Swansea manager Russell Martin says the club will make a decision over whether to appeal against Joel Piroe’s red card following their 4-0 Championship defeat at Burnley.Piroe appeared to stamp on Josh Cullen after the Burnley man fell to the ground and tugged at the Swans striker.Martin says the player has pleaded his innocence and confirmed that the club would study the video to determin...Full Story »

David Martindale heaped praise on Livingston match-winner Dylan Bahamboula after work on the training ground paid off against St Johnstone.The 27-year-old Congo international notched the only goal of the game at the Tony Macaroni Arena when he stepped in from the left and saw his shot deflect in off Saints defender Andy Considine.It was Bahamboula’s first strike since joining the Lions in ...Full Story »

The Brazilian, 21, is on red hot form and discussing a new long-term deal with Arsenal. Chelsea are reportedly watching Gabriel Martinelli's contract extension talks with Arsenal in case they can swoop in Credit: Getty And BILD claim that bosses at Stamford Bridge are interested in the youngster and will be keeping a close eye to see if anything materialises. The winger is at the Emirates unt...Full Story »

Arsenal interested in Club Brugge star Jutgla Club Brugge forward Ferran Jutgla is the subject of interest from Arsenal - according to Todofichajes. Barcelona have also been linked with the 23-year-old, but the Gunners are prepared to go all out to seal his signature in the new year. Leeds set to beat Man Utd & Arsenal to Gakpo Leeds United are set to beat Manchester United and Arsen...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin challenged his players to be “consistent and relentless” after they notched a fourth successive Championship win with a 2-1 success at home to Sunderland.Martin saw his side move to three points off the top of the table thanks to first-half goals from Ollie Cooper and Harry Darling.Jack Clarke replied for Sunderland early in the second half but the host...Full Story »

Lautauro Martinez's agent has not ruled out the chance of the attacker leaving Inter amid ongoing interest from clubs including Bayern Munich. WHAT HAPPENED? Martinez has established himself as one of the premier strikers in world football. He played a starring role as Inter went close to the Serie A title last season and his goalscoring pedigree attracted interest from some of Europe's other...Full Story »

Pedro Martins watched from the stands as Hull ended a run of five consecutive defeats with a 2-1 win at home to Wigan.The former Olympiacos boss is reportedly set to replace Shota Arveladze, who was dismissed by owner Acun Ilicali last Friday, on a long-term contract.Martins must have had slight consternation about the job in hand once Will Keane opened the scoring after 14 minutes for a Wigan s...Full Story »

Arsenal have captain Martin Odegaard fit and available to face north London rivals Tottenham on Saturday.The Norway international missed the win over Brentford with a calf issue but is ready to return having featured for his country in the past week.Thomas Partey suffered a knee injury while away with Ghana but should come back in, while Oleksandar Zinchenko (calf) is also training.However, Moha...Full Story »

Tom Rogic and Martin Kelly could be handed their West Brom debuts against Swansea.The pair joined on free transfers to bolster Steve Bruce’s squad but have had to wait for their bows.Kelly helps to boost Albion’s backline, with Semi Ajayi out injured with an ankle issue.Daryl Dike (thigh), Kyle Bartley (hamstring) and Kean Bryan (knee) remain out.Joe Allen is in contention for Swanse...Full Story »

David Martindale insists he is paying no attention to the cinch Premiership table at this stage of the season despite seeing his side rise to third thanks to a 1-0 win over Kilmarnock.Cristian Montano’s third goal of the campaign proved to be enough to see the Lions record three successive home league wins for the first time since February 2020.After claiming 12 points from their opening s...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin hailed keeping striker Joel Piroe as the club’s best piece of transfer window business this summer after the Dutchman fired them to a 1-0 victory over QPR.Piroe scored his third goal in as many games to secure Swansea’s second Sky Bet Championship win of the season.The 23-year-old, who scored 24 goals last season, had attracted interest from Premier League...Full Story »

Manchester United are close to signing goalkeeper Martin Dubravka from Newcastle, sources have told ESPN. Dubravka is set to move to Old Trafford on loan with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season. The 33-year-old Slovakian international will become Erik ten Hag's sixth signing of the summer after Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez, Casemiro and Anto...Full Story »

Arsenal coasted to victory at Bournemouth as captain Martin Odegaard’s early brace took the visitors to the top of the Premier League.The Gunners kept up their perfect start to the new campaign, their 3-0 win at the Vitality Stadium sealed with a fine William Saliba strike as the defender opened his account for the club.Odegaard had put Arsenal clear inside the opening 11 minutes, the firs...Full Story »

David Martindale believes VAR cannot be introduced to Scottish football soon enough after Livingston lost 1-0 to a controversial penalty at Motherwell.The home side were starting to shade the second half of a hard-fought cinch Premiership encounter before referee Nick Walsh awarded them a spot-kick in the 67th minute for a Cristiano Montano handball.Dutch striker Kevin van Veen slammed in from 1...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin praised the aggression and intensity of his players after they snatched their first win of the Sky Bet Championship season with a 1-0 victory at Blackpool.Michael Obafemi teed up substitute Olivier Ntcham for the simplest of goals in the 87th minute after a two-on-one situation with the keeper.Martin was particularly pleased with the way his side bounced back from ...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale expects to have an unchanged squad for Saturday’s cinch Premiership game at home to Hibernian.James Penrice and Morgan Boyes are both closing in on a return from injury but are unlikely to be involved this weekend.Tom Parkes is set to be sidelined for the majority of the season with a knee injury.Hibs will have attacker Jair Tavares available after he mi...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin was fuming after his Championship side squandered a two-goal lead at half-time and lost 5-3 on penalties against League One side Oxford at the Kassam Stadium.Jay Fulton and Liam Cullen put the Swans two up in 25 minutes and they had other good opportunities before an error from keeper Steven Benda on 72 minutes gave Oxford hope.His casual clearance was charged down by...Full Story »

David Martindale revealed he told Cristian Montano at half-time he was going to score the winner for Livingston in their cinch Premiership match against Dundee United at Tannadice.The Lions’ boss prediction duly came true, with the 30-year-old Colombian netting the only goal of the game – his first for the club – with a spectacular strike just after the break to make it 1-0.Mar...Full Story »

Fans’ favourite Martin Boyle enjoyed a fairytale return to Hibernian as he stepped off the bench to score a 95th-minute equaliser against city rivals Hearts at a full-house Easter Road.Lawrence Shankland’s first competitive goal for the Jambos looked like it was going to be enough to secure a third Edinburgh derby victory in succession for the visitors.But Boyle, who signed for the E...Full Story »

Gabriel Martinelli helped fire Arsenal to the first three points of the Premier League season in their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.Martinelli headed home after 20 minutes as the Gunners made a promising start at Selhurst Park.And while the hosts returned brighter after the break in a second half that saw few chances for either side, the wind was firmly taken out of their sails when Bukayo Sa...Full Story »