Wigan suffered a setback in their Sky Bet League One promotion bid as MK Dons ran out deserved 2-1 winners at the DW Stadium.The home side had even taken a 20th-minute lead, with Charlie Wyke slotting home Will Keane’s right-wing cross.But the Dons had also started well and levelled on the half-hour mark, when Daniel Harvie crossed for Peter Kioso to head past Ben Amos.Before Wigan could r...Full Story »

Robbie Gotts’ second goal of the season earned Barrow a 1-1 draw and denied basement-boys Scunthorpe only their second Sky Bet League Two win of the season.Gotts struck 10 minutes from time after Barrow’s leading marksman Ollie Banks saw a 74th-minute penalty saved by Rory Watson.Barrow hit the bar late on through Josh Gordon but a home win would have been harsh on Neil Cox’s s...Full Story »

Harrogate extended their unbeaten home run to 10 games and kept fellow high-fliers Tranmere below them in the League Two table following an entertaining 2-2 draw.The visitors led through a Jay Spearing penalty before a Jack Muldoon spot-kick and Luke Armstrong’s eighth goal of the season put the Sulphurites in the ascendancy, only for Kieron Morris to secure a share of the spoils.Harrogate...Full Story »

Two quickfire goals shortly before half-time helped Walsall on their way to an eventual 3-1 League Two victory at Oldham.The improving Saddlers extended their unbeaten run to four matches.Walsall threatened first when Tyrese Shade fired wide from 20 yards.Oldham striker Zak Dearnley then volleyed an chance off target as he darted in to meet Jack Stobbs’ cross.The Saddlers went ahead agains...Full Story »

Jake Cooper’s added-time goal gave Millwall a 2-1 win at Sheffield United in the Sky Bet Championship.Jed Wallace had put the visitors ahead early on at Bramall Lane, before Billy Sharp equalised from the penalty spot at the end of the first half.The home side played for more than half an hour with only 10 men after Morgan Gibbs-White was dismissed following a second bookable offence.Georg...Full Story »

Ross Stewart struck twice for Sunderland as they won 4-0 at Crewe to move up to second in the table.An own goal by Terell Thomas helped Lee Johnson’s side on their way at Gresty Road and substitute Leon Dajaku completed the rout.Early on, Crewe were indebted to goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen for two smart saves which thwarted Tom Flanagan’s set-piece header and Alex Pritchard when the ...Full Story »

Teenager Cole Palmer scored a classy goal and Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Manchester City ignited their Champions League campaign with a comfortable 5-1 win over Club Brugge. Full-backs Joao Cancelo and Kyle Walker were also on target in a one-sided win in Belgium that strengthened City’s position in Group A after defeat to Paris St Germain three weeks ago. Hans Vanaken claimed a cons...Full Story »

Two second-half goals gave Celtic a  storming 2-0 win over Ferencvaros and the first three points of their Europa League campaign.After Group G defeats to Real Betis and Bayer Leverkusen, there was some pressure on Ange Postecoglou’s men but Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi came up trumps in the 57th minute when he latched on to a searching pass from Jota and slotted past Denes Dib...Full Story »

Swansea could be unchanged for the visit of Sky Bet Championship high-flyers West Brom.Head coach Russell Martin was full of praise for his side after thrashing local rivals Cardiff 3-0 on Sunday – their biggest win of the season.Olivier Ntcham showed he had fully recovered from a hamstring problem with an impressive cameo off the bench against Cardiff.Striker Michael Obafemi remains Swans...Full Story »

According to recent reports, there is at least one gay male footballer in the English Premier League. However, despite the player considering ‘coming out’, he has been forced to take up emotional therapy sessions over fears of the backlash he would receive if he were to be open about his sexuality. That’s according to a recent report from The Sun, who claims the unnamed pro ...Full Story »

Gareth Bale could end up joining Arsenal if they can persuade Real Madrid to include him as part of a deal for Alexandre Lacazette. According to Defensa Central, the Gunners are looking to move Lacazette on before his contract expires next summer and hope to convince Bale to head in the opposite direction. The French striker arrived at the Emirates from Lyon for £46.5million in July 201...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is once again under pressure at Manchester United, or at least he appears to be from the outside looking in. Questions continue to be asked of the Norwegian coach, who is looking increasingly out of his depth at Old Trafford this season and it could be argued that he is wasting the best squad that Manchester United have had since Sir Alex Ferguson's time at the club. A r...Full Story »

Crewe manager David Artell could make changes when his side face Sunderland following Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Fleetwood.Christopher Long could feature for the Railwaymen after making his return from injury and illness at the weekend, coming off the bench at half-time.Midfielder Callum Ainley is still out as he continues to recover from a hamstring problem.Ben Knight is also injured but is...Full Story »

Wigan could be forced into the first change to their starting line-up in seven games for Tuesday’s clash with MK Dons.Jordan Cousins limped off early in the second half of Saturday’s hammering of local rivals Bolton after picking up an injury and will be assessed.There was positive news this week on the fitness of midfielder Thelo Aasgaard, who has been out with a knee problem since ...Full Story »

Jimmy Dunne could come into contention to start as QPR bid to hit back to form when they host Blackburn in Tuesday’s Championship clash.Wing-back Sam McCallum managed an hour’s action before being replaced by Dunne in Saturday’s 4-1 west London derby thumping by Fulham.McCallum has only just returned from hamstring trouble, and might not be ready to start again from the off.Lee...Full Story »

Barrow manager Mark Cooper will assess a number of players who are closing in on a return to action ahead of the visit of Scunthorpe.Connor Brown (groin), Jamie Devitt (thigh), Luke James (foot) and Dimitri Sea (hamstring) are all regaining fitness, but no date has been set for their possible involvement with the matchday squad.Matt Platt (back) is also making good progress, but Tom Beadling (kn...Full Story »

Oldham manager Keith Curle could stick to a winning formula for the visit of Walsall in Sky Bet League Two.But Curle may decide to recall striker Hallam Hope to his starting XI after he came off the bench in the last two games, including the Latics’ first home league win of the season against Stevenage on Saturday.Hope came on as a late substitute in the 3-0 victory at the weekend, as did ...Full Story »

A STAND collapsed at the Stadion De Goffert as Vitesse Arnhem's players celebrated with their fans - but miraculously NO ONE was hurt. The incident happened after the Eredivisie game on Sunday, when the Dutch club's stars approached supporters at the away end of the ground. De Vitesse-supporters zijn door het dolle heen na de zege in de derby, maar een deel van het uitvak in het Gofferstad...Full Story »

Arsenal and Leicester City have taken a liking to Southampton winger Mohamed Elyounoussi. The Norway star seemed destined to leave Saints after spending two seasons on loan at Celtic. Instead, Elyounoussi has become an important player for Ralph Hasenhuttl's side this season. Now he is being watched by Southampton's Premier League rivals, according to the Mirror. Elyounoussi is approaching...Full Story »

The London clubs are two of a ‘host of clubs’ monitoring the progress of the 21-year-old, says football news website TEAMtalk. Green kept a clean sheet in his first game for England Under-21s against Andorra last week Credit: Getty Green was born in Colchester, Essex, but moved with his family to France when he was four-years-old. The keeper played for France at youth level but sw...Full Story »