Paddy Lane scored twice as Portsmouth thumped Northampton 4-1 despite having debutant Tom McIntyre sent off.Pompey took the lead after seven minutes when Marlon Pack’s free-kick from 30 yards was headed home by Connor Ogilvie.The second came after 16 minutes. A long clearance from Pack found Lane, who turned inside a defender to drive home.Pompey were awarded a penalty two minutes before h...Full Story »

Jake Forster-Caskey struck a late winner as Stevenage moved back into the play-off places in League One with a scrappy 1-0 victory over fellow contenders Blackpool.Stevenage moved above Oxford in the table as they secured a third consecutive win to keep their dreams of a second straight promotion alive, while the Seasiders fell six points off the play-off places.Blackpool almost took a seventh-m...Full Story »

Gateshead moved into the National League play-off places with a 1-0 win at Southend.Marcus Dinanga’s first league goal since September earned the visitors a second straight victory and left Southend just two points above the relegation zone.Dinanga fired wide and Ed Francis was denied by Collin Andeng Ndi in the first half.Dinanga, who had scored 17 goals in all competitions this season bu...Full Story »

Roy Hodgson cut a forlorn figure as Crystal Palace slumped to a dispiriting 4-1 defeat at their fierce rivals Brighton in the Premier League.Goals from Lewis Dunk, Jack Hinshelwood, Facundo Buonanotte and Joao Pedro once again left the future of the veteran Eagles boss under scrutiny.Palace sacked their previous manager, Patrick Vieira, following a 1-0 defeat in this fixture last season so Hodgs...Full Story »

QPR scored twice in three second-half minutes to boost their survival hopes with a 2-1 win at Blackburn.QPR took a 61st-minute lead through an unfortunate Aynsley Pears own goal, which owed much to the magic of Ilias Chair, but it was the least they deserved and Joe Hodge’s assured finish seven minutes into his QPR debut doubled their advantage.It was too much for Blackburn’s support...Full Story »

West Brom boss Carlos Corberan celebrated the birth of his son with a 1-0 derby victory over Birmingham.Wife Claudia welcomed baby Dario on Friday night before Andreas Weimann snatched a late winner to cap a perfect weekend.The Bristol City loanee netted his first Baggies goal, having joined last month, as Albion consolidated their play-off place.They remain fifth in the Sky Bet Championship whi...Full Story »

A stunning Josh Bowler strike two minutes before half-time gave Cardiff a 1-0 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road.Bowler held off one Watford player, cut inside another and sent a delightful curler beyond the outstretched hand of Ben Hamer and into the far corner.The result means that in the past 14 meetings between these teams, only two have been won by the home side.While Erol Bulut’s ...Full Story »

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou felt goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario deserved more protection from referee Michael Oliver after Everton earned a last-gasp 2-2 draw.The Italian, having endured a similar problem in their FA Cup exit to Manchester City last week, failed to deal with Dwight McNeil’s inswinging corner under his own crossbar which allowed Jack Harrison to equalise to initiall...Full Story »

Newport manager Graham Coughlan hailed his side’s character as they put the Manchester United circus behind them to fight back from a goal down and beat Swindon 2-1.County were fortunate to be level at the break and went 1-0 down just after the restart when Paul Glatzel struck for Swindon.Coughlan blamed the flat start on the gruelling build-up to and hangover from last week’s FA Cup...Full Story »

Oxford boss Des Buckingham felt frustrated as a late equaliser earned Reading a 1-1 draw at the Kassam Stadium.Royals sub Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan’s strong run down the left 14 minutes from time opened up Oxford’s defence and Ciaron Brown turned the substitute’s cross into his own net.Oxford had led the Thames Valley derby from the 32nd minute when striker Mark Harris bagged his 12...Full Story »

Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite’s added-time header snatched a 2-2 draw against Tottenham to spoil two-goal Richarlison’s return to Goodison Park.The visitors appeared on course to make it six wins in seven after quality strikes from the Brazil international, only for the Toffees’ 21-year-old centre-back, one of their players of the season, to pop up at the far post with hi...Full Story »

KYLE Walker’s pregnant wife Annie Kilner fears she may go into labour early after the stress of their split, friends have claimed. The former WAG, who dumped Kyle last month after learning he’d fathered a second child with Lauryn Goodman, is seven-months pregnant with their fourth child. Annie, 30, announced she was separating from Walker after he led a double life Walker and Anni...Full Story »

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Jude Bellingham is urging Manchester City striker and former Borussia Dortmund teammate Erling Haaland to "come to Real Madrid," according to AS. Bellingham, who has scored 18 goals in 26 matches since his summer switch to the Bernabeu, spent two seasons playing alongside Haaland in the Bundesliga before the Norway international joined City in 2022. During that time the two stars became close f...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has rubbished suggestions Erling Haaland is unhappy at the club. Haaland has been the subject of reports in Spain which have suggested the striker wants to end his stay at the Etihad Stadium because he dislikes Manchester and the weather in the city and secure a summer move to Real Madrid. But Guardiola believes the 23-year-old, who has returned to the tea...Full Story »

That's according to a Financial Fair Play expert, who claims there WERE funds available for Mikel Arteta last month. Arsenal could have spent money on a striker in January, according to an FFP expertThe Gunners were strongly linked with Brentford star Ivan Toney Arsenal are hoping to go one step further than last season and top the table for the first time since 2004. But without an establish...Full Story »

Nigeria edged past Angola 1-0 to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals thanks to a first-half goal from Ademola Lookman.The former Fulham and Everton winger crashed home the only goal of the game in the 41st minute as the Super Eagles, chasing a fourth AFCON title, came up against a determined resistance in Abidjan.Jose Peseiro’s side will face the winner of Cape Verde against South ...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today. Man Utd V Wolves last night   Nunez in a nut shell   It's never easy with Manchester United     Liverpool fans watching Conor Bradley:   Darwin Nunez becoming the first Premier League player on record to hit the woodwork four times in a match     Please stay tuned on 7M Daily Laugh. There will be more fun t...Full Story »

The centre-back has struggled to break into the Blues' squad since signing from Nice in 2020. Malang Sarr is set to leave Chelsea for French club Le Havre But his Chelsea career hit a new low at the start of the season when he was omitted from Mauricio Pochettino's 25-man Premier League squad. As a result, the 25-year-old - who is believed to be on wages of £100,000-per-week - has not pl...Full Story »

Stefano Senesi move to Leicester collapses on deadline day 🚨🔵 Understand Stefano Sensi’s move to Leicester City from Inter is on the verge of collapsing.Deal currently OFF. pic.twitter.com/2lrflqF9DI— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 1, 2024 Aston Villa announce the signing of Joe Gauci from Adelaide United Aston Villa is pleased to announce the signing of Jo...Full Story »