Aldershot and Sutton played out a 1-1 draw in their end-of-season Vanarama National League clash.With both sides the embodiment of mid-table, there was little riding on this fixture but Sutton started well and put the home goal under pressure.They went ahead with 31 minutes on the clock, Lewis Simper taking aim from the edge of the box.Aldershot equalised 11 minutes after the break. James Henry&...Full Story »

Josh Umerah scored a dramatic late winner to boost Dagenham’s chances of avoiding the drop with a 1-0 win over already-relegated Ebbsfleet at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.Josh Rees struck the bar in the early stages for the hosts and Dion Pereira flashed an effort wide of the target, while at the other end Josh Passley was denied by Jake Turner before the break.Pereira and Rees both s...Full Story »

Ryan Inniss rescued a late point for Forest Green Rovers with the second-half stoppage-time equaliser in their 1-1 draw at Yeovil.Sonny Blu Lo-Everton got himself on the scoresheet in the 24th minute at Huish Park when he poked home the opener.He was then the catalyst for a nervy goalmouth scramble in front of Ted Cann in the Rovers net, which somehow ended in the visitors emerging unscathed.Inn...Full Story »

Sam Stubbs’ header ensured Cheltenham hit back from a goal down to draw 1-1 in their mid-table battle with Gillingham.Gareth Ainsworth’s Gills had opened the scoring inside two minutes after a clever free-kick routine caught their hosts cold.Jack Nolan threaded a low pass into the box, allowing Chelsea loan prospect Jimmy Jay-Morgan to slot the ball past Joe Day for his second goal o...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon and Chesterfield fought out a 0-0 draw, in an incident-free fixture that did neither side good in their play-off pushes.The visitors started well, and Liam Mandeville just failed to direct his glancing header the right side of the post after 12 minutes.James Tilley failed to keep his 22nd-minute effort on target, after a Josh Neufville cross into the area.Josh Kelly aimed his effor...Full Story »

Rob Apter’s hat-trick in 12 second-half minutes handed Blackpool a 3-1 win at Stevenage.He opened the scoring after 56 minutes, sweeping in from just outside the box, before firing another across home goalkeeper Taye Ashby-Hammond when he got in himself.The hat-trick goal saw Ashley Fletcher find the space and it meant the easiest pass for the easiest of tap-ins.They almost had a fourth wh...Full Story »

Matty James rescued a point for Wrexham but they dropped out of the automatic promotion places after a 1-1 draw at home to Bristol Rovers.Max Cleworth found space in the box in the opening 10 minutes and unleashed a shot, but Jed Ward made a brilliant acrobatic save to keep the score level.Ollie Rathbone tried his luck from just outside the box minutes later, but Ward was at Rovers’ rescue...Full Story »

Accrington took a big stride towards League Two survival as Ben Woods’ breathtaking free-kick earned them a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Salford.The attacker bent a sensational effort into the top-left corner to lift Stanley up to 21st, six points above the relegation places going into the final three games, with Salford four points off the play-off spots.John Doolan’s side were more e...Full Story »

Coventry took a huge step in the race for the Sky Bet Championship play-off places after beating 10-man West Brom 2-0 in front of a record breaking crowd at the CBS Arena.Jack Rudoni and Matt Grimes scored either side of half-time to put Frank Lampard’s men three points clear of seventh-placed Middlesbrough, who beat lowly Plymouth 2-1.West Brom, who saw Callum Styles sent off moments afte...Full Story »

Colby Bishop led the way with a hat-trick as Portsmouth took a giant step towards Championship safety with a spectacular 5-3 win at Norwich.Matt Ritchie and Regan Poole were also on target in a victory that took Pompey six points clear of the relegation zone with just three games left to play.The visitors took control by scoring three times either side of the interval to move 4-1 ahead after Jos...Full Story »

Swansea made it four wins in a row under interim boss Alan Sheehan as they ensured Hull remain in the relegation battle with a 1-0 win at the Swansea.Com Stadium.It took a controversial second-half penalty for Slovenia striker Zan Vipotnik to secure the three points, which pushed Swansea up to 11th and left Hull – who had Matt Crooks sent off in stoppage time – a mere two points abov...Full Story »

Fleetwood and Barrow played out a dismal goalless draw at Highbury Stadium.Two mid-table sides produced a typical end-of-season affair.Barrow impressed early and Ben Whitfield produced a smart diving save from Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch.The hosts responded in the 19th minute with a double chance.Mark Helm’s initial shot was parried by goalkeeper Wyll Stanway, with Owen Devonport l...Full Story »

Blackburn kept their faint play-off hopes alive with a resounding 4-1 win over fellow top six contenders Millwall.On this evidence, it is barely believable that Blackburn boss Valerien Ismael was searching for his first victory in charge at Ewood Park as his out-of-form side tore the in-form visitors to shreds.They could easily have scored three in the opening seven minutes but a goal glut did c...Full Story »

Gabe Breeze’s dramatic added-time penalty save secured relegation-threatened Carlisle a vital 3-2 win against League Two leaders Port Vale at Brunton Park.Carlisle took the lead in the 36th minute through Georgie Kelly’s fourth in three games and they doubled their lead seven minutes later through Matty Dennis.The Cumbrians’ excellent performance continued in the 49th minute wh...Full Story »

Middlesbrough kept their Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes alive in dramatic fashion as Tommy Conway’s stoppage-time penalty secured a 2-1 win over a Plymouth side that remain rooted to the foot of the table.Conway was pushed over by Joe Edwards, who was subsequently sent off, and dusted himself down to successfully beat Conor Hazard from the spot.Finn Azaz’s opener had earlier bee...Full Story »

Colchester moved into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places following a 0-0 draw at home to 10-man Crewe.However, Danny Cowley’s side missed a golden opportunity to claim a vital victory at the JobServe Community Stadium after Arthur Read’s 87th-minute penalty was saved by goalkeeper Filip Marschall.Kane Hemmings’ effort from the edge of the area was saved by Colchester goalke...Full Story »

Defenders Rob Dickie and Ross McCrorie were Bristol City’s heroes as their bid for a Championship play-off place received a massive boost with a 2-1 win over 10-man Sunderland at Ashton Gate.The visitors had to play all but the first seven minutes with 10 men after defender Trai Hume was shown a straight red card for clipping Nahki Wells from behind as the striker burst clear onto a long b...Full Story »

Burnley moved to the cusp of an immediate return to the Premier League with a 2-1 comeback victory over nine-man Watford at Vicarage Road that was decided in the space of 11 chaotic second-half minutes.Josh Brownhill’s 14th goal of the Championship season had given the visitors the lead before Watford imploded with midfielders Moussa Sissoko and Edo Kayembe sent off within nine minutes of ...Full Story »

Lucas Andersen’s sensational strike saw QPR snatch a late 2-1 victory at Preston in the Sky Bet Championship.The Dane came off the bench and found the top corner from range in the fourth minute of stoppage time.Liam Lindsay had headed the hosts in front with his first goal of the campaign in the final moments of an energetic first half before Michael Frey’s leveller in the 80th minut...Full Story »

Southend did their National League play-off hopes no favours with a goalless draw in the Essex derby at home to Braintree.Visiting keeper Henry Gray made sharp saves from Macaulay Bonne and Leon Parillon, who then almost combined for an opener in the 28th minute with Bonne just unable to reach his team-mate’s cross.Braintree’s best opportunity of the first half came when John Akinde&...Full Story »

Sky Bet League One champions Birmingham failed to put their Vertu Trophy sorrows behind them in a 0-0 draw against Crawley at St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park on Friday.Birmingham started off strong as Jay Stansfield’s wayward volley was saved by Toby Steward in the first minute. He looked to correct his mistakes three minutes later, but could only hit the near post for Birmingham&rsquo...Full Story »

It was a happy return for Ian Holloway to Blundell Park as his Swindon side thrashed Grimsby 4-0.Swindon took the lead in the eighth minute as Tom Nichols was fed the ball on the edge of the box and shot first-time past Jordan Wright.It only got better for Holloway, who managed Grimsby for a year before leaving in December 2020, as Ollie Clarke bundled in a second goal in the 32nd minute after t...Full Story »

Stoke took a significant step towards retaining their Championship status with a 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at the bet365 Stadium.Dutch winger Million Manhoef opened the scoring in the first half before defender Ben Wilmot added a second after the break following a terrible error from Owls goalkeeper Pierce Charles.Victory extends the Potters’ unbeaten run to five matches – mad...Full Story »

Gary Bowyer felt Burton picked up a hard-earned point in the goalless draw at Exeter which gave a small boost to their hopes of Sky Bet League One survival.In a game played in atrocious wet weather – there were notable puddles all over the pitch throughout the second half – neither side were able to find the net as both defences were well on top.“It was a difficult game and the...Full Story »

Luton manager Matt Bloomfield hailed his team’s character after watching them ignite their bid for Championship survival by defeating fellow strugglers Derby 1-0 at Pride Park.Millenic Alli’s early strike proved enough to settle a contest of two distinct halves.The forward, a January signing from Exeter, fired home after 10 minutes when John Eustace’s side failed to deal with a...Full Story »

Burton gave their hopes of League One survival a small boost with a valuable point from a dire 0-0 draw at Exeter.In atrocious conditions that ruined the match as a spectacle, the Brewers claimed their seventh point from their last four games to edge a point ahead of Bristol Rovers and officially relegate Shrewsbury.Exeter started well with Caleb Watts rounding Max Crocombe in the Burton goal, b...Full Story »

Millenic Alli’s early strike handed Luton a lifeline in their battle for Championship survival as they beat fellow strugglers Derby 1-0 at Pride Park.Matt Bloomfield’s men remain in the relegation zone, but the away win means they are now behind their 21st-placed opponents on goal difference alone with three games to go.John Eustace’s side recovered from a difficult start to ev...Full Story »

York scored two late goals to apply more pressure on leaders Barnet in a 3-1 victory over Gateshead in the Vanarama National League.Luke Hannant opened the scoring for Gateshead after 11 minutes but typical of York’s quality campaign, Ashley Nathaniel-George levelled the scores in the 36th minute.After Junior Luamba converted an Ollie Pearce cross to edge the title-chasers ahead, Malachi F...Full Story »

It's been a season to remember for Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembele, who has a remarkable 32 goals and eight assists in 42 games in all competitions. Often criticised in the past for being inconsistent and lacking end-product, Dembele is now in the form of his life and this has made the Premier League's top clubs stand up and take notice. Sources have revealed to CaughtOffside that Ars...Full Story »

One of the Premier League's highest paid players is completely in the dark about whether he'll be at Arsenal next season, though some clarity on his future has emerged. Arsenal look destined to fall short in the Premier League, though after thrashing Real Madrid 5-1 in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, an even bigger prize could await. However, one Arsenal player who isn't likely t...Full Story »

The 29-year-old Guinea international has established himself as one of the best strikers in European football, and he has been outstanding for the German club this season. Guirassy has 28 goals and eight assists in all competitions, but his performances in the Champions League have been splendid. He has picked up 13 goals and five assists in 14 Champions League games this season. He helped Dor...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly preparing to receive a £30million offer from a Premier League rival for striker Richarlison which, if accepted, would represent a massive loss on the injury-plagued Brazilian. The 27-year-old has endured another injury-hit campaign in north London, having made just 16 appearances in all competitions for Ange Postecoglou's men and scored just four goals wi...Full Story »

The North Londoners sit 15th in the league, are out of both domestic cups and face a tough Frankfurt side in Thursday night's Europa League clash. Postecoglou's side are now just two losses shy of equalling their all-time Premier League record of 19 - which they set during the 1993/94 and 2003/04. Players are starting to look towards the summer to escape the sinking ship under Postecoglou and ...Full Story »

Sources with a close understanding of the situation have informed CaughtOffside that the Red Devils are open to letting Hojlund go if interested clubs pay up for him. The Denmark international has flopped during his time at Man Utd, but the club are still keen to bring in close to what they paid Atalanta for him. It could be that Hojlund will get the chance to return to Serie A, with sources t...Full Story »

Arsenal are reportedly 'open' to letting William Saliba leave for Real Madrid, as long as they receive a pair of stars from the La Liga giants in return. Saliba has been linked with Real for some time. That's unsurprising, given he's become one of the best defenders in the Premier League over the past few years. It was suggested of late that their 'usual strategy' will be followed, in which ...Full Story »

The France international was pretty anonymous in both legs of the Champions League quarter-final tie against the Gunners, and it could be that Los Blancos need something different in attack. Mbappe only joined Real last summer, and has good numbers in his first season at the Bernabeu, with 32 goals and four assists in all competitions. Still, there are perhaps legitimate questions to be asked ...Full Story »

Bayern Munich hoping to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer. Florian Wirtz will dominate the summer transfer window of Bayern Munich. The Bavarian club has identified the rising German star to strengthen the attack and replace Thomas Muller in the squad. Die Roten have been heavily linked with Wirtz over the last few years. Bayer Leverkusen are in a strong position to negoti...Full Story »

TEAMtalk can confirm that Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United this summer, though they are not alone as he is also being chased by clubs from the Premier League and Germany. Man Utd are set for a huge summer as they try to build a side capable of taking them back to the top of the Premier League. They are not blessed with a huge budget and will ...Full Story »

A woman dubbed ‘Arsenal’s biggest female fan’ has painted her body to resemble the team’s away kit to celebrate their recent victory over Real Madrid. Arabella Mia has become known for her nude antics, often turning up at matches wearing little more than body paint in the team’s colours. Arsenal fan Arabella Mia rocked the Gunners' away shirt And after Arsenal be...Full Story »

ANDY CARROLL and his girlfriend Lou Teasdale shared a loved-up kiss as they relaxed in a swimming pool. The former England striker is soaking up the sun in the south of France, where he plays for Bordeaux. Andy Carroll and Lou Teasdale relaxed on a pool inflatable He and Lou chilled out on an inflatable and shared a kiss - days after confirming they are set to get married. The Sun exclusivel...Full Story »

POP icon Madonna was a surprise attendee of Chelsea's Europa Conference League clash with Legia Warsaw. The Blues welcomed the Polish big boys to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their quarter-final tie on Thursday night. Pop superstar Madonna was a surprise attendee of the match Stamford Bridge wasn't at full capacity for the game as Enzo Maresca's troops had effectively killed off the ...Full Story »

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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has signed a new two-year contract at Anfield, the club announced Thursday, ending months of speculation over his future. The deal will keep him at the club until July 2027. Van Dijk's previous deal was set to expire this summer. Negotiations, led by sporting director Richard Hughes, have been taking place with Van Dijk's representative, Neil Fewings, for seve...Full Story »

Corentin Tolisso is sat in the press room at Old Trafford on Wednesday night scrolling through his phone and smiling. He's waiting for Lyon's press conference to start as hushed conversations in the room focus on the surprise in England at the level of 21-year-old superstar Rayan Cherki. It was Cherki's last-minute goal, helped in no small part by an error from Andre Onana, that has set up Thu...Full Story »

Manchester United have reportedly joined a number of top European sides who are keeping close tabs on Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Kaua Santos ahead of the summer transfer window, with initial contact already made. There are expected to be major changes to the goalkeeping department at Old Trafford this summer amid uncertainty over Andre Onana and also his deputy Altay Bayindir, with both s...Full Story »

Milan 'convinced' to sign Man City loanee Walker permanently All signs seemingly point towards Kyle Walker leaving Manchester City and joining AC Milan permanently in a bargain deal this summer. According to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan have decided that they will purchase Walker permanently. Walker has spent the second half of the season on loan in Italy, with the Serie A heav...Full Story »

Ruben Amorim vowed to go all out for Europa League glory after Manchester United progressed to the semi-finals with a show-stopping 5-4 extra-time win against 10-man Lyon.The Red Devils looked to have blown Thursday’s make-or-break quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford, where the visitors responded to Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot’s first-half efforts by scoring four without reply...Full Story »

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca expressed concern at the “easy chances” his team are missing after they limped into the Conference League semi-final despite a second-leg defeat to Legia Warsaw at Stamford Bridge.The 2-1 loss to the team currently fifth in the Polish Ekstraklasa drew boos from supporters at full-time and was the second home game in a row in which fans had loudly voice...Full Story »

Bradford manager Graham Alexander was left frustrated after they missed out on going top with a draw against Notts County.Ciaran Kelly headed the Bantams in front but they were denied a 13th win in 14 home games by David McGoldrick’s superb equaliser. The 1-1 draw leaves Bradford two points behind leaders Port Vale, who play on Friday.Alexander said: “We’ve gained a point but t...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou declared he would be around “for a little bit longer” after Tottenham clinched a Europa League semi-final spot with a superb 1-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.Spurs were back in the last-chance saloon and up against it at Deutsche Bank Park after a 1-1 draw in the first leg last Thursday, but produced one of their best displays under the Australian.Dominic Solanke&rsquo...Full Story »