Nervous Chelsea clinched a Champions League spot despite a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa.The Blues looked like they would need to win the competition against Manchester City on Saturday to qualify for next season after Bertrand Traore’s opener and Anwar El Ghazi’s penalty.Ben Chilwell pulled a goal back but Leicester’s 4-2 defeat to Tottenham ultimately saw Thomas Tuchel’s si...Full Story »

Joe Willock became the first player since Alan Shearer to score in seven consecutive Premier League games for Newcastle as they beat Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage.The 21-year-old, who joined the Magpies on transfer deadline day, has helped consolidate Newcastle’s status in the Premier League with eight goals, including seven in seven matches.Fabian Schar secured all three points with a 88th...Full Story »

Nicke Kabamba could be involved in Kilmarnock’s Scottish Premiership play-off final second leg against Dundee.Kabamba is back in training after a hamstring injury and could return from a four-week lay-off on Monday night.Youssouf Mulumbu unexpectedly departed the club ahead of Killie’s 2-1 first-leg defeat and will not be involved.Dundee have no fresh injuries ahead of the Rugby Park...Full Story »

Morecambe are one victory away from reaching the third tier for the first time after making it through to the Sky Bet League Two play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Tranmere.The Shrimps, who missed out on automatic promotion by one point on the final day of the season, took a vital lead through Aaron Wildig in only the ninth minute of the game and held on to that advantage until Jam...Full Story »

CHELSEA are ready to revive their interest in West Ham star Declan Rice, according to reports. The Blues made the Hammers defensive midfielder a top priority last season under former boss Frank Lampard. Chelsea will reignite their interest in West Ham star Declan Rice But Chelsea refused to match the £70million asking price before Lampard was given the axe in January. Thomas Tuchel was ...Full Story »

Robert Lewandowski broke a 49-year Bundesliga record by scoring his 41st goal of the season in the very last minute of Bayern Munich's final 2020/21 outing at home to Augsburg. The Poland striker had already equalled Bayern legend Gerd Mueller's long-standing record, set all the way back in 1972, for the most goals in a single Bundesliga campaign, getting on the scoresheet for the 40th time in ...Full Story »

Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte has ducked questions about his future. Inter close out the season against Udinese. “There's one last game to go with a very good side like Udinese and we must push to the end to finish the season in the best way," Conte told Inter TV. “We will lift the Scudetto trophy and want to do it after a good performance. Having 1,000 fans in the stadium wil...Full Story »

Steve Cooper expressed his pride as Swansea reached the Sky Bet Championship final and insisted the club’s “unique” journey was not over.Swansea booked a Wembley date with Brentford next Saturday after a 1-1 home draw against Barnsley secured a 2-1 semi-final aggregate win.“Of course I’m proud,” head coach Cooper said as 3,000 Swansea fans celebrated their ret...Full Story »

Swansea survived a late Barnsley surge to book a Sky Bet Championship final date with Brentford at Wembley.The Swans held on for a winner-takes-all shot at Premier League football on May 29 by drawing 1-1 at the Liberty Stadium for a 2-1 aggregate victory.Matt Grimes had doubled their first-leg lead with a superb strike before half-time, but Barnsley were given hope of turning the tie around whe...Full Story »

Callum Davidson saluted St Johnstone’s saviour Geoff Brown after the 1-0 Scottish Cup final win over Hibernian secured an extraordinary cup double.Wing-back Shaun Rooney, who scored the only goal in the Betfred Cup final win over Livingston at Hampden Park in February, was the hero again with a header in the 31st minute at the national stadium, with Hibs keeper Matt Macey’s penalty s...Full Story »

Torquay’s automatic promotions hopes suffered a serious setback as they squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Barnet, the basement side in the Vanarama National League.Jake Andrews put the Gulls ahead in the 13th minute with a fine finish at the back post following Ben Wynter’s low cross from the right flank while the hosts were cruising when Connor Lemonheigh-Evans doubled ...Full Story »

Stockport handed the initiative in the battle for a National League play-off semi-final spot to Hartlepool after being held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Woking.County – who came from behind to claim a point as Max Kretzschmar’s strike was almost immediately cancelled out by Ben Gerring’s own goal – sit third in the table but Hartlepool could leapfrog them by winning at Sut...Full Story »

Altrincham ended a seven-game winless run in the Vanarama National League by snatching a thrilling 4-3 success over Yeovil courtesy of two late goals.Josh Hancock struck from close range to claim the winner deep into added time after Tom Peers levelled a helter-skelter encounter with just five minutes to go.Yeovil had overturned a 2-0 half-time deficit to lead courtesy of goals from Emmanuel Son...Full Story »

Tom Hopper headed Lincoln into the Sky Bet League One play-off final at Wembley as they survived a blitz at Sunderland to keep their dreams alive.The visitors did not lay a glove on the Black Cats in the first half and saw their 2-0 first-leg advantage wiped out by goals from Ross Stewart and Charlie Wyke in front of a raucous home crowd of 9,971.However in a much-improved second-half display, s...Full Story »

Solihull’s impressive late-season form in the Vanarama National League continued as they claimed a fifth successive victory by thumping Wealdstone 4-1 at the Grosvenor Vale Stadium.Nathan Cameron rattled the frame of the goal early on before providing the assist for Tyrone Williams to bundle home for the Moors in the 21st minute.Alex Addai doubled the visitors’ lead on the half-hour ...Full Story »

Wrexham boosted their play-off push with a 5-3 victory over struggling King’s Lynn at the Racecourse Ground.Luke Young fired the hosts in front from the spot after a handball in the 18th minute, but Sonny Carey levelled from a free-kick two minutes later.Jordan Davies restored the Wrexham advantage from a set-piece and it was 3-1 at half-time after Gold Omotayo beat the goalkeeper from a o...Full Story »

Danny Rowe scored twice, including a late penalty, as Chesterfield boosted their Vanarama National League play-off hopes with a 2-1 comeback win over Dagenham.Striker Rowe fired home from the spot three minutes from time to keep the Spireites in seventh position following Callum Reynolds’ handball.Defender Liam Gordon tapped home the Daggers’ 29th-minute opener, before Rowe found the...Full Story »

An injury-time penalty earned Eastleigh a 1-0 victory over Boreham Wood in a major boost to their National League play-off hopes.The Spitfires threw everything at their opponents in the final stages and were rewarded when the referee pointed to the spot, with Joe Tomlinson converting.Boreham Wood hit the bar in the first half through Gus Mafuta, while Eastleigh had an 88th-minute effort ruled ou...Full Story »

Shaun Rooney was again the hero as St Johnstone beat Hibernian 1-0 in the Scottish Cup final to secure an extraordinary cup double.The 24-year-old wing-back scored the only goal in the Betfred Cup final win over Livingston at Hampden Park in February and made the difference against Hibs at the national stadium to confirm the greatest season in the Perth club’s history.Rooney’s header...Full Story »

Forest Green are expected to give Jamille Matt a starting spot as they attempt to overturn a two-goal semi-final play-off deficit against Newport on Sunday.Matt had been expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a gruesome hand injury at the end of March.But the Rovers striker came off the bench in the final 15 minutes of the first leg and looks set to start against his former club...Full Story »