Newcastle United are hopeful of signing Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips on loan in January as the club has made him their top target. WHAT HAPPENED?The Magpies are yet to initiate formal talks with Manchester City over a possible move for the midfielder but they have made him the club's priority target in the upcoming January transfer window, according to The Telegraph. Newcastle United's ...Full Story »

Newcastle United and Premier League legend Alan Shearer has urged his former club to sign David de Gea in the January transfer window. WHAT HAPPENED?The ex-Magpies star wants the club to sign a new goalkeeper and a striker in the January transfer window to bolster their squad ahead of the second phase of the season. He has recommended former Manchester United custodian and free agent De Gea's...Full Story »

Arsenal eyeing move for Bayern star in January Arsenal are plotting a shock January move for Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt, according to The Athletic (via The Sun). Mikel Arteta recently mentioned that he is keen on making new additions to the squad in the January transfer window but it remains to be seen if they manage to meet Bayern's asking price amid the club's financial constr...Full Story »

Chelsea needed an 89th-minute penalty from substitute Noni Madueke to edge past Crystal Palace 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and climb back into the top half of the Premier League table.It had looked like being another frustrating home outing for Mauricio Pochettino’s side for most of the second half, after Michael Olise had cancelled out Mykhailo Mudryk’s early goal with a brilliant finish...Full Story »

Arsenal and Chelsea target Gyokeres unlikely to leave Sporting Premier League giants Arsenal and Chelsea's transfer target Viktor Gyokeres had recently hinted that he is unwilling to move out of Sporting CP in the upcoming transfer. West Ham eyeing move for Chelsea outcast Maatsen West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing Chelsea defender Ian Maatsen in the upcoming January tra...Full Story »

Newport produced a superb second-half fightback to recover from 2-0 to beat 10-man Forest Green 4-2 at Rodney Parade.An early own goal from Ryan Delaney and a second from Matty Stevens in the 33rd minute put Troy Deeney’s men in control.But a second yellow card for midfielder Callum Jones six minutes after the restart proved costly for the visitors.Two goals from Exiles top scorer Will Eva...Full Story »

Chris Wood retuned to haunt Newcastle with a stunning hat-trick as Nottingham Forest handed new boss Nuno Espirito Santo the first Premier League victory of his reign.Wood, the man for whom the Magpies’ new owners paid Burnley £25million in January last year in a bid to stave off relegation, took advantage of woeful defending to plunder a treble which ended his former club’s se...Full Story »

Barcelona are eager to open new contract talks with Marc Guiu. The teenage striker burst onto the scene earlier this season, scoring in both the LaLiga and Champions League. Guiu currently has a deal to 2025, but Barca want to extend and upgrade the agreement. Onda Cero says Barca want to tie down Guiu to 2030 in the coming weeks. For his part, Guiu and his family are happy with Barca's pl...Full Story »

Barca set to miss out on signing 'Little Messi' Barcelona could miss out on signing 'Little Lionel Messi' Estevao Willian as top European clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain line up to sign the Brazilian wonderkid, according to Mundo Desportivo. The teenager, who recently made his senior debut for Palmeiras in the club's final game of the season, is...Full Story »

Merry Christmas! The January transfer window is nearly upon us. It’s the final weekend of Premier League action before the festivities and there are only a few matches remaining before transfer business can again get underway. Top-flight clubs are lining up deals in the background as they look to strengthen their squads for a rigorous second half of the campaign, with Manchester United an...Full Story »

New boss Steven Schumacher expressed his satisfaction despite his Stoke career beginning with a goalless draw at home to Millwall.Following his move in midweek, the former Plymouth boss failed to secure a dream start to life in the Potteries.Although they dominated throughout, the home side struggled to capitalise as they slipped to a ninth game without victory.Ryan Mmaee was thwarted by former ...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson praised Wrexham for doing all the basics well in a scrappy game to set the foundation for their 2-0 League Two Welsh derby victory over Newport.In a first meeting for five years, second-half goals from James Jones and Elliot Lee – both from long Ben Tozer throw-ins – secured victory as the Dragons maintained their automatic promotion chase.The clash was played in windy...Full Story »

Rob Edwards said Luton’s 1-0 victory against Newcastle was the “embodiment” of their captain Tom Lockyer as his side moved to within two points of Premier League safety.It was Luton’s first game since Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest during last Saturday’s abandoned game away to Bournemouth.The 29-year-old’s name was sung around Kenilworth Road throughout the...Full Story »

Andros Townsend’s first-half goal saw Luton beat Newcastle 1-0 at Kenilworth Road to boost their Premier League survival hopes.Eddie Howe’s visitors were made to look ordinary by a side tipped widely for the drop.The winner came during Newcastle’s only spell of sustained first-half pressure as Luton’s star pair of Townsend and Ross Barkley combined at a corner.The gap to ...Full Story »

Tyreece Simpson scored a stoppage-time winner as Northampton moved into the top 10 in League One with a dramatic 2-1 win over promotion-chasing Oxford at Sixfields.Cameron Brannagan had cancelled out Kieron Bowie’s opener for the hosts but Simpson headed home in the seventh minute of injury time as the in-form Cobblers made it five wins from seven league games.An early effort from Sam Hosk...Full Story »

Newcastle fans would've been optimistic of another great season after securing Champions League football last year but their campaign has been derailed by a series of injuries. Due to the thin squad, they have struggled to deal with these issues as they finished bottom of their Champions League group and currently sit in 6th place in the Premier League table. After Nick Pope injured his should...Full Story »

But the Toon face a major stumbling block in their bid to sign the England midfielder. Kalvin Phillips has recently been in Club World Cup action Phillips, 28, is a long-term target for Eddie Howe's side. Newcastle are eager to strengthen their midfield following Sandro Tonali's betting ban. According to the Guardian, the Toon are the "front-runners" to sign Phillips next month. They add, h...Full Story »

Chelsea reach out to Sporting for Ousmane Diomande Chelsea have reached out to Sporting CP over a potential transfer for defender Ousmane Diomande, as they want to add more centre-backs in January. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set to join Besiktas Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the verge of being appointed Besiktas head coach, according to reports. Finlay Gorman to j...Full Story »

New Forest Green boss Troy Deeney described his side’s goalless draw with Gillingham as “the first building block”.Deeney’s first game in management yielded a point against a side with play-off ambitions, but the draw leaves struggling Rovers five points from safety.The 35-year-old, who was appointed as David Horseman’s replacement on Wednesday, said: “Everyon...Full Story »

Jamie Paterson scored an injury-time winner to hand Swansea their first home win in eight games and deny Preston a valuable away point following a narrow 2-1 Championship result.Neither side could have complained with sharing a draw as a game of little inspiration ticked into added time at Swansea.com Stadium.Liam Millar had earlier cancelled out Paterson’s first effort before with two bri...Full Story »