Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom is seeking a second opinion about David McGoldrick’s thigh injury.The striker is likely to be out for weeks and will miss Tuesday’s Sky Bet Championship match against Hull but the Blades are yet to determine the extent of the damage, although it is significant.Rhian Brewster will not play again this season after surgery to fix a hamstring prob...Full Story »

WAYNE ROONEY posed for a selfie with a young pitch invader after the plucky fan dodged stewards to sprint halfway up the pitch. The Derby manager, 36, took charge of his side away at Middlesbrough on Saturday. Wayne Rooney poses for a selfie with the kid in the Manchester United shirtCredit: Getty The youngster ran off down the touchline and back into the standCredit: Twitter And with his si...Full Story »

WEST HAM fans have been blasted for a 'vile' Kurt Zouma chant in the wake of the defender's cat-kicking shame. Zouma is at the centre of an animal cruelty storm after footage emerged of him KICKING and SLAPPING his pet moggy. Kurt Zouma was initially in the West Ham line-up to face LeicesterCredit: AFP Hammers fans have been condemned for their 'vile' chantCredit: Twitter His name was loudly...Full Story »

Former Tottenham striker Darren Bent says Arsenal should hand Alexandre Lacazette a new deal. Lacazette is out of contract at Arsenal at the end of the season. Former Tottenham striker and Arsenal fan Darren Bent is in the camp that believes Lacazette should be given a new deal. Bent said on talkSPORT: "I'd probably give him a new [contract]. Just as cover if we get someone else in. "Maybe...Full Story »

Arsenal have eyed up Chelsea academy graduate Armando Broja as their replacement for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who was sold in the January transfer window. Aubameyang was allowed to leave for Barcelona last month following a series of disciplinary woes. And with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah out of contract at the end of the season, adding an attacker to Mikel Arteta's ranks has qui...Full Story »

Things are, apparently, not all rosy at Old Trafford at present. Results aren't good enough, performances haven't been positive enough, and players don't appear to be happy with the management and the way in which they go about their business. Against Southampton, the Red Devils once again showed their Jekyll and Hyde character. An energetic first 45 minutes, where they were on top for long...Full Story »

Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte said his players have to be able to survive his demands if they are to develop a winning mentality after another disappointing result.Spurs saw their hopes of a top-four finish suffer a huge blow with a 2-0 home defeat to Wolves, who overtook them in the table after scoring two goals inside the first 20 minutes.The visitors’ win, courtesy of goals from Ra...Full Story »

Rotherham boss Paul Warne admitted his side were fortunate to win at Sheffield Wednesday after goals from Freddie Ladapo and Michael Smith gave them a 2-0 victory.Wednesday started brightly with Sam Hutchinson heading over and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing testing Josh Vickers with a low shot after Callum Paterson and Marvin Johnson combined well to set him up.Vickers also had to keep out a shot from H...Full Story »

David Moyes didn't come out of the Kurt Zouma situation as well as he would have hoped, with his decision to select the French defender in his starting XI on Tuesday being roundly criticised, yet the West Ham United boss will not budge from his position and Zouma will therefore retain his place. Having been filmed kicking a cat, Zouma has been roundly condemned and even had his pets taken awa...Full Story »

Liverpool in contract talks with MilnerLiverpool are ready to open talks with James Milner over a new contract at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed. Discussions are planned for the coming weeks, with Milner keen to continue his playing career and still of the belief that he is capable of operating at the highest level despite his advancing years. Read the full story on GOAL! Lyon ready bi...Full Story »

Everton moved five points clear of the relegation zone as goals from Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane and Anthony Gordon steered them to a 3-0 win over Leeds in their first Premier League home game under Frank Lampard.The Toffees went 2-0 up in the first half via headers from Coleman and fellow defender Keane in the 10th and 23rd minutes respectively.Rodrigo hit the hosts’ bar in between and ...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor lauded Kieran Phillips’ “poacher’s finish” against Bradford and believes his first goal for the club will do the on-loan Huddersfield striker the power of good.Phillips, 21, scored in only his third appearance for the promotion-chasing Grecians, having hit the target just four times in 26 league outings for Walsall, where he spent the first half of...Full Story »

Under-fire Reading manager Veljko Paunovic praised his club’s fans despite their protests before and after the 3-2 Sky Bet Championship defeat at home to Coventry.It was relegation-threatened Reading’s seventh league defeat in a row.Lucas Joao headed home in the 23rd minute to give Reading the lead but Coventry levelled in first-half stoppage time through Dominic Hyam.Defender Michae...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin hailed his side’s professional performance as they defeated Kelty Hearts 4-0 to book their place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.Goals from Alex Greive, Jordan Jones and a double from Greg Kiltie saw the home side ease past the cinch League Two league leaders.Goodwin said: “It was a really good afternoon for us. Everything about it was just perfect to...Full Story »

Crawley head coach John Yems had no doubt Hartlepool striker Omar Bogle should have been sent off well before he hit the decisive goal.Bogle escaped with a booking for a foul on Jack Payne in the 13th minute and the incident so infuriated Yems he argued with referee Brett Huxtable on the final whistle and was shown a red card after first receiving a yellow.Former Birmingham, Cardiff and Wigan fo...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton insisted his side were denied a ‘stonewall’ penalty during their goalless draw with in-form Mansfield.John-Joe O’Toole’s 64th-minute challenge on Aaron Collins inside the box provided the only major talking point at the Memorial Stadium as Nigel Clough’s Mansfield stretched their unbeaten League Two run to 11 games.Collins was convinc...Full Story »

Frank Lampard declared himself “absolutely delighted” while also stressing that “it’s only a start” after Everton recorded their first Premier League win under him by beating Leeds 3-0 at Goodison Park.The Toffees went 2-0 up in the first half thanks to headers from Seamus Coleman and fellow defender Michael Keane in the 10th and 23rd minutes respectively.Rodrigo st...Full Story »

Manager Marco Silva felt Championship leaders Fulham showed another side to their game in the 1-0 win at Hull.Silva’s team were not at their free-flowing best but they had the strength of character when it mattered to claim three points against determined opponents.Aleksander Mitrovic’s 57th-minute header – his 31st goal of the season – was enough to keep Fulham six point...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner lavished praise on two-goal Josh Davison after the Robins thrashed struggling Scunthorpe 3-0.Harry McKirdy was also on the scoresheet as Swindon ran riot in the second half at the County Ground.Garner said: “I am delighted for JD to get his two goals today – he was immense up there.“We were very good. We were really positive, created lots of opport...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder felt their comprehensive 4-1 win over Derby capped off a great week for the football club.Boro moved into the Championship play-off places at the end of a nine-day spell in which they knocked Manchester United out of the FA Cup and drew at promotion rivals QPR.Isaiah Jones produced three first-half assists at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday as a Lee Buchanan ...Full Story »