George Lloyd was described as “unplayable” by Cheltenham assistant boss Adam Murray after the striker’s brace helped the Robins move off the bottom of the League One table with a 2-0 home win over Shrewsbury.Lloyd nodded in the hosts’ opener in the first half before sealing matters with a second goal five minutes from time.Cheltenham have now picked up five wins from 12 g...Full Story »

George Lloyd’s first Cheltenham brace lifted them off the bottom of the League One table with a 2-0 home victory over Shrewsbury.The striker nodded in Liam Sercombe’s free-kick from the right in the 34th minute to put the improving Robins on course for their fifth win in 12 games under boss Darrell Clarke.And Lloyd touched in Tom Bradbury’s downward header from Sean Long’...Full Story »

With the January transfer window just around the corner and Man City slipping off the pace a little in the Premier League, the first month of 2024 represents an ideal time to make some moves in the transfer market. Whether incomings or outgoings, if the deal makes good business and football sense, then there's reason enough to expect that the current Club World Cup champions will go ahead wit...Full Story »

RB Leipzig are open to let Timo Werner leave in the January transfer window amid interest from the Premier League. WHAT HAPPENED?The Chelsea flop, who rejoined RB Leipzig last summer, has experienced limited playing time at the Bundesliga club having appeared in 14 matches across all competitions and clocking just 386 minutes on the pitch. Now Bild reports that Leipzig are ready to let the st...Full Story »

Manchester City and Chelsea are set to face competition from Barcelona for Palmeiras sensation Estevao Willian, who is also known as "little Messi". Messinho, who turned 16 in April, is the club's next exciting talent after Endrick, who will join Real Madrid when he reaches 18 in 2024. Like Endrick, Messinho will not be able to move to Europe until the age of 18, but he is already being trac...Full Story »

Kepa Arrizabalaga's return to Spain could face an abrupt end, as reports suggest Real Madrid are unlikely to sign the goalkeeper on a permanent basis. WHAT HAPPENED?The Spanish international arrived on loan from Chelsea as an emergency replacement for Thibaut Courtois when the Belgian suffered a serious knee injury in August. But after an injury of his own, Kepa has found himself fighting for...Full Story »

Barca set to miss out on signing 'Little Messi' Barcelona could miss out on signing 'Little Lionel Messi' Estevao Willian as top European clubs like Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain line up to sign the Brazilian wonderkid, according to Mundo Desportivo. The teenager, who recently made his senior debut for Palmeiras in the club's final game of the season, is...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino lamented Chelsea’s lack of ruthlessness in front of goal after a flurry of missed chances contributed to a 2-1 defeat to Wolves at Molineux.Mario Lemina headed the hosts into the lead early in the second half, rising to nod Pablo Sarabia’s corner into the far corner after the visiting defence had failed to make a serious attempt to clear the ball.It was fair rewar...Full Story »

Chelsea slumped to a third defeat in four Premier League games as second-half goals from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty earned Wolves a deserved 2-1 victory at Molineux.Lemina headed in unmarked from Pablo Sarabia’s corner early in the second period, just reward after Gary O’Neil’s side had weathered early pressure and the hosts had spurned a host of chances, most glaringly from...Full Story »

Maya watched from the stands as former contestant Dani Dyer's boyfriend Jarrod Bowen broke the deadlock with a late opener on 72 minutes. Hammers, you've got a text from @MayaJama 📲 pic.twitter.com/hBhUrumblp— West Ham United (@WestHam) December 23, 2023 Maya Jama cheered West Ham to victory against Manchester UnitedMaya watched from the stands as West Ham defeated Manchester Un...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino says he expects to see new additions in January. Pochettino admits a transfer summit will be held next week ahead of the market opening. He said: "We and the sporting director always talk and evaluate: if we have to do something we will be ready. The pressure is always to bring in young talent, and we have different types of targets: experienced, inexperience...Full Story »

Signing the England International won't come cheap for Spurs with The Blues valuing their star highly. Tottenham will have to pay £50m if they want to sign Conor Gallagher Credit: Getty Spurs could raise funds for the deal by selling Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Credit: Getty Gallagher has been an important cog in Mauricio Pochettino's side this season and has attracted the interest of the Nort...Full Story »

Merry Christmas! The January transfer window is nearly upon us. It’s the final weekend of Premier League action before the festivities and there are only a few matches remaining before transfer business can again get underway. Top-flight clubs are lining up deals in the background as they look to strengthen their squads for a rigorous second half of the campaign, with Manchester United an...Full Story »

Vanarama National League leaders Chesterfield made it four league wins in a row with a dominant 4-1 victory over Aldershot.The visitors lone goal came early, a fourth-minute opener via Josh Stokes, but the sides were square two minutes later when Darren Oldaker scored directly from a 25-yard free-kick.Ryan Colclough fired the Spireites into the lead in the 65th minute with a strike to the bottom...Full Story »

New boss Steven Schumacher expressed his satisfaction despite his Stoke career beginning with a goalless draw at home to Millwall.Following his move in midweek, the former Plymouth boss failed to secure a dream start to life in the Potteries.Although they dominated throughout, the home side struggled to capitalise as they slipped to a ninth game without victory.Ryan Mmaee was thwarted by former ...Full Story »

Everton boss Sean Dyche fumed at the decision to rule out Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 51st-minute goal in their 2-1 Premier League loss at Tottenham.Spurs were two up inside 18 minutes after close-range finishes by Richarlison and Son Heung-min but were not at their best and could have conceded at the start of the second half.Calvert-Lewin rifled home after Andre Gomes had won back possession ...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke believes Cheltenham’s 1-0 win at Carlisle has now put them in the race to survive in League One this season.Many had written off the rock-bottom Robins by the time Clarke was appointed at the end of September and they endured a run of 11 games without even scoring at the start of the season.But Liam Sercombe’s first-half winner at Brunton Park means they have now score...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher’s time in charge of Stoke began with a point as they were held at home to a goalless draw by Millwall.The 39-year-old had ended a four-year association with Plymouth to make the move to the Potters on Tuesday.And his opening match was promising albeit also frustrating as Stoke failed to make their dominance count.Stoke are now winless in nine games dating back to October,...Full Story »

Erik Ten Hag insists Manchester United have goals in them despite drawing another blank in a dispiriting 2-0 defeat at West Ham.The Red Devils have now gone four matches in a row without scoring for the first time since 1992 after another limp display.But beleaguered boss Ten Hag said: “We have players who can do it. They’ve proved in the past they can do it.“But we also have t...Full Story »

Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus consigned makeshift Manchester United to another defeat as West Ham snatched a 2-0 victory at the London Stadium.England hopeful Bowen scored his 12th goal of the season and Ghana winger Kudus his seventh in 12 appearances as United were sent spinning to a 20th loss of 2023, their worst tally in 34 years.For 72 minutes two poor teams were cancelling each other out...Full Story »