Swindon boss Ben Garner felt his side’s performance in the goalless draw at home to Colchester was their best of the season.The Robins had the better chances but could not turn one point into three.Garner said: “The only disappointment is not winning the game. Performance wise it was very, very good – probably our best of the season. I thought the tempo we played at was excelle...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray praised the ‘extraordinary’ workrate of Ben Brereton Diaz after the striker hit a hat-trick in Blackburn’s 5-1 crushing of Cardiff.Rovers maintained their impressive start to the Sky Bet Championship season by thumping the Bluebirds and Chile international Brereton Diaz was at the heart of it.Sam Gallagher opened the scoring by slotting his third of the campaign be...Full Story »

Bradford boss Derek Adams admitted there were not any positives he could draw from his side’s 2-1 defeat at Crawley.Goals in each half from Will Ferry and Nick Tsaroulla made it five league games without a win for City, who replied late on through Callum Cooke.The Bantams made an encouraging start with three wins from their first four league games, but have since only taken two points and ...Full Story »

Head coach Steve Cooper pledged that there is more to come from his Nottingham Forest side after seeing them hold Millwall to a 1-1 draw in his first game in charge.It needed a fortunate goal from Max Lowe seven minutes into the second half for the home side to cancel out a 32nd-minute header from Millwall forward Matt Smith.But a draw was the least Forest deserved as they collected their first ...Full Story »

Marcus Dinanga helped Altrincham end Notts County’s unbeaten start to the National League season with the only goal.County enjoyed an encouraging opening but it was the hosts who went close when Dan Mooney tested keeper Anthony Patterson seconds before Ryan Colclough fired across the face of goal with 22 minutes gone.Altrincham took the lead in the 29th minute when Dinanga got the decisive...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz scored his first hat-trick for Blackburn in a 5-1 demolition of Cardiff in the Sky Bet Championship at Ewood Park.The Chilean was the standout performer in an afternoon when Rovers were comprehensively the better side, set on their way in a ruthless first half that yielded three goals.A composed finish by Sam Gallagher broke the deadlock before Brereton Diaz’s first-half ...Full Story »

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic vowed to ignore matters out of his control with the Sky Bet Championship club potentially facing a nine-point deduction for breaching EFL financial guidelines.Paunovic spoke after Alen Halilovic’s first goal for Reading, in the 55th minute, secured a hard-earned 1-0 home victory over Middlesbrough – their third successive win.Boro rallied late on but t...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola hailed matchwinner Gabriel Jesus as one of his best signings for Manchester City. Brazil forward Jesus netted the only goal in City’s 1-0 win at Premier League title rivals Chelsea, in a tense encounter at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel sent the Blues out to stifle Guardiola’s side, deploying an extra man in midfield. However, the 3-5-2 formation backfired as Chels...Full Story »

Reading cast aside their off-field worries with a hard-earned 1-0 Sky Bet Championship victory at home to Middlesbrough – their third successive win.An even first half, high on endeavour yet low on quality, only sparked to life when Middlesbrough goalkeeper Joe Lumley made a sprawling save to deny home top scorer John Swift.But Swift set up what proved to be the Reading winner in the 55th ...Full Story »

Antonio Rudiger is ready to leave Chelsea for a bank-busting contract. The Mirror says Rudiger is set to make himself one of the highest paid defenders ever with a £400,000-a-week pay packet abroad. The 28-year-old Chelsea defender, one of the most influential figures within the European Champions' ranks, is out of contract at the end of the season. Bayern Munich and Juventus, famed fo...Full Story »

Barrow boss Mark Cooper urged the supporters to trust the process after a fine 2-1 comeback win against Newport.It was a game of two halves at Holker Street as Finn Azaz put the visitors ahead after just 10 minutes, following an error by Barrow keeper Paul Farman, but superb second-half strikes from Josh Kay and Josh Gordon got the Bluebirds back to winning ways.“It was important that we g...Full Story »

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani is back in the squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa.The 34-year-old Uruguay international has not played since the end of August because of a muscle strain, but has returned to training and is in contention for Villa’s trip to Old Trafford.Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made 11 changes for the Carabao Cup third round defeat...Full Story »

Rotherham will hope to have Freddie Ladapo back for the visit of Crewe.The club’s record signing missed last week’s win at Bolton with a foot injury but has returned to training this week.Shane Ferguson has also trained after a foot issue of his own and could feature.Winger Mickel Miller, who has now served a three-match ban, picked up a hamstring injury and is a doubt.Crewe captain ...Full Story »

Barulich, 29, and Neymar, also 29, dated for a few months before breaking up earlier this year. Natalia Barulich says she has learnt what she does not want as a result of her previous relationships Neymar broke up with Barulich earlier this year The pair met in Paris when Reggaeton singer Maluma - who also dated Barulich - performed at Neymar's birthday party. But both Neymar and Barulich ha...Full Story »

Roma coach Jose Mourinho was pleased with their 1-0 win against Udinese on Wednesday night. Tammy Abraham struck the winner for Roma as they bounced back from Sunday's defeat at Hellas Verona. Mourinho said, "After defeat, the next game is always more difficult on an emotional level. I think the first 35 minutes showed more quality than we've had yet this season. We were in total control aga...Full Story »

Leeds United fans will be thrilled to hear that midfielder Kalvin Phillips is reportedly keen to sign a new contract at Elland Road before the end of the year. Not only that, but former Aston Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor expects the Whites to insert a bumper £60m release clause. Phillips, 25, has enjoyed a huge rise in top-flight football. Since winning promotion with boyhood club Lee...Full Story »

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has urged social media CEOs to hold discussions with football players and clubs to help combat online abuse. Research funded by the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) in August found that footballers in the Premier League, Women's Super League (WSL) and English Football League (EFL) were subjected to a 48% increase in unmoderated racist online abuse duri...Full Story »

Sam Gallagher is in contention for Blackburn’s Sky Bet Championship match against Cardiff after recovering from a thigh problem.Striker Gallagher has sat out Rovers’ last two league matches but is back in training and could be recalled against the Bluebirds.“Sam will have to come through training but if he does there’s no reason why he won’t be available,” bos...Full Story »

Reading will check on captain Liam Moore and fellow defender Tom Holmes ahead of their Championship clash with Middlesbrough.Moore limped off during last week’s victory over Peterborough with an ankle problem and his replacement Holmes then promptly followed suit against Fulham on Saturday.Holmes’ departure allowed Danny Drinkwater to make his debut and the on-loan Chelsea man is pus...Full Story »

James Rodriguez made 26 appearances in all competitions during his time at Everton, scoring six goals. Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images Everton midfielder James Rodriguez has joined Qatari side Al Rayyan for an undisclosed fee, both clubs announced on Wednesday. Sources previously told ESPN that Rodriguez was discussing a move with the Qatari club after Everton gave him permission to l...Full Story »