Burton are set to be without Jonny Smith at home to Sky Bet League One leaders Wigan.Smith suffered a shoulder injury during Saturday’s goalless draw with Plymouth and failed to reappear after the break.Christian Saydee could deputise if Oumar Niasse is unavailable again after missing two games through what Brewers boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has described as “personal issues”...Full Story »

Saturday night was a successful one for Carlo Ancelotti, as Real Madrid were able to defeat Getafe 2-0 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu for three more LaLiga Santander points, at the same time as resting Luka Modric and Toni Kroos ahead of the upcoming Champions League quarter-final second leg. Fede Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga started alongside Casemiro in their stead and the Uruguayan and ...Full Story »

Manchester United outcast Donny van de Beek has welcomed the birth of his first child with Dennis Bergkamp's daughter, Estelle. Van de Beek has been dating Estelle since they met in Amsterdam in the summer of 2019 and confirmed the couple were expecting in a social media post last year. The couple have now welcomed the birth of Lomee van de Beek, who was born on Saturday, with Van de Beek p...Full Story »

Manchester United's bid to appoint Erik ten Hag as their next permanent manager is reportedly under serious threat from RB Leipzig. The Bundesliga giants are looking to hijack United's crunch talks and lure Ten Hag to Germany ahead of his Ajax departure this summer. According to the Mirror, Leipzig want to make the 52-year-old Dutchman their manager next season after opening negotiations weeks ...Full Story »

Merseyside police are reviewing CCTV footage to establish if Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo committed an offence by knocking a mobile phone out of a supporter's hand following his side's 1-0 Premier League defeat to Everton on Saturday. Footage emerged on social media of Ronaldo appearing to swipe his hand towards the ground as he walked off the pitch and headed for the tunnel at...Full Story »

Manchester City retained their slender lead at the Premier League summit as their crunch clash with title rivals Liverpool ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw.Kevin De Bruyne fired the champions into a fifth-minute lead at the Etihad Stadium but Diogo Jota levelled eight minutes later for the second-placed Reds.Gabriel Jesus restored City’s advantage before the break but Sadio Mane marked his 30...Full Story »

Fulham manager Marco Silva blamed a lack of a winning mentality and individual errors for his team’s stumble at home to Coventry, when a win would have left them just three more points from promotion.Fulham trailed at the break to goals from Michael Rose and Viktor Gyokeres – a set play and a goalkeeping error respectively – and although they pulled one back through substitute ...Full Story »

Dean Smith was pleased Norwich showed some fight to beat relegation rivals Burnley 2-0 but conceded Premier League survival remains a “tough challenge” for his bottom-of-the-table club.Pierre Lees-Melou’s side-footed effort after nine minutes put the Canaries ahead at Carrow Road and Teemu Pukki wrapped up the points in the 86th minute with a composed finish.Burnley had their m...Full Story »

Runaway Championship leaders Fulham’s promotion push was halted as Coventry won 3-1 at Craven Cottage.Victory for the Cottagers would have left them needing one more win to secure an immediate return to the Premier League.But goals from Michael Rose and Viktor Gyokeres put Coventry 2-0 ahead at the break and, despite Fulham substitute Bobby Decordova-Reid pulling one back with eight minute...Full Story »

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall inspired Leicester to a narrow 2-1 Premier League win over Crystal Palace.The midfielder’s first Premier League goal came after a sublime assist for Ademola Lookman’s opener to give the Foxes the perfect preparation for Thursday’s trip to PSV.They go to Eindhoven for their Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg with the tie poised at 0-0 but hav...Full Story »

Martial had an affair when Da Cruz was heavily pregnant Manchester United star Anthony Martial has been dumped by his wife after years of ups and downs. Melanie Da Cruz, 30, announced her break-up from the misfiring striker, who had an affair while she was eight months pregnant. A source told the Daily Star Sunday the heartbroken French TV star called time on their three-year marriage. Melani...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen is one that got away from West Ham and the other Premier League big boys according to David Moyes as he opened up on the stance the club took about signing the Denmark midfielder. The 30-year-old made a sensational comeback with Premier League newcomers Brentford following his near-fatal cardiac arrest and collapse on the pitch at last summer’s European Championships. ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander was proud of his players after they sealed top-six cinch Premiership football with the last kick of the game at Livingston.Ricki Lamie’s stoppage-time equaliser was enough for the Steelmen to sneak into the top half of the table at the Lions’ expense.Livingston had been in command with goals from Odin Bailey and Alan Forrest either side of the brea...Full Story »

Boss David Artell insisted Crewe would bounce back after their relegation from League One was confirmed by a 2-0 defeat at Doncaster.Defeat at the Eco-Power Stadium ended Alex’s stay in the third tier after two years, but Artell does not believe they will be outside the division for long.“We’ve done it once and we will do it again,” he said. “I can promise that.&ldq...Full Story »

Dundee manager Mark McGhee insists his side’s stunning derby comeback shows they believe they can win their battle to stay in the cinch Premiership after the 2-2 draw with Dundee United at Tannadice.Dundee United had taken a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Nicky Clark and Charlie Mulgrew, but the Dark Blues hit back through Danny Mullen and skipper Charlie Adam to secure a point.The result c...Full Story »

Phil Brown called on his Barrow side to be “more ruthless and horrible to play against” after a third successive defeat under him plunged them further into relegation trouble.Kwesi Appiah’s second-half strike was enough to give mid-table Crawley a 1-0 win – their third successive home victory – and left Barrow out of the bottom two on goal difference.Former Hull bos...Full Story »

Leaders Stockport swept past Southend 5-0 at Edgeley Park to keep themselves on course for promotion with a ninth straight Vanarama National League win.Will Collar put County ahead in the 21st minute following a corner, with forward Myles Hippolyte swiftly adding a second from the edge of the box past the Shrimpers’ 18-year-old goalkeeper Andeng Ndi, who was making his league debut.Scott Q...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor was left with mixed emotions after his side left it late to beat Carlisle 1-0 at Brunton Park.The high-flying Grecians needed a dramatic 89th-minute Padraig Amond winner, his first goal for four months, to extend their fine unbeaten run to eight games.City have won three on the bounce and six out of eight to open up a healthy five-point cushion over the promotion chasing ...Full Story »

Frustrated Chris Wilder blamed individual errors from his Middlesbrough players after seeing their play-off hopes hit by a 1-0 defeat to Hull at the Riverside.Wilder claimed goalkeeper Joe Lumley should have kept out Keane Lewis-Potter’s curling effort 16 minutes from time which condemned Boro to a second home loss in four days.The hosts tried to hit back, Aaron Connolly missing the target...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Alex Neil reiterated the importance of substitutes after Elliot Embleton snatched a priceless late winner in the triumph at fellow Sky Bet League One play-off hopefuls Oxford.Embleton fired home from Ross Stewart’s pass in  the 89th minute, just three minutes after Neil sent him on, to give the Black Cats a 2-1 victory that greatly boosts their play-off hopes.Captain C...Full Story »