Lucas Joao could start for Reading in their Sky Bet Championship clash against Middlesbrough.He made a goal-scoring impact after coming on as a second-half substitute in the 3-0 victory over Blackburn after recovering from hamstring trouble.And after seeing Joao prove his fitness, Royals boss Paul Ince might be tempted to give him a starting run.Ince, meanwhile, hopes to soon see his resources f...Full Story »

Kenneth Zohore remains a doubt for West Brom ahead of Saturday’s Championship clash with Hull.The Baggies continue to seek forward line reinforcements with Zohore working back to fitness after a recent knock and Daryl Dike sidelined.Dike will miss at least two months after tearing a thigh muscle.Karlan Grant remains West Brom’s only fit recognised striker.Allahyar Sayyadmanesh is exp...Full Story »

Marc Roberts will miss Birmingham’s Championship clash with Wigan due to a thigh injury.The centre-back missed the midweek 1-1 draw with Watford, having sustained the issue in the 1-0 loss at Cardiff.Josh Williams will be primed to continue in central defence for John Eustace’s side.Gary Gardner and Krystian Bielik are still working their way back to fitness.Goalkeeper Ben Amos is li...Full Story »

Reporter Andy Mitten says Manchester United have yet to have formal talks with Real Madrid over Casemiro's move. His sources say Casemiro and his agent are aware of United's interest in the player and have not completely ruled out a deal. The player himself has not yet made a decision. A key factor is whether he will become a major starting player for Real Madrid in the next two or three yea...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has been cautioned by police after smashing a teen boy's phone on the floor. The Manchester United striker appeared to slap Jacob Harding's hand as he left the pitch after his side were beaten by Everton at Goodison Park last season. Cristiano Ronaldo has been cautioned by cops after an incident last season Footage appears to show him slapping a phone out of a young fan's ha...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could leave Old Trafford, with the club in chaos just two matches into the season. That's according to journalist Tom McDermott(opens in new tab), who stresses that although the 52-year-old is nowhere near the brink of leaving the job he's only been in for mere months, things could well change. United were pummelled 4-0 away to Brentford at the weekend,...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson bemoaned his side’s lack of intensity as the Championship leaders suffered a surprise 3-0 defeat at Reading.Rovers started sluggishly, with Reading deservedly going ahead in the 14th minute through a header from defender Tom McIntyre.Blackburn barely improved after the interval and Reading secured victory with further goals from Junior Hoilett and sub...Full Story »

Championship leaders Blackburn lost their 100 per cent record when they were soundly beaten 3-0 at lowly Reading.It was the hosts who dominated most of the first period, with defender Tom McIntyre nodding them in front in the 14th minute.Rovers improved slightly after the break but were undone again in the 61st minute when Junior Hoilett drove home from the acutest of angles.And 12 minutes from ...Full Story »

A bloke somehow got into Anfield wearing these ... madness! Wearing any old sliders to a football match is bold (imagine the half-time toilets), but wearing a pair with Manchester United's logo on them to a Liverpool match is even riskier. The unnamed fan was spotted on the steps of Anfield's Main Stand ahead of Liverpool's draw with Crystal Palace on Monday night. The Reds supporter who snap...Full Story »

The grim 'food' wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea Hungry football fans are swapping their traditional half-time pie for a bag of juicy maggots. A chunky grub was shown impaled on a cocktail stick moments before being wolfed down on the terraces. A wise-cracking supporter joked: “Still better than a hotdog at Arsenal.’’ Another wrote: “Would be £4.50 at West Ham Sta...Full Story »

Brazil manager Tite hit back at France striker Kylian Mbappe's claim that World Cup qualifying is more difficult in Europe than in South America. Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe said in May that European teams, who have won the last four World Cups, have an advantage over their South American rivals because they play "high-level matches." Mbappe added: "Argentina and Brazil don't have that l...Full Story »

Premier League giants Chelsea have closed an agreement for the club’s latest summer signing, according to reports. The player set to take his talents to Stamford Bridge with a view to the new campaign? Cesare Casadei. Italian starlet Casadei has of course been tipped for a move to west London for several weeks now. Having been identified by Thomas Tuchel and co. as a potential star in t...Full Story »

Manchester United have cooled their interest in Adrien Rabiot over what they believe are excessive wage demands and are instead exploring a move for Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro, sources have told ESPN. United have refused to meet Rabiot's demands despite offering to make the French midfielder one of the highest-paid players at the club. Sources have told ESPN that Rabiot's request for a la...Full Story »

Wayne Brown praised long-serving defender Tom Eastman after he scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to seal Colchester a 1-0 victory over Bradford.Eastman, making his 400th league appearance for the U’s, headed in Noah Chilvers’ free-kick in the seventh minute of time added on to seal the hosts their first league win of the season.Colchester boss Brown said: “What a way to to...Full Story »

Richie Wellens could not believe his Leyton Orient side failed to find a winner at Swindon.Orient were knocked off top spot in Sky Bet League Two by Salford as a result of the 1-1 draw and boss Wellens said: “That was two points dropped, we were totally dominant.“We had more shots, more shots on target, better chances, more possession, outran them.“My only negative was that in ...Full Story »

Wade Elliott was delighted to see Cheltenham pick up their first point of the season with a 0-0 draw at Fleetwood.Elliott’s side had lost their opening three games in League One this season and had to hold firm to pick up a point on the road.Elliott, who took over as head coach this summer, believes his side are steadily improving.“There have been elements of that in the first three ...Full Story »

Norwich manager Dean Smith was happy to see his side get their Championship campaign up and running by beating 10-man Huddersfield 2-1 at Carrow Road.Early goals from Josh Sargent and Danel Sinani settled the nerves for the Canaries, who had started the evening bottom of the table, and they went to complete a well deserved first league win.Substitute Pat Jones pulled one back late on for Hudders...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson had no complaints over the Mark Sykes sending off that marred Bristol City’s first Sky Bet Championship win of the season.But the Ashton Gate boss felt Luton’s Luke Freeman should also have been red carded for his reaction to the lunging 67th-minute tackle on him that caused a fracas among several players.Nahki Wells shot the home side ahead on five minutes from Alex Sc...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough admitted Tuesday night’s 5-2 League Two comeback thrashing of 10-men AFC Wimbledon was much-needed.After losing three of their first four games, the Stags came from 2-0 down to see off the Dons in style after the visitors had Chris Gunter sent off for retaliation after Stephen Quinn had kicked the ball at him at 2-2 just before the break.“We needed that wi...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey admitted he had almost given up hope that Doncaster would grab the winner against Stockport before another late show saw them take all three points from a 2-1 League Two win.Rovers have netted vital goals in added time in their last three League Two matches to take seven points from those games, with Kieran Agard the latest to strike.It had appeared that it would not be Rovers&rs...Full Story »