Partick Thistle got their Scottish Championship campaign off to a winning start with a 3-2 victory against Dundee.Newly-promoted Thistle were given a late scare by the Dee, who were relegated from the Premiership last season, after they scored two goals in the second half but were able to see the game out.Aidan Fitzpatrick put Thistle in the lead, smashing the ball home from the edge of the box....Full Story »

League Two newcomers Bonnyrigg Rose started the season with a bang in a 2-0 win over Forfar.The Midlothian club won the Lowland League last season before defeating Cowdenbeath to seal promotion for the first time.They took the lead when a header from 35-year-old striker Kevin Smith squirmed through the legs of visiting keeper Marc McCallum and rolled into the net.That might not have been the pre...Full Story »

New-look Cardiff began their Sky Bet Championship campaign with a 1-0 victory over Norwich in a bad-tempered affair in the Welsh capital.Romaine Sawyers struck the winner four minutes into the second half of a contest that saw both sides reduced to 10 men after the break.Cardiff defender Perry Ng and Norwich captain Grant Hanley were sent off for second bookable offences as the relegated Canarie...Full Story »

Salford triumphed 2-0 at home to last season’s beaten play-off finalists Mansfield to kick-off their League Two campaign in impressive fashion.In Neil Wood’s first game in charge the Ammies took an early lead when debutant Callum Hendry latched on to Brandon Thomas-Asante’s ball to slot home in the fifth minute.Salford had been dominant from the off and continued to test Mansfi...Full Story »

Charlton’s stoppage-time celebrations were cut short as Accrington went down the other end of the pitch to claim a 2-2 draw on the opening day of the League One season.Miles Leaburn scored with a header four minutes into added time to give Charlton a 2-1 lead but Korede Adedoyin turned the ball in from close range two minutes later to rescue a point for the hosts.Charlton had taken the lea...Full Story »

A Mitch Megginson double earned Scottish Championship newcomers Cove a 2-0 win over Raith.Rangers were promoted from League One last season and this victory sent them top of the fledgling Championship table.Megginson opened the scoring after eight minutes, tucking the ball home from close range.Liam Dick had the chance to equalise for Raith, but his shot was well-saved before Jamie Gullan’...Full Story »

Crewe survived a second-half fightback from home side Rochdale to earn a 2-1 win at the Crown Oil Arena.The visitors were good value for their two-goal lead at the interval but lived dangerously at times after the break as Dale pulled one back and went for broke in pursuit of an equaliser.Crewe took the lead in the 14th minute when Ethan Ebanks-Landell was booked for a foul on Dan Agyei and Call...Full Story »

Conor Hourihane’s superb strike gave Derby a 1-0 win over Oxford in their first game in Sky Bet League One for 36 years.Oxford had chances in front of a 31,000 crowd before Hourihane’s quality finish gave Derby victory in the club’s first competitive match since exiting administration at the start of the month.Matty Taylor fired wide under pressure from Curtis Davies in the 19t...Full Story »

On-loan Aston Villa attacking midfielder Finn Azaz got Plymouth off to a winning start in Sky  Bet League One, as they beat Barnsley 1-0 in front of 14,624 at Home Park.The game’s decisive moment came just before half-time, following a brilliant break down the left by playmaker Danny Mayor, who passed inside the penalty box to Bali Mumba.Mumba’s square pass found fellow debutant...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst watched his Rangers side recover from the loss of an “easy goal” against Livingston to win 2-1 in their hard-fought cinch Premiership opener at the Tony Macaroni Arena.Striker Joel Nouble put the home side ahead in the fifth minute when he broke past Gers defender John Souttar to lob keeper Jon McLaughlin and he went on to cause the visitors trouble all after...Full Story »

James Tavernier’s scintillating second-half free-kick gave Rangers a hard-fought 2-1 win over Livingston in their cinch Premiership opener at the Tony Macaroni Arena.Striker Joel Nouble shocked last season’s Europa League finalists when he gave the home side the lead with a fine finish in the fifth minute.David Martindale’s side resolutely defended their lead as the Gers pressu...Full Story »

This season, Liverpool's lineup has been adjusted. The biggest signing must be Darwin Nunes. At the same time, Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino have been sent away. As for the main force of the defense line, it is still mainly Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez. The fullbacks are lead by Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold whose offense is great. However, for this game, the team are...Full Story »

Hotspur are now firing on all cylinders, having signed six new players during the summer window, as manager Antonio Conte prepares his squad for their final pre-season friendly against AS Roma. Conte and Mourinho have faced off on a number of occasions in the past and now the former and current managers of the north London club will meet again in a warm-up match, making for an interesting wat...Full Story »

Aaron Connolly says his time in Italy has offered a decent respite Footballer Aaron Connolly has opened up on his struggles and claimed he moved to join Italian side Venezia to escape the 'circle' back in England. Speaking in a candid interview with Irish Football Fan TV, the attacker said that he is now back on the right track after enduring a torrid spell at Middlesbrough when he joined on l...Full Story »

Lionel Messi and wife Antonela are enjoying some time in a £7,000-a-week Four Seasons hotel in Paris following PSG's pre-season tour of Japan Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi and his wife Antonela have been enjoying some time together at the Four Seasons hotel in Paris this week. It follows PSG's pre-season tour of Japan as the forward embarks on his second season in the French cap...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany has claimed he is happy to complete the season without an out-and-out goalscorer after Burnley won 1-0 in his first game in charge at Huddersfield.Despite dominating for long periods during, on-loan Chelsea winger Ian Maatsen grabbed the only goal of the evening at last season’s beaten play-off finalists in the opening match of the Championship campaign.It was the 20-year-o...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany’s reign as Burnley boss got off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory at Huddersfield in the opening match of the new Sky Bet Championship season.On-loan Chelsea winger Ian Maatsen marked his Clarets debut with the only goal of the game as Burnley secured three points on their return to the second tier following six seasons of top-flight football.Huddersfield were a pale sh...Full Story »

Celtic will be without Carl Starfelt for their cinch Premiership opener at home to Aberdeen as the Swedish defender is short of match fitness despite returning to training on Friday following his recent hamstring injury.Japanese midfielder Yosuke Ideguchi is the champions’ only other absentee as he faces a few weeks out with a leg gash.Summer signings Benjamin Siegrist, Alexandro Bernabei,...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Shamal George is in line to make his Livingston debut in Saturday’s cinch Premiership opener against Rangers following his arrival from Colchester.Defender Tom Parkes was this week ruled out for a further six to nine months after being told he needs fresh knee surgery.Morgan Boyes (ankle) remains out while Cristian Montano will be assessed after a head knock.Rangers new boy Rabb...Full Story »

Josh Davison will be primed for his AFC Wimbledon debut in Saturday’s League Two clash with Gillingham.Striker Davison has arrived at AFC Wimbledon from Charlton on a permanent deal, in a busy summer of transfer activity for boss Johnnie Jackson.Free-transfer recruits Alex Pearce and Chris Gunter should also be in the mix to feature this weekend.Brentford loan midfielder Paris Maghoma will...Full Story »