The Newcastle Chronicle revealed over the weekend that Newcastle United received an approach regarding Mario Dorgeles before sporting director Dan Ashworth commenced his gardening leave. The report also noted that Arsenal and Chelsea are “aware” of Dorgeles. Meanwhile, Danish football magazine Tipsbladet reported yesterday that the Ivory Coast native has caught the eyes of suitors...Full Story »

Manchester United and Chelsea are set to do battle for a Barcelona defender this summer. According to SPORT in Spain, both clubs are 'very, very interested' in signing Barca defender Jules Kounde. The Frenchman can play at both right-back and centre-back, but wants to leave the Catalan giants. Kounde is preferred on the right side by Barca, while he wants to play as a center-half. Given Ba...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted his team might have got lucky after they beat 10-man Reading 2-1 at Pride Park.Dwight Gayle scored for the third game running, although there was an offside question mark hanging over his strike which put the Rams ahead.Gayle pounced in the 53rd minute when he fired home from Joe Ward’s free-kick, only for Sam Smith to head in Andy Yiadom’s cross ...Full Story »

Lorent Tolaj scored twice as 10-man Aldershot boosted their promotion hopes with a 4-1 win over Ebbsfleet in the Vanarama National League.The Shots were stunned by an early strike from Toby Edser, who put Ebbsfleet ahead after just four minutes, but Tolaj levelled and then put the hosts ahead on the stroke of half-time.James Daly added the third early in the second half but Aldershot were left a...Full Story »

Amari Morgan-Smith’s late equaliser saw Kidderminster come back to take a point from a 1-1 draw at home to AFC Fylde.The visitors were the better of the two sides in the first half, with Nick Haughton testing Christian Dibble with an early swerving shot before opening the scoring in the 32nd minute.The goal came when Danny Ormerod played the ball into the box, Josh Kay laid it off and Haug...Full Story »

Tranmere extended their unbeaten run to three games with a 2-1 win over League Two leaders Mansfield at Prenton Park.The Stags enjoyed much of the early possession and were almost rewarded after seven minutes when Will Swan headed over from six yards.However, it was the home side who took the lead after 12 minutes when Regan Hendry fired home from the edge of the area with Christy Pym helpless i...Full Story »

Dwight Gayle scored his third goal in as many games to help Derby beat Reading 2-1.Sam Smith cancelled out Gayle’s opener but Royals skipper Andy Yiadom was sent off before a Conor Hourihane penalty clinched victory.Derby started strongly and it needed a great save from Joel Pereira to keep out a Joe Ward free-kick in the 11th minute.Reading grew into the game but Derby twice went close wi...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED?The Brazilian injured his leg in a late challenge on Darwin Nunez that gave away a penalty to the hosts, with Alexis Mac Allister stepping up to equalise from 12 yards. Ederson stayed on the pitch momentarily but was eventually forced off as Stefan Ortega replaced him 11 minutes into the second half. Now, according to Manchester Evening News, the Brazilian faces a spell of betwee...Full Story »

Liverpool place massive price tag on Luis Diaz amid Barcelona interest Liverpool are reportedly prepared to cash in on Barcelona target Luis Diaz should a sizable bid be made for the Colombian this summer. According to Colombian publication El Heraldo, the Reds are willing to part ways with Diaz for between €120-€145 million (£102m-£123m/$131m-164m). Although the winger...Full Story »

Mike Dean has criticised Premier League debutant referee Sunny Singh Gill for an incident that happened during the half-time break of Saturday's clash between Crystal Palace and Luton. Singh Gill made Premier League history this weekend when he became the first British South Asian to referee a match in the competition. The 39-year-old, who is the son of Jarnail Singh Gill – the trailbl...Full Story »

FC Nordsjaelland midfielder Mario Dorgeles is attracting major Premier League interest. ChronicleLive says the 19 year-old is being followed by Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal this season. It's suggested Dan Ashworth recommended Dorgeles to Newcastle before the technical director was placed on gardening leave. Ashworth is expected to soon join Manchester United Dorgeles has made a total of 2...Full Story »

Manchester United remain in the hunt for Benfica midfielder Joao Neves. Sky Sports says United's new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has given the green light to pay in excess of £100m for the midfielder this summer. Neves, 19, broke into Benfica's first team last season. The Portuguese played 17 games in the league, of which six were from the start. This season, Neves has taken further ste...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers understood why his side did not reach their peak in a tricky Scottish Gas Scottish Cup tie against Livingston after Cameron Carter-Vickers joined Callum McGregor on the sidelines on the eve of the game.Celtic reached the semi-finals but it was more nervy than the 4-2 scoreline suggested with Livingston twice equalising through Daniel MacKay and Tete Yengi before Da...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan enjoyed a happy return to Huddersfield as West Brom came from behind to clinch a thumping 4-1 victory.The Baggies failed to register a single shot in a dismal first-half display as Delano Burgzorg gave the hosts a deserved lead at the break.However, a rampant away side turned on the style in an impressive second half to stretch their unbeaten run to five games and tighten their g...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has admitted there is a mental strain that comes with managing a club at the highest level. WHAT HAPPENED?Guardiola is in his eighth season with City and his 15th campaign in elite football after coaching Barcelona and Bayern Munich. On Sunday he will face old adversary Jurgen Klopp, who is stepping down as Liverpool coach at the end of the season after bein...Full Story »

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale dithered on the ball to gift Brentford a crucial equaliser. The England international was given a rare Premier League start as the on-loan David Raya was ineligible to play against his parent club. Mikel Arteta's side dominated the first half of the contest and took the lead through a precise flicked header from £104million man Declan Rice. However, wit...Full Story »

Chelsea's contract talks with Conor Gallagher have reportedly 'completely stalled' following the club's recent financial update. Recently announcing they have suffered losses worth just over £90 million between 2022-23 and over £120 million the year before, Chelsea must balance their books or risk facing Financial Fair Play (FFP) punishment (The Athletic). The Premier League's rule...Full Story »

Paul Warne brushed off his Derby side moving back into the top two of Sky Bet League One after a convincing 3-0 win at Bristol Rovers.The Rams boss explained that if his team keep winning, following the club’s sixth victory in their last nine games, then they need not worry about what any of their promotion rivals are doing.Dwight Gayle opened the scoring in the 55th minute, bundling in af...Full Story »

Charlton manager Nathan Jones said he was pleased to have League One top scorer Alfie May spearheading his attack as the striker’s 19th and 20th league goals of the season earned a 3-2 win over Carlisle.Charlton did not have it all their own way, going behind to a 20th-minute volley from Luke Armstrong, but goals either side of half-time from May and Daniel Kanu helped to resume normal ser...Full Story »

Manager Russell Martin hailed super-sub Joe Rothwell after his quickfire double helped Southampton stay on track in the Championship promotion race after beating Sunderland 4-2.Stuart Armstrong and Adam Armstrong had put Saints into a comfortable first-half lead before Romaine Mundle and Jobe Bellingham hit back.But Rothwell’s 73rd-minute introduction turned the momentum with two goals in ...Full Story »