A delighted Russell Martin heaped praise on goalscorers Jamie Paterson and Joel Piroe after the pair earned Swansea a 2-1 win over Coventry at the Coventry Building Society Arena.Coventry-born Paterson opened the scoring inside five minutes with his third goal in five games before Dutch striker Piroe notched his ninth Sky Bet Championship goal of the season.“Joe and Jamie have been incredi...Full Story »

Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley lamented his side’s poor start after being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Cheltenham.Pompey recovered from falling behind after six minutes to rescue a point thanks to Reeco Hackett’s equalising goal.But Cowley said: “We wanted all three points.“That was the ambition at the start of the game but we had such a difficult way in, conceding s...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo once again got Manchester United out of jail in the Champions League as the veteran’s stoppage-time strike secured a scarcely deserved point at Atalanta.Having wrapped up comeback wins against Villarreal and the Italians at Old Trafford, the 36-year-old rose to the occasion in Bergamo as he saved under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side from defeat.Ronaldo had already...Full Story »

Riley McGree made it a birthday to remember as his goal paved the way for Birmingham’s 3-0 win against Bristol City at St Andrew’sThe Australia international midfielder, who turned 23 today, scored his second goal in three games make it three wins in a row for Blues for the first time since February 2020.Blues controlled the game from start to finish and deservedly took the lead in t...Full Story »

Sunderland’s League One automatic-promotion bid suffered another blow as Sheffield Wednesday condemned them to a third consecutive defeat with a 3-0 win at Hillsborough.Having lost 1-0 at home to Charlton and 5-1 at Rotherham, the Black Cats went down to goals from Theo Corbeanu, Florian Kamberi and Lee Gregory.Corbeanu opened the scoring in the 13th minute, curling a low shot beyond Thorb...Full Story »

Lewis Grabban came off the bench to rescue a point for Nottingham Forest as old rivals Sheffield United forced a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.Grabban netted his sixth goal of the season from close range in the 83rd minute, five minutes after fellow sub – and ex-Red – Billy Sharp had set up Morgan Gibbs-White to put the Blades in front with his fifth of the campaign.It was a closely-co...Full Story »

Cheltenham defender Lewis Freestone scored his first career goal as they held Portsmouth to a 1-1 draw at Fratton Park.The visitors struck first after six minutes when Freestone capitalised on Pompey midfielder Louis Thompson’s mis-hit a clearance from a corner.Portsmouth levelled the game on 31 minutes through Reeco Hackett.Scott Flinders punched away a cross to deny John Marquis from clo...Full Story »

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has challenged Ruben Loftus-Cheek to “use his full potential” after the midfielder was praised for his performance during Tuesday’s 1-0 win in Malmo.The academy graduate started only his second Champions League match, with his full debut in the competition occurring more than six years ago.Loftus-Cheek took time to make his mark on the Group H c...Full Story »

Chelsea remain on course to reach the Champions League knockout phase after Hakim Ziyech struck in the second half against Malmo to secure a hard-fought 1-0 victory. The Blues attacker tapped home after a wonderful cross by Callum Hudson-Odoi, who continued his encouraging recent form to help Thomas Tuchel’s side clinch a third win in Group H. With Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner still s...Full Story »

Joseph Laumann will take charge of Barnsley for the first time as the Championship’s bottom two sides prepare to meet at Oakwell.Laumann has stepped in for two games on a caretaker basis following the dismissal of Markus Schopp this week after seven successive defeats.Striker Carlton Morris continues to be absent with a knee injury while Callum Styles is also a doubt as he battles to recov...Full Story »

Chris Maxwell and Shayne Lavery remain out for Blackpool ahead of their clash with Stoke.The duo are stepping up their recoveries from injury but are not due to return until after the international break.Goalkeeper Maxwell has been battling a quad tear and striker Lavery is out with a hamstring issue.Midfielder Kevin Stewart is edging closer to fitness and could make the squad to face Stoke.The ...Full Story »

West Brom’s Darnell Furlong is banned for Wednesday’s visit of Hull.The defender was sent off in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Fulham with the Baggies opting not to appeal against the decision.Alex Mowatt remains sidelined with a foot injury with boss Valerien Ismael hopeful of having the midfielder available after the international break.Grady Diangana is fit again after two substi...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Some old habits don't easily change   Sergio Aguero is set to Miss The Next 3 months of Football.   Boca Juniors commemorated the birthday of late Diego Maradona in style before their game at the weekend.     According to Le Parisien, PSG are considering terminating Sergio Ramos' contract early due to his injury issues. ...Full Story »

Manchester City midfielder Rodrigo Hernandez has once again proved he is not your typical footballer by completing a degree in business administration and management. The Spaniard enrolled on a Business Studies and Economics course at Castellon University and stayed in student accomodation while he was playing professionally in La Liga for Villarreal. And even as his career has progressed to...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has confirmed that one day, he will go back to live in Barcelona - and perhaps even play for the club he spent 21 years at. Messi sensationally left Barca over the summer after 672 goals and 288 assists in 778 appearances for the Catalan outfit. He is yet to score a league goal in the navy of PSG and yet the legendary no.10 has already got his eyes set on a return to the city th...Full Story »

Word stemming from the media on Monday night suggests that the Antonio Conte to Tottenham saga has reached its conclusion. Nuno out/Conte in Speculation hinting at the potential arrival of serial winner Conte in north London has of course proven rampant over the day to date. This comes with Daniel Levy and co. having pulled the trigger on the dismissal of Nuno Espirito Santo, just four mont...Full Story »

Joe Morrell could return to the Portsmouth side for their Sly Bet League One clash against Cheltenham.The midfielder missed Pompey’s 1-0 win over Bolton at the weekend with a tight groin, and manager Danny Cowley told the club website Morrell needed a bit more time due to a three-game week.Morrell’s replacement, Ryan Tunnicliffe, could miss out after limping off just before half-time...Full Story »

Peterborough striker Jonson Clarke-Harris is in contention to start as the Posh welcome Huddersfield to the Weston Homes Stadium on Tuesday.The 27-year-old, top scorer in League One last season, came on as a second-half substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 loss at Swansea and may start for the first time since serving a four-match ban for historic offensive social media posts.Harrison Burrows was ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday defender Dominic Iorfa is a doubt for Tuesday night’s League One clash with Sunderland.Iorfa missed the Owls’ 2-2 draw with Cheltenham at the weekend after sustaining a knock, and manager Darren Moore told the club website his chances of being involved against the Black Cats are 50/50.Sam Hutchinson is also being assessed after sustaining a muscle problem and has ...Full Story »

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticised star striker Kylian Mbappe because he "doesn't do enough." Mbappe has been on fire this season and has already registered six goals and eight assists in 14 matches across all competitions for PSG. Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe has been in amazing goalscoring form this season Ibrahimovic, who notched a total of 156 goals in...Full Story »