PEP GUARDIOLA left fans in hysterics with his reaction to Erling Haaland's winner for Manchester City against Fulham. The Norwegian superstar, 22, scored a stoppage-time penalty to hand the champions a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Cottagers at the Etihad. Guardiola celebrated in front of the Man City fans And as the Man City players celebrated Haaland's spot kick, the camera cut to Guardi...Full Story »

Manchester United have been secretly keeping tabs on Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic amid the uncertainty over Cristiano Ronaldo’s future, according to reports. The striker was on the Red Devils’ radar when Ralf Rangnick was in charge. And Red Bull Salzburg’s Benjamin Sesko is another player under consideration, despite the fact he’s due to move to RB Leipzig. Manchester...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin insists his side could have gone on to beat Wigan but he remains content with his young squad after securing a point to get themselves back on track following a tough loss in midweek against Preston.The hosts struck late with an 84th-minute Joel Piroe penalty to earn a 2-2 draw, having found themselves 2-0 down after just 16 minutes.Wigan remain winless in six game...Full Story »

Grant McCann was left frustrated after Peterborough created a fixture headache by failing to make FA Cup progress.The League One promotion-chasers were held to a goalless deadlock by League Two visitors Salford in the first-ever clash between the clubs.Posh couldn’t find a way past keeper Tom King with Jack Marriott, Josh Knight and Harrison Burrows all being denied in the first half.McCan...Full Story »

John Eustace praised his “spirited” Birmingham side as they closed the gap on the Sky Bet Championship play-offs to four points with victory at Stoke.The Blues notched an early opener when Scott Hogan dispossessed a sleeping Phil Jagielka before finishing.And the visitors doubled their lead after the interval when Harlee Dean nodded home a Hannibal Mejbri corner.Lewis Baker then hand...Full Story »

Brentford striker Ivan Toney is back from suspension for the Carabao Cup visit of Gillingham.Christian Norgaard could make his return to action after an Achilles injury.Kristoffer Ajer, Aaron Hickey, Pontus Jansson and Thomas Strakosha are out injured.League Two strugglers Gillingham have fitness concerns over Stuart O’Keefe and Olly Lee.Captain O’Keefe came off with a quad injury du...Full Story »

Callum Robinson has served a three-match ban and will return to the Cardiff attack against Hull on Tuesday.Republic of Ireland international Robinson was sent off inside seven minutes of the south Wales derby at Swansea last month, missing victories over Rotherham and Sunderland as well as the home defeat to Watford.Defender Cedric Kipre and midfielder Ryan Wintle are both suspended after collec...Full Story »

Livingston boss David Martindale has no new injuries for the home cinch Premiership game against Aberdeen.Jamie Brandon (groin) and long-term absentee Tom Parkes (knee) remain on the sidelines.The Lions are looking to avenge August’s 5-0 defeat at Pittodrie.Jonny Hayes is making good progress for Aberdeen following a groin injury but he will not be risked on the artificial surface.Hayes co...Full Story »

Forest Green manager Ian Burchnall praised South Shields after his side came through a challenging afternoon against the Northern Premier League club.Former Sunderland striker Connor Wickham returned to the north east to grab a goal in each half that ensured the Sky Bet League One strugglers came through an awkward test in front of a club-record crowd of 3,800 at the 1st Cloud Arena.Wickham open...Full Story »

The Wales attacker has started just twice for LAFC since moving from Real Madrid in the summer. LAFC attacker Gareth Bale is likely to only be a sub for Saturday night's MLS final against the Philadelphia Union Credit: AFP Wales' biggest name Gareth Bale is still expected to be fit for the World Cup Credit: Reuters And he is set to be on the bench for Saturday night’s MLS final here in ...Full Story »

Both managers pointed to the impact of “new toy” VAR on the match after Aberdeen convincingly overcame Hibernian to leapfrog the Edinburgh side into third place in the cinch Premiership.The Dons eventually took the lead from the penalty spot through Bojan Miovski after VAR first awarded the kick, then gave the striker a second chance as David Marshall was seen to have moved off his l...Full Story »

Sutton will be without suspended striker Omar Bugiel for their home FA Cup tie against Farnborough.The club’s appeal against Bugiel’s straight red card in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Stockport was unsuccessful and he starts a three-game ban.Skipper Craig Eastmond and defender Louis John both returned from injury to play the full 90 minutes at the weekend and are expected to contin...Full Story »

Tottenham have several injuries to contend with ahead of Sunday’s visit of Liverpool in the Premier League, but Dejan Kulusevski could return.Kulusevski, who has not played for Spurs since September 17 due to a hamstring issue, took part in training on Friday and will be assessed alongside Rodrigo Bentancur (fatigue) and Lucas Moura (calf) after the pair reported discomfort following their...Full Story »

Wolves will be without suspended striker Diego Costa for their home game against Brighton.Costa starts a three-game ban after being sent off for violent conduct in last week’s draw at Brentford, while midfielder Matheus Nunes is rated 50/50.Nunes was forced out at Brentford after hurting his shoulder and will be assessed. Raul Jimenez (groin), Toti Gomes, Pedro Neto (ankle) and Sasa Kalajd...Full Story »

Sunderland will have midfielder Jack Clarke available again for the Sky Bet Championship match against Cardiff.Clarke missed the 2-0 win at Huddersfield on Wednesday night through suspension after collecting five cautions.Midfielder Edouard Michut has been ruled out of action until after the World Cup with a groin problem suffered in last weekend’s draw at Luton, while centre-back Aji Ales...Full Story »

Josh Sheehan is pushing for another start as Bolton prepare to welcome Barnsley in the FA Cup on Saturday.The 27-year-old made his first start of the season in their 3-1 defeat to Oxford last week after returning from injury and will be hoping to do so once again.Jon Dadi Bodvarsson could start in place of Elias Kachunga up front.Defender Eoin Toal could return from a recent thigh injury.Barnsle...Full Story »

Lincoln will check on goalkeeper Carl Rushworth ahead of their FA Cup clash against Chippenham.Rushworth was replaced by Jordan Wright during the first half of Tuesday’s draw with Accrington after taking a blow to the head but boss Mark Kennedy insisted afterwards it was only a precaution.Kennedy may give Wright a run-out anyway, with the Imps boss certain to rotate for the first-round mat...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that Son Heung-min will have to undergo surgery after he suffered a fracture around his left eye. WHAT HAPPENED? While playing in the Champions League on Tuesday, the South Korean had to leave the pitch during the first half after picking up a nasty injury having collided with Marseille's Chancel Mbemba. THE BIGGER PICTURE: While his side went on to win the g...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach John Eustace admitted he received an early birthday present from goalkeeper John Ruddy after his side’s 0-0 draw against Millwall at St Andrew’s.Ruddy’s heroics denied Tyler Burey a potential 74th-minute winner after Dion Sanderson missed out on halfway and the substitute raced clear on goal.It meant Blues stretched their unbeaten home record to five games...Full Story »

United take on Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium and will have to win by a two-goal margin or else face a potential nightmare draw in the play-offs against the likes of Barcelona and Juventus. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag went out for a nice bike ride in Cheshire Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke Erik ten Hag and his wife Bianca went out with their electric bikes to a cafe Credit: Ea...Full Story »