Mikel Arteta defended his Arsenal players after Watford boss Claudio Ranieri accused them of a lack of respect in the build-up to Emile Smith Rowe’s winning goal.Smith Rowe struck in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory over the 10-man Hornets, who had Juraj Kucka sent off late on.The result leaves Arsenal fifth in the Premier League heading into the international break, with the result...Full Story »

Antony Evans converted a penalty three minutes from time, after James Hanson had fouled Aaron Collins, to earn League Two Bristol Rovers a replay against League One Oxford.Ex-Rovers centre forward Matty Taylor scored one and made one against his old club – and also hit the bar and the post in the entertaining 2-2 draw at the Kassam Stadium.The striker opened the scoring by turning in Mark ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore felt his side lacked conviction in the final third as they recorded a goalless draw with League One rivals Plymouth in the first round of the FA Cup at Hillsborough.Despite both sides having chances, neither could find a way past the stubborn defences and will meet at Home Park for the replay.Moore said: “If I have one small critique, it is in the f...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday and League One rivals Plymouth forced a replay after their FA Cup first-round tie ended in a goalless stalemate at Hillsborough on Sunday afternoon.Despite both sides having close chances, neither could find a way past the stubborn defences and will meet at Home Park for the replay.The visitors carved out an early chance as Panutche Camara and Ryan Hardie played a nice one-tw...Full Story »

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NAPOLI will honour their favourite son by wearing a celebratory shirt this month featuring Diego Maradona's image. November 25 marks the one-year anniversary of the Argentina legend's death aged 60. Napoli will honour Diego Maradona with a special jersey worn throughout November And the Serie A giants are marking the occasion with a special jersey emblazoned with the World Cup winner's image ...Full Story »

BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH are considering a January bid to offer Eddie Nketiah a way out of his Arsenal frustration. Nketiah has largely been kicking his heels in North London having made just two appearances this season and making it clear he wants to leave for the good of his career. Eddie Nketiah has become a forgotten player at Arsenal The 22-year-old’s contract runs out at the end o...Full Story »

Xavi Hernandez returns to the Camp Nou as Barcelona's new coach to take charge of a team captained by Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto and Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, all of whom were his former teammates. The Spanish coach hasn't hidden that he has been following Barcelona from abroad since departing the club back in 2015 and over the years he has expressed his opinion on ...Full Story »

When it comes to turning down the biggest managerial jobs, Eddie Howe has got form. A virtual shoo-in for the top job at Celtic, the former Bournemouth tactician decided that the job wasn’t for him. Having virtually shaken hands on the Newcastle manager’s role, stepping into Steve Bruce’s shoes appears to be too big a responsibility for him too. According to the Mirror, Howe...Full Story »

Manchester United were dire again as Manchester City cruised to victory at Old Trafford in Saturday's Premier League clash. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side went into the game hoping to build on their 3-0 win over Tottenham last week. But, instead, the Red Devils were played off the pitch on their own turf. United had also drawn with Atalanta in midweek, giving them momentum going into the match aga...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley rued a disallowed goal but credited the efforts of his team as they claimed a 1-1 Championship draw at home to QPR.Chris Willock’s excellent 26th-minute strike put QPR into the lead before Gary Madine equalised from the penalty spot for a share of the spoils nine minutes after the break.Critchley said: “It should have been three points – I thought ...Full Story »

Barrow boss Mark Cooper saluted his side after their dominant 4-0 first-round FA Cup win against minnows Banbury.Goals from Josh Gordon, the returning Offrande Zanzala, Ollie Banks – from the penalty spot – and Jordan Stevens put the non-league side to the sword at the Spencer Stadium.And Cooper purred: “I was hoping for a professional performance and that’s what we got.&...Full Story »

Gary Madine bagged a precious equaliser as Blackpool earned a well-deserved Championship point in a battling 1-1 home draw with QPR.Midfielder Chris Willock fired the visitors into a welcome 26th-minute lead against the run of play with his third league goal of the season.But striker Madine levelled from the penalty spot nine minutes after the break to secure a point for the hosts.QPR goalkeeper...Full Story »

Reading manager Veljko Paunovic said teenage substitute Jahmari Clarke experienced a “perfect baptism” after scoring twice as the Royals beat Birmingham 2-1 in a delayed game at St Andrew’s.Striker Clarke, 18, a half-time replacement for George Puscas, scored in the 70th and 82nd minutes to turn the game on its head after Reading trailed to Scott Hogan’s third-minute stri...Full Story »

Nigel Clough was delighted with another successful trip to the Stadium of Light as his Mansfield side claimed a narrow 1-0 victory to knock Sunderland out of the Emirates FA Cup.A full year since Clough was in the stands to witness the Stags earn a win by the same scoreline at the same stage of the competition, he got to do it all over again.That game was, strictly speaking, his first in charge ...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira believes his Crystal Palace team are starting to show their potential as they made it back-to-back wins with a 2-0 victory over Wolves.Wilfried Zaha broke the deadlock in the 61st minute and Conor Gallagher wrapped up the points late on with a deflected second as the hosts followed up their efforts at Manchester City last weekend.After throwing away leads to draw with Brighto...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Paul Cook claimed “you could write a book” on what his team did wrong in their 1-1 FA Cup first-round draw at home to League Two Oldham.The hosts, who won the competition in 1978 but have not tasted victory in a home tie since 2009, were frustrated by the stubborn Latics, who matched their higher division opponents for much of the encounter.Wes Burns gave Town the lead a...Full Story »

Sean Dyche has dismissed suggestions of touchline clashes with Chelsea as “bizarre” after Burnley’s heated 1-1 Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge.Clarets first-team coach Steve Stone was overheard telling Chelsea’s bench to “show some respect” amid a terse first-half exchange in west London.Both sets of coaches appeared animated and frustrated, but after a...Full Story »

Daniel Farke feels Norwich have got their confidence and self-belief back after finally breaking their win duck at Brentford.A magnificent solo goal from Mathias Normann and Teemu Pukki’s penalty secured a 2-1 victory and a first three-point haul of the season for the beleaguered Canaries.They held on for the final half an hour, after Rico Henry hauled Brentford back into the match, for a ...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney was pleased with the character his team showed with 10 men as they dug deep to earn a 1-1 draw at Millwall.This was a considerably better performance from the Rams than in their midweek defeat at Barnsley and they briefly had thoughts of ending their six-game unbeaten run, following Festy Ebosele’s first senior goal.They were quickly pegged back by one of their f...Full Story »