Graham Potter wants to make full use of Chelsea’s squad depth and believes honesty in explaining his selections is key to keeping all his stars happy.Chelsea cruised past managerless Wolves 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to move fourth in the Premier League having made seven changes from Wednesday’s 3-0 win over AC Milan.Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja found the net as the B...Full Story »

A defiant Steve Bruce is refusing to quit as West Brom boss – insisting it is not in his nature despite his side remaining in the Championship’s bottom three following a goalless draw with Luton.Albion have won just once in 13 outings this season, with the latest result prompting pressure and frustration to grow amongst Albion fans.Brandon Thomas-Asante had two first-half opportuniti...Full Story »

Gillingham were held for the fourth time in six League Two games as they earned a 1-1 draw at Crewe.Mikael Mandron struck early on against his former club to give the visitors the lead, but Dan Agyei conjured a fine equaliser later in the first half in a poor game at Gresty Road.Crewe goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo was tested in the opening minutes by a Will Wright free-kick, the Arsenal youngster ma...Full Story »

Paul Mullin and Aaron Hayden both scored twice as Wrexham claimed a stunning 7-5 victory at home to Barnet to stay a point behind leaders Notts County in the Vanarama National League.The Red Dragons started the game on the front foot and Hayden slotted home the opening goal in the ninth minute.Elliot Lee and Ollie Palmer spurned chances before Barnet came storming back.Nicke Kabamba equalised wi...Full Story »

Robbie Muirhead struck twice as Greenock Morton stormed to a 5-0 thrashing of Hamilton in the cinch Championship.The home side took an early lead when Jack Baird headed home from a corner inside the first 10 minutes.Jaze Kabia followed it up shortly afterwards with his second goal in two games, slotting the ball into the back of the net to double his side’s lead in the 16th minute.Grant Gi...Full Story »

Ethan Galbraith scored the game’s only goal as Salford claimed their first victory over Northampton with a 1-0 win at Sixfields.Salford’s third successive away triumph came courtesy of Galbraith’s crisp finish late in the first half as they moved within two points of the League Two automatic-promotion places.The opening 25 minutes were cagey and lacked any sort of goalmouth act...Full Story »

Sheffield United were undone by a familiar face as Phil Jagielka proved instrumental in Stoke’s 3-1 home win.The 40-year-old, who made 309 appearances for the Blades across two spells, scored one and set up another, recording a goal and an assist in the same game for the first time in his career.Jagielka first assumed the role of creator, teeing up centre-back partner Ben Wilmot to fire th...Full Story »

Connor Wickham’s fifth goal of the season handed struggling Forest Green just their second home win with a 1-0 victory against Bolton.The former Premier League striker pounced on 32 minutes to grab a vital victory for Ian Burchnall’s side.It was Forest Green who conjured the first meaningful chance on 12 minutes. Reece Brown and Kyle McAllister opened the Trotters up, but Armani Litt...Full Story »

Boreham Wood returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory against Wealdstone.Two second-half goals were enough for Wood to move up to third in the National League.Wood came close when a header from Femi Ilesanmi forced Sam Howes to make a good save and Josh Rees had a chance before the break that went wide.They broke the deadlock in the 52nd minute when Danny Newton squared the ball to Rees, who ...Full Story »

Steve Bruce’s future as West Brom manager is hanging by a thread as their dreadful start to the season continued with 0-0 draw against Luton on a toxic afternoon at The Hawthorns.Tensions were high heading into a game where Albion created enough to have won – but were again left ruing those missed opportunities.The crowd remained behind the Baggies for the majority of the match &ndas...Full Story »

Substitute Callum Powell’s 79th-minute equaliser earned Southend a 1-1 draw at Dagenham and Redbridge in the National League.The Daggers led in the 19th minute through Junior Morias, whose fifth goal in six games came when a right-footed shot beat on-loan Stoke goalkeeper Blondy Nna Noukeu.The hosts could have doubled their advantage 17 minutes later when Morias – who later went...Full Story »

Liverpool and Arsenal have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot. Rabiot was linked with a move to Manchester United during the summer transfer window, with Fabrizio Romano confirming to CaughtOffside via his Substack column that Erik ten Hag held positive talks with the midfielder. A move failed to materialise, with Manchester United opting to sign C...Full Story »

The Championship club sacked Chris Wilder on Monday after a dismal start to the campaign left them in the bottom three. Middlesbrough want talks with Michael Carrick over their vacant manager's job Credit: EPA Leo Percovich, a coach at the club under Aitor Karanka, Jonathan Woodgate, Neil Warnock and then Wilder, was placed in temporary charge following Wilder’s dismissal. He guided Bor...Full Story »

The champions allowed the Belgian midfield ace to join today’s opponents Southampton in early July, once their swoop for Kalvin Phillips was agreed. Chelsea failed with a bid for Romeo Lavia just weeks after he joined Southampton Credit: Getty However he was very highly-regarded by Pep Guardiola and staff at the Etihad. Therefore they secured an option to buy him back if any bids were a...Full Story »

The Spanish giants have made their opening moves in the race to sign the Borussia Dortmund star, despite the Prem sides having monitored him since his Birmingham days. Real Madrid are confident of sealing a deal for Jude Bellingham ahead of his Prem suitors Credit: Getty Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and champions Manchester City are all eyeing the 19-year-old. But Madrid believe they...Full Story »

Sarina Wiegman stressed England will only be able to lay claim to being the best team on the planet once they have lifted the World Cup after her side defeated the United States 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley.Returning to the scene of their historic European Championship triumph in the summer, the Lionesses recorded their first victory since 2017 over the US, who had beaten them en route to c...Full Story »

England claimed victory in the clash of European and world champions as Sarina Wiegman’s side beat the United States 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley.The Lionesses went ahead through Lauren Hemp’s 10th-minute finish before Sophia Smith equalised in the 28th minute after Georgia Stanway lost possession near her own box.England then benefited from two VAR checks – one resulting in th...Full Story »

Northampton are dealing with injury and illness issues ahead of Salford’s visit to Sixfields Stadium.Cobblers boss Jon Brady’s plans have been disrupted by a sickness bug in the camp over the last week or so, with Josh Eppiah, Max Dyche and Sam Hoskins among those affected.Ali Koiki is set to missing out again after suffering a nasty facial injury at Swindon last week.Aaron McGowan (...Full Story »

Charlie Mulgrew and Steven Fletcher are unlikely to feature for Dundee United in their cinch Premiership game against Aberdeen at Tannadice on Saturday evening.Veteran defender Mulgrew missed the home defeat by St Johnstone last week with a thigh injury while striker Fletcher picked up a knock in the game and had to be replaced soon after the break.Midfielder Peter Pawlett is still working his w...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their midlands derby against Aston Villa.Forest emerged from their 4-0 hammering at Leicester on Monday with a clean bill of health, but boss Steve Cooper could make changes.Jack Colback (back), Moussa Niakhate (groin) and Omar Richards (leg) remain out.Aston Villa will have Matty Cash and Calum Chambers available for the trip up the M42 a...Full Story »