Pep Guardiola said Manchester City failed to properly execute their “process” and was keen to praise Wolves after his side’s 100 per cent start to their Premier League title defence ended with a 2-1 loss at Molineux.City went into the contest looking to make it seven league victories at the start of a campaign for the first time.But the treble-winners were condemned to defeat b...Full Story »

Blackpool head coach Neil Critchley praised his side’s defensive efforts in their 1-0 win at Barnsley.Jordan Rhodes scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after Corey O’Keefe brought down CJ Hamilton.Critchley said: “It’s nice to keep a clean sheet and score, because we’ve not done that away from home so far.“We defended magnificently well for ...Full Story »

Furious Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton criticised one of his own players after falling to a 2-0 defeat at Peterborough.Barton was angered by the actions of winger Luke Thomas, who went down with a hamstring injury in the build-up to the crucial second Posh goal.David Ajiboye doubled the hosts’ advantage in the match-defining 47th minute incident after a deflected Archie Collins strike had...Full Story »

Reading manager Ruben Selles urged the club’s fans to end their mid-match protests after the goalless draw with fellow League One strugglers Burton was halted in the first half.For the second-successive Reading home fixture, the game was held up in the 16th minute as Royals fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch in protest at the running of the club by controversial Chinese owner Dai Yongg...Full Story »

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is facing an injury crisis ahead of Wednesday night’s Champions League clash with Paris St Germain.The 45-year-old oversaw a third successive Premier League win with a 2-0 defeat of Burnley at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon, but did so having lost Harvey Barnes for at least three months while facing up to the prospect of being without key defender Sven...Full Story »

Troubled Reading gained the welcome boost of a precious point with a goalless League One draw against fellow strugglers Burton. Reading – who were deducted four points this season for various financial breaches – dominated for most of a scrappy contest as Burton were grateful to goalkeeper Max Crocombe for a series of fine saves. For the second home game running, Reading fans sta...Full Story »

Ali Al-Hamadi bagged a hat-trick as AFC Wimbledon earned their first home win of the Sky Bet League Two season, fighting back to beat Tranmere 4-1.Connor Jennings’ early opener was cancelled out by Armani Little, before three from Al-Hamadi tied up the points for the hosts, moving them into the play-off positions.A well-worked corner handed the visitors the lead inside four minutes, with J...Full Story »

Cardiff registered a fourth successive Championship win as they eased to a 2-0 victory over struggling Rotherham.Second-half goals from striker Kion Etete and full-back Perry Ng were enough for the sixth-placed Bluebirds to claim all three points and continue their recent surge up the table.It was not an encounter that will live long in the memory, but Erol Bulut’s home side were full valu...Full Story »

Dion Charles’ first-half strike proved enough as Bolton edged a 1-0 League One win at Port Vale to leapfrog their opponents in the table and move into fourth.Charles struck just before half-time to ensure the Trotters’ rise from seventh with 17 points – the same tally as Vale who drop to sixth as a result.Bolton started the better of the two sides, with Charles’ shot from...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his players’ composure and spirit following their dramatic late victory over Motherwell.The cinch Premiership leaders looked to have won it when substitute Luis Palma whipped the ball just inside the far post to open the scoring in the 87th minute at Fir Park.Motherwell levelled five minutes into stoppage time when Blair Spittal slotted home but Matt O...Full Story »

Pochettino to have bigger role in Chelsea transfer decisions Mauricio Pochettino Chelsea Mauricio Pochettino has asked Chelsea's directors for a more prominent role in deciding the club's new signings in the next transfer window. "When the transfer window was closed I said I need to be more involved now in all the decisions. I have started to work to identify what we need for January," he t...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray said he wants Sky Bet Championship teams to feel his side’s attacking threat after they beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 at Hillsborough to move up to fourth in the table.A Dan Ballard header and two goals from Jack Clarke, the second a penalty,  ensured the Black Cats’ victory in a little more than half an hour.Mowbray said: “We needed to start...Full Story »

Lewandowski is one of the best strikers in the world having terrorised opposing defences for years during his time at Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and now Barca. Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski is in top shape thanks to a bizarre backwards diet Credit: Instagram @_rl9 And the 35-year-old has stated he didn't really reach the best of his ability until he sorted his diet out. Many would t...Full Story »

The former Manchester United legend is celebrating four years of marriage with his wife Kate. Rio Ferdinand has posted a touching tribute to his wife Kate for their wedding anniversary Credit: Instagram But he made a shocking gaffe by accidentally cropping his own head out of one of the photos Credit: Instagram And he took to his Instagram to share a series of snaps of the pair together with ...Full Story »

Premier League giants Manchester United and Chelsea both recently sent scouts to watch a highly-regarded Brazilian youngster in action, according to reports. The player in question? Lorran. For those not familiar with his name, Lorran is a 17-year-old midfielder, who is currently plying his trade with Flamengo, in his home country of Brazil. The starlet generally lines out in an attack-mind...Full Story »

The eldest of Pep Guardiola's three children was called a "Stunningggg queen" as the model knelt down for selfies in a short skirt, trench coat and pointed shoes. Maria Guardiola prepared for the colder weather with this classic look Credit: instagram @maria.guardiola Unlike her dad's sophisticated tactics as Manchester City manager, Maria kept it simple - dressing all in black. And her horde...Full Story »

La Liga champions Barcelona may be set to buy a player from a second division team. The Catalan giants are often shopping at the top end of the sport for new talent, such as Robert Lewandowski. However, Sport in Spain claims that Leicester City star Wilfried Ndidi is a target for manager Xavi. The source states that Barca are sniffing around in the Championship for the anchorman. The Niger...Full Story »

Manchester United loan star Sofyan Amrabat cannot hide his delight at finally being at the club. The Moroccan, on-loan from Fiorentina, has long confessed his desire to play for the Old Trafford club at some stage of his career. The midfielder, who played for Erik ten Hag at FC Utrecht, admits he would love to earn a permanent stay at the club after his loan spell. "I don't think about that...Full Story »

Real Madrid find themselves in a defensive injury crisis as Carlo Ancelotti revealed problems for centre-backs Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba. WHAT HAPPENED? Although Los Blancos returned to winning ways against Las Palmas with a comfortable 2-0 victory on Wednesday after the derby defeat against Atletico Madrid last weekend, their win turned somewhat sour as both their central defenders wer...Full Story »

Eddie Howe was delighted to finally get the better of Pep Guardiola as he steered Newcastle past Manchester City into the Carabao Cup fourth round.Last season’s beaten finalists triumphed 1-0 at St James’ Park, and then saw themselves drawn against City’s derby rivals Manchester United – their conquerors at Wembley in February – at Old Trafford.For Magpies head coac...Full Story »