The unstoppable Erling Haaland scored another two goals as Manchester City thrashed FC Copenhagen 5-0 in the Champions League.The prolific Norwegian netted with his first touch at the Etihad Stadium and added another before being substituted at half-time in a one-sided Group G clash at the Etihad Stadium.Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez joined him on the scoresheet as City, who also benefited fro...Full Story »

Reece James’ thunderbolt strike put the seal on Graham Potter’s first Stamford Bridge win as Chelsea boss as the Blues thumped AC Milan 3-0 to revitalise their Champions League campaign.James’ finish capped a fine Blues victory, with the England wing-back also teeing up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for his second goal in as many games.Wesley Fofana opened the scoring, tapping home...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic’s first home game as Watford manager ended in defeat as Ben Cabango’s stoppage-time header earned Swansea a 2-1 victory in the Sky Bet Championship.The defender headed home Ryan Manning’s free-kick eight minutes into a total of 20 added on after the officials’ communication equipment failed, leading to the players having to leave the pitch.Ismaila Sarr fired ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt his team paid the price for going into “survival mode” after equalising during their 3-1 Champions League defeat by RB Leipzig.Jota cancelled out Christopher Nkunku’s first-half counter-attack goal two minutes after the interval but Celtic could not build on the goal.The home side hit the post and had a second goal disallowed for offside fol...Full Story »

Celtic face an uphill battle to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages after a 3-1 Champions League defeat against RB Leipzig.Christopher Nkunku opened the scoring from a 27th-minute counter-attack after Celtic lost the ball following a short corner and, with captain Callum McGregor off injured, the visitors could not build on Jota’s equaliser.Leipzig had just had a second goal d...Full Story »

A mural of Jurgen Klopp has been vandalised with blue paint A Liverpool mural of Jurgen Klopp has been vandalised ahead of the Champions League group stage clash with Rangers. Pictures and footage emerged on Tuesday morning of a new mural dedicated to Reds manager Klopp having been defaced with blue paint. The mural, based in Randolph Street, Liverpool, had been commissioned by BOSS Night and ...Full Story »

KEVIN TRAPP's girlfriend Izabel Goulart will have been pleased to see her partner keep a clean sheet when Eintracht Frankfurt played Tottenham. That is because a defeat would mean a sex ban for the goalkeeper as Trapp, 32, has repeatedly refused to make love to Izabel, 37, after a bad result throughout their relationship. Eintracht Frankfurt keeper Kevin Trapp's girlfriend Izabel Goulart made ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi will reportedly leave PSG for Barcelona at the end of the season Lionel Messi is reportedly set for a shock return to Barcelona next summer. The Argentine magician, 35, is expected to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the current 2022/23 season, according to a 'close friend' of Messi's family. Argentinian journalist Veronica Brunati took to Twitter to drop the bombshell new...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi was furious after their Champions League defeat at Inter Milan. Pedri's second-half equaliser was ruled out for an unintentional handball by Ansu Fati after the hour mark and a late Denzel Dumfries handball was not given as a penalty. Hakan Calhanoglu's goal proved the winner for Inter. "I am angry and indignant about what we have seen, it is an injustice," Xavi blasted...Full Story »

Martial wants game time promise before agreeing Man Utd contract Fabrizio Romano - speaking to Caught Offside - has said that Anthony Martial is considered an important player to Erik ten Hag and, for that reason, Manchester United want to agree a new deal with him. Although, the Frenchman wants a promise of regular game time before signing along the dotted line and, at present, that is the de...Full Story »

Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has rejected the chance of a quick return to management as he has reportedly turned down an offer from a European club. The highly-rated German coach was sacked by new Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly just seven games into the current season, which came as a surprise to many considering how much he had been backed in the summer transfer market and his previous s...Full Story »

Chelsea are said to be one of several clubs with a keen interest in snapping up Benjamin Sesko, who was linked with a move to Manchester United over the summer, from RB Leipzig before the start of next season. The Blues are currently in talks with Leipzig over the signing of Christopher Nkunku and have been tipped to raid the German heavyweights once again for the services of Sesko when the camp...Full Story »

QPR manager Michael Beale admitted his team had to show “blood and guts” to win 1-0 at Championship table-toppers Sheffield United.Beale added that he felt the Blades provided his side with their toughest test of the season after Chris Willock’s 51st-minute strike earned the visitors a fifth victory in seven matches.The former England under-20 international, who has now netted ...Full Story »

Wade Elliott hailed Cheltenham’s 1-0 win over Bolton as a “good night for the club”.Ryan Broom’s late strike sealed the Robins’ third home victory in a row and lifted them up to 14th in the League One table, ending Wanderers’ run of four straight wins.“I thought we were excellent to a man and it was the right outcome,” Elliott said.“We kept b...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray and Blackpool counterpart Michael Appleton walked away from the goalless draw with mixed feelings.The Black Cats had the better of the first half, while the visitors improved after the break to dominate, but neither side could find the back of the net at the Stadium of Light.For Sunderland it was a second consecutive goalless draw at home, and Mowbray said: “Th...Full Story »

Mark Harris said he hoped Wales manager Rob Page was watching after his stunning strike earned Cardiff a 1-0 home win over Blackburn.The Welsh internatoinal hammered home a 20-yard screamer to steer his side to a first home win since 13 August and make it four points in two home games.Harris also carried on a message to goalkeeper Ryan Allsop on which way to dive when Blackburn had a 91st-minute...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna felt Ipswich got their “just rewards” for their patience in the 3-0 win against Cambridge.The Town boss got his substitutions spot on, with Kyle Edwards and Tyreece John-Jules both scoring in a 14-minute spell to give the home side a deserved victory.John-Jules struck with his first touch of the game in the 72nd minute when a cross was deflected over Dimitar Mitov for ...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Mark Fotheringham hailed winger Sorba Thomas as one of the “best players in the Championship” after he had a hand in all three goals as the Terriers drew 3-3 at Luton.The Wales international saw two his corners helped on to reach the back of the net, while another set-piece led to a penalty tucked away by Jordan Rhodes.Fotheringham said: “Sorba is one of the b...Full Story »

Manager Steven Hammell hailed Motherwell’s five-star performance at Ross County and claimed his side had been threatening to do it for several weeks.Kevin van Veen scored a hat-trick, with Callum Slattery and Joe Efford also finding the net for the Staggies.He said: “It’s not our best performance of the season, I think our level of performance has been high most games this seas...Full Story »

Walsall manager Michael Flynn believes the monkey is off his side’s back after the Saddlers ended a 12-match winless run with a well-earned 1-0 victory against Northampton at the Bescot Stadium.Danny Johnson scored the only goal on 37 minutes when he headed home from six yards out after Northampton failed to deal with Brandon Comley’s free-kick into the box.The Saddlers should have s...Full Story »