Bristol Rovers were relegated to Sky Bet League Two after losing 1-0 at play-off chasing Portsmouth.Ronan Curtis’ first-half goal was enough to earn Pompey their first win in five matches and send Joey Barton’s Rovers down.After a slow start where Rovers had the majority of the ball, Pompey took the lead with what proved to be the only goal in the 27th minute.Goalkeeper Craig MacGill...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola was dreaming of bringing Luka Modric to Manchester City, prior to the midfielder committing his future to Real Madrid. That’s according to Don Balon, who believe that Pep was keen to convince the Croatian icon to make the move to the Etihad, with his contract with Real Madrid due to expire in the summer of 2021. Though Modric is now in his mid-thirties, he remains one of ...Full Story »

At one point this season it appeared that Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona was 100% going to happen, so it was just a case of figuring out where he could go. Barcelona were in a bad place and Ronald Koeman’s tenure didn’t get off to the best start, but there was always going to be a problem if finding a club who could meet his demands. PSG were an obvious link but th...Full Story »

Harry Redknapp thinks Tottenham will want to make Brendan Rodgers or Roberto Martinez their next manager. Harry Redknapp believes Daniel Levy had already sounded out the next Tottenham manager before he sacked Jose Mourinho. And forget early bookies' favourite Maurizio Sarri – he believes it will be Brendan Rodgers, if Spurs can persuade him to quit Leicester, or Belgium manager Roberto ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta pointed the finger of blame at VAR and not pre-match protests from Arsenal fans as a Bernd Leno own goal saw his side lose at home to Everton.Thousands of Arsenal supporters marched on the ground to protest against the club’s owners.The action on the pitch did not rival the pre-match protests, which included fireworks that were missing for large parts of the Premier League mat...Full Story »

Jesse Lingard has been passed fit for West Ham’s showdown with Champions League rivals Chelsea.The on-loan Manchester United forward limped off at Newcastle last week but the problem was only cramp.However, West Ham are without Craig Dawson through suspension, while Declan Rice and Michail Antonio are still out injured and Aaron Cresswell and Arthur Masuaku are doubts.Mateo Kovacic will mi...Full Story »

Josh Doig is expected to be fit for Hibernian’s Scottish Cup quarter-final against Motherwell.The left-back trained on Friday after missing the midweek win over Livingston with a back spasm.Chris Cadden remains doubtful after missing two games following a training-ground knock while Jamie Murphy (hamstring) and Sean Mackie (thigh) remain out.Motherwell forward Jordan Roberts has been ruled...Full Story »

Bournemouth will be without injured defender Lloyd Kelly for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with fellow promotion hopefuls Brentford.Kelly was replaced in the first half of the Cherries’ 4-1 midweek win at Millwall and is set to be absent for two weeks due to an ankle issue, with Diego Rico ready to deputise.On-loan Southampton forward Shane Long remains sidelined by a groin p...Full Story »

Daniel Gretarsson will again be absent as Blackpool look to get back to winning ways against struggling Shrewsbury.The Seasiders saw their 16-match unbeaten run ended by defeat against Rochdale in midweek but are the only team in the top four divisions yet to lose at home in 2021.Gretarsson missed the Rochdale clash with a dislocated shoulder sustained against Sunderland last weekend and he will...Full Story »