Rob Edwards admitted the contributions of Emmanuel Dennis and Ismaila Sarr were key to Watford marking the manager’s first game in charge with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United.The future of the two forwards remains uncertain but the pair combined to set up the decisive goal that was converted by Joao Pedro in the 56th minute.Edwards was keen to highlight the spirit and commitment of his...Full Story »

Joao Pedro’s second-half goal earned Watford a 1-0 victory over Sheffield United and ensured Rob Edwards’ side made a winning start to life back in the Championship.The Hornets slipped out of the Premier League last season having failed to win any of their last 13 league games at Vicarage Road.But with Edwards in charge for his first game since being appointed manager this summer, th...Full Story »

A report from Corriere dello Sport claims that Lazio's Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is the number one target for Juventus considering a replacement if Paul Pogba needs to be sidelined for a long time due to injury. Pogba previously suffered an injury to the lateral meniscus of his right knee during training. The France international is still consulting with different medical experts. If he undergo...Full Story »

Jack Grealish has offered up his support to The Sneaker Doc after the raid (Image: Instagram @thesneakerdoc) Jack Grealish has offered his support to a celebrity cleaning service for luxury sneakers after a gang took more than 50 pairs of shoes including £2,000 Diors and £2,500 Nikes. The Manchester City and England star has called those responsible "low life scum" after they broke i...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly considering Sasa Kalajdzic AND Benjamin Sesko to solve their Cristiano Ronaldo dilemma. The Mail claims the duo have been earmarked by Erik ten Hag after he deemed a swoop for Ajax’s Antony too pricey. The Dutchman’s former side want £80million to sell their Brazilian forward. And United know they must move quickly for reinforcements as majo...Full Story »

All associated with Liverpool have been left sweating, owing to an altogether untimely blow on the personnel front. Jurgen Klopp’s troops marked their return to action a short time ago. After the club’s first-choice stars got the better of Manchester City in the Community Shield a little over 24 hours ago, game-time was on this occasion afforded to a heavily altered XI, in a frie...Full Story »

Bayern Munich have hit out at Barcelona as the fallout over Robert Lewandowski's move continues. Hasan Salihamidzic, sporting director of the Munich club, who had words for president Joan Laporta and Lewandowski after the Polish international had criticised Bayern's handling of his exit. "The club tried to find arguments to sell me to another club," Lewandowski told ESPN earlier this week. ...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou watched Jota clinch Celtic’s 2-0 win over Aberdeen with a quality strike but claimed the Portuguese winger was “one of the main culprits” in a “wasteful” Hoops performance.Celtic got the defence of their cinch Premiership title off to an ideal start at Parkhead when defender Stephen Welsh headed in a Matt O’Riley corner in the third minut...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Erik ten Hag was left seething after his players failed to score in their 1-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid. The loss in Norway was the first time the Dutchman has been on the losing side since taking charge of the Red Devils earlier in the summer. Erik ten Hag has hit out at his Manchester United side after they failed to score against Atletico Madrid Joao Felix score...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was impressed by the impact Darwin Nunez had coming off the bench to turn the Community Shield in his side’s favour against Manchester City.The 23-year-old Uruguay striker, who could become the club’s record signing if all the elements of his £85million summer deal with Benfica come to fruition, was introduced with 30 minutes to go and produced an...Full Story »

Forest Green manager Ian Burchnall sang the praises of Regan Hendry after his late heroics secured a “historic” 2-1 win at Bristol Rovers.Burchnall saluted the Scottish midfielder after he curled in a brilliant late winner from the edge of the penalty area to give last season’s League Two champions a dramatic victory at the Memorial Ground.It seemed as though the local bragging...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn pointed to a “mentality shift” at the club as the catalyst for his side’s 4-0 opening-day mauling of Hartlepool.A debut hat-trick from on-loan striker Danny Johnson, after Brandon Comley’s deflected opener, earned Walsall victory and only a string of saves from Pools keeper Ben Killip kept the score down.Walsall were taken over by American inves...Full Story »

Liverpool new boy Darwin Nunez struck first blood in the battle of the summer super-signings with an encouraging 30-minute cameo which was capped with the final goal in a 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield.City, last season’s Premier League champions, and Liverpool, the FA and Carabao Cup winners, both paraded their big-money acquisitions at Leicester’s King Power S...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson felt the “togetherness” of his team and supporters was even more important than the result after his reign began with a 1-0 victory over QPR.Tomasson, who previously managed Swedish outfit Malmo to two league titles, enjoyed a winning start thanks to newly-appointed captain Lewis Travis’ spectacular 34th-minute curling strike from 25 yards...Full Story »

Leam Richardson felt his Wigan side gave “a good account of themselves” as they drew 0-0 with Preston on their return to the Sky Bet Championship.Last season’s League One winners gave as good as they got at the DW but could not force home their numerical advantage in the last 10 minutes.Preston substitute Ched Evans was sent off for a two-footed lunge on a grounded Curtis Tilt,...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher admitted the 1-0 home win over Barnsley was the “best way to start the season”.Aston Villa attacking midfielder Finn Azaz, who has joined Argyle on a season-long loan, scored the 45th-minute winner with a superb first-time sidefoot strike into the top corner.Schumacher said:: “It’s three points on the board and a clean sheet so we’ve ...Full Story »

New AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson credited a positive off-season atmosphere at Plough Lane as his side claimed their first league victory since December with a confident 2-0 win over Gillingham.Ethan Chislett’s stunning opener and a second-half header from the outstanding Jack Currie ensured that the Dons triumphed in this fixture between two relegated sides to claim three points f...Full Story »

Paul Hurst insisted a contentious penalty award changed the game after Grimsby were beaten 2-0 by Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road.Grimsby, back in the Football League after a season’s absence, had battled well in the first half but George Moncur converted a penalty for a handball offence three minutes after the interval and Tom James doubled the O’s lead with a wonder-strike from 30 y...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin was not surprised by Harry Darling’s wonder goal which earned a 1-1 draw with Rotherham.Centre-half Darling celebrated his Swans debut with a 25-yard scorcher that found the top corner and cancelled out Chiedozie Ogbene’s early opener.Both sides had chances to win it in the second half, with Michael Obafemi missing an open goal for Swansea while Ogbene and...Full Story »

Cambridge started their League One season with a 1-0 win over highly-fancied MK Dons.The visitors almost made an ideal start inside the first minute, with Matt Smith’s effort from the edge of the box coming back off the bar.Instead it was Cambridge who took the lead after 17 minutes through a terrific goal by Harvey Knibbs.He slalomed into the box before cutting inside and firing low past ...Full Story »