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Stephen Glass: Aberdeen’s cup exit not down to team selection
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA96 hits
Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass claimed his team selection had nothing to do with their Premier Sports Cup exit.The Dons fell to a 2-1 second-round defeat by Raith Rovers after Glass made seven changes for the trip to Stark’s Park.With the likes of Christian Ramirez, Lewis Ferguson, Scott Brown and Ryan Hedges on the bench, Aberdeen dominated the first half and led through Jay Emmanuel-Thom...Full Story »
Hibernian bounce back from Euro exit to defeat Kilmarnock in Premier Sports Cup
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA93 hits
Hibernian bounced back from their European exit to reach the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports cup with a 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock.Kyle Magennis and Kevin Nisbet found the net in the second half against the Championship side as the Leith outfit showed no signs of fatigue from a demanding run of games.Kilmarnock had to soak up pressure for large spells of the game but did go close in the fi...Full Story »
Aberdeen knocked out of Premier Sports Cup by Raith after second-half collapse
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA44 hits
A much-changed Aberdeen side crashed out of the Premier Sports Cup after a second-half collapse against Raith Rovers.Jay Emmanuel-Thomas gave the Dons an early lead and they utterly dominated possession in the first half.But on-loan Stoke striker Ethon Varian netted just after the restart and Raith took the initiative before Dario Zanatta struck in the 71st minute to earn a 2-1 second-round vict...Full Story »
Koeman talks Memphis, De Jong and Ansu Fati ahead of Real Sociedad clash
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by barcablaugranes122 hits
Ronald Koeman has been talking to the press ahead of Barcelona’s first game of the new La Liga season on Sunday against Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou.
The Dutchman spoke about playing in front of fans, Lionel Messi’s departure and offered an update on a number of first-team players.
Here, as usual, are the best bits:
Koeman on playing Real Sociedad in front of fans
We are reall...Full Story »
Shameful Leeds fans chant ‘Sancho and Rashford let your country down’ inside Old Trafford ahead
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by Thesun.co.uk130 hits
LEEDS UNITED fans mocked Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho from the Old Trafford concourse on Saturday.
Rashford, 23, and new United signing Sancho, 21, were accused of "letting the country down" by the Leeds faithful.
Jadon Sancho came on as a substitute against Leeds to make his Manchester United debut
The fans were of course referring to the pair's misses for England in the Euro 2020 final ...Full Story »
Paul Pogba decides on Man Utd exit plan with free transfer to Real Madrid
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by Dailystar.co.uk135 hits
Paul Pogba is targeting a free deal to Real Madrid next summer.
The Manchester United playmaker, 28, will now run down the final 12 months of his current contract at Old Trafford before walking away to the Bernabeu for nothing.
And Pogba will be one third of an amazing treble swoop by Real - with fellow French ace Kylian Mbappe and Norwegian striker Erling Haaland set to follow him to Spain.
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Gary Bowyer blames poor decision making as Salford are held in Sutton stalemate
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA35 hits
Salford boss Gary Bowyer blamed poor decision making as his side drew at home again in a goalless League Two stalemate with promoted Sutton.Matty Lund had the best moments for the home side but Sutton could have stolen it when Craig Eastmond went through, only to be denied by a fine save from Salford goalkeeper Tom King.It marks a frustrating start to the season for much-fancied Salford, who dre...Full Story »
Danny Cowley dedicates Crewe victory to Portsmouth fans
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA39 hits
Danny Cowley dedicated Portsmouth’s 2-0 Sky Bet League One win over Crewe to the club’s fans.Second-half goals from striker John Marquis and winger Marcus Harness saw Pompey maintain their 100 per cent league record.Head coach Cowley said: “It was a good day for the people of Portsmouth. It was good day today – this was for them.“It was a performance which warranted...Full Story »
Bradford boss Derek Adams: Lee Angol handled penalty pressure well
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA35 hits
Derek Adams praised striker Lee Angol after his dramatic last-gasp penalty earned Bradford a 2-1 win over Oldham in the new manager’s first home game in charge in front of a bumper 17,264 crowd.Angol, who joined the club from Leyton Orient this summer, had given the Bantams a 34th-minute lead when fellow striker Andy Cook flicked Richard O’Donnell’s long goal-kick into his path...Full Story »
David Martindale hails Livingston ‘leader’ Max Stryjek after shoot-out heroics
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA29 hits
David Martindale heaped praise on Max Stryjek after the goalkeeper made two “superb” penalty shoot-out saves to send Livingston into the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals.The Polish goalkeeper was the villain last weekend when he allowed Jack Mackenzie’s injury-time shot to squirm from his grasp and over the line in the 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen.But the 25-year-old was the Lions&r...Full Story »
Mark Cooper felt Barrow lacked quality despite Hartlepool win
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA23 hits
Barrow manager Mark Cooper was not overly impressed by the quality served up by his new team in an exciting 3-2 victory over Hartlepool.But Cooper could not have been happier with the effort of his side, following up a midweek Carabao Cup success over Scunthorpe.Dimitri Sea came off the bench to score the winner for a second time in five days.However, the French prospect suffered a late head kno...Full Story »
Thomas Tuchel stresses importance of academy players as Trevoh Chalobah stars
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA52 hits
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel underlined the importance of developing youth players after Premier League debutant Trevoh Chalobah enjoyed a “perfect afternoon” in the crushing win over Crystal Palace.Following a build-up dominated by Romelu Lukaku’s club-record £97.5million move from Inter Milan, rookie defender Chalobah sealed a resounding 3-0 success over the Eagles with a...Full Story »
Liam Manning excited by MK Dons potential despite defeat by Sunderland
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA31 hits
Liam Manning revealed he was excited by what he saw from his new MK Dons side despite their 2-1 defeat at home to Sunderland.Goals either side of half-time from Sunderland pair Ross Stewart and Elliot Embleton were enough for the Black Cats to take all three points, despite Tottenham loanee Troy Parrott’s reply in Manning’s first game as head coach.Sunderland missed a penalty five mi...Full Story »
James McPake hails Dundee’s character after beating Motherwell
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA41 hits
James McPake lavished praise on his Dundee players after they beat Motherwell 1-0 in the Premier Sports Cup at Dens Park.Just a week ago, the Dark Blues suffered a devastating 6-0 defeat in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park.However, McPake’s men bounced back strongly against the Steelmen to edge through to the quarter-finals of the cup thanks to a late Lee Ashcroft goal.McPake said: ...Full Story »
Fulham performance merited big win over Huddersfield, says Marco Silva
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA40 hits
Marco Silva felt his Fulham side got exactly what they deserved as they thumped Huddersfield 5-1 in the Sky Bet Championship.Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring in the ninth minute at the John Smith’s Stadium after defensive errors from Ryan Schofield and Sorba Thomas.Josh Onomah and Fabio Carvalho then scored two more in the last nine minutes of the first half after further defensive b...Full Story »
Sheffield Wednesday see off Doncaster in South Yorkshire derby
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA37 hits
Sheffield Wednesday secured their first win and scored their first goals of the new season with a 2-0 triumph over South Yorkshire rivals Doncaster.Darren Moore took the spoils against his former club thanks to second-half efforts from Barry Bannan and Dennis Adeniran.Substitute Omar Bogle then hit an upright from the penalty spot for the visitors late on.Doncaster carried the greater first-half...Full Story »
Late Will Keane header snatches three points for Wigan against Rotherham
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA28 hits
A last-gasp goal from Will Keane handed Wigan a dramatic 1-0 victory against Rotherham.Keane rose to head home Max Power’s cross deep into stoppage time to hand the hosts their first league win of the campaign.After parading the club’s new chairman Talal Al Hammad to the home crowd prior to kick-off, it was Wigan who threatened first when Keane volleyed off target from 15 yards.Rothe...Full Story »
Karl Robinson delighted with ‘deserved’ victory over Charlton
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA30 hits
Oxford boss Karl Robinson thought his team’s 2-1 win over his old club Charlton was “fully deserved”.Ryan Williams and Cameron Brannagan struck twice in eight minutes in the first half to put Oxford in charge.And although Conor Washington pulled a goal back for the Addicks from the penalty spot before half time, after Sam Winnall handled, the U’s comfortably held on in th...Full Story »
Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale disappointed with goalless draw on home debut
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA33 hits
Robbie Stockdale was disappointed not to mark his home debut as Rochdale manager with a win after his side played out a goalless League Two draw against Scunthorpe.Stockdale took over at Dale after Brian Barry-Murphy walked out to join Manchester City’s coaching team three days into pre-season training.He has drafted in eight new players and lost key men Ollie Rathbone and Steven Humphrys ...Full Story »
Lee Ashcroft nets winner as Dundee beat Motherwell
Posted Sunday, August 15, 2021 by PA65 hits
Dundee edged through to the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports Cup with a 1-0 win over Motherwell at Dens Park.Both teams had numerous opportunities in what was a pulsating tie but it was the Dark Blues who struck late on with defender Lee Ashcroft netting the only goal of the game.Dundee had the first half chance of the match in the 10th minute when Christie Elliott flashed a ball across the ...Full Story »
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