Preston boss Frankie McAvoy revelled in striker Emil Riis’ wonder goal as his Danish forward’s double gave his side a 2-0 win over Luton at Deepdale.Riis signed a new deal until 2025 earlier in the week and celebrated with an excellent long-range effort before netting a penalty in first-half stoppage time as Preston got the better of Nathan Jones’ high-flying Hatters.Jones made...Full Story »

Tom Rogic drops out of the Celtic team for their cinch Premiership encounter with Livingston with a hamstring injury that will sideline the midfielder for two or three weeks.But Josip Juranovic has overcome an eye injury that resulted in him visiting hospital after Wednesday’s win over Hibernian.Christopher Jullien and James Forrest are just short of comebacks, while Greg Taylor (shoulder)...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are still expected to be without Anfernee Dijksteel when they face Birmingham this weekend.The defender has not featured for Boro since coming off against Blackpool last month.Manager Neil Warnock is also without Dael Fry, Grant Hall and Marc Bola, who are all out through injury.Warnock told the club website that Djiksteel is “the nearest one to coming back” but the Bir...Full Story »

Miralem Pjanic hit out at at Ronald Koeman after it was announced that Barcelona had sacked the coach, but after posting on social media the midfielder soon retracted the message. Pjanic endured a miserable spell at the Camp Nou under the Dutch coach, and found minutes extremely difficult to come by before leaving for Besiktas over the summer. The 31-year-old made his feelings clear about Ko...Full Story »

Nuno Espirito Santo said Tottenham are working to get the best out of Dele Alli after he was left out of the 1-0 Carabao Cup win at Burnley.In a throwback to Alli’s struggles under Jose Mourinho last season, the 25-year-old did not even travel to Turf Moor for the game that was won by Lucas Moura’s second-half header.With teams being allowed to name nine substitutes and make five cha...Full Story »

ENGLAND’S Dele Alli has switched to Chelsea in his quest for love. The Spurs ace had been seen smooching Man City boss Pep Guardiola’s 20- year-old daughter Maria. Dele Alli and Nicole Berry link fingers while she rests her head on his shoulder But now Dele, 25, has subbed her for dates with Made In Chelsea newcomer Nicole Berry. Pics shared with The Sun show them linking fingers...Full Story »

Derby assistant manager Liam Rosenior branded Coventry “the best team we’ve played this season” after the Rams became the first side to stop the Sky Blues winning at home in the Championship.Graeme Shinnie’s rasping half-volley 12 minutes from time cancelled out the returning Matty Godden’s first-half penalty.It was the Rams’ fourth draw on the bounce followin...Full Story »

Blackpool gave their loyal supporters plenty to smile about by earning bragging rights with a superb 2-0 Lancashire derby victory over arch-rivals Preston.Goals from Keshi Anderson and did the trick as the Seasiders delighted their fans at a packed Bloomfield Road.It was also the Tangerines’ first home win over their local rivals since a 2-1 triumph way back in December 1997.And just to ru...Full Story »

Exeter are likely to be without Jevani Brown when Mansfield visit in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.The former Colchester attacker sat out the midweek win at Crawley with a knock and has not returned to training yet.Boss Matt Taylor made numerous changes for Tuesday’s away victory and hinted he could do the same due to the Grecians being involved in three games this week.Joshua Key (Achill...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was delighted by matchwinner Cristiano Ronaldo’s overall impact as Manchester United roared back to beat Atalanta on a night when poor defending threatened to cost them.The Old Trafford giants were subject of intense scrutiny in the build-up to Wednesday’s Champions League group game after Leicester all too easily beat them 4-2 on Saturday.United were facing a fi...Full Story »

Preston boss Frankie McAvoy urged his team to be aggressive and got exactly the response he was looking for as the Lilywhites came from behind to beat Coventry 2-1 and end their winless run.Not since late August had North End won a Championship game and that streak appeared to be continuing when Tyler Walker hammered home on the stroke of half-time to put Coventry ahead.But Preston showed their ...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner was delighted with how his side handled the challenge to beat Sutton 2-1 on the road in League Two.Sensational first-half strikes from Louis Reed and Jonny Williams put the visitors two goals to the good at Gander Green Lane.Harry Beautyman pulled one back from the penalty spot, but Garner’s charges held firm to end Sutton’s four-game league winning run.&ldquo...Full Story »

MK Dons head coach Liam Manning admitted his side put in their best defensive effort of the season to underpin a 2-1 victory at fellow Sky Bet League One promotion rivals Wigan.The home side had led through Charlie Wyke’s 20th-minute strike, but after that they found a brick wall in front of Wigan-born Andrew Fisher’s goal.And after Peter Kioso levelled on the half-hour mark with a f...Full Story »

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru struck a late leveller as Sheffield Wednesday fought back to claim a 1-1 draw at Cambridge.Dele-Bashiru raced on to a flicked header from Olamide Shodipo in the 80th minute and slammed a low shot past Dimitar Mitov.It was deserved reward for Wednesday, who grew into the game after a fast start from the hosts which saw them lead through George Williams’ header.Cambridge ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has sent one of his signed Paris St-Germain shirts to Pope Francis via the Prime Minister of France. Francis, 84, is said to be a big football fan and supported Argentinian club San Lorenzo as a child. French Prime Minister Jean Castex met up with the Holy Father over the weekend, visiting the Vatican to commemorate 100 years of diplomatic relations between France and the Holy See...Full Story »

Micky Mellon was delighted Tranmere finally ended their away hoodoo with a 1-0 win at managerless Carlisle.The Merseyside outfit had failed to win on the road in League Two, and more worryingly score, so far this season.But Rod McDonald turned Kieron Morris’ cross into his own net before Morris later missed a penalty at Brunton Park.“It would have been nice to score more goals but we...Full Story »

Everton will still be without Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison for their Premier League clash with West Ham on Sunday.Both forwards have missed the last four games through injury and are not yet ready to return while Andre Gomes (calf) and Fabian Delph (shoulder) are also out.But Seamus Coleman, Alex Iwobi and Lucas Digne are all available while defender Yerry Mina will be assessed on his r...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 »

Summer signing yet to play Sergio Ramos during a Paris Saint-Germain training session. After it had looked earlier in the week as if Sergio Ramos could be just days away from finally making his Paris Saint-Germain debut, it has emerged that he is further away from his first appearance that previously thought. PSG take on Angers in Ligue 1 on Friday and it had looked like the stage was set for...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe believes his side are progressing in the right direction as they hit the top of League One with a 2-1 home win over Burton.First-half goals from Conor Grant and fellow midfielder Ryan Broom enabled Argyle to extend their unbeaten league run to 11 games despite a second-half reply from Lucas Akins.Lowe said: “It feels good to be top of the league whether it’s f...Full Story »