Birmingham boss John Eustace will assess Jordan Graham’s fitness ahead of the Sky Bet Championship clash against Watford.Winger Graham missed Blues’ 1-0 loss at Cardiff after suffering a knee injury, although Eustace is optimistic about a quick recovery.Speculation continues, meanwhile, about midfielder Ryan Woods’ Birmingham future.Woods was not involved in the Cardiff game an...Full Story »

An insight into Manchester United’s transfer plans moving forward has been provided on Sunday. Manchester United have so far signed three senior players this summer in the form of Christian Eriksen, Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia. However, it is fair to say, especially after the Brentford game, that Manchester United desperately need a few more new faces through the door this mon...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag cancelled a planned day off for his Manchester United squad following the defeat at Brentford and told the players to make up for being outrun by their opponents at the Gtech Community Stadium during the extra session, sources have told ESPN. Ten Hag's team were due to be off on Sunday but the rest day was cancelled by the manager in response to Saturday's 4-0 defeat. He ordered h...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte were both sent off at full-time as Harry Kane snatched Tottenham a 2-2 Premier League draw at Chelsea.England captain Kane was anonymous until burying a header from an added-time corner, to leave honours even in a tempestuous London derby at a sweltering Stamford Bridge.Tuchel and Conte were both booked after Piere-Emile Hojbjerg slotted Spurs’ first goal, a...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper knew his side had to deliver for the fans as their first Premier League home game for 23 years ended in a 1-0 victory over West Ham.The City Ground had not hosted a top-flight match since 1999 and Taiwo Awoniyi ensured it was a winning homecoming for Forest with his first-half goal.The striker, who until Saturday night was the club’s record signing this ...Full Story »

Blackburn maintained their perfect start to the Championship season with a display of clinical finishing to edge out West Brom 2-1.Albion shaded the game and dominated in spells, but Rovers put them to the sword in ruthless fashion with their only shots on target.A moment of individual brilliance from Ben Brereton Diaz put Blackburn ahead just before the break and he set up Sam Gallagher to doub...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest won their first Premier League home game for 23 years with a 1-0 success over West Ham.The City Ground had not hosted a top-flight match since 1999 and Taiwo Awoniyi ensured it was a winning homecoming for Forest with his first-half goal.The striker, who until Saturday night was the club’s record signing this summer, bundled home from close range to become the first Fores...Full Story »

Chuba Akpom spared the blushes of team-mate Ryan Giles as his brace earned Middlesbrough a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United at the Riverside.The Blades looked to be heading for all three points when Giles rifled the ball into his own net midway through the second half, but, having already struck in the first half with a close-range finish, Akpom scored again with eight minutes remaining as he dire...Full Story »

Chelsea have finished in the top five for the past five seasons, winning several titles in each event. They have brought in a number of quality players on all fronts this summer, making a big difference to their squad for the new season. However, in terms of the new season's opening game, Chelsea's overall form has yet to improve. Spurs have enjoyed a good run of form since Conte took over a...Full Story »

A frankly remarkable statistic surrounding the woes being endured by Erik ten Hag early in his stint at Manchester United has come to the fore on Saturday evening. This of course comes after the Dutchman oversaw was forced to watch on, as his side crumbled to one of their most embarrassing defeats in recent memory. The Red Devils made the trip to London a short time ago, for a meeting with T...Full Story »

Jesse Lingard has hit back at critics of his summer move to Nottingham Forest, saying he turned down "life changing money" abroad to join the newly promoted club. The 29-year-old midfielder, who was a free agent after leaving Manchester United, penned a one-year deal with Steve Cooper's side last month. He will earn £80,000-a-week with bonuses that take his salary to around £120,00...Full Story »

Oldham recorded their first win of the Vanarama National League season after holding off a late Dorking fightback to claim a 3-2 victory at Boundary Park.The Latics – who dropped out of the Football League last season, ending a 115-year stay, and opened the new campaign with a goalless draw at Torquay – took the lead in the 12th minute through a curling effort from Hallam Hope.Chris ...Full Story »

Manchester United plumbed new depths after a 4-0 capitulation at Brentford sent Erik ten Hag’s side into full-blown crisis mode after just two games of the season.Through a mixture of catastrophic defensive ineptitude and Brentford opportunism, the Red Devils found themselves four down at half-time.Goalkeeper David De Gea gifted the first two to Josh Dasilva and Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee hel...Full Story »

Neil Harris slammed his players after Gillingham’s dire showing in a 3-0 defeat at Tranmere.The Gills were undone by Elliott Nevitt in the first half, and wing-backs Ethan Bristow and Josh Dacres-Cogley in the second, and Harris was in no mood to make any excuses for a below-par performance.“Firstly, on behalf of the group, I have to apologise to the loyal fans that travelled,”...Full Story »

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl was pleased with his side’s response as they battled back from two down to earn a 2-2 draw with Leeds with a pair of late goals.Rodrigo had struck twice at the start of the second half to put the visitors in a dominant position but Jesse Marsch’s side were unable to hold out for a second successive Premier League win.Joe Aribo tapped home to halve th...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Steven Hammell says he will be claiming half of Callum Slattery’s goal bonus after predicting the midfielder would score in his side’s cinch Scottish Premiership win over Aberdeen.Slattery pulled his side level in a topsy-turvy game that saw Blair Spittal open the scoring for Motherwell, only for Bojan Miovski and Jonny Hayes to have Aberdeen ahead after 47 minutes.Ke...Full Story »

Striker Connor Wickham’s leveller helped Forest Green battle back from behind to rescue a 1-1 draw away to Lincoln.Baily Cargill’s unfortunate own goal looked to have condemned Rovers to defeat, but Wickham’s clinical strike secured a battling away point.Defender Cargill diverted into his own net in the 63rd minute, but Wickham levelled 10 minutes later as Rovers snatched a poi...Full Story »

Northampton registered their second victory of the season with a hard-fought 2-1 success over winless Hartlepool at a sweltering Sixfields on Saturday.Josh Umerah cancelled out Tyler Magloire’s opener in the first half but Louis Appere grabbed the winner to give the Cobblers seven points from their first three games.Appere was unable to connect cleanly with Mitch Pinnock’s cross in a...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne hailed a “good day at the office” and praised his team’s ruthlessness as they thrashed Reading 4-0.The promoted Millers struck four first-half goals to completely blow away the Royals at the New York Stadium and claim their first league win of the campaign.It was the first time United have netted four times at this level under Warne and should serve...Full Story »

Erling Haaland had to settle for an assist on his home debut for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola’s side cruised to a 4-0 victory over Bournemouth.All eyes were on the prolific Norwegian after his Premier League bow brought a match-winning brace at West Ham last weekend, but instead it was Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden who did the damage at the Etihad Stadium before a late...Full Story »