Dutchman's goal enough to avoid defeat against Athletic Club Memphis Depay celebrates his goal AP Memphis Depay scored a second half goal to help Barcelona rally to earn a 1-1 draw with Athletic Club on Saturday night at the Estadio San Mames in Bilbao. For stretches of the encounter Barcelona looked out of sorts, but they regrouped nicely in the second half to pull level through Depay after ...Full Story »

The Clarets have now reached the asking price wanted by the French club and are sorting out terms with the Ivory Coast international, who can play on the wing or at left-back. Lyon's Ivory Coast wideman Maxwell Cornet is poised for Burnley Credit: Getty Defender Nathan Collins has already arrived at Turf Moor from Stoke for £12m Credit: Getty Cornet, 24, will be given a pay-off by Lyon...Full Story »

Cleared up the Portuguese forward's future Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo has no intention of leaving the club this summer. The 36-year-old has one year left on his contract at Juventus and has been linked with the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in the last few weeks. However, that led to Cristiano Ronaldo doing an ...Full Story »

The midfielder has less than a year left on his contract but the club are trying to persuade him to sign an extension Paul Pogba will not leave Manchester United in the current transfer window, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists. The midfielder continues to be linked with a move away from Old Trafford as Paris Saint-Germain are reported to want the France international. Pogba is in the last year ...Full Story »

Man City still far from matching Kane price tagManchester City will have to improve their offer for Harry Kane by £50 million ($68m) if they are to convince Tottenham to sell. The Mirror reports the Premier League champions have not made an improved bid since their £100m ($136m) offer was turned down. City are willing to go as high as £120m ($163m) with further bonuses, but ev...Full Story »

Graham Potter has backed resurgent Shane Duffy to have a long-term future at Brighton.Duffy capped his south coast rejuvenation with a thumping header in Brighton’s comfortable 2-0 Premier League win over Watford.The 29-year-old was surplus to requirements last term and endured a difficult loan stint at Celtic, with his father’s death among a number of off-field tribulations.But Ben ...Full Story »

Simon Grayson praised his Fleetwood players’ character after they stunned Cheltenham with a 90th-minute winner to earn a 3-2 victory.Fleetwood fell behind early on to Callum Wright’s well-taken goal but levelled through Tom Clarke’s header on the half-hour mark.Darnell Johnson put the hosts 2-1 up 10 minutes from time, but Alfie May looked to have rescued a point for the Robins...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Mick McCarthy said he does not mind which way the goals come for his side after the Bluebirds once again displayed their aerial prowess.City’s 3-1 home win over Millwall contained three more headed goals, making it eight out of eight in the Championship to date this season.Leading the way is centre-half Aden Flint, who followed up his brace in the 2-2 smash-and-grab draw at...Full Story »

John Coleman accused his Accrington side of not creating the chances their domination of play warranted after their 1-0 win at Crewe.Coleman criticised his team for seeming content “to idle through the second half” after Michael Nottingham’s 17th-minute goal had put them in front.Crewe, who had seen a norovirus bug sweep through the squad over the past week, lost defender Luke ...Full Story »

A rejuvenated Shane Duffy toasted his Brighton resurgence with a thumping header as the Seagulls saw off Watford 2-0 in the Premier League.Neal Maupay latched onto Yves Bissouma’s interception for his second goal in as many games, as Brighton secured a perfect league start of two wins from two.Frenchman Maupay was forced out of action at half-time with a suspected shoulder injury, however,...Full Story »

West Brom boss Valerien Ismael said Matt Phillips has a ‘massive part’ to play after setting up one goal and scoring another in his side’s 2-1 win at Blackburn.Phillips crossed for Alex Mowatt to score with a stunning volley in the first minute of the Sky Bet Championship contest.By this point, Albion had hit the woodwork once and Phillips did so again before doubling the lead ...Full Story »

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander hailed Liam Grimshaw’s contribution as his side came from behind to win 2-1 at Livingston.Grimshaw scored his first professional goal to add to Tony Watt’s strike earlier in the second half.Livingston had gone in front through Alan Forrest but ended up slumping to their third straight Scottish Premiership defeat.Grimshaw had only recently returned ...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira was left with mixed emotions after Crystal Palace were held to a goalless home draw by Brentford but insisted the performance was the “benchmark” for his players moving forward.The 45-year-old secured his first point as a manager in the Premier League, but it could have been more had Conor Gallagher taken a first-half chance where he hit both the post and crossbar, whi...Full Story »

Preston manager Frankie McAvoy praised his players for rising to the challenge as Patrick Bauer’s goal secured their first Championship points of the season in a 1-0 victory over Peterborough.The Lilywhites, who had lost their opening three league matches, got up and running thanks to Bauer’s 14th-minute strike on his first league appearance since December.“We said before the g...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver believes match-winning midfielder Alex Pattison is hungry for goals.Town’s summer signing made it three goals from two games, having arrived at Wetherby Road without appearing on the scoresheet in his first 67 outings at Football League level.Pattison’s second-half brace cancelled out Offrande Zanzala’s 17th-minute opener for Barrow as Harrogate mark...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock saluted Joe Lumley after the goalkeeper bounced back with a top performance at Derby.Lumley was at fault for a goal in the midweek defeat to QPR but responded with a faultless display in the goalless draw at Pride Park.He made several top saves to deny a spirited Derby team who more than matched Middlesbrough from the start.Uche Ikpeazu had the first chance in ...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke admitted his side got away with an “atrocious” first half as they picked up a 1-1 draw at Stevenage.Although Devante Rodney opened the scoring for Vale at the Lamex Stadium, it was otherwise all Stevenage in the opening 45 minutes, with Luke Norris deservedly levelling just after the half-hour mark.The home side could and probably should have led but, ha...Full Story »

Mark Robins was delighted for striker Matt Godden after his last-gasp winner handed Coventry a 2-1 Championship comeback victory over Reading.Godden calmly slid the ball under Reading goalkeeper Rafael to earn the Sky Blues all three points in his first appearance at the Coventry Building Society Arena since joining from Peterborough in the summer of 2019.The 30-year-old missed a lengthy period ...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Richie Wellens hopes Pontus Dahlberg’s penalty save against Portsmouth can kickstart his side’s season.Dahlberg’s kept out Shaun Williams’ spot-kick to earn Rovers their first point of the season in a goalless draw with Portsmouth, who saw their perfect start to the campaign come to an end.New boss Wellens, whose side had lost their previous three matches i...Full Story »

Manager Paul Cook accepts Ipswich are being hurt by conceding “soft goals” after the 2-2 draw with MK Dons left them waiting for their first win of the season.QPR loan striker Macauley Bonne took his tally for the season to three with both goals for the home side while Scott Twine and Matt O’Riley levelled for the Dons.Then in the dying seconds, Norwich loanee Josh Martin saw h...Full Story »