Cheltenham boss Wade Elliott will be hoping Alfie May is fit for the visit of Wycombe.The striker has been struggling with an ankle problem and missed the 1-1 draw at Ipswich last weekend.Teenage defender Caleb Taylor, on loan from West Brom, should be be available again following concussion protocols.On-loan Wolves midfielder Taylor Perry, defender Grant Horton and Will Ferry (ankle) all contin...Full Story »

Tyler Goodrham’s goal sent Oxford into the second round of the FA Cup as they managed to avoid an upset against Woking with a 2-1 away victory.The U’s are now unbeaten in six games in all competitions but were pushed all the way by the National League high-flyers, who had won their previous four and came within inches of taking the first-round tie to a replay.Oxford went ahead in the...Full Story »

Chelsea signed Wesley Fofana Marc Cucurella, Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Carney Chukwuemeka, Gabriel Slonina, Denis Zakaria and Cesare Casadei this past summer. All of those signings meant that Chelsea spent the most money of any club in Premier League history during the 2022 summer transfer window, with a total spend of £278.4m. On top of that, Chelsea reached two domestic cup ...Full Story »

West Ham United are reportedly lining up a January transfer window move for Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba, who could be allowed to leave the club. The experienced Spain international has been a star player for Barca for many years now, but it may be that he’s no longer at his peak and could do with a new challenge. West Ham are apparently interested in snapping Alba up this winter, ei...Full Story »

Gillingham avoided an FA Cup upset as Lewis Walker struck the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 first-round replay victory over National League North side AFC Fylde.The hosts’ passage into round two could have been made a lot more comfortable had Scott Kashket not missed a penalty after 10 minutes having been fouled by Fylde captain Alex Whitmore.Despite sitting 34 places below Gillingham in the...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho has seemingly fired a message on motivation towards striker Tammy Abraham following his World Cup snub. WHAT HAPPENED? Mere days after Rick Karsdorp had been expelled from Roma's squad for a lack of professionalism that 'betrayed his teammates' in the eyes of Mourinho, the Portuguese manager has launched another probing attack, which is believed to be directed towards the out-of...Full Story »

Jake Turner is set to return in goal for Gillingham when they host Fylde in their FA Cup first-round replay.Turner was in goal for the Carabao Cup win at Brentford but was replaced by Glenn Morris for Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two defeat by Northampton.However, Morris suffered a shoulder injury against the Cobblers and looks set to miss out.Ben Reeves could start after returning as a late ...Full Story »

Alejandro Garnacho scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United claimed all three points in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.In the final match before the curtain falls on the Premier League ahead of the World Cup break, the spoils looked set to be shared before teenager Garnacho’s dramatic late intervention.United had gone ahead after 14 minutes when Christian Eri...Full Story »

Antonio Conte heaped praise on Harry Kane for the important role he played in ensuring Tottenham finished the first half of the season in the Premier League top four and revealed he will be backing the England captain to go all the way in Qatar.World Cup-bound Kane struck his 13th goal of the campaign to help Spurs edge a seven-goal thriller with Leeds, which saw them return to winning ways on h...Full Story »

Barnet beat Oldham 2-0 in their Vanarama National League match at Boundary Park.Timmy Abraham nearly opened the scoring for the hosts in the second minute but his effort was well saved by Bees goalkeeper Laurie Walker.Idris Kanu finally got the scoring started, firing in Barnet’s first goal from a tight angle 12 minutes into the second half.Harry Pritchard then assured the visitors of vict...Full Story »

Neil Harris warned his misfiring players to start urgently producing results after Gillingham slumped to a dismal 2-0 defeat against Northampton, saying: “I’ve not got a magic wand.”Sam Hoskins netted the opener before then turning provider in the second half to set up Kieron Bowie and help clinch a comfortable victory.Gillingham dumped Premier League Brentford – who stun...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Carlos Corberan praised the “massive” commitment from his players after their revival continued with a 2-0 win over Stoke at The Hawthorns.The game will be best remembered for Brandon Thomas-Asante’s stunning overhead kick that found the net and wrapped up victory for West Brom.It was the Baggies’ third consecutive win for the first time since August ...Full Story »

Luton interim boss Mick Harford heaped praise on his players for fighting back to claim a late point against Rotherham after a “whirlwind” week that saw manager Nathan Jones leave for Southampton.Following the 49-year-old’s departure on Thursday morning, it was Harford who took the team for the Millers clash and he could hardly have had a worse start as United took the lead aft...Full Story »

David Moyes said he understands the fans’ frustration after West Ham were booed off following their latest defeat.The Hammers will spend the World Cup break just a point above the relegation zone after a third straight loss, 2-0 at home to Leicester.Moyes has guided West Ham to consecutive top-seven finishes but this season has not gone to plan despite a £170million transfer splurge ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper was pleased to see his side go into the World Cup break off the bottom of the Premier League after their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.Morgan Gibbs-White continued to show why Forest broke their transfer record to sign him in the summer as his second-half goal earned the win that sees them move to within a point of safety.It was the perfect end to the first phas...Full Story »

Sheffield United moved to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table with a 1-0 win at Cardiff.A 64th-minute goal from George Baldock was enough to secure all three points for the visitors.Cardiff dominated much of the first half after a ponderous first 20 minutes, with the Bluebirds’ front three causing plenty of issues on the counter-attack.The home side had plenty of chances, but failed ...Full Story »

Wrexham surrendered top spot in the Vanarama National League to Notts County as they were held to a goalless draw at Wealdstone.Phil Parkinson’s side were a point clear at the summit coming into the weekend but now trail their promotion rivals by the same narrow margin after failing to find the breakthrough at Grosvenor Vale, while County won at Eastleigh.Jack Cook’s looping header f...Full Story »

Sam Hoskins scored one and set up another as Northampton beat Carabao Cup giantkillers Gillingham 2-0 at Priestfield.Town started the day 19 places ahead of their hosts – who memorably knocked out Premier League side Brentford on Tuesday – and the gulf in quality was evident throughout.The visitors were only denied an opening-minute lead when Gills goalkeeper Glenn Morris saved well ...Full Story »

Luke Woolfenden’s early goal was cancelled out by Ryan Broom as lowly Cheltenham grabbed a point in a 1-1 draw at high-flying Ipswich.The Tractor Boys dominated proceedings and had numerous chances to extend their lead, but a combination of defiant defending, luckless finishing and a string of saves by Cheltenham goalkeeper Luke Southwood kept them at bay.Woolfenden put Ipswich in front in...Full Story »

Matt Robinson scored twice on his birthday as Dagenham & Redbridge secured a 3-0 win at Solihull Moors in the Vanarama National League.Robinson’s deflected strike gave the visitors an early lead and he added his second after Josh Walker had notched his  sixth league goal of the season.Solihull, who slipped to back-to-back home defeats, hit the woodwork in the first half when Dagge...Full Story »