The Spain international struggled to make anything happen during the game before he scored the winning goal, sparking wild celebrations from his team-mates Chelsea returned to the top of the table with their ninth successive Premier League win as they beat West Brom 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal had temporarily toppled the Blues with victory over Stoke City on Saturday, but Antonio Conte's s...Full Story »

Hatem Ben Arfa will put title ambitions ahead of old acquaintances when Paris St Germain face Nice on Sunday. After drifting into the wilderness towards the end of his spell in England, the forward revitalised his career last season on the Riviera, earned a recall to the France squad and seemingly had his pick of Europe's top clubs in the summer. PSG were his choice and while he is yet to esta...Full Story »

West Brom boss Tony Pulis said he had to "bite my tongue" after the High Court ruled he must pay former club Crystal Palace B#3.7million. The 58-year-old must also pay costs and interest on the fine which comes from him walking out on the Eagles in 2014. Judge Sir Michael Burton ruled against him after a hearing in London last month with details emerging in a written ruling published on Monda...Full Story »

Tony Pulis has lost his appeal over the Arbitration Panel's original decision Tony Pulis has been ordered to pay his former club Crystal Palace £3.7m by a High Court judge. The West Brom manager had gone to the High Court to challenge a decision by a Premier League Managers' Arbitration Tribunal to pay Palace damages after his departure in August 2014. The dispute centred on the payment...Full Story »

Dwight Gayle scored in each half to clinch Newcastle a deserved 2-0 win at Leeds and send them five points clear at the top of the Sky Bet Championship. Magpies striker Gayle gleefully pounced onto a clanger by Leeds goalkeeper Rob Green to silence the majority in a bumper Elland Road crowd with a simple tap-in and converted a superb second for his 13th goal of the season early in the second pe...Full Story »

The pair were commentating on the Three Lions’ prospects against Spain before their international friendly last night (November 15). Accompanied by Wales manager Chris Coleman and Lee Dixon, the ITV punditry team were giving their thoughts on Jamie Vardy’s goalscoring drought – which before the match had seen him go 14 games for club and country without a goal. Wrighty was as...Full Story »

Terry Kennedy scrambled in an equaliser 15 minutes from time to earn non-league Alfreton Town a deserved 1-1 draw with League Two strugglers Newport in the FA Cup first round. The former Sheffield United trainee's far post tap-in from Adam Priestley's cross cancelled out Josh Sheehan's 65th-minute opener for the visitors, setting up a replay at Rodney Parade on Tuesday, November 15. National L...Full Story »

Ryan Giggs missed out on the Swansea City post after reportedly underwhelming club officials in his interview for the job. The Swans confirmed their decision to sack Francesco Guidolin on Monday, and immediately confirmed that they had hired American coach Bob Bradley, as seen in the tweet below. According to The Daily Mail, Giggs was confident of landing his first permanent post after inter...Full Story »

Swansea boss Frencesco Guidolin is likely to be axed and replaced by Ryan Giggs In fairness to the 60-year-old, this was his side's best performance of the season, particularly a first 45 minutes where they had control and deservedly led through Leroy Fer's close-range finish. But, after showing signs of establishing a foothold at the end of the first half, Liverpool fought back through Robert...Full Story »

Leeds boss Garry Monk was sent to the stands as his side went down to a 1-0 Championship defeat at Bristol City. Marlon Pack netted the only goal after 59 minutes, robbing Stuart Dallas near the halfway line and then running onto Lee Tomlin's pass before shooting past Robert Green. It was all too much for Monk, who was dismissed from the dug-out in the closing minutes for remarks made to the f...Full Story »