TV star James Corden played a surprise role in the shock appointment of Frank Lampard at Chelsea. Interim boss Lampard lost at Wolves on his "surreal" return and says he will not solve the club's problems in one day. Chelsea hired Frank Lampard as interim manager for the rest of the season Chelsea owner Todd Boehly needed advice after sacking Graham Potter Boehly turned to TV star James Cord...Full Story »

Man Utd lead Barca in Frimpong race (talkSPORT) Manchester United are the favourites to sign Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen, talkSPORT reports. Barcelona and Bayern Munich are also in the race to land the full-back this summer, but Erik ten Hag's team have made him their top priority ahead of next season. Arsenal chasing Wolfsburg full-back Ridle Baku Wolfsburg Arsenal are keen on s...Full Story »

There's still all to play for this season for Eddie Howe and his Newcastle United stars, with a finish in the Champions League places surely the immediate aim. Assuming that their fine season ends with that particular prize, the Magpies will have to strengthen in key areas, with one of those being midfield. Though Howe has players with grit, determination and no little skill, they could still ...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag expressed concern about an injury picked up by Marcus Rashford during the 2-0 Premier League win against Everton on Saturday. Rashford pulled up in discomfort after chasing down a ball through on goal and was substituted soon afterwards in the 81st minute. The England forward gestured to United's bench that he needed to come off and was feeling the groin a...Full Story »

Chelsea look set to beat Manchester United in the race for a top transfer. Chelsea are reportedly preparing a move to hijack Manchester United's transfer of Benfica superstar Goncalo Ramos. The striker is one of Europe's most-promising attackers after his performances at the World Cup and in Portugal. According to Portuguese outlet Record, the Blues will send scouts to watch Ramos in action ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola agrees Erling Haaland is on a trajectory that could reach the levels of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi but believes only time will tell if his striker will be counted among the greatest to ever play the game.The Manchester City striker moved within touching distance of the Premier League single-season scoring record, 34, jointly held by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole after bagging ...Full Story »

Erling Haaland kept Manchester City’s title hopes alive with goals either side of half-time in his side’s 4-1 victory over Southampton at St Mary’s.The Norway striker broke the deadlock with a header on 45 minutes before Jack Grealish made it two after the restart.Haaland’s Premier League-leading 30th goal was a beautiful bicycle-kick finish, with the visitors only able t...Full Story »

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi accused Cristian Stellini of a lack of respect after watching his side lose 2-1 at Tottenham in a fiery encounter.Drama occurred before kick-off when De Zerbi was involved in a heated exchange with Spurs’ acting head coach Stellini and could be seen pointing animatedly at his fellow Italian.It was the catalyst for a chaotic clash between the two top-four riva...Full Story »

Eddie Howe praised Newcastle’s “character” and “fight” after they came from a goal down to beat Brentford 2-1.The Magpies were trailing at half-time in their third match in six days to Ivan Toney’s penalty.But they were a different side after the break with Joelinton equalising via a deflection off Bees goalkeeper David Raya and Alexander Isak hitting the winn...Full Story »

Manager David Moyes admitted he could do nothing to stop criticism from West Ham fans as he faced negativity during an important victory at Fulham.Harrison Reed’s own goal gave the Hammers a 1-0 win at Craven Cottage, their first league victory on the road since August.It was also enough to take Moyes’ men up to 13th in the table and three points clear of the bottom three.While the w...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell hailed his team’s commitment and composure after sealing a 3-0 home win over Livingston.A Kevin van Veen brace and a Max Johnston strike means the Steelmen have now taken 16 points from a possible 21 since the former Ross County boss took charge in February.Kettlewell said: “It was another good home performance. I was delighted with the clean shee...Full Story »

Barry Robson praised the speed of Aberdeen’s play in their 2-0 win at home to Kilmarnock.Robson watched his side move into third place in the cinch Premiership thanks to a Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes double, the first of which came after less than 20 seconds.The forward then tapped home his 17th goal of the season in the 59th minute to complete a satisfactory afternoon for the hosts.Robso...Full Story »

Boss Frank Lampard eased fears Chelsea will be outgunned by Real Madrid after a 1-0 defeat at Wolves.Matheus Nunes’ first-half stunner downed the visitors as Lampard’s return failed to produce a response.The 44-year-old, back until the end of the season after the sacking of Graham Potter, could not inspire the Blues in his first game in charge since being sacked in January 2021.They ...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson admitted his side have been dragged into a relegation battle after they slumped to a 2-0 home defeat to Ross County at McDiarmid Park.Simon Murray scored a superbly-taken opener just before half-time and David Cancola added a second after the Saints failed to clear a corner moments after the interval.St Johnstone are now only five points clear of the relegati...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is ignoring talk about his future after his side dropped into the bottom three with a 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa.Forest went down to second-half goals from Bertrand Traore and Ollie Watkins at Villa Park to go nine games without a win and leave relegation to the Championship looming.Cooper was given public backing by Evangelos Marinakis in midweek, but it came ...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson is adamant he can ride out the current storm and get Hearts motoring again despite coming under fire from supporters after his beleaguered side crashed to a fifth consecutive defeat.The Jambos boss endured calls for his head from the stands and was loudly jeered at full-time when he walked on to the pitch to shake hands with his opponents and applaud the fans after his 10-man team...Full Story »