Even Roger Federer hasn't served up as big a presence on Instagram as Alisha Lehmann, who is Switzerland's top sporting influencer. Alisha Lehmann says it's important to 'feel good' She was delighted with these 'really beautiful' pictures Now the striker's following could soar further - after she revealed she is keen to do more lingerie modelling. Lehmann had raised her profile on the pitch ...Full Story »

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca asked supporters to “trust the process” following a protest against the club’s owners that preceded their 4-0 win over Southampton.About 200 fans gathered outside Stamford Bridge with banners and smoke flares before kick-off to voice opposition to the running of the club during the nearly three years since the BlueCo consortium fronted by Todd Bo...Full Story »

Jack Currie’s early sending-off divided opinion between the two managers after Birmingham beat 10-man Leyton Orient 2-0 at St Andrew’s.Currie’s red card in the 12th minute, for a late challenge on Tomoki Iwata, changed the game, allowing Blues to cruise for much of the proceedings.Although the Os defended valiantly, and even entered the half-time break level, the pressure prove...Full Story »

Marco Silva hopes the “future is going to be bright” for Ryan Sessegnon after he helped Fulham to a 2-1 victory over Wolves on his first Premier League start of the season.Fulham hit the front with 58 seconds on the clock after Andreas Pereira picked out the run of Sessegnon and he was able to slot past Jose Sa.Wolves responded in the 18th minute through Joao Gomes’ second goal...Full Story »

Michael Carrick played down the significance of Middlesbrough’s first win in six Championship games on his own position after his team’s 3-1 victory at Stoke.A run of five defeats had upped the pressure on Carrick but goals from Marcus Forss, Finn Azaz and Tommy Conway put smiles back on Boro faces.Victory lifted them up to 11th – four points from a play-off place – while...Full Story »

Michael Duff ordered his Huddersfield players to “look in the mirror” after their Sky Bet League One play-off hopes took another dent with a 2-1 defeat at Wigan.First-half goals from Dale Taylor and Owen Dale were enough to give Wigan three deserved points, although they had to dig in during the second half after Callum Marshall pulled one back five minutes after the restart.Injury-h...Full Story »

Mat Sadler insisted he was proud of his Walsall side despite seeing them surrender a two-goal lead in the dying minutes to draw 2-2 at Cheltenham.The Saddlers had opened up a seemingly comfortable advantage through Ellis Harrison’s strike inside a minute and Albert Adomah’s 79th-minute effort.But ex-Walsall forward George Miller pulled one back in the 90th minute and Jordan Thomas le...Full Story »

Graham Alexander hailed an improved second half as Bradford ground out a hard-fought win at Bromley to continue their excellent run of form in League Two.Bobby Pointon’s low strike seven minutes from time was all Bradford needed to seal the win and move up to second place.Alexander said: “That was a difficult game tonight, we had to deal with a lot of balls into our box that put us u...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers acknowledged that Daizen Maeda is likely to attract the attention of bigger clubs after the Japan attacker scored a double in Celtic’s 5-1 win over Aberdeen at Parkhead.Maeda opened the scoring in the 24th minute with a goal from close range before further efforts from returning Portuguese winger Jota and skipper Callum McGregor gave the home side a comfortable 3-0 lead.The...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Pete Wild hailed his side’s “solid away performance” after their gave their play-off hopes a shot in the arm with a 2-1 League Two win at Gillingham.The Cod Army came from behind to end a four-game winless run as John Coleman’s side’s woeful winless run stretched to 13 games.Elliott Nevitt fired the hosts – who were booed off at the final whistl...Full Story »

Oliver Glasner said Marc Guehi has a knee injury and hopes it is “nothing serious” after Crystal Palace’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League.The England international had to receive treatment but played the full 90 minutes as national team manager Thomas Tuchel watched on at Selhurst Park.The news comes weeks before England’s World Cup qualifiers against Alban...Full Story »