Arteta: Arsenal will assess 'opportunities' in January Mikel Arteta acknowledged after Arsenal’s Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton that his squad is still "very, very short" of where he wants it to be. Stankovic: I'll go! Sampdoria boss Dejan Stankovic threatened to leave the club in a defiant press conference after a 2-0 loss to Torino, as fans showered him with jeers. "If the problem ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou praised his players for maintaining their winning domestic form through their hectic schedule despite not being completely satisfied with their Fir Park performance.The cinch Premiership leaders failed to build on Kyogo Furuhashi’s early goal and Motherwell caused them problems before Daizen Maeda netted on an 84th-minute counter-attack to ultimately earn a ...Full Story »

Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes admitted his side are slitting their own throats after sliding to the bottom of the cinch Premiership.The Ayrshire side were thumped 4-0 by Dundee United at Tannadice thanks to first-half goals by Kieran Freeman, Jamie McGrath and Glenn Middleton with Dylan Levitt adding a fourth after the break.The win moved the Tangerines up to 11th with Killie now bottom on goal ...Full Story »

West Ham’s players “let themselves and the fans down” as they crashed out of the Carabao Cup on penalties to a youthful Blackburn side.Angelo Ogbonna missed the crucial penalty as Rovers won 10-9 on spot-kicks in a marathon shoot-out.After 19 successful penalties Ogbonna’s effort crashed off the underside of the crossbar to send Championship Rovers through to round four f...Full Story »

Nathan Jones will inherit a team capable of doing “great things” but must also be given time to transform Southampton’s fortunes, according to interim boss Ruben Selles.Prospective new manager Jones watched from the stands as Saints scraped past League One Sheffield Wednesday on penalties in the Carabao Cup.The current Luton boss is expected to be confirmed as successor to the ...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill reflected on what could have been as his Shrewsbury side were left to rue taking just a point against Oxford United.Matt Pennington’s third goal of the season hauled his side level in the second half after Cameron Brannagan’s opener inside 15 minutes.The point hauled Shrewsbury up to 10th in Sky Bet League One.“We did enough to win it, 100 per cent,” said ...Full Story »

Substitutes Reece Grego-Cox and Rhys Browne scored as Woking won 2-0 at Bromley and moved up to fourth place in the National League.Having come on just after the interval, Grego-Cox put the Cardinals in front after 58 minutes when the ball came to him from Josh Casey’s corner.Grego-Cox then turned provider as Browne extended the lead with a 77th-minute finish, 12 minutes after his introduc...Full Story »

Nick Pope enhanced his World Cup credentials with three penalty shoot-out saves as Newcastle edged past Crystal Palace into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.The night before England boss Gareth Southgate named his squad for Qatar, the Magpies keeper denied Luka Milivojevic, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Malcolm Ebiowei from 12 yards to secure a 3-2 shoot-out victory after a drab 0-0 draw on Tynesi...Full Story »

Dundee United hauled themselves off the bottom of the cinch Premiership with a thumping 4-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Tannadice.The Tangerines took a stranglehold on the game in the first half, netting through Kieran Freeman, Jamie McGrath and Glenn Middleton before hitting a fourth after the break with Dylan Levitt on the mark.The result moves United up to 11th with the Ayrshire outfit now bot...Full Story »

Angelo Ogbonna missed the crucial penalty as a youthful Blackburn dumped West Ham out of the Carabao Cup 10-9 on spot-kicks.After 19 successful penalties Ogbonna’s effort crashed off the underside of the crossbar to send Championship Rovers through to round four following a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium.It was a deserved win for a callow Rovers side with an average age of just 22 and a ha...Full Story »

Liverpool’s defence of the Carabao Cup began the way it was won with a penalty shoot-out victory in which goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher played a pivotal role.The Republic of Ireland international, playing his first game since scoring the winning spot-kick against Chelsea at Wembley in February, saved three Derby penalties as Jurgen Klopp’s untried side scraped past their League One op...Full Story »

A much-changed Arsenal side crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the hands of Brighton as debutant goalkeeper Karl Hein had a night to forget.The Gunners sit top of the Premier League and qualified as winners of their Europa League group, but Mikel Arteta made 10 alterations for the tie and Brighton came from behind to win 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium.Eddie Nketiah finished off a fine move to put th...Full Story »

Boubacar Traore’s late winner sent Wolves through to the last 16 of the Carabao Cup.The substitute struck with five minutes left to down much-changed Leeds and seal a 1-0 victory for the hosts.It settled an uneventful game which looked to be heading to penalties and gave new Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui and his coaches food for thought.Lopetegui is due at the club’s Compton training b...Full Story »

The Liverpool flop was recently seen visiting the presenter in Milan. Former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius looked loved-up with Diletta Leotta in Milan Credit: The Mega Agency Diletta Leotta is reportedly dating Loris Karius after he visited her in Milan Credit: Instagram @dilettaleotta Leotta has 8.6million Instagram followers Credit: Getty She is a presenter for Dazn Credit: Instagram ...Full Story »

Manchester United star Facundo Pellistri will look for a permanent move away from the club after he appears at the World Cup later this month. Pellistri has struggled with injuries so far this season so is yet to feature for Manchester United. The Uruguayan international is set to feature for his country at the World Cup, despite his lack of game time, and he could now be hoping to impress so...Full Story »

The Belgian ace, 31, joined Los Blancos from Chelsea for the huge sum back in 2019 but his career in Spain has been blighted by injury. Hazard's Real career could come to an end in January Credit: Getty Hazard was expected to become a mainstay at the Bernabeu but he has ultimately missed 72 games in three-and-a-half seasons. Despite his absence, Hazard has picked up two LaLiga titles and a Ch...Full Story »

Ronaldo has started each of United's last four games but it appears Erik ten Hag is happy to let him leave at the beginning of next year. Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to leave Manchester United in January Credit: PA Much was made about the striker's future over the summer and he is expected to leave with his contract up at the end of the season. But Red Devils chiefs expect his departure wil...Full Story »

MMA icon McGregor wants to buy Liverpool MMA fighter Conor McGregor said he wants to buy Liverpool amid reports the club is up for sale. The outspoken 34-year-old responded to a fan who had asked about the Anfield club, claiming he has reached out to Liverpool about a potential purchase. Southampton finalising hireSouthampton could make Nathan Jones their next manager in a matter of days,...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany praised Crawley for frustrating his Burnley side for much of their Carabao Cup third round tie at Turf Moor.It took two late goals from substitute Anass Zaroury – both close-range finishes in the 79th and 90th minutes – to kill off the League Two side’s hopes of adding another giant-killing to the scalps of League One Bristol Rovers and Premier League Fulham in ...Full Story »

Mark Hughes was delighted Matty Platt’s confusing sending off did not come back to haunt Bradford in their 2-1 win at Mansfield.Skipper Richie Smallwood and goal machine Andy Cook put the high-flying Bantams two goals to the good as they struck either side of half-time.Platt was sent off just after the hour and Will Swan gave the visitors a scare when he struck.But the battling Bantams hel...Full Story »