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 »

Enzo Maresca hailed the impact of Chelsea attacker Jadon Sancho after he marked his debut with an assist for Christopher Nkunku’s winner at Bournemouth.Sancho was introduced at half-time for his first Premier League appearance in 12 months after a spat with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag last season.While Sancho settled the rift with Ten Hag this summer, he joined the Blues on loan on...Full Story »

Jadon Sancho stepped off the bench to inspire Chelsea to a 1-0 victory at Bournemouth as he set up Christopher Nkunku’s 86th-minute winner on the south coast.Sancho had not featured in the Premier League for 12 months after a spat with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag last season and despite settling the rift this summer, he joined the Blues on loan on transfer deadline day.Enzo Maresca...Full Story »

Unai Emery admits he has a “challenge” on his hands to make the most of strikers Jhon Duran and Ollie Watkins after both scored in Aston Villa’s 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Everton.Watkins struck his first two goals of the Premier League season either side of the break to cancel out Everton’s two-goal lead, given to them by Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.Du...Full Story »

Everton let slip a two-goal lead for a second successive week as Ollie Watkins’ brace and a stunning strike from Jhon Duran helped Aston Villa come from behind to earn a 3-2 win.The Toffees were looking to bounce back from their late collapse to Bournemouth and were two goals in front for the second week running courtesy of efforts from Dwight McNeil and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.Villa were st...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup rued his side’s first-half display as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Swansea.Amankwah Forson’s fourth-minute own goal decided the contest at the Swansea.com Stadium to leave Norwich 15th in the Championship with one win from five games under new Danish boss Thorup.Forson, one of four summer signings named in the Canaries line-up, was caught fl...Full Story »

Steve Bruce admitted to experiencing a few nerves ahead of his first game back in football management, when he oversaw Blackpool’s 2-1 League One win at home to Exeter.The Seasiders looked to have dropped two points when Ed Francis cancelled out CJ Hamilton’s first-half goal after 88 minutes.But Blackpool captain James Husband bundled in a stoppage-time winner to give Blackpool their...Full Story »