Sunderland scored either side of half-time to book their place in the next round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-1 win at Port Vale.Josh Hawkes scored with a confident finish before Aiden O’Brien converted from the spot.Jamie Proctor pulled one back but it was not enough to give Darrell Clarke a win in his 500th game as a manager.Vale started well and had a goal chalked off after 14 minutes as...Full Story »

Callum Elder is facing a battle to be fit for Hull’s Carabao Cup first-round clash with Wigan at MKM Stadium.Elder missed the win over Preston on Saturday with an ankle injury and will be assessed ahead of the visit of the Latics.New signings Di’Shon Bernard, Andy Cannon and Matt Smith were all named on the bench at Deepdale and will hope to be involved.Randell Williams, Thomas Meyer...Full Story »

Port Vale will be without goalkeeper Lucas Covolan for their Carabao Cup clash against Sunderland.Covolan was sent off for a challenge on Nicke Kabamba in the second half of the Valiants’ 1-0 defeat against Northampton on Saturday.Manager Darrell Clarke also revealed there are “one or two” injury problems from the Cobblers game.Defender James Gibbons is still recovering from a ...Full Story »

Derby go into their EFL Cup clash against Salford low on numbers due to the combination of injuries and a transfer embargo.Given his threadbare squad, Rams boss Wayne Rooney does not have much room to rotate players for Tuesday’s game.Recent signing Ryan Allsop could get a run-out in goal while exciting teenager Louie Sibley is an option in midfieldLeft-back Lee Buchanan remains a doubt wi...Full Story »

Arsenal are weighing up the possibility of making a swoop for Bernardo Silva, according to reports. Mikel Arteta is keen to add another attacking midfielder to his squad before the transfer window closes at the end of the month. Martin Odegaard is unlikely to return to the Emirates Stadium after last season's loan spell. Arsenal have recently turned their attention to James Maddison, but Le...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney has suffered a turbulent summer at Derby but can celebrate points on the board and the addition of ex-Manchester United star Ravel Morrison Wayne Rooney's Derby got their campaign off to a reasonable start as the Rams drew 1-1 with Huddersfield. Curtis Davies netted the opener in the first-half before Naby Sarr equalised for the visitors at Pride Park. Earlier this week it looked...Full Story »

Lee Johnson thinks Sunderland have shown what they are made of by starting the season with a much-needed victory over Wigan in front of more than 30,000 at the Stadium of Light.However, the Black Cats head coach insists there is still more to come despite seeing encouraging signs as his side come from behind to beat an ambitious Latics side 2-1 in Sky Bet League One.Wigan took the lead on 15 min...Full Story »

Naby Sarr’s strike denied Derby victory in their Sky Bet Championship clash with Huddersfield at Pride Park.Curtis Davies had earlier celebrated his return to Derby when opening the scoring.The 36-year-old defender, who only signed on Friday having spent the end of last season with the club, forced the ball over the line following a corner but Huddersfield quickly replied through Sarr to t...Full Story »

Sunderland came from behind to beat Wigan 2-1 in their Sky Bet League One season opener at the Stadium of Light.Former Black Cats duo Charlie Wyke and Max Power started the game for the Latics after signing in the summer but it was their former team-mate Ross Stewart who hit the 53rd-minute winner on Wearside.Wigan took the lead in the 15th minute with a well worked move down the right-hand side...Full Story »

Cristian Romero was named Serie A Defender of the Year last season. Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of defender Cristian Romero from Atalanta, the club announced on Friday. Sources had told ESPN on Thursday the deal would be completed for €55 million ($65m). "I'm very happy to be wearing this shirt and to come to this club," Romero said in a video statement. "I want to than...Full Story »

Derby go into their Championship opener against Huddersfield low on numbers due to the combination of injuries and a transfer embargo.Full-backs Kornell McDonald and Lee Buchanan are doubts after they did not feature in Derby’s last pre-season game.The Rams also face injury issues over Krystian Bielik and Jason Knight.Derby could make use of their academy prospects, though. Defensive duo F...Full Story »

Leicester City midfielder James Maddison has been strongly linked with a move to join Mikel Arteta's Arsenal. Widely regarded as one of the Premier League's most talented attacking midfielders, Maddison, 24, has seen his name linked with a big summer move to the Emirates. However, although big things look certain to await Maddison at some point in the near future, this summer may not be the ...Full Story »

Rotherham have received good injury news for their curtain-raiser against Plymouth.Goalkeeper Viktor Johansson (groin), defender Michael Ihiekwe (quad) and left-back Joe Mattock (Achilles) have all been passed fit after injuries in pre-season.That means only Curtis Tilt (hamstring) and Angus MacDonald (unspecified) miss out.New signings Shane Ferguson, Oliver Rathbone, Rarmani Edmonds-Green and ...Full Story »

Maddison is understood to "open to the idea" of joining Arsenal; Gunners may need to raise funds by selling players having already spent £50m on Ben White this summer; Arsenal also keeping an eye on Martin Odegaard's situation at Real Madrid Leicester will demand a fee in the region of £70m for James Maddison Arsenal remain interested in signing Leicester midfielder James Maddison th...Full Story »

AC Milan are considering a surprise move for Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey. Milan are seeking an attacking midfielder to replace Hakan Calhanoglu after his move to Inter Milan and Ramsey is being discussed as a possible alternative. The Wales international has struggled to convince at Juventus and was given a new role in Massimiliano Allegri's first friendly against Monza, when he played ...Full Story »

Although it’s been a few weeks since England lost to Italy in the final of Euro 2020, it was inevitable that UEFA would launch an investigation into the behaviour of their fans at some point. The scenes at both Leicester Square and outside Wembley Stadium were an absolute disgrace but, unfortunately, have become all too common when following the national team. It’s unclear at thi...Full Story »

The Blues hope to lure the Belgian back to Stamford Bridge this summer, although the Nerazzurri don't want to lose their star striker Inter could sell Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea if they receive an offer in the region of €120m (£102m/$142m) after rejecting the Blues' bid of €100m (£85m/$118m), Goal can confirm. The Serie A champions decided to rebuff the offer, that also i...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan was pleased to see his side progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup, beating Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out after the game finished goalless in normal time.Goalkeeper Lee Nicholls was the hero for Huddersfield, who had the better chances during the game, saving spot-kicks from Massimo Luongo and Liam Palmer in the shoot-out. Former Owls s...Full Story »

Huddersfield beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup after the game finished goalless in normal time.The first chance of the game fell to Huddersfield’s Scott High in the 12th minute when his shot from the edge of the area forced a fine save from Bailey Peacock-Farrell.Lewis O’Brien had another chance for the visitors aft...Full Story »

Agents for Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez are due in England today for talks with Manchester United. The Mirror says Saul hopes to have his summer move to England sorted this week — with United and Liverpool in pole position for his signature. Representatives of the 26-year-old have been given the blessing of Atletico Madrid bigwigs to negotiate a move for their man. And they ...Full Story »