Philippe Clement claimed Rangers players made their fans anxious with their “up and down” performance in beating Hearts 1-0 at Ibrox.After beating Motherwell 2-1 in the Premier Sports Cup semi-final last Sunday and drawing 1-1 with Olympiacos in the Europa League on Thursday night, the Light Blues got off to a perfect start against the Jambos when striker Cyriel Dessers scored after ...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson highlighted his team’s character and hard work as key elements of Wrexham’s 1-0 win over Mansfield.Ryan Barnett’s cracking sixth-minute goal separated two of last season’s promoted League Two clubs and ended the Welsh side’s three-game winless run in all competitions.But Mansfield went close to picking up a point on a ground where they have not won in...Full Story »

Philippe Clement admits it was “never an easy decision” to drop skipper James Tavernier ahead of Rangers’ 1-1 Europa League draw with Olympiacos.The 33-year-old has been almost an ever-present when fit since arriving in 2015 but there has been growing criticism over his performances this season and the Gers boss took a big decision to replace him with right-back Dujon Sterling ...Full Story »

Philippe Clement wants Rangers’ 2-1 Premier Sports Cup semi-final win over Motherwell at Hampden Park to be a reference point for the rest of the season.Former Light Blues midfielder Andy Halliday opened the scoring in the 24th minute but second-half strikes from striker Cyriel Dessers and attacker Nedim Bajrami set up a final meeting with Celtic on December 15.The Belgian boss came in for...Full Story »

Philippe Clement insists that Rangers can claw back the nine-point gap behind William Hill Premiership leaders Celtic and Aberdeen following the 2-1 defeat by the Dons at Pittodrie.Dons full-back Nicky Devlin fired in the opener after 31 minutes and Rangers keeper Jack Butland saved a Jamie McGrath penalty six minutes from the interval before Light Blues winger Ross McCausland had a goal chalked...Full Story »

Philippe Clement believes Aberdeen can be William Hill Premiership title contenders as he turned his attention to Pittodrie following Rangers’ 2-1 win over St Mirren at Ibrox.The Dons began the day at the top of the table and unbeaten in 15 games in all competitions this season under new boss Jimmy Thelin before Celtic’s 3-0 win at Motherwell leapfrogged the champions above the Grani...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first-half goal dealt Tottenham a blow and lifted Crystal Palace to their first Premier League win of the season with a 1-0 victory at Selhurst Park.Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou, without captain Son Heung-min, handed 17-year-old Mikey Moore his first league start, and it soon became clear the hosts were going to make it more difficult for the visitors than perha...Full Story »

Philippe Clement insists Rangers’ desire and hunger in their convincing 4-0 Europa league win over FCSB at Ibrox was fuelled by being “sick of losing”.The Belgian boss came under enormous pressure after the 1-0 defeat at Kilmarnock on Sunday left the Light Blues six points behind William Hill Premiership leaders Celtic and Aberdeen and the previous Euro game at Ibrox ended in a...Full Story »

AFC Fylde claimed a first away win of the season and Kevin Phillips’ first win since taking charge with a 2-1 victory at Boston, who slumped to a fifth straight National League defeat.It looked like the sides were going to head into the break on level terms until Pemi Aderoju nodded the hosts in front in the second minute of added time.Fylde skipper Corey Whelan equalised with a volley fro...Full Story »

The Man City and England ace, 24, was thrilled to catch the 28lb beast at a fishery near Lechlade, Gloucs. Phil Foden was thrilled with his huge carp, pictured with ITV4’s Monster Carp host Neil Spooner Credit: https://www.tiktok.com/@reel.quick.fishin The Man City midfielder is a keen angler and plans to swap football for fishing when he retires Credit: https://www.tiktok.com/@reel.quic...Full Story »

Philippe Clement refused to reach for excuses after Rangers’ dismal 1-0 defeat at Kilmarnock angered the fans and left them further behind in the William Hill Premiership title race.League leaders Celtic and Aberdeen drew 2-2 at Parkhead on Saturday to offer his third-placed side some encouragement but Marley Watkins’ 87th minute strike on Killie’s artificial pitch pushed the G...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson hailed Paul Mullin’s “brilliant” return to the starting line-up after he grabbed the only goal in the win at Rotherham.Mullin, who has plundered more than a century of goals for Wrexham over the past three seasons, was handed only his second league start this term after leading marksman Jack Marriott broke his fibula in training.But he took just 16 s...Full Story »

Kevin Phillips’ first league game in charge of AFC Fylde ended in a crushing 4-0 defeat at Dagenham.Dagenham had the first chance of the match but Josh Umerah’s shot was saved by Ben Winterbottom after four minutes.In a half of few chances, it took a fine strike to break the deadlock. Four minutes before the interval, Josh Rees laid the ball off for Christian N’Guessan whose fi...Full Story »

Philippe Clement claims returning midfielder Ianis Hagi’s late red card in Rangers’ 2-0 William Hill Premiership win over St Johnstone at Ibrox was “clumsy” rather than malicious.Vaclav Cerny broke the deadlock in the 34th minute and he added a second in the 58th minute before the drama with Hagi began.The Romania midfielder, who was back in the squad for the first time t...Full Story »

Philippe Clement was left ruing two early missed chances to “put fire in the stands” in Rangers’ “very harsh” 4-1 Europa League defeat to Lyon at Ibrox.Skipper James Tavernier and wide-man Vaclav Cerny passed up good opportunities to give the home side the lead before 19-year-old Belgian Malick Fofana curled in the opener from 12 yards after 10 minutes.Gers midfield...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola picked out a number of players for praise after his Manchester City team eased to a 4-0 Champions League victory over Slovan Bratislava.Early goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden set the 2023 winners on course for a comfortable victory in Slovakia before second-half efforts from Erling Haaland and James McAtee added gloss to Tuesday’s scoreline.Foden’s contribution ...Full Story »

Rangers boss Philippe Clement questioned penalty criteria after Hibernian missed from the spot in their 1-0 William Hill Premiership defeat at Ibrox.Tom Lawrence put Rangers in front with a wonderful curling finish in the 34th minute, but just before the break – after taking a look at his pitchside monitor – referee Nick Walsh awarded a penalty after the ball struck the arm of Light ...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 »

Philippe Clement hailed Rangers’ convincing 2-0 win over Malmo in their Europa League opener in Sweden as their best performance of the season but is looking for more.Midfielder Nedim Bajrami scored his first goal for the Ibrox club in less than a minute and the visitors passed up more chances before and after substitute Ross McCausland fired in a superb second in the 76th minute to seal t...Full Story »

Philippe Clement insists Rangers skipper James Tavernier deserved fans’ generous applause when he was substituted late in the 3-0 home Premier Sports Cup win over Dundee.The Gers skipper took the brunt of abuse for the thumping 3-0 William Hill Premiership defeat at Celtic Park at the start of the month and was confronted by one angry fan as he left Ibrox to collect his car later in the da...Full Story »