Steven Gerrard’s pride at the way Aston Villa fought back for a point against Manchester City was tinged with frustration after officials admitted they were too hasty to call offside before Philippe Coutinho hit a potential winner.Four defeats from their opening five Premier League games has led pressure to mount on the Liverpool great’s position at the Villa Park helm.Gerrard’...Full Story »

Eddie Howe is confident there is more to come from record signing Alexander Isak after seeing him waste the opportunity to fire Newcastle to Premier League victory over Crystal Palace.The £58million striker, who opened his account on debut at Liverpool on Wednesday evening, was denied by Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita after going through on goal in the first half of Saturday’s 0-0 ...Full Story »

Alex Reid hit a hat-trick as Solihull Moors bounced back from their first defeat of the season in midweek to thrash winless Altrincham 5-1 in the Vanarama National League.Josh Kelly put the hosts ahead after 20 minutes by picking out the top left-hand corner with a free-kick.But Altrincham hit back in style through Aaron Bennett, whose curling strike from outside the box nestled in the top corne...Full Story »

A relieved Alex Neil had his Stoke debut salvaged by a late Tyrese Campbell leveller as the Potters drew 1-1 with Swansea.After switching Sunderland for Stoke on Sunday, the new boss endured a nightmare start to his reign when Joel Piroe handed the Swans an early opener.But a frustrated Stoke had their persistence rewarded when substitute Campbell notched a stoppage time equaliser to earn his ne...Full Story »

Tyrese Campbell’s stoppage-time strike rescued a point for new Stoke boss Alex Neil as his tenure began with a 1-1 draw against Swansea.The 41-year-old left his position as Sunderland manager on Sunday to pen a three-year deal at Stoke and endured a frustrating opening to his reign.An out-of-form Swans side, who had managed only one win from six Sky Bet Championship games prior to this mee...Full Story »

New Stoke boss Alex Neil will pick the team for the first time as he prepares to launch his reign against Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship.The former Sunderland head coach took up his role as Michael O’Neill’s replacement on Sunday, a day after witnessing the Potters’ 1-0 win at Blackburn from the stands, and has promised his players a clean slate.However, the Scot has inher...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard insisted he understands the frustration of the Aston Villa supporters but vowed to turn around their form after a disappointing 1-0 defeat at home to West Ham.Pablo Fornals struck the only goal in the 74th minute and a third Premier League loss of the season saw the hosts booed off at full-time.Gerrard himself appeared to receive boos as he walked towards the tunnel and the 42-yea...Full Story »

Boss Eddie Howe believes new record signing Alexander Isak will be excited after watching Newcastle’s dramatic late 1-1 draw at Wolves.Allan Saint-Maximin’s brilliant late volley grabbed a point for the Magpies at Molineux.It cancelled out Ruben Neves’ first-half rocket which looked set to give the hosts their first Premier League win of the season.Ruben Neves fired Wolves ahea...Full Story »

Pablo Fornals’ deflected second-half strike helped West Ham end their winless start to the Premier League season with a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa.In a game lacking quality, the 76th-minute effort by the Spanish playmaker saw the Hammers open their account for the top flight campaign after losses to Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Brighton.It cooled some of the scrutiny on David Moy...Full Story »

AMIR KHAN stunned fans when he "violated" Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford - then posted a bizarre caption from Wikipedia on Instagram sharing the moment. Khan's had some extra time on his hands since retiring from boxing in April following his crushing defeat to rival Kell Brook. Amir Khan met Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford The 35-year-old admitted after the fight that he no longer wante...Full Story »

Alexander Isak is the latest player to join Newcastle United this summer. Newcastle United have completed the signing of Sweden striker Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad, the clubs announced on Friday. The 22-year-old has joined the Premier League club for a club-record fee of €70 million including €5m in add-ons, smashing their previous transfer record, sources have told ESPN. Th...Full Story »

Midfielder Alex Gogic goes into the St Mirren squad for the home cinch Premiership game against Hibernian on Saturday after signing for the Buddies last week following a loan spell last season.Defender Scott Tanser is back in training following his recovery from a combination of a hamstring and back injury but will be assessed.Attacker Toyosi Olusanya is out for a period of time with a broken to...Full Story »

Manager Eddie Howe expects Newcastle to make “at least one” more signing before the transfer window closes amid speculation they are closing in on Real Sociedad striker Alexander Isak.With uncertainty surrounding the fitness of Callum Wilson, who has this week been sent for a scan on a tight hamstring, there are reports stating Newcastle are close to agreeing a fee with La Real for I...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard felt his side gave themselves just the lift they needed as they came from behind to beat Bolton 4-1 in the Carabao Cup.After a frustrating start to the season and a tough run of fixtures in the coming weeks, a cup shock at the University of Bolton Stadium on Tuesday could have made life uncomfortable for Villa and Gerrard.Yet despite falling behind to their determ...Full Story »

Controversial goals from Sam Hoskins and Courtney Baker-Richardson proved talking points as early season front-runners Crewe and Northampton shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw at Gresty Road.Hoskins rescued the Cobblers’ unbeaten record when he arced home a corner so deep into stoppage time it left Alex boss Alex Morris perplexed.Morris was sizing up a third success in three home outings as s...Full Story »

Alex Neil says there is “no fear” in his Sunderland side as they rose into the top six with a 1-0 victory over Stoke.The Black Cats snatched the lead against the run of play when stopper Joe Bursik let a Ross Stewart strike wriggle beneath him moments before the interval.Despite dominating, Stoke failed to take advantage with Anthony Patterson denying a fierce Jacob Brown effort with...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard bemoaned a “harsh” VAR penalty decision after his side surrendered the lead to suffer a 3-1 Premier League loss at Crystal Palace.Referee Andy Madley pointed to the spot at Selhurst Park after reviewing footage of Marc Guehi’s goal-bound header brushing the outstretched arm of Lucas Digne.Wilfried Zaha scored on the rebound from the resultant spo...Full Story »

Sir Alex Ferguson gave evidence in Ryan Giggs' assault trial Friday. MANCHESTER, England -- Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was called Friday as a character witness for Ryan Giggs in a court case involving the ex-Premier League footballer. Giggs is on trial on charges of assault and use of coercive behaviour against an ex-girlfriend. The 80-year-old Ferguson, who gave evid...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Alex Neil expressed pride in his team despite their 2-1 loss at Sheffield United.Goals from Anel Ahmedhodzic and Max Lowe, either side of the break, gave the Blades victory.After being forced to play with only 10 men for around an hour following Dan Neil’s sending off, Sunderland reduced the arrears with a goal from Lynden Gooch, but they never seriously threatened to draw ...Full Story »

Alex Morris says a hard-fought 1-0 League Two win over Sutton shows his Crewe side have found “different ways of winning games”.The Railwaymen put a dismal 3-0 defeat to Salford at the weekend quickly behind them thanks to Courtney Baker-Richardson’s early strike and moved up to sixth in the table.But Crewe lived uneasily at times against their visitors’ direct approach, ...Full Story »