NEWCASTLE will step up their interest in Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic. As SunSport previously revealed, they'll be in the hunt when Fiorentina start an auction. Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic is a target for a host of Premier League clubs in 2022, including Newcastle Toon's top spies watched the hitman in action as his country qualified for the World Cup by beating Portugal. Vlahovic, 21...Full Story »

AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie is attracting bigger interest from Premier League clubs. The Mirror says Arsenal have joined rivals Tottenham and Manchester United in the transfer war for Kessie. The Gunners will go toe-to-toe with their rivals and European juggernauts to sign Kessie. The midfielder can agree a pre-contract deal from January 1, leaving Milan in a vulnerable position. The...Full Story »

Although it's been on the back burner for months, the idea that the Super League is going away anytime soon is a fanciful one. In fact, if truth be told, it appears that Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona are simply biding their time and waiting until the right moment to kick things off again. Certainly, discussions aren't off the table and never have been, and even Real Madrid president, Flo...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Paul Cook was left stunned as Sunderland scored two late goals to snatch a vital 2-0 win at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats were yet to register a shot on target when Luke O’Nien rose to meet a corner at the back post in the 85th minute, giving his side a lead they did not relinquish.Cook’s woes were compounded when Aristote Nsiala was penalised for handball in the f...Full Story »

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic has spoken of his relief that the uncertainty of a possible EFL points deduction has been lifted from the Sky Bet Championship club.A six-point deduction was confirmed on Wednesday, with the Royals then going on to draw 1-1 with Nottingham Forest at the SCL Stadium.In-form Forest were rewarded for an enterprising opening by going in front in the fourth minute thro...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff hailed the ability of Dan Crowley as the midfielder shone in a 2-1 comeback victory over 10-man Shrewsbury.Former Arsenal prospect Crowley saw a shot handled on the line which led to a penalty for the Robins and red card for Elliott Bennett midway through the first half after Daniel Udoh’s early opener for Steve Cotterill’s Shrews.Crowley was heavily invo...Full Story »

Dean Smith called on Norwich and their supporters to turn Carrow Road into a fortress after they secured a second Premier League win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Southampton.Goals from Teemu Pukki and captain Grant Hanley on his 30th birthday saw the Canaries make it back-to-back triumphs after they also beat Brentford two weeks ago in what proved Daniel Farke’s last match in char...Full Story »

Graham Alexander revealed a pep talk with Connor Shields paid off when the Motherwell attacker opened his Fir Park account in the well-deserved 2-0 home cinch Premiership win over 10-man HeartsThe 24-year-old attacker was signed from Queen of the South in the summer but after failing to pin down a regular spot a loan move was mooted.However, the Fir Park boss persuaded Shields to keep plugging a...Full Story »

Micky Mellon was frustrated with the officials despite his Tranmere side battling back from two goals down to earn a point in a 2-2 draw at Bristol Rovers.Josh Grant and Sam Nicholson struck to put the Gas ahead, but Callum MacDonald pulled one back for the visitors in the 25th minute.The second half was evenly fought, but Tranmere always carried a threat and Mellon’s side equalised throug...Full Story »

Chris Wilder’s first game in charge of Middlesbrough ended in a 1-1 draw with Millwall at the Riverside Stadium.Matt Crooks fired Boro ahead before Sol Bamba’s own goal secured a point for the Lions.Wilder almost got off to the perfect start as Boro manager when Duncan Watmore was released through on goal 12 seconds into the game only to see his effort saved low by Bartosz Bialkowski...Full Story »

New Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder felt disappointed at coming away from his first game in charge with just a point against Millwall.The Championship clash ended 1-1 as Matt Crooks gave Boro the lead in the 15th minute with a back-post header before a Sol Bamba own goal 12 minutes later brought Millwall back into the match.The point for both sides left Middlesbrough 14th in the table, five plac...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass admitted Funso Ojo should not have given referee Bobby Madden the chance to send him off in the narrow defeat against Dundee United at Tannadice.The home side had already been reduced to 10 men shortly before half-time with Calum Butcher receiving a straight red for a low blow on Dons striker Christian Ramirez.Then just minutes later, Ojo’s momentum took him int...Full Story »

Forest Green cruised to a 3-1 win at 10-man Hartlepool to stay top of League Two.Unbeaten away from home this season, Rob Edwards’ side made it six wins on the road thanks to a dominant first-half performance.It took them just four minutes to go ahead, a near-post corner being nodded in from close range by Jordan Moore-Taylor.Pools did have a couple of half-chances but some organised defen...Full Story »

A late Keshi Anderson equaliser secured Blackpool a 1-1 Championship draw against Swansea in south Wales.This was an evenly-contested match for the most part with a first-half goal from Joel Piroe putting Swansea ahead, but a late effort from Anderson meant the Welsh club had to settle for a draw.Swansea had the first real chance of the game when Ethan Laird put Olivier Ntcham straight through o...Full Story »

A brace from skipper Ollie Clarke helped Mansfield chalk up a fifth win in a row with a 3-1 home win over bottom club Scunthorpe.An entertaining first half saw United go ahead against the run of play after 15 minutes when Myles Hippolyte netted from the spot after keeper Nathan Bishop had brought him down trying to go round him following a defence-splitting pass down the middle by Hayden Hackney...Full Story »

Dean Smith started his Norwich tenure with three points after Grant Hanley’s 79th-minute header earned a 2-1 victory at home to Southampton.The result made it back-to-back triumphs for the Canaries, who moved off the bottom of the Premier League table after Teemu Pukki had cancelled out Che Adams’ early opener for the visitors.Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy was at fault for Hanley&r...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor called for recognition for his players after they made it 20 games unbeaten with a 2-1 win against Carlisle at St James Park.After Jon Mellish had been shown a straight red card for a poor tackle on Archie Collins, the Grecians’ pressure finally told when a Jonathan Grounds cross evaded everyone and crept in at the far post, despite Sam Nombe claiming he got the ...Full Story »

Boreham Wood edged closer to the top of the Vanarama National League after claiming a comfortable 4-0 win against Maidenhead.A brace from Scott Boden and goals from Josh Rees and Jacob Mendy saw the Wood move up to second in the table, while Maidenhead still remain in 19th.Boden opened the scoring for the hosts in the 19th minute, tapping home Rees’ cross at the far post.Rees turned from p...Full Story »

Sam Vokes ended a six-game winless run in all competitions for Wycombe as his header earned a hard-fought 1-0 League One victory over Bolton at Adams Park.It also ended a streak of four-straight home losses in all competitions for the Chairboys, who remained fourth in the league table after shrugging off the disappointment of missing a first-half penalty through Anis Mehmeti.Wycombe came within ...Full Story »

A Michael Cheek brace rescued Bromley as they came from behind to beat King’s Lynn 3-2 in the Vanarama National League.Goals from James Alabi and Cheek sealed the three points for the Ravens, resulting in a sixth successive defeat for the Linnets.The visitors took the lead through Jayden Davis just six minutes into the game.Cheek came close to scoring for the hosts but his headed effort we...Full Story »