Thiago Silva has been dropped by Mauricio Pochettino in the wake of his wife's criticism of the Chelsea boss. The Brazilian is on the bench for tonight's FA Cup replay at Aston Villa - days after Belle Silva appeared to call for Pochettino to be sacked on social media following the 4-2 home defeat to Wolves. "It's time to change. If you wait any longer it will be too late," posted Belle on X...Full Story »

Chelsea captain Reece James is no longer seen as an untouchable in the squad. James may be the club captain, but he has missed most of this season with injury. Per Chelsea journalist Simon Phillips, the west London club have stated that any player can be sold for the right price. Selling academy players is more appealing to Chelsea, as they can be put down as pure profit on the books. Jame...Full Story »

Arsenal set to hand extension to White Arsenal is poised to secure a new long-term contract for English defender Ben White, according to sources cited by HITC. Talks between White and the club have been ongoing since earlier this season, and there is growing confidence that an agreement will be reached imminently, with his current contract running until 2026. White, who has made 32 appearanc...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers hailed the “heart and soul” of his Celtic side after a last-gasp triumph at Hibernian restored their three-point lead over Rangers in the cinch Premiership.Adam Idah scored penalties at either end of his first Celtic start to seal a 2-1 win and Rodgers’ first victory at Easter Road on his fifth visit.Hibs had the better chances after Dylan Levitt’s equalis...Full Story »

Derek McInnes urged his players to savour their late 1-0 victory over Livingston after suffering for the majority of a difficult encounter.Marley Watkins struck a crucial winner with two minutes left after Premiership strugglers Livi had frustrated their hosts for much the evening.A lack of composure in front of goal was to prove costly for David Martindale’s side as they were punished lat...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino came out fighting after Chelsea outclassed Aston Villa to breeze into the FA Cup fifth round.Enzo Fernandez’s stunning free kick sealed a 3-1 victory and set up last-16 tie against Leeds at Stamford Bridge.First-half goals from Conor Gallagher and Nicolas Jackson put Chelsea in control of the fourth round replay and they cruised to victory, despite Moussa Diaby’s ...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Mikael Mandron and Toyosi Olusanya helped 10-man St Mirren to a 2-0 home win over Dundee in the cinch Premiership.James Bolton was sent off for the home side late on after Mandron had put them in front but the visitors could not capitalise on the man advantage and conceded a second goal to Olusanya late on.The victory extended fifth-placed Saints’ advantage over Dund...Full Story »

Adam Idah netted two penalties on his first Celtic start as a stoppage-time VAR decision at Easter Road earned the Irishman the chance to make himself an instant hero.Idah secured a 2-1 victory over Hibernian after Joe Newell was adjudged to have fouled Kyogo Furuhashi just after the Celtic substitute shot into David Marshall’s arms from 18 yards.Referee Nick Walsh made the call after bein...Full Story »

Chelsea stunned Aston Villa with a 3-1 win to march on in the FA Cup and ease the pressure on Mauricio Pochettino.Enzo Fernandez’s sensational free-kick added to first-half goals from Conor Gallagher and Nicolas Jackson.Moussa Diaby’s injury-time strike failed to ruin Chelsea’s night and the Blues now host Leeds in the fifth round.Having been humbled 4-2 by Wolves and thumped 4...Full Story »

DANI Alves' ex-wife says he "stank of alcohol and collapsed in bed" after arriving home from a night out where he allegedly raped a woman. Model Joana Sanz told her ex-husband's rape trial in Barcelona that Alves also rang her "drunk" from the club where he allegedly forced himself on a 23-year-old woman. The Brazilian defender, 40, is accused of raping a woman in the toilet of an upmarket B...Full Story »

Manchester United have been linked with moves for Michael Olise, Benjamin Sesko and Joshua Zirkzee ahead of the 2024 summer transfer window. Manchester United could look to sign Michael Olise, Benjamin Sesko, and Joshua Zirkzee during the 2024 summer transfer window, as talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook hints that Sir Jim Ratcliffe could target “young and up-and-coming players” at Old...Full Story »

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly could look to offer Jose Mourinho a route back to Stamford Bridge Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly could be tempted to replace Mauricio Pochettino with Jose Mourinho in the Stamford Bridge dugout as he has a 'proven track record of winning trophies', and journalist Paul Brown has told GIVEMESPORT whether the Portuguese tactician would have been targeted by Roman Abram...Full Story »

Eddie Howe's side have been tipped to battle Paris Saint-Germain for the winger's signature in the summer. Rafael Leao feels he has reached 'the end of a cycle' at AC Milan Credit: Splash News The Magpies were previously linked with a late January move for Leao. However, their hopes of signing the 24-year-old later this year have now received a boost. Foot Mercato report that Leao feels he h...Full Story »

Al-Nassr eyeing move for Man Utd's Varane Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid hits new roadblock Barca's 17-year-old starlet, Cubarsi, drawing interest from PL clubs Several Premier League clubs have set their sights on Barcelona's 17-year-old defender, Pau Cubarsí, whose release clause stands at approximately €10 million ($10.7 million), according to ESPN. Cubarsí's emergence in ...Full Story »

Leeds boss Daniel Farke praised his side for their 4-1 extra-time win at Championship rivals Plymouth.Extra-time goals by substitutes Georginio Rutter and Crysencio Summerville and a Ryan Hardie own goal settled the FA Cup fourth-round replay and sealed Leeds’ passage into the last 16 – and a trip to Aston Villa or Chelsea.Brendan Galloway’s 78th-minute chested goal for Argyle ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens only had one gripe after his side stretched their unbeaten run to eight games with a 1-0 success at struggling Port Vale.Captain Idris El Mizouni piled on the agony for managerless Vale – whose defeat dropped them into the relegation zone – with the game’s only goal after 60 minutes.Orient’s latest win pushed the Londoners to within se...Full Story »

Russell Martin’s half-time hairdryer set up Southampton’s second-half surge to send them to a 3-0 FA Cup replay win over Watford and a fifth-round clash with Liverpool.Saints were dismal in the first half before Sekou Mara bagged a brace of well-hit strikes and Che Adams secured a 24th game unbeaten for the Championship promotion hunters.“I wasn’t happy with the first hal...Full Story »

Neil Warnock spoke about the Ibrox ball boys’ tactics after his first game as Aberdeen boss ended with a tense 2-1 defeat by Rangers which took the hosts level on points with cinch Premiership leaders Celtic.The 75-year-old, appointed until the end of the season, saw his side go behind early to a Rabbi Matondo goal and while Dons striker Bojan Miovski levelled at the end of the first half,...Full Story »

Both managers felt Motherwell could have scored more in their 5-0 victory over Ross County.Blair Spittal hit two brilliantly-taken goals and both Andy Halliday and Jack Vale netted their first goals for the club, while Theo Bair converted a penalty to make it six goals in five cinch Premiership games.But Bair also had three one-one-ones, being denied twice by George Wickens and chipping just wid...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell hailed his side’s comeback as they stunned promotion-chasing Peterborough 2-1 at St James Park.After Harrison Burrows converted a first-half penalty, Posh missed several chances to increase their lead before they had Michael Olakigbe sent off after picking up a second yellow card.That galvanised Exeter, with Reece Cole’s free-kick ending up in the back of...Full Story »