Jamie Paterson is set to be back involved for Swansea when they host Sky Bet Championship promotion-chasers Bournemouth on Tuesday night.Boss Russell Martin has said the midfielder, who missed Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough due to a minor knock, is fit to return to the fold.The Swans appear to have no fresh injury concerns from the match at the weekend.It was a third-successive dra...Full Story »

Luka Modric has never had it easy, but his brand of football early in his professional career caught the eye of Slaven Bilic, the Croatia head coach at the time. On the occasion of Real Madrid's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea, Modric invited Bilic to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu 18 years after he went to watch him play for Inter Zapresic. "From the beginning I lik...Full Story »

EVERTON winger Anthony Gordan has hit out on Twitter after he was denied a penalty in Sunday's Merseyside derby against Liverpool. The Toffees headed to Anfield inside the bottom three after relegation rivals Burnley beat Wolves. Everton star Anthony Gordon reacted to the decision not to give a penalty with a pair of facepalm emojis on Twitter Gordan was never far from the action at Anfield a...Full Story »

Barcelona have fallen to defeat for a third consecutive home game in the same season for the first time in their history, as Rayo Vallecano won 1-0 in LaLiga Santander at the Camp Nou on Sunday night. It followed defeats to Eintracht Frankfurt and Cadiz in the past two fixtures and leaves the Catalans under pressure on 63 points, only six points clear of Real Betis in fifth. The result also ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel acknowledged replacing Antonio Rudiger will prove “incredibly difficult” for Chelsea after confirming the Germany defender will leave the club in the summer.Rudiger will depart Stamford Bridge after rejecting the chance to become the highest-paid defender in the club’s history, with Real Madrid poised to wrap up his signing on a free transfer.The 29-year-old almos...Full Story »

Matej Vydra’s strike took battling Burnley out of the Premier League relegation zone as caretaker boss Mike Jackson celebrated a crucial victory against European hopefuls Wolves.Having drawn at West Ham and then beaten Southampton on Thursday, Sean Dyche’s temporary successor oversaw another huge result in the Clarets’ bid to beat the drop.Burnley may not have been at their bes...Full Story »

ERIK TEN HAG could be Pep Guardiola’s noisy neighbour in more ways than one when he arrives at Old Trafford. Manchester United’s new manager has already given a list of requirements to the club’s liaison team. Erik ten Hag wants to live in Manchester city centre when he takes up his new role And one of his key demands is to find a base as close to the centre of Manchester as...Full Story »

Serge Gnabry has scored 62 goals across 167 games for Bayern - and once scored four vs Spurs Tottenham are considering an ambitious swoop for Bayern Munich contract rebel Serge Gnabry, who left the club to join Werder Bremen in 2016 before signing for the Bundesliga giants the following year. The former Arsenal winger's contract is running down and expires in June of 2023, which could tempt hi...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi says transfer plans are already underway. Barcelona are already planning for next season, though their Champions League status is yet to be confirmed. "We are planning, but we also depend on the economic situation," Xavi confessed. "We are keeping an eye on the situation. For people to come in, they also have to leave. "There are positions that we don't have cover for,...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank says Christian Eriksen’s future will be decided at the end of the season.Eriksen’s short-term contract expires at the end of the current campaign and his performances for the Bees in recent weeks will have attracted the attention of some of Europe’s biggest clubs.Tottenham will be one of those and the Dane showed his former club what they were missin...Full Story »

Mark Hughes was delighted to get his first home win as Bradford manager as he praised his side’s performance after they beat already-relegated Scunthorpe 2-1 in Saturday’s League Two clash at Valley Parade.The result ended a run of nine home matches without a win, five of them since Hughes became manager at the end of February. It was also their first home win since they beat Salford...Full Story »

Wrexham’s hopes of catching National League leaders Stockport were dented as their 15-game unbeaten run ended in a 2-1 defeat to Woking.The Dragons had received a huge pre-match boost as news filtered through of Stockport’s shock loss at Yeovil.James Jones thudded a shot against the Woking crossbar before Wrexham struck moments before half-time, Liam McAlinden’s cross deflectin...Full Story »

Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League suffered another blow as they limped to a disappointing 0-0 draw at Brentford.After Arsenal moved into the Premier League’s top four by beating Manchester United in the lunchtime kick-off, Spurs fluffed their lines with a sub-par performance in west London.They looked devoid of all attacking creativity and for the second succes...Full Story »

Coventry manager Mark Robins expressed his frustration and relief after Ben Wilson’s last-gasp penalty save ensured his side earned a point in a goalless Championship draw at West Brom.Wilson denied Karlan Grant from the spot in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage-time after substitute Callum Robinson was judged to have been fouled by Michael Rose.But it looked an extremely soft decis...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Gary McSheffrey had mixed emotions following his side’s 2-0 win over Burton.McSheffrey was pleased on the one hand to see Rovers maintaining their positive late-season performances with the victory, which came courtesy of goals from Joe Dodoo and Josh Martin, plus Jonathan Mitchell’s penalty save from Gassan Ahadme.But he admitted some frustration too that time has run...Full Story »

Mark Warburton expressed his frustration as QPR’s play-off hopes were effectively ended with a 1-0 defeat at Stoke City.The Rs failed to register a shot on target as they suffered an eighth defeat in 11 matches, falling six points behind the play-off fray with two games remaining.Despite the absence of boss Michael O’Neill, who underwent hip surgery in midweek, the hosts sailed to a ...Full Story »

Hibernian caretaker boss David Gray told his players to savour the moment after defeating St Mirren in Paisley.It was a first league win in two months for the Easter Road side and followed their Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Hearts and then the sacking of manager Shaun Maloney.Gray has been placed in charge until the end of the season and hoped his team would enjoy the victory that arrived c...Full Story »

Ryan De Havilland scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as 10-man Barnet earned their first victory in six games after beating Eastleigh 3-2.Eastleigh took the lead in the 15th minute when Sam Smart tapped the ball home.Barnet were awarded a penalty in the 48th minute and Adam Marriott slotted home from the spot before putting the Bees in front just two minutes later, finding the bottom corner....Full Story »

Mark McGhee insists Dundee’s relegation fate is still to be decided.The rock-bottom Dark Blues remain five points adrift of 11th-placed St Johnstone after the two teams drew 1-1 at Dens Park.Jordan Marshall opened the scoring for the home side but Shaun Rooney salvaged a point for Saints in the second half.With just four games of the regular season left, Dundee look to be on the brink of b...Full Story »

Simon Weaver was happy that his Harrogate team “turned on the style” for their loyal supporters during a 3-0 home win over Carlisle.The Sulphurites had gone seven games without winning at Wetherby Road – equalling their longest sequence since September 2012 – but a Jack Diamond brace and Rory McArdle’s first goal for the club secured a routine triumph over the Cumbr...Full Story »