Let's start our Daily Laugh today.   EFL CUPLiverpool 5-1 West HamArsenal 5-1 BoltonChelsea 5-0 Barrow   Real   Modern footballers…       Looks like Nottingham Forest have signed Jack Grealish from Temu.   Erik ten Hag going into FC Twente's dressing room at full-time   Please stay tuned on Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorr...Full Story »

Emiliano Buendia scored his first goal since March 2023 and Jhon Duran grabbed his fifth of the season as Aston Villa reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-1 win at Wycombe.Winger Buendia, who missed the whole of last season through injury, headed the opener before Duran tucked away a late penalty to see off League One Wanderers, who hit a late consolation through Richard Kone.Vi...Full Story »

Manchester City survived a late scare to get back to winning ways after Sunday’s draining draw against Arsenal with a 2-1 defeat of Watford in the Carabao Cup.First-half goals from Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes ultimately proved enough for a much-changed side to reach the fourth round at the expense of their Championship opponents at the Etihad Stadium.Watford goalkeeper Jonathan Bond prev...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers felt Falkirk had posed their biggest challenge of the season but he took responsibility for a disjointed first hour after making eight changes.Falkirk led at Celtic Park approaching the final 20 minutes but substitute Nicolas Kuhn produced two assists for Adam Idah and two goals himself as the Hoops set up a Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Aberdeen.Strikes fr...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin insists his side must remain focused on their league campaign after booking their place in the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals.The Dons were dominant from the start, and when Pape Habib Gueye fired home the opener after 14 minutes, there was a feeling Thelin’s men could score as many as they wanted.But Spartans reacted well and it was the 44th minute before Kevin ...Full Story »

Cyriel Dessers struck twice as Rangers celebrated their long-awaited return to Ibrox with a 3-0 Premier Sports Cup quarter-final win over Dundee.The Light Blues had played their home games at Hampden Park due to the delayed refurbishment of the Copland Stand, which was still not completely open for the visit of the Taysiders, who went behind after 18 minutes to a strike from Dessers.Rangers skip...Full Story »

Aberdeen eased their way into the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup with a dominant 4-0 win over League Two side The Spartans.Pape Habib Gueye was nicely placed to fire home after a kind ricochet to open the scoring, and Kevin Nisbet tapped in a second just before the break.Leighton Clarkson headed a third a minute after the restart, with Ester Sokler forcing home a fourth.Boasting a 100 per...Full Story »

Oriana Sabatini had a unique change of career While WAGs, these days, often delve into the social media world of influencing and modelling, Oriana Sabatini found her calling elsewhere. Oriana is the better half of World Cup winner and Europa League star Paulo Dybala. And while Oriana is a successful as a singer, actress and model, she was recently able to fulfil her dream of becoming an undert...Full Story »

Stuart Kettlewell hailed the composure of Lennon Miller after the 18-year-old kept his cool to send Motherwell into the semi-finals of the Premier Sports Cup.The Steelmen were pegged back after former fan favourite Louis Moult came off the bench to net an 83rd-minute equaliser for Dundee United.However, they were awarded the perfect chance to claim victory when referee John Beaton pointed to the...Full Story »

Lennon Miller held his nerve to net an injury-time penalty and earn Motherwell a place in the semi-final of the Premier Sports Cup with a 2-1 victory over Dundee United.It looked as if a sensational leveller from former Well striker Louis Moult was set to send the game to extra time, before the hosts were awarded a spot-kick in added time.Miller was tasked with netting from the spot and he made ...Full Story »

Gary O’Neil acknowledges he is danger of sounding “like a broken record” after Wolves’ difficult start to the season continued with a Carabao Cup third-round exit at Brighton.Having taken only a single point from their opening four Premier League fixtures, Wanderers suffered a narrow 3-2 defeat at the Amex Stadium.Goncalo Guedes’ 44th-minute finish switched the mome...Full Story »

Carlos Baleba’s thunderous 30-yard strike set Brighton on course for a nervy 3-2 win over Premier League rivals Wolves in the Carabao Cup third round.Cameroon midfielder Baleba rifled home his maiden Seagulls goal in the 19th minute before Simon Adingra doubled the lead at the Amex Stadium with another eye-catching effort.Wolves vastly improved after Goncalo Guedes’ 44th-minute strik...Full Story »

Everton boss Sean Dyche acknowledged failing to make the most of chances had cost his side after they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by fellow Premier League strugglers Southampton at Goodison Park.The visitors went through to round four 6-5 on penalties after Alex McCarthy pushed Ashley Young’s spot-kick against the post.The shootout followed a 1-1 draw in which Abdoulaye Doucoure&rs...Full Story »

Stoke’s Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out win over League Two Fleetwood was caretaker boss Ryan Shawcross’ “best day in football”.The former Potters captain was thrust into the hotseat after Steven Schumacher was sacked on Monday.Michael Rose headed the Championship hosts in front before Rhys Bennett forced penalties with a late leveller.Viktor Johansson was the hero as he sa...Full Story »

Danny Rohl praised his Sheffield Wednesday side’s defensive organisation following their 1-0 win over League One side Blackpool.A first-half goal from defender Di’Shon Bernard booked Wednesday’s place in the Carabao Cup fourth round for the first time in nine years.Head coach Rohl, who changed his entire starting XI, said: “We dominated the game but we didn’t create...Full Story »

Thomas Frank has his sights set on winning the Carabao Cup after Brentford survived an early scare to beat League One Leyton Orient 3-1 in the third round at the Gtech Community Stadium.The Bees reached the semi-finals during their Premier League promotion campaign in 2020-21 but victory over Orient, earned in part thanks to a stunning overhead-kick equaliser from summer signing Fabio Carvalho, ...Full Story »

Everton suffered another blow in their troubled start to the season as they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup on penalties by fellow Premier League strugglers Southampton following a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.Sean Dyche’s Toffees went into the third-round tie looking for another boost from the cup, with two more defeats since their 3-0 round two win over Doncaster leaving them with no po...Full Story »

Eberechi Eze scored and assisted on his Loftus Road return with Crystal Palace as the Eagles beat QPR 2-1 in the third round of the Carabao Cup.Eze, who joined Palace from their Sky Bet Championship hosts for a reported £17million in 2020, was presented with a shirt before kick-off as he went on to sting his boyhood club in what proved an impressive individual display in west London.The at...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED? The Argentina skipper bagged his first major international trophy in 2021 when he guided his team to the Copa America. The following year, Messi helped La Albiceleste to their third World Cup crown in Qatar as the legendary player completed football, admitting that he had achieved all of his goals in the game. THE BIGGER PICTURE In the summer of 2024, Messi and Co. successful...Full Story »

Ten-man Morecambe produced a superb comeback to earn their first point of the season with an incident-packed 3-3 draw against Colchester at the Mazuma Stadium.The Shrimps, who saw manager Derek Adams and defender Luke Hendrie sent off in the first half, came from 3-1 down with seven minutes remaining to earn a share of the spoils after Colchester wasted a host of chances to win the game.Morecamb...Full Story »