Danny Cowley paid tribute to Hereford and the late Ronnie Radford after Portsmouth reached the second round of the FA Cup on a poignant night for their non-league opponents.There was a minute’s silence before the game after the death this week of Radford, scorer of one of the cup’s great goals while playing for the Bulls, and it was fitting that their scorer on the night, Miles Store...Full Story »

Both managers pointed to the impact of “new toy” VAR on the match after Aberdeen convincingly overcame Hibernian to leapfrog the Edinburgh side into third place in the cinch Premiership.The Dons eventually took the lead from the penalty spot through Bojan Miovski after VAR first awarded the kick, then gave the striker a second chance as David Marshall was seen to have moved off his l...Full Story »

Darren Moore expressed his delight at on-loan Nottingham Forest winger Alex Mighten’s first goal for Sheffield Wednesday.The 20-year-old attacker wrapped up a 2-0 FA Cup triumph over Morecambe after Josh Windass had earlier opened the scoring during a routine first-round win for the hosts.Mighten was one of five changes that Moore made to the team that beat Burton 4-2 in Wednesday’s ...Full Story »

Connor Scully continued his scoring form with a brace as Cove Rangers beat Queen’s Park 2-0 at Balmoral Stadium.Scully put the hosts ahead in the third minute, volleying in following a cross from Luis Longstaff.He then wrapped up the victory by adding another strike with 14 minutes of normal time remaining, his seventh goal in as many games.Jim McIntyre’s men remain eighth in the cin...Full Story »

Everton centre-backs Ben Godfrey and Yerry Mina are back in training but are not in contention for the visit of Leicester.Both have not featured since the opening day of the season after Godfrey broke a leg and his defensive counterpart Mina injured a calf.Right-back Nathan Patterson could come back into the side after a substitute appearance last weekend on his return from injury.Leicester boss...Full Story »

Solihull are flying high in fourth place in the National League and could switch things round for their home FA Cup tie against Hartlepool.Moors boss Neal Ardley made five changes for his side’s goalless midweek draw at Maidstone, while Hartlepool are hoping to be boosted by the return of several players.Pools manager Keith Curle was without eight players for last week’s home win aga...Full Story »

Anthony Glennon is set to return for Grimsby when they host Sky Bet League One leaders Plymouth in the FA Cup first round.The 22-year-old left-back has been sidelined by illness for the Mariners’ last two matches but is expected to be back for Paul Hurst’s side this weekend.Jordan Maguire-Drew is still sidelined by a calf injury.Plymouth will be without talented midfielder Finn Azaz,...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers have a number of absentees, particularly up front, for the visit of League Two Rochdale in the FA Cup first round.Strikers Ryan Loft and John Marquis have both been ruled out through injury and Josh Coburn is not eligible to play under the terms of his loan move from Middlesbrough.Midfielder Paul Coutts (ankle) is likely to be out longer than anticipated and may not return until t...Full Story »

Tom Conlon could feature for Port Vale when they take on Exeter in the FA Cup.The forward returned to the starting XI against Wycombe in midweek and scored the equaliser for Vale to rescue a point.Ben Garrity and Will Forrester will both be checked ahead of the clash after missing the Chairboys game through injury.Dave Worrall could also be involved after returning from illness to make an appear...Full Story »

KIERAN TIERNEY put in an impressive display to seal Arsenal's passage into the Europa League last 16. And it seems it was so impressive that Zurich star Nikola Boranijasevic even wanted the shirt off of Tierney's back - literally. An FC Zurich player literally ripped off the shirt from Kieran Tierney's backCredit: https://twitter.com/_Grimanditweets/status/1588277659380744192 The Scot was lef...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid are considering replacing coach Diego Simeone at the end of this season. Simeone has a deal to 2024, but could be asked to leave this summer as the team struggles. El Chiringuito's Javi de la Pena is reporting Atletico have already sent out feelers to one potential replacement. De la Pena stated: "Atletico has already contacted the environment of Luis Enrique to train the te...Full Story »

Germany forward Timo Werner has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar due to an ankle injury, his club RB Leipzig said on Thursday, a week before the national squad was due to be announced. The 26-year-old, who has 24 goals in 55 appearances for the national team, was taken off in the first half of Leipzig's 4-0 Champions League group-stage win against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday after a...Full Story »

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is reportedly eyeing up a potential transfer reunion with Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante. The France international starred under Conte when they both made the move to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2016, and it would be intriguing to see them link up together again at Spurs. Kante is in the final few months of his contract with Chelsea, so could be on...Full Story »

The German international is into the final year of his contract at the Etihad and will be free to talk to clubs in January. Ilkay Gundogan could depart Man City on a free transfer Credit: Getty And the fact he will be a free transfer if he decides to move in the summer means there will be no shortage of interest. That would particularly appeal to Atletico who have been eliminated from the Cha...Full Story »

Brazilian winger Tete set for Premier League moveLyon's Brazilian winger Tete could be set for a move to the Premier League clubs after attracting plenty of interest. The Sun report report that West Ham and Leicester are both monitoring Tete ahead of a potential January move. Southampton and Brentford are also believed to be interested in the 22-year-old attacker. Leicester eye Tielemans re...Full Story »

Oliver Scarles admitted his West Ham debut was “surreal” after the 16-year-old stole the show in a 3-0 win over Romanian side FCSB in Bucharest.Two goals from Pablo Fornals and a deflected effort from another teenage debutant, Divin Mubama, ensured the Hammers – already through to the last 16 of the Europa Conference League – became the first team in the competition to wi...Full Story »

Sunderland will have midfielder Jack Clarke available again for the Sky Bet Championship match against Cardiff.Clarke missed the 2-0 win at Huddersfield on Wednesday night through suspension after collecting five cautions.Midfielder Edouard Michut has been ruled out of action until after the World Cup with a groin problem suffered in last weekend’s draw at Luton, while centre-back Aji Ales...Full Story »

Kieran Tierney was the unlikely match-winner as Arsenal beat FC Zurich to progress from their Europa League group in first place and avoid a potentially tricky knockout round play-off tie.The Gunners needed to match the result of Group A rivals PSV Eindhoven to secure top-spot and Tierney’s fine finish was just enough to see off a spirited Zurich side 1-0.PSV won away to Bodo/Glimt so a vi...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag said “you don’t always get what you deserve” after Manchester United beat Real Sociedad but failed in their bid to avoid a potentially tough Europa League knockout round play-off tie.Already assured of progress from Group E, the second-placed Red Devils arrived in Spain knowing they needed to win by a two-goal margin to usurp the first-placed hosts and progress str...Full Story »

Manchester United face a tough Europa League knockout round play-off tie after failing to build on teenager Alejandro Garnacho’s outstanding opener and beat Real Sociedad by a two-goal margin.Both sides were already assured of progress from Group E ahead of the San Sebastian showdown, but September’s shock Old Trafford defeat to the LaLiga side meant United travelled to Spain in seco...Full Story »