EVERTON may need to sell Merseyside derby hero Jarrad Branthwaite before June 30 to beat another financial rap. Sean Dyche would love the centre-back, 21, to stick around for another season at least. Jarrad Branthwaite is Everton's most valuable asset Credit: Getty But the club’s precarious position off the pitch makes it likely they will need to cash in on Branthwaite — even if t...Full Story »

Everton manager Sean Dyche rates overseeing the club’s escape from relegation as his greatest achievement.Idrissa Gueye’s 60th-minute strike was enough to beat Brentford 1-0 and secure a 71st successive top-flight season and a record 122nd overall, with victory putting them 11 points clear of 18th-placed Luton after three wins in a week.Dyche said to achieve safety with three matches...Full Story »

Everton capped a season-defining week with a third successive home victory to secure their Premier League status as Idrissa Gueye scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Brentford.For the second successive campaign it was a midfielder – a year ago Abdoulaye Doucoure had the honour on the final day – who stepped up to be the Toffees’ saviour and ensure their final season at Goodi...Full Story »

Watford manager Tom Cleverley admitted his relief at ending the club’s 12-game winless run at Vicarage Road with a 1-0 victory over Sunderland.A Ryan Andrews goal gave Watford their first home win since November 28 in Cleverley’s first game since being named permanent manager.Cleverley said: “I would have taken a 1-0 win before the game, but I’ll always be honest and that...Full Story »

Steven Naismith felt Hearts did everything but find the net as they moved closer to clinching third place in the cinch Premiership with a 0-0 draw against Kilmarnock.The Jambos struck the woodwork twice in the first half, though found chances after the break limited.Hearts remain 11 points ahead of Killie with four games of the season remaining.“I thought our performance today was brillian...Full Story »

Florian Wirtz has emerged as Bayern Munich's prime target for 2025, after extending his stay at Bayer Leverkusen for another season, reports Sky Sport Deutschland. The 20-year-old midfielder has been a stand-out performer in Xabi Alonso's side's Bundesliga-winning campaign, with 17 goals and 19 assists across all competitions. His performances are attracting interest from Europe's elite, includ...Full Story »

Liverpool attacker Nunez has had an inconsistent spell at the Merseyside club. In his two season at Anfield, he has often stunned the fans with his brilliance, or stunned them with his shortcomings. Everton, the opposing team from Merseyside, may have ruined the Reds' chances of winning the Premier League during Jurgen Klopp's farewell campaign after a 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park. In either h...Full Story »

Liverpool’s Premier League title bid was left in tatters after being bullied and beaten by a better side as Everton won a Merseyside derby at Goodison Park for the first time in almost 14 years.In doing so Sean Dyche’s side, 2-0 victors courtesy of goals in either half from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, virtually assured their own top-flight future after moving eight ...Full Story »

Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen extended their record unbeaten streak to 45 games and counting - but they did it the hard way. Xabi Alonso's side needed a 97th-minute intervention to rescue a 1-1 draw on the road to Borussia Dortmund on Sunday. But the Factory Squad were seconds from seeing their undefeated season halted before Josip Stanisic's last-ditch intervention. Bayer Leverkusen str...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest slammed the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) for ignoring their concern that the Video Assistant Referee for their 2-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday was a Luton Town supporter. Forest had three potential claims for a penalty waved away by referee Anthony Taylor and the VAR, Stuart Attwell, leading the club to respond on social media after the match to vent their...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest have accused VAR Stuart Attwell of being a Luton fan after feeling they were on the wrong end of “three extremely poor decisions” during Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton.Forest posted on X, formerly Twitter, soon after full-time that they were considering their options, having “warned the PGMOL that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game but...Full Story »

Everton eased their relegation worries with 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest, who once again had reason to feel aggrieved about refereeing decisions going against them.A rare goal from Idrissa Gueye was followed by a similar long-range strike from Dwight McNeil on his 200th Premier League appearance to secure a second-successive home win – sandwiching Monday’s 6-0...Full Story »

Stockport boss Dave Challinor cherished “the best feeling ever” after his League Two champions were presented with their trophy following a 4-2 win against Accrington in their final home game.County, who sealed the title earlier this week, collected the trophy after two goals from Kyle Wootton and further strikes by Connor Lemonheigh-Evans and Antoni Sarcevic saw them chalk up an eig...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne hailed his side’s attacking mentality after the 1-0 victory at Cambridge secured a club-record 13th away win of the season.The Rams could have secured promotion if both Bolton and Peterborough dropped points, but all three League One automatic-promotion chasers won to take the race for second down to the final day.Cambridge gave as good as they got after half-time but...Full Story »

West Ham bowed out of the Europa League but only after giving new German champions Bayer Leverkusen an almighty fright.Michail Antonio’s early goal had the Hammers, 2-0 down from the first leg, dreaming of inflicting a first defeat of the season on Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen and of maybe reaching a third European semi-final in three years.But they were unable to find a second and were ...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti praised Real Madrid for his team's resilience in their penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the Champions League, saying "everybody gave us up for dead, but Real Madrid never die." Madrid went ahead early through Rodrygo in Wednesday's quarterfinal second leg at the Etihad Stadium, before Kevin De Bruyne levelled in the second half to force extra time. Goalkeeper Andr...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Liverpool & Arsenal   Congrats Xabi Congrats Leverkusen   This is how Palmer is serving Chelsea     Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen’s treble charge is taking shape     IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEK!     Someone please advise the elephant to stop climbing the tree     P...Full Story »

Cole Palmer became the Premier League’s joint-leading scorer this season as his four goals helped Chelsea crush hapless Everton 6-0 at Stamford Bridge.The former Manchester City player now has 20 for the campaign and dismantled Sean Dyche’s side almost single-handedly, netting a hat-trick inside the first 29 minutes to breathe genuine momentum into his team’s bid to qualify for...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen fans stormed the pitch prior to their 5-0 win victory over Werder Bremen Fans stormed the pitch prior to the final whistle as Bayer Leverkusen clinched their first ever Bundesliga title with five games to spare. Xabi Alonso's side secured the championship in stylish fashion as they battered Werder Bremen 5-0 with starlet Florian Wirtz bagging his first professional hat-trick w...Full Story »

Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Werder Bremen 5-0 on Sunday to win the Bundesliga with five fixtures to spare and end Bayern Munich's recent dominance in the competition. Bayern had won the title for the past 11 seasons and Leverkusen had never been champions in their entire 120-year history. In fact, the club had even been cruelly nicknamed "Neverkusen". They had famously come close in 2001/02, f...Full Story »