Middlesbrough could hand a debut to on-loan Arsenal forward Folarin Balogun against Sky Bet Championship strugglers Reading.England Under-21 international Balogun has joined for the remainder of the season, while Republic of Ireland forward Aaron Connolly could also feature for the first time following his loan switch from Brighton.Midfielder Caolan Boyd-Munce, a permanent transfer from Birmingh...Full Story »

Exeter are set to give a debut to Congolese striker Offrande Zanzala against relegation-threatened Scunthorpe in Sky Bet League Two following his arrival on loan from Barrow.City manager Matt Taylor had been tracking Zanzala since the summer and is hoping his arrival, on a deal to the end of the season, will help his side end a run of six matches without a win.Fellow striker Sam Nombe is ma...Full Story »

David Marshall is expected to make his debut for QPR when they host Championship promotion rivals West Brom.The Scotland goalkeeper this week moved to Loftus Road from Derby on a permanent contract until the end of the season. With first-choice stopper Seny Dieng away at the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, and Jordan Archer injured in the FA Cup win against Rotherham, Marshall is likely to s...Full Story »

New arrival Jamie Walker could make his debut for Bradford as they prepare to welcome Salford to the Utilita Energy Stadium.The 28-year-old arrived from Hearts earlier this week and could go straight into Derek Adams’ plans for the weekend.Andy Cook was forced off with a dead leg in the 29th minute of the Bantams’ 2-0 loss to Carlisle last week and it is yet to be seen whether the 31...Full Story »

Vandals scrawled the message ‘Mbappe, you’re dead’ over the giant painting of the Paris Saint-Germain star. Kylian Mbappe grew up in the town of Bondy outside Paris Credit: EPA Politician Sylvine Thomassin was also targeted by graffiti as she runs for mayor in the town on the outskirts of Paris. Critics have blasted her for appearing alongside Mbappe at campaign events over ...Full Story »

Liverpool is growing increasingly more confident that star attacker Mo Salah will commit his long-term future to the club.Since joining Liverpool from Roma back in 2017, Salah, 29, has grown to become one of, if not, the best attacker in world football. Having so far featured in 229 matches, in all competitions, the Egypt international boasts some truly remarkable numbers, including 148 goals...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez lauded his team's performance against Real Madrid on Wednesday despite going down 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling Spanish Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Federico Valverde struck the winner in the 98th minute as Madrid recorded their 100th Clasico win after Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati had earlier cancelled out goals from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema...Full Story »

The Germany international, who is out of contract this summer, scored the only goal of the game as the Blues booked their place at Wembley Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Match Statistics It's incredible how quickly things can turn around for a footballer. A year ago, Tottenham were one of a host of clubs looking to sign Antonio Rudiger after the Chelsea defender had fallen out of favour with then-m...Full Story »

Ekitike keen on Newcastle switchNewcastle are in talks with Ligue 1 side Reims over a £25 million ($34m/€30m) deal for striker Hugo Ekitike - and the player is keen on the potential move, says Sky Sports. The 19-year-old has eight goals in 18 league games this year. Juventus won't sell Arthur without replacementArsenal are pushing for Arthur Melo on loan from Juventus. He’...Full Story »

David Moyes challenged Jarrod Bowen to maintain his stunning form after he fired West Ham into the top four and enhanced his England credentials in a 2-0 win over Norwich.Bowen’s seventh and eighth goals of the season secured a third straight Premier League win for the Hammers.The calls for Bowen to win a Three Lions call-up are getting louder, with his eight assists meaning the forme...Full Story »

Dave Artell said it would have been a “travesty” if Crewe had not beaten Charlton to record a third win in five although the Railwaymen were left to sweat over a stoppage-time strike by Elliot Lee that was eventually ruled out.Referee Rob Lewis and his assistant deliberated for several minutes before agreeing that Jonathan Leko was standing in an offside position and interfering with...Full Story »

First-half goals from Crewe’s Oliver Finney and Mikael Mandron condemned Charlton to their third consecutive Sky Bet League One defeat as the Railwaymen secured a 2-1 win.Substitute Mason Burstow offered Johnnie Jackson’s side hope with 10 minutes left.And Crewe breathed a sigh of relief when referee Rob Lewis ruled out Elliot Lee’s deflected stoppage-time effort as they record...Full Story »

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and goalkeeper Alisson Becker have returned to training after Covid absences and will rejoin the squad for the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg at home to Arsenal.Midfielder Thiago Alcantara (hip) and striker Divock Origi (knee) remain absent, as do Africa Cup of Nations trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita.Left-back Andy Robertson has overcome ...Full Story »

LEEDS UNITED star Junior Firpo has given fans a behind the scenes access to a night out in the city. The full-back joined from Barcelona last summer and is keen to sample local life. Junior cuddles up to girlfriend JuliaCredit: Instagram / @juniorfirpo3 In a short film produced by Media Falco, Firpo can be seen cruising around in his £145,000 Mercedes G63 AMG. The Dominican star only bo...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has confirmed he has rejected a transfer request from Dean Henderson. The English goalkeeper has had to serve as a back-up to David De Gea this season. Henderson has pushed to leave on loan this month, but Rangnick wants him at Old Trafford. "A couple of weeks ago he asked me [if he could leave] but I told him I'd rather have him stay until the end of...Full Story »

ARSENAL have made their first signing of the transfer window. Arsenal have reportedly signed West Brom wonderkid Lino Da Cruz Sousa in a big boost for Mikel Arteta's future plans. The 16-year-old was part of the Baggies' under-18, playing two years above his age group. Arsenal have apparently completed their first signing of the window (Image: GETTY) Football.london claim academy boss Per Mer...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Appleton was delighted to see Chris Maguire’s hat-trick earn his side their first back-to-back victories of the season.Having seen off Oxford at the weekend, Lincoln followed up with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Maguire claimed a treble against his former employers, having left the Black Cats after his contract was not renewed in the summer.And...Full Story »

Micky Mellon felt Tranmere showed why they are in the Sky Bet League Two promotion race as they fought back for a 1-1 draw at Salford.A howler from Rovers goalkeeper Ross Doohan had gifted Salford striker Remi Oteh a first-half opener before substitute Paul Glatzel headed a deserved second-half equaliser.“It wasn’t a game for the purists but you’ve got to be good at what the ga...Full Story »

Chris Maguire celebrated a memorable return to the Stadium of Light as his hat-trick enabled Lincoln to beat 10-man Sunderland 3-1.Maguire swapped the Stadium of Light for Sincil Bank last summer, and his treble in his first game back on Wearside enabled Lincoln to record back-to-back victories in Sky Bet League One for the first time this season.Maguire made 135 senior appearances for Sunderlan...Full Story »

Goals from Jason Demetriou and Thomas Clifford helped Southend make it three Vanarama National League games unbeaten with a 2-1 win over Yeovil at Roots Hall.Southend broke the deadlock just before the half-hour mark through Demetriou when he picked the ball up on the edge of the area, let fly from range and saw his effort deflected into the back of the net.The Shrimpers doubled their advantage ...Full Story »