Nuno Espirito Santo said Tottenham are working to get the best out of Dele Alli after he was left out of the 1-0 Carabao Cup win at Burnley.In a throwback to Alli’s struggles under Jose Mourinho last season, the 25-year-old did not even travel to Turf Moor for the game that was won by Lucas Moura’s second-half header.With teams being allowed to name nine substitutes and make five cha...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale hailed his team’s battling display after they earned a point against Dundee United despite playing the second half with 10 men.The hosts went ahead in the 37th minute through Jack Fitzwater before Peter Pawlett levelled five minutes later.On-loan Rangers midfielder Ben Williamson was then sent off in the first minute of stoppage time in the opening perio...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander felt Bobby Madden’s controversial penalty call was one of the worst he had seen in his managerial career after St Mirren came from 2-0 down to salvage a point at Motherwell.Tony Watt scored a quickfire second-half brace to seemingly put Motherwell in control but Eamon Brophy scored two goals of his own to earn his side a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw.Br...Full Story »

Livingston battled to a well-earned 1-1 draw against Dundee United despite having to play the entire second half with 10 men.On-loan Rangers forward Ben Williamson was shown a straight red card in first-half stoppage-time after catching Declan Glass’ shin.The Lions went in front in the 37th minute through Jack Fitzwater before United levelled five minutes later through Peter Pawlett.Both s...Full Story »

Manchester City’s grip on the Carabao Cup was finally loosened as West Ham knocked out the holders on penalties.Phil Foden missed from the spot for City while West Ham scored all five of theirs to reach the quarter-finals.City had won this competition in six of the past eight seasons, including the last four.In fact Tuesday marked five years to the day since they were last eliminated from ...Full Story »

It’s always interesting to watch how the top teams approach the EFL Cup, as it seems to be the case that they are happy if they win it but they also seem happy to accept an early exit from the tournament. It does mean that squad rotation is pretty common, but there were more absences than expected tonight from Thomas Tuchel’s side as it wasn’t just Lukaku and Werner who miss...Full Story »

Chelsea beat Southampton in a shootout in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night after the game ended in a 1-1 draw in regular time. Kai Havertz scored right before half-time to put Chelsea in front as the teams went to the dressing room for the break. Che Adams struck back for the visitors early in the second half to level the score, but neither team could f...Full Story »

Kieran Green’s first-half strike earned Halifax all three points with a 1-0 win over Dagenham.The home side took the lead early in the first half when Green rose highest from a Matty Warburton corner and past goalkeeper Elliot Justham.Halifax nearly doubled their advantage with a similar move as Warburton’s delivery from a corner found the head of Green once again who headed narrowly...Full Story »

An early goal from Scott Boden was the difference as Boreham Wood beat King’s Lynn 1-0 in the Vanarama National League.The win sees the Wood third in the table while King’s Lynn still remain one place above the relegation zone.Boden opened the scoring for Boreham in the seventh minute, tapping home a cross from Tyrone Marsh.Paul Jones was then called into action for King’s Lynn...Full Story »

Substitute Andy Ryan scored as Hamilton beat Queen of the South 1-0.The Accies earned their second win in five games to swap places with Queens and rise to seventh in the Scottish Championship.Lewis Smith had an opportunity for the hosts early in the game, but Queen of the South goalkeeper Sol Brynn pulled off a good save.Hamilton had the chance to go in front on the half-hour mark but Josh Mull...Full Story »

Calum Chambers struck with his first touch to see off Leeds and set Arsenal on course for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.The defender has rarely featured this season but scored moments after replacing the injured Benjamin White for his first goal in over two years before former Leeds loanee Eddie Nketiah wrapped up the 2-0 win with a tap-in.Arsenal have now won six out of their last eight games ...Full Story »

Josh Kelly’s second-half goal helped Maidenhead beat 10-man Wrexham 3-2 at York Road.Wrexham’s Hollywood star owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds were also in attendance watching their side for the first time.Maidenhead scored two goals in two minutes to take a firm grip on the game.Kane Ferdinand struck first for the Magpies in the 20th minute, heading home at the near post befo...Full Story »

Solihull came from behind to beat Altrincham 2-1 at the J. Davidson Stadium.Altrincham went 1-0 up in the 15th minute when Barry Baggley produced a first-time finish to score on his debut following his loan move from Fleetwood.The home side were caught cold less than a minute into the second half as Solihull equalised with Justin Donawa’s first goal of the season.And the visitors won it on...Full Story »

Chelsea needed another shootout to earn a place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with Southampton beaten 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge.Reece James again provided the decisive kick like he had done in the previous round against Aston Villa after Theo Walcott and Will Smallbone had failed from 12 yards for the Saints.Kai Havertz’s first-half goal had...Full Story »

Motherwell have no fresh injuries ahead of the visit of St Mirren.Graham Alexander could freshen his team up after three consecutive defeats.Midfielder Robbie Crawford remains out with an ankle injury.Buddies star attacker Jamie McGrath is out of St Mirren’s squad for the trip to Lanarkshire after injuring his hip against Rangers on Sunday.Midfielder Ethan Erhahon is unlikely to make the g...Full Story »

Livingston midfielder Stephane Omeonga is a doubt for the visit of Dundee United following a head knock.Andrew Shinnie is close to a return following an ankle problem but David Martindale has options.James Penrice (hernia) and Adam Lewis (foot) remain out and goalkeeper Daniel Barden is undergoing cancer treatment.Dundee United manager Tam Courts has no fresh injury worries to contend with follo...Full Story »

Burnley boss Sean Dyche has said he will make changes for the Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham.Maxwel Cornet, who scored twice in the 2-2 draw at Southampton on Saturday, came off with cramp and is unlikely to be used.Ben Mee could be in contention after his bout of coronavirus but Dale Stephens is still some way from being match ready, despite being back in training.Tottenham will travel to Tur...Full Story »

West Ham are set to be without Vladimir Coufal for the Carabao Cup visit of holders Manchester City.Coufal is unlikely to be risked as he recovers from a groin injury so Ben Johnson or Ryan Fredericks will deputise at right-back.Club captain Mark Noble, wing-back Arthur Masuaku and forward Andriy Yarmolenko will be pushing for starts with boss David Moyes rotating his squad.Manchester City will ...Full Story »

Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is not interested in managing Manchester United should the Premier League side move on from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, sources have told ESPN. Often tipped to be a viable candidate for the Old Trafford bench in case of the departure of Solskjaer, Zidane is not a rush to return to managing and is waiting for the right opportunity to emerge. Sources have tol...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to save his job as Manchester United manager, with sources telling ESPN that the 48-year-old had already lost the faith of a sizable number of his squad even before Sunday's 5-0 defeat against Liverpool. ESPN has also been told that the United hierarchy are aware that former Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte is prepared to return to managemen...Full Story »