Jamie Vardy will miss Leicester’s FA Cup third-round tie with Wigan at the King Power Stadium.Vardy sat out the New Year’s Day win at Newcastle with a calf complaint, but he is expected to be fit for the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final with Aston Villa on Wednesday.Dennis Praet (illness) will be assessed with boss Brendan Rodgers saying rotation is necessary after a demanding...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Ederson should be available as holders Manchester City host Port Vale in the third round of the FA Cup after missing the midweek clash with Everton through illness.Defender Nicolas Otamendi is still sidelined by a knock but fellow centre-back John Stones is near to a return after a hamstring injury.Aymeric Laporte (knee) is now back in training but is still some weeks away from a retu...Full Story »

Manchester City winger Patrick Roberts has joined Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of the season. Roberts made four appearances for Norwich City during the first half of this season. Boro head coach Jonathan Woodgate said on the club website: "It's great Patrick has signed up. "He is an exciting player, he wants to play games, and he has the bit between his teeth. "He fits the mould of w...Full Story »

Leicester have been the unlikely challengers to Liverpool in the league (Image: GETTY) Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has made an admission over the title race. Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has admitted that his side are not focussing on a possible title battle with Liverpool despite their comfortable win over Newcastle on New Year’s Day. The Reds’ lead may have been cut down to ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola praised the attitude of his team after Manchester City opened the new year with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Everton.Gabriel Jesus scored both goals in the space of seven second-half minutes at the Etihad Stadium but what could have been a comfortable win became tense after Claudio Bravo gifted Everton a reply.City boss Guardiola was pleased that the Premier League champions, whose t...Full Story »

Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the space of seven second-half minutes as Manchester City opened 2020 with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Everton.Richarlison set up a tense finish at the Etihad Stadium by pulling one back after a Claudio Bravo error, but City held on.The champions were not at their fluid best but were denied an early Phil Foden goal by VAR and created a number of other chances. Jesus ...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers is confident there is more to come from Leicester after seeing them ease to a 3-0 Premier League victory at injury-ravaged Newcastle.The Magpies played the final 39 minutes at St James’ Park with 10 men after losing Jetro Willems, Javier Manquillo, Jonjo Shelvey and, with all three substitutions having been made, Fabian Schar, but had they remained at full-strength the Foxe...Full Story »

Ashley Williams was sent off after only 13 minutes as Bristol City crashed to a 4-0 Championship defeat by Brentford at Ashton Gate.The visitors took a sixth-minute lead when Bryan Mbeumo beat former Bees goalkeeper Dan Bentley with a close-range shot after Ollie Watkins had got the better of Jack Hunt and forced his way into the box.Having been booked along with Watkins for an off-the-ball skir...Full Story »

Ayoze Perez and James Maddison took full advantage of defensive howlers as Leicester maintained their distant pursuit of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a routine 3-0 victory at Newcastle.Brendan Rodgers restored six of the nine men he had rested at the weekend and saw the Foxes rip apart a weary Magpies team, who played the final 39 minutes with 10 men after Fabian Schar limped off with a...Full Story »

The 2019-20 Premier League title race looks to be run, but Pep Guardiola still loves his "fantastic" Manchester City team. Pep Guardiola says Manchester City must "work harder, play better and pray" to close the gap to Liverpool, but he is confident a fully fit squad could still compete for the Premier League title. City have won the league in each of the past two seasons, yet they are now 1...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has no doubt Manchester City are the team of the past decade – but he believes catching Liverpool this season may require divine intervention.Fuelled by the finances of Sheikh Mansour, City have risen from the shadows to win 10 major trophies in the past 10 years, including four Premier League titles.Guardiola, who is responsible for half that trophy haul, is proud that the c...Full Story »

Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson returns for the New Year’s Day visit of Everton in the Premier League after serving a one-match suspension.Defender John Stones and playmaker David Silva could also be back in contention after returning to training following injuries.Centre-back Aymeric Laporte and winger Leroy Sane, who have both had long-term knee problems, are now City’s only abs...Full Story »

The Spaniard believes his former teacher will switch the focus to continental football with the league now looking out of sight Pep Guardiola will set Manchester City's focus on winning the Champions League with Liverpool streaking away to claim the Premier League championship, according to Xavi. City have played one more game than leaders Liverpool and trail by a whopping 14 points on the s...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola’s 100th Premier League win in charge of Manchester City will not go down as a classic but he was happy with how they battled to beat Sheffield United 2-0 less than 48 hours after Friday’s late defeat at Wolves saw him write off their title hopes.United, beaten away from home for the first time since January, were left to grumble about VAR after Lys Mousset’s strik...Full Story »

Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne struck in the second half as Manchester City reacted to Friday’s damaging loss at Wolves to claim a hard-fought 2-0 win over Sheffield United.The champions looked weary at the Etihad Stadium, not only through fatigue as they played their second game in less than 48 hours, but perhaps with the realisation their hopes of defending the title are gone.Yet they...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was relieved to see Bristol City’s four-match losing run end with a sparkling display in a 3-0 victory over Luton.The head coach has earned the nickname ‘Streaky’ over the years because his teams have a tendency to build up winning and losing sequences.Marley Watkins bundled home a Niclas Eliasson shot at the far post in the fourth minute to pave the way for a convi...Full Story »

Bristol City reignited their Sky Bet Championship play-off challenge with a convincing 3-0 home win over struggling Luton.The hosts took a fourth-minute lead when Niclas Eliasson’s cross from the left to the far post was met by a falling Marley Watkins, who bundled the ball past James Shea.Famara Diedhiou doubled the advantage just before the break with a firm side-footed penalty after Jac...Full Story »

JAMIE VARDY has been left out of the Leicester squad to face West Ham after wife Rebekah had a baby this morning. The Premier League's top scorer didn't travel for the trip to face Manuel Pellegrini's Hammers after the couple welcomed their third child together. Vardy is not playing for Leicester today because wife Rebekah gave birth Credit: Instagram @vardy7 Over the moon to let you know...Full Story »

However, French media outlet Le 10 Sport claim both sides will have to wait until the summer to bid for the Portuguese international, with the Foxes set to block any January sale. Ricardo Pereira has been in great form for high-flying Leicester this season Credit: Getty - Contributor A host of unnamed Serie A clubs in Italy have also registered an interest in the 26-year-old, who won the club'...Full Story »

Manuel Pellegrini finally paid the price for West Ham’s alarming slump after he was sacked following the 2-1 defeat by Leicester.With the Hammers a point above the drop zone and facing a crunch match with fellow strugglers Bournemouth on New Year’s Day, joint-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold swung the axe.Sullivan said: “It is with great disappointment that we’ve ha...Full Story »