A look at their disappointing draw at Granada An image from Barcelona's 1-1 draw at Granada. Barcelona were left having to settle for a point at Granada on Saturday evening, despite leading until then 89th minute. But the Catalans aren't able to enjoy a quiet day's work nowadays, and they conceded late on to throw away two points. Now, the Blaugrana's wait to break into the Champions League p...Full Story »

Barcelona have announced the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt winger Fabio Blanco. The 17 year old winger has signed until 2024. Blanco came through at Valencia and signed for the German side on a free transfer last summer. Now he will be incorporated into Sergi Barjuan's Barça B side and has a 100m euro release clause. "I am very proud at forming part of this great club," he said after...Full Story »

Lewis Baker made a shock appearance in Chelsea's FA Cup third round clash with Chesterfield on Saturday evening, and his cameo left Blues fans scratching their heads Chelsea's forgotten man Lewis Baker has made his second appearance for the Blues eight years after his debut at the age of 26. Thomas Tuchel's side were cruising against Chesterfield in their third-round FA Cup tie when the Germ...Full Story »

Once a star for Borussia Dortmund and touted for great things by Sir Alex Ferguson, the 32-year-old finds himself at a career crossroads At 32 years of age, Shinji Kagawa is without a club. The former Borussia Dortmund star was released by PAOK in mid-December and remains a free agent. He had spent less than a year with the Greek Super League side, after moving to Thessaloniki from Real Zar...Full Story »

ALAN SHEARER was not impressed with Newcastle's performance in their FA Cup third-round defeat to Cambridge. Alan Shearer was unsurprisingly unimpressed with Newcastle's shock FA Cup third-round defeat to Cambridge United on Saturday, slamming his former club's performance as "pathetic". The League One side dumped the Magpies out despite the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin, Joelinton and new signi...Full Story »

Lingard backed to leave Man UtdFormer Leeds United forward Noel Whelan believes it is time for Jesse Lingard to cut his ties with Manchester United. "He didn’t have a future under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer either,” Whelan told Football Insider. "The young man’s got to go. I think it’s a no brainer for anybody sitting there and watching Man United play at the minute." Arse...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers suggested Leicester could seek to have Tuesday’s trip to Everton postponed after being reduced to just eight senior outfield players for Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Watford.The Foxes have been hit by a raft of injuries, positive coronavirus tests and Africa Cup of Nations call-ups in recent weeks.They managed to put the problems aside to begin their defence of the c...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher claimed his side should have beaten Birmingham in normal time after they claimed a 1-0 FA Cup third-round win in extra-time at St Andrew’s.Argyle progressed to the fourth round courtesy of Ryan Law’s first goal in the competition.The League One side dominated and had been better than the Championship team – who ended the game with 10 men after...Full Story »

Under-fire Rafael Benitez was pleased with his players’ reaction to setbacks at Hull as Everton were made to fight for FA Cup progress.Having started the year with a deflating 3-2 home loss to Brighton in the Premier League, the Toffees won by the same scoreline after extra-time in East Yorkshire.The Championship hosts made life tough for Everton on Saturday evening, opening the scoring in...Full Story »

Ralph Hasenhuttl revealed Tino Livramento may require surgery on a knee injury after his 10-man Southampton side claimed an extra-time FA Cup win at Swansea.Nathan Redmond, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Shane Long scored as Southampton made it to the fourth round of the competition with a 3-2 victory.The Saints played most of the game with 10 men after Yan Valery was sent off for two bookable offences...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker praised hat-trick hero Emiliano Marcondes after he fired the Sky Bet Championship side into the next round of the FA Cup.The Danish midfielder opened the scoring against National League Yeovil in the 19th minute when he calmly fired past goalkeeper Dillon Barnes after being played in by skipper Chris Mepham’s long ball forward.His second came two minutes befor...Full Story »

Southampton survived the first-half dismissal of Yan Valery to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-2 extra-time win at Swansea.The Saints spent a full 90 minutes down to 10 men, but goals from Nathan Redmond, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Shane Long saw them progress from a tie played behind closed doors because of the Welsh Government’s coronavirus regulations.Joel Piroe had brought p...Full Story »

League One Plymouth provided a FA Cup upset at St Andrew’s as they beat Championship side Birmingham with a narrow 1-0 third-round win after extra-time.Substitutive Ryan Law was the matchwinner with his first goal in the famous competition.He struck the ball past Neil Etheridge in the 104th minute after the 1984 semi-finalists had been the better side throughout the contest.Lee Bowyer&rsqu...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel hailed Chelsea’s professionalism in settling their FA Cup third-round clash with Chesterfield before half-time.The Blues cruised past their National League opponents 5-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, racing into a 4-0 half-time lead before a raft of withdrawals to keep players fresh.Teen debutant Lewis Hall laid on a goal for Romelu Lukaku, with the returning Belgium strike...Full Story »

Andros Townsend’s extra-time screamer saved Everton’s blushes as under-fire Rafael Benitez saw his side stumble into the FA Cup fourth round with a 3-2 triumph at Hull.The Spaniard has never been the most popular figure at Goodison Park thanks in no small part to his strong ties to Liverpool, where he oversaw his final match in East Yorkshire.There were times on Saturday evening when...Full Story »

Returning Romelu Lukaku struck as Chelsea cruised to a comfortable victory against non-league Chesterfield in a 5-1 FA Cup third-round canter at Stamford Bridge.The Champions League holders flexed all their muscles of quality and depth to nullify any prospect of a cup upset.Lukaku tapped in debutant Lewis Hall’s low cross and missed three gilt-edged chances before being withdrawn at half-t...Full Story »

Emiliano Marcondes scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth eased into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win at Yeovil.The Danish midfielder tucked away a first-half double before completing his treble midway through the second period after Joe Quigley had scored to give National League Yeovil hope just after the interval.It was the Glovers who had the first real chance of the game after 11 min...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Poya Asbaghi wants his players to take more responsibility after they claimed a dramatic 5-4 victory against 10-man Barrow in one of the most incredible FA Cup matches seen in recent years.Substitute Carlton Morris netted the winner for the Championship outfit after League Two Barrow had twice levelled inside the final four minutes to force extra time.Asbaghi said: “This is j...Full Story »

QPR boss Mark Warburton admitted he faces a potential goalkeeper crisis after Jordan Archer was injured while making the decisive save in the penalty shoot-out win against Rotherham.Archer’s stop from Chiedozie Ogbene took the Championship side through to the fourth round of the FA Cup.But he appeared to seriously hurt his shoulder in the process and was taken straight to hospital after se...Full Story »

Cambridge boss Mark Bonner saluted his players as they proved the magic of the FA Cup is still alive after the League One side dumped Premier League Newcastle out of the competition.Joe Ironside’s second-half goal secured a famous 1-0 third-round win at St James’ Park on an afternoon when recent Magpies signing Kieran Trippier was handed an insight into the problems his new employers...Full Story »