The pair, who have three kids, secretly split in July. Andy Carroll and wife Billi Mucklow are divorcing after two turbulent years of marriageTowie star Billi shares three kids with the football aceThe split comes two years after Andy passed out on a bed with two women on his stag do Geordie Andy, 35, rec­ently joined French team Bordeaux, while Billi, 36, remained at their Essex home. It...Full Story »

Lehmann, 54, had been with Conny since the pair tied the knot in 1999. Jens Lehmann has reportedly split with his wife of 25 yearsLehmann and yoga instructor Conny wed in October 1999 The yoga instructor, 52, was by his side for the entirety of his stint with Arsenal, and is the mother of his two children Mats, 24 and Lieselotta, 18. According to German outlet Bild, the pair have split for go...Full Story »

Stockport manager Dave Challinor said his side deserved to get something out of the game after they rescued a point late on in a 1-1 draw with Barnsley at Oakwell.Adam Phillips scored from the spot early on for the Tykes before Louie Barry levelled in stoppage time.Challinor said: “I had a little bit of a go at the players last week because I thought we lost a little bit of our identity an...Full Story »

Stockport came from behind late on to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw with Barnsley at Oakwell.Adam Phillips scored from the spot early on before Louie Barry levelled in stoppage time.The hosts were awarded a penalty after just four minutes when Davis Keillor-Dunn was brought down in the box by Tyler Onyango.Phillips stepped up and converted into the bottom right for his fifth of the season.County ...Full Story »

Liverpool boss Arne Slot feels his side’s early ascent to the top of the Premier League is not a “realistic view” of the table.Life after Jurgen Klopp is not turning out to be too bad as the Reds climbed to the summit after goals from Ibrahima Konate and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-1 win at Wolves – their fifth victory in six league games.Defeat at home to Nottingham Forest ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his side for showing a Champions League mentality in Perth as they prepared for Tuesday’s test against Borussia Dortmund with a 6-0 victory over St Johnstone.Celtic prevailed thanks to a double from Kyogo Furuhashi, a tremendous effort from Paulo Bernardo after a passing move involving nine players, Callum McGregor’s fourth long-range strike of t...Full Story »

Otis Khan scored five minutes from time to secure Oldham a 2-1 victory over National League bottom side Ebbsfleet.Mark Kitching nodded the Latics into the lead from Mike Fondop’s flick-on three minutes into the second half at Kuflink Stadium.It was all square after Dominic Poleon sent Matthew Hudson the wrong way with an 81st-minute penalty.Four minutes later, Khan restored Oldham’s ...Full Story »

Liverpool’s impressive start under Arne Slot continued as they moved to the top of the Premier League after a 2-1 win at Wolves.Life after Jurgen Klopp is not turning out to be too bad as Ibrahima Konate’s header and a Mohamed Salah penalty either side of Rayan Ait-Nouri’s equaliser made it five wins from six league games.Defeat at home to Nottingham Forest a fortnight ago rema...Full Story »

Kyogo Furuhashi struck twice as Celtic continued their imperious start to the season with a 6-0 triumph over St Johnstone in Perth.The Japan forward scored either side of Paulo Bernardo in the final 10 minutes of the first half.Callum McGregor added to the lead with his fourth long-range goal of the season, Daizen Maeda got on the scoresheet after having a first-half effort controversially disal...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Chris Davies was delighted with his side’s reaction after seeing them fight back from two goals down to beat Peterborough 3-2 and reclaim top spot in League One.After a sloppy start, the big-spending Blues found themselves trailing 2-0 after just 16 minutes following goals from Ricky-Jade Jones and Emmanuel Fernandez.However, a smart finish from Willum Willumsson halved the...Full Story »

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes bemoaned his side’s defending as a first league win slipped through their fingers after Dundee United came from two goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw at Rugby Park.Dundee United dominated a poor quality first half and led through Louis Moult but substitute David Watson appeared to have turned the game on its head as he levelled the scores with a remarkable sc...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta says he loves, respects and admires Pep Guardiola in a clear move to defuse escalating tensions with his one-time mentor.Guardiola told Arteta’s Arsenal to prepare for war amid the fallout from last weekend’s heated draw with Manchester City and the Gunners responded with a last-gasp 4-2 victory against Leicester at the Emirates.Speaking on the eve of Saturday’s fi...Full Story »

Blackpool assistant Steve Agnew singled out captain Lee Evans for special praise after the in-form Seasiders swept aside struggling Burton 3-0 at Bloomfield Road.Brighton loanee Odeluga Offiah opened his account for the club before Rob Apter’s solo effort made it 2-0.Summer signing Evans then added the finishing touch as the Tangerines made it four straight wins under new manager Steve Bru...Full Story »

Rotherham boss Steve Evans felt his side deserved more from their 1-1 draw at second-bottom Shrewsbury.The Shrews broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute through George Lloyd, who poked home from close range.Rotherham, who have not won on the road in the league since 2022, found the equaliser after referee Sam Purkiss pointed to the spot in the 70th minute.Purkiss deemed Mal Benning’s cleara...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche was delighted with the way his side managed the game as they came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 2-1 for their first Premier League win of the season.Having twice squandered two-goal leads to lose in the last month Dwight McNeil’s double just after half-time turned things around after Marc Guehi’s 10th-minute opener.It was the first time since October 2...Full Story »

Dundee boss Tony Docherty revealed that midfielder Mo Sylla had to be rushed to the city’s Ninewells Hospital after collapsing in the dressing-room at half-time.The Dark Blues lost 2-1 to Aberdeen at Dens Park with Kevin Nisbet and Topi Keskinen on the mark for the Dons, with Simon Murray pulling one back for the home side.However, the proceedings were overshadowed by concerns for Sylla.Do...Full Story »

Millwall manager Neil Harris was delighted with all three of his goalscorers in his side’s comfortable victory over Preston at The Den in the Sky Bet Championship.Midfielder George Honeyman broke the deadlock with what was his first goal for two years before youngster Romain Esse, who had previously scored four times on the road, struck in front of his own supporters for the first time.The...Full Story »

Gary Caldwell believes Exeter’s point at Wigan will only prove to be a good or a bad one if they win their next League One fixture.The Grecians dug deep to secure a goalless draw at the Brick Community Stadium, as Caldwell and his former Celtic and Scotland colleague Shaun Maloney had to share the spoils.Caldwell, whose side play Leyton Orient next, said: “I think it will prove to be...Full Story »

Enzo Maresca lauded Cole Palmer as the “best in the Premier League” after he became the first player in the competition’s history to score four goals in a first half during Chelsea’s 4-2 win over Brighton.Palmer’s record-breaking performance saw him net four times in 20 minutes at Stamford Bridge, including a whipped free-kick into the top corner.Last season’s...Full Story »

Chesterfield boss Paul Cook credited his side for showing the right intent from the start after they won 3-0 at Doncaster in a chaotic Sky Bet League Two clash at the Eco-Power Stadium.The hosts ended the game with nine men following the second-half dismissals of Luke Molyneux and Tom Anderson.The Spireites had already laid the groundwork for their triumph with an excellent first half showing wh...Full Story »

Matt Bloomfield revealed he had a feeling Joe Low would get on the scoresheet after the defender’s last-gasp header earned Wycombe a 2-1 comeback win at Bristol Rovers.Daniel Harvie’s goal 13 minutes from time drew Wycombe level before former Bristol City player Low, who also scored in a 2-1 win at Rovers last season, headed home the decider six minutes into stoppage time as the Chai...Full Story »

Kairo Mitchell struck early as Rochdale beat Braintree 1-0 in their Vanarama National League clash at the Crown Oil Arena.Mitchell claimed his ninth goal in his last seven games after just seven minutes when he turned home a low ball from Tobi Adebayo-Rowling.Jamal Fyfield, Callum Powell, Marley Marshall-Miranda and Finley Wilkinson all went close as Braintree pushed for an equaliser before the ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo criticised the referee again after his side’s unbeaten Premier League start ended in a 1-0 home defeat to Fulham.Raul Jimenez converted his 50th English top-flight goal via a controversial penalty after a lengthy VAR check had concluded with referee Josh Smith viewing the pitchside monitor and pointing to the spot.Fulham’s Andreas Pereira ha...Full Story »

Garry Monk felt his Cambridge side did not show enough fight as their dismal start to the season continued on Saturday.The U’s have picked up just one point from their seven games so far and already sit six points from safety as one of two winless sides in Sky Bet League One.Lincoln climbed to third with their fourth victory of the season, their 2-0 success coming courtesy of substitutes F...Full Story »

Scott Lindsey was satisfied with his first look at his new MK Dons side as they collected a well-earned 1-1 draw at BromleyAn early Joe Tomlinson goal gave the Dons the lead but it was cancelled out by Michael Cheek’s strike midway through the first half.Lindsey, who left Crawley to take over at the Dons, said: “It was a point in the right direction, but we wanted more than that.&ldq...Full Story »

Stuart Kettlewell was proud of Motherwell’s battling qualities after they dug deep to defeat St Mirren 2-1.Lennon Miller’s double cancelled out Killian Phillips’ ninth-minute opener and swung an action-packed contest the way of the Steelmen.There were red cards for Dan Casey and Scott Tanser in the second half, while Mark O’Hara would see his penalty brilliantly saved by ...Full Story »

Gateshead secured back-to-back wins in the Vanarama National League with a 3-1 triumph at Southend.The visitors started strongly and took a 12th-minute lead through Jacob Butterfield but the Shrimpers levelled with a deflected strike from captain Gus Scott-Morriss before the interval.Gateshead regained the lead seven minutes into the second half after Collin Andeng-Ndi brought down Owen Oseni an...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson was satisfied with the point although his side lost their place at the top of Sky Bet League One following a 0-0 draw at Leyton Orient.The O’s should have scored within two minutes of the start, but Charlie Kelman steered his shot wide and thereafter the Wrexham boss saw his side were forced to dig deep defensively for the first hour before they raised their game.They could ...Full Story »

Michael Carrick thinks exciting winger Ben Doak has shown how determined he is to develop at Middlesbrough after helping to secure a 2-0 win over Stoke at the Riverside.Middlesbrough moved up to eighth in the Championship with the victory that started with Doak’s first goal for Boro.The 18-year-old, making his first start since arriving on loan from Liverpool, pounced to convert from close...Full Story »

Interim coach Omer Riza wants to be Cardiff’s next permanent manager after the Sky Bet Championship’s bottom side suffered a 4-1 defeat at Hull.The Bluebirds are without a league win, without a boss and have suffered their worst start to a season in 94 years.Riza said: “I want to be a head coach – I’ve made no secret of that.“I’ve been ready for the last...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder praised winless Portsmouth after his side were held to a 0-0 draw at Fratton Park.The Blades are one of two sides, along with Blackburn, yet to lose this season in the Sky Bet Championship, but could not find a way past Pompey and their goalkeeper Will Norris.Last season’s League One champions Portsmouth are second from bottom having gathered just four...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Mark Bonner stressed improvements have to be made despite the 2-0 victory over Barrow in Sky Bet League Two.The Gills took the points in a top-of-the-table clash as Barrow boss Stephen Clemence endured an unhappy return to Priestfield.Goals from Jayden Clarke and Robbie McKenzie either side of the break did the damage as Glenn Morris made a string of good second-half saves to kee...Full Story »

Thomas Frank insisted there is method to the madness after Brentford raced into the Premier League record books.The Bees became the first team to score in the first minute of three consecutive matches after Bryan Mbeumo’s 37-second strike against West Ham.But, just like in the previous two games against Manchester City and Tottenham, they were unable to hold on to their early lead and Toma...Full Story »