Claudio Ranieri says the Fulham chairman will back him with more players in the January transfer window if he needs them - despite the club spending more than £100m in the summer. The Italian, who replaced the sacked Slavisa Jokanovic last week, wants to persevere with the current group, which includes 12 summer additions, five of which were signed on Deadline Day. Previous boss Jokanov...Full Story »

Swansea produced one of the shock results of the season as Virgil van Dijk’s Premier League debut for Liverpool turned into a nightmare. Alfie Mawson struck the 40th-minute winner for bottom club Swansea, pouncing on a poor Van Dijk clearance from a corner that Liverpool’s £75million record signing possibly should not have conceded. Liverpool came into this contest unbeaten ...Full Story »

England Under-21s survived a major scare to keep their Euro 2017 hopes alive after a comeback victory over Slovakia. Second-half goals from Alfie Mawson and Nathan Redmond sealed a 2-1 win to move the Young Lions top of Group A. But Aidy Boothroyd's side were poor for long spells and Martin Chrien's opener looked to have them on the brink of another early European exit. Yet two goals in 11...Full Story »

An error from Swansea's Alfie Mawson led to Watford's winning goal at Vicarage Road with defeat leaving the visitors inside the Premier League bottom three. Etienne Capoue capitalised on Mawson's sloppiness to score the only goal of a dull encounter, the 1-0 win taking Watford onto 40 points and all-but securing their top-flight status. But it was a fifth loss in six games for the Swans, who a...Full Story »

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri: I have been too loyal to my title winners The 2-0 defeat leaves Leicester just one point above the relegation zone after failing to score in more than 10 hours of Premier League football. The club's owners recently gave Claudio Ranieri a vote of confidence but, after seeing almost the same side that lifted the title in May lose again, that confidence can no long...Full Story »

Champions Leicester fell deeper into the Premier League relegation mire as fellow strugglers Swansea took another stride towards survival with a 2-0 win at the Liberty Stadium. First-half goals from defenders Alfie Mawson and Martin Olsson made it four wins in six league games for the Welsh club, and five defeats in a row for the Foxes. At the end of a week where the Leicester hierarchy had ...Full Story »

Barnsley captain Alfie Mawson is set to return for the Sky Bet League One clash with Blackpool on Monday. Manager Lee Johnson felt the young defender needed a rest so left him on the bench against Wigan last time out as Kevin Long returned from suspension to partner Lewin Nyatanga. Long recently extended his loan deal from Burnley but Ivan Toney has returned to parent club Newcastle. Lloyd Is...Full Story »

Struggling Crewe stunned Barnsley by winning 2-1 at Oakwell in Sky Bet League One. Ryan Colclough scored from a direct free-kick for Crewe before Alfie Mawson replied with a header for Barnsley. The Railwaymen snatched the points late in the second half through Lauri Dalla Valle. Crewe took the lead against the run of play in the 14th minute after winning a free-kick just outside the Barnsley...Full Story »

Alfie Mawson's header kept Wycombe's title hopes alive as they beat bottom-of-the-table Cheltenham 2-1 at Adams Park. Trevor Carson denied Fred Onyedinma with a one-handed save in the 21st minute as Wycombe controlled much of the first half. They were millimetres away from opening the scoring in the 36th minute when Nico Yennaris' shot cannoned off the underside of the bar and onto the line. ...Full Story »

Alfie Mawson's deflected goal saved a point for Wycombe as their push for promotion took a slight knock after a 2-2 draw against Accrington. The Chairboys had the chance to go top of League Two for at least 24 hours with victory but despite dominating the match they dropped to third, four points clear of fourth-placed Bury. Wycombe took a deserved lead after half an hour when Sam Saunders' cro...Full Story »