Southampton loanee Caleb Watts could be handed a full debut by Morecambe manager Derek Adams for their Carabao Cup clash with Stoke on Tuesday.The 20-year-old was used off the bench during last weekend’s defeat at Peterborough and will be pushing to start.Adams has a small squad to work with and will not make wholesale changes with forward Courtney Duffus (knee) out for the rest of the sea...Full Story »

Charlton are set to be without Mandela Egbo, Chuks Aneke and Conor McGrandles for the Carabao Cup visit of QPR.New right-back Egbo is sidelined after suffering a knee injury during pre-season.Aneke is stepping up his recovery from the calf injury he picked up before the season started.Fellow forward McGrandles was forced off after 31 minutes against Derby at the weekend as a concussion substitut...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon striker David Fisher is in line to feature against Gillingham in the Carabao Cup.Fisher has recovered from a hamstring injury and was an unused substitute at Hartlepool on Saturday.Boss Johnnie Jackson named an unchanged starting line-up for their first two matches but he could make alterations for the cup game.Kyle Hudlin and Nathan Young-Coombes are also pushing for places in att...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Steve Morison looks set to make wholesale changes for the Carabao Cup clash against Portsmouth.Morison apologised to the Bluebirds’ travelling fans following a 2-1 Sky Bet Championship defeat at Reading, and Pompey are now next up at Cardiff City Stadium.Defenders Mark McGuinness and Joel Bagan are likely to be in the selection mix, and there could be a start for club captain ...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Gary McSheffrey hopes to have defender Tom Anderson available for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup first-round clash with Sky Bet League One side Lincoln.Anderson returned from a lengthy injury lay-off as a late substitute in the opening day League Two draw at Bradford, but missed Saturday’s dramatic 2-1 win over Sutton because of a family bereavement.Striker Lee Tomlin ser...Full Story »

Barcelona are in talks with Messi to JOIN next summer on a two-year deal Talks are reportedly underway between Barcelona and Lionel Messi over a new contract. According to CCMA, Barcelona are in talks with Lionel Messi to return to the club next summer, with the club considering offering him a two-year contract. The CCMA said Barcelona and Laporta wanted Messi to finish his career at the clu...Full Story »

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has approved the club's purchase of Bayer Leverkusen star Moussa Diaby, according to football.london. Mikel Arteta wants to sign more players before the transfer window closes, with a midfielder and a winger already on the agenda. The report says the Gunners have expressed interest in Moussa Diaby, with Bayer Leverkusen valuing the 23-year-old at around £60m. ...Full Story »

Manchester United are in talks to sign Benjamin Sesko and Marko Arnautovic, sources have told ESPN. United have made contact with Bologna about former Stoke and West Ham striker Arnautovic after Erik ten Hag pressed the club to sign an experienced forward who would be content with a back up role off the bench. Arnautovic is 33-years-old and sources have told ESPN that Ten Hag is a fan of his...Full Story »

Barcelona newcomer Robert Lewandowski gave Camp Nou a dazzling first-half performance on Sunday in the Joan Gamper Trophy that saw him score and register two outrageous assists - the pick of the bunch being a lovely flick into the path of Pedri. The Spaniard sent the defender the Pumas wrong way before powering a strike into the bottom corner and scoring Barca's fourth of the night. Raphinha ...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Welcome to Manchester United.     Haaland & De Bruyne combination     New Premier League Season.... Same old United...     They'll still tell you Ronaldo is the problem.     Wins his first Premier League penalty, scores his first Premier League goal—Erling Haaland is up and running &nb...Full Story »

Brighton toasted their 2-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday by trolling the Red Devils on social media. Prior to kick off, the Seagulls had never won at Old Trafford but they raced into a two-goal lead before half time thanks to a Pascal Gross brace and held on to win. After the game, Brighton rubbed salt in the wounds of their opponents by poking fun at United's misfortune on Twitter...Full Story »

Inter close to selling Pinamonti to Sassuolo Sassuolo will replace Giacomo Raspadori with #Inter forward Andrea Pinamonti in a deal worth €18M + bonuses and a buy-back clause included. [via @MarcoBarzaghi 🌖]— Inter Xtra (@Inter_Xtra) August 7, 2022 Kalajdzic attracting Premier League interest Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic is attracting interest from a host of Premier League...Full Story »

Lionel Messi's bicycle kick has been mocked by Cristiano Ronaldo's sister (Image: REUTERS) Cristiano Ronaldo's sister has mocked Lionel Messi's bicycle kick with an "obsessed" social media post. Messi scored a stunning acrobatic goal to cap Paris Saint-Germain's 5-0 win over Clermont Foot on Saturday night, his second goal of the match. He even had his name chanted by opposition fans after the...Full Story »

ENGLAND heroes Ella Toone and Ellie Roebuck have been spotted enjoying themselves in Ibiza as the post-Euros party continues. The pair were part of the England squad which brought Football home at the European Championships last month. Ella Toone takes a well-deserved restCredit: Splash Goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck makes a splash on holidayCredit: Splash More recently they have been taking a wel...Full Story »

THIS is the shocking moment a brawl erupted between Manchester United fans at Old Trafford. The scrap broke out as the Red Devils crashed to a 2-1 opening day defeat against Brighton. Two Man Utd fans scrap during their side's horror loss to BrightonCredit: AP Two Man Utd fans scrapped as their team lost 2-1 at home to BrightonCredit: Twitter A video posted on social media showed two men gra...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland has already silenced the doubters after his debut double sank West Ham 2-0.Haaland had faced some criticism for his underwhelming performance in the Community Shield defeat by Liverpool last weekend.But the £51million striker announced his arrival in the Premier League in style with a goal in each half, a penalty followed by a neat...Full Story »

Erling Haaland opened his Manchester City account with two goals as the champions beat West Ham 2-0 at the London Stadium.The £51million summer signing from Borussia Dortmund scored what are likely to be the first of many to get his and City’s season up and running.It might not have been as explosive a debut as some of his previous ones – Haaland scored a hat-trick on his ...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag insists the 2-1 home defeat to Brighton was “unnecessary” and he put it down to a lack of self-belief.United found themselves two goals down inside 39 minutes after twice being exposed on the counter-attack which allowed Pascal Gross to score on both occasions.Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench in the 53rd minute but could not help change the ...Full Story »

David Martindale revealed he told Cristian Montano at half-time he was going to score the winner for Livingston in their cinch Premiership match against Dundee United at Tannadice.The Lions’ boss prediction duly came true, with the 30-year-old Colombian netting the only goal of the game – his first for the club – with a spectacular strike just after the break to make it 1-0.Mar...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank admitted his emotions ran high after Josh Dasilva’s late equaliser clinched his side a 2-2 draw in their Premier League opener at Leicester.Dasilva stepped off the bench to rifle a spectacular finish into the top corner and complete Brentford’s fightback after they had trailed 2-0.Frank said it was a landmark moment for the Bees midfielder, who returned to...Full Story »