Paul Heckingbottom says he felt more determined to win with every passing penalty as Preston edged out Fulham 16-15 on spot-kicks in a remarkable Carabao Cup clash at Deepdale.After a 1-1 draw in normal time, Timothy Castagne ballooned over and Ryan Ledson sent Steven Benda the wrong way to the delight of the North End faithful.Heckingbottom said: “As it wore on, eight-all, nine-all, it ma...Full Story »

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot insists opening their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan was more important than his birthday.The game coincided with the Dutchman turning 46 but the focus was getting his first European campaign off to a winning start.They achieved that with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai after conceding early on to Chris...Full Story »

Thomas Frank has his sights set on winning the Carabao Cup after Brentford survived an early scare to beat League One Leyton Orient 3-1 in the third round at the Gtech Community Stadium.The Bees reached the semi-finals during their Premier League promotion campaign in 2020-21 but victory over Orient, earned in part thanks to a stunning overhead-kick equaliser from summer signing Fabio Carvalho, ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday reached the Carabao Cup fourth round for the first time since 2015 after a 1-0 win at Blackpool.The only goal of a scrappy contest packed full of industry but low on quality came in the 34th minute.Di’Shon Bernard claimed his first goal in Wednesday colours, firing home from close range after Michael Smith expertly headed Pol Valentin’s delivery back across the fa...Full Story »

Ryan Ledson scored the winning penalty as Preston won an incredible shoot-out 16-15 to dump Fulham out of the Carabao Cup.After the game finished 1-1 with Reiss Nelson cancelling out Ledson’s opener, both teams were ruthless from the spot with the first 16 spot-kicks all finding the net.Jorge Cuenca and Kaine Kesler-Hayden then both had shots saved before the scoring continued and players ...Full Story »

Brentford survived an early scare against League One Leyton Orient before Fabio Carvalho’s stunning first goal for the club helped them ease into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 3-1 win at the Gtech Community Stadium.Thomas Frank made eight changes to the team that had been beaten by Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday and the gamble looked at risk of backfiring when defe...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Viktor Johansson was the hero as Stoke started life after Steven Schumacher with a 2-1 penalty shoot-out victory over Fleetwood in the Carabao Cup.The League Two visitors were bidding to reach the fourth round of the competition for the first time in their history.Charlie Adam’s side forced a shoot-out as Rhys Bennett cancelled out Michael Rose’s header in stoppage time at...Full Story »

Unai Emery dedicated Aston Villa’s debut Champions League win over Young Boys to former striker Gary Shaw.Villa’s return to the top table of European football was overshadowed by Monday’s death of Shaw, a golden boy of the club’s past success at this level when he helped them to European Cup glory in 1982.Emery wanted his current crop before the game to win it for Shaw an...Full Story »

Aston Villa paid the perfect tribute to former striker Gary Shaw as they enjoyed a dream Champions League debut with a 3-0 win at Young Boys.Villa’s return to the top table of European football was overshadowed by Monday’s death of Shaw, a golden boy of the club’s past success at this level when he helped them to European Cup glory in 1982.Boss Unai Emery told his current crop ...Full Story »

Internazionale will aim to see off competition from Napoli, AC Milan, Juventus and others to sign Lille striker Jonathan David in the summer, according to Calciomercato. The Serie A club has had success signing free agents in recent years and they will look to repeat that with the 24-year-old, whose Lille contract is currently set to expire in the summer of 2025. Any interest will only be ad...Full Story »

PAULO DYBALA'S stunning wife revealed she worked in a funeral home - after studying EMBALMING. Argentina World Cup winner Dybala, 30, married singer and model Oriana Sabatini earlier this year. Paolo Dybala’s glamorous wife has been helping out with work at a funeral home Credit: Refer to Caption Buenos Aires-born Oriana, 28, is the niece of unrecognisable tennis star Gabriela Sabatini....Full Story »

Birmingham boss Chris Davies hailed two-goal Jay Stansfield after he helped the Blues come from behind to earn a 3-1 win over league leaders Wrexham.The pre-match build-up was centred on the clubs’ celebrity investors, with seven-time Super Bowl winner and Birmingham minority owner Tom Brady and Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney in the stands at St Andrew’s.Both teams were unbeaten com...Full Story »

Tom Brady enjoyed bragging rights over Wrexham’s Hollywood owners as two goals from big-money summer signing Jay Stansfield earned Birmingham a 3-1 victory at St Andrew’s.Joining seven-time Super Bowl champion and Blues minority owner Brady and Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney in the stands was former England captain David Beckham, who saw Jack Marriott’s early opener silen...Full Story »

Ben Chilwell, 27, became embroiled in the disagreement when he raised the back garden of his £5m Surrey mansion and erected a retaining wall for a new walkway. Ben Chilwell has won a battle to keep his basketball court and firepit at his mansion But the Chelsea defender failed to get the go-ahead for the Ground Force-style makeover at his luxury five-bed pad which boasts a swimming pool, ...Full Story »

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe hailed one of the best goalscoring wingers in the business after Harvey Barnes came off the bench to score a stunning late winner at Wolves.Trailing to Mario Lemina’s first-half goal, Fabian Schar’s deflected effort was followed by Barnes’ brilliant strike within the space of three minutes late in the second half to turn things around for a 2-1 vict...Full Story »

Harvey Barnes’ brilliant strike completed Newcastle’s late turnaround as they won their first Premier League match at Wolves since 2011 with a 2-1 victory.With 15 minutes remaining the visitors were trailing to Mario Lemina’s first-half goal and looked to have run out of ideas after Eddie Howe’s triple half-time substitution appeared not to have made any difference to a l...Full Story »

Gabriel’s second-half header was enough for a depleted Arsenal side to secure a 1-0 win at Tottenham and keep the pressure on Manchester City in the Premier League title race.With an away tie at City in seven days, Arsenal’s fixture at their rivals was already being described as a make-or-break game in their quest to be champions following a home draw against Brighton prior to the in...Full Story »

EVERTON boss Sean Dyche will go for old favourite Nick Pope if Jordan Pickford’s form does not improve soon. Toffees keeper Pickford’s place is on the line and Dyche will monitor Newcastle’s Pope as a potential replacement in the coming months before a possible swoop in the January window. Sean Dyche is thinking of replacing Jordan Pickford Credit: Rex Dyche could being in N...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED have completed transfers for two new stars despite the transfer window being closed, reports suggest. The Red Devils have placed great emphasis on recruiting the best talent for their youth teams in recent seasons. Man Utd have signed James Overy following FA approval Credit: Getty Ex-Arsenal wonderkid Chido Obi-Martin is still waiting on FA confirmation before a deal is com...Full Story »

  Spurs tried to sign Barcelona star Fermin Lopez Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur had reportedly shown interest in Barcelona and Spain star Fermin Lopez during the summer transfer window, however, Relevo reports that both the Catalan giants and the player rejected the bid. The Blaugrana are now preparing to offer the player a new deal. Chelsea remain interested in signing Dorgu ...Full Story »