Manchester City defender John Stones is facing a lay-off after suffering an injury in the holders’ Champions League stroll against Young Boys on Tuesday.The England international was withdrawn at half-time at the Etihad Stadium.Manager Pep Guardiola described the loss of Stones as the “deep bad news” from a night when City secured their place in the last 16 for an 11th successi...Full Story »

New St Johnstone boss Craig Levein feels there is plenty of room for optimism despite the disappointment of seeing his side squander a two-goal lead against Motherwell.Goals from Nicky Clark and Andy Considine had Saints in control at McDiarmid Park, though they would have to settle for a share of the spoils after conceding twice in the space of six second-half minutes.It means Levein’s si...Full Story »

Paul Warne was relieved Derby remain in the FA Cup after a last-gasp comeback earned them a 2-2 first-round draw at Crewe.Two goals in five minutes from Nathan Mendez-Laing and Conor Hourihane rescued the Rams as they looked down and out at Gresty Road.Courtney Baker-Richardson’s far-post finish before the interval and an Elliott Nevitt strike early in the second half appeared to have set ...Full Story »

Victorious Fleetwood manager Lee Johnson challenged his players to use their FA Cup exploits as a springboard after beating Kidderminster 2-1 at Aggborough.Headers from Josh Earl and Shaun Rooney either side of the break were enough for the Cod Army to dump the National League strugglers out of the competition, cancelling out Bailey Hobson’s side-footed opener.Overcoming adversity in front...Full Story »

Nicke Kabamba struck the only goal as 10-man Barnet reached the FA Cup second round following a hard-fought victory at Curzon Ashton.Kabamba headed in Finley Potter’s cross from close range for his 12th goal of the season with what proved the winning goal in the 15th minute.Idris Kanu was denied a second by Curzon goalkeeper Cameron Mason but Barnet debutant Connor Stevens was sent off thr...Full Story »

The 51-year-old wore United's iconic red home shirt - with No.7 on the back. The Rock dressed up as a Man Utd icon for Halloween Credit: Instagram He wore United's home shirt and a long blonde wig Credit: Instagram He also wore a long blonde wig paired with a headband. If you haven't guessed already, the player in question is none other than David Beckham. The Rock took to Instagram to shar...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur, along with other interested Premier League clubs, could come up short in their pursuit of Real Madrid's Toni Kroos. That's according to transfer journalist Paul Brown, who 'wouldn't be surprised' if the German midfielder remained with Los Blancos, despite his contract expiring next summer. Now at the age of 33, Kroos, a serial winner with Madrid, is seeing his game time dw...Full Story »

St Johnstone caretaker manager Alec Cleland hailed the reaction of his squad as they defeated Kilmarnock 2-1 in the first match since manager Steven MacLean was sacked.Nicky Clark scored a double in the first 10 minutes and, although Kyle Vassell pulled a goal back and Dara Costelloe was sent off for the hosts, they held on to secure their first league win at the 10th attempt.Cleland said: &ldqu...Full Story »

David Martindale is adamant he is perfectly content with Livingston’s decision to reject an approach from St Johnstone regarding their managerial vacancy.The Perth club requested permission to speak to the 49-year-old about the possibility of replacing the sacked Steven MacLean earlier this week but the Lions released a statement on Tuesday explaining that they would not be allowing their ...Full Story »

Managerless St Johnstone finally ended their wait for a first league win of the season as they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock at McDiarmid Park.In their first match since manager Steven MacLean lost his job, the Saints got off to a dream start with Nicky Clark grabbing a double in the first 10 minutes.Kilmarnock grew into the game, though, and Kyle Vassell’s volley got t...Full Story »

Former Chelsea skipper John Terry has revealed that he has given up on his dream of managing the Blues' senior side one day. WHAT HAPPENED? Terry, who formerly worked as an assistant at Aston Villa, returned to Stamford Bridge this summer to take up a coaching role in Chelsea's academy. But despite working in the club's setup, he no longer thinks of managing their senior team, a dream he had ...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman said England had made life difficult for themselves and been given a “hard lesson” after a 3-2 Nations League loss to Belgium in Leuven.Having fallen behind to Laura De Neve’s early free-kick and then seen defender Alex Greenwood carried off on a stretcher, the Lionesses turned things around to lead via goals from Lucy Bronze in the 38th minute and Fran Kirby in ...Full Story »

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho felt he saw the worst and the best from his side as they recovered from a terrible start to fight back and secure a hard-earned 3-2 win at struggling Reading.Protests from the home fans – with around 2,000 supporters also staging a pre-match protest march against Chinese owner Dai Yongge – saw the game paused twice after tennis balls were thrown onto the...Full Story »

Paul Warne understands why Derby supporters voiced their frustrations towards the end of his side’s 3-1 defeat at Stevenage.Boro fully deserved to record a first win in four league games which lifted them up to sixth in the Sky Bet League table.Derby, though, are so far not living up to their pre-season expectations, with a second straight away defeat hard to take for many of the travellin...Full Story »

Callum Stead was on target with a first-half double to fire Barnet to a 2-0 victory away at Oxford City.The 23-year-old’s opener was in large part thanks to imposing forward Nicke Kabamba, who provided the pinpoint flick for Stead to poke past Marcin Brzozowski.Stead linked up with Kabamba again for his second, a sharp strike into the top corner giving the Hoops goalkeeper little chance of...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson praised his St Mirren players for a clinical second-half performance as they eased past St Johnstone 4-0 to move seven points clear in third place.An even first-half contest was livened up by Keanu Baccus’ stunning strike, before goals from Mikael Mandron, with a double, and Greg Kiltie helped the home side run up their biggest league win of the season.Robinson was pleased...Full Story »

John Coleman hailed Accrington’s two-goal opening salvo at AFC Wimbledon as the best start his team have made in 27 years of management.Stanley struck twice in the first 10 minutes to blow away the Dons and lay the foundations for a 4-2 win – their fourth consecutive victory in League One.Captain Joe Pritchard bundled home and Tommy Leigh netted a stunning 25-yarder with the visitors...Full Story »

Manager John Mousinho was happy with Portsmouth’s display despite their six-game winning run in League One ending after a goalless draw at Cambridge.The U’s, now winless in eight league games themselves, produced an impressive display to earn a point.Mousinho said: “I thought we played really well.“My overall feeling is that I’m very, very pleased with the performan...Full Story »

Joe Garner ended Burton’s eight-game unbeaten run with an 88th-minute goal as Carlisle secured a deserved 2-1 League One victory at Brunton Park.Dino Maamria’s in-form visitors looked on course for a fifth straight win when Mark Helm shot them in front against the run of play after 28 minutes.But the Cumbrians, winning for only the second time in 11 games in all competitions, produce...Full Story »

Former Celtic striker Gary Hooper scored deep into stoppage time as promotion-chasing Barnet salvaged a point from a 1-1 draw at home to Solihull.After a goalless first half, Solihull broke the deadlock in the 51st minute when Joe Newton met Joss Labadie’s cross to head the visitors in front.Solihull had the ball in the net again in the 84th minute but Kade Craig was flagged offside.But th...Full Story »