Kevin Betsy thought Crawley were worthy winners after a late goal from striker Tom Nichols gave his side a 1-0 Carabao Cup victory over League One opponents Bristol Rovers.Nichols raced through to send his old club out of the competition at the first round stage for the third season in a row, stroking the ball beyond goalkeeper James Belshaw after his initial shot had been blocked.Former Arsenal...Full Story »

'Justin Bieber wearing a Brighton shirt? How can this week get any worse?' Manchester United can probably take getting trolled by rival fans and Brighton's social media team - but getting trolled by Justin Bieber? That's a new low. The 28-year-old Canadian pop sensation was spotted holding a Brighton top mere hours after Graham Potter's Seagulls sealed a 2-1 win over United at Old Trafford. G...Full Story »

Defender Marcos Alonso was not included in Chelsea's line-up for their opening match of the Premier League season against Everton as he wants to leave the club, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Saturday. "He asked to leave and we agreed to his wish," Tuchel told reporters after his team beat Everton 1-0 for their first victory at Goodison Park since 2017. "That is why it would not have made sen...Full Story »

Scunthorpe tasted victory on their first National League outing as goals from Andrew Boyce and Jacob Butterfield earned them a 2-1 win against Yeovil.Alfie Beestin had already seen two shots saved by Glovers goalkeeper Grant Smith when Boyce broke the deadlock in the 26th minute.Mason O’Malley crossed from the left for defender Boyce to power home a header.O’Malley was denied before ...Full Story »

Scott Parker won the battle of the former England midfielders as his newly-promoted Bournemouth side enjoyed a dream Premier League return with a 2-0 win over Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa.Goals either side of half-time from Jefferson Lerma and Kieffer Moore earned the Cherries a deserved victory at the Vitality Stadium.Gerrard, who played alongside Parker at Euro 2012, cut a frustrated fig...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Arsenal fans seeing their team top of the table after day one of the Premier League:   THE PREMIER LEAGUE RETURNS TODAY   Arsenal on top of the league table is like an Elephant on top of a tree, nobody knows how it got there but everybody knows it will fall down.   Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli scored The First GOAL of The Premi...Full Story »

A strike from Gabriel Martinelli and an own goal from Marc Guehi gave the Gunners the three points on Friday Arsenal got the new Premier League campaign off to a strong start with a 2-0 win against Crystal Palace on Friday. The two sides got the new season underway with a clash at Selhurst Park that saw Mikel Arteta's team take the three points. Gabriel Martinelli gave the Gunners the lead i...Full Story »

Nick Pope and Sven Botman could make Premier League debuts for Newcastle as they open their new campaign against promoted Nottingham Forest.Former Burnley keeper Pope and defender Botman, signed from Lille, have joined the club this summer, while full-back Matt Targett has completed a permanent switch from Aston Villa after a successful loan spell.Right-back Javier Manquillo is back in training ...Full Story »

Paul Hurst insisted a contentious penalty award changed the game after Grimsby were beaten 2-0 by Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road.Grimsby, back in the Football League after a season’s absence, had battled well in the first half but George Moncur converted a penalty for a handball offence three minutes after the interval and Tom James doubled the O’s lead with a wonder-strike from 30 y...Full Story »

Stockport’s first game back in the Football League after an 11-year absence ended in a disappointing 3-2 defeat to Barrow despite a second-half fightback.Pete Wild’s first game in charge of the visitors produced a perfect outcome after they had raced into a 3-0 interval lead.Barrow got their third season back in the EFL off to a dream start after only six minutes when Josh Gordon rif...Full Story »

Edinburgh won the battle of the newly-promoted sides with a 2-0 win at Kelty Hearts on the opening day of cinch League One season.John Robertson put the visitors ahead in the 34th minute but they had to wait until stoppage time to secure the points through Ouzy See.Clyde were a goal down inside the first minute through Lee Connelly but hit back to beat Queen of the South 4-1.Oliver McDonald equa...Full Story »

League Two newcomers Bonnyrigg Rose started the season with a bang in a 2-0 win over Forfar.The Midlothian club won the Lowland League last season before defeating Cowdenbeath to seal promotion for the first time.They took the lead when a header from 35-year-old striker Kevin Smith squirmed through the legs of visiting keeper Marc McCallum and rolled into the net.That might not have been the pre...Full Story »

Grimsby suffered defeat on their return to the Football League as Leyton Orient eased to a 2-0 win at Brisbane Road.The Mariners, promoted back at the end of last season via the National League play-offs, were beaten by a penalty from George Moncur and wonder strike from Tom James.The second half was just three minutes old when the O’s broke the deadlock.Referee Chris Pollard adjudged Luke...Full Story »

Blair Alston, Liam Donnelly, Fraser Murray and Kyle Lafferty all re-joined the Kilmarnock squad ahead of the cinch Premiership opener against Dundee United at Rugby Park on Saturday after recovering from various injuries.Scott Robinson had a setback during pre-season and was booked in for a procedure to get some respite from his heel injury.On-loan Middlesbrough goalkeeper Zach Hemmings is still...Full Story »

Aymeric Laporte will miss the start of Manchester City’s Premier League title defence after undergoing knee surgery in the summer.Manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the Spain international could be out for at least a month after playing through the pain barrier in the closing matches of last season.City were hit by a number of other defensive injuries during the run-in with John Stones, K...Full Story »

Leyton Orient will be without Shadrach Ogie for their Sky Bet League Two opener with Grimsby on Saturday.Ogie was sent off against Northampton at the end of last season and will serve the final game of his three-match suspension this weekend.Boss Richie Wellens will have a number of new faces at his disposal but Theo Archibald will need no introduction after he made his loan switch from Lincoln ...Full Story »

Motherwell’s Europa Conference League aspirations ended in embarrassment as another defeat by Sligo Rovers saw them exit the second qualifying round 3-0 on aggregate.Graham Alexander’s men trailed 1-0 from the first leg at Fir Park and the return match at The Showgrounds had just entered its fourth minute when defender Shane Blaney curled in a delightful free-kick from 25 yards to do...Full Story »

A much-changed Derby side will step into third-tier action for the first time in 36 years in Saturday’s League One home clash with Oxford.Caretaker boss Liam Rosenior could almost field an entire starting XI of new recruits.The Rams have brought in 11 free-transfer signings in a hectic summer entirely underpinned by a protracted takeover that was only completed earlier this month.Midfielde...Full Story »

DEFENDER Djibril Sidibe, 29, is keen on another spell in England after leaving Monaco as a free agent. The France right-back, 29, spent 2019-20 on loan at Everton. Outgoing Monaco ace Djibril Sidibe is being eyed by clubs in Europe's top leagues And former Newcastle target Sidibe is already thought to have had contact from Premier League clubs, as well as teams in Spain, France and Italy. Th...Full Story »

Arsenal have reached a verbal agreement to sign Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko. Zinchenko has spent the majority of his Manchester City career as a converted left-back. The Ukrainian is naturally a midfielder but has been used as a backup defender under Pep Guardiola. Zinchenko has been linked with a move away from the club this summer, as he looks for more first-team opportuni...Full Story »