Stoke notched their first win of 2021 when Steven Fletcher scrambled home the only goal of the game late on in a 1-0 Championship victory over former club Sheffield Wednesday.The Potters looked set to make it 10 league games without a win until the 84th minute when the veteran striker turned in a knock-down from a corner to sink the club he left last summer.It was a deserved relief for Michael O...Full Story »

Millwall’s Maikel Kieftenbeld is facing a race against time to turn out against former club Birmingham.The midfielder is struggling with a hamstring strain which forced him to miss Saturday’s 2-1 win at Reading.On-loan Kenneth Zohore is a doubt with a muscle problem which needed a scan.Matt Smith and Mason Bennett are pushing to start after coming off the bench to score and turn the ...Full Story »

Sam McCallum will sit out Coventry’s game against his parent club Norwich at St Andrew’s on Wednesday.Josh Pask, Julien Dacosta or Dom Hyam could replace the defender for the Sky Blues.Fankaty Dabo (knee) is out along with Matty Godden (foot) and Jodi Jones (knee).Liam Kelly has been recovering from a groin problem but is close to a comeback while Ben Sheaf is available after a hamst...Full Story »

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his 500th club goal in AC Milan's game against Crotone in Serie A on Sunday. His close-range finish after a neat one-two with Rafael Leao put the Serie A leaders 1-0 ahead on the half hour mark with his 13th league goal of the campaign. Ibrahimovic scored his second on 64 minutes before Ante Rebic netted in the 69th and 70th minutes to complete a 4-0 victory for Milan...Full Story »

Rafael Varane’s late goal saw Real Madrid come from behind to win 2-1 at Huesca on Saturday as their unconvincing form continued.While the points might ease some of the pressure on coach Zinedine Zidane, it was far from an accomplished performance as Madrid struggled to make the most of their dominance of the ball against LaLiga’s bottom side.Javi Galan put Huesca ahead three minutes...Full Story »

Tom Ince could make his Luton debut in their home game against his former club Huddersfield.Ince has teamed back up with Hatters boss Nathan Jones after joining on loan until the end of the season from Stoke.Striker Elijah Adebayo is also hoping to be included in Jones’ plans after completing a permanent move from Walsall.Midfielder Joe Morrell is available again, having returned as an unu...Full Story »

Coventry striker Tyler Walker hopes to return to contention for the home game against his former club Nottingham Forest.Walker has been sidelined since just before Christmas due to a calf injury but could return to the bench.Defender Michael Rose is hoping to make his first appearance since early November after recovering from a groin problem.Skipper Liam Kelly (groin/toe), Fankaty Dabo (knee), ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi scored a fine free-kick and Antoine Griezmann netted the winner as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at the Nou Camp and moved up to second place in the LaLiga table.Messi’s curling effort gave Barca the lead in the 20th minute before Athletic equalised via a Jordi Alba own goal early in the second half.Griezmann secured all three points for Ronald Koeman’s men with a f...Full Story »

Jack Ross expects Ryan Porteous and Kevin Nisbet to stay with Hibernian beyond the transfer deadline despite leaving the in-demand pair out of his side’s 2-0 victory at Tannadice.The two players remained on the bench against Dundee United after being the subject of rejected bids.Millwall reportedly made a move for Scotland Under-21 defender Porteous while Birmingham were said to be in for ...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson saluted his team after they set a new club record of seven straight league wins with a 1-0 victory over Fleetwood at the Kassam Stadium.The run of eight consecutive victories in all competitions equalled a club record.And the sequence of seven successive league wins was the first time the U’s have done that since they entered the English Football League in 1962.Jo...Full Story »

Liverpool are in free fall, with their attacking line having gone stale. They’re now being linked with a PSG superstar in an attempt to freshen things up. An eyebrow-raising report published by Don Balon claims that Liverpool are prepared to make an astronomical offer to prise Neymar away from PSG. Liverpool’s attacking line is in dire need of a reshuffle after turning stale in r...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Keith Hill urged supporters not to try to wreck what he doing at the club after his side made it back-to-back wins with a 2-1 victory over Bolton.Danny Lloyd and James Vaughan scored before Antoni Sarcevic pulled one back for Bolton. Ryan Delaney saw red for the visitors and Rovers hung on to the delight of boss Hill.He said: “Since the manager changed here we have 26 points ...Full Story »

Matty Taylor struck a double against his old club to fire Oxford to a sixth straight win as they beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 in League One.Taylor scored in each half to take his season tally to 11 as the hosts followed up a midweek EFL Trophy win with a fifth successive league victory.The U’s lost midfielder Marcus McGuane to a leg injury early in the match but it did not appear to hamper them...Full Story »

Arbroath remain rooted to the bottom of the Scottish Championship table despite fighting back to earn a 2-2 draw at Queen of the South.The visitors had the best chance of the first half but Kris Doolan fired wide when one-on-one with goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson.Queen of the South wasted little time breaking the deadlock at the start of the second half, with Connor Shields scoring 13 seconds after ...Full Story »

The 34-year-old is still one of the most-feared strikers in the top-flight and scored seven goals in 34 caps for England. Jamie Vardy almost quit Leicester to become an Ibiza party rep Credit: Getty He wrote his name into Foxes folklore by firing them to the title glory in 2016 to cap his meteoric rise from non-league nobody to star status. Never one to forget his roots, the Sheffield-born fo...Full Story »

The Belgium international has managed just two goals this season and was unable to provide a spark as his side were beaten in the semi-final Zinedine Zidane says Real Madrid must be patient with Eden Hazard after he struggled to make an impact in the 2-1 defeat to Athletic Club in the Supercopa de Espana semi-final on Thursday. Two first-half goals from Raul Garcia was enough to send the Bas...Full Story »

90min claim Pep Guardiola is prepared to listen to offers for the Ukrainian full-back after he fell down the pecking order at the Etihad. Manchester City defender Oleksandr Zinchenko has been linked with a move away Credit: Getty Images - Getty The story adds that Zinchenko is now considering his options amid interest from West Ham, Southampton, Leicester and Wolves. But Premier League clubs ...Full Story »

ARSENAL stars are already 'discussing' the potential arrival of Julian Brandt in the dressing room, reports claim. The Gunners are being linked with Dortmund's 35-cap German international, after technical director Edu admitted the need for more creativity within Mikel Arteta's squad. Julian Brandt has been in and out of the Dortmund team this season They aren't short of targets, with Houssem ...Full Story »

Marcus Fraser came back to haunt Ross County after helping St Mirren to a 2–0 victory in the Scottish Premiership.The Staggies were reduced to nine men, with Josh Reid getting sent off in the first half and Ross Draper following suit in the second.Fraser broke the deadlock with 14 minutes left before Kristian Dennis scored his first goal for the club in the 85th minute to seal all three po...Full Story »

St Blazey AFC of Cornwall are facing an investigation from the local Football Association after video footage of their rule-breaking Christmas party made its way onto social media A football club is under fire after hosting a Covid-dodging team party - which saw them booted out of an AirBnB. Cornwall-based St Blazey AFC have had two fixtures cancelled, with the official line being that it is "...Full Story »