Enzo Maresca lauded Cole Palmer as a player supporters “pay to see” as he likened Chelsea’s match winner against Newcastle to former Stamford Bridge favourite Gianfranco Zola.The 58-year-old, whose glittering seven-year spell at the club ended in 2003, was in attendance to see his heir in the number 10 position turn in a scintillating display, capped when he drove home the goal...Full Story »

Luke McCowan scored on his first start for Celtic as the champions went back top of the William Hill Premiership with a 3-0 win at Motherwell.Lennon Miller had twice hit the frame of the goal for the hosts before McCowan nicked the ball past Kofi Balmer and drilled into the bottom corner from 18 yards out to open the scoring in the 27th minute.Alistair Johnston headed the visitors two up 11 minu...Full Story »

Norwich launched a storming comeback to secure a 3-3 draw with Middlesbrough in a thrilling Championship clash at Carrow Road.The Canaries looked down and out when the visitors took a two-goal lead into the interval after going behind early on.But after seeing Tommy Conway being denied what would have been a hat-trick from the penalty spot midway through the second period, the hosts found anothe...Full Story »

Chelsea’s impressive revival under Enzo Maresca gathered pace as Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer scored to earn a 2-1 victory over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.Palmer’s winner in the second half, driven in masterfully from the edge of the box, was his 19th goal in 15 home Premier League appearances and was worthy reward for a controlled, confident display from a side that continued t...Full Story »

Neil Critchley praised James Wilson’s poacher’s instinct after the 17-year-old Hearts striker stepped off the bench to score a late Edinburgh derby equaliser against Hibernian.The academy graduate latched on to a long throw and netted from close range in the 87th minute in front of almost 4000 jubilant away supporters at Easter Road to salvage a 1-1 draw after Mykola Kuharevich&rsquo...Full Story »

Former Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain superstar Neymar once tried to slide into the DMs of Brazil’s Alves volleyball twins. Back in 2023, professional volleyball players and twins Key and Keyt Alves revealed that Neymar was messaging them on social media platform, Instagram. Speaking on the Brazilian version of Big Brother, Key revealed: “Do you know what his slip-up was? He w...Full Story »

LAURA WOODS has claimed Arsenal are not Manchester City's main title rivals this season. The TNT Sports host has also admitted the Gunners "don't look the part" amid their poor disciplinary record this season. Laura Woods has admitted Arsenal are not Manchester City's main title rivals Credit: Rex Mikel Arteta's side have already had three red cards in eight Premier League matches so far this...Full Story »

The 25-year-old joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan after a failed summer exit from Napoli caused an awkward situation between player, squad and manager, Antonio Conte. Netting three league goals in his first four appearances, the forward has hit the ground running in Turkey. Although he will return to Italy at the end of the season, Osimhen, whose Napoli contract expires in 2026, will ...Full Story »

Mario Balotelli is set to continue his career with a return to his native Italy after four months without a club. Balotelli on course to return to Serie A Contract agreed with struggling Genoa Striker without a club since June WHAT HAPPENED?Fabrizio Romano has reported that Balotelli's proposed free transfer to Genoa until the end of the season is almost finalised. The 34-year-old strike...Full Story »

Liverpool set sights on Frankfurt forward MarmoushLiverpool has identified Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush as a potential target, with the Bundesliga club reportedly valuing the forward at €50-60 million. According to Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports Deutschland, initial discussions have already taken place between Liverpool and Marmoush’s representatives, signalling Liv...Full Story »

Sean Dyche admitted Everton had been second best but praised their mentality after a stoppage-time Beto header rescued them a 1-1 draw at home against Fulham.The substitute connected with Ashley Young’s delivery in the fourth minute of added time to cancel out former Toffees winger Alex Iwobi’s 61st-minute strike and extend Everton’s unbeaten run to five matches.While they had ...Full Story »

Substitute Peter Ambrose scored a late goal as rampant Aberdeen eked out a 1-0 win over Dundee United to move three points clear at the top of the William Hill Premiership.Jimmy Thelin’s side looked set to be frustrated by their stubborn visitors on a tense evening at a packed Pittodrie.But Nigerian forward Ambrose sparked jubilant scenes as he notched the only goal of the game in the 84th...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Charlie Adam was more than happy to see his side pick up their first league point in three weeks as they forced a goalless draw against Newport at Rodney Parade.Both teams remain locked together in 14th and 15th in the table – County are 14th although Fleetwood have two games in hand – and a draw seemed a fair result from a tense affair.Newport had the best o...Full Story »

Manager Lee Bell saluted the hard graft of Shilow Tracey after his brace in the 3-1 win over Tranmere which highlighted Crewe’s promotion credentials.With the visitors having won just once in their previous eight fixtures and Crewe succumbing to defeat once in their last 10, the form book looked ominously against Nigel Adkins’ side springing an upset at Gresty Road.That’s how i...Full Story »

Burnley manager Scott Parker likened a frustrating 0-0 draw against QPR to a boxing match which his team dominated without finding a knockout punch.The Clarets were held to a stalemate by the west London outfit which saw them lose further ground on leaders Sunderland despite staying in second place.Parker admitted he was “frustrated” at not taking all three points from a match which ...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens admitted Wycombe “were far too good” for his side as they lost 3-0 to the Chairboys at Adams Park.Strikes from Fred Onyedinma, Dan Udoh and Cam Humphreys gave Matt Bloomfield’s team their eighth victory in 12 games so far this season.The result is also Wanderers’ 10th consecutive match in the division without a defeat – their lon...Full Story »

Bromley boss Andy Woodman cut a relieved figure after Michael Cheek’s stoppage-time penalty rescued a point in a 1-1 draw at home to Barrow.A first-half goal from Gerard Garner gave Barrow the lead but Cheek’s seventh of the season ensured Bromley a share of the spoils.Woodman said: “I thought we were really flat first half, we lacked energy and were second best all over the pi...Full Story »

Mat Sadler was proud of his Walsall players despite being unable to find a breakthrough in a goalless draw with Accrington.The second-placed Saddlers are top scorers in League Two but could not find a way past on-loan Everton keeper Billy Crellin and the Stanley defence.Crellin kept out a Jamie Jellis free-kick on 54 minutes, with top scorer Nathan Lowe heading over from the rebound.The Stanley ...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady saluted a job well done by his players after they eased to a 3-0 victory over struggling Crawley.Both teams started the day in the bottom six but there only ever looked to be one winner at Sixfields once Tariqe Fosu fired the Cobblers into a 16th-minute lead.An own goal from Jay Williams made it two on the half-hour mark in and then Mitch Pinnock’s crisply-finish...Full Story »

Manager Mike Williamson admitted Carlisle’s first-half performance wasn’t good enough as they remain in the League Two relegation zone following a 1-0 defeat to Cheltenham at Brunton Park.Ethon Archer’s early goal, which came as a result of a Harry Lewis mistake, was enough to seal all three points for the Robins, who are now just five points off the play-off positions.The visi...Full Story »