EVERTON have confirmed a supporter has been arrested after Aston Villa's Matty Cash and Lucas Digne were hit by a bottle thrown from the stands. The duo were celebrating after Digne - who left the Toffees a fortnight ago for Villa - supplied the assist as Emi Buendia headed home a corner from Digne to win the game. Matty Cash and Lucas Digne were both struck by objects thrown by Everton fans a...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Xavi has said his club will make a specific plan to ensure that Ansu Fati does not get hurt again after the forward injured his hamstring. Barca will decide on Monday if Ansu is to undergo surgery after sustaining a tendon injury in the left hamstring during Thursday's 3-2 defeat at Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey. "We have had a meeting with the family and on Monday we wil...Full Story »

PEP GUARDIOLA will get the chance to realise his dream of becoming an international boss when he leaves Manchester City – by Holland. Guardiola has made no secret of his desire to one day take charge of a national team when he calls time on his career as a domestic manager. Pep Guardiola is one under contract at Man City for another 18 months and is wanted by Holland Credit: EPA And the...Full Story »

The World Cup winner is yet to commit his future to either Paris or Madrid as his contract nears its end Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed that he was approached for career advice by Kylian Mbappe - and told him to leave Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid. Mbappe is out of contract in the summer and is yet to make a definitive decision on his future. The forward has been widely tipped to mov...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Southampton epitomises the difficulty of defending the Premier League title.Reigning champions City were unable to stretch their winning run to 13 top-flight games after being forced to come from behind at a boisterous St Mary’s.Aymeric Laporte’s 65th-minute header cancelled out a shock early opener from Saints defender Kyle ...Full Story »

Wigan manager Leam Richardson hailed his side’s ability to fight to the death after another late show saw them beat Gillingham in a five-goal thriller – and return to the top of Sky Bet League One.The Latics were very good value for their two-goal half-time lead, given to them by Will Keane and Stephen Humphrys.With Tom Naylor hitting the bar, and Keane striking a post and seeing ano...Full Story »

Dundee United head coach Tam Courts hailed the crucial contribution of Dylan Levitt after the Manchester United loan player clinched a Scottish Cup win against Kilmarnock.Levitt showed great skill and drilled home from 16 yards in the second period of extra time to earn United a 2-1 fourth-round victory at Rugby Park.“Dylan is a quality, quality player, on loan from Manchester United, a We...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander insisted he had belief in his players after they came from behind to secure their place in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.The Premiership outfit needed extra-time goals from Kevin van Veen and, in the last minute, Liam Donnelly to get the better of a gutsy Morton side.Alexander said: “It was a typical cup tie.“I thought we played well and created...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom was pleased with his side’s game management after they earned a 2-0 victory over 10-man Luton following goals from Rhian Brewster and Jack Robinson.Brewster opened the scoring at the start of the second half before Robinson doubled the Blades’ lead just three minutes later.Luton’s challenge suffered a further setback when Reece Burke was...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt was delighted to see his side finally end their woeful away run with a dramatic late 1-0 win at Shrewsbury.Recent signing Dion Charles opened his account for the Trotters in fine style with a stunning 89th-minute volley.The former Accrington striker’s effort ended a dismal seven-game losing streak on the road for Evatt’s men in League One – where their las...Full Story »

Liam Donnelly’s late extra-time strike sealed a dramatic Scottish Cup comeback for Motherwell as they came from behind to defeat Championship side Morton.The two sides could not be separated after a closely contested 90 minutes and another half-hour was required to find a winner.Morton broke the deadlock with the last kick of the first period of extra time as Robbie Muirhead’s curlin...Full Story »

Graeme Lee wants to see Hartlepool turn up the heat on opponents after they were forced to come from behind to earn a point in a 1-1 draw against Stevenage.Pools never really looked in much trouble until Gary Liddle brought down Jamie Reid and Luke Norris put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot with 20 minutes left.Hartlepool had struggled to find a breakthrough before that, highlighting wh...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach Lee Bowyer insists Onel Hernandez is only going to get better once he gains confidence after the winger scored in their 2-1 win over Barnsley.Blues claimed their first victory since November thanks to goals from Hernandez and Scott Hogan at St Andrew’s.Bowyer was quick to praise the impact the Cuban has made since signing on loan from Norwich.“He’s a good ...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael paid tribute to the match-clinching impact of his substitutes as West Brom ran out 3-0 winners against Championship strugglers Peterborough at The Hawthorns.Cedric Kipre, Karlan Grant and Grady Diangana all scored in the final 11 minutes of normal time to seal a convincing score-line which Posh boss Darren Ferguson felt flattered the hosts.Diangana and Callum Robinson were introd...Full Story »

Neil Critchley credited his players’ relentless energy and determination after Shayne Lavery’s second-half strike was enough to beat Millwall 1-0 at Bloomfield Road.Lavery smashed home a rebound after CJ Hamilton had an initial shot blocked 10 minutes into the second half and then helped the Seasiders hang on for their second win in a row.Lavery’s goal was exactly what Blackpoo...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson admits his side’s 1-0 victory over Portsmouth was no classic but was keen to point out the importance of finding ways to win matches in different circumstances.Playing on a dreadful Stadium of Light pitch that resembles a cabbage patch, and facing a Portsmouth side willing to chase and harry from first minute to last, Sunderland produced precious little of the f...Full Story »

Gary McSheffrey praised his determined Doncaster side for their “old school” performance in the 1-0 win at promotion-chasing MK Dons which lifted them off the foot of Sky Bet League One.Joe Dodoo’s second goal in as many matches was all that separated the sides at Stadium MK, with the forward curling home a fine finish four minutes before the break having seen an earlier effort...Full Story »

Oxford boss Karl Robinson saluted his players after the 3-2 win over Sheffield Wednesday – even though it was his change of tactics at half-time that proved the master stroke.Largely second best in the first half, the U’s looked a different proposition with three at the back after Robinson’s half-time switch.They changed to a hardly-used 3-4-3 formation with the manager throwin...Full Story »

Cambridge manager Mark Bonner applauded his side’s achievement of recording five successive wins in all competitions after they edged a 1-0 League One victory over Crewe.Adam May’s strike from outside the box three minutes before half-time earned the U’s a success that lifts Bonner’s side into the top half of the table.In the last fortnight, Cambridge have stunned Premier...Full Story »

Max Melbourne’s stoppage-time effort earned Lincoln a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Plymouth in Argyle’s first home game for 35 days.Argyle deservedly took the lead after 34 minutes through striker Luke Jephcott, who finished off the best move of the half.Adam Randell played the ball down the right to Niall Ennis whose cutback from the by-line was first-timed into the far corner b...Full Story »