Pep Guardiola admitted he was angry with Rodri after the influential midfielder was sent off in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.The Spain international was dismissed early in the second half of Saturday’s Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium after raising his hands to the neck of Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White.Rodri protested at the time, and there was a del...Full Story »

Oldham made it back-to-back wins under interim boss Steve Thompson with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over promoted Oxford City at Boundary Park.Thompson took over from the sacked David Unsworth last weekend and helped Latics claim their first win in eight matches with a midweek victory over York, lifting them out of the relegation zone.And Oldham, one of the sides tipped to make a promotion chall...Full Story »

Manchester City had Rodri sent off as they extended their winning start in the Premier League with an unnecessarily complicated 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest.The champions looked to be cruising to victory after early goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland put them in complete control at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.The mood changed dramatically early in the second half when Rodri was di...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola fears Manchester City are "in trouble" with a growing injury list after Bernardo Silva became the latest player to be ruled out. WHAT HAPPENED? The Portugal international was substituted just before half-time in City's 3-1 win against Red Star in the Champions League on Tuesday and Guardiola said he is expected to be out for "the next few weeks". THE BIGGER PICTURE The issue ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola felt his team were given a useful test after coming from behind to begin their Champions League defence with a 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade.The holders were stunned when the Serbian champions claimed a shock lead on the stroke of half-time through Osman Bukari in Tuesday’s Group G clash at the Etihad Stadium.Yet as they did in the Premier League at West Ham last weekend, th...Full Story »

Michael Duff insisted there are “positive signs” for Swansea despite them not winning a league game since he took over as boss.A 1-1 draw at QPR, who rescued a point with Lyndon Dykes’ stoppage-time header, continued a frustrating start to Duff’s reign.They are third from bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table after seven matches.Duff, who took over during the summer fo...Full Story »

Oxford City produced a fine late fightback to earn a 2-2 draw at Eastleigh in the National League.Scott Quigley bagged a brace to put Eastleigh 2-0 up with 15 minutes left before Lewis Coyle reduced the arrears and Latrell Humphrey-Ewers struck an 88th-minute equaliser.Eastleigh, thumped 6-0 by Gateshead in their previous home match, took the lead in the 16th minute when Quigley was able to run ...Full Story »

Lyndon Dykes’ stoppage-time goal rescued a point for QPR in a 1-1 draw with Swansea at Loftus Road.Josh Ginnelly’s early goal looked like giving the Welsh side a first Sky Bet Championship win under boss Michael Duff.But Scotland forward Dykes, on as a substitute, equalised by getting in front of defender Ben Cabango to head home Ilias Chair’s left-wing cross.Swansea ended the ...Full Story »

Julian Alvarez shone as Manchester City came from behind to begin their Champions League defence with a comfortable 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade.The treble winners were stunned when the Serbian champions claimed a shock lead against the run of play through Osman Bukari just before half-time in Tuesday’s Group G clash at the Etihad Stadium.Alvarez levelled quickly after the break and was ...Full Story »

Bristol City coasted to their first home Sky Bet Championship victory of the season after a comfortable 4-1 demolition of west-country rivals Plymouth at Ashton Gate.Sam Bell set them on their way to victory with a third minute opener before Matty James doubled the advantage with eight minutes on the clock.Adam Randall pulled one back for Argyle after 26 minutes but the Robins wrapped up victory...Full Story »

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City have delayed opening contract talks with Kevin De Bruyne until the Belgian fully recovers from a long-term hamstring injury Manchester City are set to hold of on entering contract talks with Kevin De Bruyne (Image: Getty Images) Manchester City will delay opening contract talks with Kevin De Bruyne until he fully recovers from injury. The Belgium playmaker, 32, is o...Full Story »

Cardiff ended their South Wales derby losing streak with a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Swansea.Ollie Tanner wrote his name into the history of the fixture just seconds after coming on as a 70th-minute substitute with his first Cardiff goal and then won the penalty which Aaron Ramsey converted.The 21-year-old winger was signed from Isthmian League side Lewes in July 2022 and spent the secon...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola praised the impact of Jeremy Doku after the summer signing from Rennes scored his first Manchester City goal to help the champions recover to beat West Ham.City fought back from a 1-0 deficit at half-time to level within seconds of the restart, Doku cutting inside Vladimir Coufal with excellent footwork and sliding beyond Alphonse Areola for his first goal for City.Silva and Haalan...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan insisted his West Brom side should have had at least one penalty to show for an improved second-half performance in their goalless draw at Bristol City.More than 2,500 travelling fans behind the goal yelled for spot-kicks, first when Zak Vyner blocked a 77th-minute shot from substitute Josh Maja and then when Kal Naismith slid in with a goal-saving challenge on Maja in stoppage t...Full Story »

Manchester City needed two late goals to put down a brave resistance from West Ham and seal a 3-1 win at the London Stadium to stay top of the Premier League.Bernardo Silva gave the champions the lead for the first time 14 minutes from the end after latching onto a superb pass from Julian Alvarez, before Erling Haaland completed the job with a well-taken finish as West Ham pressed for an equalis...Full Story »

Chelsea have been urged to sign Evan Ferguson Ex-Chelsea defender Glen Johnson has urged his former club to make a move to hijack Manchester City's potential deal to sign Brighton star Evan Ferguson in the coming transfer windows. The Ireland international has continued to impress in the Premier League at just 18-years-old. At six foot and two inches tall, the youngster has shown his ability t...Full Story »

Man City have paid the sum to the Midlands-based club according to Football Insider, topping up the coffers at Villa Park nicely. The payment is strictly above board of course, and relates to the third instalment for the hire of former Villa stalwart and captain, Jack Grealish. Given how well Grealish has settled in at the Etihad Stadium after a shaky start, and seeing as how transfer fees hav...Full Story »

Kyle Walker has signed a new deal at Manchester City and the club have announced it in style Move over, Burnley! There's a new announcement sheriff in town. Kyle Walker has signed an extension at Manchester City following months of speculation about his future, and the club confirmed the agreement by spoofing a famous scene from the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street. Mimicking Leonardo Di Ca...Full Story »

A headline member of the defensive setup at Premier League champions Manchester City has, on Thursday, put pen to paper on fresh terms with the club. The player in question? Kyle Walker. Speculation surrounding the future of full-back Walker, of course, was rampant in the media throughout the recently-closed summer transfer window. This came after confirmation was forthcoming that the Engla...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has returned to the club after recovering from an emergency operation on "severe back pain" in Barcelona. WHAT HAPPENED? The Spaniard was all smiles as he took charge of training, with his squad returning from international duty to prepare for their trip to in-form West Ham. Guardiola will return to the City bench on Saturday after missing two games havin...Full Story »