the match entered six added minutes when a clumsy challenge by Hoops substitute Giorgos Giakoumakis on Killie defender Joe Wright inside the box was ignored by referee Wi...Full Story »

Gary O’Neil branded the penalty given to Brentford in Bournemouth’s 2-0 defeat “scandalous”.Ivan Toney was pulled to the floor by Marcos Senesi shortly before half-time, giving referee Jarred Gillett what looked a simple penalty decision.However, Cherries boss O’Neil insisted VAR should have spotted Toney actually held on to the defender’s arm until they reach...Full Story »

Under-pressure Everton manager Frank Lampard denies his side have forgotten how to win but admits the damaging 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Southampton could have been avoided.His side got themselves in front courtesy of Amadou Onana’s first goal for the club since joining in the summer with a header from a corner shortly before half-time.However, James Ward-Prowse equalised two minutes...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Michael Duff was critical of his side’s finishing after they suffered a 2-0 League One defeat at Charlton.The Tykes had taken 19 points from a possible 21 but have now suffered back-to-back league losses.Charlton were fortunate to be leading at the interval, winger Tyreece Campbell scoring his first senior goal as he fired a low effort past Bradley Collins at his near post...Full Story »

Max Bird’s stunning strike has a strong claim for goal of the season, according to Derby first-team coach Matt Hamshaw.The Rams’ skipper smashed an unstoppable shot into the top corner from more than 30 yards to help his side recover from a goal down to win 3-2 at Cheltenham and continue their sparkling run of form.“Wow, what a goal,” Hamshaw said. “I’ve just ...Full Story »

Pete Wild was delighted with the draw that saw his Barrow side earn a well-deserved point in a 0-0 draw at Sky Bet League Two leaders Leyton Orient.Orient were able to record an eighth consecutive clean sheet at home but, at the opposite end of the pitch, they have managed just a single goal in their last five games.They did have two second-half penalty shouts turned down and drew three good sav...Full Story »

Liam Fox admitted Dundee United’s 2-2 draw at Hibernian “felt like a defeat” after they were denied victory by Kevin Nisbet’s stoppage-time equaliser.The Tannadice side looked on course to climb out of the bottom two of the cinch Premiership as they led through first-half goals from Glenn Middleton and Ian Harkes.But Nisbet pounced with virtually the last kick to score hi...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill felt his side got what they deserved after ending their three-game losing streak in the league with a clinical 4-0 win over struggling Burton.Former Burton loan striker Christian Saydee netted a first-half brace, including the opener after just nineteen seconds to set the Shrews on the road to victory.Any hopes of a Burton comeback after the break were ended when ...Full Story »

Joey Barton was unhappy with the decision-making of referee Tom Neild after arguing that Accrington’s first goal should not have stood in the 2-0 win over his Bristol Rovers side.A ball into the box hit the hand of Harvey Rodgers, and Tommy Leigh pounced on the loose ball before turning and firing into the net to open the scoring for Accrington after 51 minutes.Defender Ryan Astley then vo...Full Story »

Manager Mark Fotheringham was keen to underscore Huddersfield’s collective spirit in “adversity” following their dramatic 1-1 draw at Hull.Town remain in the bottom three but they deserved to win a tight Yorkshire derby in which Oscar Estupinan equalised for the hosts with the last kick of the game.Fotheringham said: “The team invested so much energy in the game and the p...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson admits his side have not been good enough recently as they suffered a fifth consecutive defeat by losing 4-2 against Livingston at McDiarmid Park.Stephen Kelly’s first-half double and James Penrice’s strike before half-time handed the visitors a comfortable three-goal cushion.After being booed off at the break, Davidson turned to his bench for som...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic hailed teenager Tobi Adeyemo for scoring the goal that helped Watford beat Blackpool 2-0 and move the Hornets up to third in the Sky Bet Championship table.Ismaila Sarr was the Hornets’ star performer and made sure of victory with an 87th-minute penalty.But it was 17-year-old Adeyemo who will be remembered most fondly by the Vicarage Road faithful for coming off the bench to o...Full Story »

David Wagner’s Norwich reign exploded into life with an authoritative 4-0 victory over shell-shocked Preston at Deepdale.The former Huddersfield manager was appointed Norwich boss only eight days ago but the German’s fingerprints were unmistakably plastered across an away performance bursting with energy and enterprise.Kieran Dowell, restored to the starting XI for the first time sin...Full Story »

Charlie Austin scored on his second debut for Swindon as the Robins climbed back into the play-off places  with a thumping 5-0 win over 10-man Grimsby at the County Ground.The game had been held up for 10 minutes early in the first half after referee Sam Purkiss was hit in the face by an attempted clearance from Swindon captain Angus MacDonald.Players rushed to the assistance of the officia...Full Story »

Jordan Beyer’s first goal for Burnley gave the Championship leaders a 1-0 victory over Coventry which extended their winning league run to seven matches.The German defender headed home Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s corner with eight minutes left, just when it seemed the Sky Blues – who had been the better side in the first half – would weather a growing Burnley storm.With the...Full Story »

Hull striker Oscar Estupinan scored with the last kick of the game to deny Huddersfield three big points in their 1-1 draw at the MKM Stadium.The visitors remain in the bottom three of the Sky Bet Championship but they impressively belied their lowly position in a rather stale Yorkshire derby, in which Michal Helik opened the scoring after 21 minutes.A well-worked corner, expertly converted by t...Full Story »

Kristian Dennis scored one and created another as Carlisle eased to a 2-0 home victory against Newport in Sky Bet League Two.The Cumbrians’ top scorer netted for a third game in a row as he took his impressive tally for the season to 15 goals in all competitions on the stroke of half-time.He also provided the assist for Crystal Palace loanee John-Kymani Gordon to wrap up the points on debu...Full Story »