Belgian winger Manuel Benson is pushing for a Burnley recall against Norwich at Turf Moor.Benson, introduced as a half-time substitute at Sunderland on Saturday with Burnley 2-0 down, scored the Clarets’ equaliser as the visitors fought back to win 4-2 and retain third spot in the Sky Bet Championship.Ian Maatsen and Jordan Beyer could add to Burnley’s defensive options.The pair did ...Full Story »

The 27-year-old Swiss international was at the Etihad on Wednesday to undergo a medical and put the finishing touches to his move. Akanji joins City in a £15m transfer from Dortmund Credit: Instagram @mancity And he has signed a five-year deal – keeping him with the champions until summer 2027. Manchester City believe they have acquired a top centre-back for a bargain price as he...Full Story »

Burnley registered their first home win under Vincent Kompany, beating Millwall 2-0 to move onto the shoulder of Championship leaders Sheffield United.A dour encounter was sparked into life by the arrival of Belgium Under-21 winger Manuel Benson in the second half, as he teed up Vitinho for the opening goal before Jay Rodriguez slid in a second.Burnley had drawn all three of their previous home ...Full Story »

Bradford manager Mark Hughes fears Emmanuel Osadebe’s season could be ‘cut short’ after he suffered a suspected broken leg on his debut in a 0-0 draw with Doncaster.Play was stopped for eight minutes before the winger was stretchered off. Doncaster’s Liam Ravenhill was booked for the foul that caused the early injury and was substituted straight away by manager Gary McShe...Full Story »

Bradford debutant Emmanuel Osadebe suffered a suspected broken leg in their 0-0 draw with Doncaster.Play was stopped for eight minutes before Osadebe was stretchered off. Doncaster’s Liam Ravenhill was booked for the foul that caused the early injury and was substituted straight away by manager Gary McSheffrey.But Doncaster were reduced to 10 men just before half-time when striker Lee Toml...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored a hat-trick in an eight-goal thriller as Grimsby and Eastleigh drew 4-4 in the National League.A late penalty from Tyrone Barnett rescued a point for the Spitfires, while the Mariners will now compete in the National League play-offs after finishing sixth.Jordan Maguire-Drew was causing problems for Eastleigh and scored the opener in the 31st minute, finding the bottom...Full Story »

West Ham will assess Manuel Lanzini ahead of the visit of Everton.The Argentina midfielder was involved in a car crash on Thursday but escaped injury.Jarrod Bowen and Vladimir Coufal could return after spells out injured.Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to make his first start in a month after returning to full fitness.Midfielder Fabian Delph, who has been out since mid-December with...Full Story »

The Argentine midfielder, 29, was being chauffeur-driven in a £70,000 Mercedes people carrier when it flipped over on the A12 this afternoon. Manuel Lanzini survived a dramatic car crash Credit: Getty Other motorists watched in horror at V-CLass - with a West Ham number plate - landed on its side in a crumpled mess. Firefighters raced to the scene but Lanzini miraculously walked out unhu...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to earn Grimsby a third consecutive victory in a 1-0 win against Woking.Grimsby came close to the opener 14 minutes in when Luke Waterfall’s header hit the post and Erico Sousa’s follow-up shot was cleared off the line by Moussa Diarra.Woking then had a chance just after the half-hour mark – Inih Effiong testing go...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dennis ended Watford’s three-month wait for a victory as Roy Hodgson celebrated his first win in charge on the road at Aston Villa.The Hornets arrived at Villa Park in the midst of the longest current winless run in the Premier League, having picked up just two points in the 11 matches that followed November’s memorable win against Manchester United.Hodgson replaced Claudio ...Full Story »

Manuel Lanzini and Jarrod Bowen piled more FA Cup misery on Leeds as West Ham marched into the fourth round.Lanzini’s first-half goal and Bowen’s late strike secured a 2-0 win for David Moyes’ side and condemned Leeds to a ninth third-round defeat in the last 12 seasons.It is now five years since the Whites have won an FA Cup match, and they rarely looked like bucking that sorr...Full Story »

West Ham survived a late fightback from Crystal Palace to win 3-2 at Selhurst Park to help David Moyes celebrate two years in charge with another three points.Two goals in three first-half minutes helped the Hammers take control of the London derby with Michail Antonio’s ninth goal of the season opening the scoring after 22 minutes before Manuel Lanzini produced a sumptuous finish soon aft...Full Story »

Walsall will be without Emmanuel Monthe for their clash with Newport.The defender is serving a seven-match ban for making a homophobic comment to an opposition player while playing for Tranmere last season.Forward Rory Holden is also likely to miss out as he continues his recovery from a long-term knee injury.The Newport game will be Walsall’s first since December 11 after having two of th...Full Story »

Juventus have completed the signing of midfielder Manuel Locatelli from Sassuolo. Locatelli, who had been the subject of a bid from Arsenal following Euro 2020 according to Sassuolo's CEO, had his Juve medical on Wednesday, with the Bianconeri posting pictures of his arrival on their Twitter page. The 23-year-old, who was a member of Italy's victorious Euro 2020 squad, started his career at ...Full Story »

Arsenal linked with Locatelli It has been quite apparent for much of the summer window that Arsenal have been eyeing up reinforcements in the midfield of the park. The Gunners have already brought in 21-year-old Albert Sambi Lokonga from Belgian outfit Anderlecht. And, despite his lack of experience, Lokonga has impressed in the limited minutes he has had in an Arsenal shirt to date. Howev...Full Story »

Arsenal fans are desperate for their side to sign Italy star Manuel Locatelli this summer - and not just for his performances on the pitch. Locatelli has been strongly linked with a transfer away from Sassuolo following his impressive performances in Italy’s successful Euro 2020 campaign. The 23-year-old midfielder has scored eight goals and assisted a further 11 in 144 Serie A appearanc...Full Story »

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is set to be fit for Aberdeen’s cinch Premiership opener at home to Dundee United on Sunday.The summer recruit from Livingston sustained a nasty facial gash during Thursday’s Europa Conference League qualifier at BK Hacken, but the forward is expected to recover in time for this weekend.Youngster Dean Campbell sat out the trip to Gothenburg due to a training-...Full Story »

UEFA is investigating "potential discriminatory incidents" during Hungary's European Championship matches against Portugal and France at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, European football's governing body said on Sunday. During Hungary's opening match against Portugal on Tuesday, images on social media showed banners with "Anti-LMBTQ" on them -- the Hungarian abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexua...Full Story »

Manuel Locatelli fired Italy into the knockout phase at Euro 2020 after a 3-0 win over Switzerland.The Sassuolo midfielder grabbed a classy brace before Ciro Immobile wrapped up a comfortable victory as Italy became the first team to book a spot in the last 16.Skipper Giorgio Chiellini had an early goal disallowed by VAR before going off injured in the only blow during a comfortable night at the...Full Story »

Arsenal are in the precarious position of potentially losing six of their midfielders before the first ball is kicked next season. As a result, Mikel Arteta has identified Sassuolo star Manuel Locatelli as one of the number of midfield stars he may have to try and lure to the Emirates to fill the widening void in the middle of the park. The Gunners will reportedly keep tabs on the 23-year-old'...Full Story »