Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said Ollie Watkins’ knee injury sustained in the 4-0 Europa Conference League last-16 win over 10-man Ajax was “not more than a cut”.Watkins, named in England boss Gareth Southgate’s latest squad earlier on Thursday, headed Villa in front in the 25th minute, having already sustained the injury in a challenge with Ajax goalkeeper Diant Ramaj.But...Full Story »

Ollie Watkins helped fire Aston Villa to a first European quarter-final since 1998 but gave his side and England an injury scare after limping off.Watkins, named in Gareth Southgate’s latest squad earlier on Thursday, headed Villa in front in the first half of a 4-0 Europa Conference League second-leg win over 10-man Ajax which sends them through to the last eight.But the striker limped of...Full Story »

Mohamed Salah warmed up for Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United with a record-breaking goal in Liverpool’s 6-1 Europa League demolition of Sparta Prague at Anfield.Jurgen Klopp’s side were already virtually guaranteed a quarter-final place after their 5-1 first-leg victory but four goals in the opening 13-and-a-half minutes started the rout.They were only th...Full Story »

Rangers manager Philippe Clement was proud of his players despite their narrow defeat by Benfica.The Light Blues were in a good position to reach the Europa League quarter-finals following a 2-2 draw in Lisbon last week but they fell just short against the Portuguese champions.Rangers were caught on the counter-attack as Rafa Silva netted the only goal of the second leg in the 66th minute at Ibr...Full Story »

David Moyes took the handbrake off West Ham and watched them race into the last eight of the Europa League with a 5-0 win over Freiburg.Hammers boss Moyes uncharacteristically named an attacking line-up in a bid to repair the damage of the 1-0 first-leg defeat in Germany last week.He was rewarded with a sparkling display as goals from Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and two from Moh...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today. Context : Club World cup !       SPANISHPERSON: HOLAME:   Palmer & Chelsea   Lamine Yamal watching Messi's debut     Please stay tuned on 7M Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow! (Credit: originaltrollfootball, FootballLaughss, RudigerRunning, NoContextChe1)Full Story »

Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo is unlikely to receive an England call-up on Thursday despite his stellar form at Old Trafford. WHAT HAPPENED?Gareth Southgate is set to name his England squad for the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium on March 23 and March 26 respectively. Per Sky's Rob Dorsett, however, Mainoo is set to be overlooked, despite making 19 senior appearance...Full Story »

First-team players and staff alike got together as they looked ahead to Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final clash with Liverpool. Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes arrived with Kobbie Mainoo Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke Marcus Rashford arrived in a hoodie and jeans Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke Erik ten Hag opted for a simple puffer jacket Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke That saw the ...Full Story »

Man United and Chelsea are in the market for a centre-back this summer and both Premier League clubs are showing interest in Barcelona’s Jules Kounde. That is according to the Mundo Deportivo, who reports that the English clubs are showing strong interest in the Frenchman ahead of the summer transfer window. The defender has been at the Catalan club since 2022 having made the move to B...Full Story »

Chelsea face the prospect of having to accept a relative bargain bid from Tottenham for midfielder Conor Gallagher amid concerns about meeting Premier League financial rules. The English top flight’s profit and sustainability regulations have been a constant talking point this season, and Chelsea’s hefty pre-tax loss of £271.5m over the past three seasons’ worth of acco...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain are lining up a £75 million bid for Manchester United's Marcus Rashford this summer as a potential Kylian Mbappe replacement. WHAT HAPPENED?Per the Daily Mirror, PSG want to sign Rashford as they are preparing for Mbappe's exit, as he looks set to finally make his long-mooted move to Real Madrid. The French giants made an attempt to sign the 26-year-old in 2022 but we...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Raya helps Arsenal advance to UCL quarter-finals   EPL week 28   ARSENAL BEAT PORTO ON PENALTIES TO ADVANCE TO THE UCL QUARTERFINALS   100 days until Copa America begins   Champions League won't be The Champions League anymore..   TITLE Race in Europe's Top Five Leagues This Season :   The one and only Leo M...Full Story »

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker landed a winner at the Cheltenham Festival. Last year, Walker, 33, won the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup in a historic Treble winning season for Pep Guardiola's side - and it turns out the England international also has an eye for winners in horse racing. The former Tottenham Hotspur ace was snapped celebrating at Cheltenham after Ga...Full Story »

HUMBLE Declan Rice stunned football fans and pundits alike by revealing how much he pays for a haircut. The Arsenal and England midfielder, 25, chatted to CBS Sports ahead of the Gunners' memorable Champions League shootout win at home against Porto. And ahead of the interview with Kate Abdo, Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards, the ex-Liverpool defender drew attention to Rice'...Full Story »

It appears as though Casemiro’s time at Manchester United could be coming to an end this summer. As reported by The Mail, Manchester United deployed a scout to the Allianz Stadium on Sunday to observe the match between Atalanta and Juventus. The game concluded in a 2-2 draw, with Dutch midfielder Teun Koopmeiners netting both goals for Atalanta. However, Koopmeiners isn’t the man t...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey admitted that it was “never a pipe dream” that his young Crawley side could challenge for a play-off place after making it five wins in six games with a 2-1 home victory over Notts County.The Red Devils stunned their opponents, who finished with 10 men, with two late goals from Klaidi Lolos and substitute Ade Adeyemo after Sam Austin had given County a first-half lead.C...Full Story »

Michael Skubala hailed his “ruthless” Lincoln side after they thrashed Cambridge 6-0 to extend their unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to 12 matches.Braces apiece from Jack Moylan – his second in two games – and Joe Taylor, plus further strikes from subs TJ Eyoma and Dylan Duffy saw the Imps close to within three points of the play-off places.“I thought we were ruthle...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence was proud of Gillingham’s defiant display despite his 10 men suffering a 2-0 defeat against League Two play-off rivals AFC Wimbledon.Omar Bugiel’s header gave Wimbledon the lead, and things went from bad to worse for the visitors as Conor Masterson received two yellow cards in two minutes to cap a chaotic first half.Gillingham fought hard to get back into the game af...Full Story »

Crewe boss Lee Bell praised his players for conquering their “fear factor” to eventually see off bottom-of-the-table Sutton.Substitute Elliott Nevitt’s 15th goal of the season sealed a nervy 1-0 win for the automatic promotion hopefuls, who went into the game having suffered back-to-back defeats.On the “outstanding character” his team showed following that dent in c...Full Story »

Ian Evatt reckons Bolton can achieve promotion from Sky Bet League One provided they can replicate the performance of their 5-0 demolition against shell-shocked Oxford.Josh Dacres-Cogley scored on his 28th birthday with further goals coming from Nathaniel Ogbeta, George Thomason, Aaron Collins and Josh Sheehan.“If we can replicate that eight more times we won’t have too much to worry...Full Story »