Newcastle struggle to convince Ten HagNewcastle United are struggling in their attempts to appoint Erik ten Hag as their new manager, reports the Mirror. The Ajax boss is reluctant to take over due to the Magpies' lowly Premier League position. Man Utd missed out on Gueye in the summerManchester United did not follow through with their interest in PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye this summer, r...Full Story »

Bournemouth head coach Scott Parker expressed his delight at the ability of his league leaders to “grind out” a hard-earned 2-0 Championship victory at Reading.It was Bournemouth’s 15th league match without defeat since the start of this season – a club record.Although Reading dominated much of the first half, the visitors went in front two minutes before the break throug...Full Story »

AFC Bournemouth made it 15 Championship matches unbeaten this season as they regained their five-point advantage at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a hard-earned 2-0 win at Reading.Although the Royals dominated long spells of the first half, Bournemouth went in front in the 43rd minute when leading scorer Dominic Solanke headed home.They increased their lead just before the hour mark wh...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was pleased to come out of the other side of a “difficult week” in style with a 3-0 win at Tottenham.Solskjaer has been under pressure following last week’s 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool, with plenty of speculation about his future, but once again his side came up with a result when he needed it the most.Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo...Full Story »

Port Vale assistant manager Andy Crosby felt the half-time message to stay calm against the 10 men of Crawley was vital in them eventually running out 4-1 winners at Broadfield Stadium, saying some of his side’s second-half play was “outstanding”.Crawley were forced to play with a man less from just the 12th minute when veteran centre-back Joel Lynch received a straight red car...Full Story »

Manager Dave Challinor admitted he had a worse day than the referee after Hartlepool were thumped 5-0 by Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road.Aaron Drinan netted a hat-trick as Orient ended a sequence of four successive draws in a game which was shrouded in controversy.Referee Alan Young took the players off the field for the interval four minutes early and after the customary 15-minute interval break...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola says “many, many things” went wrong as Manchester City suffered their first home loss of the season to Patrick Vieira’s impressive Crystal Palace side.Wednesday’s surprise Carabao Cup exit at West Ham was compounded by a shock defeat for the reigning Premier League champions at the Etihad Stadium.Wilfried Zaha got Pep Guardiola’s 200th league match at ...Full Story »

Rob Hall scored a late winner as Barnet claimed a 2-1 home victory against Aldershot in the National League.Kian Flanagan opened the scoring for the hosts when he converted Adam Marriott’s flick back across the face of goal with 27 minutes gone.Ephron Mason-Clark then thought he had doubled Barnet’s lead on the stroke of half-time only for his header to be ruled out for offside.Eleve...Full Story »

Manchester United eased the pressure on under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with an easy 3-0 win at Tottenham which saw the heat turned up on Nuno Espirito Santo.Solskjaer is battling for his job after last weekend’s 5-0 humiliation by Liverpool, but as has been the case so often during his reign at United, his team delivered a result when he needed it the most.A brilliant goal by Cristiano Ro...Full Story »

Joey Barton believes that the fortunes of his Bristol Rovers side are “starting to turn” after earning a 1-0 win at Harrogate.Substitute Nick Anderton scored the only goal of the game after the hour mark to seal a rare away win for the 16th-placed Pirates, who were relegated from League One last season.Having previously failed to claim an away win since last December, Rovers have now...Full Story »