Chelsea clawed their way into the quarter-final of the Champions League following a sternly-fought 2-1 victory in Lille on Wednesday night. Despite taking a two-goal cushion into the second-leg, the evening was anything but comfortable for the Blues who found themselves under the cosh from the get-go. Burak Yilmaz halved Lille's deficit from the penalty spot, but Christian Pulisic hit back for ...Full Story »

Origi close to AC Milan deal Divock #Origi is getting closer to #ACMilan as a free agent. The belgian striker will leave #Liverpool in summer: #Rossoneri are really interested. Positive meeting between the agents and #Milan last Monday. Expected a new meeting in the next 10 days. #transfers #LFC— Nicolò Schira (@NicoSchira) March 16, 2022 Lord Coe joins Chelsea takeover co...Full Story »

A lot of transfers seem to take a couple of years these days as clubs take their time in allowing them to develop before making their move, but it’s felt like Aurelien Tchouameni was destined to be a Chelsea player for a while. The Monaco star was consistently linked with a move to Stamford Bridge and he increasingly looks like he could be the player that many expected Bakayoko could...Full Story »

Hull manager Shota Arveladze said his side owe their supporters a strong home performance after making it five unbeaten on the road with a 2-0 win over Coventry.Richie Smallwood set the Tigers on their way before Ryan Longman doubled the advantage, thumping home a half volley from inside the box.The Georgian said: “We know we owe our supporters a good game at home and this performance will...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin saw the good and bad of his side as they won a 3-2 thriller at rock-bottom Peterborough.Top-scorer Joel Piroe struck his 17th goal of a sparkling season in the first minute of stoppage-time as City breathed a sigh of relief.Martin said: “The players showed real courage to get control of the game back.“We should have been out of sight by half-time and it&rs...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom claimed a bad offside call cost Sheffield United a vital win at Blackpool after a late Oliver Norwood goal was ruled out in the 0-0 draw.Norwood thought he had won a tight game for the Blades deep in the second half with a deflected shot from inside the box, only to see the linesman wave the flag.With United unable to find a winner, the decision proved costly and the draw mean...Full Story »

Swansea hot-shot Joel Piroe struck a dramatic added-time winner as City snatched a 3-2 success that dealt a heart-breaking blow to Peterborough’s survival hopes.The Dutch striker fired his 17th goal of a prolific season in the first minute of stoppage time to settle a Sky Bet Championship thriller and leave rock-bottom Posh looking doomed.Piroe made no mistake with a fine left-footed finis...Full Story »

Struggling Albion held cinch League Two leaders Kelty Hearts to a 0-0 draw.Hearts had already beaten Albion 3-0 and 6-1 this season and went into the game with a 14-point lead at the top of the division.But the visitors had to settle for a point this time after being reduced to 10 men by Kieran Ngwenya’s second-half red card.Albion went close when Kyle Doherty curled his shot just wide of ...Full Story »

Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta helped Chelsea forget their off-field worries by firing the Blues into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 win at Lille.Pulisic latched on to Jorginho’s fine pass to cancel out Lille skipper Burak Yilmaz’s penalty, before captain Azpilicueta turned in Mason Mount’s cross midway through the second-half.Chelsea prevailed 4-1 on a...Full Story »

Sheffield United’s promotion bid continued to stutter as they were second best in an entertaining 0-0 draw at Blackpool.The Blades remain on the fringes of the Championship play-off places, sitting one point off the top six, but have now won just once in five matches.Blackpool, meanwhile, will take plenty of positives from their performance even though their run of three straight victories...Full Story »

Benik Afobe scored both goals as Millwall closed in on the Championship play-off places with an impressive 2-0 victory over promotion-chasing Huddersfield.The Lions moved within two points of the top six after extending their unbeaten run to eight games and making it five matches without conceding in the process.They also ended the Terriers’ streak of 17 league games without defeat –...Full Story »

MEMPHIS DEPAY has accidentally posted a video featuring a naked Gerard Pique in the Barcelona dressing room. The Dutchman uploaded a celebratory vid to Instagram after his side's dominant 4-0 victory over Osasuna. Gerard Pique was unwittingly caught on camera by his team-mates Depay posed alongside veteran team-mate Dani Alves for the video, with the pair showing off their street clothes havi...Full Story »

Caoimhin Kelleher is ready to stick with Liverpool next season. Despite being strictly backup to Alisson Becker with the Reds, the Irish goalkeeper is happy at Anfield. The Telegraph says Kelleher is followed by as many as ten Premer League clubs who would like to take him on-loan. But Kelleher is prepared to stick with Liverpool. And Reds management are happy with his choice, knowing keep...Full Story »

Tottenham and Arsenal transfer target Franck Kessie rejects Premier League move for Barcelona. Kessie, an AC Milan midfielder, is out of contract this summer. The Express recently reported that both Tottenham and Arsenal were interested, but it appears he has rejected the Premier League for a move to Spain. Xavi Hernández was key in the negotiations for Kessié to Barcelona. Fr...Full Story »

Dembele has verbal agreement with PSGBarcelona winger Ousmane Dembele has a verbal agreement to join Paris Saint-Germain this summer, writes Foot Mercato. Dembele's current contract runs out at the end of the season, so he's free to negotiate with teams at any point. His uptick in form will make him even more appealing to prospective suitors such as PSG. PSG offer Neymar to Barcelona (Foot ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore admitted Accrington made life “very difficult” for his side as a late equaliser earned Stanley a hard-fought 1-1 draw.Barry Bannan and Saido Berahino saw early chances saved by goalkeeper Toby Savin, but the visitors frustrated the Owls for most of the first half.Apart from Callum Paterson seeing his drive saved by Savin a few minutes before t...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder was relieved to see his side pick up their first away win of 2022 as they defeated Birmingham 2-0 at St Andrew’s.Nico Gordon’s 23rd-minute own goal set Middlesbrough on their way after Aaron Connolly’s attempt was saved by Neil Etheridge.Boro ensured they returned to the Riverside with maximum points when Folarin Balogun’s impressive per...Full Story »

Boss Mark Cooper welcomed a big three points in Barrow’s battle for League Two survival as John Rooney’s 44th-minute goal was enough to defeat bottom-of-the-table Scunthorpe.But he was disappointed that the Bluebirds were not more convincing winners against an Iron side reduced to 10 men after 22 minutes as a result of midfielder Anthony Grant’s late challenge on Josh Gordon.Th...Full Story »

Joey Barton was full of praise for Newcastle loanee Elliot Anderson after seeing his in-form Bristol Rovers team move into the League Two play-off zone with a 1-0 win over Colchester.It was the 19-year-old midfielder’s sweet right-footed drive from the left side of the box after 49 minutes that settled a closely-fought game from which both sides emerged with credit.Anderson collected the s...Full Story »

Delighted Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens revealed he spilled blood after watching his team peg back League Two leaders Forest Green to record a 1-1 draw.Midfielder Ruel Sotiriou’s equaliser made sure of a fourth draw on the bounce in Orient’s 16-game winless run.Sotiriou raced on to a defence-splitting ball from substitute Theo Archibald before drilling in his seventh goal of the ...Full Story »