Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom praised substitutes Rhian Brewster and Reda Khadra after their late impact produced a 1-0 victory at Swansea.Brewster and Khadra combined in the fourth minute of stoppage time to extend the Blades’ lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to four points.Former Swansea loanee Brewster set up Khadra and the on-loan German kept his composure to scor...Full Story »

The Paul Pogba case is in the hands of two judges, while the Paris prosecutor's office has opened a judicial investigation into the extortion the current Juventus player claims he is suffering at the hands some family members, childhood friends and criminals. In Pogba's second court hearing, the footballer denies having called a witch doctor to cast a spell on Kylian Mbappe to get him injured...Full Story »

Paul Pogba's hopes of being fit in time for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are under threat as the Juventus midfielder will undergo knee surgery. WHAT'S HAPPENING? The Juventus midfielder will go under the knife after his meniscus injury failed to respond to conservative treatment. Pogba will undergo surgery this week which is expected to keep him out of action for between 40 and 60 days. France...Full Story »

Manager Paul Heckingbottom was adamant Oli McBurnie would always come good after his goal helped Sheffield United to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 win at Hull.McBurnie had gone 43 games without scoring until he found the back of the net at Luton last month.The Scotland international has since been rejuvenated and claimed a third goal on the spin to put the Blades on their way to...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince hailed his side as “incredible in every department” during the second half of their 2-1 Championship victory over Stoke.Lucas Joao, on his 29th birthday, gave the Royals a second-minute lead when he took advantage of sloppy defensive play from the visitors.Stoke equalised five minutes before the break through a close-range Ben Wilmot effort but Reading regai...Full Story »

Hartlepool manager Paul Hartley admitted he felt “deflated” after his side conceded a stoppage-time equaliser to draw 1-1 at Colchester.It looked as though Pools would be heading for their first league win of the season after Wes McDonald swept home a 29th-minute opener from close range after Reghan Tumilty had escaped the home defence and delivered into his path.But Colchester rescu...Full Story »

Paul Hurst saluted the travelling Grimsby supporters after his side served up a third successive away win with a 2-0 triumph at Newport.Grimsby are now unbeaten in five Sky Bet League Two matches and, following wins at Walsall and Rochdale, they picked up another three points after their longest journey of the season – a 450-mile round trip to south Wales.Second-half strikes from Bryn Morr...Full Story »

An own goal by Jordan Turnbull and a sublime strike from Paul Smyth gave Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win against Tranmere as the Sky Bet League Two leaders maintained their 100 per cent home record and unbeaten run.With defences on top in the first half, the O’s got the breakthrough in the 36th minute when Smyth drilled a cross into the box from the right and, under pressure from Ruel Sotirio...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom was delighted with his team’s display after seeing them beat Reading 4-0 to replace their opponents at the top of the Sky Bet Championship table.Oli McBurnie opened the scoring and Anel Ahmedhodzic made it 2-0 a minute into the second half. Iliman Ndiaye added a third, with Ahmedhodzic scoring again to round off the scoring.Heckingbottom said: &l...Full Story »

Boss Paul Ince claimed the only disappointment in Reading’s 1-0 win against Millwall at The Den was his side’s inability to win by a bigger margin.Ince saw his side secure a hard-fought victory, their third in succession, which took them to the top of the Championship.Debutant Naby Sarr’s first-half header was enough to separate the teams in an intriguing tussle in the capital....Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst admitted he is already counting down the points to the League Two safety mark after two late Harry Clifton goals snatched the Mariners a 2-1 victory at Walsall.After Luke Waterfall’s stoppage-time strike at Rochdale a fortnight ago, Hurst’s men again left it late to record a second away win on the spin as Clifton netted twice in the final 15 minutes.Walsall ha...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne hailed Richard Wood for continuing to defy the critics as the skipper netted twice in their 2-0 win over Birmingham.The veteran defender, who turned 37 over the summer, netted in either half as Rotherham’s unbeaten start to life back in the Sky Bet Championship continued.The Millers, who also had a penalty saved, were good value for victory against John Eustace...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom felt striker Oli McBurnie deserved his first league goal in nearly two years after earning the Blades a 1-1 draw at Luton.The 26-year-old volleyed home from close range with eight minutes gone in the second half, scoring for the first time in a league fixture since December 2020.Heckingbottom said: “I’m delighted by his goal. It can’t ju...Full Story »

Juventus great Fabio Cannavaro has questioned the decision to re-sign Paul Pogba. The former Manchester United star put an end to his second spell at Old Trafford by returning to Turin on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract this summer. But it wasn't long before he sustained a knee injury that ruled him out of action. Cannavaro is concerned about Pogba, claiming: "As a ...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom praised the contribution of Oli McBurnie after Sheffield United triumphed 3-0 over Blackburn to go top of the Sky Bet Championship table.Oliver Norwood gave the Blades the lead with a curling free-kick shortly after the half-hour mark, before substitute Iliman Ndiaye wrapped up the three points with a second-half brace.McBurnie is without a goal of his ow...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince admitted that his players were “out on their feet” as they struggled to hold on to a slender lead near the end of their 1-0 Championship victory over Middlesbrough.Tyrese Fornah, the on-loan Nottingham Forest midfielder, broke the deadlock in the 28th minute when he drove home a powerful 20-yard shot on the half-volley.Though Middlesbrough dominated much of ...Full Story »

Paul Hurst felt Grimsby’s goalless draw against Sutton was “one of the worst games” he had seen.Genuine chances were at a premium throughout the League Two meeting as Aribim Pepple and Ryan Taylor passed up late opportunities to snatch victory for the hosts.Donovan Wilson passed up a similar chance for Sutton in the opening 45 as both sides looked more likely to threaten from s...Full Story »

Dagenham earned their first win of the National League season by beating Maidenhead 1-0.Paul McCallum scored the only goal in the 28th minute, slotting the ball past Daniel Gyollai from Mo Sagaf’s low cross.Dan Sparkes went close for Maidenhead but his free-kick was saved by Elliot Justham.McCallum had two chances to extend his side’s lead just after the break but the Magpies continu...Full Story »

Paul Hartley wants to see further improvements after watching Hartlepool record a second goalless draw in a row at the Suit Direct Stadium.Even though Pools did not lose to Tranmere, Hartley is keen to get three points on the board for the first time since taking over in the summer.And the Hartlepool boss thinks that his new-look side still need to do more in the final third, having scored just ...Full Story »

Paul Pogba is sporting a new haircut while injured for Juventus Paul Pogba flew his barber over from the UK to Italy to get his hair cut - and you can be sure it wasn't a short back and sides job. Celebrating his new life in Turin, the midfielder even performed a little jig with the former Manchester United star looking in high spirits. That is despite the fact that the 29-year-old is currentl...Full Story »