Ronald Araujo has rejected Barcelona's new contract offer. Marca says talks between the player's agent and the Catalan club took place last week, but the offer put forward by the Blaugrana was swiftly turned down, although discussions were amicable and they are expected to return to the negotiating table at a later date. However, the news has put Premier League giants Manchester United and C...Full Story »

Former England coach Roy Hodgson has been appointed as Watford manager, the club announced on Tuesday. Hodgson replaces Claudio Ranieri, who was sacked as manager on Monday after just 112 days in charge. The 74-year-old will be the club's third manager of the 2021-22 campaign, after Ranieri replaced Xisco Munoz in October. The Premier League club said in a statement on their website: "Watfor...Full Story »

Inter to prioritise Angelino Inter will prioritise the signing of wing-back Angelino from RB Leipzig, claims Fichajes. Having already added Denzel Dumfries last summer to help the right side of their defence, the Serie A club now want to address the left side, with Angelino their ideal target. Palace want Van de Beek loan The midfielder has yet to find his groove at Old Trafford and could ...Full Story »

Mark Robins heaped praise on striker Viktor Gyokeres after the striker ended his near four-month wait for a goal to earn Coventry a 1-0 win over Stoke.The Swede, who had been without a goal since a brace in a 4-1 win against Fulham on October 2, ended his drought with an emphatic second-half strike, having seen earlier opportunities go begging.Manager Robins said: “Viktor took his chance a...Full Story »

Newport boss James Rowberry paid tribute to his side’s “great resilience” after a late 1-0 win at Leyton Orient took them up to third place in League Two.Cameron Norman’s close-range winner five minutes from time took the visitors into the automatic promotion places.“I am delighted with the result,” Rowberry said.“The way Orient play the game can sometim...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Lee Bowyer accepted that Tuesday’s last-gasp 2-2 draw with Peterborough was undeserved.Two late goals from Gary Gardner and Scott Hogan in the 85th and 88th minutes saw Blues salvage a point as they recovered from a two-goal deficit at St Andrew’s following an early strike from Jack Marriott and Jonson Clarke-Harris’ penalty.Blues will be disappointed they di...Full Story »

St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin challenged Connor Ronan to produce his brilliant winner against Aberdeen on a regular basis and push himself into international reckoning.The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international curled home from just inside the box to earn Saints a 1-0 win and put them three points off the cinch Premiership’s top six.The on-loan Wolves midfielder now has four goals for the...Full Story »

MK Dons head coach Liam Manning was full of praise for his Sky Bet League One play-off chasing side after Scott Twine’s last-gasp stoppage-time stunner secured a precious 1-0 win at Burton.The Dons bossed large parts of the game and twice hit the goal frame in the first half through Tennai Watson and Troy Parrott, but Manning stressed the importance of keeping their discipline to go on and...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper demanded better standards from his players despite a 3-0 win over Barnsley equalling the club’s biggest home victory of the season.Keinan Davis, Ryan Yates and Brennan Johnson all got on the scoresheet against bottom-of-the-table Barnsley, but tough taskmaster Cooper was not impressed with his team’s intensity.The former Swansea boss said: “I...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill was grateful to leave Gillingham with a point after a dismal display which left him wishing he could have made nine half-time changes.The Shrews played out a goalless draw with their fellow strugglers, who came closest to finding the net when Danny Lloyd’s speculative long-range free-kick struck the woodwork six minutes from time.Shrewsbury had earlier come ...Full Story »

QPR manager Mark Warburton felt the goalless draw at home to Swansea showed just why he wants to bring in an attacking player before the transfer deadline.Rangers had won their previous four matches and another victory would have taken them up to third in the Championship table.But they badly missed the creativity of Ilias Chair, who is at the Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco, and instead rema...Full Story »

Ash Hunter’s first goal of the season helped Salford to a 2-0 Sky Bet League Two win at Barrow and put a smile on manager Gary Bowyer’s face.Hunter scored the winner when the sides met at Holker Street in December 2020 but had not hit the target away from Moor Lane since then.“I think that was the quickest Ash ran all night (after scoring),” said Bowyer as the Ammies move...Full Story »

Ice cold Joey Barton insisted he managed to keep his cool on the touchline – despite his Bristol Rovers team almost snatching a draw from the jaws of victory against second-bottom Scunthorpe.Josh Grant’s clinical finish, an Antony Evans penalty and a fine individual effort from Leon Clarke had the Gas cruising to a first away win since October on a chilly evening in Lincolnshire.Yet ...Full Story »

Bradford manager Derek Adams labelled the 2-1 victory over Walsall as an “important three points” as they sit only five points off the Sky Bet League Two play-offs.Andy Cook’s 88th-minute penalty against his former side handed the Bantams their third win in five as they defeated Walsall at the Banks’s Stadium.Midfielder Matthew Daly opened the scoring in the 37th minute w...Full Story »

Frustrated Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher criticised his team’s defending after they conceded two late goals in a thrilling 3-3 draw at struggling Fleetwood.Argyle looked to be home and dry as they led 3-1 after 89 minutes, but goals from Ellis Harrison and Anthony Pilkington earned Fleetwood an unlikely point.“We’re feeling a bit sick, but we are causing our own problems,&rdq...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson labelled his side’s 2-1 defeat at Luton as a “missed opportunity”.The Robins were the better team on the night but fell behind to Tom Lockyer’s header after 42 minutes.Although Andreas Weimann levelled 11 minutes into the second half, Elijah Adebayo bundled over the line from close range in the 68th minute to earn the victory.Pearson said: ...Full Story »

Halifax missed out on the chance to return to the top of the National League table as they lost 1-0 to fellow high-flyers Boreham Wood at the MBi Shay Stadium.Boreham Wood looked the most likely to get the first goal of the game and almost had it when Josh Rees’ volley was cleared off the line.The visitors deservedly made the decisive breakthrough in the 37th minute when Jacob Mendy pulled...Full Story »

Ollie Palmer scored on his Wrexham debut as his new side beat Grimsby 1-0 at the Racecourse Ground.The Red Dragons made it back-to-back league wins and are still sixth in the Vanarama National League while Grimsby remain 10th.Wrexham came close to an opener when Aaron Hayden got on the end of a Ben Tozer long throw-in but headed wide.Palmer put Wrexham ahead in the 35th minute with a goal on his...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers survived a late Scunthorpe fightback to end their near three-month search for an away victory with a 3-2 win.The Iron looked dead and buried after goals from Josh Grant, Leon Clarke and an Antony Evans penalty put the Pirates 3-0 ahead with less than a quarter of the game to go.But two Sam Burns goals in three minutes at the end of the game ensured the hosts at least went down fig...Full Story »

Viktor Gyokeres scored for the first time since early October as he hit the winner in Coventry’s 1-0 victory at home to Stoke.The striker, who had been without a goal since a brace in a 4-1 win against Fulham on October 2, struck in the 68th minute to earn the Sky Blues their first home win in the Championship in five attempts.The Swede kept his place in the starting line-up, having return...Full Story »