Preston boss Ryan Lowe insists he is not getting carried away after he saw his side come from behind to earn a sixth win in a row with a 2-1 victory over Birmingham at Deepdale.A cautious first 45 minutes from both teams was in complete contrast to the second when Jay Stansfield smashed the Blues in front less than a minute after the half-time interval.Preston have yet to taste defeat in their o...Full Story »

Giggs has been out of work since leaving the Wales job but is taking an active interest in the League Two club he part-owns. Ryan Giggs stepped down as Wales head coach last year Credit: Getty And the Manchester United legend, 49, could be pushed back into the dugout if Neil Wood does not get Salford into contention for the play-offs. The Ammies’ ambitious backers are frustrated at thei...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe was pleased to see Preston edge a “great battle” against a Plymouth side managed by his former assistant Steven Schumacher.North End returned to the top of the Championship thanks to Duane Holmes’ opener after just 38 seconds and a second goal before half-time from debutant Liam Millar.Schumacher, who succeeded Lowe at Home Park after working as his number two, change...Full Story »

Aldershot ended a run of two successive defeats with a comfortable 2-0 National League victory over Fylde at Mill Farm.Fylde almost took a 16th-minute lead but Jack Bycroft denied Luke Charman with a superb reaction save and the goalkeeper was again sharp to turn away Siya Ligendza’s effort.The deadlock was finally broken after 69 minutes when Kwame Thomas played in Ryan Glover and his lef...Full Story »

Steve Clarke watched Scotland take a step closer to Euro 2024 with a 3-0 win over Cyprus but claimed the best part of the night was a late Ryan Porteous block to keep a clean sheet.Scott McTominay opened the scoring in the sixth minute in Larnaca with his sixth goal in five qualifiers before defender Porteous volleyed in his first international goal nine minutes later.McTominay set up midfielder...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe praised the “togetherness” of his table-topping Preston side after they won 2-0 at Stoke.A second-half Will Keane double was the difference as the Lilywhites continued their unbeaten start to the season.Half-time substitute Duane Holmes proved instrumental for the visitors, winning a penalty for Keane’s opener and then teeing up his side’s second.Keane converted...Full Story »

Ryan Hardie scored before turning provider as Plymouth comfortably beat Blackburn 3-0 at Home Park.Promoted Argyle’s top-scorer took his tally to four goals in five Sky Bet Championship games in the 77th minute when Rovers goalkeeper Aynsley Pears failed to hold Callum Wright’s shot to let Hardie sweep home from close range.In the 80th minute Scottish striker Hardie was instrumental ...Full Story »

Ryan Trevitt scored for the second away game in succession to earn Exeter a 1-0 win at 10-man Burton that sent them top of League One.The Brentford loanee fired home from the edge of the box to settle a tight clash at the Pirelli Stadium.John Brayford almost gave Albion the perfect start, his poked effort rattling the Exeter crossbar inside 90 seconds as Tom Hamer’s long throw threatened t...Full Story »

Liverpool have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to sign midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, sources have told ESPN's Mark Ogden. The two clubs agreed a fee of €40 million ($43.4m), with Gravenberch set to undergo a medical in Liverpool late Thursday or Friday. Gravenberch, 21, has spent just a single season at Bayern after signing from Ajax Amsterdam last summer on a five-year deal. The...Full Story »

Lucas Digne will not leave Aston Villa Lucas Digne won’t leave Villa, confirms Unai Emery: “I'm very, very happy with him”. 🟣🔵 #AVFC“I think he's very important for the squad and I can tell you he's going to be with us”, says via @JournoHaff. pic.twitter.com/6Yia2J8mxB— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 31, 2023 Yannick Carrasco to join Al...Full Story »

Villarreal reject Man Utd's bid for Pedraza Villarreal have reportedly rejected Manchester United's bid to sign their left-back Alfonso Pedraza on loan, according to Marca. The Red Devils are in search of a left full-back as Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malaca are sidelined due to injuries. Other than Pedraza, the Premier League giants are also keen on signing Marc Cucurella from Chelsea. Liverpool...Full Story »

Ryan Christie came off the bench to steer Bournemouth past Swansea and into the third round of the Carabao Cup, just as penalties were looming.The Scotland international turned the ball into the far corner in the first minute of stoppage time after he was fed by fellow replacement Justin Kluivert to seal a 3-2 victory.Swansea had made spot-kicks appear likely when another substitute, Jamie Peter...Full Story »

Manchester United and Bayern Munich could pull off a sensational swap deal involving Scott McTominay and Ryan Gravenberch. WHAT HAPPENED? According to Bild, Bayern are seriously considering making a move for United man McTominay, as Thomas Tuchel wants a new deep-lying midfielder. At the same time, United are eyeing up 21-year-old Gravenberch as Erik ten Hag is desperate to bolster his midfie...Full Story »

Dagenham made it back-to-back National League wins after second-half goals from Ryan Hill and Omar Mussa earned Ben Strevens’ side a 2-0 victory at Wealdstone.Strevens’ men had been winless until Saturday’s narrow 1-0 triumph over London rivals Barnet, but they followed it up by claiming more bragging rights against an opponent from the capital.After a goalless first 45 minutes...Full Story »

Al-Duhail in talks with Aston Villa to sign Philippe Coutinho Al Duhail have approached Aston Villa for Philippe Coutinho but there’s still no formal bid on the table 🟣🔵 #AVFCDiscussions advanced on player side, not yet on club side. Talks will follow in the next days to understand if Coutinho will join the Qatari side. pic.twitter.com/kcdRou2sem— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRom...Full Story »

A sensational second-half goal from Ryan Hedges earned Blackburn a 1-0 win at Watford.Hedges produced a brilliant piece of skill to lift it away from Wesley Hoedt and juggle before smashing past Daniel Bachmann in the 72nd minute.The counter-attack had sprung from an error by substitute Imran Louza, who had been dropped to the bench for disciplinary reasons by Watford manager Valerien Ismael.The...Full Story »

The Reds are determined to further bolster their midfield prior to the transfer deadline. Ryan Gravenberch is on Liverpool's radar Credit: Getty Jurgen Klopp's side have lost Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain since last season concluded. Liverpool tried to sign Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia as replacements, only for the duo to both snub them in favour of joi...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe hailed his side’s “fantastic” display after they beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 to continue their strong start to the Championship season.Liam Lindsay’s header early in the second half was enough to give the Lilywhites their second win of the campaign, with Wednesday tasting defeat in all three of their Championship games so far to hold up the tabl...Full Story »

Exeter manager Gary Caldwell has high hopes for Ryan Trevitt after his goal set up a 2-0 win over Carlisle.Trevitt and Demetri Mitchell sealed the points to make a long trip north worth the effort, following a midweek defeat at Portsmouth.“It was a fantastic result after a really difficult week,” said Caldwell. “We had to recover well after Tuesday night and after everyone&rsqu...Full Story »

Ryan Trevitt and Demitri Mitchell netted as Exeter beat Carlisle 2-0 at Brunton Park.Exeter found the breakthrough when Trevitt struck 20 minutes from time for his first professional goal.Mitchell stroked home with eight minutes left to make the points safe, but Carlisle may have felt aggrieved he was not sent off in the first half after a possible second bookable offence.United started well and...Full Story »