Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers revealed there was doubt over whether Wilfred Ndidi will play again this season following the 2-1 victory over Brentford.Midfielder Ndidi missed the Premier League contest at the King Power Stadium due to a knee injury, having been forced off – like winger Marc Albrighton – during Thursday’s Europa Conference League match at Rennes on Thursday.And...Full Story »

Timothy Castagne and James Maddison each produced superb first-half strikes as Leicester beat Brentford 2-1 at the King Power Stadium and moved into the top half of the Premier League.Castagne marked his return from injury in style by powering a shot into the top corner in the 20th minute to put the Foxes ahead, and Maddison added a delightful free-kick 13 minutes later.Having brought some good ...Full Story »

TOTTENHAM have already been part of one fly-on-the-wall documentary - now loan star Dejan Kulusevski is starring in another with girlfriend and fellow footballer Eldina Ahmic. Playmakers, now in its fifth series, is a show put together by Sweden’s TV4 network that follows five Swedish athletes and their partners, also including Aston Villa goalkeeper Robin Olsen. Dejan Kulusevski and par...Full Story »

Juventus appear to be leading the race to sign Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer from Chelsea, with the German said to have agreed a four-year deal with the Italian giants. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have been among the clubs interested in the defender, whose contract is up in the summer. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Rudiger has already reached an agreement with Juventus over a ...Full Story »

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink blamed Burton’s 2-0 defeat at Charlton on individual errors.Conor Washington put the Addicks ahead after 12 minutes as he raced onto goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray’s long kick and lifted his finish over Ben Garratt.Corey Blackett-Taylor opened his goal account for the Addicks in the 42nd minute, producing a low right-footed finish from the edge of the box.Burto...Full Story »

Ian Evatt paid tribute to his bench after Bolton snatched a late 1-0 victory at Crewe.Substitute Amadou Bakayoko polished off a rebound in the last minute after a Kieran Sadlier free-kick struck the post to end bottom club Crewe’s second-half resistance.The decisive set play was won by another of the Wanderers’ late replacements, Elias Kachunga, as the visitors kept their outside pla...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton praised his team’s maturity as they claimed a crucial 1-0 win at Sky Bet League Two promotion rivals Northampton.Harry Anderson latched on to Fraser Horsfall’s short backpass to fire the Gas into the lead after just 38 seconds.And despite a strong response from the Cobblers, who twice hit the goal frame, Rovers returned to the West Country with three p...Full Story »

St Johnstone assistant manager Steven MacLean hailed Callum Hendry after the striker claimed a spectacular stoppage-time winner against Motherwell.Hendry let a long ball bounce before firing into the top corner from the corner of box to earn a 2-1 victory which moved Saints four points clear of cinch Premiership bottom club Dundee.The striker had earlier cancelled out Kevin van Veen’s solo...Full Story »

Stephen Crainey admitted he did not feel his Fleetwood players had done enough to earn all three points from their 0-0 draw with Doncaster.After his weary side played out a stalemate at home to fellow relegation battlers, Crainey admitted the clean sheet was the thing that pleased him the most.“I’ve got mixed feelings about the draw,” he said. “Before the game we obviousl...Full Story »

Paul Simpson says making Jordan Gibson watch clips of his performance in midweek helped him achieve a starring role in Carlisle’s Cumbrian derby win at Barrow.Goals from midfielder Gibson and Kristian Dennis fired in-form United into a 2-0 lead with 18 minutes left.And while captain Ollie Banks then netted a 13th goal of the campaign, the Bluebirds couldn’t build on away trips to Roc...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince called on his players to be “more ruthless” as they edged past Blackburn 1-0 to ease their Sky Bet Championship relegation fears.Now five points clear of the drop, Reading wasted numerous first-half chances – though Rovers were also indebted to a series of fine saves from goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.Josh Laurent broke the deadlock – securi...Full Story »

Notts County moved into the Vanarama National League play-off positions with an impressive 2-1 victory at promotion rivals Dagenham.The two sides were outside the top seven at the start of the day and in need of points to raise hopes of an unlikely Football League return.Daggers’ run of three league wins in a row looked set to continue when Junior Morais put the home side in front after on...Full Story »

The Gabon striker joined Barca in January on a free transfer from Arsenal after falling out of favour with Gunners boss Mikel Arteta. Aubameyang picked up a new necklace and ring in Barca's kit colours Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk The jewellery set was made up of blue, red, yellow and green diamonds and featured an 'A' pendant Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk And the 3...Full Story »

Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma on Christmas Eve 2020, the Middlesbrough defender’s life was on the line. Sol Bamba has set his sights on Chelsea after beating cancer having been diagnosed just 15 months ago Credit: PA Sol Bamba has recalled the horror of telling his family about his cancer diagnosis Credit: Instagram @cebamba Ahead of facing Chelsea in the quarters, Bamba recalled:...Full Story »

The Citizens manager refuses to discuss a potential purchase while Rafa Yuste insists it's too tough to pull off Erling Haaland's potential summer move has been discussed by Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Barcelona vice-president Rafa Yuste, as rumours continue to grow. The prolific Borussia Dortmund striker is rumoured to be on his way out this summer, with Man City and Barca sai...Full Story »

Edinburgh City dropped points in their bid for promotion from cinch League Two as they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Stranraer.The visitors did not have to wait long to take the lead, with Craig Ross heading past home goalkeeper Brian Schwake from a Paul Woods cross in the 12th minute.Stranraer doubled their advantage just before the half-hour mark when Sean Burns curled one into the bottom corn...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola has acknowledged Manchester City are in the chase for the treble – but continues to play down the prospect.The leaders are firmly in contention for the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season.Winning those three trophies is a feat achieved by only one side previously, by rivals Manchester United in 1999.Pep Guardiola has distanced himself from talk of Manchest...Full Story »

Leicester look set to be without Wilfred Ndidi for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Brentford at the King Power Stadium.Boss Brendan Rodgers has said the knee injury the midfielder sustained in the Europa Conference League match at Rennes on Thursday “might keep him out for a few weeks”, and the Foxes are also assessing Marc Albrighton following his early withdrawal due to a ...Full Story »

Aston Villa will be without Lucas Digne for the visit of Arsenal on Saturday lunchtime.The France full-back was withdrawn 10 minutes into last weekend’s loss to West Ham with a hamstring problem and will miss out, although Steven Gerrard does not believe the problem will sideline him for long.Marvelous Nakamba has returned to training but will not be fit until after the international break...Full Story »

Reading are expecting to again be without midfielder John Swift for Saturday’s visit of Blackburn.Swift has missed the last two games through illness and is yet to return to training.Alen Halilovic is set to again miss out with interim boss Paul Ince suggesting the Croatian needs more time to recover from a hamstring problem.Dejan Tetek, Baba Rahman, Felipe Araruna and Femi Azeez remain ou...Full Story »