Brentford moved into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals as first-half goals from Sergi Canos and Ivan Toney secured a 2-1 win at Stoke.Canos struck the opener in the 22nd minute and Toney added a second for the visitors – who reached the semi-finals of the competition last season – with a 40th-minute finish.Former Brentford man Romaine Sawyers pulled a goal back in the 57th minute, but M...Full Story »

Manchester City’s grip on the Carabao Cup was finally loosened as West Ham knocked out the holders on penalties.Phil Foden missed from the spot for City while West Ham scored all five of theirs to reach the quarter-finals.City had won this competition in six of the past eight seasons, including the last four.In fact Tuesday marked five years to the day since they were last eliminated from ...Full Story »

Jadon Sancho has failed to have an impact at Manchester United following his £73million summer switch from Borussia Dortmund - and has been slammed for his poor form by German media Jadon Sancho's Manchester United form has been slammed by German media following his decision to leave Borussia Dortmund to try and further his career in the Premier League. The 21-year-old enjoyed three and a...Full Story »

The 30-year-old was on the scoresheet as his side beat Brighton 4-1 on Saturday. Taylor Ward shared footage from the gym with fiance Riyad Mahrez She put the Man City star through his paces Taylor is the daughter of Real Housewives of Cheshire star Dawn Credit: Instagram @taylorwardx And he wasted little time in getting back to training this week as he worked up a sweat with gym buddy Taylor...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Sir Alex also Save Ole     Chelsea Goalkeepers now     AC Milan in The SERIE-A This Season Have Now Won 9 of Their First 10 League Matches - For The First Time Since The 1954-55 Season. They are Currently on Top of The Table, Being One of The Only Teams in Europe's Top Five Leagues to Remain UNBEATEN So Far!    ...Full Story »

Ronaldinho and Messi Pep Guardiola may have jettisoned Ronaldinho out of Barcelona rather quicker than anyone would have predicted, yet the Brazilian had a profound impact on the formative years of Lionel Messi and the pair enjoyed an emotional reunion recently. Meeting together ahead of PSG's Champions League match with RB Leipzig, the two former teammates were reunited at the Parc des Prince...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta believes Eddie Nketiah is going to become a 'top, top player' and he wants to keep him at Arsenal. Nketiah, who came close to joining Crystal Palace in the summer, could leave Arsenal for free. "We had a situation in the summer that we tried to resolve and we couldn't either way," Arteta said. "That is the contract situation that is more and more common in football for where we...Full Story »

It’s always interesting to watch how the top teams approach the EFL Cup, as it seems to be the case that they are happy if they win it but they also seem happy to accept an early exit from the tournament. It does mean that squad rotation is pretty common, but there were more absences than expected tonight from Thomas Tuchel’s side as it wasn’t just Lukaku and Werner who miss...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is one thin ice at United, and Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as United No.1 target while he is admired by Sir Alex Ferguson, but the gaffer remains under contract at PSGMauricio Pochettino remains as Manchester United's number one choice, Daily Star Sport can reveal, to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should the Norwegian be relieved of his duties. United were embarrassed 5-...Full Story »

They did the same with Ilaix Moriba in the summer of 2020 Ousmane Dembele in action for Barcelona.EFE Barcelona are still confident that they will reach a deal with Ousmane Dembele to extend his contract, which is currently set to expire in the summer of 2022, and they have yet to make a decision on the strategy they will follow in the event talks don't come to fruition. The Blaugrana have no...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta rang the changes for the Carabao Cup clash at home to Leeds United on Tuesday. The Gunners ran out 2-0 winners over Marcelo Bielsa's side despite just two players who started the 3-1 win over Aston Villa being named in the starting XI. Express Sport looks at the fringe players who failed to impress, as well as those who gave Arteta something to think about. Three playe...Full Story »

Exclusive: Antonio Conte is now actively anticipating a phone call from Manchester United as the Red Devils carefully consider sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Antonio Conte is "ready to talk" to Manchester United should they decide to begin the search for a new manager, a source close to the Italian has told Express Sport. Talks regarding the future of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford are und...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti believes Eden Hazard can become a star at Real Madrid, but admits he prefers to put other players ahead of him in the starting XI. Hazard, 30, was an unused substitute for Madrid as they beat Barcelona 2-1 on Sunday. The Belgium international has started just four of the seven La Liga matches in which he has featured this season and played in just one of their three Champions...Full Story »

Chelsea beat Southampton in a shootout in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night after the game ended in a 1-1 draw in regular time. Kai Havertz scored right before half-time to put Chelsea in front as the teams went to the dressing room for the break. Che Adams struck back for the visitors early in the second half to level the score, but neither team could f...Full Story »

Arteta: I have full belief in NketiahArsenal manager Mikel Arteta has given Eddie Nketiah his full support and clarified the forward's future. "We had a situation in the summer that we tried to resolve and we couldn't either way," Arteta said. "That is the contract situation that is more and more common in football for where we are coming from with Covid and a lot of the issues that we have ...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson admitted his side had no complaints after missing the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One by crashing 2-1 at home to Lincoln.The home side continued their remarkable record of being unbeatable on weekends, but utterly unable to win in midweek, as a goal in either half from Dan Nlundulu and TJ Eyoma secured the points.Wigan did pull one back in the fifth added minute...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel was pleased Chelsea were able to overcome some last-minute changes to team selection to edge past Southampton following another penalty shoot-out in the Carabao Cup.The Blues required spot-kicks to see off Aston Villa in the previous round at Stamford Bridge and it was the case again in the last-16 after Che Adams’ tap-in cancelled out Kai Havertz’s 44th-minute opener.B...Full Story »

Kieran Green’s first-half strike earned Halifax all three points with a 1-0 win over Dagenham.The home side took the lead early in the first half when Green rose highest from a Matty Warburton corner and past goalkeeper Elliot Justham.Halifax nearly doubled their advantage with a similar move as Warburton’s delivery from a corner found the head of Green once again who headed narrowly...Full Story »

QPR boss Mark Warburton was left stunned by the offside call which cost his side a place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.Charlie Austin was penalised despite seeming to be a good yard onside when he tucked away what looked like the winner against Sunderland with nine minutes remaining.Albert Adomah’s shot was deflected into the path of Austin with defender Dennis Cirkin playing bo...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta has backed Eddie Nketiah to become a “top, top player” and is hoping that will be at Arsenal after he struck in the Carabao Cup fourth-round win over Leeds.The Gunners secured a 2-0 victory as Calum Chambers scored just 21 seconds after coming off the bench before former Leeds loanee Nketiah tapped in.It was just the 22-year-old’s second appearance of the season, h...Full Story »