Manager Mark Robins was pleased with the way 10-man Coventry handled Cardiff after they moved just one point off the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-0 win at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Viktor Gyokeres’ 15th-minute strike proved the difference after he latched onto Callum O’Hare’s flick and curled past Dillon Phillips in the Cardiff goal with defenders bearing ...Full Story »

Under-pressure Nottingham Forest manager Chris Hughton admits the club are in a “very concerning” position following a 2-0 defeat at home to Middlesbrough.Goals from on-loan pair Andraz Sporar and Onel Hernandez left Hughton’s team rock bottom of the Sky Bet Championship with just one point from their opening seven fixtures this season and on their longest run without a league ...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill had “no issue” with his backroom team sticking up for themselves after two of them were sent off late in the ill-tempered 1-1 Championship draw with Barnsley.After Stoke’s Tommy Smith had been shown a straight red card in the 85th minute for a lunge on Claudio Gomes, Stoke coaches Dean Holden and Rory Delap, plus Barnsley assistant Joe Laumann, ...Full Story »

Manager Russell Martin insisted Swansea are on the right track despite a second successive goalless home draw against Millwall.Swansea were held 0-0 by Hull on Saturday and the Sky Bet Championship’s joint-lowest scorers have now managed only one goal in four home games.“I feel like it’s coming,” said Martin, who is still waiting for his first home league win as Swansea b...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson could barely contain his frustration after a late Dan Bentley error extended Bristol City’s run without a home win to 14 games.The Robins grabbed the lead against the run of play when Nathan Baker headed home Jay Dasilva’s 57th-minute free-kick.But, with the game in stoppage time, goalkeeper Bentley failed to gather the ball at the feet of Carlos Mendes-Gomes, who cross...Full Story »

Liverpool built a Champions League reputation on their 2005 second-half recovery against AC Milan and they were required to come from behind again to get their European campaign off to a winning start.The achievement was considerably easier than the seemingly gargantuan task of recovering from 3-0 down against the then mighty Serie A giants but they made much harder work of their 3-2 victory at ...Full Story »

Viktor Gyokeres maintained 10-man Coventry’s 100 per cent home record in the Sky Bet Championship as they beat Cardiff 1-0 at the Coventry Building Society Arena.The Swedish forward’s fourth goal of the campaign moved the Sky Blues up to fourth in the league and condemned the Bluebirds to their first away defeat of the season.Fankaty Dabo was shown the first red card of his career as...Full Story »

Fulham returned to the top of the Sky Bet Championship table with a comfortable 4-1 victory over Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Marco Silva’s side always looked in charge of the contest and two goals in each half backed up a dominant display.Denis Odoi ended a three-year wait for a league goal as his 10th-minute header put the visiting team ahead, with Aleksandar Mitrovic’s 44th-min...Full Story »

Mario Vrancic’s first-half penalty miss proved costly as 10-man Stoke were held to a 1-1 draw by Barnsley in an ill-tempered Championship clash.The hosts, who had won three of their previous four league games, would have fired themselves into the top two if it was not for Brad Collins’ superb save just before the break.After Tommy Smith was sent off late on for the home side, Stoke c...Full Story »

Manchester City launched their latest Champions League challenge with a remarkable 6-3 victory over 10-man Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium.Five different City players got on the scoresheet for last season’s runners-up, who also benefited from an own goal in a thrilling end-to-end encounter to open Group A.Christopher Nkunku scored a brilliant hat-trick in a losing cause for the visitors, who...Full Story »

On-loan pair Andraz Sporar and Onel Hernandez secured a 2-0 win for Middlesbrough at Nottingham Forest to heap more pressure on under-fire home boss Chris Hughton.Forest have now taken just one point from their opening seven matches in the Sky Bet Championship and a run of 13 league games without a success under Hughton represents the club’s worst run since February 2004.The writing looked...Full Story »

Swansea were held 0-0 for the second successive Sky Bet Championship home game as Millwall goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski proved the Lions’ hero.Bialkowski made several excellent second-half saves to deny Swansea a first home league win under Russell Martin, with his 90th-minute stop from Liam Walsh’s free-kick the pick of the bunch.Swansea had been held to a goalless draw by Hull on ...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo strike knocks down security lady during Manchester United warm-up An odd incident involving Cristiano Ronaldo took place just before Manchester United's encounter against Young Boys in the Champions League. The Portuguese star unleashed a thunderous strike, with the ball hitting a security guard who fell to the ground and had to be treated by medical staff. Ronaldo reached...Full Story »

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A stunning fireworks display kicked off proceedings at Stamford Bridge as the Blues kicked off their European defence at home to Zenit. Chelsea let off fireworks at Stamford Bridge ahead of their Champions League opener against Zenit Credit: PA Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin presented Thomas Tuchel with the manager of the year award for 2020/21 Credit: Getty Edouard Mendy was also given th...Full Story »

The three-time Brazil World Cup winner also cracked a new joke about being ready to play football again in his first social media post since his hospital move. Pele has provided a positive health update Credit: AFP The 80-year-old, who remains at the Alberto Enstein Hospital in Sao Paulo after going under the knife, posted a smiling selfie photo of him with his fists clenched in a victory si...Full Story »

Hit out at Real Madrid for making an offer late in the summer window Leonardo embraces Mbappe. Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo made clear that the club have not contemplated any scenario where Kylian Mbappe is not member of their squad at the end of the 2021/22 campaign when his current deal expires. Leonardo lamented Real Madrid for making an offer in the last few days of the ...Full Story »

Lewandowski bags brace in easy win for Germans Muller and Lewandowski celebrate AP Barcelona opened up their 2021/22 UEFA Champions League campaign by slumping to an 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in Group E on Tuesday night at the Camp Nou. Barcelona were dominated in every phase, evoking memories of their disastrous 8-2 loss in Lisbon to the Bavarian giants in the 2019/20 Champions League quar...Full Story »

Liverpool have confirmed they expect Harvey Elliott to return to action this season after he underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. The 18-year-old suffered a fracture dislocation of his left ankle in Sunday's win over Leeds United at Elland. While the Reds are putting a specific timeline on Elliott's return, club doctor Jim Moxon is confident he will play again this season. Moxon told Li...Full Story »

Former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick has urged the club to pay whatever it takes to sign Declan Rice from West Ham United. Man United had a successful summer transfer window, bringing in Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo. However, they didn’t strengthen in the area they arguably needed to the most – midfield. The Red Devils fell short of rivals Man C...Full Story »