St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin expressed his delight after his team finally won at the 12th attempt, beating Dundee United 2-1 at Tannadice.The Buddies opened the scoring in the cinch Premiership contest through Jay Henderson, with Eamonn Brophy doubling their advantage.United pulled one back through an Alan Power own goal but the Paisley men held on to take all three points.Goodwin said: “I h...Full Story »

Stoke assistant manager Dean Holden paid tribute to Tom Ince’s professionalism after he continued his impressive return to the side.The 29-year-old midfielder has spent long spells out of favour this season but secured a recall to the starting line-up a fortnight ago.Ince was involved in the build-up to Jacob Brown’s opener for the visitors at Hull and then wrapped up a 2-0 triumph b...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick faces yet another problem after learning that the Old Trafford board might not sanction any transfers this month, according to reports. The German only replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the end of November but has already suffered several setbacks as he seeks to improve the Red Devils’ performances. United threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Aston Vil...Full Story »

Derek Adams hailed the “bravery” of matchwinner Paudie O’Connor after his header earned Bradford a 2-1 comeback victory over 10-man Salford.Centre-half O’Connor, who lost a tooth from the earlier challenge that saw Salford goalscorer Brandon Thomas-Asante sent off, headed home the winner from Callum Cooke’s cross in the 85th minute after Ryan Watson’s own goal...Full Story »

Russell Martin said he could not be prouder of his Swansea side after their battling 1-1 draw at Huddersfield.Danel Sinani gave Huddersfield a 15th-minute lead with a simple tap-in but Swansea went close to equalising through Ryan Manning and Cyrus Christie either side of half-time before they got their reward when Flynn Downes levelled with 12 minutes to go.Downes went close again in stoppage t...Full Story »

Paudie O’Connor earned Bradford their first home league win in seven attempts as his header clinched a 2-1 comeback victory over 10-man Salford.The centre-half, who lost a tooth from the earlier challenge that saw Salford’s Brandon Thomas-Asante sent off, headed home from Callum Cooke’s cross in the 85th minute.It was Bradford’s first Valley Parade victory since October 2...Full Story »

Swansea ended their three-game Championship losing streak after Flynn Downes’ late goal rescued a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield.The visitors had fallen behind to Danel Sinani’s 15th-minute opener following a slow start to the game but they responded well, with Ryan Manning and Cyrus Christie both going close to a deserved equaliser.The Welshmen then bossed the entire second half, with Hud...Full Story »

The Chelsea defender has backed a number of local organisations in the country Kids from Sierra Leone with Rudiger shirts, and the defender himself.@ToniRuediger Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has pledged his support behind the Sierra Leone football team for this year's Africa Cup of Nations. The German, who is out of contract at Stamford Bridge in the summer, is involved in the BigShoe org...Full Story »

Huddersfield defender Levi Colwill is hoping to recover from injury in time for the home game against Swansea.Colwill, on loan from Chelsea, missed last week’s FA Cup win at Burnley due to a minor knee injury but was expected to return to training on Friday.Goalkeeper Lee Nicholls will return to the starting line-up after recovering from a stomach virus, with Ryan Schofield ruled out due t...Full Story »

Liverpool have identified Jude Bellingham as their marquee summer signing and believe they have the set-up to beat rivals to the Borussia Dortmund man. That's according to Caught Offside, who say that though the youngster is a target for Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, the Reds are counting on their "experienced players at the club that can guide him" if he joins in a big-mone...Full Story »

Chelsea are set to return with an improved contract offer for Antonio Rudiger. The Germany centre-back had rejected Chelsea's previous offer worth around £140,000-a-week. Rudiger is seeking £200,000-a-week and is using the interest of several clubs as a bargaining chip. PSG, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona are all interested in the 28-year-old. It is believed foreign clu...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised the defensive effort which earned his side a goalless draw against Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final – but fears it may have put Sunday’s north London derby in doubt.After Granit Xhaka’s second red card in just 13 appearances this season the Gunners were forced to play for 71 minutes with 10 men at Anfield but their ...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 »

Ralph Hasenhuttl declared himself “very proud” after Southampton secured their biggest win of the Premier League season by thrashing Brentford 4-1 in front of the club’s new owners.Saints’ first top-flight outing since last week’s takeover by investment firm Sport Republic was an emphatic affair thanks to goals from Jan Bednarek, Armando Broja and Che Adams, plus an...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Stephen Crainey hailed the impact of new signing Ellis Harrison after he scored the winner in the crunch relegation clash with Doncaster.Harrison’s arrival on a permanent transfer from Portsmouth was only announced two hours before kick-off but he wasted no time in making an impression by scoring the only goal of a dour game after 50 minutes.Crainey expects the striker will ...Full Story »

Matty Pearson was Burnley’s nemesis once again as his late header saw Huddersfield come from behind to dump the Premier League side out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 win at Turf Moor.Pearson, whose extra-time goal gave Accrington Stanley a League Cup win over Burnley in 2016, headed in for the Championship club four minutes from time after Josh Koroma had cancelled out Jay Rodriguez’s fir...Full Story »

Burnley boss Sean Dyche will be absent for Saturday’s FA Cup third-round clash with Huddersfield at Turf Moor as he isolates after testing positive for coronavirus.In addition, Clarets assistant manager Ian Woan, overseeing things while Dyche is away, on Thursday said he believed there were four new positive cases within the playing staff.A pair who had already been missing after positive ...Full Story »

Barcelona have taken a serious interest in Antonio Rudiger. The German defender will become a free agent at the end of this season. Talks over an extension with Chelsea continue to stall and foreign clubs are now able to sign a pre-contract agreement with Rudiger this month. Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern Munich and Juventus have all held talks with Rudiger's representatives. Sky Sportssays Barc...Full Story »

Liverpool ready €45m Danjuma bid Liverpool have prepared a January bid for Villarreal star Arnaut Danjuma, says Fichajes. The Netherlands international has impressed in La Liga this season and the Premier League side hope to convince the Yellow Submarine to let him go with an offer of €45 million. Lille want €60m for Newcastle target Botman (Sky Sports) Magpies determined...Full Story »

Blackburn missed the chance to move within a point of the Championship summit after Huddersfield battled to a deserved 0-0 draw at Ewood Park.With promotion rivals Bournemouth and Fulham both out of action due to postponements, Rovers had a chance to apply pressure in the race for the Premier League but were thwarted by the resolute Terriers who were able to withstand early pressure from the lea...Full Story »