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 »

Notts County secured a play-off place in the National League with a 3-0 victory over Weymouth.The Magpies, who sit in fifth spot, dominated proceedings at Meadow Lane, with Ruben Rodrigues opening the scoring with a penalty in the 25th minute.Three minutes later they doubled their advantage in bizarre circumstances – Rodrigues’ free-kick looping up off the wall and Kyle Wootton pokin...Full Story »

Harry Maguire is unlikely to be fit for the Europa League final. Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Harry Maguire is set to miss the Europa League final through injury. Maguire was pictured on Thursday without crutches or a protective boot after damaging ankle ligaments in the 3-1 win over Aston Villa on May 9, raising h...Full Story »

The Portuguese coach has spent the last four years at Molineux, but will depart the Wolverhampton club following Sunday's finale to 2020-21 campaign Wolves have revealed that head coach Nuno Espirito Santo will be leaving the club this summer, with his final match in charge the home game with Manchester United on Sunday. After four years at Molineux, in which promotion was secured and a plac...Full Story »

A stunning strike from Robbie Muirhead sent Morton on their way to securing their Scottish Championship status.Muirhead opened the scoring with a brilliant volley as Morton beat Airdrie 3-0 in the play-off final second leg.Gary Oliver netted just before half-time and Muirhead sealed a 4-0 aggregate victory in front of a vocal 500-strong crowd at Cappielow, supplemented by a band of fans on the h...Full Story »

Brentford are without Josh Dasilva for the play-off semi-final second leg against Bournemouth.The midfielder has not managed to shake off a hip injury in time to feature.Rico Henry and Henrik Dalsgaard both made their returns from injury in the 1-0 first-leg defeat.That means winger Shandon Baptiste (knee) is the only other absentee.Bournemouth duo Steve Cook and Ben Pearson are both rated as 50...Full Story »

Frank Lampard has dropped out of the race to replace Roy Hodgson as Crystal Palace manager, according to Football Insider. Hodgson took charge of his last ever game at Selhurst Park yesterday evening, unfortunately seeing his beloved Palace beaten 3-1 by Arsenal, who scored twice late in the contest. Frank Lampard is Sky Bet's favourite to replace Hodgson at Palace, but if Football Insider a...Full Story »

Dumbarton clung on to their League One place despite falling to a 1-0 defeat in their play-off decider with Edinburgh City.Jim Duffy’s Sons welcomed the League Two runners’ up west in confident mood having claimed a 3-1 lead from Monday’s first leg in the capital.Nerves began to jangle when they saw their lead trimmed back seven minutes into the second half, though, with Ouzy S...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said it was insane they were now so close to Champions League qualification after the terrible run of form they had at the turn of the year seemed to have scuppered their chances.A 3-0 win at Burnley courtesy of goals from Roberto Firmino, a career first for back-up central defender Nat Phillips and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first of the season lifted the Red...Full Story »

West Ham’s late show put them on the brink of European qualification as they came from behind to beat West Brom 3-1.The Hammers go into their final game of the season against Southampton knowing a point will confirm a Europa League spot, while the Baggies announced after the game that head coach Sam Allardyce would step down at the end of the season.Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Vi...Full Story »

Liverpool head into their final Premier League match exactly where they need to be with their Champions League destiny in their own hands after a 3-0 victory over Burnley lifted them back into the top four.It was far from pretty – their encounters against the Clarets rarely are – but it was essential as the result put them ahead of Leicester on goal difference.And with a four-goal cu...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City’s shock collapse at Brighton is a wake-up call ahead of the Champions League final and demonstrates the difficulty of winning the Premier League title.Top-flight champions City, who face Chelsea in the European showpiece a week on Saturday, blew a two-goal advantage to lose 3-2 on a raucous evening on the south coast.Almost 8,000 jubilant Albion followe...Full Story »

Leeds struck twice late on to secure a hard-fought 2-0 win over Southampton at St Mary’s and guarantee a top-half Premier League finish.The game looked to be heading for a draw until Patrick Bamford poked the ball through the legs of Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy to give his side a 73rd-minute lead.It was Bamford’s 16th goal of the season and does no harm to his chances of securing...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp on Champions League: "Absolutely massive. It will be one of the biggest achievements, ever... It will be tough but qualifying for the Champions League should be tough"; watch Burnley vs Liverpool on Wednesday; coverage begins on Sky Sports Main Event at 8pm, kick-off 8:15pm Jurgen Klopp says it will be an "absolutely massive" achievement if Liverpool can secure fourth place in th...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank bemoaned the absence of VAR in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs after feeling his side were denied a clear penalty in their semi-final first-leg loss at Bournemouth.Arnaut Danjuma’s clinical counter-attacking goal early in the second half earned the Cherries a 1-0 advantage ahead of Saturday’s return match in west London.But Bees boss Frank was left frus...Full Story »

Newport skipper Joss Labadie is available to face Forest Green in the first leg of the League Two play-off semi-finals despite having eight stitches in a leg wound.It was initially feared the midfielder might miss the rest of the campaign after suffering a nasty gash to his knee during the Exiles’ 1-1 draw at Southend on May 8, but he has been cleared to play.Central defender Priestley Far...Full Story »

Manchester United may reportedly have been dealt a blow to their Harry Kane transfer hopes as it seems he’s decided on his preferred move. The England international has been strongly linked with Man Utd by Football Insider in recent times, but it now seems he’s leaning towards joining Manchester City, according to Don Balon. The report claims Kane is keen to play under Pep Guardi...Full Story »

Chelsea’s bid to win the Women’s Champions League for the first time in the club’s history ended in misery following a 4-0 defeat by Barcelona in Sunday’s final.Emma Hayes’ Blues became the first English side to reach the European showpiece since Arsenal won the competition 14 years ago.But her side were totally outclassed by a ruthless Barcelona team who avenged th...Full Story »

Tottenham strengthened their European qualification hopes with a 2-0 win over Wolves which moved them into the top six.Harry Kane opened the scoring with a goal that advanced his chances of winning the Premier League Golden Boot and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg doubled the lead after the break.It was Kane’s 22nd goal of the season, taking him back in front of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in th...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho has already identified the two players he wants to sign first as manager of AS Roma, according to Don Balon. Mourinho wasted no time taking the plunge back into management after being sacked by Spurs. The managerial icon took the reins at AS Roma, with his work in Rome officially commencing at the end of the current campaign. The Special One has the luxury of the transfer marke...Full Story »