Morecambe boss Jim Bentley stressed there was more to come from his side after they claimed a narrow 1-0 Sky Bet League Two victory over Macclesfield at Moss Rose.Ritchie Sutton scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute to secure Morecambe their first win of the season.Bentley admitted: “It was a little bit baffling; I don’t think we’re firing yet. “I don’...Full Story »

John Askey played down his surprise decision to start Richie Bennett against Forest Green after the forward’s early goal helped Port Vale to a 2-1 win.Bennett’s opener was cancelled out immediately by Joseph Mills but David Amoo’s 34th-minute strike proved the difference as Mark Cooper’s Rovers suffered their first defeat of the campaign.Askey raised a few eyebrows from h...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Jim Bentley did not hold back after the goalless draw with Cheltenham at the Globe Arena.After seeing his side and Cheltenham struggle to create chances in a defence-dominated game, the Shrimps boss said: “I think that has to be in the top three of worst games I have ever been involved in.“There was no lack of endeavour but I think it was one of the worst performanc...Full Story »

Substitute Tommy Wright scored a late winner as Sutton continued their unbeaten start to the Vanarama National League season with a 1-0 win over by Boreham Wood at Meadow Park.The two sides came into the game sitting just one place and one point away from each other in the standings, and a hard-fought stalemate looked likely until Wright struck eight minutes from time.Sutton midfielder ...Full Story »

Adam Nagy and Benik Afobe netted their first goals for Bristol City in a 2-0 Championship win over QPR at Ashton Gate.The hosts took a 35th-minute lead when Afobe challenged for an aerial ball in the Rangers box and it dropped for Nagy to net with a low right-footed half-volley from a central position 15 yards out.It was 2-0 after 59 minutes, Rangers goalkeeper Joe Lumley making a hash of an att...Full Story »

Hallam Hope will be restricted to the bench for Carlisle’s Sky Bet League Two match with Mansfield despite a successful return to action in midweek.Last season’s top goalscorer played the final 14 minutes of their surprise 3-0 Carabao Cup win at Barnsley, but boss Steven Pressley insists he will not rush Hope’s return from hamstring and back injuries sustained in pre-season.Mid...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Jim Bentley praised his side’s character after they fought out a 2-2 Carabao Cup draw with 10 men at highly-fancied Mansfield before winning 6-5 on penalties.Despite losing Luke Conlan for a straight red on 22 minutes, Steven Old twice put Morecambe in front and also netted their sixth successful spot-kick before Ryan Sweeney blazed over in sudden death.“It was an exce...Full Story »

DANIEL JAMES received a hilarious apology from his brother Alex after being left out of his older sibling's fantasy team. The Welsh youngster, 21, had a dream Premier League debut for the Red Devils when he came on and scored United's fourth in their opening day 4-0 drubbing of Frank Lampard's Chelsea. Daniel James' brother Alex issued a Twitter apology to his football star brother after he le...Full Story »

Newcastle's Lee Charnley savages Rafa Benitez In the Newcastle programme for Sunday's Premier League match against Arsenal, Lee Charnley has tried to change the narrative around St. James' Park. Newcastle fans have reportedly turned their backs on their club after another disappointing summer. Amid reports of a protest against Arsenal, in which fans will stay away from the ground, Newcastle...Full Story »

The Blues boss is a big fan of the £70million-rated Leicester star and has been tracking his progress. Leicester and England left-back Ben Chilwell is tipped to be one of Chelsea's main target when their transfer ban ends next summer Credit: Getty - Contributor And Lamps sees the England international, 22, as a long-term solution at left-back. Manchester City looked at Chilwell in the su...Full Story »

Ben Close scored a screamer for the second time in less than a week as Portsmouth picked up their first league win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Tranmere.Close blasted a stunning volley into the top corner from 30 yards after 27 minutes.The midfielder had netted an almost identical goal in Pompey’s midweek EFL Cup win at home to Birmingham.Tom Naylor sealed the points for Pompey 15...Full Story »

Wantaway winger Wilfried Zaha came off the bench for Crystal Palace as they played out a goalless stalemate with his suitors Everton in a Premier League clash at Selhurst Park.The visitors were reduced to 10 men following Morgan Schneiderlin’s second-half dismissal but created the better chances to secure an opening-day victory – only for both sides to have to settle for a share of t...Full Story »

Hayden White is a major doubt for Mansfield’s League Two clash with Morecambe on Saturday.The defender missed the Stags’ opening draw with Newport last weekend because of a hamstring strain and Tuesday’s EFL Cup game, also against Morecambe, may be a more realistic prospect for his return.CJ Hamilton will definitely be available, though. He limped out of the Newport clash but t...Full Story »

Grimsby manager Michael Jolley praised midfielder Elliott Whitehouse after a goalscoring debut for the club in the 2-0 win at Morecambe. Whitehouse signed for Grimsby last season but missed the whole campaign with a knee injury and his 64th-minute opener was a special moment for the former Lincoln player.Jolley, who saw Max Wright net a late second, said: “Elliott was someone who I put a l...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Elliott Whitehouse and Max Wright gave Grimsby a 2-0 victory at Morecambe in Sky Bet League Two.A close-range finish from Whitehouse in the 68th minute and an injury-time strike from substitute Wright was enough to give the Mariners the points.Midfielder Whitehouse opened the scoring with a bizarre goal. Morecambe’s defenders looked to play the offside trap from a ri...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Jim Bentley has plenty of options ahead of their Sky Bet League Two opener against Grimsby on Saturday.Striker A-Jay Leitch-Smith seems to be Bentley’s only major concern as he battles to overcome a hamstring problem.The Shrimps lost 2-0 to Accrington in their final pre-season friendly of the summer but Bentley was happy with much of what he saw.Morecambe spent a l...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo spent time interacting with a fan who somehow ended up being on the Juventus bench in the second half of the International Champions Cup game with Spurs in Singapore. Ronaldo was subbed off on the hour mark and in the 80th minute, the Premier Sports TV cameras captured Ronaldo sharing a special moment with the youngster, engaging in conversation with him and giving him a hig...Full Story »

Substitute Dean Ebbe came off the bench to give New Saints a 1-0 win in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier against Feronikeli and secure a 3-2 aggregate victory.The Welsh club had squandered a 2-0 lead from the first leg at Park Hall where Feronikeli scored twice late on to draw and set up a tense return in Pristina.Scott Ruscoe’s side withstood plenty of pressure from the ...Full Story »

Senegal head coach Aliou Cisse warned his side against falling into a ‘trap’ when they look to see of minnows Benin in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final clash.The Squirrels saw Morocco miss a stoppage-time penalty before they then produced a shock victory in the shoot-out to book a place in the last eight for the first time.Michel Dussuyer’s side had only progressed fro...Full Story »

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