Manchester United are reportedly ready to jump into the battle for RB Leipzig playmaker Dani Olmo. The Spain international has garnered plenty of attention after a breakthrough season in Germany. Barcelona were the perceived frontrunners for Olmo's signature. Now, according to Marca, it appears that United and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are interested in the 23-year-old. Olmo came ...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Jack Ross was full of praise for both goalkeepers after Craig Gordon and Matt Macey ensured a captivating Edinburgh derby ended goalless.Hearts number one Gordon and his Easter Road counterpart Macey made a string of important saves in a cinch Premiership Tynecastle showdown that could easily have gone either way.Hibs boss Ross said: “The goalkeepers will grab the headlin...Full Story »

QPR manager Mark Warburton admitted his side had “a bad day at the office” in their dramatic 3-3 Championship draw at Reading.Rangers led through an early Michael Morrison own goal, but John Swift levelled for Reading before half-time.Swift went on to complete his hat-trick, taking his tally for the season to six, but QPR launched a fierce late rally.Substitute Andre Gray and, in the...Full Story »

The cinch Championship’s highest scorers Arbroath secured a third win in five matches with a 4-0 victory over Hamilton.Scott Stewart broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time when Accies goalkeeper Ryan Fulton failed to gain a hold of the ball.Within 12 minutes of the restart Michael McKenna drilled one into the top corner for his sixth league goal of the season.The situation got worse...Full Story »

Sheffield United recorded their first victory of the Championship season in spectacular fashion as they thrashed Peterborough 6-2 at Bramall Lane.Iliman Ndiaye scored two on his full debut, Morgan Gibbs-White struck on his first appearance for the club while Ben Osborn (two) and John Fleck were also on the scoresheet for the rampant Blades.Posh had levelled just before half-time through Jack Mar...Full Story »

The ex-Chelsea and PSG centre-back 34, has been without a club since his Arsenal deal ran out in June. Ex-Chelsea and Arsenal defender David Luiz is poised to join Flamengo Credit: Getty And Fabrizio Romano is among those reporting that the free agent has got his wish of returning to Brazil. It's understood Luiz has accepted a contract with home country giants Flamengo until December 2022. ...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney insisted his bold ‘risk and reward’ policy will continue despite his Derby side giving the ball away for both goals in their 2-0 defeat away to Birmingham.Sloppy passes from Derby enabled Scott Hogan to score the first home goal at St. Andrew’s this season in the 31st minute before Jeremie Bela wrapped up the three points nine minutes from time to send Lee Bowyer&r...Full Story »

Derby’s three-match unbeaten run in the Sky Bet Championship came to an end as Troy Deeney made a winning debut in Birmingham’s 2-0 victory at St Andrew’s.Scott Hogan scored Birmingham’s first home league goal of the season – his 50th in the Championship – before Jeremie Bela sealed the points late on.Striker Deeney, a lifelong Birmingham supporter, came off t...Full Story »

Hearts wing-back Michael Smith is expected to be fit for the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian on Sunday despite going off injured for Northern Ireland against Switzerland in midweek.Stephen Kingsley is back after his recent injury lay-off meaning Robbie Neilson has a near-full-strength squad to choose from, with only teenage right-back Cammy Logan still out of contention.New recruits Barri...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen could make his Sheffield United debut against Peterborough.Olsen has been away on international duty with Sweden and may be in line for his first appearance since his deadline-day loan move from Roma.Midfielder Conor Hourihane will also be involved after returning from Ireland duty, but David McGoldrick remains sidelined.Sander Berge will be unavailable after testing posit...Full Story »

Troy Deeney could make his debut in Birmingham’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Derby at St Andrew’s on Friday.The 33-year-old signed for the Blues last month on a two-year deal following his departure from Watford and could feature for the first time.Manchester United loanee Tahith Chong is expected to keep his place in the starting line-up after impressing with his recent performa...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny has launched a passionate defence of his Republic of Ireland reign after admitting their World Cup hopes are realistically over.Ireland needed a late Shane Duffy equaliser to spare them the ignominy of a home defeat at the hands of Azerbaijan, ranked 112th in the world, as they belatedly opened their Group A account at the fourth time of asking after a 1-1 draw in Dublin.As a resul...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon boss Mark Robinson revealed some frank words at half-time inspired their second-half comeback against high-flying Oxford.The hosts turned a 1-0 deficit at the break into a 3-1 victory which ended their four-game winless streak in League One and stopped their opponents from going top of the table.Jordan Thorniley, Matt Taylor and James Henry all spurned decent chances for Oxford bef...Full Story »

Barcelona have a deal on the agenda for RB Leipzig midfielder Dani Olmo. Mundo Deportivo says Barca made an attempt for Olmo on deadline day on Tuesday - with RB Leipzig granting them permission to speak with the player. Barca tabled a five-year contract to Olmo's agents, which he immediately accepted without studying the proposal. The terms were for much less than he enjoys with RBL. In th...Full Story »

Semi Ajayi scored a last-gasp winner as West Brom snatched a dramatic 1-0 victory at Peterborough.The defender, making his first start of the season, struck in the fourth minute of stoppage time as Valerien Ismael’s unbeaten side finally shook off their battling hosts.Ajayi was left with a simple task to strike from close range after frontman Matt Phillips raced down the right and cut the ...Full Story »

QPR boss Mark Warburton credited Lyndon Dykes with turning the game in his team’s favour after the 2-0 win over Coventry.Rangers struggled in the first half but Dykes put them ahead just after coming on as a substitute midway through the second, and Yoann Barbet doubled the lead.It was an emphatic return to action for the Scotland striker, who was recently laid low by illness.Coventry fail...Full Story »

Head coach Carlos Corberan praised Huddersfield’s maturity as his side leapt to fourth in the Championship with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Reading.Lewis O’Brien opened the scoring before the break, and the Terriers then ran riot in a scintillating second half that brought goals from Matty Pearson, Sorba Thomas and Danny Ward.“I am happy because the team played good footba...Full Story »

Michael McKenna scored twice as Arbroath eased to a 3-0 win at Dunfermline.After several early penalty shouts for the visitors, McKenna gave them a 12th-minute lead as he followed in after goalkeeper Deniz Mehmet failed to hold Nicky Low’s shot.Kai Kennedy struck a post for Athletic and Kevin O’Hara and Nikolay Todorov had would-be equalisers disallowed before Scott Stewart set up Da...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney was convinced his side should have been awarded a penalty as they drew 1-1 with local rivals Nottingham Forest at Pride Park.Rooney could not believe a handball by Forest skipper Joe Worrall near the end of the first half was not penalised.Forest had been desperately poor in that period after falling behind in the 11th minute when Tom Lawrence latched onto Craig F...Full Story »

Andreas Weimann was the Bristol City hero as Cardiff were beaten 2-1 in an entertaining Severnside derby in the Welsh capital.Weimann scored twice – an opportunistic effort followed by a splendid volleyed winner – as Cardiff lost for the first time in the Sky Bet Championship this season.Daniel Bentley’s own goal had put Cardiff back on terms and the visitors withstood late pre...Full Story »