Thomas Tuchel says he would like to see out his contract at Chelsea, but concedes "history tells us that it's not that easy". Chelsea handed Tuchel a two-year extension at the end of last season, which would keep him at the club until June 2024, after he led them to Champions League glory within five months of his arrival in west London. If the German is able to avoid the sack until then, he...Full Story »

Newcastle make £25m Zapata bid Newcastle have made a £25 million offer for Atalanta star Duvan Zapata, says Daily Record. The forward is reportedly willing to make the switch to the Premier League side, who want him as alternative to Benfica's Darwin Nunez. Atlanta United sign Hernandez on permanent deal Atlanta United have confirmed the signing of Ronald Hernandez on a permanent...Full Story »

Burnley manager Sean Dyche revealed only 10 recognised first-team players took part in training on Friday as injuries and coronavirus issues stretched resources to the limit ahead of Tuesday’s match against Watford.The Clarets have applied for the match to be postponed after conducting the latest round of Covid-19 tests on Monday morning, although Dyche declined to say how many cases there...Full Story »

Ross County defender Jack Baldwin is suspended for the visit of Motherwell.Coventry’s Declan Drysdale and Southampton defender Kayne Ramsay could make their Staggies debuts after signing on loan.Defender Alex Iacovitti (hamstring) is likely to miss out again.New signings Liam Shaw and Ross Tierney could make their Motherwell debuts.The Lanarkshire side will be without Premiership top goals...Full Story »

Livingston have fresh striking options ahead of the cinch Premiership return against Dundee.Forwards Joel Nouble and Caleb Chukwuemeka could both make their debuts while on-loan Liverpool defender Morgan Boyes is also aiming for his introduction.Tom Parkes (knee) remains out while Adam Lewis is close to a return following foot surgery. Daniel Barden faces a further three or four months out follo...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Paul Tisdale has suggested he may need to make changes to freshen up his side as they host Crawley in Sky Bet League Two.New signing Luke O’Neill could come back into the reckoning after sitting out Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Sutton.Defender Michael Bostwick, who began a second spell at the club this month, will hope to be available after a slight knock.Another recent...Full Story »

Rotherham have a fully fit squad for Tuesday’s home game against Lincoln.Will Grigg was replaced at half-time during Saturday’s defeat at Fleetwood but it is not thought the striker was injured.Ben Wiles (back) and Mickel Miller (hamstring) are both fit again, although neither player was involved at Highbury Stadium.Curtis Tilt has been recalled from his loan spell at promotion rival...Full Story »

As a footballer, you would think being one of the select few players to cross the Merseyside divide would be what people remember you for, but when it comes to Abel Xavier, that simply isn't the case. The Portuguese defender hit the headlines when he made the controversial move from Everton to Liverpool back in January of 2002, but that wasn't the only thing that got people talking. It was, in...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO chose to spend his Sunday relaxing in his pool wearing a pair of tiny swimming shorts as he recovers from injury. The 36-year-old missed Manchester United's 2-2 draw at Aston Villa with a thigh issue. Cristiano Ronaldo was relaxing in his pool as he recovers from injury But he seemed happy enough as he posted an envious photo of him in a pool onto Instagram. He simply capti...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has hit back at interim boss Ralf Rangnick's claims that he missed his side's trip to Aston Villa on Saturday because he "did not want to play." Rangnick did not fill his quota of substitutes for the 2-2 draw at Villa Park despite also including goalkeepers Dean Henderson and Tom Heaton on the bench. Rangnick said he was keen to include the striker for...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes the fact this season is far from normal will give his side a chance of reeling in Premier League defending champions Manchester City at the top of table.A comfortable 3-0 victory over Brentford secured a first league win since mid-December and closed the gap to 11 points with a match in hand.Klopp concedes in any other year that sort of lead would be unassail...Full Story »

Stoke assistant manager Dean Holden paid tribute to Tom Ince’s professionalism after he continued his impressive return to the side.The 29-year-old midfielder has spent long spells out of favour this season but secured a recall to the starting line-up a fortnight ago.Ince was involved in the build-up to Jacob Brown’s opener for the visitors at Hull and then wrapped up a 2-0 triumph b...Full Story »

FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED star Nani has joined Serie A side Venezia on an 18-month deal. And the Italian outfit labelled the 35-year-old 'one of the best wingers of his generation'. Nani has signed for Serie A strugglers Venezia He played 230 times for United between 2007 and 2015. And despite his 41 goals and 73 assists in that time, the 'best winger of a generation' tag might be a little ov...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel did not shy away from commenting about Romelu Lukaku’s performance during Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester City. In what will surely turn out to be a decisive Premier League title clash, the Citizens stretched their gap at the top of the Premier League table by 13 points after Kevin de Bruyne's wonderful effort on 70 minutes secured all three points for Pep Guardio...Full Story »

The Copa del Rey clash between Real Betis and Sevilla has been suspended after Joan Jordan was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The incident occurred directly after Nabil Fekir had drawn Betis level on the night with a goal directly from a corner, as what appeared to be a plastic stick left Jordan on the ground in pain. The Sevilla midfielder was able to get back to his fe...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur have said they are "extremely surprised" their North London Derby clash against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday has been postponed, and said they do not believe their rivals suffered a COVID-19 outbreak to warrant calling off the fixture. Arsenal had requested on Friday for the match against Spurs to be postponed, citing a depleted squad due to COVID-19 cases, injuri...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard wants to keep Philippe Coutinho smiling after the Aston Villa debutant secured a hard-fought 2-2 draw that left Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick deflated.Saturday evening’s Premier League encounter looked to be going the same way as their FA Cup tie at the start of the week, with Villa looking sharp but ultimately lacking a cutting edge against the Red Devils.A h...Full Story »

Superb sub Philippe Coutinho sealed a stirring Aston Villa comeback as Steven Gerrard’s men fought back to claim a 2-2 Premier League draw with Manchester United.Having started the week by edging through to the FA Cup third round with a somewhat fortuitous win, Ralf Rangnick’s side looked on course for another hard-fought victory against Villa on Saturday evening.A howler from Emilia...Full Story »

Marco Silva hailed Aleksandar Mitrovic’s hat-trick in Fulham’s 6-2 victory over Bristol City as a classic example of the in-form Serb’s finishing skills.Mitrovic completed his third treble of the season before half-time with two powerful headers and an outstanding left-foot finish to take his season tally to 27 league goals.Neskens Kebano scored twice and Fabio Carvalho was als...Full Story »

Steve Cooper believes his players showcased their steely promotion credentials as Nottingham Forest escaped from the Den with a dramatic 1-0 win over Millwall.Lewis Grabban’s stoppage-time strike secured the points for the in-form visitors as Forest remained in firm touching distance of the Championship play-off places.Millwall dominated the opening period but after spurning a string of ch...Full Story »