Sunderland’s three-game winless run came to an end as they claimed a much-needed 1-0 victory over Portsmouth to get their automatic promotion push back on track.Elliot Embleton’s first-half finish settled things at the Stadium of Light, although Portsmouth will feel they should have equalised with one minute left when George Hirst directed a free header over the crossbar.Pompey were ...Full Story »

Aberdeen eased their way into the Scottish Cup fifth round after a dominant 3-0 win over cinch League Two side Edinburgh City.The cinch Premiership side were never troubled by their lower-league opponents and first-half strikes from Ryan Hedges and Christian Ramirez had the match won, before Lewis Ferguson added a third right at the death.Manager Stephen Glass showed his intent by naming a side ...Full Story »

Ryan Manning’s superb long-range strike was enough to seal all three points for Swansea as they overcame Preston 1-0.Manning’s 51st-minute strike was reward for a much-improved display after the break from Russell Martin’s men.Most of the first-half pressure came from the hosts with captain Matt Grimes to the fore along with Olivier Ntcham and Joel Latibeaudiere but they failed...Full Story »

Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson empathised with fans who protested after their 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa after admitting he was “on the floor” after the result.A 10th defeat in 14 league matches – courtesy of Emiliano Buendia’s header in first-half added time – means their 19 points from their first 20 games is their lowest total at this stage since 1...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson’s second spell as Everton caretaker manager got off to the worst possible start with the club facing a likely investigation into a bottle-throwing incident during the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s first appearance at Goodison Park as head coach barely featured as a sub-plot with the focus all on the ex-Toffees striker taking charg...Full Story »

The forward could see his pay packet reduced by 25 percent Cristiano RonaldoMatt Dunham AP Cristiano Ronaldo's future at Manchester United could be thrown further into doubt as he is set to receive a pay cut at Old Trafford. That will take affect if United fail to qualify for the Champions League this season which is looking increasingly likely given the problematic season the Red Devils are ...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola says he will not "betray" Manchester City when it finally comes time to leave the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola has remained tight-lipped about what he might do when his contract runs out in 2023. There has been speculation he could work in Major League Soccer with City's sister club New York City FC or take on a national team job, but whatever he decides, the 51-year-old says he w...Full Story »

Everton caretaker manager Duncan Ferguson has promised changes for the visit of Aston Villa as he bids to turn around a run of one win in 13 matches which led to Rafael Benitez’s sacking.The Scot, in his second temporary spell in charge, has a virtually fully-fit squad to choose from, with Fabian Delph the only short-term absentee.Fellow midfielder Tom Davies is out until March after a kne...Full Story »

Southampton duo Theo Walcott and Mohamed Elyounoussi are in contention for Saturday’s Premier League clash with leaders Manchester City following absences due to Covid-19.But Saints remain without goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (hamstring), right-back Tino Livramento (knee) and midfielder Will Smallbone (calf).Mali winger Moussa Djenepo is also unavailable due to his participation in the Africa ...Full Story »

Victor Lindelof will be absent for Manchester United’s Premier League clash with West Ham as he supports his family following a break-in.The Sweden international’s house was burgled during Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Brentford, with his wife locking herself and two children in a room. Cristiano Ronaldo was taken off in that match and is a doubt with a neck issue, while fellow vetera...Full Story »

Scunthorpe will be without Hayden Hackney for the Sky Bet League Two match against Newport as the midfielder starts a six-match ban.The 19-year-old, on loan from Middlesbrough, has been sanctioned by the Football Association after admitting to a charge of spitting at an opponent during the Iron’s game with Exeter last weekend.Luke Matheson should continue at right-back having made his debu...Full Story »

Chelsea are in the market for a new set of centre backs ahead of the coming summer, but will need to beat Bayern Munich and Barcelona to one of their targets. Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt is the man reportedly on The Blues radar after he is said to have grown unhappy with life in Turin. According to La Repubblica, De Ligt has grown tired of the constant questions being asked over his ...Full Story »

Sunderland can call on Leon Dajaku and Corry Evans for the visit of Portsmouth.Forward Dajaku has shaken off a knock while midfielder Evans, who missed last week’s draw at Accrington with an injury, is fit again.Defender Danny Batth is available after joining from Stoke while midfielder Alex Pritchard is fit despite coming off at half-time against Accrington with a knock.The Black Cats are...Full Story »

His contract expires this summer Paul Pogba AP French international Paul Pogba has reportedly revealed to his current club Manchester United that he hopes to see out his contract until the end of the season and then join Real Madrid. Pogba's existing deal is up in the summer of 2022 and has held talks with directors about his future, six years after he signed from Juventus. The Daily Star ha...Full Story »

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic has urged his players to show more “urgency, anger and courage” after a 2-0 home defeat against Luton left them battling against relegation from the Championship.In a generally poor game, Luton went ahead shortly after the half-hour mark through the headed own goal from home centre-back Tom Holmes.Reading were little better after the break, with Luton ...Full Story »

Manager Grant McCann remains in the dark about his future at Hull following the takeover by Acun Ilicali – completed just hours after the 2-0 victory against third-placed Blackburn.Ilicali finalised his £20million purchase of the Sky Bet Championship club on Wednesday afternoon, but McCann has yet to meet the Turkish businessman.He said: “All we can do is to try and focus the b...Full Story »

Goals from Anthony Elanga, Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford boosted Manchester United’s top-four ambitions in a 3-1 win at Brentford.But it was another less than convincing display from the visitors, while Cristiano Ronaldo was far from impressed at being substituted with 20 minutes left.Teenage winger Elanga, starting only his fourth Premier League match, broke the deadlock early in th...Full Story »

EX-MANCHESTER UNITED ace Marouane Fellaini is clearly enjoying his holiday in St Barts with artist Victoria Alex. Fellaini frolicked in the sea with Alex and even shared a kiss with the stunning Russian. Fellaini enjoyed a dip in the sea with the stunning Russian in St Barts Credit: THE MEGA AGENCY Fellaini is a regular feature on Alex's Instagram page accompanied by lovestruck captions. The...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo is accustomed winning individual awards on a regular basis and the Manchester United forward added two more to his collection at The FIFA Best ceremony on Monday. Ronaldo was named in the FIFPRO Men's World11 for 2021 and was also handed a special FIFA award for breaking the all-time goal scoring record in men's international football. Portugal captain Ronaldo broke the rec...Full Story »

So far, so good in the January transfer window for Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa. The signing of Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona was a stunning coup for the former Rangers manager, and his faith in his former Liverpool colleague was immediately repaid. Losing 2-0 to Manchester United at the weekend, the Brazilian set up the first goal in what turned out to be a comeback, before scoring the...Full Story »