Interim boss Liam Fox praised Hearts for the resilience they showed to grind down Dinamo Minsk as they eked out their first competitive win in almost five months in their Europa Conference League opener in Azerbaijan.The Edinburgh side – without a victory in any of their previous 10 matches this term – had not inflicted defeat on an opponent since beating Dundee in on May 11 in the t...Full Story »

Manager Narcis Pelach revealed a chat with four-goal hero Tom Cannon was key to his striker’s stunning display in Stoke’s 6-1 Championship win over Portsmouth.Cannon was substituted at half-time in City’s 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough on Saturday but the Leicester loanee justified his starting role with two goals in each half as he became the first Stoke player to score four time...Full Story »

Aston Villa produced a memorable repeat of their famous European Cup final victory over Bayern Munich as they won 1-0 in the Champions League at Villa Park.Villa beat the German club 42 years ago to lift Europe’s biggest prize when Peter Withe was the hero in Rotterdam.Jhon Duran was the matchwinner this time as he continued his role of super sub, with a 79th-minute strike his fifth goal a...Full Story »

Liverpool are one of several Premier League clubs monitoring the situation of Juanlu Sanchez at Sevilla as uncertainty remains around the future of Trent Alexander-Arnold at Anfield. The England international is out of contract with Liverpool at the end of the season and so far, there are no signs of a new deal being offered to the full-back. The 25-year-old is a generational talent and tal...Full Story »

Michael Carrick thinks exciting winger Ben Doak has shown how determined he is to develop at Middlesbrough after helping to secure a 2-0 win over Stoke at the Riverside.Middlesbrough moved up to eighth in the Championship with the victory that started with Doak’s first goal for Boro.The 18-year-old, making his first start since arriving on loan from Liverpool, pounced to convert from close...Full Story »

Thomas Frank insisted there is method to the madness after Brentford raced into the Premier League record books.The Bees became the first team to score in the first minute of three consecutive matches after Bryan Mbeumo’s 37-second strike against West Ham.But, just like in the previous two games against Manchester City and Tottenham, they were unable to hold on to their early lead and Toma...Full Story »

Blackburn head coach John Eustace lauded ‘inspirational’ captain Lewis Travis after his goal set them on their way to a 2-0 win over 10-man QPR.Travis spent last season on loan after falling out of favour with previous coach Jon Dahl Tomasson but has been an ever-present this season under Eustace and marked his 200th career league start with the second-half opener – his second ...Full Story »

Granit Xhaka has warned Bayern Munich that Bayer Leverkusen want to "annoy" them when the two sides clash this weekend. WHAT HAPPENED?Leverkusen and Bayern meet this weekend for the first time since Xabi Alonso's side won the Bundesliga last season. Leverkusen, of course, were unbeaten throughout the league season but have already tasted defeat this season and sit second, three points behind ...Full Story »

Ethan Nwaneri scored twice on a historic night for Arsenal after 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter became the club’s youngest ever player to start a match in their 5-1 win against Bolton.Porter, a replacement for the injured David Raya, stole the spotlight ahead of the third-round Carabao Cup fixture at the Emirates Stadium.But it was the highly-rated Nwaneri whose name was up in lights w...Full Story »

MANCHESTER CITY fear Rodri could miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. The Spain midfielder last night flew to Barcelona for further tests with Pep Guardiola’s favoured specialist, Dr Ramon Cugat. Rodri was seriously hurt against Arsenal Credit: Getty But reports in his homeland say indications are the 28-year-old ruptured a cruciate ligament in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Ar...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke was delighted by the spirit shown by his Barnsley side as they struck late to grab a 2-1 win at Burton.Captain Luca Connell had put the visitors ahead, somewhat against the run of play with a 30-yard free kick.Burton looked to have salvaged a point through Jack Cooper-Love’s 88th-minute header but Clarke praised his side’s response as they went up the other end and gra...Full Story »

Marco Silva lauded Raul Jimenez’s performance after the striker’s stunning half-volley helped Fulham to a 3-1 victory over Newcastle.Jimenez’s opener marked his second Premier League goal in as many matches before Emile Smith Rowe doubled the Cottagers’ lead.Harvey Barnes pulled one back for Newcastle after half-time and Fulham held on for large portions of the second hal...Full Story »

And the post suggested his fatigue was because Tottenham did not lay on a private jet for him to return from international duty. Cristian Romero reposted a tweet that appeared to claim he was tired due to Spurs' decision not to offer him a private jet before the North London derby The centre-back, known as 'Cuti', played in Argentina's 2-1 defeat in Colombia on Wednesday, five days prior to Su...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence was delighted with Barrow’s multifaceted performance to beat Grimsby 2-1 and continue their strong start to the Sky Bet League Two campaign.Sam Foley and Theo Vassell headed in from corners in the first half, before the Mariners responded with a goal just before half-time through Kieran Green. The Bluebirds held on for the three points as Grimsby pushed for an equaliser in...Full Story »

Ten-man Morecambe produced a superb comeback to earn their first point of the season with an incident-packed 3-3 draw against Colchester at the Mazuma Stadium.The Shrimps, who saw manager Derek Adams and defender Luke Hendrie sent off in the first half, came from 3-1 down with seven minutes remaining to earn a share of the spoils after Colchester wasted a host of chances to win the game.Morecamb...Full Story »

Scott Parker hailed matchwinner Luca Koleosho after Burnley won 1-0 at Elland Road to destroy Leeds’ unbeaten start to the season in front of Hollywood actor Will Ferrell.The Clarets struck in the 18th minute when Leeds winger Manor Solomon, on loan from Tottenham, slipped and lost the ball inside his own half.Koleosho, 19, collected possession and raced into the hosts’ 18-yard box u...Full Story »

England captain Harry Kane celebrated his 100th cap with a clinical brace as Lee Carsley’s interim reign continued with a comfortable Nations League win against Finland.All eyes were on the man in the golden boots at Wembley, where the 31-year-old was presented with a golden cap before kick-off having become just the 10th man to reach a century of appearances for the national team.Kane fol...Full Story »

Guardiola largely kept his powder dry in the summer, despite Julian Alvarez' joining Atletico Madrid in an £81.5m deal. Pep Guardiola is set to be handed a £100million transfer war chest by Manchester CityGermany playmaker Florian Wirtz is top of the champions' January wishlistCity are also keen on a move for Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala Spaniard Pep ran the rule over a handful of o...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappe is up and running in La Liga for Real Madrid as the Frenchman scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Real Betis. WHAT HAPPENED? Mbappe had struggled in La Liga after scoring on his Real Madrid debut against Atalanta in the UEFA Super Cup. The Frenchman failed to score in his first three league games as Los Blancos' attack failed to live up to the early hype. However, the former Pa...Full Story »

Birmingham manager Chris Davies admitted the energy of his side ground down Wigan as they continued their solid start to the Sky Bet League One season with a 2-1 home win.Scott Wright marked his debut with an added-time winner for Davies’ side after Alfie May’s calm first-half finish after 18 minutes was cancelled out by Thelo Aasgaard’s 66th minute equaliser.Victory puts Birmi...Full Story »